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Don Gorske Eats His 35000th Big Mac Pushing Record to Unreachable Lengths

History was made today in the town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin as Don Gorske pushed a Guinness World Record to an officially impossible length.

Going down as surely the only person who is capable of holding the record, Don sat down at the McDonald's on South Military in the small Wisconsin town to eat his 35,000th Big Mac.

Donald spent the event talking with his fans, handing out meal vouchers for McDonald's, and commemorative pins for the 35,000 event.

He eats two Big Macs a day, averaging 14 a week. To make sure he hit 35,000 on the nose for the event, Don limited himself to just one Big Mac per day for the three days prior to the event.

When his big journey started, he recalled it being May 17th, 1972 after getting his first car. He was eating 9 a day at that time.

Donald takes the record so seriously he's kept every container and receipt from the sales.

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He eats 35,000 Big Macs and all he gets is a button and 1 free Extra Value Meal.
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Vatican unveils ‘lost’ Renaissance painting of the deposition of Christ

A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once again be visible to the public in an upcoming exhibit at the Vatican.

The Vatican Museums announced an exhibit March 17 showcasing a newly restored painting of the deposition of Christ, now definitively attributed to Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, in a special exhibit titled “The Mantegna of Pompei. A Rediscovered Masterpiece.”

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Who's the creepo behind Jesus copping a feel?
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Man Wearing "I Never Argue" T-Shirt Busted For Violent Argument With Woman

A man wearing a t-shirt declaring “I Never Argue” was arrested yesterday when an argument with a female acquaintance turned violent, police report.

Daniel Murillo, 44, is accused of repeatedly punching the 24-year-old victim in the head while they were seated in a BMW outside an Econo Lodge in Kissimmee, Florida.

The duo had traveled from Tampa, but were left stranded when their car broke down. After a few days at the hotel, they ran out of money and “began staying in their vehicle while attempting to fix it” and arrange for a tow, according to police.

While Murillo said he and the victim had “been in a romantic relationship for several months,” the woman, cops say, denied an intimate relationship with him.

The inability to arrange a AAA tow, the victim told police, “upset Daniel and added to the tension between them, which led to a verbal argument.” Which, investigators charge, progressed to Murillo battering the woman.

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New road design has neighbors in Pennsylvania suburb calling for change: "It's ridiculous"

Drivers are zig-zagging down one road in Montgomery Township and it's not to avoid a pothole. It's a new road design to get drivers to slow down on Grays Lane, which has created quite the conversation among neighbors.

"I think it's an eyesore. I think it's ridiculous," said William King.

"I think it's awkward. It's weird. I'm not used to it," said Ashley Wyckoff.

The traffic calming measure features yellow and white curved lines that run along two blocks of the road. They were painted on Friday. A Facebook post from the police department said the new design was in response to neighbors' complaints about speeding drivers. The department said signage, along with safety devices called "delineators," will be added.

Most drivers stayed within the lines, but not everybody.

"I mean right now, everyone is just driving through the middle of it," Lauren Chesterton said.

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'Morning pee has stem cells': Wellness influencer's bizarre urine therapy routine goes viral, watch video

American wellness influencers are currently shocking the globe with their out-of-the-box daily routines that leave some perplexed and others just outright annoyed. After Ashton Hall showcased his viral Saratoga water morning routine, another wellness influencer named Torey Casey shared a video describing the various ways he uses urine in his daily routine.

Casey, who boasts a following of 394K on Instagram and is the author of "Rippedat50: A Journey to Self Love," recently shared with the New York Post how he thinks of urine as a diagnostic tool.

“I think it teaches your insides a little bit more about yourself,” he told The Post. “Urine has stem cells, amino acids and antibodies. It’s the hair of the dog, a direct biofeedback loop. You know what’s wrong with you as soon as you drink your morning pee.”

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Camp Hill woman charged after allegedly making, cancelling hundreds of false hotel reservations

A woman was accused Tuesday of making hundreds of reservations at a Cumberland County hotel and then canceling them.

By canceling the fraudulent reservations, Taryn Dixon, 52, of Camp Hill, allegedly cost the hotel thousands of dollars because the no-show fee was only a percentage of the reservation price, the criminal complaint filed by the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office states.

Dixon is accused of booking more than 400 rooms in 2025 at the Comfort Suites, located along Hanover Street in Carlisle, the complaint shows.

The manager reported that in January 2025, 44 different reservations were billed under Dixon’s credit card.

Dixon claimed the rooms were bought as Christmas gifts, however, the recipients were not aware of the reservations. She was warned not to make any more reservations, however, she continued to do so, investigators said.

One of those fraudulent reservations was made under Carlisle Borough Police Chief Taro Landis’s name, the complaint shows.

Another fraudulent reservation was made under the name of the county’s former top prosecutor, Merle Ebert, who died in 2024.. When asked if she knew about Ebert’s passing, Dixon allegedly said, “You mean his demise,” the complaint notes.

Due to the cancelled reservations, the hotel has lost upward of $2,000.

Dixon was arrested and arraigned in April 2025, and as a bail condition, she was not allowed to make reservations within a 200-mile radius of Carlisle.

The following weekend, investigators said she continued to make more reservations, 96 of them.

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China wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 7:11 pm
'Morning pee has stem cells': Wellness influencer's bizarre urine therapy routine goes viral, watch video

American wellness influencers are currently shocking the globe with their out-of-the-box daily routines that leave some perplexed and others just outright annoyed. After Ashton Hall showcased his viral Saratoga water morning routine, another wellness influencer named Torey Casey shared a video describing the various ways he uses urine in his daily routine.

Casey, who boasts a following of 394K on Instagram and is the author of "Rippedat50: A Journey to Self Love," recently shared with the New York Post how he thinks of urine as a diagnostic tool.

“I think it teaches your insides a little bit more about yourself,” he told The Post. “Urine has stem cells, amino acids and antibodies. It’s the hair of the dog, a direct biofeedback loop. You know what’s wrong with you as soon as you drink your morning pee.”

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they got it completely right. EVERYone knows what's wrong with you when you start drinking your morning pee.
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Wow. She need some help:



Same woman at a later date:

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Why men are shaving off their eyelashes

From stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty.

Which makes it hard to explain the social media trend of men trimming down — or even entirely shaving off — their eyelashes in a bid to look “more masculine.”

Videos posted to TikTok, Instagram and X in recent weeks show men braving blades very close to their eyes, in barber shops from Turkey to New Zealand, in a quest for stubby lashes. While some barbers are seen wielding buzzing electric clippers, others are freestyling with just a pair of hairdressing scissors and, hopefully, a steady hand.

“Eyelashes are vital for both visual experience and eye health,” said Vickie Lee, a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at Imperial College London, in an email interview. “As well as acting as a barrier and a trigger for the protective blink reflex, eyelashes help reduce airflow over the eyes… maintaining moisture, keeping the eyes healthy and comfortable, filtering intense sunlight, reducing glare and improving visual quality.”

While Lee said eyelashes follow a natural growth cycle, shedding and re-growing over time, she added that there are many reasons why removing them, per the methods seen on social media, is a bad idea. “Improper removal can lead to complications… Cutting or trimming eyelashes can cause discomfort and irritation as (it) can leave a sharp stubby end rubbing on the ocular surface,” she said, not to mention the risk of “causing potential injury to the eye.”

Lustrous lashes have been a signifier of femininity or attractiveness for centuries, depicted in art (including works by John Singer Sargeant and Pablo Picasso), poetry (Thomas Hood) and literature (F. Scott Fitzgerald), And there may be an evolutionary imperative, too: Scientific research from 2005 found that women with more attractive faces also possessed higher levels of the female sex hormone estrogen, which equates to increased fertility and fecundity — genetic traits that are appealing, in reproductive terms.

But in today’s increasingly masculine political climate, fueled by controversial online “manosphere” figures such as Andrew Tate and tech bro jocks like Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg (who recently voiced his support for more “masculine energy” in the corporate world, telling podcaster Joe Rogan in January: “A culture that celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits”), it is easy to see why some men are eager to repress anything about their appearance that could be construed as overtly feminine.

Even Vice President JD Vance, an outspoken defender of men’s right to “masculine urges,” has fallen foul of new masculine beauty standards when it comes to his eyes. During his televised election debate in October 2024, the internet was awash with speculation that Vance had worn eyeliner to achieve his dark, heavy-lashed look. The chatter became so widespread that disgraced former Republican congressman George Santos weighed in: “Vance does NOT use eyeliner,” he wrote on X at the time. “I’ve met him in person before he was a senator and I can confirm he has long eyelashes and they cast a shadow on his waterline. Grow up people!”

While none of the eyelash-shaving barbers approached for this story replied to CNN’s requests for comment, I do speak to one long-lashed male friend, 48-year-old, Spencer Bailey. “I’ve got a lot of flak over the years about my thick, dark eyelashes,” said the London-based IT professional. “But I definitely wouldn’t take the clippers to them. Comments are usually from other men who say they’re ‘girly’ — despite the fact I’m also 6-foot-2” — and ask if I’m wearing eye makeup or, more recently, if they’re fake… My wife likes them, but they seem to really bother some guys.”

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Why men are shaving off their eyelashes

From stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty.

Which makes it hard to explain the social media trend of men trimming down — or even entirely shaving off — their eyelashes in a bid to look “more masculine.”

Videos posted to TikTok, Instagram and X in recent weeks show men braving blades very close to their eyes, in barber shops from Turkey to New Zealand, in a quest for stubby lashes. While some barbers are seen wielding buzzing electric clippers, others are freestyling with just a pair of hairdressing scissors and, hopefully, a steady hand.

“Eyelashes are vital for both visual experience and eye health,” said Vickie Lee, a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at Imperial College London, in an email interview. “As well as acting as a barrier and a trigger for the protective blink reflex, eyelashes help reduce airflow over the eyes… maintaining moisture, keeping the eyes healthy and comfortable, filtering intense sunlight, reducing glare and improving visual quality.”

While Lee said eyelashes follow a natural growth cycle, shedding and re-growing over time, she added that there are many reasons why removing them, per the methods seen on social media, is a bad idea. “Improper removal can lead to complications… Cutting or trimming eyelashes can cause discomfort and irritation as (it) can leave a sharp stubby end rubbing on the ocular surface,” she said, not to mention the risk of “causing potential injury to the eye.”

Lustrous lashes have been a signifier of femininity or attractiveness for centuries, depicted in art (including works by John Singer Sargeant and Pablo Picasso), poetry (Thomas Hood) and literature (F. Scott Fitzgerald), And there may be an evolutionary imperative, too: Scientific research from 2005 found that women with more attractive faces also possessed higher levels of the female sex hormone estrogen, which equates to increased fertility and fecundity — genetic traits that are appealing, in reproductive terms.

But in today’s increasingly masculine political climate, fueled by controversial online “manosphere” figures such as Andrew Tate and tech bro jocks like Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg (who recently voiced his support for more “masculine energy” in the corporate world, telling podcaster Joe Rogan in January: “A culture that celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits”), it is easy to see why some men are eager to repress anything about their appearance that could be construed as overtly feminine.

Even Vice President JD Vance, an outspoken defender of men’s right to “masculine urges,” has fallen foul of new masculine beauty standards when it comes to his eyes. During his televised election debate in October 2024, the internet was awash with speculation that Vance had worn eyeliner to achieve his dark, heavy-lashed look. The chatter became so widespread that disgraced former Republican congressman George Santos weighed in: “Vance does NOT use eyeliner,” he wrote on X at the time. “I’ve met him in person before he was a senator and I can confirm he has long eyelashes and they cast a shadow on his waterline. Grow up people!”

While none of the eyelash-shaving barbers approached for this story replied to CNN’s requests for comment, I do speak to one long-lashed male friend, 48-year-old, Spencer Bailey. “I’ve got a lot of flak over the years about my thick, dark eyelashes,” said the London-based IT professional. “But I definitely wouldn’t take the clippers to them. Comments are usually from other men who say they’re ‘girly’ — despite the fact I’m also 6-foot-2” — and ask if I’m wearing eye makeup or, more recently, if they’re fake… My wife likes them, but they seem to really bother some guys.”

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is it possible for there to be any better champions of hyper-macho-bro culture than Santos, Zuckerberg and Vance.... ???










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really... i think we couldn't possibly do any better.
carry on, you poor misunderstood macho studmuffins.

carry on
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