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http://www.weirdworm.com/people-from-commercials-wed-like-to-hang-out-with/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:12:21 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6318 http://www.weirdworm.com/people-from-commercials-wed-like-to-hang-out-with/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-7-people-every-crime-team-needs/ http://www.weirdworm.com/the-7-people-every-crime-team-needs/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:42:38 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6243 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-7-people-every-crime-team-needs/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-5-strangest-ways-in-which-people-died-at-work/ http://www.weirdworm.com/the-5-strangest-ways-in-which-people-died-at-work/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:37:36 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6245 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-5-strangest-ways-in-which-people-died-at-work/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/3-things-kids-are-supposed-to-love-that-actually-terrifies-them/ 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http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-with-unexpected-hobbies/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:36:34 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6196 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-with-unexpected-hobbies/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-rock-n-roll-urban-legends-that-are-true/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-rock-n-roll-urban-legends-that-are-true/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 08:16:03 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6083 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-rock-n-roll-urban-legends-that-are-true/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-more-famous-people-and-their-inventions-everyone-forgets/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-more-famous-people-and-their-inventions-everyone-forgets/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:38:54 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6057 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-more-famous-people-and-their-inventions-everyone-forgets/feed/ 5 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-ridiculous-kids-breakfast-cereals/ http://www.weirdworm.com/7-ridiculous-kids-breakfast-cereals/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:06:53 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6050 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-ridiculous-kids-breakfast-cereals/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-vegans-who-could-kick-your-butt/ http://www.weirdworm.com/7-vegans-who-could-kick-your-butt/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:34:26 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6009 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-vegans-who-could-kick-your-butt/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-embarrassing-celebrity-career-crossovers/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-embarrassing-celebrity-career-crossovers/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:02:00 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=6008 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-embarrassing-celebrity-career-crossovers/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-wrestling-themes-that-dont-fit-the-wrestler-at-all/ http://www.weirdworm.com/7-wrestling-themes-that-dont-fit-the-wrestler-at-all/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:40:00 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5983 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-wrestling-themes-that-dont-fit-the-wrestler-at-all/feed/ 4 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-actors-who-shouldnt-have-come-back-for-the-threequel/ http://www.weirdworm.com/4-actors-who-shouldnt-have-come-back-for-the-threequel/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:41:29 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5982 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-actors-who-shouldnt-have-come-back-for-the-threequel/feed/ 3 0:08:13 The 3rd movie in a series is what turns a set of movies into a movie franchise, and signifies the ultimate attempt to squeeze every last drop of profit without having to come up with any original ideas. There are some threequels that are well though[...] The 3rd movie in a series is what turns a set of movies into a movie franchise, and signifies the ultimate attempt to squeeze every last drop of profit without having to come up with any original ideas. There are some threequels that are well thought out, and brilliantly accentuate a franchise, leaving an indelible legacy on Hollywood history. But for every one of those, there are a dozen threequels that are disastrous, and cases of actors going back to the well one too many times are far too common in Hollywood. Here are 4 actors who should have found a new direction to take their careers in, instead of losing a lot of rep coming out for just one more round, and getting clobbered by Mr. T. A President T. message to Danny Glover: “If I ever see Lethal Weapon 5 in theaters, I will beat you Rocky style.” 1. Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop 3 The problem with Eddie Murphy is that he’s hilarious for a couple of hours at a time, but when subjected to his antics longer than that, you start to fight an overwhelming urge to slap him lightly across both cheeks with the sharp end of a claw hammer. The original Beverly Hills Cop is a classic movie that helped launch the production career of Jerry Bruckheimer, for which all fans of action movies are eternally grateful. Thank you Eddie Murphy, thank you so very, very much. The suspension of disbelief started to get excessive with the release of Beverly Hills Cop 2. We were supposed to belief that a Detroit cop would make yet another trip to Los Angeles, to make all the LAPD detectives look like rubes and bust up another crime ring? Alright, fine. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice? Ain’t gonna happen. There is no way they could possibly expect us to believe that Axel Foley would find it necessary to go back to LA again, rig… Dammit. Now we’ve just gone into movie premise bullshit territory. Detective Foley pursues a crime ring cleverly hidden inside a chain of amusement parks. Because nothing goes better together than Bugs Bunny and crack cocaine. The third movie was missing some of the original actors, Jerry Bruckheimer was not involved in any way with the movie, and Eddie Murphy deliberately tried to play the straight man role in a franchise literally built on Eddie being funny. Eddie Murphy is incapable of playing in a dramatic role, it’s not in his nature. And that’s fine. Plenty of actors are incapable of playing certain roles. For example, Arnold Schwarzeneggar is incapable of playing a comedic role. But that didn’t stop them from trying. The simple fact is that Eddie was depressed because he recently discovered he couldn’t act like Denzel, and was coming off a string of unsuccessful films, and phoned in the performance. The result? Crappy movie. Plus, listen to this song. See if you can go more than 30 seconds without trying to puncture your eardrums with a nail file. 2. Mel Gibson, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome There are many things to make fun of with regards to Mel Gibson; he’s an internet funnyman’s wet dream. But today, we will not pick on him for his crazy racist ways, but rather for his overinsistence on playing the Lone Ranger in post apocalyptic Australia. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we’re talking about Mad Max. He’s gonna eat your babies. The Mad Max trilogy degenerates as the franchise wound on, becoming more and more crazy as the movies progressed. We get to watch as Max murdered crazy villain after crazy villain, usually by running them over with a truck. Lord Humongous and the Gay Stripper Gang featured prominently. But as far as pure bizarre goes, nothing can compete with the third film in the series, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. It is clear that Mel is reaching from the beginning, when he is shown at the helm of a Conestoga Wagon with all terrain tires driven by camels, and is then promptly attacked by a dive bomber who knocks him off his perch and steals his stuff. He is then confronted by Bartertown, a wretched hive in th[...] Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/5-horrendous-movie-performances-by-non-actors/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-horrendous-movie-performances-by-non-actors/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:03:27 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5967 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-horrendous-movie-performances-by-non-actors/feed/ 3 http://www.weirdworm.com/characters-that-the-new-season-of-doctor-who-needs-to-revisit/ http://www.weirdworm.com/characters-that-the-new-season-of-doctor-who-needs-to-revisit/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:27:40 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5965 http://www.weirdworm.com/characters-that-the-new-season-of-doctor-who-needs-to-revisit/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-more-weird-things-that-kids-loved-in-the-80s/ http://www.weirdworm.com/4-more-weird-things-that-kids-loved-in-the-80s/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:35:47 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5961 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-more-weird-things-that-kids-loved-in-the-80s/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-weirdest-feats-of-human-strength/ http://www.weirdworm.com/6-weirdest-feats-of-human-strength/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:41:23 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5933 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-weirdest-feats-of-human-strength/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-musicians-and-their-unfortunately-unusual-demises/ http://www.weirdworm.com/7-musicians-and-their-unfortunately-unusual-demises/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:32:33 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5922 http://www.weirdworm.com/7-musicians-and-their-unfortunately-unusual-demises/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-6-most-baffling-sports-people-actually-play/ http://www.weirdworm.com/the-6-most-baffling-sports-people-actually-play/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:36:50 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5893 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-6-most-baffling-sports-people-actually-play/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/five-very-lucky-people/ http://www.weirdworm.com/five-very-lucky-people/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:22:37 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5885 http://www.weirdworm.com/five-very-lucky-people/feed/ 2 0:06:51 There’s no way to prove that luck as we know it exists. Most people believe it out of superstition or firsthand experience with improbable odds. With experiences like the following, it becomes much harder to disprove. 1. Frane Selak If you[...] There’s no way to prove that luck as we know it exists. Most people believe it out of superstition or firsthand experience with improbable odds. With experiences like the following, it becomes much harder to disprove. 1. Frane Selak If you’ve ever wondered where action movies get their increasingly bizarre scenarios from, look no further than the life of Frane Selak, a Croatian man who’s escaped more vehicle accidents than most people are willing to put up with. This again? Oh, come on! Selak’s history of WTF begins in the sixties when he was riding on a train that derailed into a river. This being January, the list of terrible things that could happen as a result of a train diving into a river were greatly increased. Selak wasn’t among the seventeen dead, having escaped with a broken arm. A year later, Selak (who had presumably sworn off of trains) was taking a flight on a commercial airliner when the cabin doors were blown off. Selak was blown away with nineteen other people. He was the only one to have survived, landing on a haystack and avoiding other injuries. A year after that, Salek tried his hand at buses and promptly found himself in a freezing river again. After being stuck by a bus and escaping a car explosion twice, Frane hit some good luck that didn’t involve near death in 2004 when he won the Croatian Million Dollar lottery. 2. Timothy Dexter To make it in the business world nowadays you need some sort of education, a sense of direction and some sort of knowledge of the business world itself. Timothy Dexter, a 1700’s eccentric, defied this logic in every possible way. He couldn’t even spell properly but somehow became one of the most successful business men in New England. Raised as a farmhand, a young Dexter picked up his trade seemingly on a whim and immediately found good fortune despite being publicly known as a poorly educated hick. His contemporaries were known to give him bad advice with the intention of ruining him financially. One such tip was importing warming pans to the West Indies, an area noted for its warmth. A captain on his ship sold them as ladles to a growing molasses company, turning a large profit. It was then suggested that he sell wool mittens to the same people, who in turn bought them all and sold them to Siberia. After being convinced to sell coal to Newport, he arrived just in time for a miner’s strike, making a small fortune. His entire career was made off of such success and it most likely wouldn’t have happened if people weren’t trying to undermine his non-integrity all the time. Haters gonna hate. At the age of fifty he published his memoir A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress. Initially he gave the book away for free but soon found a publishing house that ran eight editions. Oddly enough, the book contains absolutely no punctuation within the text. 3. Jason and Jenny Cairns-Lawrence People usually only get to directly experience a terrorist attack once in their lifetime. That is because terrorist attacks have the tendency to kill lots of people. However, Jason and Jenny Cairns-Lawrence are not among them. In fact, they’ve witnessed major acts of terrorism first hand three times without being harmed themselves. Their feel-good story begins with a trip to New York City on September 11th, making them witnesses to the worst terrorist attack in American history. Four years later the duo was in London when bombs were detonated across the city’s transit system, killing fifty people. Rounding out this horrible trilogy, the couple happened to be vacationing in Mumbai when the city was under siege by terrorists. Their travel agent would later be revealed to be Satan himself. “Why yes, I hear Darfur is quite lovely this time of year.” Despite bearing witness to three of the worst events of their lifetime, the two keep a fairly optimistic view about it despite the fact that they we[...] Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/5-ridiculous-things-deemed-offensive-by-people/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-ridiculous-things-deemed-offensive-by-people/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:44:11 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5881 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-ridiculous-things-deemed-offensive-by-people/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/actors-who-went-all-out-for-their-roles/ http://www.weirdworm.com/actors-who-went-all-out-for-their-roles/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:08:54 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5878 http://www.weirdworm.com/actors-who-went-all-out-for-their-roles/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-famous-people-and-the-inventions-everyone-forgets-about/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-famous-people-and-the-inventions-everyone-forgets-about/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:07:40 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5867 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-famous-people-and-the-inventions-everyone-forgets-about/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-people-who-rode-the-crazy-train-to-fame-and-fortune/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-people-who-rode-the-crazy-train-to-fame-and-fortune/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:00:47 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5786 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-people-who-rode-the-crazy-train-to-fame-and-fortune/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/four-bizarre-artists-you-must-check-out/ http://www.weirdworm.com/four-bizarre-artists-you-must-check-out/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:05:26 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5775 http://www.weirdworm.com/four-bizarre-artists-you-must-check-out/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/popular-cartoon-characters-with-major-issues/ http://www.weirdworm.com/popular-cartoon-characters-with-major-issues/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:00:09 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5770 http://www.weirdworm.com/popular-cartoon-characters-with-major-issues/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/three-people-so-scary-they-became-myths/ http://www.weirdworm.com/three-people-so-scary-they-became-myths/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:00:02 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5708 http://www.weirdworm.com/three-people-so-scary-they-became-myths/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/seven-writers-not-even-death-could-slow-down/ http://www.weirdworm.com/seven-writers-not-even-death-could-slow-down/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:03:22 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5687 http://www.weirdworm.com/seven-writers-not-even-death-could-slow-down/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-super-groups-that-werent-so-super/ http://www.weirdworm.com/4-super-groups-that-werent-so-super/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:24:59 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5666 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-super-groups-that-werent-so-super/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-actors-you-didnt-know-were-talented/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-actors-you-didnt-know-were-talented/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:35:39 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=5658 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-actors-you-didnt-know-were-talented/feed/ 5 0:05:35 As moviegoers and T.V. watchers, we all like to assume that everyone in Hollywood is talented. MTV has long since destroyed that notion and now the cynics among us view Tinsletown as a wasteland- a shell of its former self- a desolate spread of tabl[...] As moviegoers and T.V. watchers, we all like to assume that everyone in Hollywood is talented. MTV has long since destroyed that notion and now the cynics among us view Tinsletown as a wasteland- a shell of its former self- a desolate spread of tabloid despair and pet pharmacies. In the land where Peck and Hitchcock once roamed, Kardashian and Lohan now dominate. But it isn’t all bad. In fact, many actors who seem to be irrevocable wastes of space- actually have a modicum of talent left in their surgery riddled bodies. 1. Ben Affleck “Pearl Harbor”, “Gigli”, “Reindeer Games”, “Daredevil”. None of these titles inspire images of greatness. Ben Affleck, who started his career freezing in the massive shadow of Matt Damon, eventually shifted his career, providing moviegoers with competent, yet uninspiring performances. As an actor Mr. Affleck can be described as mediocre- he won’t make you shed a tear, but he isn’t going to provide ‘meme-worthy’ material like Gary Busey or Keanu Reeves would. Say it ain’t so, Han Solo! 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20 Jul 2010 16:52:10 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4982 http://www.weirdworm.com/3-weird-reoccurring-scenarios-in-movies-involving-the-same-actors/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-wrestlers-who-are-better-off-when-theyre-jerks/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-wrestlers-who-are-better-off-when-theyre-jerks/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:51:10 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4970 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-wrestlers-who-are-better-off-when-theyre-jerks/feed/ 3 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-drinking-games-that-make-spike-tv-tolerable/ http://www.weirdworm.com/6-drinking-games-that-make-spike-tv-tolerable/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:15:24 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4743 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-drinking-games-that-make-spike-tv-tolerable/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-obsessive-fanboys-who-changed-the-world/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-obsessive-fanboys-who-changed-the-world/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:59:22 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4461 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-obsessive-fanboys-who-changed-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-wrestlers-who-achieved-awesomenessoutside-the-ring/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-wrestlers-who-achieved-awesomenessoutside-the-ring/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:25:21 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4352 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-wrestlers-who-achieved-awesomenessoutside-the-ring/feed/ 8 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-five-weirdest-bands-from-around-the-world/ http://www.weirdworm.com/the-five-weirdest-bands-from-around-the-world/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:34:00 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4303 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-five-weirdest-bands-from-around-the-world/feed/ 7 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-nonagenarians-who-broke-world-records/ http://www.weirdworm.com/10-nonagenarians-who-broke-world-records/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:54:32 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4276 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-nonagenarians-who-broke-world-records/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-movies-you-didnt-know-were-adaptations/ http://www.weirdworm.com/10-movies-you-didnt-know-were-adaptations/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 09:51:29 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=4083 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-movies-you-didnt-know-were-adaptations/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-whos-careers-took-ironic-twists/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-whos-careers-took-ironic-twists/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 12:55:31 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3940 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-whos-careers-took-ironic-twists/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/five-famous-philanthropists-who-built-their-fortunes-unethically/ http://www.weirdworm.com/five-famous-philanthropists-who-built-their-fortunes-unethically/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 11:21:55 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3774 http://www.weirdworm.com/five-famous-philanthropists-who-built-their-fortunes-unethically/feed/ 2 0:09:49 “Behind every great fortune there is a great crime” – attributed to Honoré de Balzac America has long been a storied place of opportunity, where the poor and downtrodden could flip off the monarchs or dictators of their homeland and get a new star[...] “Behind every great fortune there is a great crime” – attributed to Honoré de Balzac America has long been a storied place of opportunity, where the poor and downtrodden could flip off the monarchs or dictators of their homeland and get a new start on their lives. Multitudes have come and prospered, and a small number created great fortunes. Some made so much that they ran out of space in the garage for another car and decided, what the heck, why not give some money away. As easily as a dog marking the trees in the neighborhood, philanthropists could attach their names to universities, foundations and charities. But like the rest of society, not every one of these philanthropists were honest and hardworking. Several made their money by cheating people, abusing workers, destroying those in their path and working with criminals and dictators. So next time you watch Sesame Street or PBS with your kids, remember that it’s brought to you, in part, by the crimes against society and humanity (though it does keep the pledge drive to a minimum). 1. William Randolph Hearst Business: Newspaper Publishing Foundation/Value: The Hearst Foundations – $313.5 Million William Randolph Hearst grew up in a moderately affluent family that made its money from gold and oil. After being expelled from Harvard for sending his professor chamber pots in the mail, Hearst’s father gave him what any spoiled brat deserved: his own business. Hearst was given control of the San Francisco Examiner and proceeded to spend $1 million a year to trick it out. He turned from normal news to stories about crime, tragic deaths and sensational stories, usually in the form of tacky, pedestrian numbered lists. His peddling of dumb news paid off and in 1895, looking for a new challenge, decided to challenge Joseph Pulitzer, the owner of the New York World. He bought the New York Morning Herald and staffed it by buying out Pulitzer’s entire Sunday edition staff. From there a press war for circulation started that would bring about some of the most sensational and low forms of journalism, provoke a war in Cuba and give Rupert Murdoch a model to build Fox News after. Apparently the Amish were a lot more ruthless back then. Why He’s Unethical: The race for circulation went beyond simply reporting the most graphic news of the day. In order to best his competitors Hearst started to create the news. When tensions ran high between Cuba and Spain in 1898 over Cuba’s fight for independence, the United States sent the USS Maine to protect American interests. On February 15, 1898 the Maine sank after an explosion, killing 266 men on board. While the cause was unknown, it was blamed on a mine set by the Spanish. Before a full inquiry could even be made, Hearst was readying his presses to report for a war. Hearst sent reporter Richard Harding Davis and Artist Frederick Remington to document atrocities. When they found no war going on, he telegrammed: “You supply the pictures, I’ll supply the war”. The war would result in 2,466 American casualties and the introduction of the Platt Amendment , giving the United State free reign to interfere in Cuba’s national affairs. Anger at US tampering led to resentment that came to a head with Fidel Castro’s communist revolution. The war also gave the United States control of the Philippines, resulting in the uprising of the locals Filipinos, starting the Philippine War costing 4,196 American lives. Hearst was the model to the titular character in Citizen Kane, often voted the best film of all time. Hearst was angered by the negative portrayal and the famous line “Rosebud”, the name he gave to his mistress’ clitoris. He used his newspapers to attack the film and an associate at MGM offered to buy the film from $1 million and destroy it. Hearst managed to destroy Welles career, but Citizen Kane would go on as the film that defined public perception of Hearst. (...)Read the rest of Five Famous Philanthropists (Who Built Their Fortunes [...] Highlights, People office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/5-infamous-hollywood-urban-legends/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-infamous-hollywood-urban-legends/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:24:03 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3692 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-infamous-hollywood-urban-legends/feed/ 0 http://www.weirdworm.com/8-bachelor-activities-women-probably-shouldnt-know-about-by-kevin-mac/ http://www.weirdworm.com/8-bachelor-activities-women-probably-shouldnt-know-about-by-kevin-mac/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 16:54:28 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3566 http://www.weirdworm.com/8-bachelor-activities-women-probably-shouldnt-know-about-by-kevin-mac/feed/ 9 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-great-video-game-characters-and-their-pathetic-cosplay-counterparts/ http://www.weirdworm.com/6-great-video-game-characters-and-their-pathetic-cosplay-counterparts/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 13:58:09 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3507 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-great-video-game-characters-and-their-pathetic-cosplay-counterparts/feed/ 9 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-unsexy-album-covers/ http://www.weirdworm.com/10-unsexy-album-covers/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 16:25:07 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3479 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-unsexy-album-covers/feed/ 3 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-weird-political-parties/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-weird-political-parties/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 09:13:52 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3490 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-weird-political-parties/feed/ 0 0:08:24 For as long as there have been political parties there have been joke political parties that poke fun at democracy with silly policies and insane promises. Most are just poor attempts at satire that die out after a year or two, but some enjoy surpri[...] For as long as there have been political parties there have been joke political parties that poke fun at democracy with silly policies and insane promises. Most are just poor attempts at satire that die out after a year or two, but some enjoy surprising amounts of media coverage and political success, becoming internationally famous and even winning elections. Looking at the history of these weird political parties can be a nice break from listening to some crazy guy on television talking about how Barack Obama is a communist or how every single Republican is racist. 5. Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements This Danish party was founded in 1979 by comedian Jacob Haugaard and a few of his friends, and he ran for parliament in every election until 1994. His campaigns were always based around strange ideas, such as better Christmas presents for all or more bread to feed ducks in parks. Best of all, at the end of every election he would spend all of his funding on beer and sausages for his supporters, an election promise which in the US would probably be enough to secure victory for pretty much anyone. (...)Read the rest of 5 Weird Political Parties (1,170 words) (...)Read the rest of 5 Weird Political Parties (1,170 words) Subscribe to Weird Worm podcast at © radmanovac for Weird Worm, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Highlights, People office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-who-just-went-crazy/ http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-who-just-went-crazy/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:00:01 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3403 http://www.weirdworm.com/5-celebrities-who-just-went-crazy/feed/ 10 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-unluckiest-live-performances-ever/ http://www.weirdworm.com/4-unluckiest-live-performances-ever/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:47:26 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3389 http://www.weirdworm.com/4-unluckiest-live-performances-ever/feed/ 6 http://www.weirdworm.com/8-of-the-worst-wrestling-gimmicks-ever/ http://www.weirdworm.com/8-of-the-worst-wrestling-gimmicks-ever/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:34:41 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3240 http://www.weirdworm.com/8-of-the-worst-wrestling-gimmicks-ever/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/stupid-photos-and-obnoxious-tourists/ http://www.weirdworm.com/stupid-photos-and-obnoxious-tourists/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:49:15 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3265 http://www.weirdworm.com/stupid-photos-and-obnoxious-tourists/feed/ 7 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-movie-characters/ http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-movie-characters/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:09:17 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3145 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-movie-characters/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/cannibalism-people-who-eat-other-people/ http://www.weirdworm.com/cannibalism-people-who-eat-other-people/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:19:34 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3082 http://www.weirdworm.com/cannibalism-people-who-eat-other-people/feed/ 9 0:29:12 Have you ever been so hungry you’d eat just about anything? You look in the fridge and search through your kitchen cupboards for something to fill that groaning hole in your stomach. Gathering together all the edible items you then set about mixing [...] Have you ever been so hungry you’d eat just about anything? You look in the fridge and search through your kitchen cupboards for something to fill that groaning hole in your stomach. Gathering together all the edible items you then set about mixing them into a bizarre, otherwise unthinkable concoction and, to your surprise, you like it. You wonder why nobody has ever thought of mixing powdered egg, banana yogurt and paprika before. That’s probably how cannibalism was invented hundreds of thousands of years ago. Although there was probably much more slicing and dicing involved. That’s right, cannibalism is as old as mankind and we certainly weren’t the first to come up with the idea. Animals have been eating members of their own species since the dawn of time and think nothing of it. To them it’s perfectly natural. Many species of arachnid, for example, instinctively begin to chow down on their mothers as soon as they are born and some mammals have been known to do the same thing. In fact, in some cases mammalian mothers will eat their own offspring if they feel the conditions needed to rear offspring have not been met. Ever seen a hamster do this? It’s pretty disturbing. Of course, the introduction of civilization, the very thing that separates us from the animals, makes it impractical and morally objectionable to kill and eat your kinsmen. When living in a group structure it is much better to let your friends and family live so they can help you carry that massive mammoth carcass back home. But what if your intended victim is not a member of your tribe? By making a meal of a rival tribesman you not only rid yourself of a troublesome neighbor, you also get yourself a family sized bucket of tasty man flesh as a special treat for the kids. This is one widely accepted answer to the question of where all those pesky Neanderthals went. That’s right, we ate them (or some of them at least – the rest probably ate each other). Our prehistoric ancestors can hardly be called civilized, however, and things have changed greatly since the dark days before KFC. Most of us now agree that the idea of eating another person is grim and stomach turning but, historically speaking, not all human cultures have shared this view. Many cultures have used cannibalism simply as a convenient way to dispose of the dead; others have even embraced it as a religious and ceremonial practice. The Aghori of India, for example, believe that eating the flesh of a recently deceased person (or not so recently deceased as the case may be) will give them magical powers. The Aghori, an extreme and widely condemned Hindu sect, get their kicks by removing bodies from cemeteries and funeral barges, sometimes eating them raw. Here are some examples of cannibalistic societies in recorded history: 1. The Carib The Carib people of the Lesser Antilles not only had the entire Caribbean Sea named after them; their name is also the origin of the word cannibal. Christopher Columbus was the first to report cannibalism among the Carib, whom he referred to as the Caniba (a mispronunciation of ‘Karibna’, the Carib word for ‘person’). Following this many Europeans formed the belief that the Carib practiced general cannibalism but this was not true, the Carib practiced ritual cannibalism and only ever against their enemies. Any conquistador to stumble across a society of cannibals would have been utterly thrilled. At the time it was considered a Christian’s duty to punish and subjugate any society known to practice cannibalism. This led to many tribal cultures in the Africa and the Americas being falsely accused of cannibalism and may have precipitated the slave trade. (...)Read the rest of Cannibalism – People Who Eat Other People (1,579 words) (...)Read the rest of Cannibalism – People Who Eat Other People (1,579 words) Subscribe to Weird Worm podcast at © rale for Weird Worm, 2010. | Permalink | 9 comments | Add to del.icio.us [...] Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/fun-facts-about-dictators/ http://www.weirdworm.com/fun-facts-about-dictators/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:51:22 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=3036 http://www.weirdworm.com/fun-facts-about-dictators/feed/ 45 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-weird-suicides-suicide-attempts/ http://www.weirdworm.com/6-weird-suicides-suicide-attempts/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:02:50 +0000 radmanovac http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=2955 http://www.weirdworm.com/6-weird-suicides-suicide-attempts/feed/ 1 http://www.weirdworm.com/six-incestuous-couples/ http://www.weirdworm.com/six-incestuous-couples/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:46:29 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=2732 http://www.weirdworm.com/six-incestuous-couples/feed/ 6 http://www.weirdworm.com/awful-people-who-got-what-was-coming-to-them/ http://www.weirdworm.com/awful-people-who-got-what-was-coming-to-them/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:13:47 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=2518 http://www.weirdworm.com/awful-people-who-got-what-was-coming-to-them/feed/ 64 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-5-craziest-people-on-the-internet/ http://www.weirdworm.com/the-5-craziest-people-on-the-internet/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:00:35 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=2355 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-5-craziest-people-on-the-internet/feed/ 4 0:10:50 Most of the people who use the Internet fall somewhere between Charles Manson and Street-Corner-Hobo-With-Surprisingly-Strong-Religious-Convictions on the crazy spectrum. This is the likely reason that most people spend as little time wandering abou[...] Most of the people who use the Internet fall somewhere between Charles Manson and Street-Corner-Hobo-With-Surprisingly-Strong-Religious-Convictions on the crazy spectrum. This is the likely reason that most people spend as little time wandering about the world wide web as possible: you check your emails, hit up CNN.com for your news, then check Weird Worm for your entertainment (or, for the cynics among you, Weird Worm for your news and CNN for your entertainment). However, hidden deep among the vast sea of illegible YouTube comments and terrifying pretend-hacker groups is a subset of creatures whose worldviews are so mind-blowingly mind blowing that their very existence transcends common humor, heading straight for the realm of the surreal. These are their stories. 5. David Icke WEBSITE: http://www.davidicke.com/ Serious Business Who is he? (...)Read the rest of The 5 Craziest People On The Internet (1,945 words) (...)Read the rest of The 5 Craziest People On The Internet (1,945 words) Subscribe to Weird Worm podcast at © rale for Weird Worm, 2010. | Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/tree-man/ http://www.weirdworm.com/tree-man/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:54:22 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=2025 http://www.weirdworm.com/tree-man/feed/ 2 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-urban-legends-about-celebrities/ http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-urban-legends-about-celebrities/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:58:58 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1991 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-urban-legends-about-celebrities/feed/ 5 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-things-that-people-find-attractive/ http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-things-that-people-find-attractive/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0000 euphoria http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1797 http://www.weirdworm.com/10-weird-things-that-people-find-attractive/feed/ 13 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-weird-experiences-of-7-dead-bodies/ http://www.weirdworm.com/the-weird-experiences-of-7-dead-bodies/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:41:20 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1756 http://www.weirdworm.com/the-weird-experiences-of-7-dead-bodies/feed/ 19 0:07:27 Living is hard, dying is easy. And you would think being dead would be easiest of all. But as the weird experiences of these seven people show, sometimes death is just the beginning of the crazy things that can happen to you. 1. Pope Formosus F[...] Living is hard, dying is easy. And you would think being dead would be easiest of all. But as the weird experiences of these seven people show, sometimes death is just the beginning of the crazy things that can happen to you. 1. Pope Formosus From 891-894 AD the head of the Catholic Church was a guy named Formosus. While his time at the top was short, his reign was fraught with controversy since he ruled during a period of complex divisions within the church. Many important bishops did not agree with his decisions, despite the doctrine of papal infallibility. After his death he was succeeded by Boniface VI who reigned for a whopping 15 days. One of Formosus’ biggest critics then got the top spot as Pope Stephen VI. Not one to just let a grudge go, Stephen disinterred his predecessor and charged him with various crimes. He then ordered the corpse to defend itself at trial. Formosus was dressed in his vestments and answered questions on his guilt or innocence. Ok, actually it was a guy hiding behind the throne doing the talking, but the intent was there. Unsurprisingly, since he was dead and all, Formosus was found guilty. His body was desecrated and thrown in the Tiber. He got his revenge though, as Stephen was killed a few months later. (...)Read the rest of The Weird Experiences of 7 Dead Bodies (1,012 words) Subscribe to Weird Worm podcast at © rale for Weird Worm, 2010. | Permalink | 19 comments | Add to del.icio.us Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/11-totally-weird-looking-mascots/ http://www.weirdworm.com/11-totally-weird-looking-mascots/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:44:17 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1712 http://www.weirdworm.com/11-totally-weird-looking-mascots/feed/ 6 http://www.weirdworm.com/nazi-woman/ http://www.weirdworm.com/nazi-woman/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:29:56 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1679 http://www.weirdworm.com/nazi-woman/feed/ 21 http://www.weirdworm.com/blacksheep-the-mortifying-siblings-of-7-famous-people/ http://www.weirdworm.com/blacksheep-the-mortifying-siblings-of-7-famous-people/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:39:54 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1667 http://www.weirdworm.com/blacksheep-the-mortifying-siblings-of-7-famous-people/feed/ 33 0:08:00 There’s one in every family. However, having a brother or sister who is an embarrassment is magnified a hundredfold when you’re famous. Here are 6 examples of well known people throughout history who had to deal with black sheep siblings. 1. Lo[...] There’s one in every family. However, having a brother or sister who is an embarrassment is magnified a hundredfold when you’re famous. Here are 6 examples of well known people throughout history who had to deal with black sheep siblings. 1. Louis XIV and Louis Philippe of France The famous person: Louis XIV was possibly the greatest king of France, ever. Know as the “Sun King” because people believed the sun actually shone out of his ass (seriously, it was considered an honor to watch him s**t), Louis defined the term absolute monarch. His brother: Philippe of France – Oh, Philippe. There is nothing wrong with the fact that the second most important man in France was gay, nor the fact that he flaunted it. It’s fine that he wore more makeup and perfume than any of the ladies at court. But it is bad when you allow your favorite male lover to poison your attractive first wife out of jealousy. And when your brother the King has to make sure you marry an ugly second wife to ensure it doesn’t happen again. And when your reaction on seeing her broad German face for the first time (in front of half the court) is “Mon Dieu. How can I sleep with THAT?!” Perhaps most embarrassing was the fact that Phillipe openly wore medallions of saints around his penis to enable him to impregnate his second wife. It worked: they had three children in 3 years. (...)Read the rest of Blacksheep: The Mortifying Siblings Of 7 Famous People (1,078 words) (...)Read the rest of Blacksheep: The Mortifying Siblings Of 7 Famous People (1,078 words) Subscribe to Weird Worm podcast at © rale for Weird Worm, 2010. | Permalink | 33 comments | Add to del.icio.us Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/famous-people-who-will-not-see-the-decade-change/ http://www.weirdworm.com/famous-people-who-will-not-see-the-decade-change/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:37:53 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1641 http://www.weirdworm.com/famous-people-who-will-not-see-the-decade-change/feed/ 8 0:07:13 There were influential and famous people who died in 2009. Some of them helped shape the world, while others entertained and delighted us. Sadly they will not be journeying into the new decade with us. 1. She aimed for the Heavens Nancy Bird W[...] There were influential and famous people who died in 2009. Some of them helped shape the world, while others entertained and delighted us. Sadly they will not be journeying into the new decade with us. 1. She aimed for the Heavens Nancy Bird Walton was born in October of 1915 and wanted to fly almost as soon as she could look up. She was just a teenager surviving the Depression in her home country of Australia when it became necessary for her to abandon her hopes of a formal education in order to help out her family make ends meet. It was not until she was eighteen that she had the means to take flying lessons. Her Aunt had left the family 200 pounds and her father loaned her the money. Her aim was not to fly as a hobby as it was for many women in those days, but to make a living from aviation. At just nineteen she was awarded a commercial pilot’s license and she purchased the Gipsy Moth her first plane. It was not long before she was racing and doing well. During WWII she trained women to back up men for the Royal Australian Air Force. She went on to found the Australian Women Pilots Association. Bird married and had two children. She died of natural causes on January 13, 2009. (...)Read the rest of Famous People Who Will Not See The Decade Change (960 words) Subscribe to Weird Worm podcast at © rale for Weird Worm, 2010. | Permalink | 8 comments | Add to del.icio.us Highlights, People, Podcast office@weirdworm.com no no http://www.weirdworm.com/grigori-rasputin-his-life-murder-and-penis/ http://www.weirdworm.com/grigori-rasputin-his-life-murder-and-penis/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:33:46 +0000 rale http://www.weirdworm.com/?p=1442 http://www.weirdworm.com/grigori-rasputin-his-life-murder-and-penis/feed/ 6 0:10:40 Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is an infamous character, the lecherous Russian mystic whose life sparked controversy and tragedy. He was a man of contradictions, and opinions on what precisely he was are still sharply divided – was he a holy man with m[...] Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is an infamous character, the lecherous Russian mystic whose life sparked controversy and tragedy. He was a man of contradictions, and opinions on what precisely he was are still sharply divided – was he a holy man with miraculous healing powers, or a charlatan who preyed on the suffering of the powerful? History has left him an enigma, and much of his historical record exists in the form of personal accounts and first-hand correspondence, which are unreliable at best. He was larger than life, in a sense, and a supernatural character. As such, historical fact, myth, and rumor all intersect in various tales of his life, and the line between fact and fiction is not always clear. What is certain is that he was very much a real man, and that his death and the rumors surrounding it are bizarre beyond expectations. However, to understand the nature of his murder, we must first understand the man himself and the implications of his life. 1. Background and Overview Rasputin was born in the desolate and freezing region of Siberia around 1869, a world away from the imperial capital. Apocryphal stories state that he exhibited extraordinary powers even at a young age, though there is no concrete evidence to back this up. For instance, one story recounts how Rasputin’s father had a horse stolen, and Rasputin was able to identify the culprit through divine knowledge. Regardless of what his early childhood looked like, it is known that he moved to Verkhoturye Monastery when he was around eighteen years old. This was a transformative experience for him, and when he returned home he claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary. This set him upon the path of the religious wanderer, and so began his travels. His renown grew in the Siberian peasant villages as an eccentric holy man with healing powers. In 1903, he finally arrived in Saint Petersburg, where his reputation as a faith healer grew to further heights. 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