First thing I noticed was Dick Van Dyke being saved by porpoises. Mr. Van Dyke claims to have fallen asleep on a surf board at some point between the day he was born and the present day, only to wake up and realise he was far from land. He then states that some porpoises helped him return to land, thus saving his life. At the bottom of the Telegraph's article they helpfully remind the youths of today just who this man with the rather gay and lesbian friendly name is; a "btw he's the guy from Mary Poppins, lol." if you will.
The next snippet of news that seemed a smidgen on the side of the bizarre was: Mother from Florida attempted to sell her child. Yep, in this new age of materialism, media, and celebrity worshipping a woman thought buying a car was more important than seeing the child she held in her womb for nine months grow up. What is worse is that the baby's Grandmother was the person that brokered the deal, probably putting an ad on ebay or gumtree before realising a relative was barren / normal and wanted this child to have a safe upbringing. It is just horribly, horribly depressing. This isn't ancient Egypt where people are sold at markets. If you want a car go out and fucking work for one like everyone else!
This was an article that made me laugh: Tetris reduces symptoms of PTSD. Apparently playing a game with colourful falling bricks can prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. That is, of course, unless you are suffering PTSD from a load of bricks falling on your head. Then, I am afraid, you are fucked.
The most interesting bit of strange news this week comes from Sky News. An elusive Amazonian tribe have been captured on video. That's not captured as in "You're nicked, put some effing clothes on." but captured as in seen on video for the first time. It is amazing that these people live a life of purity and day to day survival. They do not understand the self absorption of blogging, Twitter or Facebook or the West's obsession with the X Factor and Cheryl Cole. It's not important. I do think though, that somehow, against all odds, they managed to learn fashion from the wild beast that is Jodie Marsh. Weird!
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