Woman’s Potato Contraception Takes Root

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

[M]edical staff in a clinic in the central Colombian town of Honda have discovered a potato growing inside a patient’s vagina.

The embarrassed young woman explained that she had been advised by her mother to insert a potato into her vagina as a means of avoiding unwanted pregnancy.

“My mom told me that if I didn’t want to get pregnant, I should put a potato up there, and I believed her”.

After leaving the potato in place for around 2 weeks she began to experience intense pain in her lower abdomen. The potato had germinated, and grown roots inside the lady.

I’ve heard of some odd approaches to contraception, but this has to be one of the more unfortunate ones.

Via Columbia Reports.

The Artistic Masterpieces of a Five Year Old Autistic Girl

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

Autism is a poorly-understood neurological disorder that can impair an individual’s ability to engage in various social interactions.

But little 5-year-old Iris Grace in the UK is an excellent example of the unexpected gifts that autism can also grant – her exceptional focus and attention to detail have helped her create incredibly beautiful paintings.

Personally, I am not generally much of a fan of impressionistic art, but this is particularly good, even regardless of the intriguing source. Intriguing, as well, because it gives a view of the world from a source that is terribly difficult to understand.

And yep, the Maine Coon in the pictures is (naturally) her therapy cat.

Via Bored Panda.

Nessy Goes to the Strangest Parties

Posted on October 2, 2014 by

I had received a call from my new friends over at inviting me to a shindig they were throwing at an abandoned bomb shelter.

Why ponies, you ask?

[T]he evening’s sponsor provided everyone with an all-night open bar, free burgers and complimentary horse masks.

Like you, uh, do. Not to mention the Mad Hatter hosting a game of paintball with a fluffy unicorn as a target.

Also, chocolate showers. And butlers with…things on a serving platter. And catacombs. But that’s a different story.

Messy Nessy Chic is one of my favorite sites, and it pleases me greatly to know such strangeness as Nessy herself experiences exists in the world. Even when I’m too busy running from werewolf hunters or things like that to go to a party full of horse headed people.

Bizarre party sponsored by via Messy Nessy Chic for more photos and the whole story of Nessy’s twisted Parisian sojourn.

Man Turns Amputed Leg into Lamp to Sell on eBay

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Leo Bonten slipped in a pool and broke his leg two years ago. [A]fter an infection, the leg had to be amputated earlier this year.

With the help of a pathologist and lamp [designer ], Bonten’s leg was transformed into what just might be the world’s most unusual lighting device, and then tried to sell the unusual object on eBay.

Bonten told NOS that he would like to keep the lamp, “but I need the money”.

Naturally, eBay, being the spoilsports they so often are, have already pulled the auction arguing it violates a rule against the sale of body parts.

The incident also triggered a disagreement (to put it mildly) between him and the hospital that performed the amputation. Traditionally amputated parts are retained by the hospital who is responsible for their disposal; failing to dispose of human tissue is in fact against Dutch law.

Eventually (obviously) Bonten prevailed, give that it’s kind of hard to argue he can’t determine the fate of his own body parts.

Although stymied by eBay, Boten hopes to sell it anyways to contribute towards the purchase of a bionic leg. Seems reasonable to me.

Quoted text via Huffington Post. Additional info via The Mirror.

Belgium’s Underground Beer Pipeline

Posted on September 29, 2014 by

The medieval town of Bruges has approved plans to install an underground beer pipeline to reduce the number of delivery trucks rumbling through its streets.

Speaking to Belgium‘s Het Nieuwsblad, the brewery’s CEO Xavier Vanneste said: “The beer will take 10 to 15 minutes to reach the bottling plant. By using the pipeline we will keep hundreds of lorries out of the city centre. This is unique in the brewing industry with exception of one German brewery that has installed a similar system”.

Better beer than mayonnaise. No, I still haven’t forgiven the country of Belgium for its appalling habit of slathering mayonnaise on fries.

Via the drinks business.

The Doll Hospital

Posted on September 26, 2014 by

In 1913 Sydney’s first Doll Hospital was opened in Beamish Street, Campsie by Mr. Harold Chapman Senior as part of his General Store, all beginning from a simple shipping mishap.

Harold’s brother was in the business of importing celluloid dolls from Japan and during the shipping process the rubber bands holding the dolls together would perish and it was Harold who devised a way to repair them. From such a small beginning grew quite a successful business as demand for doll repairs increased.

[I]n 1939 with the [Second] World War and the extreme restrictions on manufactured and imported goods. Suddenly new dolls were no longer an option so little girls had to have their “best friends” lovingly repaired.

Staff numbers had reached a whopping 70 employees working in 6 different workrooms.

Photos by Jason Reed.
Australia’s Doll Hospital.

Goldfish Successfully Undergoes Surgery for a Brain Tumor

Posted on September 22, 2014 by

George, a standard goldfish, was admitted to Lort Smith Animal Hospital in North Melbourne last week to undergo surgery for a tumour that was “affecting his quality of life”.

The surgery, which included putting the fish under general anaesthetic, took about 45 minutes. “It’s a very fiddly procedure, and you have to be very careful about blood loss,” [the vet, Dr. Tristan Rich] explained.

“Every day I’ll do something different like this – operate on a little frog, or treat budgies, lizards, snakes and wildlife,” Dr Rich said.
Despite their size, he said goldfish could live up to 30 years if looked after properly.

While I had never heard of operations like this being done on fish (just imagine the issues with respiration and drying out), I have been party to having a pet rat getting a tumor removed, though obviously that’s a bit less complicated.

Via The Sydney Morning Herald.

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