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"A will written on the back of cardboard food packaging has been found to be valid by the high court, meaning a charity stands to inherit £180,000."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #uk #odd #news #food #paper #death #law
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov/13/mans-will-written-on-back-of-food-boxes-is-valid-uk-high-court-rules

#news #uk #law #weird #food #death #paper #odd #weirdnews #offbeat

The media hates educating the public about the disgusting stuff the Right says, with Senator Ralph Babet being the latest example.

Mark Di Stefano, a journalist with 100k followers, has only tweeted about #Trump 11 times in 2024. #weird

#journalism #misinformation #auspol

#trump #journalism #misinformation #auspol #weird

"The 2024 Egg Fair in Mexico broke a Guinness World Record when more than 2,000 young people participated in a race while balancing eggs on spoons."
#weirdnews #weird #news #odd https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/11/07/mexico-Guinness-World-Records-egg-spoon-race/8191731011180/

Watch: Egg and spoon race in Mexico breaks world record - UPI.com

Ben Hooper (UPI)
#news #weird #odd #weirdnews

Why are you getting so upset?

#weird #signs #humor #humour
Sign that says: The first rule of passive aggressive club is ... You know what, nevermind, it's FINE.
#humour #humor #weird #signs

"An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, revealed a surprise discovery back in 2022: an ancient dried-out lake bed paved with what looks like a yellow brick road."
#weirdnews #weird #news #odd https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-yellow-brick-road-at-the-bottom-of-the-pacific-ocean

Scientists Found a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean : ScienceAlert

Carly Cassella (ScienceAlert)
#news #weird #odd #weirdnews

So ... always turn off? I'm just gonna jam a screwdriver in it to be safe.

#proofreading #editing #writing #humor #humour #weird #sign
very confusing sign on a power box that says: Important do not never turn off
#writing #humour #humor #proofreading #weird #sign #editing

No complaints about this sign. Excellent advice.

#animals #animal #skunk #skunks #weird #signs #humor #humour
sign in a forest that says: Do not pet the fart squirrels with a picture of a skunk
#animals #humour #humor #animal #weird #signs #skunks #skunk

You know, you can grill them perfectly, and they still taste kinda' funny.

#clown #coulrophobia #anthropophagia #humor #humor #weird #signs
roadside sign -- a harlequin clown holding a text banner that says: Clown Hamburgers
#humor #weird #Coulrophobia #clown #signs #anthropophagia

Same here, sad humidifier, same here.

#appliances #weird #signs #humor #humour #existentialism #ennui
a humidifier that has a hand-made label on it that says: I still work but the light in me has gone
#humour #humor #ennui #existentialism #weird #signs #appliances

That is one stairwell you want to avoid.

#weird #signs #humor #humour
warning sign on a set of stairs with the following text: toilet out of order please use floor below
#humour #humor #weird #signs

Seriously, though, the worry tongs would work better. Don't even think about using the distress fork!

#weird #signs #humor #humour
image showing a hand reaching for food and a sign that says [sic]: "Don't the food with bare hands - use the concern spoon"
#humour #humor #weird #signs

But wait, don't I have to exist BEFORE I can pay the parking fee?

Proofreading: It matters!

#weird #signs #typo #proofreading #humor #humour
sign in a parking garage that says [sic]: Please pay your parking fee before existing
#humour #humor #proofreading #weird #signs #typo

An alternative explanation for why McDonald's sales are down.

#weird #signs #humor #humour
sign on wall with mcdonald's logo: This toilet is currently out of order Please use [tear in sign revealing a sign underneath that says] Children's Ball Pit Ronal McDonal's [sic] Secret Play Space
#humour #humor #weird #signs

And don't get me started on the contemptuous clam chowder.

Proofreading: it matters!

#weird #signs #soup #soups #humor #humour
clapboard sign that says: Campbells condescend tomato or chicken noodle soup 95 cents -- (for Marc's)
#humour #humor #weird #signs #Soups #soup

Typography: it matters!

#weird #signs #humor #humour #typography #graphicdesign #kerning
a sign that says Fart Food, but is supposed to say art food. (Fusing visual art & culinary creativity)
#humour #humor #typography #weird #signs #graphicdesign #kerning

Pretty weird. Soylent green day is supposed to be on Friday.

#meat #SoylentGreen #weird #signs #humor #humour
sign at a meat counter with ground meat in it that says: Limit of 15 people in the meat
#humour #humor #weird #soylentgreen #signs #meat

Five alarm call for the Irony Police!

#irony #fasteners #weird #signs #humor #humour
sign in a big box store that is hanging loosely at an angle, which says: fasteners
#humour #humor #irony #weird #signs #fasteners

Anarchy in the UK

#humor #humour #animals #animal #weird #signs
Pelican sitting on a rail, with the ocean behind, on top of a sign that says: No sitting or standing on rails
#animals #humour #humor #animal #weird #signs

They mostly come at night... mostly.

#aliens #newt #spiders #spider #infestation #weird #signs #humor #humour
wooden door with a home-made sign on it that says: The spider infestation problem is mostly resolved.
#humour #humor #weird #newt #signs #spider #spiders #infestation #aliens

This is much more calming than the ego mausoleum.

#DIYdeath #humor #humour #weird #signs
A very basic sign that says "self cemetery" in a field of grass with trees behind it
#humour #humor #weird #signs #diydeath

"There can be only one."

#nerd #nerdrage #odd #weird #fandom #humor #humour
Fake toy of Spider-Man. the packaging has a photo of jean luc picard. It says: Star Gate (in star wars font) battlestar galactica: Gandalf. (DC logo in bottom right)
#humour #humor #weird #fandom #nerd #odd #nerdrage

Remind me to NEVER go to this restaurant.

Proofreading: it matters!

#signs #weird #editing #proofreading #writing #writingcommunity #humor #humour
sign on door that says: Due to unforseen circumcisions the dining room will be closed this evening!! Sorry for the inconvenience. Open for takout and delivery only!!
#writing #humour #humor #proofreading #writingcommunity #weird #signs #editing

Here's to making that right turn!

#sign #signs #weird #humor #humour #existentialism
black and white photo of two signs in a forest: on top, it says "same old mistakes" and points left. Below, it says "glorious new mistakes" and points right.
#humour #humor #existentialism #weird #sign #signs

Fine, but it doesn't say anything about a nice bit of graffiti

#weird #signs #humor #humour #stickers
sticker on a curb with the text scratched up: All stickers except stickers about stickers being prohibited are prohibited
#humour #humor #weird #signs #stickers

Unless expressly allowed ... it is forbidden!

#signs #weird #strange #humor #humour
suburban street with trees and a hedge, and a prominent sign that has the red circle with slash through it, but on a white background
#humour #humor #weird #signs #strange

Sometimes.
W.E.I.R.D.-ly.

"Even the highly cited examples of 150-people networks have been criticised as overwhelmingly skewed towards rich, educated, and industrialised societies, with non-western cultures rarely mentioned. Confirmation bias may well be a factor in the popularity and acceptance of Dunbar’s number."

https://oxsci.org/end-of-dunbars-number/

#sociology #psychology #anthropology #ecology #PopularScience #SocialNeworks #correlation #nuance #context #friendship #PopCulture #WEIRD

The end of Dunbar’s number: Have our social networks changed for good? - The Oxford Scientist

Helen Collins explores evidence for and against Dunbar's number, the idea that our species' social groups are limited to around 150 people.
Helen Collins (The Oxford Scientist)
#ecology #psychology #weird #sociology #anthropology #popularscience #socialneworks #correlation #nuance #context #friendship #popculture

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