Weird News Files

An indigenous woman holds her child while trying to resist the advance of Amazonas state police who were expelling the woman and some 200 other members of the Landless Movement from a privately-owned tract of land on the outskirts of Manaus, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon March 11, 2008. The landless peasants tried in vain to resist the eviction with bows and arrows against police using tear gas and trained dogs, and were evicted from the land. (REUTERS/Luiz Vasconcelos-A Critica/AE)

Source: Boston.com Link filed under Weird Photos

An ad billboard has caused outrage and panic in a Chinese city by featuring what appears to be a man hanging from a rope.

The advertisement, on top of the Yinji Shopping Mall in Zhengzhou, features a mannequin hanging from the top of the billboard.

In a reference to the global financial crisis, it reads: “It’s better to invest money here than put it into the stock market.”

But residents thought it was a real suicide and say children as young as eight were terrified, reports Oriental Today.

After receiving complaints, the local industry and trade bureau has now stepped in and taken down the mannequin.

“Without the hanging man, it’s really not that shocking,” said the deputy director of the bureau.

Jiang Chengpu, the creative director behind the ad, says the aim was to catch people’s attention, not to terrify them.

“We are making fun of the depressing stock market here. And the place the mannequin is hanging is right next to the stock index line,” he said.

Source: Ananova Link  Filed under Weird Advertisements

On the streets of Washington DC a lone Polar Bear tries to bring home the Global Warming message.
Thanks to Wooster Collective for these images… Link

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Filed under Weird Photos and Street Art

Bringing affordable transportation to everyday people throughout Asia is high on the agenda of big car makers. This guy in Shanghai, China, beat them to it. The car has a very simple design, basically a bunch of wood scraps tied together with wire, four wheels, and a seat that can barely fit one person.

An open frame allows for a nice breeze, so an air conditioner is not required. It even has a headlight.
No word on the gas mileage this things gets.
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Source: WeirdAsiaNews  Link Filed under Weird Photos, Weird Design

Global climate change is turning icebergs into giant penises.

This iceberg was photographed by Andy Rouse in the Bransfield Strait near Antarctica.

Experts now believe that it is only a matter of time before an armada of penis-shaped chunks begin to break off the Antarctic ice floes, and then roam the oceans wreaking havoc and luring sailors to their doom.

Source: MetroUK link filed under Weird Photos

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We are surrounded by our Stuff.  Our Stuff helps us to live… or is it our Stuff that is ALIVE?

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all images sourced from Flabbergastedly link filed under Weird Photos

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