Welcome to the World Wide Weird

Ananova reports the case of Chinese blogger Liu Tao who is in trouble with the authorities because he took some pictures, and posted them on his blog.

You may ask what the problem is with that, well it seems Mr Tao knew about a (not so) little pothole in a city street; he also knew that it was covered by water and therefore it would be hard to see. Lastly but most importantly of all, he knew that anyone riding a bike into the pothole would come down quicker than you could say ‘Gee – that looked like it hurt.’

What to do?

Do you:-
a) Warn passersby to be careful, or
b) Grab your camera and get ready for some action.

Option b) looks like this:-

and this:-

and this:-

Liu defended himself, saying: “I just knew that the city government has paved the pit, and without my pictures, the pit would not be noticed by the government, and there would perhaps be more people falling over.”

Yeah right! My advise is that it probably won’t help your defense if this case gets to court and all you can do is laugh your arse off as the witnesses for the prosecution line up against you.

I trust all my WWWers have enjoyed a relaxing Christmas break, and are still going through Santa’s goodies. I have never understood those that decry the true story of Chri$tma$, the retail side; I mean didn’t the three wise men bring Gold, Gift Certificates and an ipod?

Speaking of the iPod, surprisingly the small Apple music player wasn’t the most sought after gift on the planet, THIS was:-

That’s right, if like me you wanted Fido or Spot to be the coolest bum-sniffer in the neighbourhood then you went out and bought Marcus Neiman’s Pet Master.

I kid you not! Every dog now needs their own PDA:-

Your pet’s every need at your fingertips.
• Alarm reminds you of vet appointments and medication schedules.
• Stores phone numbers of favorite vets, pet-sitters, groomers, pet stores, and more.
• Includes a built-in shopping list for pet care.
• Frames a photo of your pet.
• Find a pet-friendly motel when traveling.
• Get location and phone number of pet clinics.

What sort of entries would a pooch put in their very own PDA?
10:00 – lick balls
10:30 – lick balls
…

It wasn’t enough that some idiot already came up with a mobile phone for dogs?

Come ON! What’s next?

Sorry, I didn’t get to see this one tucked away in my email until AFTER Christmas. Figures!

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE DISTURBED
1. Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear?
2. Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented Are
3. Dementia — I Think I’ll be Home for Christmas
4. Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
5. Manic — Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and…..
6. Paranoid — Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me
7. Borderline Personality Disorder — Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire
8. Personality Disorder — You Better Watch Out, I’m Gonna Cry, I’m Gonna Pout, Maybe I’ll Tell You Why
9. Attention Deficit Disorder — Silent night, Holy oooh look at the froggy – can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?
10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder –Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle,Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,

Mom Auctions Off Family’s Mess On eBay (link)

AVON LAKE, Ohio — An Ohio mother who was fed up with her family not picking up their things went to extremes to clean house, Cleveland television station WEWS reported. Jessica Schickel created a box filled with all the items that were not put in their proper place and sold them on eBay.

The winning bidder got all the items and a videotape of the family’s reaction when they found out their possessions were sold behind their backs. Schickel said she just had a baby and was fed up with her other two children and her husband not picking up their belongings. The box of prized possessions sold for over $300. But Schickel said her family still hasn’t gotten the message.

“They didn’t learn their lesson, so it’s their own fault,” said Schickel.

Schickel has started collecting items for a second box. All proceeds earned will be donated to charity.

Continuing the Christmas theme for the WWW comes this story:-

Teacher Tells First-Graders There’s No Santa Claus
POSTED: 2:11 pm EST December 14, 2005
RICHARDSON, Texas — Guess what, kids? There’s no such thing as Santa Claus! That’s what a suburban Dallas music teacher told first-graders on Monday and the school’s been hearing from parents ever since.

The angry phone calls prompted the Richardson School District to issue a pro-Santa statement.
The district announced that the offending teacher had heard from Santa Claus himself — who assured the teacher that “the spirit of the holidays is alive and well.” And Santa asked the teacher to pass that message along to students.

A district spokesman said the teacher won’t face any disciplinary action.

So my Christmas has been ruined. Next they’ll be telling us that the tooth fairy is a crock!