Category: Weird

According to my spam folder today, I need a longer penis, pills to make it erect for 3 or 4 days, a great deal of prescription medications, a bunch of ink cartridges (and kits to refill them), a payday loan, health insurance, a Costa Rica home, a credit card merchant account, a new job and resume, and increased energy and endurance. Oh, and I need to confirm my eBay, Citibank and PayPal accounts, need to change my cursor, need to get a 3D aquarium screen saver, need to get a Macy’s, Toys R Us, and Victoria’s Secret gift card, I need to visit Erica’s WebCam, and need to do better with my search engine marketing.

But at least I don’t need terrorist-grade weapons like Barney does. Read on…

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…would somebody want to charge a whale with attempted murder. Thanks Barney for the link.

A little over a week ago, a train derailed near Chemult. It wasn’t major news as it was in a remote area, nobody was hurt, and very little was spilled (just some lumber). But Barney had somebody e-mail him with their odd-ball theory as to why the train derailed. It’s a bit whacky (and long) so read on for more (and I’m posting this exactly as it was sent, so typos and errors and such were part of the message).

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Not just for amoebas any more:

About 1% of adults have absolutely no interest in sex, a surprisingly high figure that is not far from the estimated 3% of the population who are gay, according to a study reported in next Saturday’s New Scientist.

Thanks Barney for the link.

One messed up drawing. Honestly, I can’t believe somebody would actually do that whole thing in MS Paint. That would probably take me 20 years.

A jacket made out of living tissue. Granted, it can only fit a rat right now, but it’s still freaky. Thanks Jon for the link.

A soil scientist at Oregon State University has discovered that adding additional organic matter to Oregon’s forest soils may actually increase rather than hinder the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. So in other words, don’t crap in the woods, or you could put a hole in the ozone. Full story.

And I know I’m excited. Really.

Apparently October is National Roller Skating Month and the spokesman for the campaign to get more kids to roller skate is none other than former UO Duck and benchwarmer NBA 2004 Slam Dunk champion Fred Jones.

The press release I linked to doesn’t include some fun quotes from a press release Barney sent me.

“Roller skating has always been a way to socialize, listen to music and play a few video games with your friends,” said Dan Brown, president of the Roller Skating Association International.

I don’t know, but I don’t think skating and playing video games at the same time is all that brilliant of an idea. I’m assuming they mean playing at the arcade at roller rinks, but I’m just making sure.

Roller skating indoors provides a safe, fun way to stay in shape and makes for a stronger and better body. “It’s also a great place to hang out with your friends, hear some good music and maybe even meet your first girlfriend,” said Jones with a smile.

Maybe it’s because I grew up here in Bend where the roller rink has pretty much sucked for years (until recent years when they got bought out and remodeling), but I can’t say ever wanted to date any of the women I saw at the roller rink.

Apparently Denmark is looking to claim the North Pole as an oil grounds for themselves, but I’m sure they’re just looking for Santa. Full story.