This Month In WTF

All flavors of crazy shit happened this year, but do to the sheer overwhelming numbers of bizarre articles unequaled by any other year, here is a roundup of just some of the weirdest shit to happen this month:

Children watched in horror as a Santa Claus collapsed and died as he handed out presents at a Christmas party.

Did the Vatican steal Jesus' foreskin so people would shut up about the savior's penis?

A UK hacker may be facing Guantanamo Bay as a terrorist suspect after hacking 97 US military and NASA computers between 2001 and 2002 searching for evidence of UFOs, antigravity technology and government suppression of 'Free Energy', all of which he claims to have gained evidence of through his activities.

Mom says a ferret ate her baby's toes.

Another baffling tale of stupidity in Wisconsin: A vintage photo of a man sitting on a dead horse in the middle of the street raises questions.

Sheboygan, WI circa 1890:

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Workers at Turkish Airlines celebrated a job well done by sacrificing a camel at the Istanbul airport.

Shark spies are steered by "squid juice." Includes video of a shark in training.

The mysterious "princess of Jerusalem" has been identified.

A pack of Russian squirrels killed a stray dog which was barking at them in a a viscious one-minute assault before scampering off carrying flesh in their mouths.

Also: Study aims to unlock secret squirrels and Squirrels to be given contraceptives

- Nigerian fish festival bans fish

- Magic mushrooms used to cure obsessive-compulsive disorder

- The 10 most bizarre people on Earth featuring Ngoc: three decades without sleep, Bhagat: had his twin brother on his stomach, Yokoi: spent 28 years hidden after WWII, Mehran: lives at the Airport since 1988, Mitsuo: a japanese Jesus Christ, Bihari: most officially dead person, Icke: our salvation from Reptilian Humanoids, Bawden: the self-elected Pope Michael I, from Kansas, Nakamatsu: photographed and analyzed every meal for 34 years, and Lotito: mister eat-it-all.

- Lovers have rings made from their bones

- Dog loses tongue in shredder

- Offerings to a stone snake provide the earliest evidence of religion

- 'Church of the Ark' found on West Bank, believed to be the world's first church

- Horse that launched animal-mutilation UFO lore lands on eBay

- The military's new weapon - a microwave crowd disperser

- Santa's sleigh wrecked in a freak accident

- Police in New Zealand spray roads to release spirits of the dead

- Paraguay man crucified in public

Last Dumbass Of The Year

The Last Dumbass Of The Year award goes to...a carjacker who got lost and called 911 on himself.

A Preview Of Smut's To Come

- Female reindeer are making bad choices during the mating season

- A skydiver whose parachute failed survives a 15,000 foot fall because of a bush.

- The 2006 Idiot Of The Year Awards

- The most poetic headline of the day: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds

- A head-butt from a horse restores man's sight

- Now everyone's paranoid.

- Hack your mind: Build your own brain stimulator

- A Canadian man is the world's only living person without a pulse.

- Google and NASA will take you to a new planet

- UK barber makes a chair from recycled human hair

- The world's tallest man saved two dolphins by using his long arms arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.

- Another hermaphroditic deer shot in Michigan, North Dakota. But it's politically correct to call it "transgendered."

- Boston air traffic controller says 9/11 was an inside job. He also says other air traffic controllers have been ignored or silenced.

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Seven-Legged Hermaphroditic Deer

Another glorious moment in Wisconsin news:

Hermaphroditic deer with seven legs ‘tasty’
Wisconsin hunter bags odd beast with pickup in driveway, eats it

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Rick Lisko hunts deer with a bow but got his most unusual one driving his truck down his mile-long driveway. The young buck had nub antlers — and seven legs. Lisko said it also had both male and female reproductive organs. "It was definitely a freak of nature," Lisko said. "I guess it's a real rarity.”

He said he slowed down as the buck and two does ran across the driveway Nov. 22, but the buck ran under the truck and got hit.

When he looked at the animal, he noticed three- to four-inch appendages growing from the rear legs. Later, he found a smaller appendage growing from one of the front legs.

"It's a pretty weird deer," he said, describing the extra legs as resembling "crab pinchers."

"It kind of gives you the creeps when you look at it," he said, but he thought he saw the appendages moving, as if they were functional, before the deer was hit.

Warden Doug Bilgo of the state Department of Natural Resources came to Lisko's property near Mud Lake in the town of Osceola to tag the deer.

"I have never seen anything like that in all the years that I've been working as a game warden and being a hunter myself," Bilgo said. "It wasn't anything grotesque or ugly or anything. It was just unusual that it would have those little appendages growing out like that."

Bilgo took photos and sent information on the animal to DNR wildlife managers.

John Hoffman of Eden Meat Market skinned the deer for Lisko, who wasn't going to waste the venison from the animal.

"And by the way, I did eat it," Lisko said. "It was tasty."

SOURCE

Speaking of hunting, Texas is trying to pass a bill that would allow the blind to hunt. You can bet whoever thought that up doesn't hunt.

Also, a boy who could feel no pain leads scientists to pain-killing discoveries. Interestingly, the boy died aged 14 jumping from a house. I guess that tells you why we experience pain...

Lastly, Egyptian Conservationists Fight To Protect Dwindling Mummy Population from The Onion.

The Swedish Christmas Goat

From the shit you can't make up department:

Swedes Guard Christmas Goat From Vandals

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- For 40 years it has been torched, vandalized, had its legs cut off and even been run over by a car. But officials in the Swedish city of Gavle are guaranteeing that this year's giant straw Christmas goat - the victim of Sweden's most violent yule tradition - will survive unscathed.

Article here.

Mental Shed Christmas Classics

The Mental Shed Christmas Classics have a new home on myspace:

myspace.com/mentalxmas

Snowman Survival (2003)


The 4th Wiseman (2004)

Dora The Dirty Explorer

Imagine seeing this wrapped up under the tree...



It's being marketed with this:

Talk to her!
Laugh and play together!
Share your secrets with her!
Give her love!
Discover her songs and dances!

She also plays and interacts with the Boots too!
Have an adventure with Dora the Explorer, your interactive friend!

Miracle Seeker in Jesus Plummet

A man who climbed a 45-foot tall statue of Jesus to pray for a miracle cure saw his plan backfire slightly, when he fell off, breaking several bones.

Farmer Alipio Acosta climbed up the statue of Jesus in Ocaca, Columbia in front of a crowd of onlookers – and TV cameras – in an attempt to be cured of his epilepsy. Once at the top of the statue, he prayed for a few moments, then started to climb back down.

Unfortunately, he hadn't planned his descent route terribly well. To add to the problems, it had been raining, which made Jesus quite slippery.

Watch the video of Alipio Acosta's accident.

As he tried to negotiate his way around Jesus' outstretched arm, Acosta dangled for a moment, before losing his grip, falling, bouncing off the plinth and then falling some more.

On the plus side, he survived. Which is a miracle of sorts.

He was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his wrist, hip and skull.

This is not the first time Acosta has climbed up the Cristo Ray statue – he did the same thing two years ago. On that occasion, he wasn't cured of his epilepsy, but he didn't fall 45 feet either, making the venture a sort of 0 – 0 win. - source

Good Ol' Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - The star of "The Andy Griffith Show," who portrayed the sheriff of the fictional town of Mayberry, has sued a Wisconsin man who unsuccessfully ran for the Grant County post after legally changing his name to Andrew Jackson Griffith.

Article here.

WAUKESHA, Wis. - An unknown man has been bugging women — and police — by using an insect story to try to persuade women to disrobe. Police said the man, who remains at large, has told female workers in at least seven businesses they have a tick on their clothes and should remove clothing to find it, said Waukesha Police Sgt. John Konkol.

Article here.

Pucker Up, Baby

Four urinals shaped like a woman’s lips went on sale on eBay on Thursday after being removed from a public toilet in Vienna following protests from women’s groups who said they were sexist.



Article here.

Happy Halloween

Robot Chicken's version of The Great Pumpkin:



Robot Chicken's The Never Ending Story:



The Life and Death of a Pumpkin



Time Lapse Decay of a Pumpkin

Father Jeff and the Special Sauce

On Friday I pulled into the McDonalds drive-thru for my usual quick fix of grease and a side of meat after work. But when I pulled up to the second window an old man with a priest collar and a hand-written name tag reached out the window to hand me my order. And when I asked for sweet and sour sauce that bastard only gave me one.

I drove away feeling dirty...so dirty...

But anyway...

- No black cat adoption on Halloween.

- Top 50 cryptids from around the world.

- CSICOP debunks Halloween spirits.

- Mystery 'boom' damages UK homes

- Before Roswell there was Aurora.

- First Temple artifacts found in dirt removed from Temple Mount

Sex Sells

A recent study shows that subliminal nude images help focus the mind's eye. This could really help justify your porn stash. Read the article here.

Also, an ancient brothel in Pompeii has been restored.

Russian miracle water can cure cancer and restore youth.

The Sci-Fi channel's recent mothman "investigation" show was stupid.

Now class, can you spot the subliminal nude images in this blog?

Body Parts Everywhere

- Human remains unearthed at WTC site

- Dismemberment suspect lived it up

The Old Ball And Chain

A teenage boy in a tribal village in eastern India wed a hill in order to appease its goddess and remove a curse placed on his mother.

"I have accepted the hill as my wife," said Robin. "I have no remorse."

Article here.

40DD Airbags

A woman's life was saved by her gigantic breasts - article here.

Also, an accident-prone man dies in...an accident. Article here.

10 Foot Tall Pot Plants

Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.

Article here.

Leary

A new biography of Timothy Leary has been released called "I Have America Surrounded - The Life Of Timothy Leary" by John Higgs.

Check out the site here.

Also, an Italian art smuggler is trying to bribe his way out of trouble with a mysterious and unknown piece of art called "Object X." Article here.

Is there a link between cannabis and psychosis? Article here.

Genocidal Watercolors

Hitler's watercolor paintings up for auction - article here.

Computer theif steals courthouse computers while on trial for computer theft...article here.

The Fountain

Darren Aronofsky, director of Requiem For A Dream finally has a new film due out November 22nd called The Fountain.

Check out the site here.

What We Are

Watch the video here.

One Million Ways To Die

Your appendix is more likely to kill you than al-Qaida. Article here. The "Crossed Legs" strike: Columbian gang members' wives and girlfriends go on sex-strike to make them give up their arms. Article here. Steve Irwin's death tape to leak online? More here. Lake monsters around the world - here. Man goes 48 days without a heart - article here. A man has been acquitted of raping a woman - because she had at least 14 personalities. Article here. Save the Giant Palouse Earthworm! Article here. A serious look at what's really going on at Area 51 - article here. Preist drowns while trying to walk on water - "He walked into the water, which soon passed over his head and he never came back." Article here.

- Search for the missing Apollo 11 tapes

- Prayer book reveals scientific secret

- Russian woman stops sleeping for eight years out of fright

- Who wrote the Necronomicon?

- First On The Moon: The Untold Story (video)

- Scorpion venom attacks brain tumours

- Leaked memo reveals global warming propaganda plan

- Was life seeded by space bugs?

- Clues to the "Black Paul Bunyan" found

- FDA survey finds widespread political meddling in publication of scientific results

Magic Vagina Saves The Day

- American woman Kathleen McGowan claims to be the decendant of Jesus and Mary Magdalene

- In search of giant spiders

- Live death freeze show

- Sharing a bed with someone makes you stupid (seriously...)

- The first female space tourist

- Mystery military project discovered on Google Earth

More about it here.

- The $1 million magic vagina

- Bad chicken causes man to chop off his own hand

Wilson!

Well it's been awhile, but the Mental Shed has once again been set adrift in this filthy sea of smut and WTF we call the internet. I'm working on getting a new host to attach the Shed parasite to, but it seems all the mysterious and unknown forces in this world are working against me. Right now the Mental Shed is going a little mad, like Tom Hanks stranded on the uninhabited island in Castaway. Day and night I toil to make the wrong things right again, but it's much more difficult than it sounds. Every once in a while we drift to land and set up camp, but all productivity is lost when Wilson starts up his pissing and moaning again. And every time I kick his dumb volleyball ass out into the water, he just comes right back again. He eats all the food, he drinks the salt water, he gets the runs. It's an endless cycle. How is the Mental Shed to survive amidst all this chaos? During these troubling end times I promise to keep you updated daily with the latest WTF the internet has to offer so as to keep us all either completely baffled with bullshit or beffudled with brilliance - whichever comes first. Misinformation at it's finest, I tell you. To prove to you that I will undoubdetly fail miserably at this, my life's goal, here's some fresh wtf for all of us displaced Shed Heads: - Jack the Ripper's identity solved? - Divine Trash: The Psychology Of Celebrity Obsession - Underground bases, missing children and extra-terrestrials - 9-11 Pentagon eyewitness IDs Global Hawk - The religious beliefs of America's founding fathers - Magic mushrooms have positive life-changing effects - Ancient killer kangaroo fossil discovered - The Space Hotel successfully inflates in orbit - Timothy Leary's Last Trip (documentary) - Shamans Of The Amazon (Excellent documentary about the Amazonian Shamans and their use of the sacred Ayahuasca vine to communicate with the Spirits of the Forest.) www.mentalshed.com