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Oct 1, 2011 08:31 EDT

Try to remember the best of September

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The figures are in for this blog’s most popular posts in September, and readers showed a wide variety of interests. They flocked to our pieces on rugby, especially the nude variety, and were eager to learn about flying machines and submarines you can build at home.

Throw in some arts, politics and entertainment, and you’ve got a well-rounded month for folks who no longer need constant supervision.

Thanks for coming back, readers.

Here you go, your top 10 for the month. Now go out in the yard and build those planes and submarines!

10.  Welcome to the Barney Fife Pistol Range

9. She’s the Darjeeling of the Tea Party? 

COMMENT

Oh, no, that’s just a home-made leash so my fiancee knows where I am all the time. We call it the Trustinator.

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Sep 7, 2011 08:19 EDT

Cocktails with Miss Universe, sir?

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Blog Guy, I don’t see how you can cover Miss Universe year after year. It’s so boring, it never changes!

That’s where you’re wrong. Compared with the old days, the modern pageant is much more complex and demanding.

Really? Like how?

Look at this top photo. Contestants have security drills, learning to leave the stage gracefully in an emergency. These women are being chased by a deranged man with a chainsaw, but they’re just holding on to each other and dancing off the stage. THAT’S poise!

That is impressive. What else do they have to do these days that is so difficult?

Well, here are some good examples. One contestant is selecting the best possible melon, and she will be graded on her choice.

COMMENT

I need to catch up on Monty Python.. but only after I finish with the Hitchhiker…

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Aug 29, 2011 08:32 EDT

Why is our waitress twirling a baton?

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Blog Guy, I love going out to restaurants, but I enjoy being surrounded by beautiful women. I find standards are falling in that area lately.

You don’t sound like a terribly evolved person.

No, I’m as shallow as they come. So is there someplace I can go where my sensitivities won’t be offended?

You’re in luck. It turns out a bunch of beauty pageant contestants have opened a restaurant staffed by nothing but beauty queens. It’s called “Panache with a Sash.”

Wow, that’s just what I’m looking for! Do the waitresses dress well?

Of course. You may request the Ballgown Section or the Swimsuit Section.

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Lala, at least Ms Ghana has her hair tied up out of the way…

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