A homeless man has been arrested for failing to notify the authorities that he moved out of the industrial rubbish bin he listed as his address. Local television in Albuquerque reported Charles Mader was a convicted sex offender and was required to give the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department a physical address. Detectives said Mader violated his sex offender Read more
Judgment Day is just a few days away. Christ will return on May 21, 2011, according to Harold Camping. Some people are concerned about who will look after their cat after they have been taken up. No worries, Post Rapture Pet Care (postrapturepetcare.com) will come to the rescue: the confirmed atheists at England’s Post Rapture Pet Care say, “Just Read more
In an election petition hearing in Samoa challenging the recent election of Seuala Taua Kitiona a witness attributed his involvement to divine providence. “It was the Holy Spirit that came to me and led me to Seuala,” he told the court. “Before the Holy Spirit came to you, did you know about the petition against Read more
The devil may wear Prada, but a Sicilian bishop has set out to show Satan does not have a stranglehold on designer clothing by ordering new vestments from Giorgio Armani. Bishop Domenico Mogavero drew compliments from churchgoers when he turned out for mass on Monday on the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria in green silk vestments Read more
Not only does going to church make you fatter, going to church could also increase your blood pressure. Although faith in a higher power may bring you great comfort, leading a religious life won’t help reduce high blood pressure. In fact, a small study found that people who tried to incorporate religion into all aspects Read more
For Lent, Christians often give up something to remember the sacrifice they believe Jesus made for them on the cross. J Wilson decided to give up all food and drink except beer. At the beginning of the fast Wilson drank four beers a day during the week and five a day on weekends. Toward the Read more
He is an idle, pea-brained glutton with a permanent craving for doughnuts and Duff beer, but Homer Simpson has been declared a true Catholic by the Vatican’s official newspaper. “Few people know it, and he does everything he can to hide it, but it is true: Homer J Simpson is a Catholic,” insists L’Osservatore Romano. The Read more
For those seeking something special, Schoc chocolates in Greytown made a 1.9kg dark chocolate Easter egg for $350 and a 1.6kg bunny for $300. If if you are looking for someting a little more modest, a half-egg filled with dark and milk chocolates handmade by Napier chocolatiers Silky Oak could be the most expensive egg Read more
ROME – ITALY on Sunday snatched from Romania the record for the production of the world’s longest sausage when a team of pork butchers crafted a delicacy more than half a kilometre long, the Ansa news agency reported. Alberto Della Pelle from Penne, a small town in central Italy, helped by nine colleagues, created a Read more
If you are one of those people who got fat by attending Church, [see earlier Oddspot] then there is a remedy. There is a website dedicated to Our Lady of Weight Loss; a site dedicated to all who want to join in the journey to the “land of tight jeans, tucked in shirts and regular Read more