SEB Safety Tip: Eating raw gastropods for a dare could kill you.

Ah the stupid things young people will do on a dare. Down in Sydney, Australia a young man is fighting for his life after eating a slug infected with rat lungworm:

The 21-year-old contracted rat lungworm disease – a rare form of meningitis – after the stunt.

Rat lungworm disease is caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, . . . → Read More: SEB Safety Tip: Eating raw gastropods for a dare could kill you.

Teen nearly kills himself for a free soda.

Are you stupid enough that you would clamp wires to your nipples and give yourself a 120 volt zap just to win a bet for a free soda?

High schooler Kyle DuBois is and he damn near killed himself:

Police released an interview with Kyle DuBois and his teacher, Thomas Kelley, after the teen shocked . . . → Read More: Teen nearly kills himself for a free soda.

I am, apparently, not a real man.

Because I am completely unwilling to have my nostrils waxed:

Real men get nostrils waxed – Salt Lake Tribune.

Before admiring the powerful muscularity of the latest pickup truck model, some men attending The Man Expo on Friday afternoon stopped off to get their nose hair waxed or uni-brow trimmed.

“I can breathe better,” said . . . → Read More: I am, apparently, not a real man.

Frat boy’s ass branded by his “brothers” while he’s passed out.

Here’s a tragic story of a fraternity initiation gone awry.

Who am I kidding? I find this funny as hell:

“Most college students returned for the spring semester rested and relaxed. Amon Carter IV headed back to class with the mark of his fraternity burned into his backside.The family of Texas Christian University student, who . . . → Read More: Frat boy’s ass branded by his “brothers” while he’s passed out.

SEB Safety Tip: Don’t glue your headset to your ear.

You would think this would be self-evident, but apparently at least one fellow out there needed to be told:

“I hit my ear on the boom of my truck and broke the headset of my phone,” Mr Gardner told the Northern Territory News.

“So I got some superglue and glued it back together – and . . . → Read More: SEB Safety Tip: Don’t glue your headset to your ear.

It’s really amazing we’ve survived as a species…

That’s what you’ll be thinking to yourself if you watch this compilation of people finding new and entertaining ways of injuring themselves and others in their immediate vicinity:

Several of those people are probably still feeling the pain from those adventures. Yikes!

. . . → Read More: It’s really amazing we’ve survived as a species…

15-year-old girl recovering from SUV accident is hit by an SUV, in her bedroom.

I don’t believe in God, but if I did I’d have to say that he must have something against this poor girl:

Shannon Broome, 15, of Jacksonville, Florida, was home in bed recovering from a deadly SUV accident when an SUV plowed through the wall of her bedroom just after midnight Tuesday morning and pinned . . . → Read More: 15-year-old girl recovering from SUV accident is hit by an SUV, in her bedroom.

Man beats priest he believes to be a terrorist.

If you’re going to take the job of protecting the country from terrorists into your own hands, it’s always best if you can tell the difference between a Greek Orthodox priest and an Arabic Terrorist. Apparently, despite being a Marine reservist, Jasen D. Bruce is not one of those people, but that didn’t stop him . . . → Read More: Man beats priest he believes to be a terrorist.

Are people really that worried about the length of their eyelashes?

The other day I’m sittin’ on the couch watching something I can’t recall at the moment, probably How It’s Made on the Discovery Channel, when an advertisement for something called Latisse comes on during a break. The ad features Brook Shields in what starts off looking like your typical push for a mascara product, but . . . → Read More: Are people really that worried about the length of their eyelashes?

God does exist and he has a twisted sense of humor.

I provide the following news item as proof of that statement:

Roman Hahslinger, a police spokesman, said: “He was a very religious man and had been scared when he was trapped in the lift and had prayed for release.

“A short while later he was pulled out of the elevator and he went straight to . . . → Read More: God does exist and he has a twisted sense of humor.