I’m stunned by a collection of photographs of the latest Paris (alleged) “fashions”. Lady readers, please take a look at these sample pictures and tell me whether you’d wear this crap – or allow anyone you cared about to wear it, for that matter! More pictures here, for those interested. I can’t for the life… Continue reading And they call this “fashion”???
Tag: The Mind Boggles
Testicular fortitude?
My appetite has taken a downward turn after reading a news article tonight about a new cookbook. With the credit crunch kicking in, shoppers will be relieved to hear a cost-effective alternative to steak is now available for creating classic meat dishes. The Testicle Cookbook: Cooking With Balls has been hailed as the world’s first… Continue reading Testicular fortitude?
A new hotel – for the super-rich
The new 1,539-room Atlantis Hotel is to open tomorrow on an artificial island in Dubai. Much of the focus at Atlantis, modeled on a sister resort in the Bahamas, is on ocean-themed family entertainment. The resort contains a giant open-air tank with 65,000 fish, stingrays and other sea creatures and a dolphinarium with more than… Continue reading A new hotel – for the super-rich
Palin-phobia shows no sign of decreasing
(This post is in purple in honor of World Alzheimer’s Day – see below.) The loony Left are still frothing at the mouth about Governor Sarah Palin. I’ve mentioned this before, but the tidal wave of revulsion, anger and bitterness shows no sign of receding. The New York Sun has highlighted the reaction to Governor… Continue reading Palin-phobia shows no sign of decreasing
Iceberg of the year?
Andy Rouse is a well-known British wildlife and nature photographer, who (amongst other subjects) has taken many photographs of icebergs. His latest iceberg sighting, according to Metro UK, is . . . ah . . . different. Without further comment, here it is. Given his name, I have to ask – does this photograph indicate… Continue reading Iceberg of the year?
More information than I needed!
In a comment to my post about facial cream containing synthetic snake venom, Betty advised me to search ‘nightingale poop facial’ and see what turned up. I did. Oh, the horror! My life may never be the same again! It seems that dried nightingale poop is a staple ingredient of the well-equipped geisha‘s make-up kit.… Continue reading More information than I needed!
A new “miracle ingredient”???
I’m kinda taken aback to read of a new face cream that’s hit the market in England. A £60 [about US $120] jar of face cream made with the venom of an Asian snake is being billed as the latest antidote to wrinkles. The makers of Planet Skincare anti-ageing daily moisturiser claim their synthesised viper… Continue reading A new “miracle ingredient”???
I bet my kitties would hiss at him!
I’m intrigued by the story of the “Cat Man”. As obsessions go this has to be one of the weirdest known to man – someone who would voluntarily file his teeth, split his lip and undergo extensive facial surgery – to turn himself into a ‘human tiger’. Dennis Avner, 50, is descended from American Indians,… Continue reading I bet my kitties would hiss at him!
Arachnophobia, anyone?
Liverpool, in England, is a place that arachnophobics might want to avoid for a while. As if it wasn’t scary enough just clinging to the side of a building, this is Liverpool’s 50ft spider going walkabout. Earlier in the week, the moving sculpture – part of the city’s Capital of Culture celebrations – was suspended… Continue reading Arachnophobia, anyone?
I guess they call him “Lolly-Pops”!
An e-mail from Lyman L. alerted me to a story I’d never heard before. From the Wikipedia entry: In 1989, a Norwegian citizen named Trygve Bauge brought the corpse of his recently deceased grandfather, Bredo Morstøl, to the United States. The body was preserved on dry ice for the trip, and stored in liquid nitrogen… Continue reading I guess they call him “Lolly-Pops”!