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The Top 10 Weird News Stores Of 2013
A certain part of the male anatomy figures prominently in the Top 10 Weird News Stories of 2013 -- and if you can't guess what body part that is you clearly don't live on planet Earth.
Let's just say man's best friend often lets him down. We're not saying plenty of women didn't embarrass themselves into our Weird News Top 10, but they were once again vastly outnumbered.
Indeed, 2013 might be the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese calendar. But to HuffPost Weird News, it's the Year of the Penis.
Penis-Shaped Church
God is in everything, even the design of the Christian Science Dixon Church in Illinois. “We didn’t design it to be seen from above,” church officer Scott Shepherd told the media. Amid public debate, church officials decided not to alter the church's shape. It was designed that way for a very good reason -- to preserve the life of a tree, seen in this picture. In a related story, the Church by the Sea in Maderia Beach, Fla., had no explanation why its house of worship was shaped undeniably like a chicken. (Read More)
Man Erects Middle Finger Salute To Ex-Wife
When love ends, it never ends well. Alan Markovitz bought a home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., next to his ex-wife and her new boyfriend, and he proceeded to build this 12-foot bronze statue of a middle finger. "I'm so over her," he told Deadline Detroit. "This is about him. This is about him not being a man." Markovitz paid $7,000 for this work of art. Certainly, he could have spent less on aggressive therapy and medication. (Read More)
Man Loses Life Savings, Wins Banana With Dreadlocks
Henry Gribbohm of Epsom, N.H., complained to police after he lost $2,600 -- all his savings -- at a "Tubs of Fun" carnival game. Gribbohm won a Rasta banana plush toy, but he was expecting a lot more. "They explained to me I was going to get all my money back," Gribbohm told WMUR, "I was going to get an Xbox Kinect . . . They lied to me." Better luck next year. (Read More)
The rest: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/top-10-weird-news-stories_n_4449418.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news
Let's just say man's best friend often lets him down. We're not saying plenty of women didn't embarrass themselves into our Weird News Top 10, but they were once again vastly outnumbered.
Indeed, 2013 might be the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese calendar. But to HuffPost Weird News, it's the Year of the Penis.
Penis-Shaped Church
God is in everything, even the design of the Christian Science Dixon Church in Illinois. “We didn’t design it to be seen from above,” church officer Scott Shepherd told the media. Amid public debate, church officials decided not to alter the church's shape. It was designed that way for a very good reason -- to preserve the life of a tree, seen in this picture. In a related story, the Church by the Sea in Maderia Beach, Fla., had no explanation why its house of worship was shaped undeniably like a chicken. (Read More)
Man Erects Middle Finger Salute To Ex-Wife
When love ends, it never ends well. Alan Markovitz bought a home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., next to his ex-wife and her new boyfriend, and he proceeded to build this 12-foot bronze statue of a middle finger. "I'm so over her," he told Deadline Detroit. "This is about him. This is about him not being a man." Markovitz paid $7,000 for this work of art. Certainly, he could have spent less on aggressive therapy and medication. (Read More)
Man Loses Life Savings, Wins Banana With Dreadlocks
Henry Gribbohm of Epsom, N.H., complained to police after he lost $2,600 -- all his savings -- at a "Tubs of Fun" carnival game. Gribbohm won a Rasta banana plush toy, but he was expecting a lot more. "They explained to me I was going to get all my money back," Gribbohm told WMUR, "I was going to get an Xbox Kinect . . . They lied to me." Better luck next year. (Read More)
The rest: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/top-10-weird-news-stories_n_4449418.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news
But don't think this is the end of Weird News for 2013 yet!
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