Pakistani Goat Sporting Enormous 21-Inch-Long Ears Becomes Sensation

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A goat in Pakistan has become something of a sensation thanks to its enormous ears, which measure a whopping 21 inches in length. The jaw-dropping creature, dubbed Simba, was reportedly born in Karachi last month and, as word of the wondrous animal began to spread, the creature quickly became an unexpected celebrity in its home country and spawned headlines around the world. “Within 10 to 12 days of his birth, he was already appearing in all the national and international media,” marveled Simba’s owner Mohammad Hasan Narejo, “within 30 days, he became so popular that even a famous personality might take 25 to 30 years to achieve this level of fame.”

Understandably proud of the unique creature, Narejo has even attempted to get Guinness World Records to award Simba with the honor of being the ‘longest-eared goat.’ Alas, such a category does not exist, though one assumes that the animal’s owner is hoping that the record keepers will see to it to create the title. Beyond the unfulfilled championship chase, Simba has also faced a few challenges brought about by its prodigious ears, most notably difficulty with walking due to the animal’s propensity to trip over its prodigious appendages. Fortunately, Narejo has managed to solve that problem by designing a special ‘ear harness’ for the goat.

Perhaps more troubling, Narejo laments, are concerns that the creature could be cursed by rival goat breeders who are jealous of Simba’s blossoming stardom. As such, the animal’s owner has turned to prayer in order to ward off such bad karma. “We recite Koranic verses and blow on him to cast away the evil eye,” Narejo revealed, “following a long tradition we inherited from our elders, we have fastened a black thread around him that is fortified with Koranic verses.” As for what the future holds for Simba, his owner hopes that the eye-catching creature can serve as a symbol for the Pakistani goat breeding industry, which he contends is the best in the world.

Florida Man Tries For New World Record By Drinking 33 Beers In One Night

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A Florida man tried to beat a world record by drinking 33 beers in a single night. At least that’s what Michael Monahan, 48, told St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputies as he was arrested outside Body Talk Sports Bar on South U.S. 1, the TC Palm reports. Needless to say, things didn’t go so well for him.

1. MONAHAN GOT A LITTLE ROWDY WHILE DRINKING.According to reports, he used foul language and tried to fight when police arrived. They’d been called out just before midnight to the adult entertainment establishment after receiving reports about a man passed out in the parking lot. A woman was there rubbing Monahan’s back – she was later identified as his fiancee.

2. HE DECIDED TO TRY AND FIGHT THE POLICE.While Monahan’s fiancee warned him to “be calm please and don’t fight them,” he didn’t take her advice. Instead, he stood up and stepped up to the officers, saying: “Oh you want to [expletive] fight? Let’s go then.”

3. OFFICERS TRIED TO TELL MONAHAN THAT THEY JUST WANTED TO HELP.However, he wasn’t calmed by this. He instead put his fists up and said: “Let’s go [expletive].”

4. MONAHAN WAS CUFFED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.However, they first took him to a hospital where he revealed just how much he’d been drinking. Had he really downed 33 beers, that would be three gallons of beer. He was arrested on charges of disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.

Big Bottom

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Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) is a fictional English heavy metal band created by American comedians and musicians Michael McKean (as lead singer and co-lead guitarist David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (as lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (as bassist Derek Smalls). They are characterized as “one of England’s loudest bands”. McKean, Guest and Shearer wrote and performed original songs for the band.

The band first appeared on a 1979 ABC television sketch comedy pilot called The T.V. Show, starring Rob Reiner. The sketch, actually a mock promotional video for the song “Rock and Roll Nightmare”, was written by Reiner and the band, and included songwriter-performer Loudon Wainwright III on keyboards. Later the band became the fictional subject of the 1984 rockumentary / mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap.

Big Bottom is one of the funniest songs the band wrote. Musically it’s horrendous trash.

The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin’
That’s what I said
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand
Or, so I’ve read.
My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo.

Big bottom
Big bottom
Talk about bum cakes
My gal’s got ’em.
Big bottom
Drive me out of my mind.
How can I leave this behind?

I saw her on Monday, twas my lucky bun day
You know what I mean.
I love her each weekday, each velvety cheek day
You know what I mean.
My love gun’s loaded and she’s in my sights
Big game’s waiting there inside her tights.

Big bottom
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Talk about mud flaps
My gal’s got ’em.
Big bottom
Drive me out of my mind.
How can I leave this behind?

Town in Iceland Paints 3D Zebra Crosswalk To Slow Down Speeding Cars

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In the small fishing town of Ísafjörður, Iceland, an exciting development in road safety has just popped up – almost literally. A new pedestrian crossing has been painted that appears to be 3D by way of a cleverly-detailed optical illusion.

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Not only does the innovative design give foot-travelers the feeling of walking on air, it also gets the attention of drivers, who will be sure to slow down their speed once they spot the seemingly floating ‘zebra stripes.’ Icelandic environmental commissioner Ralf Trylla called for its placement in Ísafjörður after seeing a similar project being carried out in New Delhi, India. With the help of street painting company Vegmálun GÍH, his vision became a reality.

Scroll down to see photos of the fascinating installment taken by Ágúst G. Atlason of Gústi Productions, and let us know if you’d like to see one of these crosswalks in your own city.

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Burning Man

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Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually in the western United States. The name of the event comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as the Man, that occurs on the penultimate night of Burning Man, which is the Saturday evening before Labor Day. The event has been located since 1991 at Black Rock City in northwestern Nevada, a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert about 100 miles (160 km) north-northeast of Reno. As outlined by Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey in 2004, the event is guided by ten principles: radical inclusion, gifting, decommodification, radical self-reliance, radical self-expression, communal effort, civic responsibility, leaving no trace, participation, and immediacy.
The event originated on June 22, 1986, on Baker Beach in San Francisco as a small function organized by Larry Harvey and Jerry James, the builders of the first Man. It has since been held annually, spanning the nine days leading up to and including Labor Day. Over the event’s history, attendance has generally increased. In 2019, 78,850 people participated in the event. In 2021, the unofficial event had an estimated 20,000 attendees.

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A large gathering of 21st century hippies partying hard

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A mechanically inclined anti-establishment do-it-your-selfer must have built this contraption.

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Mystery surrounds aristocrat’s vampire hunting kit

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Vampire hunting kit
Image caption,The kit comes richly adorned with crosses and crucifixes, including those making up a secret opening mechanism

A different sort of hammer has fallen on a century-old vampire fighting kit, complete with holy water bottle and wooden stake, after it was auctioned.

The bizarre box of paranormal paraphernalia, including candlesticks, crucifixes and pistols, was once owned by British peer Lord Hailey.

It sold for £13,000 at a Derbyshire auction – five times its guide price.

It is unclear how seriously Lord Hailey took the threat of vampires, or if the kit was ever used.

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Image caption,Lord Hailey rose to be governor of the Punjab from 1924 to 1928

The 19th Century lockable box features two brass crucifixes on the lid, which act as secret sliding locks.

Inside are more crucifixes, a matching pair of pistols, a brass powder flask, holy water, a Gothic Bible, a wooden mallet, a stake, brass candlesticks and rosary beads.

Several items were stamped with Lord Hailey’s initials.

Also included was Metropolitan Police paperwork apparently registering an “alien enemy” in 1915 – during World War One.

William Malcolm Hailey, 1st Baron Hailey was born in 1872 and rose to be governor of the Punjab from 1924 to 1928 and Governor of the United Provinces from 1928 to 1934.

He died in 1969 and has a memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey.

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Image caption,This clock is thought to be one of the earliest domestic types available

Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers, said: “Vampires have been part of popular culture for more than 200 years. They are enshrined in European folklore.

“The publication of John Polidori’s The Vampyre in 1819 had a major impact and that was followed by Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic Dracula.

“However, a belief in vampires and strange superstitions go back even further and persist to this day. The task of killing a vampire was extremely serious and historical accounts suggested the need for particular methods and tools.”

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Image caption,The Chinese vase may have had links to a World War Two spy

Also in the sale was a Lantern clock dating from between 1690 and 1700.

These are thought to be the earliest types of domestic clocks in England and this example was unusual due to its original condition. It sold for £7,000.

Another lot was a blue and white Chinese “lotus” bottle vase, given to a British serviceman by a family in Japan.

According to family legend, he may have worked as a spy during World War Two. It sold for £1,900.

BBC