http://weird.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for weird en Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:18:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039479 unknown@Netscape.com Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. In his lifetime he gained "Human Lightning Rod" as a nickname... Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:18:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039479lightningroySullivanweirdstrangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011879 unknown@Netscape.com I really can't see any one wearing these shoes... platforms aren't always in style in the first place and secondly - a Nintendo gameboy in a shoe? Just weird... Sun, 27 May 2007 08:40:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011879platformsshoesnintendogameboyweirdNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1986022 unknown@Netscape.com Foot binding was practiced in China for 1000 years. Young girls would have their feet wrapped, thus limiting the normal development and essentially crippling them. Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1986022weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1907971 unknown@Netscape.com A Chinese grandmother who went to hospital with a headache was found to have had a bullet in her head for 64 years. Tue, 15 May 2007 15:31:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1907971weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1754751 unknown@Netscape.com Foods you would never think to be eating together like Baked Potato Split, Banana Beef Split, Pork Bon Bon, and Steak Cake... pretty gross, but well done photoshoped pics :P Sat, 05 May 2007 21:17:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1754751weirdfoodnastymixturessweetandsourNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1751120 unknown@Netscape.com The phone can be purchased from Prada boutiques for the first few weeks from the time it is released and is expected to be available around mid-May in Singapore. Fri, 04 May 2007 23:50:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1751120weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1655897 unknown@Netscape.com Serbian best commercial ever. Very funny and weird commercial . It`s commercial for bank " Vojvodjanska Bank " . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:31:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1655897weirdBannedserbiancommercialfunnyVideoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1600624 unknown@Netscape.com PONCA CITY, OK-Weird Ponca City High School freshman Sam Hollis, 14, briefly transcended his lifelong streak of social awkwardness Wednesday, surprising his classmates and teacher when he deftly dissected a frog during his second-period biology lab. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:55:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1600624satireasIfAnyoneeverLikesTheweirdkidNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1511187 unknown@Netscape.com The brick and cement wall, painted into purplish blue and red, emerges even more conspicuous among the khaki-coloured loess hills. Behind the two-metre-tall wall, is a sprawl of villagers' houses and yards, which are roughly built with mud. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:46:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1511187weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1484455 unknown@Netscape.com A mother cat in China has adopted a mouse, letting it join her family of newborns. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:20:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1484455weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1439453 unknown@Netscape.com We have shown you what it is like to go to a pool in China but with the summer coming up we also wanted to give you a taste of a day at the beach in China. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:58:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1439453weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1437032 unknown@Netscape.com In Asia you learn that you have to give up that personal space you become so used to in the US. Even so this is a train packed to the point even Asians have to feel crowded. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:46:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1437032weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1382074 unknown@Netscape.com Japanese brewery Asahi gave away beer-pouring robots to 5000 people who collected 36 stickers from promotional beer cans. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:39:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1382074weirdasiaNewsjapan http://web2announcer.com/go/1337921 unknown@Netscape.com A rabbit breeder who sold 12 of his animals to North Korea so the communist country could start its own breeding program fears they have been eaten by officials. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:43:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1337921weirdasiaNewsKorea http://web2announcer.com/go/1299616 unknown@Netscape.com An old man in Quanzhou, Fujian, who has spent a decade hitting a rock with his palms, has left a permanent imprint on the rock. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:02:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1299616weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1290417 unknown@Netscape.com The first building, emerging from the water, is devoted to the activities of the body, and houses the sports and water culture center. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:37:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1290417weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1277852 unknown@Netscape.com infant corpses and fetuses have become the newest supplements for health and beauty in China. Not only is the placenta considered a beauty remedy, but also aborted fetuses are much sought after delicacies. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:25:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1277852weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1174900 unknown@Netscape.com A Florida judge has ordered a man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide to display a large picture of the victim in his home. The picture must be at least two-feet wide and displayed prominently. It must also include lettering that says, "I'm sorry I killed you." Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:57:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1174900Newsweirdoffbeatbizarre http://web2announcer.com/go/1037997 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:35:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1037997healthScienceweirdskinmedicine http://web2announcer.com/go/1019834 unknown@Netscape.com Adirondack Towels and Scrubs, a national supplier to the hospitality industry, announces their selection of the most outrageous travel stories for winter 2007. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:03:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1019834travelingstoriesweirdOddfunnyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1008574 unknown@Netscape.com A money depositor has scared away the staff of several banks by bringing them vast quantities of dibs. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:58:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1008574weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/988862 unknown@Netscape.com Fang says the fish developed his ability to understand human speech from his father who used to spend four hours a day with him. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:20:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/988862weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/982515 unknown@Netscape.com An 85-year-old man in Shanghai somehow was unhurt after he fell out of a fifth-floor apartment window on Wednesday. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:37:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/982515weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/970831 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:03:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/970831historydeathweirdstrangehumor http://web2announcer.com/go/963452 unknown@ma.gnolia.com No description for this story Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/963452web develtutorialAmazonhacksdealsshoppingsxswWebsite Creation Resourcestemplatesajaxcssjavascriptweb2.0usabilityuser experienceroisnippetsdevelopmentphotographywebdesignslidingAppleonline educationNone assignedlistsblogging2doblogamentalcss webdesignDesigndesign ideasfootersweird http://web2announcer.com/go/946053 unknown@Netscape.com OMAHA, Neb. - Lucy was drowning and turning blue, so Randy Gurchin recalled his Air Force training on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It didn't matter that Lucy is a 10-month-old English bulldog, because he and Lucy are "best buddies." Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:08:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/946053Newsweirdoffbeatbizarre http://web2announcer.com/go/931021 unknown@Netscape.com Strange Japanese Inventions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:25:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/931021chinaweirdasiajapanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/928127 unknown@Netscape.com A 3-year-old boy in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, apparently will sue his mother for not taking care of him. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:35:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/928127weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/929099 unknown@Netscape.com A man emerged from his mountain home in Taiwan after 40 years of living as a hermit. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:14:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/929099weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/928126 unknown@Netscape.com There are no refills in China, especially in Pizza Hut. So if you order a fruit salad bar, you can stuff as much as you want in one little bowl and that's about it. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:14:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/928126weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/900237 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:04:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/900237Sexjapanweirdblogfun http://web2announcer.com/go/839388 unknown@Netscape.com A 37-year-old farmer in Yushan County, Jiangxi, will apply for a Guinness world record because of his extraordinary motor racing skill. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:42:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/839388chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/828399 unknown@Netscape.com In Chong Qing city, China, there is a golden anniversary celebration for a170 year-old turtle couple named "Ma Lai" and "Ma Ya". Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:44:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/828399chinaweirdasiaNewslove http://web2announcer.com/go/808485 unknown@Netscape.com Girl students with hairstyles that headteachers believed were too long, were expelled from class at a middle school in Guangzhou, the Southern Metropolitan News reported Wednesday. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:53:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/808485weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/807241 unknown@Netscape.com An elderly man in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, is widely admired in his neighborhood for his physical ability: he did 1,002 push-ups in one stretch. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:31:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/807241weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/798026 unknown@Netscape.com A man in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, does his morning exercises accompanied by a wren-babbler that sings on his shoulder. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:22:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/798026weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/782470 unknown@Netscape.com Weird Al shows the true ramifications of online music file sharing. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:44:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/782470weirdAlfilesharingbadpayingtoomuchgoodNews http://web2announcer.com/go/783099 unknown@Netscape.com A monkey owner grimaces when getting beaten by his monkey during a monkey show at a temple fair in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province on February 26. The monkey angered after being enraged by the performer. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:57:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/783099weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/728275 unknown@Netscape.com To make the battery, Lee and his colleagues soaked a piece of paper in a solution of copper chloride and sandwiched it between strips of magnesium and copper. This sandwich was then laminated between two sheets of transparent plastic. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:22:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/728275chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/722730 unknown@Netscape.com Korean Pet Lockers Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:21:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/722730weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/710821 unknown@Netscape.com A Chinese woman says her pet dog has taken to peeing upside down. Mrs Chen, of Changchun city, says 18-month-old Baby began peeing in the new position just three months ago Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:19:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/710821chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/680048 unknown@Netscape.com Korean woman Ara Hwang - an old hand in jazz, flamenco, Argentine tango, Latin American dances, has recently brought the "belly dance" craze to Hanoi. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:24:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/680048weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/661034 unknown@Netscape.com Wow - these are really out of this world cool. I can't even see how someone knows how to cut and where to cut and can do it so small... these pictures seriously blow my mind... and the ones in the frames are awesome too - I would definitely put something like that up in my house. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:53:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/661034onesheetofpapercutoutsweirdartNews http://web2announcer.com/go/651518 unknown@Netscape.com Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River. Nearly 9 feet (2.7 meters) long, the fish tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:05:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/651518chinaweirdasiaNewsFish http://web2announcer.com/go/625969 unknown@Netscape.com Two former drug addicts fall in love and get married on Monday in the rehabilitation center where they were ordered to receive treatment in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. That's the story behind the first marriage to take place in a rehabilitation center in China. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:20:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/625969weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/591677 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:33:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/591677deathhistoryweirdwikipediareference http://web2announcer.com/go/578051 unknown@Netscape.com Tony Perner, 55, was critically injured when a small plane hit him on the runway of an airstrip in East Moriches, New York, while he was mooning the pilot. Pilot Frederick Spadaro told police he didn't see Permer while taking off because it was getting dark. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:49:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/578051peoplefun.stuffweirdNews http://web2announcer.com/go/567265 unknown@Netscape.com A former school vice principal in northeast China's Liaoning Province has been sentenced to a year in prison for kicking a boy in the testicles. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:15:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/567265weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/543725 unknown@Netscape.com A middle-aged woman from Dalian, Liaoning, spent her entire life savings dining at a local restaurant in a bid to woo the manager, the New Business News reported. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:27:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/543725chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/543080 unknown@Netscape.com After 60 years of silence, Jiang Guixiang, 76, surprised both local residents and medical experts when she suddenly started speaking this week in Guiyang County, Hunan Province. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:01:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/543080chinaweirdasiaNews