anorthodox: November 2008

Infanticide

By virtually wiping out the ‘male stock’, tribal women hope they can avoid deadly bow-and-arrow wars between the villages in the future.

‘Babies grow into men and men turn into warriors,’ said Rona Luke, a village wife who is attending a special ‘peace and reconciliation’ meeting in the mountain village of Goroka.

‘It’s because of the terrible fights that have brought death and destruction to our villages for the past 20 years that all the womenfolk have agreed to have all new-born male babies killed,’ said Mrs Luke.

‘The women have had enough of men engaging in tribal conflicts and bringing misery to them.’

This is what two neighbouring villages in Papua New Guinea have decided is the best way to solve the problem of chronic conflict. And I still can't decide whether it's the most ingenious or idiotic thing I've ever heard. (Actually I can, but it's an impressive idea nonetheless)

Solar-Powered Sea-Slug or The Great Gene Kleptoplasty

Here is an article about the hybrid slug that becomes photosynthetic by eating algae.

HYBRID SLUG!!!

Masturbatorium

Ok, since we are in the area of penises and dicks, guess what this contraption was used for. I'll give you a clue, it was used during the Victorian era and it isn't a toaster.

NO MONKEY BUSINESS!!!

The Vampire of Düsseldorf

Pardon me for indulging in the very common habit of posting for serial killers, but this was an exceptionally sick puppy brought to my attention by Anthony Neilson's play, Normal.

Peter Kürten was a very naughty boy indeed.

"Tell me, after my head has been chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck?...that would be the pleasure to end all pleasures." -Peter Kürten, Last words