News of the Weird - this just in!

[dtaai-maai]

You could be forgiven for initially thinking this was made up - but alas it highlights the intelligence of some people!!

Yes indeed, but I strongly suspect that some of these were posted as a joke.

[sateeb]

You could be forgiven for initially thinking this was made up - but alas it highlights the intelligence of some people!!

Yes indeed, but I strongly suspect that some of these were posted as a joke.

Like the "Once in a lifetime" holiday review. " NEVER AGAIN"

[lindosfan1]

You could be forgiven for initially thinking this was made up - but alas it highlights the intelligence of some people!!

Yes indeed, but I strongly suspect that some of these were posted as a joke.

I work and volunteer in the tourist industry, you would not believe how stupid people can be. One of the classics, was a woman pointed at the local nuclear power station and asked, "is that the local shopping centre"? My reply was no madam it is the local nuclear power station nd it robs people of there brain cells. She did not appreciate my reply.

[Dannie Boy]

This girl is either very brave or very stupid, or a bit of both - fortunately she came to no harm!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-57325483

[Lost]

India can be a little bizarre at times.

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Full story:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailym ... India.html

[dtaai-maai]

Well, at least they have some nice happy photos to remember the day...

EDIT: Hang on, is that photo top right BEFORE the bride died???

[Lost]

EDIT: Hang on, is that photo top right BEFORE the bride died???

Yep. Cheerful bunch.

Next up, folk are now snapping up absolutely nothing for top dollar.

World's First 'Immaterial' Sculpture Sells for 15,000 Euros
But hey, at least it has zero carbon footprint.

How much would you pay for nothing? The obvious answer to that is nothing of course but that is not always the case.

Italy 24 News reported on the world's first invisible sculpture selling for 15,000 euros and it is not a joke! The sculpture, or non-sculpture, is the work of artist Salvatore Garau who had the following to say about his work of art:

“The successful outcome of the auction testifies to an irrefutable fact: The void is nothing but a space full of energy, and even if we empty it and nothing remains, according to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle that nothingness has a weight. It, therefore, has an energy that condenses and transforms itself into particles, in short, in us! When I decide to “exhibit” an immaterial sculpture in a given space, that space will concentrate a certain quantity and density of thoughts in a precise point, creating a sculpture that from my title alone will take the most varied forms. After all, don’t we give shape to a God we have never seen?“

It's eco-conscious

If this description seems confusing it's because, just like Garau's art, it is. On the bright side, it has a carbon footprint of net-zero and can not possibly be replicated.

How does buying the invisible sculpture actually work? Italy 24 News reported that the work must be placed in a space that allows the dimensions of approximately 4.9 x 4.9 ft (150 x 150 cm) to be free of any obstructions. The owner of the invisible sculpture also gets a certificate of guarantee of the sculpture's authenticity.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.intere ... 5000-euros

[Thailightzone]

My God. This wedding story definitely fits the bill 'News of the Wierd'

[lindosfan1]

Being swallowed by a whale and spat out, unbelievable, but true

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57450685

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[hhinner]

Strictly speaking not swallowed.

[Thailightzone]

Being swallowed by a whale and spat out, unbelievable, but true

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57450685

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The typical 'he thought of his wife and kids'.

Well these near-death thoughts of his family could not have been that life altering considered his wife later asks him to change job and he is all 'hell no woman'.

In reality most of these near-death thoughts are filled in by the mind in retrospect.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

[handdrummer]

Was his name Jonah?

[PeteC]

Penis statue works as village sees rain after erection

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/weather ... r-erection (Photo at link)

Laugh and make jokes if you must (we certainly did!) but yesterday’s report on the village that erected a giant penis to bring rain has a, erm, happy ending. We’ll give you one guess on what the weather is like in the Yothaka sub-district of Chachoengsao province this weekend.

If you guessed that the penis statue and rain blessing ceremony brought moisture, you’re right. According to a village leader, about 2 days after the giant genitalia were built, the rains came. Yesterday at about 3 pm, the village was showered with about a 30-minute downpour.

Villagers from the sub-district report that the storm was a welcome start to the rainy season, but hopefully it is just the start of consistent rain supplying much-needed water to the rice and other crops. The village lies along the Nakhon Nayok River on fertile farmlands and the dozens of rice fields rule the local economy.

The giant penis statue went viral online, with many around the world finding humour in it, but the huge member constructed in the middle of a local road is part of an ancient rain-making ceremony that has been practised for generations in the village. Prayers and offerings to the statue will continue in order to invite more plentiful rains.

The statue represents fertility and new growth, and the ceremony celebrates fertility and asks for blessings for the coming crops and future harvest, much like many Western rituals dated back millennia. The origins of the Easter holiday trace back to similar ancient fertility rites.

Village leaders expressed disappointment at some negative reactions online, saying that those ridiculing the tradition lacked faith. They requested that, while the ceremonial penis statue to bring rain may seem a bit silly, it has been a tradition for nearly 100 years and people should not be disrespectful to local beliefs.

Whether you believe in the rain-blessing power of the penis statue or not, one thing can be said. In a time with so much news and debate about getting people vaccinated in Thailand, it’s nice to see at least one prick doing good for Thailand.

SOURCE:The Pattaya News https://thepattayanews.com/2021/06/12/b ... -ceremony/ https://thepattayanews.com/2021/06/11/l ... -ceremony/

[HHTel]

the village that erected a giant penis

So this giant 'erection' caused the village to be pissed on!

[handdrummer]

"In a time with so much news and debate about getting people vaccinated in Thailand, it’s nice to see at least one prick doing good for Thailand."

Priceless!