Oddities and Humor

I want some of that.

~ morgan freeman on helium ~

You know they are just going to call her KayKay.

http://elitedaily.com/humor/this-girl-just-may-have-the-wildest-name-ever-photo/608318/

Joe(or KK) Nation

This struck me funny and is also as fairly odd -


Gloucestershire cheese race winner finds himself in a pickle
Men's winner of world-famous Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling contest Josh Shepherd reveals his aversion to cheese
Press Association
theguardian.com, Monday 26 May 2014 10.40 EDT

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/26/gloucestershire-cheese-race-winner-coopers-hill

Some photos from the jolly article:


Josh Shepherd, 19, from Brockworth: 'I don’t really like cheese unless it’s melted, cheese on toast maybe.'
Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA
The winner of a daredevil race chasing 8lbs of double Gloucester down a Gloucestershire hill at high speed has said he does not like cheese.
Josh Shepherd, 19, from Brockworth, Gloucester, ran down Cooper's Hill like a rocket to ensure the winner of the first race was a local.


The unusual event has been celebrated for centuries and is thought to have its roots in a heathen festival to celebrate the return of spring.
Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

More oddities are to be found in the article linked.

Watch as ants pitch in to build a gecko

Good grief!

STEPHEN KING WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG! THINGS WILL COME ALIVE AND KILL US HUMANS!

See The Bloodthirsty Saw Blade That Terrorized Hell's Kitchen
http://gothamist.com/2014/05/28/video_watch_the_bloodthirsty_saw_bl.php

A Man Ordered A $54 Sexagintuple Vanilla Bean Mocha Frappuccino, The Most Expensive Starbucks Drink
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/sexagintuple-vanilla-bean-mocha-frappuccino?sub=3286310_3026962

Mad Scientist Wants to Build a 100-Mile-Long, 1,000-Foot-Tall Tornado Wall in Texas

http://www.texasmonthly.com/daily-post/mad-scientist-wants-build-100-mile-long-1000-foot-tall-tornado-wall-texas

http://sfglobe.com/?id=863&src=share_fb_new_863
How to peel an apple in five seconds.

There's surprisingly very little waste if you use a deft touch.

Fire Ants during Houston's recent rains

Failed GOP candidate changes name to ‘Cesar Chavez,’ switches parties to run in Hispanic district

South Korea Has the Most Ingenious Method For Unclogging a Toilet You’ll Ever See
http://www.brobible.com/life/article/south-korea-unclogging-toilet-method/

Yeah, because no tornados form within Texas.

That was so disgusting. Excuse me while I go sanitize my entire body.

It is certainly an oddity, and quite humorous, chai, that you would accept such an invitation and then react negatively.

There was an item on Newsnight earlier which had experts discussing why by far the largest consumers of books and films with a liberal dose of what is politely called the "bodice ripping" genre are female.