Category Archives: FORTEANA

One Man Donates 50 tons of 78 rpm Records

Not every collector aspires to one day amass a collection valued far beyond  dollars, but most of best think past the cash. Mr Savada was such a collector- more historian and host than salesman. 5o tons of records! The mind boggles. To transport it will take six 20-foot-long Federal Express trucks. Wow. Thanks Mr Savada.

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Body of Balloon Flight Priest Recovered

Poor dude. For more information on this failed lawn chair pilot click here. For more information on successful lawn chair flights click here and here. For info on the lawn chair flight pioneer, click here.

Body of balloon-flight priest recovered
www.news.com.au | By staff writers | July 06, 2008 01:24am
THE body a […]

Cute Chinese Baby Has Third Arm Removed

Modern medicine improves people’s quality of life. However, sometimes, I worry that medicine is helping to homogenize humans. Dwarfs given HGH as children to boost their stature, orthodontia and plastic surgery changing people faces towards a bland prettiness. 
Since this infant had 3 arms, and 2 were semi-functional, an educated guess was made as to […]

Town in India Pays Residents to Use Proper Toilets

I strive for tolerance of other cultures but c’mon people, it’s not rocket science to figure out one does not poo where one eats or where ones children play. Lord I love indoor plumbing. The photo and caption are chilling. This story is so absurd in 2008, it almost belongs in THE ONION, but it’s […]

Couch Flies Again! New Lawn Chair Flight Record

Yippeee! Couch flies again, and lands, safely! I can only imagine the magic of seeing him waft down thru a blue sky in an Idaho farm field on a clear summer day, popping balloons, spilling kool-aid and smiling. He handed out some of his balloons to those who came to see him land. Wow, thinking […]

Mayor Nutter Marries Bersey Ross and Ben Franklin in Philly

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For years Ralph Archbold, living as Ben Franklin, has been making a splash around Philly. Wearing his costume to the grocery store, providing amply ample quotes to the press when pressed, and generally being a real character and not just a character. Well, […]

Guy in wheelchair gets DUI

There’s some great drinking stories that come from Australia, below is one of them.  I’ve heard in some parts of the States that scooters, moped, and riding mowers are all used by the drunk to avoid getting a DUI.

This wheelchair costing less than $50 is available for free to the needy-click here for more info.  […]

Snaphappy Fishsuit Mokiligon Unable to Change Name to “F#ck Censorship”

One wonders if he was born Snaphappy Fishsuit Mokiligon or if he chose that name at some point? There were quite a few happy, jolly, silly, unique, weird, hippy names given to children who are now approaching a certain age and also toddling around today. Moon Unit, Apple, Pilot Inspektor, Tomahawk Truckstop, Sage Moonblood, Speck […]

Amsterdam Last Night-Smoking Banned & Giraffe, Camels, Zebras Run Free

Due to it’s latitude, Amsterdam, like many parts of the world, has long days during the summer. There’s nothing like 18+ hours of daylight to induce a touch of gleeful madness. In Amsterdam, on the last night to legally smoke anywhere, a circus giraffe also kicked open cages and freed a number of animals which […]

Batman Kills Teen in Fatal Roller Coaster Accident

Deepest sympathies to the family and friends affected by this latest tragic turn of events. Batman the Dark Knight indeed.
Rides and parks are more dangerous than you think. I had a friend in middle school who was killed on a coaster. The ride operator did a false stop in the station, my pal stood up, […]

Silly Alaskan Town Names

It’s Friday and seem to be finding too many missing limbs of late, so enjoy silly names! I’d like to name a town. I even entered an ancient MTV contest to win a town in Texas, think me and a pal were gonna call it DUDELAND.
History, humor in Alaska names from Eek to […]

Teen Fights Gator and Wins but Loses Arm

What a brave, and sorta cute, dude. I am sorry he lost his arm, but glad he saved his own life. Great work on fighting the gator, in the dark, in the water. Get better soon Kasey! I hope you can sell your story for a fortune. I hope you had health insurance. […]