Topic: Weird Shit
Internet gambling site BetUS.com has begun to take bets on whether Cuban dictator Fidel Castro will die from complications fromthe surgery he underwent earlier this week. Over 3,000 bets have been placed, with the stakes depending on whether the dictator will die in September or October.
"We don't want to profit on someone's death. But Castro is unique," said Christopher Bennett, media relations director for BetUS.com. "I personally wrestled with it. But ... this could have a huge effect on economics, foreign policy, trade. It's more than just someone passing away."
This is the same company that has taken bets on whether or not Britney Spears was with child and if Jimmy Hoffa's body will be found or not. Apparently, BetUS.com was started by a bunch of dudes sitting around playing Xbox on a Saturday night. We did this stuff in college, so we can officially say that we're going to this site to place a bet right now.
A 21-year-old sales assistant (i.e. cashier - ed.) in England was fired by text message while she rested at home with a migraine. While the company calls itself "youth-oriented"and claimed they were merely trying to keep with the times and pop culture, the message that they sent was very Old Money boring, stating itself way to clearly for the texting crowd.
A team of British scientists have hit out against vitamin tablets, especially C and E caplets, claiming that they will harm you more than help you, possibly creating extra illnesses. Also, the amounts that people take have been proven to offer no extra help in real life and only work on much smaller cultures in test tubes and lab tests.
Nearly 200 people were admitted to area hospitals Wednesday to receive treatment for spider bites by the Yellow Sac, which have the ability to transmit a horrible flesh-eating disease. Now, Vienna authorities have put a bounty on every spider that its citizens kill, with as much as a $250 reward for bringing in the evil little shits, which enjoy attacking people while they sleep.
A doberman guard dog that was supposed to have been protecting a plethora of rare teddy bears went on a massive killing spree in London, destroying multiple stuffed bears, including a $75,000 1909 Steif bear named Mabel that had been previously owned and prized by Elvis Presley.
The worst kind of prejudice in our minds is the stupid kind, and British theme park Alton Towers has just canceled their horribly prejudiced, sexist and retarded "National Muslim Fun Day." During this magical afternoon, the park would ban alcohol sales, music and gambling, and all of their popular rides and attractions would be segregated by sex.
For those of you that live in Montana, far away from the hustle, bustle and danger of the big cities and coasts, you now have something to fear besides an errant cow in the middle of your (dirt) road; alligators.
Chrysler/Jeep has issued a massive recall to all owners of a 2002-2006 Jeep Liberty, fearing that the 800,000+ vehicles on the road could have catastrophic steering failure, resulting in their small SUV flipping off the road and exploding in a ball of fire that would give hack-tastic director Brett Ratner an erection.
A phone survey of 1,100 Americans showed that the majority of those called claimed that they had healthy eating habits, proving that fat people do indeed lie to not only themselves, but others as well. Plus, 40 percent of obese people interviewed in the study claimed to "vigorously exercise" three times a week. Yeah right.
Thanks to the epic popularity of Myspace.com, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor has launched Eons.com, a Myspace of sorts for the 50+ crowd, which tracks your friends and even alerts you when they've died.
In the aftermath of his drunken driving, Jew-bashing weekend in Malibu, Mel Gibson has already tried to correct his behavior in the midst of reports of his suicidal thoughts and anti-Semitic past. Now, Mad Mel has decided it's time to reach out to the Jewish community, but this time without reaching with a rope or flaming torch and instead with compassion.
We can understand the reasoning behind a minor wanting to use a stolen identification card; you can drink legally. But whenever you are over the age of 21 and pretending to be someone else, either everything is not quite right up there or you've got some serious criminal problems going on with your real self.
Six-year-old Lu Di of China performed 10,000 pushups in a row in three hours and twenty minutes, earning himself a 10-year scholarship to his kung fu school.
A woman flying from Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Airlines was removed from the plane and promptly arrested after a heated argument during which she refused to stow her Gucci handbag either under the seat in front of her or in the overhead compartment.
Jared Kushner, the 25-year-old son of a recently jailed New Jersey developer, has just announced his $10 million takeover of the New York Observer. Even though this gives him majority control, Kushner did not mention exactly how much of the influential rag he purchased.
The Irish have always had the ability to shock and astound us with the measures of insane thinking that they have always reached. When Paddy Power (seriously, that's the guys goddamn name, not an Irish joke - ed.) was thinking of possible April Fools Day jokes, he thought of creating a fake tournament to get people excited and then simultaneously crush their spirits.
Congress is looking at approving a bill increasing minimum wage from the current $5.15 to $7.25 over the next two years, but only if tax breaks for heirs of millionaires are approved as well.
The Houston Chronicle reports today that San Antonio strip club Palace Men's Club is planning a trip to the popular river innertubing destination New Braunfels this Sunday as the city initiates a massive sweep of the normal drunken debauchery that usually occurs during trips down the river.