Weird ass shit

[LV426]

A dancing carrot proposes marriage in China (http://news.yahoo.com/dancing-carrot-proposes-marriage-china-103533382.html)

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LGqJQG8RO6cAG_DbAyqolQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0zMzc7cT04NTt3PTUxMg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c73a9c95df507211f50e6a706700b638.jpg

I'm not sure a carrot is the way to my heart.

[Binkx]

.....Seriously? I am completely baffled by this.

[GhostBat]

She must really like carrots.

I hope he gave her lots of karats, har har.

[LV426]

She must really like carrots.

I hope he gave her lots of karats, har har.

Aren't you just CLEver

[Binkx]

They actually showed this on our local news station (why, I have no idea, guess not enough is going on around here). Apparently he did it because her favorite color is orange. Still weird as hell though.

[Chiron Jackal]

They look like they were bred from the California Raisins and a smattering of guidos.

[Fenris_brood]

Those look alot more like smooth pineapples than any carrot I've seen, I find this story dubious.

[Vendetta]

Whoah, you guys are missing the obvious here. Those aren't carrots. This in an invasion force of Q*Berts!
http://i.imgur.com/KzHT3.jpg

[LV426]

Texas Man Bites Woman; Claims to Be Vampire Satisfying a 'Need to Feed' (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/texas-man-bites-woman-claims-vampire/story?id=14315864)

By KATIE MOISSE
Aug. 16, 2011

The arrest of a 19-year-old Texas man claiming to be a 500-year-old vampire from hell has raised chilling questions about pop culture's influence on human behavior.

Lyle Monroe Bensley is being held in Galveston County Jail after allegedly breaking into a woman's apartment and biting her on the neck, police said. The woman, whose name has not been released, broke free and fled the apartment, speeding to safety in a neighbor's car early Saturday.

When police arrived on the scene, they found Bensley, wearing only boxer shorts, hissing and growling in the parking lot. He quickly scaled two fences before he was captured, yelling all the while that he "didn't want to have to feed on humans," Capt. Jeff Heyse of the Galveston County Police Department told ABCNews.com.

"I've dealt with some really strange people," said Heyse. "You know, guys who think they're Jesus and that. But I've never seen anything like this."

Even in jail, Bensley warned guards to restrain him for their own protection, gnashing his teeth with a "need to feed," police said. It's unclear whether Bensley was intoxicated or on drugs at the time of the attack, but police said a psychiatric evaluation is pending.

Bensley's alleged vampire-inspired attack and apparent lament for his superhuman needs brings to mind movies from the "Twilight" Saga and the HBO series "True Blood," both of which have a devoted following. That culture, some experts said, could serve as inspiration for people who suffer from mental illness.

"The content of a psychotic episode very often draws from the real world," said Josh Klapow, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. "Vampires are very prominent in our society right now from a pop culture standpoint. And that information can feed into hallucinations."

'Vampire' Attack Raises Questions About Pop Culture's Influence on Behavior

Hallucinations -- multisensory experiences not based in reality -- can stem from substance abuse, mania brought on by bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. And vampires, Klapow said, are good fodder.

"If you look at the content of these sorts of hallucinations, even though the characters are slightly different, the themes tend to be similar," he said, describing the commonly reported illusions of being a powerful religious figure, like Jesus, or a supernatural being. "The richer the content, the more prevalent it is, and the more nuances there are to it, the easier it becomes to run with."

For the victim of the alleged attack who, after hearing a noise in her apartment, was punched in her bed, dragged into a hallway, pinned against a wall and bitten, the ordeal was horrific. She had never met Bensley and didn't know why he attacked her, police said.

Bensley was charged with burglary with intent to commit assault. His bond is set at $40,000.

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Boxer shorts, the new vampire fashion!
Lestat you are so yesterday!

[Vendetta]

You'd figure after 500 years or so, he'd learn how to be a little more clever and/or stealthy.

Also blaming this on True Blood or Twilight seems pretty silly. I mean I don't see people eating other peoples brains claiming to be "Zombieeeez!" yet those are even more prevalent in popular culture recently than vampires.

[Bane]

I don't think the man himself blamed it on trueblood or twilight, I think they doctors are trying to find a way to explain his delusions, and as far as theories go, they have a sound one. It's not truly that the literature or tv shows are to blame, and they aren't claiming it's the show/books/movies fault, they are merely stating at least from what I understand, that those pieces of pop culture have fueled his delusions, whether the cause of the delusions are drugs or mental defect hasn't been determined.

As some who has fought with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, At times it can be hard to see the line between fantasy and reality, especially during one of the episodes, it can really start to warp for you. I do not know if that is the case in this man's incident, but from a personal stand point it makes a bit of sense to me. If he was an avid watcher of TRueblood, and had a breakdown during an episode, it's not unlikely that he took on a persona very similar to one of the characters.

[LV426]

I am 100% certain that there were no growling snarling vamps running around attacking people in their boxer shorts on those shows.

[J.L.R.]

You'd figure after 500 years or so, he'd learn how to be a little more clever and/or stealthy.

Also blaming this on True Blood or Twilight seems pretty silly. I mean I don't see people eating other peoples brains claiming to be "Zombieeeez!" yet those are even more prevalent in popular culture recently than vampires.

Especially silly to attribute his behavior to Twilight, as he would have been sparkling, chaste, and boring... In that case he would have broken into appartment and then lectured her on the value of abstenance. :D

[Bane]

I am 100% certain that there were no growling snarling vamps running around attacking people in their boxer shorts on those shows.


Not saying there were, merely stating that delusions brought on by mental defect usually base themselves around something in the persons life. Then they go haywire which leads to him running around biting people while in his underwear.

[Vendetta]

Especially silly to attribute his behavior to Twilight, as he would have been sparkling, chaste, and boring... In that case he would have broken into appartment and then lectured her on the value of abstenance. :D
Maybe just watched her while she slept. :D

[Binkx]

Especially silly to attribute his behavior to Twilight, as he would have been sparkling, chaste, and boring... In that case he would have broken into appartment and then lectured her on the value of abstenance. :D

Or he would have broke into her apartment and sat staring at her while brooding in silence.

[GhostBat]

On a related note... (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44452472/ns/us_news-weird_news/#.TmpxFXPFKaA)

[Binkx]

On a related note... (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44452472/ns/us_news-weird_news/#.TmpxFXPFKaA)

....still no faith in humanity.

[Destiny]

I love how, when people do crazy shit, the first thing they blame it on is Twilight. :)

[Binkx]

I love how, when people do crazy shit, the first thing they blame it on is Twilight. :)

Twilight is so horrible, it should be the blame for everything that goes wrong. For example, 9/11 happened because someone for saw the making of the books and was trying to prevent it in an extremist way. Hurricane Irene happened because of Twilight. My feet are cold because of Twilight.

It works in my books.

[Destiny]

Haha I never blamed things on Twilight before...But I shall from now on. ;) "Why didn't I do my homework? Duh. Twilight." Or you can get more specific and use Twilight characters. "Why didn't I do my homework? Duh. Jacob ate it." ;)