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Book One:
STUPIDITY
Stupid things happen. But unlike coincidence or bad luck, stupid things
happen because of stupid people. We all do stupid things sometimes, but
in here we have a sample of some really stupid things that some
really stupid people did. Laugh, cry, whatever. Just pray you're
not around when they decide to be stupid again!
Chapter One:
Criminal Stupidity
Updated 11/10/98
Some would say you'd have to be pretty stupid to break the law
in the first place. But these crims are giving the underworld
a really bad reputation - a reputation for being really stupid.
Chapter Two:
Fatal Stupidity
Updated 11/10/98
Medical Authorities warn that stupidity is a Health Hazard. And
here's the proof!
Chapter Three:
Legal Stupidity
Updated 11/10/98
The Law is an Ass. But, with the court's indulgence your honour, I submit
these items as evidence that the law is also a Stupid Ass.
Chapter Four:
Public Stupidity
Updated 10/10/98
If you're going to be stupid, why do it quietly where no one will notice? Let
it all out - let us all in on your idiocy!
Chapter Five:
General Stupidity
Okay, sometimes stupid is hard to define. For all those little bits of
stupid that didn't fit into the other categories, here's a little chapter
all of their own...
CONTENTS:
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STUPIDITY
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PEOPLE
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MOVIES
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ODDITIES
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THE WORLD
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LEFTOVERS
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Bottom of page
Book Two:
PEOPLE
People are odd. Some people are odder than others. But luckily
silliness and unusualness is not limited to the unknown and mundane
masses.
Chapter One:
Historical People
Updated 7/2/99
Being odd is not a recent trend. Oooh no - people have been odd throughout
history. In fact some of the most prominent and respected people in history
have had their little ... eccentricities...
Chapter Two:
Showbiz People
Maybe it's the tall poppy syndrome...maybe it's the nature of their
profession...but showbiz seems to have an unusually high percentage
of odd people...
Chapter Three:
Vengeful People
There is an old Klingon proverb: "Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Ah, what a romantic sentiment! Of
course if you're going to take revenge, you may as well do it with style,
or pizzaz, or weirdness...
Chapter Four:
Political People
You can fool most of the people some of the time, and some of the people
most of the time - but if you do something weird you're gonna get found
out eventually!
(Coming soon!)
Click Here for More Information
CONTENTS:
Top of page
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STUPIDITY
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PEOPLE
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MOVIES
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ODDITIES
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THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
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Bottom of page
Book Three:
AT THE MOVIES
Movies are a billion dollar international industry. But that doesn't stop them
from attracting their own kind of oddness. There are bad movies, weird movie
people, odd facts and unusual trivia, and so on, just like any other facet of life.
Join us as we peer back up the lens and put the movie business under the spotlight.
Chapter One:
Really BAD Movies
You may spend a few thousand making your masterpiece, or you may spend many
millions. Budget is no limit to making a dud, and some people have made some
really legendary duds!
Chapter Two:
Movie Goofs
You gotta love 'em. I mean, we all know it's pretend, but they go to such
lengths to make the stories believable and the set dressing and costumes authentic
that when they muff it we love it. Plot errors, factual errors, sneakers on apes
and wristwatches on Injuns - it's all in here.
Chapter Three:
Movie Trivia
Updated 11/10/98
Some people love movies for the escapism. Some people love movies for the
entertainment. Some people like movies for their intellectual or artistic
merit. Then there's us. We love movies 'coz they're a great source of trivia!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
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STUPIDITY
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PEOPLE
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MOVIES
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ODDITIES
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THE WORLD
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LEFTOVERS
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Bottom of page
Book Four:
ODDITIES
oddity n. strangeness, peculiar trait, queer person.
Yup. That's us. Odd. And these are oddities. Things that shouldn't
be true, but are. Or things we just didn't know were true. Or things
we just didn't know. Perhaps some things we didn't need to know.
Certainly some things we didn't want to know ...
Chapter One:
Fatal Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
Sometimes fate can deal the cruelest - and oddest - blows ...
Chapter Two:
Criminal Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
We've already seen how criminals can be stupid, but sometimes they can
just be plain odd as well. Discover what we mean in here.
Chapter Three:
Personal Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
Sometimes people do the darnedest things. Odd little
things. Weird quirks or habits, or little personal
things that just seem a little out of the ordinary.
Why not just jump in here and you'll see what I mean.
Chapter Four:
Factual Oddities
Updated 7/2/99
Okay, it's a boring cliche ... TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION ... but
what the hell, it's true. And here's the proof.
Chapter Five:
Newsworthy Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
You want weird stuff? Then sometimes the best place to look is in the
newspapers. When odd stuff appears in the mainstream news, it makes you
appreciate it even more.
Chapter Six:
Embarassing Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
They didn't mean it, but boy, we're glad it happened! You know
what we mean - that slip of the tongue, that unintentional blooper,
that odd quirk of fate or coincidence that makes you snicker at
their expense...
Chapter Seven:
General Oddities
Life is so full of the wierd, the wonderful, the coincidental
and the ODD, that's it's very hard to slot everything away into
neat and tidy little categories. So here's what's left!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
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STUPIDITY
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PEOPLE
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MOVIES
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ODDITIES
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THE WORLD
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LEFTOVERS
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Bottom of page
Book Five:
THE WORLD
'There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt
of in your philosohpy.' Ah yes, wiser words were never spoken. And
here we offer proof that the the world in which we live is a strange
place indeed.
Chapter One:
The Animal World
Aren't animals cute! Aren't they clever! Aren't they dumb! Jump in
here and I'll show you what I mean ...
Chapter Two:
Ye Olde World
So you thought weird, wonderful and odd was something new? Ha! We've
been bizarre since the dawn of time! And here's just a few examples
of what I mean ...
Chapter Three:
The Sporting World
Sports people are finely tuned machines. Sports themselves
have very clearly defined rules. But that doesn't stop the
occasional bit of oddness from creeping in ... !
Chapter Four:
Aound the World
We're not racists! We're not bigots! Oddness, weirdness and
bizarreness know no boundaries. In this tour around the world
we'll prove that it's a global phenomenon!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
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STUPIDITY
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PEOPLE
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MOVIES
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ODDITIES
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THE WORLD
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LEFTOVERS
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Bottom of page
Book Six:
LEFTOVERS
You wanna make an omelette you gotta break some eggs. We're not
making omelettes, but we've still got a pile of eggshells. We
all know things just plain don't like to slot nicely into
categories, so there's a few leftover little bits that just didn't
seem to fit anywhere else...
Chapter One:
Where things began...
Coming Soon!...
Chapter Two:
Famous Last Words
Coming Soon!...
Chapter Three:
Leftover Leftovers
The ultimate in leftovers. Didn't fit anywhere, not even in the
other leftover categories. When all else fails, dump it into here!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
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STUPIDITY
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PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
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Bottom of page
Top of page
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Craig's Home Page
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Port Fairy Home Page
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Craig's junk
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The DIGEST
The Miscellanea Digest
is Copyright 1997, 1998, Craig Delahoy
This web page was designed and constructed entirely
and exclusively on an Amiga computer
by
Craig Delahoy
You can email me at
craigd@ansonic.com.au
Criminal Stupidity
Updated 11/10/98
Fatal Stupidity
Updated 11/10/98
Legal Stupidity
Updated 11/10/98
Public Stupidity
Updated 10/10/98
General Stupidity
CONTENTS:
Top of page | STUPIDITY | PEOPLE | MOVIES | ODDITIES | THE WORLD | LEFTOVERS | Bottom of page
| People are odd. Some people are odder than others. But luckily silliness and unusualness is not limited to the unknown and mundane masses. | ||
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Chapter One:
Historical People |
Updated 7/2/99 |
Being odd is not a recent trend. Oooh no - people have been odd throughout history. In fact some of the most prominent and respected people in history have had their little ... eccentricities... |
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Chapter Two:
Showbiz People | Maybe it's the tall poppy syndrome...maybe it's the nature of their profession...but showbiz seems to have an unusually high percentage of odd people... | |
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Chapter Three:
Vengeful People | There is an old Klingon proverb: "Revenge is a dish best served cold." Ah, what a romantic sentiment! Of course if you're going to take revenge, you may as well do it with style, or pizzaz, or weirdness... | |
|
Chapter Four:
Political People |
You can fool most of the people some of the time, and some of the people
most of the time - but if you do something weird you're gonna get found
out eventually! (Coming soon!) | |
Click Here for More Information
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Book Three:
AT THE MOVIES
Movies are a billion dollar international industry. But that doesn't stop them
from attracting their own kind of oddness. There are bad movies, weird movie
people, odd facts and unusual trivia, and so on, just like any other facet of life.
Join us as we peer back up the lens and put the movie business under the spotlight.
Chapter One:
Really BAD Movies
You may spend a few thousand making your masterpiece, or you may spend many
millions. Budget is no limit to making a dud, and some people have made some
really legendary duds!
Chapter Two:
Movie Goofs
You gotta love 'em. I mean, we all know it's pretend, but they go to such
lengths to make the stories believable and the set dressing and costumes authentic
that when they muff it we love it. Plot errors, factual errors, sneakers on apes
and wristwatches on Injuns - it's all in here.
Chapter Three:
Movie Trivia
Updated 11/10/98
Some people love movies for the escapism. Some people love movies for the
entertainment. Some people like movies for their intellectual or artistic
merit. Then there's us. We love movies 'coz they're a great source of trivia!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Book Four:
ODDITIES
oddity n. strangeness, peculiar trait, queer person.
Yup. That's us. Odd. And these are oddities. Things that shouldn't
be true, but are. Or things we just didn't know were true. Or things
we just didn't know. Perhaps some things we didn't need to know.
Certainly some things we didn't want to know ...
Chapter One:
Fatal Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
Sometimes fate can deal the cruelest - and oddest - blows ...
Chapter Two:
Criminal Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
We've already seen how criminals can be stupid, but sometimes they can
just be plain odd as well. Discover what we mean in here.
Chapter Three:
Personal Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
Sometimes people do the darnedest things. Odd little
things. Weird quirks or habits, or little personal
things that just seem a little out of the ordinary.
Why not just jump in here and you'll see what I mean.
Chapter Four:
Factual Oddities
Updated 7/2/99
Okay, it's a boring cliche ... TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION ... but
what the hell, it's true. And here's the proof.
Chapter Five:
Newsworthy Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
You want weird stuff? Then sometimes the best place to look is in the
newspapers. When odd stuff appears in the mainstream news, it makes you
appreciate it even more.
Chapter Six:
Embarassing Oddities
Updated 11/10/98
They didn't mean it, but boy, we're glad it happened! You know
what we mean - that slip of the tongue, that unintentional blooper,
that odd quirk of fate or coincidence that makes you snicker at
their expense...
Chapter Seven:
General Oddities
Life is so full of the wierd, the wonderful, the coincidental
and the ODD, that's it's very hard to slot everything away into
neat and tidy little categories. So here's what's left!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Book Five:
THE WORLD
'There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt
of in your philosohpy.' Ah yes, wiser words were never spoken. And
here we offer proof that the the world in which we live is a strange
place indeed.
Chapter One:
The Animal World
Aren't animals cute! Aren't they clever! Aren't they dumb! Jump in
here and I'll show you what I mean ...
Chapter Two:
Ye Olde World
So you thought weird, wonderful and odd was something new? Ha! We've
been bizarre since the dawn of time! And here's just a few examples
of what I mean ...
Chapter Three:
The Sporting World
Sports people are finely tuned machines. Sports themselves
have very clearly defined rules. But that doesn't stop the
occasional bit of oddness from creeping in ... !
Chapter Four:
Aound the World
We're not racists! We're not bigots! Oddness, weirdness and
bizarreness know no boundaries. In this tour around the world
we'll prove that it's a global phenomenon!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Book Six:
LEFTOVERS
You wanna make an omelette you gotta break some eggs. We're not
making omelettes, but we've still got a pile of eggshells. We
all know things just plain don't like to slot nicely into
categories, so there's a few leftover little bits that just didn't
seem to fit anywhere else...
Chapter One:
Where things began...
Coming Soon!...
Chapter Two:
Famous Last Words
Coming Soon!...
Chapter Three:
Leftover Leftovers
The ultimate in leftovers. Didn't fit anywhere, not even in the
other leftover categories. When all else fails, dump it into here!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Top of page
|
Craig's Home Page
|
Port Fairy Home Page
|
Craig's junk
|
The DIGEST
The Miscellanea Digest
is Copyright 1997, 1998, Craig Delahoy
This web page was designed and constructed entirely
and exclusively on an Amiga computer
by
Craig Delahoy
You can email me at
craigd@ansonic.com.au
Really BAD Movies
Movie Goofs
Movie Trivia
Updated 11/10/98
CONTENTS:
Top of page | STUPIDITY | PEOPLE | MOVIES | ODDITIES | THE WORLD | LEFTOVERS | Bottom of page
oddity n. strangeness, peculiar trait, queer person.Yup. That's us. Odd. And these are oddities. Things that shouldn't be true, but are. Or things we just didn't know were true. Or things we just didn't know. Perhaps some things we didn't need to know. Certainly some things we didn't want to know ... | ||
|
Chapter One:
Fatal Oddities |
Updated 11/10/98 |
Sometimes fate can deal the cruelest - and oddest - blows ... |
|
Chapter Two:
Criminal Oddities |
Updated 11/10/98 |
We've already seen how criminals can be stupid, but sometimes they can just be plain odd as well. Discover what we mean in here. |
|
Chapter Three:
Personal Oddities |
Updated 11/10/98 |
Sometimes people do the darnedest things. Odd little things. Weird quirks or habits, or little personal things that just seem a little out of the ordinary. Why not just jump in here and you'll see what I mean. |
|
Chapter Four:
Factual Oddities |
Updated 7/2/99 |
Okay, it's a boring cliche ... TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION ... but what the hell, it's true. And here's the proof. |
|
Chapter Five:
Newsworthy Oddities |
Updated 11/10/98 |
You want weird stuff? Then sometimes the best place to look is in the newspapers. When odd stuff appears in the mainstream news, it makes you appreciate it even more. |
|
Chapter Six:
Embarassing Oddities |
Updated 11/10/98 |
They didn't mean it, but boy, we're glad it happened! You know what we mean - that slip of the tongue, that unintentional blooper, that odd quirk of fate or coincidence that makes you snicker at their expense... |
|
Chapter Seven:
General Oddities | Life is so full of the wierd, the wonderful, the coincidental and the ODD, that's it's very hard to slot everything away into neat and tidy little categories. So here's what's left! | |
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Book Five:
THE WORLD
'There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt
of in your philosohpy.' Ah yes, wiser words were never spoken. And
here we offer proof that the the world in which we live is a strange
place indeed.
Chapter One:
The Animal World
Aren't animals cute! Aren't they clever! Aren't they dumb! Jump in
here and I'll show you what I mean ...
Chapter Two:
Ye Olde World
So you thought weird, wonderful and odd was something new? Ha! We've
been bizarre since the dawn of time! And here's just a few examples
of what I mean ...
Chapter Three:
The Sporting World
Sports people are finely tuned machines. Sports themselves
have very clearly defined rules. But that doesn't stop the
occasional bit of oddness from creeping in ... !
Chapter Four:
Aound the World
We're not racists! We're not bigots! Oddness, weirdness and
bizarreness know no boundaries. In this tour around the world
we'll prove that it's a global phenomenon!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Book Six:
LEFTOVERS
You wanna make an omelette you gotta break some eggs. We're not
making omelettes, but we've still got a pile of eggshells. We
all know things just plain don't like to slot nicely into
categories, so there's a few leftover little bits that just didn't
seem to fit anywhere else...
Chapter One:
Where things began...
Coming Soon!...
Chapter Two:
Famous Last Words
Coming Soon!...
Chapter Three:
Leftover Leftovers
The ultimate in leftovers. Didn't fit anywhere, not even in the
other leftover categories. When all else fails, dump it into here!
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
Top of page
|
Craig's Home Page
|
Port Fairy Home Page
|
Craig's junk
|
The DIGEST
The Miscellanea Digest
is Copyright 1997, 1998, Craig Delahoy
This web page was designed and constructed entirely
and exclusively on an Amiga computer
by
Craig Delahoy
You can email me at
craigd@ansonic.com.au
The Animal World
Ye Olde World
The Sporting World
Aound the World
CONTENTS:
Top of page | STUPIDITY | PEOPLE | MOVIES | ODDITIES | THE WORLD | LEFTOVERS | Bottom of page
| You wanna make an omelette you gotta break some eggs. We're not making omelettes, but we've still got a pile of eggshells. We all know things just plain don't like to slot nicely into categories, so there's a few leftover little bits that just didn't seem to fit anywhere else... | ||
|
Chapter One:
Where things began... | Coming Soon!... | |
|
Chapter Two:
Famous Last Words | Coming Soon!... | |
|
Chapter Three:
Leftover Leftovers | The ultimate in leftovers. Didn't fit anywhere, not even in the other leftover categories. When all else fails, dump it into here! | |
CONTENTS:
Top of page
|
STUPIDITY
|
PEOPLE
|
MOVIES
|
ODDITIES
|
THE WORLD
|
LEFTOVERS
|
Bottom of page
|
|
|
The Miscellanea Digest is Copyright 1997, 1998, Craig Delahoy |
|
This web page was designed and constructed entirely
and exclusively on an Amiga computer
by
Craig Delahoy
You can email me at
craigd@ansonic.com.au