Quick Links: ‘Customised’ Jaguar, etc.
‘Customised’ Jaguar
If you’re immensely proud of your car, and your co-workers are fond of pranks, you may end up with something like this: the workers at InPhonic covered the Jaguar S-Type with 14,000 Post-It notes.
Authorities Prank Hoax Caller
15 fake 911 calls had been made by the same cell phone number in Knoxville, Tennessee. So they phoned the number and left a message telling the owner that he’d won a gift card.
False Limb for Three-Legged Cow
The cow, who lives in northern Tasmania, fell down an embankment two months ago and had to have a leg amputated. Her owner is seeking someone to make a prosthetic limb for the heifer, who is valuable breeding stock.
Posted By: Flora | Date:
Mon Jan 08, 2007 |
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Animals,
Law/Police/Crime,
Pranks,
Technology
Quick Links: Giant Pawprints Puzzle Couple, etc.
Giant Pawprints Puzzle Couple
Mr and Mrs May, of Ipswich, are mystified by a set of large pawprints, seemingly of an animal with claws or toes, which have appeared in their garden.
Maybe it's
Bernard.
Drivers Buy Fake Emblems
Increasing numbers of car owners are going to dealers, or to eBay, to buy emblems to make their cars look like more expensive versions.
Fake Breastfeeding Picture of ABC Anchor
Elizabeth Vargas was disappointed that the magazine
Marie Claire photoshopped her head onto a picture of a model breastfeeding at the anchor desk. The photograph was to illustrate an article on balancing work and motherhood.
Microsoft Firefox
Status: Hoax website

Download the new Microsoft version of the Firefox browser at
msfirefox.com. Features include:
RSS (Real Simple Sex)
RSS is a relatively new algorithmic technology fueled by the continued hot desires of many online web users. Accessed by an illuminating an icon on the toolbar - a single click allows you to view and optionally download anything that resembles a tit, a boob or a breast - rendered directly in the browser with speeds up to 10 times faster than the competition. Real Simple Sex can scan and arrange explicit images/pictures in order of quality and effectively filters out irrelevant content such as balloons or soccer balls.
and
Googling Filter
Proactively warns and helps protect you against potential or known fraudulent sites such as Google.com, blocks the site and shuts down your computer if necessary. The filter is updated several times per hour using the latest security information from Microsoft.
Obviously a parody. An
Information Week article notes that, "Neither site's owner could be tracked down. The .com site's domain owner's information was cloaked by a privacy feature of the registrar, while the information for the .net owner was clearly fake."
Posted By: Alex | Date:
Fri Nov 17, 2006 |
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Websites,
Technology
Quick Links: Henrietta the Four Legged chicken, etc.
Henrietta the Four Legged Chicken
Henrietta had been living peacefully among 36,000 other chickens for 18 months when her owners noticed that she had four legs.
Separation Agency Takes the Stress Out of Breaking Up
A German agency will break up with your partner for you, if you are too scared to do it yourself. The client gives the agency three reasons why they want to break up, which are then passed on to the dumpee. The service costs 20 Euros by phone, or 50 Euros in person.
Dog Starts Car
After George the dog swallowed the immobiliser chip out of his owner's electronic key fob, the only way to get the car started (until the chip was... passed) was to put the dog in the front seat.
Posted By: Flora | Date:
Wed Sep 27, 2006 |
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Animals,
Sex/Romance,
Technology
Quick Links: Sheep Rescued from Tree, etc.
Sheep Rescued from Tree
Firemen were called to rescue a sheep, later nicknamed 'Tarzan', from seven metres off the ground.
(Thanks, Gerrit.)
Oldest New World Writing Discovered
A stone slab discovered in Mexico in the 1990s shows the oldest example of New World writing, new evidence suggests.
(Thanks, Dave.)
Pierce Your Ride
As far as I can tell, a non-hoax website selling vehicle piercings. They look pretty cool, and I have to say that, if I drove, I wouldn't mind them on my car...
(Thanks, Big Al.)
Posted By: Flora | Date:
Fri Sep 15, 2006 |
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Animals,
History,
Technology
Giant Swiss Army Knife
Status: Real

This has to be a publicity stunt, because how could anyone actually use this thing? It's a
Giant Swiss Army knife, featuring 85 tools, including a flashlight, golf divot repair tool, fish scaler, cigar cutter, toothpick, and a key ring. It weighs 2 pounds, 11 ounces and measures 8.75 inches. Wenger is selling it for $1200. But you have to special order each one.
Posted By: Alex | Date:
Thu Aug 24, 2006 |
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Technology
Quick Links: Odd Chickens, etc.
Odd Chickens
This site includes a rare photo of
Mike the Headless Chicken.
(Thanks, Dethcheez.)
Women send private emails to the world
Yep, it's another case of someone hitting the wrong button, and things taking a turn for the embarrassing.
Chicken or rat?
Could you tell chicken from rat when it's been properly prepared and cooked? (Perhaps not suitable for those of a nervous disposition.)
Posted By: Flora | Date:
Mon Aug 21, 2006 |
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Animals,
Food,
Sex/Romance,
Technology
Quick Links: Bonsai Contortionist, etc.
Bonsai Contortionist
Hugo Zamoratte is known as 'The Bottle Man' and has the ability to dislocate almost every bone in his body.
Playing Astronauts
The Haughton Mars Project's research and development of ways to survive in space seem like a dream come true for big kids.
Cardboard Office
Mike, a keen prankster, pushed his co-workers too far. It was probably a mistake to then take a few days away from the office.
Lobster Pinches Wallet
A man who lost his wallet during a late-night swim was surprised when it turned up in the claws of a lobster caught by a diver.
Posted By: Flora | Date:
Mon Aug 14, 2006 |
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Category:
Animals,
Entertainment,
Pranks,
Science,
Technology