Today seemed a good day for Weird and Wonderful stories…
So I thought I would start by mentioning a local event of the same name.
- Weird and Wonderful
I hear that there are just a few tickets left for what promises to be a great show. See you there!
So on to those Weird and Wonderful news stories –
A car lover is selling one of his testicles for $35,000 (£22,000) so he can buy a Nissan 370.
Most men would cringe at the idea of parting with one of their most valued assets but Mark Parisi doesn’t seem to mind.
He confirmed to the shocked presenters of US TV show The Doctors he planned to sell his left testicle to medical researchers for money to buy a new vehicle.
One of the show’s hosts joked after hearing the news: ‘It’s a Nissan for your left one!’ Well he sounds like a right one to me!
Parents can now treasure pictures of their newborn babies in photo frames made using the mother’s placenta.
Amanda Cotton has found a way of adding dried and crushed pieces of placenta to moulds filled with clear casting resin to create marble-effect frames, and is already receiving orders from parents, according to the University of Brighton.
Miss Cotton uses the entire placenta to make a frame, first boiling and cooking it and then grinding it into small pieces before placing it into a mould with resin and other materials.
She said: ”I have had a lot of positive feedback from mothers and fathers to be – and I already have clients.”
One order has come from Ulrika Jarl, who is expecting her second daughter at Christmas, a university spokesman said.
After the birth, Miss Jarl will be keeping the placenta in a cool box for Miss Cotton to collect and turn into a frame.
Hmm. Think I’ll just look forward to the usual Christmas socks…….
