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(this is an episode transcript) "Hi Friends, I'm Scott. This is the What a Weird Week Show, a Top Ten Countdown of weird news. Link: https://www.shownotes.page
Season 4, Episode 58 first published on Friday Nov. 3rd, 2023...
(this is an episode transcript) "Hi Friends, I'm Scott. This is the What a Weird Week Show, a Top Ten Countdown of weird news. Link: https://www.shownotes.page
Season 4, Episode 58 first published on Friday Nov. 3rd, 2023...
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❿ This week, I'm playing catch-up on a few stories because last week was our Halloween special... kicking things off at number ten is the heroic world record where a bunch of people did a shot of booze off a ski...
- there are a couple of ski resorts who have a bit of a back and forth, friendly competition over this shot ski world record for most people doing a shot off of a ski...
- Last week, Park City, Utah set a new one...
- how they did it: first they glued close to 1700 rubber shot glass grippers onto skis... the 500-and-something pairs of skis were fastened together... then you get a giant line of people down the street holding up these shot skis.... and "ready, set, go!" they all tip that giant FrankenSki© and do a shot together.
- the world record is 1363 people doing a shot ski at once...
- they did it for charity...
- a resort in Colorado is hoping to take back the record in December...
https://www.kpcw.org/park-city/2023-10-22/park-city-sets-new-record-in-7th-annual-shotski
❾ Another Catch-up... the loudest house cat purr world record belongs to Bella the cat from the UK who can purr somewhat loudly...
- not gonna sugar-coat this, it's a bit of a loud purr for sure, but when you hear "World's Loudest Cat Purr" you think paintings are gonna fall off the wall or something... instead, Bella purrs at 54.59 decibels which is like: "A quiet conversation, A quiet office or home, A quiet residential street, A quiet refrigerator, Moderate rainfall."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cat-loudest-purr-world-record_n_6533f4d4e4b0c8556101477f
and see https://decibelpro.app/blog/what-is-50-decibels/ and also https://youtu.be/KegnZEFpczU?feature=shared
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- not gonna sugar-coat this, it's a bit of a loud purr for sure, but when you hear "World's Loudest Cat Purr" you think paintings are gonna fall off the wall or something... instead, Bella purrs at 54.59 decibels which is like: "A quiet conversation, A quiet office or home, A quiet residential street, A quiet refrigerator, Moderate rainfall."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cat-loudest-purr-world-record_n_6533f4d4e4b0c8556101477f
and see https://decibelpro.app/blog/what-is-50-decibels/ and also https://youtu.be/KegnZEFpczU?feature=shared
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❽ Next we're catching up on the Glass Dancing World Record as reported by Hoops Hooper at UPI...
- a man in Cyprus did a dance while balancing 319 wine glasses on his head... that's a new world record!
- the 62 year old fella doesn't even do it full-time... he has a day job, and then in his spare time he breaks wine glass world records?!
- if you want to try to beat the record... I would recommend starting with plastic cups first... the rules are that you have to keep the glasses balanced for at least 10 seconds while dancing...
see https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/20/cyprus-Guinness-World-Records-wine-glasses-balanced-head/6381697817913/
and see the video https://youtu.be/yFzwsBmagcw?feature=shared
❼ Here's another one that got bumped for the Halloween episode last week... headline from Business Insider: "A man posed as a mannequin in a shop window to steal jewelry after hours, Polish police say" ...
- happened at a mall in Warsaw, Poland...
- a 22 year old suspect posed in the shop window until he thought the coast was clear, then he tried to steal jewellery and stuff...
- was it a sudden-decision to try this caper, or did he practice at home for weeks and weeks to be the perfect mannequin? Either way, he must've forgot about the security cams.
- the article talks about other times where people tried to se the mannequin approach to stealing... it's not brand new?!
https://www.insider.com/man-posing-mannequin-jewelry-after-hours-arrested-warsaw-poland-2023-10
- a man in Cyprus did a dance while balancing 319 wine glasses on his head... that's a new world record!
- the 62 year old fella doesn't even do it full-time... he has a day job, and then in his spare time he breaks wine glass world records?!
- if you want to try to beat the record... I would recommend starting with plastic cups first... the rules are that you have to keep the glasses balanced for at least 10 seconds while dancing...
see https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/20/cyprus-Guinness-World-Records-wine-glasses-balanced-head/6381697817913/
and see the video https://youtu.be/yFzwsBmagcw?feature=shared
❼ Here's another one that got bumped for the Halloween episode last week... headline from Business Insider: "A man posed as a mannequin in a shop window to steal jewelry after hours, Polish police say" ...
- happened at a mall in Warsaw, Poland...
- a 22 year old suspect posed in the shop window until he thought the coast was clear, then he tried to steal jewellery and stuff...
- was it a sudden-decision to try this caper, or did he practice at home for weeks and weeks to be the perfect mannequin? Either way, he must've forgot about the security cams.
- the article talks about other times where people tried to se the mannequin approach to stealing... it's not brand new?!
https://www.insider.com/man-posing-mannequin-jewelry-after-hours-arrested-warsaw-poland-2023-10
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❻ Bears try to steal minivan, escape arrest...
- happened in North Carolina...
- three bears got into a mini van and then got locked inside somehow...
- did they actually try to steal the mini van? I'm gonna say yes. 100%. Can't trust bears, you guys...
- imagine it though... you're called to the scene... there are three unhappy bears in a mini van and you have to get them out... what do you do?
- these officers tied a rope to the door handle and got far away before they opened the door...
- it was a mama and two baby bears...
- the bears ended up not being charged with anything... they messed up the van pretty good apparently...
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/10/26/deputies-help-trapped-bear-2-cubs-escape-minivan/
and see https://youtu.be/Cv7nl93rkig?feature=shared
- happened in North Carolina...
- three bears got into a mini van and then got locked inside somehow...
- did they actually try to steal the mini van? I'm gonna say yes. 100%. Can't trust bears, you guys...
- imagine it though... you're called to the scene... there are three unhappy bears in a mini van and you have to get them out... what do you do?
- these officers tied a rope to the door handle and got far away before they opened the door...
- it was a mama and two baby bears...
- the bears ended up not being charged with anything... they messed up the van pretty good apparently...
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/10/26/deputies-help-trapped-bear-2-cubs-escape-minivan/
and see https://youtu.be/Cv7nl93rkig?feature=shared
❺ Possible Spiderman World Record!
- organizers think they got two thousand people dressed as Spiderman gathered together in Buenos Aires... that would be a new world record but it needs to be confirmed by the Guinness folks...
- old record was 685 spiderpeople...
- the record attempt also helped ot charity...
- the drone footage is really impressive...
- most of the costumes were the real deal.. very few Spiderman pajamas
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/spider-verse-argentina-fans-aim-break-record-biggest-spider-man-gathering-2023-10-30/
and see https://youtu.be/_hsaA4kTS1E
- organizers think they got two thousand people dressed as Spiderman gathered together in Buenos Aires... that would be a new world record but it needs to be confirmed by the Guinness folks...
- old record was 685 spiderpeople...
- the record attempt also helped ot charity...
- the drone footage is really impressive...
- most of the costumes were the real deal.. very few Spiderman pajamas
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/spider-verse-argentina-fans-aim-break-record-biggest-spider-man-gathering-2023-10-30/
and see https://youtu.be/_hsaA4kTS1E
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❹ OK... earmuffs for the kids on this one... and it's gross... a Charity Shop/ Thrift Store in the UK had to post this on their social media... Please stop donating Grownup Happy Fun Time Toys *paraphrase ...
- why would someone donate that kind of thing to a Thrift Store? Did they think it was funny? Or did they really think they were doing some good charity work by donating a box of Love Machine Tingle Boppers© ??
- It's weird. We reported it. Now I want to move on...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67237610
if you like to help the charity (by not donating saucy toys) get in touch via https://shop.barnardos.org.uk/
- why would someone donate that kind of thing to a Thrift Store? Did they think it was funny? Or did they really think they were doing some good charity work by donating a box of Love Machine Tingle Boppers© ??
- It's weird. We reported it. Now I want to move on...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67237610
if you like to help the charity (by not donating saucy toys) get in touch via https://shop.barnardos.org.uk/
❸ @GWR headline: "Colossal cup of ‘smelly’ instant noodles sets record in China"
- a food company in China made a giant cup of rice noodles which sounds delicious... but then the noodles are described as "Smelly Noodles" which puts a damper on things a little bit... why smelly?
- the official record is largest cup of instant rice noodle ever made... the cup was over 4 feet tall and weighed 112 pounds!
- the world record ingredients were the traditional smelly rice noodle ingredients... "vinegar, chilli oil, peanuts, sour bamboo shoots, dried tofu skin, and bean curd sticks."
- after they set the record, staff at the company ate those noodles.
- back to the why smelly question... according to the GWR folks the bamboo shoots give it the most offensive of all the aromas this dish offers, apparently.
- a food company in China made a giant cup of rice noodles which sounds delicious... but then the noodles are described as "Smelly Noodles" which puts a damper on things a little bit... why smelly?
- the official record is largest cup of instant rice noodle ever made... the cup was over 4 feet tall and weighed 112 pounds!
- the world record ingredients were the traditional smelly rice noodle ingredients... "vinegar, chilli oil, peanuts, sour bamboo shoots, dried tofu skin, and bean curd sticks."
- after they set the record, staff at the company ate those noodles.
- back to the why smelly question... according to the GWR folks the bamboo shoots give it the most offensive of all the aromas this dish offers, apparently.
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❷ A pig named Kevin Bacon who escaped from his Pennsylvania home has returned after 17 days on the loose.
- at first, I was like, catchy name... funny pig story... but there's a little bit more to this one...
- the actor Kevin Bacon put the missing pig report on his social media...
- in what I assume would be controversial to some people, the owners made up a homemade knock-out bun full of Benadryl and left it for Kevin Bacon (the pig)...
- another unusual move was that the pig owners made a new pen AFTER Kevin Bacon had already escaped... you don't get that every day... but...
- Kevin Bacon must've liked his new pen because after the delicious, sedative-filled sticky bun went missing and the owners figured they'd find Kevin sleeping it off somewhere... they found Kevin Bacon in his new pen!
- What an adventure!
*this portion of the show brought to you by Benadryl: not just for humans anymore!
UPI story https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/11/01/pig-Kevin-Bacon-returns-Gettysburg-Pennsylvania/6791698857910/ and also see https://www.threads.net/@kevinbacon/post/Cy61Vp1vMqQ
❷ A pig named Kevin Bacon who escaped from his Pennsylvania home has returned after 17 days on the loose.
- at first, I was like, catchy name... funny pig story... but there's a little bit more to this one...
- the actor Kevin Bacon put the missing pig report on his social media...
- in what I assume would be controversial to some people, the owners made up a homemade knock-out bun full of Benadryl and left it for Kevin Bacon (the pig)...
- another unusual move was that the pig owners made a new pen AFTER Kevin Bacon had already escaped... you don't get that every day... but...
- Kevin Bacon must've liked his new pen because after the delicious, sedative-filled sticky bun went missing and the owners figured they'd find Kevin sleeping it off somewhere... they found Kevin Bacon in his new pen!
- What an adventure!
*this portion of the show brought to you by Benadryl: not just for humans anymore!
UPI story https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/11/01/pig-Kevin-Bacon-returns-Gettysburg-Pennsylvania/6791698857910/ and also see https://www.threads.net/@kevinbacon/post/Cy61Vp1vMqQ
Honorable Mention!
- No Last Week ReCap this week because last week was our Halloween Special. The episode is still online if you want to check it out... it's seemingly terrifying I think... see https://www.shownotes.page/podcast ...
- We do have an Honorable Mention this week though... and it goes to the staff at Buzzfeed who are promoting a delicious Croissant Candle that costs around 65 bucks... the comments are what sold it for me (not that I can afford a 65 dollar candle... so I use the term "sold it for me" very loosely.)
- Charlotte F writes: "Wow! I was so excited for this candle drop- ever since my first Snif (lol) of the perfume! The candle arrived SO quickly and was actually bigger than I was expecting (I got the smaller one). Smells just like the flaky buttery goodness of the lotion bar and fragrance. Buying the bigger size candle next!"
- Miguelito writes: "Don't let your dreams be dreams!
I've always dreamed of my entire home smelling like the best bakery ever. Well, now it does, and I'm never going back! Crumb Couture is the jam!"
see https://snif.co/en-ca/products/crumb-couture-candle
- No Last Week ReCap this week because last week was our Halloween Special. The episode is still online if you want to check it out... it's seemingly terrifying I think... see https://www.shownotes.page/podcast ...
- We do have an Honorable Mention this week though... and it goes to the staff at Buzzfeed who are promoting a delicious Croissant Candle that costs around 65 bucks... the comments are what sold it for me (not that I can afford a 65 dollar candle... so I use the term "sold it for me" very loosely.)
- Charlotte F writes: "Wow! I was so excited for this candle drop- ever since my first Snif (lol) of the perfume! The candle arrived SO quickly and was actually bigger than I was expecting (I got the smaller one). Smells just like the flaky buttery goodness of the lotion bar and fragrance. Buying the bigger size candle next!"
- Miguelito writes: "Don't let your dreams be dreams!
I've always dreamed of my entire home smelling like the best bakery ever. Well, now it does, and I'm never going back! Crumb Couture is the jam!"
see https://snif.co/en-ca/products/crumb-couture-candle
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❶ The day after Halloween Mariah Carey announced that it was time once again to enjoy her song "All I want for Christmas is You".
- It is the song that famously took 15 minutes to write and makes Mariah Carey around 3 million dollars per year.
- She is also being sued again over that song.
- we reported on the first lawsuit ast year... it's basically the same suit, re-filed.
- Vince Vance and the Valiants had a song called "All I Want for Christmas is You" before Mariah Carey had her song. In my expert opinion *citation needed* they are not similar at all, other than the title.
- the writer's of the Vince Vance song want 20 million dollars though.
- they are suing for copyright infringement
- lawsuit quote from the article: "Carey has, without licensing, palmed off these works with her incredulous origin story, as if those works were her own. Her hubris knowing no bounds, even her co-credited songwriter doesn't believe the story she has spun. This is simply a case of actionable infringement."
- that's pretty intense.
Lawsuit article https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mariah-carey-sued-insane-amount-134549724.html
and the Can't Wait for Christmas Podcast had a good post about the first lawsuit https://twitter.com/ChristmasPod/status/1533169020463042560
watch MiMi start Christmas 2023 here https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMjt2gbXb/
- It is the song that famously took 15 minutes to write and makes Mariah Carey around 3 million dollars per year.
- She is also being sued again over that song.
- we reported on the first lawsuit ast year... it's basically the same suit, re-filed.
- Vince Vance and the Valiants had a song called "All I Want for Christmas is You" before Mariah Carey had her song. In my expert opinion *citation needed* they are not similar at all, other than the title.
- the writer's of the Vince Vance song want 20 million dollars though.
- they are suing for copyright infringement
- lawsuit quote from the article: "Carey has, without licensing, palmed off these works with her incredulous origin story, as if those works were her own. Her hubris knowing no bounds, even her co-credited songwriter doesn't believe the story she has spun. This is simply a case of actionable infringement."
- that's pretty intense.
Lawsuit article https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mariah-carey-sued-insane-amount-134549724.html
and the Can't Wait for Christmas Podcast had a good post about the first lawsuit https://twitter.com/ChristmasPod/status/1533169020463042560
watch MiMi start Christmas 2023 here https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMjt2gbXb/
@mariahcarey It’s…… TIME!!! 🎃🧊🎄 #MariahSZN ♬ original sound - Mariah Carey
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