For some completely inexplicable reason (possibly he’s after a prize in the next Ig Noble Awards) someone has devoted time, effort and money to working out the most “boring” date in history. April 11th, 1954. Unless, of course, you count the most boring day happening, in which case something did […]

From the Telegraph today we hear: A superinjunction preventing the naming of Take That star Howard Donald with regards to a former relationship he had with a female musician was lifted today by the Appeal Court.The judgment represents the blow to public figures who obtain so-called “gagging orders”, although under […]

Please say this is a spoof? April Fool? [checks date] No [checks pulse] Damn. It’s real.

Things don’t get much more stupid than this: When an inebriated driver was pulled over by police after being spotted swerving dangerously across the road in Lincoln, Nebraska he must have known that his chances did not look good. The bottle of vodka and empty beer cans might be overlooked, […]

The US mid-term elections have thrown up some oddballs as usual, and not just amongst the candidates. Some splendid nutjobs have managed to get local, area and statewide referenda on their ballot papers. Consider this lunacy from Denver, Colorado : Ballot Initiative 300 would require the city to set up […]

Fantastic news! Your taxpayer cash is at work! Defra is here to save the day… The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity. The money comes from the new international climate finance included in the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will include […]

For anyone who really believes that all of the glaciers in the Himalayas are going to melt by 2030 (remember that the IPCC quoted that “fact” as true from that well-known scientific journal “Climbing” magazine), this is an ideal Christmas present: a Glacier Embracing Suit: This suit explores the avenue […]

The bomb suit relay and the robot obstacle course are just two of the events you can enjoy starting from today at the Bomb Squad Olympics. Over the next three days squads from across South Carolina will compete and showcase their bomb defusing capabilities for the public. I hear the […]

From the BBC we learn that voters are stupid. No, really. Very stupid. Shouldn’t breed stupid. Voting referendum question ‘too hard’, says watchdog The proposed wording for the question in the referendum on changing the UK voting system needs to change, the Electoral Commission says. So let’s take a look […]

This man’s name is David Jonathan Winkelman and he’s a weapons grade moron. He’s just been arrested in Davenport, Iowa, for failing to appear in court over a misdemeanor charge for operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. So far, so so-what. Except you’ve seem the punchline in the […]