Archive for the ‘Weird News’ Category

An Arlington woman said she has discovered a grape that bears a figure resembling the Virgin Mary.

Becky Ginn, 24, says she is a Baptist.

Becky and her mom had a laugh and thought this type of stuff only happened to Catholics. Becky posted a photo of the grape to her LiveJournal page and friends urged her to contact the media.

While she hasn’t made a shrine to the grape or prayed to it, she has rolled it around in a bowl in the fridge. She might end up selling it on eBay.

The Angelika Film Center is offering you the chance to win $100 in Cinemoney just for being creative with your grocery bag!

BAGHEAD, a witty, tongue-in-cheek horror story from PUFFY CHAIR writer-director duo Mark and Jay Duplass, centers on a stalker whose favorite method of enforcing terror is no more complicated than lurking around with a brown paper bag covering his face.

The folks at Angelika think that there is genius in simplicity, and that said, have launched their very own Baghead contest.

They are basically looking for a photo or video of the most creative Baghead you can think of. Wear one to work, shop at the grocery store, recite a poem about your groceries - whatever you want to do. Just remember, they can’t be held responsible for any less-than-desirable reactions!

Send your submissions to angelikasubmissions@gmail.com by 11:59pm on Thursday, August 7th for a chance to win, and become an Angelika blog star! (Albeit, if you’re following the contest rules, no one will know who you are…) And oh yeah…the winners will be selected by the Duplass brothers themselves!

If you were in Deep Ellum this past Friday and saw massive amounts of cameras outside of Elm Street Tattoo, it was because it was Friday the 13th and Oliver Peck who owns the place always goes a little wild tattooing “13” on that day.

From midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, Oliver completed 415 tattoos, applying the unlucky number 13 to scores of arms, legs, ankles, backs, thighs and even some rear ends. Some of Peck’s customers included firefighters, police officers, bartenders, a vehicle inspector, a nurse and a surgeon. By the time the marathon began, a line of customers snaked out the door and onto Elm Street.

In order to secure the record, the tattoos had to be a minimum of 1″ x 3″ and in 2-colors.

Peck claimed a mention in the Guinness Book of Records for drawing the most tattoos in a 24-hour period. He was awarded the honor by Guinness adjudicator Danny Girton Jr.

For those of you that don’t know Oliver but are trying to place his name, he was married to a certain Kat Von D. Kat was the former record holder.

Way to go Oliver — you’re a legend in your own time!

About 65 miles southwest of Dallas is an agricultural community made up of Stephenville and Dublin. In the past few weeks, many people have identified a “unidentified flying object” with one report from a pilot saying it was 1/2 mile wide and up to 1 mile long and another many stating that he saw no seams, bolts, etc. on the exterior of the craft. Others have reported seeing fighter jets flying after the UFO.

The military in their usual way has said it was an airplane and no jets were in the air from either Ft Worth or Wichita Falls.

I know it’s Texas and people joke about rednecks drinking too much beer around the time UFO’s are sighted, but it seems worthwhile to give pause for speculation considering so many people over such a large area have described seeing the exact same thing.

You can read a more detailed account of the sightings by clicking here

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Scooter, who lived in a loving home with Kim & Rob Velevis, decided to go out on a little adventure by himself on Christmas Eve.

While Kim, Rob and friends were busy hunting for Scooter, an unidentified woman “regifted” the dog to her daughter. The woman has sent an apology letter (with a Tulsa, Oklahoma postmark) and $20 to the Velevis for the loss of their dog and to assure them that the dog has a new home now. She claims her child lives with her ex-husband in an area near the Velevis.

The Velevis have very graciously put the word out that they will buy a pug puppy for the unidentified child if they can just have their beloved Scooter back.

Let’s help the Velevis’ get their Scooter back. If you know of a child that received a young Pug dog (not a puppy because he’s about 15 months old) for Christmas in the area, please contact local law enforcement. I know I would do anything to find my dog and I’m sure the Velevis feel the same way!

You can see a copy of the apology letter on WFAA’s site by clicking here.

For some reason last night, a man in “nature’s own apparel” decided to scale an electrical tower at Frio Drive & East Kiest Boulevard.

The man was coaxed down (no word on what they used to lure him down….my guess is cupcakes) and once his bare feet hit the pavement he was off like a rocket. But, bare feet don’t compare to officers in proper footwear so the naked man was caught and hauled off to Parkland for evaluation.