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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Agenda

Sorry for the long spates between posts lately, guys. Because certain advertisers have taken to not paying on-time, I have incurred a lot of debt and can no longer pay my bills. While it is sadly a constant throughout the American legal system and America itself, the true failing of the free enterprise system in America is that it holds victims responsible for being victimized. In response to my pleas for compassion and so forth, when I've told creditors and service providers I was raped, I've been told I was asking for it! At any rate, I cannot afford to be here as often as I'd like. This will remain this way until it stops being this way; I am powerless to control it.

I am adding to the site itself, so if you are a gamer, you will be pleased to find new content throughout, as well as improved materials and presentation. I am still working often, so I am not saying The OddBlog (nor any of the blogs, for that matter) is on hiatus or anything like that, simply that I can no longer promise regular updating.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Butt Hole Road is Archer's Way

That's why the cleric likes to go first. What? Sorry.

Residents on Conisbrough, South Yorkshire's Butt Hole Road got sick and tired of all the jokes, all the gags, and the bare bottoms displayed whenever tourists stopped by to take pictures or steal the street sign. So they paid over $500 to change it themselves - to Archer's Way, in reference to a nearby castle.

Apparently, the road was named for a communal water butt which once existed there. But residents were tired of dealing with the whole mess, saying many delivery people and other service providers sometimes simply refused to believe such a road even exists! There is already an online petition circulating to change the name back to Butt Hole Road.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Monday, May 25, 2009

Nat Geo Diver Dies from The Bends

National Geographic got special clearance to film at the wreck site of the HMHS Brittanic through the end of the month. Sadly, Carl Spencer, a 37-year old American diver for the company working on-site, died after surfacing too fast. Divers call the affliction "The Bends." According to attending medical workers, he lost consciousness and never recovered. National Geographic has not released a statement.

Death rarely occurs, though rashes, joint pain, headaches, and even paralysis are other symptoms. It can take anywhere from several hours to several days for sufferers to even become aware of the effects.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Greece Frees Cross-Dressing Britons

17 male Britons from Bristol were arrested in Crete for "scandal and misrepresentation of a costume or uniform." Police received accounts of the men lifting their fancy dresses and nuns' habits to reveal G-strings or their bare bottoms. They weer arrested Sunday and spent the night in jail. They faced a judge this morning in the same dress in which they were arrested. The British Embassy in Athens confirmed all 17 were freed.

Apparently, Malia has been crowned a "party spot" by young, British travelers, joining the list of several other resorts on the islands. The behavior of young Britons in Greece reached scandalous heights in 2005, with Greece's tourism minister calling an emergency meeting after photographs of Britons having sex in public appeared in newspapers in both countries. In 2003, a British vacationer was killed in a bar brawl started by Britons. A month later, another British adolescent was charged for starting a brawl.

The Greek mayor also blames the hundreds of Greek bar and club owners and vacation agents who organize pub crawls and encourage drunkenness. Charges of orgies, rape, and more have been levied at vacationing Britons throughout the decade.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Soccer Riot Sparked by Rumors of Witchcraft

A soccer riot in the Congo which led to the death of 13 people (mostly children) was sparked by the rumor that one of the players was using witchcraft. Following a successful goal, a member of one team removed "stuff" from his shirt and threw it in the opposition's goal. According to an eyewitness, members of that team held him down and beat him on the field, claiming he had "thrown witchcraft into their net." Accusations of witchcraft are common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and across the African continent.

According to early reports from a UN-backed media agency, police fired shots into the air in an attempt to calm a stirring riot, but the shots panicked the crowd instead. The "riot" was caused by soccer fans fleeing the stadium. The victims were stampeded. All suffocated, and only three were adults; most of the victims were aged 11-16.

Congolese officials claim their commander was hit in the head and wounded by the crowd, and that they shot in the air to protect him. Other reports say the police fired into the air to calm the crowd. While an investigation is underway, the fact that shots were fired was confirmed, but no mention of witchcraft was made. Upset teenagers took to the streets in protest.

Later reports indicate police fired tear gas canisters when their commander entered the fray on the field and was pelted with projectiles by the surging crowd. The eyewitness says the commander was among the dead, but the BBC has not confirmed that.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

France Tries Scientology

Scientology's veracity has come under question in France and the trial has begun. It centers on a woman who says she was pressured into "donating" tens of thousands of dollars to the Church of Scientology in an effort to "cure her poor mental state." IOW, her claim is that she was hoodwinked by what amounts to a "cult" in American terms; France sees Scientology as a "sect" and it can be banned if this case, or others like it, result in such a decision. While this is the first time the entire religion has been taken to court, individuals representing the Church of Scientology have faced similar suits in French courts.

Lawyers say they plan to show how their client was duped by dubious "cures" and practices, as well as clever mental and emotional manipulation by agents of the Church. Church of Scientology officials say they will vigorously defend their religion and rites and have already been tried for this matter.

A German court ruled the Church of Scientology unconstitutional.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Hillary's Historic Hut Burns to Ground

An A-frame "hut" in Antarctica which is said to have been favored by famed explorer, Sir Edmund Hillary, caught fire when the heater was routinely relighted. "Fire is the biggest hazard in Antarctica," one official said. The conditions were so dry, witnesses marveled over the fact that no one was injured.

The structure was discarded by we Americans and quickly appropriated by New Zealanders, who used it as both a training facility and retreat. In its 38 year history, it housed Prime Ministers and adventurers, poets and politicians, and became an "icon" of the New Zealand Antarctica program.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Skull Pond

Around 100 human skulls were uncovered when an Indian pond dried-up. The pond lay near a state-run mortuary. It is believed low-ranking officers dumped the bodies of autopsy patients when they went unclaimed, but an investigation seeks to learn more.

The dumping is thought to have taken place over at least two decades.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sleeps With the Fishes

Connecticut police are looking to question anyone who might be able to tell them who slaughtered chickens on a man's bed, and left dead fish under it. And why.

A New Haven renter's roommate woke to a stench Monday morning and the building's superintendent found the scene. Blood spattered the floor.

In some American mob movies, decapitated horses' heads and fish wrapped in newspaper are messages to the receiver, meaning he was to be killed. Chicken, fish, and other small game are sometimes killed during rituals often associated with black magic.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Komodo Dragons Are Poisonous

Contrary to common belief, researchers have determined that Komodo dragons are, in fact, venomous.

For years, scientists and zoologists believed Komodo dragons' mouths were simply bilious, filled with virulent bacteria that was passed on through their bite. This bacteria was thought to be the source of infection victims incurred. However, new research shows the largest known land lizard has venom glands with ducts attached to their teeth.

Komodo dragons, like Pit Bulls, attach themselves to their prey and hold on. Research shows their skulls are built to withstand this. The venom they produce is only 1/6 the strength of that found in the Australian water crocodile, but is believed to have come from the same ancestor - most likely, the extinct Megalania.

One expert called the concept "radical" and questioned why such glands had not been discovered previously in dissected specimens. However, he also said "it does all seem to make sense."

The bacterium theory was posited in a 1981 book and has been widely-spread, but was never actually proven.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

"My Daddy Ate My Eyes"

When a 12-year old neighbor's son went to tell Angel Mendoza, Sr. that his mom was ready to take him to work, the 34-year old man barely cracked the door and looked nervous. He would not let the boy come in and said he would be right out. The neighbor said she saw the man leave quickly, so she sent her son back to the apartment, where he discovered the man's son had been mutilated.

Meanwhile, police received a call regarding a man screaming and chopping at his legs with an axe. After subduing the man and sending him to the hospital for the severe injuries to his legs, police found the little boy, who told them, "My daddy ate my eyes." While the child lost one eye completely, the other may regain some sight in time, though doctors do not know. It is most likely the child will be blind for life.

The mother, who is wanted on a $15,000 warrant for failure to complete a drug course, was nowhere to be found. Both parents were cited in 2006 for being under the influence of PCP. The children are not always removed from homes in which the parents are found guilty of using drugs, say social workers, though they are definitely checked on periodically.

Mendoza is being held on a $1 million bond, charged with mayhem, torture, child cruelty, and inflicting injury to a child. His arrest record dates back to over a decade and includes convictions for drugs, battery, and the aforementioned child endangerment.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Banana Bandit

According to eyewitnesses, 17-year old John Szwalla entered a North Carolina Internet cafe with a banana under his T-shirt and demanded money. The owner and several customers overtook the boy, but police say he ate the evidence before they arrived. Though they joked about charging him with destruction of evidence, they did take pictures of the banana peel.

However silly it may sound, Szwalla was charged with attempted armed robbery and the cafe owner said, "If he had had a gun, he would've shot me."

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Trouser Snake

A man in Taipei felt a sharp pain in his groin after sitting down on the toilet. He looked down to see a long, black and yellow snake attached to his penis! While experts identified the snake as a rat snake - a non-poisonous variety - the man was still hospitalized for minor injuries. Once doctors are certain his wounds are not infected ("A snake's mouth isn't always clean," the unidentified doctor overseeing the case told reporters), he will be released.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Trippy Bream Caught Off Britain's Coast

The sarpa salpa is a type of bream which is known to cause hallucinations if certain parts are eaten. While a delicacy in some parts of the world, two men were hospitalized in 2006 in France after eating the bream - both suffered auditory hallucinations after dining on the sarpa salpa. Indigenous to the Mediterranean and waters surrounding South Africa, only three have ever been caught in British waters... until now.

A fisherman trawling for lemon sole caught one of the gold-striped bream in his nets and saved it. Not knowing what it was, he took pictures and looked on the Web. When he discovered it was a sarpa salva, he said:

Now [that] I realize what it was and the effects it can have, perhaps I should have taken it into town to sell to some clubbers

The last time a sarpa salva was caught in British waters was 1983. Some experts believe global warming is to blame for the bream's northern appearance.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Has the Montauk Monster Returned?

Last year, several eyewitnesses snapped some photos of the strange remains which had washed ashore on a beach in New York. The press quickly dubbed it "The Montauk Monster" and it made the rounds across airwaves and front pages. As we explained then, the whole ordeal became very confusing very rapidly, as one of the original eyewitnesses accused her companions of dishonesty and more than one group of witnesses claiming to possess the remains.. At the end of it all, the remains were nowhere to be found, but experts viewing the pictures said the remains were most likely those of a raccoon.

However, yet another Montauk Monster has washed ashore and this time, the remains are said to be preserved, awaiting the sale to an independent laboratory for further examination. Once again, commenters and others are suggesting the remains are those of a raccoon, dog, pig, even bear. And, once again, no one has actually examined the remains IRL.

What do you think the Montauk Monster is or could be and why?

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Monday, May 11, 2009

Speared Kangaroo Should Recover

Australian wildlife officials were horrified to find a kangaroo speared through the mouth by an arrow. It had apparently managed to survive for at least a week on its own, despite its condition. "It's just unbelievable, I can't believe that anyone would do something so cruel," one official told the BBC.

The injured kangaroo was found in the same region as another, which was shot in the rump. Australian officials recently told the population to feel free to eat the roo meat. Further, the Australian army is actively culling some 6000 near the capitol. The kangaroo population has undergone a small boom lately and many have become more aggressive toward humans. However, cruelty toward the creatures has also been on the rise as late.

Wildlife Victoria has posted a $7600 reward for information leading to the capture of whomever did this. Meanwhile, the kangaroo which was shot in the mouth is being looked after by a veterinarian who "remains optimistic" that it will make a full recovery.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Police Taser Naked Man Growling Lord's Prayer in Bushes

Following the overturning of his car, a Kansas City man was placed in an ambulance to be treated. But when officers turned their backs, the man leapt from the ambulance and scampered down the street. Stark, raving naked.

Police chased him down the block until his escape was impeded by bushes. He hid amongst them, refusing to come out. Police say he then began growling and reciting the Lord's Prayer. So they tasered him.

The man is now undergoing care in a local hospital.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Supernatural Powers Through Sodomy

Government troops from Rwanda sodomized a pygmy tribe leader in front of his wife and children, then raped the family in front of him. When questioned about the incident, the troops said they sodomized the pygmy in hopes of gaining supernatural powers.

The leader was stripped and sodomized in front of his wife, their children, and his daughter-in-law. The children were then stripped and raped in front of the family. The raping of children and the elderly in the region occurs on a regular basis. The armed forces in the region are solely responsible and some say they are the same ones responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

Pygmies have been targeted for abuse by these soldiers in the past, as well.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Settling In

This is just a brief update, because I am literally bone-weary and it is about to rain its ass off yet again - possibly throughout the entire weekend and well into the week. As regular readers (and I hope you found us in the interim and plan to join our ranks) know, the rain exacerbates the pain, making me generally worthless. Of course, some would say this is true most times.

And I'm available, ladies.

Long story short, my doctor called my medicine in until I can get to the appointment, thanks to the asshole who was supposed to pick me up. I take a public transportation service made available to me via Disability, which I am on, and this jackass picked me up eight hours early one time, left me standing around three hours last month, and showed up four hours early this morning - then left before I could even get to the door! At least she was nice enough to call me in enough meds to make it through and those allowed me to finally "fix" this wreck of a futon, which is the only seating I have here (we left the entire living room "suite" at the apartment - the bar stools, couch, and recliner - they were all well-used and there's no room here, plus we wanted a fresh start... and since my female friend left me, we both certainly got one). It had fallen in the middle and was killing me; it was hurting me as much as the weather, lack of meds, or anything else.

So I'm going to just relax tonight - well, do my best to, anyway - and veg-out. It's supposed to start storming again tonight and keep going, so I have no idea what the rest of the week will bring, but I'm going to need some time to get back into the swing of things, regardless. This has been one of the most trying, emotionally and physically taxing, times in my entire life and I am finally starting to feel like things are somehow settling down, so I'm going to do my best to enjoy it tonight.

I have some pizza left, some bottled water (the water is still turned off because a pipe is busted somewhere), and my Internet - and that's more than I've had all at one time for the last week or so! It's going to take some time to get back on my feet here, but you're welcome to come along for the ride. It's kind of a good thing my girlfriend is gone, because I like sharing my life with you anonymous viewers; she did not like my doing so. It would be only slightly ironic to run her down in this forum. Seriously though, I do not want to do that; I'm just happy that element of jealousy and consternation is absent, as it frees me to share what I'd like as it occurs to me.

I have to pee.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009