Real-Life Weirdness - Page 25

Anaraxes · 04-14-2011, 04:38 PM

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The orange-red eyes seem to be common... the tail is a curious mimicking adaptation. You saw that Boulenger reported on them back in 1888?

Excellent dialog for the sage / mage / distracted professor character faced with the 8000-pound version crashing down St. James' Street.

Seriously, I saw the 1888 reference -- though the brief description in that link didn't mention Boulenger specifically. The eye color does show up in other geckos, but even this particular species apparently isn't all that rare.

Phoenix_Dragon · 04-15-2011, 09:11 PM

China bans time travel.

(Okay, not quite, but banning it to prevent showing someone changing history (And upsetting proper tradition) seems like it fits well here)

Not another shrubbery · 04-16-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix_Dragon

China bans time travel.

(Okay, not quite, but banning it to prevent showing someone changing history (And upsetting proper tradition) seems like it fits well here)

The real story is not quite weird, except in its relation to Big Brotherism... if it were a real headline, though, it would be pretty strange.

tHEhERETIC · 05-06-2011, 05:08 AM

WTF Korea. Mind you, this is showing up in legit newspapers local to me, and not just on the internet. From the most reliable source I know.

"DIY crucifixion in quarry includes crown of thorns

A 58-year-old former taxi driver described by friends as a religious fanatic appears to have crucified himself atop a quarry on Good Friday, drilling his own palms with an electric drill.

Police found the dead man surnamed Kim on a wooden cross at the crest of an abandoned quarry in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, early this week after a report on May 1 from a passerby."

The print version of the story (today--the 6th here in the far East) notes that the 'passerby' is the guy's pastor, who lives less than three miles from this quarry and was out jogging when he found the, er, body. Police questioned him, as you might imagine!

Earlier versions of the story said simply a man was found crucified, and police were wondering whether it was a suicide. That one became a running joke on FB--wait, both hands nailed down and they're thinking suicide???

The quote above is from the JoongAng Daily, May 5th online edition. No luck getting a permalink.

So In Nomine fans...Kobal? Or evil Khalid?

Irish Wolf · 05-06-2011, 10:00 AM

Earlier this week, while researching an article for the SCP Foundation (which fell through - nothing I could come up with was this creepy), I ran across a story from a Swedish newspaper about an elk bot fly shooting its larvae into a woman's eye. Apparently, this happens every so often up there...

Anaraxes · 06-11-2011, 09:20 AM

The Australian department of defence has suddenly lost their multi-decade collection of UFO reports and files. Of course, the government shredding all the evidence is a sine qua non of the conspiracy.

But one lone file remains, concerning mysterious phenomena at the Woomera military testing facility deep in the outback.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/s...disappear.html

What's in this file, and why was it the only one to survive the purge? Or is it just a red herring, while one of the other files has the truth? (Not "had", because they're not destroyed, only missing. Taken by whom and why? The Greys and reptoids already know they're here.)

kaulesh · 06-12-2011, 01:36 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110608/...weasel_assault

I'm not sure what horrible story could be made with this, but I'm sure there is one.

ak_aramis · 06-12-2011, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kaulesh

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110608/...weasel_assault

I'm not sure what horrible story could be made with this, but I'm sure there is one.

The man was carrying a dead weasel. It just shows the lack of knowledge that the guy didn't know that marten is subset of weasel. Just think how PC's would react...

Anaraxes · 06-13-2011, 08:42 AM

But so few PCs put a lot of points into Mustelids! skill. If it weren't for RPK's new Mustelid Hunters series, I doubt we'd see that skill appear at all.

Luke Bunyip · 06-14-2011, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Anaraxes

But so few PCs put a lot of points into Mustelids! skill. If it weren't for RPK's new Mustelid Hunters series, I doubt we'd see that skill appear at all.

Are there stats for a Marten Net in GURPS Loadouts: Mustlid Hunters?

04-15-2011, 09:11 PM	#242
Phoenix_Dragon Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Real-Life Weirdness China bans time travel. (Okay, not quite, but banning it to prevent showing someone changing history (And upsetting proper tradition) seems like it fits well here)

05-06-2011, 05:08 AM	#244
tHEhERETIC MIB Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Life imitates art--I'm in Pohang	Re: Real-Life Weirdness WTF Korea. Mind you, this is showing up in legit newspapers local to me, and not just on the internet. From the most reliable source I know. "DIY crucifixion in quarry includes crown of thorns A 58-year-old former taxi driver described by friends as a religious fanatic appears to have crucified himself atop a quarry on Good Friday, drilling his own palms with an electric drill. Police found the dead man surnamed Kim on a wooden cross at the crest of an abandoned quarry in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, early this week after a report on May 1 from a passerby." The print version of the story (today--the 6th here in the far East) notes that the 'passerby' is the guy's pastor, who lives less than three miles from this quarry and was out jogging when he found the, er, body. Police questioned him, as you might imagine! Earlier versions of the story said simply a man was found crucified, and police were wondering whether it was a suicide. That one became a running joke on FB--wait, both hands nailed down and they're thinking suicide??? The quote above is from the JoongAng Daily, May 5th online edition. No luck getting a permalink. So In Nomine fans...Kobal? Or evil Khalid? __________________ Criminy...these two have enough issues, they can sell subscriptions! (ladyarcana55, in a PM)

05-06-2011, 10:00 AM	#245
Irish Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Earth, mostly	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Earlier this week, while researching an article for the SCP Foundation (which fell through - nothing I could come up with was this creepy), I ran across a story from a Swedish newspaper about an elk bot fly shooting its larvae into a woman's eye. Apparently, this happens every so often up there... __________________ If you break the laws of Man, you go to prison. If you break the laws of God, you go to Hell. If you break the laws of Physics, you go to Sweden and receive a Nobel Prize.

06-11-2011, 09:20 AM	#246
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Real-Life Weirdness The Australian department of defence has suddenly lost their multi-decade collection of UFO reports and files. Of course, the government shredding all the evidence is a sine qua non of the conspiracy. But one lone file remains, concerning mysterious phenomena at the Woomera military testing facility deep in the outback. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/s...disappear.html What's in this file, and why was it the only one to survive the purge? Or is it just a red herring, while one of the other files has the truth? (Not "had", because they're not destroyed, only missing. Taken by whom and why? The Greys and reptoids already know they're here.)

06-12-2011, 01:36 PM	#247
kaulesh Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: Real-Life Weirdness http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110608/...weasel_assault I'm not sure what horrible story could be made with this, but I'm sure there is one.

06-13-2011, 08:42 AM	#249
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Real-Life Weirdness But so few PCs put a lot of points into Mustelids! skill. If it weren't for RPK's new Mustelid Hunters series, I doubt we'd see that skill appear at all.