Every year in northern Sweden the famous Ice Hotel is rebuilt, using huge ice blocks, cut from the frozen Torne River in Jukkasjärvi, Kiruna. Always fully booked, this strange, but beautiful ice building has been created every year since 1990. However, the Swedish National Housing Board has decided, that even this building must be fitted with fire alarms!
Wonky World
Some of the most unusual news from around the wonky world
Sunday Light Entertainment
by Editor •
Four fun short videos to make you chuckle…
Holy Ouch!
by David Darby •
So, you’re extremely annoyed with your government and you want to protest this discontent in a way that will gain publicity and perhaps turn peoples minds to your way of thinking. Maybe you could chain yourself to the railings of parliament, parade naked in front of a government building or even incite a riot. How about stripping naked in Red Square, Moscow and nailing your testicles to the ground.
Unfortunate Record
by Martin Myall •
There is a very popular tourist attraction in Norway called Preikestolen, also known as the pulpit; a stunning vertical cliff face amounting to a 600 metre drop. Until now, nobody’s fallen off. However, a Spanish tourist has now become the first.
Decapitation Dulce
by David Darby •
More and more couples are looking for something different for their big day… some get married in unusual places, whilst skydiving or scuba diving for example, others might wear very unusual outfits, but a couple from Texas, USA, decided it would be the cake that would make their special day stand out… and boy did it stand out!
Fart Filter Frillies
by David Darby •
Being the Editor, my farts do not smell. However, this cannot be said of everyone… you know who you are! Well, help is at hand with a new range of underwear that filters out those poisonous pongs.
Xbox Man Gnashes Neighbour’s Meat & Two Vedge
by David Darby •
What a headline! And it’s true! Jason Martin, a 41-year-old from Dover in Kent, England, was so incensed that his neighbour had sent him a text asking him to turn down his Xbox, he went to his house, confronted him, and bit his penis and testicles.
Parenting Tips for Tardy Adults
by Martin Myall •
How to deal with a child tantrum… If you can’t beat them, join them – it will make you feel better.
Parrot Power
by David Darby •
His means of avoiding arrest this time around may have ruffled a few feathers, as he picked up a perched parrot and launched it at the police officers intent on detaining him.
Jesse James (and Mum) Strike Again
by David Darby •
If you have a name like Jesse James, you sort of feel obliged to embark on a life of crime… and why not take along the very person that gave you that name to lend a hand? Off we go to Palm Beach County in Florida, USA.