Funny and Stupid Ideas

Outdoor Advertising: Smoking Causes Blindness

2008-03-06T11:44:00.001+02:00

This Billboard Is A Sign From God

2008-03-06T11:43:00.002+02:00

Billboard Made of Bottles for Carlsberg

2008-03-06T11:43:00.001+02:00

Hey Mom,watch me pull his tail

2008-03-06T11:42:00.001+02:00

Hey Mom..can we watch the lions rip the guts out of the giraffe.

2008-03-06T11:41:00.002+02:00

Iraq sucks...ok ! (Thanks for the memories Tony)

2008-03-06T11:41:00.001+02:00

Helpful hints...Don't swim in the oil spill

2008-03-06T11:40:00.001+02:00

We regret there may be a small delay before we can respond to your call..

2008-03-06T11:39:00.002+02:00

Something you know will never happen

2008-03-06T11:39:00.001+02:00

Africa is not a great place to have a heart attack....the "Rapid Response Unit" needs some fine tuning....

2008-03-06T11:38:00.002+02:00

Rubik? Rubik? Who's this damn rubik....sure aint from Texas

2008-03-06T11:38:00.001+02:00

Let me get your file....I'll call you back as soon as I find your papers,ok?

2008-03-06T11:37:00.002+02:00

Tickets please..all tickets please......oh forget it !!

2008-03-06T11:37:00.001+02:00

She liked to get out in the garden...the sunshine and fresh air eased her asthma

2008-03-06T11:36:00.000+02:00

Amusing UFO grafitti using a trick of light

2008-03-06T11:34:00.001+02:00

Hanger

2008-03-06T11:32:00.001+02:00

Have you See these Red Peppers?

2008-03-06T11:29:00.001+02:00

Like what?

Zastava The World Worst Car

2008-03-06T11:28:00.001+02:00

Formula Toothcare: "Builds Strong Teeth"

2008-03-06T11:24:00.000+02:00

Funny shoes

2008-03-06T11:23:00.000+02:00

House Of Bottles

2008-03-06T11:22:00.002+02:00

This house is made of 10.500 bottles. The house is located in Uzice. It has two floors and it`s all made of bottles. This house is 100 m2 big and have a cellar.

Funny Advertising

2008-03-06T11:22:00.001+02:00

Wedding Photo

2008-03-06T11:21:00.001+02:00

The most beautiful day in your life...

Crazy wall painting!

2008-03-06T11:20:00.001+02:00

Animal Couples

2008-03-06T11:19:00.001+02:00

Stupid mirror

2008-03-06T11:17:00.001+02:00

Funny Stupid mirror
She should buy a new one

Longest Train

2008-03-06T11:16:00.000+02:00

Longest train on Earth was an "BHP Iron Ore" company train.

He was 7353 meters long having 682 cars and 8 engines. Trip was 275 km long and it`s happened on June 21, 2001, in Port Hedland, Australia.

Thorntons: "Edible Chocolate" Billboard

2008-03-06T11:15:00.001+02:00

Creator: Barry Colenso, Uk

In London, Barry Colenso designed for Chocolatier Thorntons a giant 390kg (860lb) edible chocolate billboard for the Easter season. The billboard was constructed by a team of 10 chocolatiers who spent 300 hours putting it together using ten massive chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs, and 128 panels made of pure chocolate. The billboard lasted just three hours after the company invited passers-by to eat it.

Lips

2008-03-06T11:14:00.001+02:00

Smoke

Oh, what are they doing!

2008-03-06T11:13:00.000+02:00

Oh, what are they doing!

Dracula Fork

2008-03-06T11:11:00.001+02:00

Dracula Fork

1001 way to use fork

Stop Brush

2008-03-06T11:10:00.004+02:00

Stop Brush

Maybe.... I don't no

Summer pedals

2008-03-06T11:10:00.003+02:00

Summer pedals

After bike drive you can wash kitchen utensil
Wonderful aroma,trust me :)

Ice Cream shield :)

2008-03-06T11:10:00.001+02:00

Ice Cream shield :)

This innovation it's really helpful

Super-Duper Ear

2008-03-06T11:09:00.000+02:00

Super-Duper Ear

My girlfriend like this innovatinon, I don't no why??
But this guy need adult education urgently!

Cactus Soother

2008-03-06T11:05:00.001+02:00

Cactus Soother

Do you love your Baby or you want wrongful death?
:)

Anti-advertising group fakes nuclear blast

2007-06-21T21:18:00.002+03:00

A few months back, Ask.com pretended to hack into British airwaves as part of its much-debated Information Revolution campaign. At the time, I wondered: “What? Who hacks TV signals? Other than that guy who busted into HBO’s airing of The Falcon and the Snowman?” Well, apparently it happens. This week, a counterculture art group called Ztohoven hacked a live Czech public television broadcast. The result made it look like a nuclear bomb had exploded in Bohemia’s scenic Krkonose Mountains. (Watch the video here.) The group’s previous targets have included advertisements, which one member said “abuse our innermost desires, ideas and feelings in order to sell goods.”

Hollywood Garbage Pail Kids

2007-06-21T21:18:00.001+03:00

Back in the dayz, everybody loved the Topps' Garbage Pail Kid trading card series. Now there's a new card in town that hits the world of "celebrities gone wild"... Hollywood Zombies!

Frankenstars in Zombiewood
Evil Celebrity Twins
Distorted Egos

More Hollywood Zombies below!...

Star Wars stroller based on the popular ATAT

2007-06-21T21:14:00.001+03:00

This is one of the weirdest products I’ve seen in quite a while. It’s a Star Wars stroller based on the popular ATAT from The Empire strikes back. I guess you can’t buy it since it looks a bit home made, but it’s quite cool don’t you think?

Tiger in water

2007-06-21T21:12:00.000+03:00

Fascinated by this tree

2007-06-21T21:10:00.000+03:00

On a recent trip to Hilo, I was fascinated by this tree, almost every leaf of which was scratched with names and memories.

There was something profound about seeing all these memories (and people) brought together on a living, growing thing. So much so that I lost all interest in the nearby waterfall... obviously, so did many others!

And as can be seen in this third photo, the record keeping spread to some other large-leafed plants.

House on a Wire

2007-06-21T21:09:00.003+03:00

Precarious Home by Giancarlo Norese, 2007

A New Eye

2007-06-21T21:09:00.001+03:00

A few years back, I discovered a box of false glass eyes in an antique store. Their detail – down to the smallest capillary – was near perfect. I bought one of the eyes for only a few bucks.

For a long time, I kept it sitting around on my desk: it's craftsmanship was somehow inspiring. But the best part of my glass eye: it was perfect for playing pranks on unsuspecting friends and relatives, many of which were horrified as one of my eyes seemed to inadvertently pop forth from its socket (a favorite of my kids)!

Then, one day, the eye smashed to pieces. Shattered. I don't remember how. A sad day indeed. (I probably punched a hole through the nearest wall or something).

How would I ever get another false eye? It was impossible. I was bereft. I was lost. My inspiration was gone. My pranks... shattered (sort of like my glass eye).

And just today, I discovered the answer! Occularist, Kim Erickson: he labors with the same level of dedication and craft as those occularists of old. Take a look at this amazing video journal describing his work.

Cute and Curious in Pink

2007-06-21T21:08:00.001+03:00

The Republic of Tinselman brings your attention to this pair of extraordinary giant rabbit slippers, believed to be unearthed (somewhere) in the hottest area of Nevada. The president of the Republic is upset. He wants to know: who could possibly wear such gigantic slippers? How could such a huge being go for so long without being discovered? Where does he or she hide? And why (for god's sakes, why!) is it wearing pink bunny slippers!

Early Mickey

2007-06-21T21:07:00.001+03:00

Ah, Mickey. That adorable, big eared mouse, with whom we've laughed and cried! Just a mouse. Just a drawing. But to us, he was human! The first animated being of his kind.

But was he original after all? It appears not! 1000 years before Mickey ever appeared in Plane Crazy, a French artist fashioned a bronze brooch that looks astonishingly like Mickey Mouse. Of course, he didn't mean to invent Mickey; he was trying to sculpt a lion but failed miserably, inadvertently stumbling upon the most famous cartoon character of all time.

• Discovery Article about the brooch

Say goodbye to the smelly fridge

2007-06-21T21:05:00.000+03:00

It's quite some time I don't post print campaigns... this time I can't avoid sharing these ads I've found on Cool0r. The agency is DDB Paris, is Brandt, a refrigerator which prevents odors to mix. I think the illustration/characters' idea is just brilliant.

he worst of the CNN/YouTube Presidential debate videos

2007-06-21T21:04:00.000+03:00

he worst of the CNN/YouTube Presidential debate videos

BoingBoing reader Destiny Land says,

YouTube joined CNN for a bold experiment -- letting YouTube users upload questions for the 2008 candidates for President. But one week in, how's it working out?
The Washington Post rounds up the best videos they could find: Link.
...but 10 Zen Monkeys found the WORST! Link.
I loved the hard-hitting questions from the audience during the Kerry/Bush debates -- but what happens if YouTube can't deliver enough good questions? In the end, couldn't this trivialize the primary process -- and the role of "citizen video-bloggers" -- rather than expand it?

Snip from the 10ZenMonkeys post by Lou Cabron:

What if my President was selected by MySpace? It’s the nagging concern raised when young video bloggers lob questions at the Presidential candidates. In July when the Democrats gather in Charleston, they’ll find CNN has swapped in questions that were uploaded as videos to YouTube.
At least that was the hope when the CNN/YouTube “debate” was announced. Unfortunately, no one cared about the announcement (except the commenter who added “omg the youtube guy is fucking HAWTT!!!”). Nearly a week later, YouTube has barely managed to assemble more than 50 questions to choose from. And five of them are the dogs below.

John Lennon's Widow Tastes Dead Dog In Protest Against British Royal Family

2007-06-01T19:10:00.000+03:00

Yoko Ono tasted a corgi kebab Tuesday night as part of a protest against the British Royal Family's treatment of animals. Controversial performance artist Mark McGowan cooked and ate the dead dog - the same breed as the queen's favorite pets - on a London radio show on which John Lennon's widow was also a guest.
Following his performance on London's 104.4 Resonance FM, McGowan said: "It's really, really disgusting. It's stinky, it's not like any meat I've seen.
"And Yoko looked a bit strange as she tried it.
"But it was provocative and exhilarating."
The pedigree dog - which died at a breeding farm two weeks ago - was cooked and served with herbs in a pita bread.
McGowan staged the stunt in protest against Britain's Prince Philip's involvement in the alleged inhumane killing of a fox during a royal shoot at Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate.
He previously said: "I'm raising awareness at the inability of the RSPCA to prosecute Prince Philip and his friends for shooting a fox this year. It was left to fight for life for five minutes then beaten to death."
A Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) spokeswoman said: "If the dog's dead he's free to eat it.
"But we did look at the incident with Prince Philip and decided no offense was committed. I'd suggest Mr. McGowan try a private prosecution."
McGowan, of Peckham, South London, has previously eaten a swan during a performance art show. An old English law states that all swans belong to the queen and it is illegal to kill them.

Proof Of Dolphin Amorality

2007-06-01T19:02:00.000+03:00

Political Dogs is reporting that dolphins were stranded off Massachusetts while trying to enter the United States apparently to obtain medical services covered under the state's universal healthcare system. The dolphins, many of them with serious medical conditions, several pregnant, were stranded near Cape Cod in what appears to have been an immigration akin to Cuban boat people. While humans have no evidence of dictators running amok within the dolphin world, it is clear that these dolphins needed significant medical attention and that they chose Massachusetts as their entry point to this country for a reason. Massachusetts only recently enacted

Looking for a cool new gadget?

2007-03-15T11:29:00.000+02:00

Looking for a cool new gadget? Or a gift gadget.? Is the gift for a friend? A friend that has the same kind of goofy sense of humor that you have? A friend that will sit with you and watch a Three Stooges Marathon and laugh all the way? (We're talking Mars - not Venus - here)
Well, my friend, I have just the site for you. For cool new gadgets - for the gadget gift that keeps on giving (and sometimes ruins friendships)

Or, You Could Pick A Fight With a Stranger

2007-03-15T11:26:00.000+02:00

Pow! An interactive boxing workout with a sci-fi theme! The Robo Boxer provides a realistic human-shaped opponent, with graphical target zones to perfect your aim. With each blow, the Robo Boxer bounces back, coming with a multi-directional response to keep you on your toes. Adjustable suspension controls the speed of rebound. Six levels of height adjustment raises target from 60" up to 70". Heavy-duty steel con-struction provides plenty of support for long-lasting use. Folds down and rolls away for easy storage. 64 x 35 x 62-70", 86 lbs. $99.99
“realistic human-shaped opponent”
I give up. I’m running away to Europe. (Thanks to Helen for the headline)

Brings Out That Animal In You On Your Wedding Night

2007-03-15T11:22:00.001+02:00

Wolf Print Bedroom Accessories
Liven up your bedroom decor with this luxurious bed collection. It features a stunning wildlife design with magnificent wolves adorning the plush quilted comforter and shams. The coordinating bed skirt and back of the comforter have a lush, leaf-patterned print. Imported in machine-wash-and-dry polyester/cotton. The comforter has polyester fiberfill.

Death By Harfing

2007-03-15T11:20:00.000+02:00

All-In-One Hat and Scarf will keep you toasty warm this winter. Attractive faux fur hat features an attached 4 foot long knit scarf that protects face, neck, and throat from chilly winds and cold weather. Soft, washable acrylic. One size fits all. Made inUSA. $9.98
You know what's funny about this? When you forget that you're wearing a "harf" and try to take your hat off and accidentally strangle yourself. HA! HA!

When Personalization Goes Awry

2007-03-15T11:16:00.000+02:00

Show your true school spirit with this premier customizable class ring. A wonderful gift or keepsake, this classic oval high school class ring is easy to person-alize with a name or any 10-character text, any graduation year, a favorite activity, school mascot, colors and much more. (From Walmart)
Perfect for those who dropped out of high school or never went to college. Get one from Harvard or Yale and hit the bars!

Egg On My Face

2007-03-15T11:09:00.000+02:00

There's never been a smarter way to eat the best meal of the day. Dual holder readies one below. Dishwasher safe glass is 4" high, 2 1/2" diameter. $1.99

Alright, I'll admit that I need help with this one. How does this work? Do you take the scalding hot egg out of the pot and try to get it under the glass on the bottom? And why would you do this? And won't the boiling hot egg on the bottom eventually ruin my vinyl tablecloth? And why not just use two next to each other?

Molly McGadget

2007-03-15T11:08:00.000+02:00

"Butter Slicer makes 16 uniform slices to serve perfectly square butter pats, just like restaurants. Guests can easily help themselves. Dishwasher safe cutter with stainless steel wires is 7" x 2 3/4" x 7/8". Marble base not included. $6.99"
Yes, I'm sure that all restaurants use this exact same dollar-store grade gadget from Walter Drake. I like how they conveniently leave out the fact that cold, hard butter will bend this thing into oblivion. And good luck getting all those slippery, jiggly slices of butter into a neat little row (pictured) without a mess. This is more trouble than it's worth. Just use a frickin knife.

Ice Ice (Cry)Baby

2007-03-15T11:06:00.000+02:00

Retro Ice Tapper cracks cubes with a single pat! Classic kitchen essential breaks up ice into more manageable bits for beverages, cold food trays, and for soothing ice wraps. Dishwasher safe plastic and metal is 10 1/2" long. $5.49

Or, you could:
a) use less ice
b) let them melt
c) use a hammer
d) waste some more money on a "mini" ice cube tray
e) stop being a fussy little crybaby
And, are you supposed to hold the ice cube in your hand in front of company while you whack it? That's just disgusting.

Just Stick To Coffee, Okay?

2007-03-15T11:05:00.000+02:00

Electric Egg Cooker. Take the guesswork out of boiling or poaching eggs with this space-age-shaped countertop cooker. Cooks four hard or soft-boiled eggs, or poaches three eggs at once, alerting you when they’re done. Easy-to-set switch. Measuring cup and egg piercer included. 6"D x 5"H. $34.95

This makes me want to slap someone. Doesn't anyone want to learn how to do anything anymore? "Takes the guesswork out of boiling eggs." Ever hear of "practice" or "trial and error"? If you can't boil a frickin egg, then what does that say about you? Comes from Gevalia, of all places. Click here to laugh at them.

How to Capture an Anaconda

2007-02-23T20:48:00.000+02:00

Just looking at this pictures make me scared.I don't know what to say about this people but looking at them they look like they did this thing more than once.You need a lot of courage to do something like this, or to be crazy enough to get into an anaconda nest.What do you say would you enter into an anaconda nest for 1 million dollars ?

I want to live

2007-02-23T09:03:00.000+02:00

A mighty match is struggling to survive his contact with the box of matches ..

To many FireFox Extensions ?

2007-02-23T08:59:00.001+02:00

An ambitious writer at the CyberNet web site installed 200 extensions to his Firefox browser, resulting in the monstrosity of toolbars (and then some) you see above.Do you think you can beat him ? :) I have 16, but my Browser is tidy , and breathable. [ Found : here ]

Auto Sofa

2007-02-23T08:55:00.001+02:00

Did you ever saw a sofa on wheels ? Now you have the opportunity to see one.From this pictures it feels soft, but what is the purpose of this car ? To protect people when making an accident , by providing them a softer platform ? Making good sex on the outside of the car ? I don't know ...maybe you come up with new ideas.

Funny Durex Ad

2007-02-23T08:54:00.000+02:00

This Durex Ad make me laugh.I like ads that make me laugh, and this one is very good, and very funny.Great work .. DUREX.

Fun Pictures Made by Guys

2007-02-23T08:53:00.001+02:00

For today I've selected a set of fun pictures with original & fun ideas of pictures made by guys. Have fun !!!

Amazing Picture

2007-02-23T08:51:00.001+02:00

The deer has filched a chair

2007-02-23T08:50:00.001+02:00

I'm looking at this picture and I'm trying to figure out how this deer managed to get that chair.I can say that deer is quite accesorized.

Funny Pictures

2007-02-23T08:47:00.002+02:00

A cool, bad, ugly midget ...

Oooo ...sweet outfit.

Perfect chick, perfect place .... to dream.

"High Comfort"

Everybody with his own thing ...

Just a quick dust art ...

The precious bottle ...

WTF .... he's gay ?!

Sweeeettt

Your time has come.

Terrible F1 Accident

2007-02-23T08:47:00.001+02:00

The Most Expensive Rims

2007-02-23T08:44:00.001+02:00

For all those who don't know what to do with so much money someone will always invent something to make them spend their money.These million dollars rims are the perfect example.I would never put something like this on my car, because I know I will be hunted and somebody will take those diamonds at the first stop.Anyway if someone plan to buy something like this I'll tell you more about this rims.Their name is Ashanti and they have 12,000 diamonds and 800 sapphires totaling 1,100 carats of precious stones.By buying those you will become 100% a target of many black people who love RIMS & DIAMONS. :)

Cool Fake Bags

2007-02-23T08:43:00.001+02:00

These days a lot of fake products are on the market, and on some products is very hard to make a difference.For example .. the Louis Vuitton brand is one of them.You can see all over the place a lot of people have Louis Vuitton products.

Now Mind What You Wear created a line of fakes which are cheeky, comical and surprisingly covetable. The word 'FAKE' is sardonically silk-screened on top of knock-off Louis Vuitton bags.I think that a bag like this would be very cool.Just look at the pictures ...

Amazing Hotel Project

2007-02-23T08:42:00.001+02:00

So ... you want to see the amazing power of architecture ? Until now this is just a project, but if this project will be finished this hotel will be a very good, and reservations will be made with months or maybe years earlier.Find out more about this project here.

Ping Pong Pipe

2007-02-23T08:41:00.001+02:00

In this pictures you are about to see one innovative way to play Ping Pong.Some guys decides that Ping Pong would be more interactive if they would play this game in a Pipe.For a minute I've stopped and thought about this way to play ping pong because I like this game, and I think that this would be really fun, and you can all kind of tricks.What do you think ?

Fart, but don't get caught.

2007-02-23T08:40:00.000+02:00

The addictive game for day is named : Fart Fart.In this game you are a man in a buss station, that needs to fart, but he don't want to be heard by the other man from the station.You goal is to fart as much as you can.When a car is passing by, the engine is making some noise so you can hide your fart, and make some points.You will figure out what is this game about once you play it.Have fun ... I made 12.000 points.Press on the image to play.

Masturbation World Record!

2007-02-23T08:39:00.002+02:00

It's official, Tudor Rosca is the new king of masturbation. In a stunning feat of endurance and determination, Tudor Rosca achieved 36 orgasms in a 24 hour period!

Sleeping intermittently during the 24 hour marathon, Tudor Rosca remained focused and aroused by his impressive library of pornographic films. With over 400 films in his library and 3 televisions playing movies at all times, he had a continuous stream of footage to aid him in his quest.

It is apparent by the massive development of the muscles in his forearm that Tudor Rosca is not your average masturbator. In an interview with UJ reporters after the record setting event, Tudor Rosca was quoted as saying, "masturbation for me is a way of life. I've been training for this day since I was 13 years old and I'm happy with my performance today".

This record was formerly held by German Student, Hans Blickstein who achieved 27 orgasms in a 24 hour period. Mr. Blickstein was not available for comment.

When asked what his next world record achievement would be, Tudor Rosca said "my immediate goal is to get a bag of ice and some lotion on my penis to soothe the burning".

No money car tunning !

2007-02-23T08:39:00.001+02:00

If you look around you'll see a lot of tuned cars, different colours, shinig wheels, cool spoilers, special lights, loud music, etc.Need For Speed movie & game creeate a new fashion.PIMP my Ride ( the MTV Show ) show us how you can change all at your car, and make your car SUPERB.

If you want to tune your car maybe you'll need to invest a lot of money, but here is an example, if you don't want to invest to mutch money.

Enjoy !

Hilarious Sign

2007-02-23T08:38:00.001+02:00

Delete Key Eraser

2007-02-23T08:37:00.002+02:00

The palm-size Tersumus eraser is shaped like the well-known key on a computer keyboard.A very interesting and original eraser idea.I hope they will have success with this little original product.

You can have it for almost 9$ from here.

A picture is Worth a Thousand Words

2007-02-23T08:37:00.001+02:00

I'm sure that you've heard the saying : "A picture is Worth a Thousand Words", but here you can see the perfect example of this saying, and understand better why a picture is worth a thousand words. Enjoy !

The Little Mermaid Question

2007-02-23T08:35:00.000+02:00

Answer quickly at this question : "You are alone on a uninhabited island.Which of these would you choose as your companion ?".When I saw this great comic I wanted to choose an answer, but looking again at the picture I started to laugh.

Life Insurance for Palestinian Suicide Bombers

2007-02-23T01:31:00.000+02:00

An important bank in the Arab world offers accounts paying a type of life insurance to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. But now it could soon face a lawsuit from American lawyers representing the victims.

On the morning of the day before he planned to blow himself up, Bassam Takruri wore a freshly ironed shirt, a blazer and polished shoes. At 10 a.m., the student said goodbye to his father, who gave him ten shekels in pocket money. It was a beautiful Saturday in May in the Palestinian town of Hebron.

Everything seemed normal, at least for the rest of the family. The 18-year-old Bassam, a boy with dark, earnest eyes, was ambitious. He wanted to become an engineer. His father called him his best son. But he spent the last night of his life away from this family -- something many suicide bombers do so as not to lose their nerve at the last moment.

On the Sunday morning of the day Bassam picked for his terror attack, Steve Averbach strapped on his pistol in a Jerusalem suburb just as he had been doing for years. Averbach was a police officer. It was early, not even 6 a.m. and his two small sons Sean and Adam and his wife Julie were still sleeping. At a stop in the northern part of Jerusalem, he boarded the No. 6 bus, a green accordion-stretch model. At around 5:45 a.m. it reached the stop at French Hill.

Averbach scrutinized each new passenger. After serving in the anti-terrorist unit of the Jerusalem police department, he was now teaching the police, civilians and private security how to handle a weapon. His colleagues even called him "Weapon Steve."

As the bus began to pull away, a man ran up to the side and the bus driver stopped and opened the door. The man was wearing the black suit and skullcap of an observant Jew. But his beard was too thin. Seeing a bulge underneath the man's jacket, Averbach quickly stood up and headed toward the stranger. But Bassam, disguised as a devout Jew, was quicker than Averbach and he ignited his belt of explosives.

Bassam died and Averbach survived seriously injured for life.

A few weeks after the suicide bombing, the phone at the home of Bassam Takruri's parents rang. On the other end of the line was a representative of Muassafat Usar al Shuhada, or "The Organization of Martyr Families." He told Bassam's mother that the family had received money, but that they would have to open an account at the Arab Bank in order to withdraw the first deposit. The Takruris were puzzled, but they did what the man said. Shortly thereafter money was transferred to the new account. From then on, Bassam's family received $200 (€152) each month for more than a year.

The Arab Bank is one of the largest and most important financial institutions in the Arab world. The Jordan-based private bank, of which 40 percent is still held by the founding Schuman family, is active in 28 countries. The Jordanian monarchy even awarded Abd al Hamid Schuman a medal for his achievements and services to the country.

But the bank has long been suspected of directing money used to finance terrorism in the Palestinian Territories. And accounts at its Palestinian branches are also supposedly used to pay a type of life insurance to the families of youthful suicide bombers, who blow themselves up with the aim of killing as many Israelis as possible. The blood money paid for a son turned murderer is 20,000 Saudi riyal -- roughly €4,000 or $5,000. The funds take a circuitous route to the accounts of those families that prove the death of their son by showing a death certificate at the Arab Bank branch in the Palestinian Territories. Then monthly deposits are made just like in Takruri's case.

Suicide bombers with foresight can take care of all the necessary paperwork before they blow themselves to smithereens. A so-called Martyr Kit includes everything from a death certificate from the Palestinian Authority to an account card at the Arab Bank.

The attack carried out by the student Bassam Takruri on May 18, 2003 was one of the worst at the time. He had several kilograms of explosives strapped around his waist and the power or the blast was so strong that the bus was catapulted from the street. Seven people died and 20 were injured.

As the police found Steve Averbach's body inside the bus, his finger was still on the trigger of his pistol. He told them they should be careful since the weapon's safety was off. Then he lost consciousness. He spent five weeks in intensive care. Shards of glass had punctured his lungs and a ball bearing had penetrated his neck to become lodged between his third and fourth vertebrae. Since that day, Averbach has been paralyzed from the neck down.

A year after the attack he got himself an attorney, an American named Gary Osen from New Jersey. He now wants to sue the Arab Bank on the basis of a 1996 anti-terrorism law making it illegal to support terrorists financially. The 37-year-old Osen has a neat haircut, a sonorous voice, a sober demeanor -- and plenty of experience in damage compensation cases. In Germany, he represented the heirs of the Wertheim family against major retailer KarstadtQuelle. "In our suit we accuse the Arab Bank of supporting the funding of extremist Palestinian groups," says Osen. "Our goal is to make it much more difficult for them to access the money."

His law office represents 200 US clients who lost relatives in Israel in terrorist attacks. The law firm of US star attorney Ron Motley, who led a class-action lawsuit for the families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, is representing another 700 people seeking compensation. The lawyers are optimistic they can at least reduce the flow of money coming predominately from Saudi Arabia via Arab Bank accounts into the Palestinian Territories.

According to the lawsuit complaint, the blood money was often collected in Saudi Arabia and then sent via the Arab Bank's New York branch in US dollars to either the Gaza Strip or the West Bank. Much financial support is thought to come from the Saudi Committee for the Al-Quds Intifada, a charity headed by Saudi Interior Minster Prince Nayef. "This committee," says Osen, "is nothing more than a fundraising organization to support the Palestinian resistance." But a spokesman for the group in the Saudi capital Riyadh denies supporting the families of suicide bombers, claiming the committee only works with official Palestinian organizations and ministries.

But an ad published in the Palestinian daily newspaper Al Quds in November 2001 supports the theory of the US attorneys. The committee placed an advertisement listing the names of injured and imprisoned Palestinians, as well as the names of a few suicide bombers. Their families were instructed to go to a local branch of the Arab Bank in order to receive donations from the committee.

In February 2002, a similar ad was placed in another publication, Al Hayat Al Jadeeda, again asking families of "martyrs" to go to the Arab Bank in order "to receive the tenth payment, totaling $5,316 for each family, donated by the Saudi committee." The generous donors ended up giving $1,594,980 to some 300 families in the occupied territories via the Arab Bank.

Representatives of the financial institution deny that the bank knowingly takes part in such transactions. "Our bank has nothing to do with terror financing," says Bob Chlopak, the Arab Bank's spokesman in the United States. "But a bank isn't a law-enforcement agency. It can't google every single one of its clients before they make a transfer. And no bank is perfect."

Apparently not the Arab Bank either, which had its New York branch on Madison Avenue essentially shut down by the US banking authorities for not having sufficient internal controls on money transfers. In 2005, a unit of the US Treasury Department also slapped a $24 million fine on the bank, which can no longer carry out dollar-denominated transactions and international transfers.

The Israeli army also found documents during searches in the West Bank years ago that allegedly substantiate charges that the Arab Bank has been used by Saudi organizations to finance terrorism. Funds supposedly were transferred to both Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Confiscated Arab Bank documents from 2003 intimate that fund transfers via the New York branch ended up with the Tulkarm Charitable Society, which has ties to Hamas.

The 40-year-old bombing survivor Steve Averbach now lives in Ganei Tikva, "the garden of hope," in a quiet street in a quiet suburb of Tel Aviv. In front of his house is a silver van with a blue wheelchair sticker on the back window. Averbach now needs care 24 hours a day. He can't talk on the telephone without help, nor can he feed himself. He can speak, nod his head, laugh and cry. When he cries his caregiver has to wipe away his tears. Every day he has to swallow 40 different pills and his body slumps in his wheelchair.

"I'm not the victim of terrorism," says Averbach looking at his wife Julie. "The victims are my wife and my children." Julie quit her job as an accountant and the Averbachs are living on his meager police pension. If his lawsuit against the Arab Bank is successful he could end up getting a few million dollars in three or four years.

The father of the bomber lives in the Ras al Jura part of Hebron. Jamal Takruri sits on his yellow sofa, a small man with a friendly face. Behind him on the wall hangs a photograph of his son Bassam. The likeness is unmistakable -- the big eyes, the high forehead, the bushy eyebrows. Since their son blew himself up, the family has been living in a small apartment. Israeli bulldozers flattened their house a few weeks after the attack. The apartment that is now their home belongs to the Organization of Martyr Families -- the very group that suddenly offered them the generous financial payments.

Bassam's father has never questioned whether he should accept the funds sent to his Arab Bank account. "We needed the money," he says lighting up a smoke. "We suddenly no longer had a house."

Fire = Water

2007-02-22T09:06:00.000+02:00

Some beautiful pictures where the fire is replaced by water.Great source of inspiration.

Shower Gadget

2007-02-22T09:05:00.001+02:00

So ... what do you think about this "gadget" ? I think is an original gift idea.Squeeze the boob to release the gel... Having a shower has never been so much fun.If you are a man you will love to wash more often, but I hope you will not was a fortune on shower gel.Use them just for shower, I know that when you see something like this you can come up with a lot of ideas.

Rock & Rule

2007-02-22T09:05:00.000+02:00

Out Road Rally

2007-02-22T09:04:00.000+02:00

Passive Smoking Ad

2007-02-22T09:01:00.001+02:00

Breathing other people's smoke is called passive, involuntary or second‑hand smoking. The non-smoker breathes "sidestream" smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and "mainstream" smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker.The message of this ads is clear: passive smoking kills.I hate smoking and the smoke in general, and this ad shows that not only smokers are affected by their cigars, but also the people who live near them.Please STOP Smoking.

Police and Ambulance Accident

2007-02-22T09:01:00.000+02:00

Everyday the world are hundreds or maybe thousands of accidents, but an accident like this is something you don't see to often.

Hummer vs School Buss

2007-02-22T09:00:00.001+02:00

Hummers are cars made to be strong, because they where build first time for military and government.Now anybody who can afford one, can have one.As I've said Hummers are strong cars, when you are in a Hummer you feel like in a tank when you look at other smaller cars drivers, but watch out the School Buss is harder than your Hummer.

Toilet Paper Theifs

2007-02-22T09:00:00.000+02:00

To prevent the toilet paper stealer's you must do something ...

Did you saw a drunk mouse ?

2007-02-22T08:58:00.000+02:00

When I was little I remember at a party we've put salami into alcohol, and all those salami slices we given to a dog, and finally he were drunk.Now you can see a mouse who love vodka.Now he is sleeping, please don't disturb.

Park the car carefully

2007-02-22T08:57:00.000+02:00

One important lesson you must learn when you have a car is to take care where you park the car.I've learned this lesson from my father.From this pictures you should learn that you can't park your car anywhere, especially when you have an expensive car.So in conclusion ... don't park you car in places where something can fall down and damage your car.I think this Porche car owner is very mad ..

Is he drunk ?

2007-02-22T08:56:00.000+02:00

Bikini Girl Making Photos

2007-02-22T08:55:00.000+02:00

She deserve to appear in pictures rather than making pictures.Any way this girl in bikini with a beautiful hair saw something that she wanted to picture.Meantime someone had a great picture with her.

Funny HTML Tags

2007-02-21T08:46:00.000+02:00

Have you ever thought that programming can be funny ? Yes it can be, but only if you understand it.For example here are some HTML Tags and some pictures that I'm sure will make any programmer day happier. Enjoy !

Some Yummy Techy Cakes

2007-02-21T08:44:00.000+02:00

Here you can see some pictures from a larger collection of some special cakes made for people who really love their computers and gadgets.Personally I also love my computer, and maybe sometime in future I will look back to them for a little inspiration.

Day at the Beach

2007-01-20T19:49:00.000+02:00

This photo is from Holland. You can thank me for putting in the little black box. This picture raises so many questions. Why is this guy at the beach? Couldn’t the photographer have found a different angle? Don’t Dutch swim suits have that netting that keep your privates, well private?

Mannequin boobs are getting bigger

2007-01-20T19:47:00.000+02:00

According to the Metro UK Mannequins’ breasts are growing to cater for the number of women who now have plastic surgery (or men’s increased fondness for gigantic boobs). Shop mannequins with 40″ DD breasts are now being used. Given that breast augmentation surgery has increased by 700 per cent in America in the past 10 years this is no longer a niche market.

One thing to note is that instead of being designed for naturally big-breasted women the mannequins’ breasts are abnormally high up for their size suggesting they are modelled on women with implants (and/or designed my a man).

h/t: Spin Thicket

The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs

2007-01-20T19:46:00.000+02:00

Attn: Entrepreneurs

Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn’t give their domain names enough consideration:

1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com

5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always
www.ipanywhere.com

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com

9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com

10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com

Seeing the funny side of silly deaths

2007-01-20T19:44:00.000+02:00

It's a time of the year when many people, and I shamefacedly count myself among them, take some guilty pleasure in the silly deaths that some people bring on themselves. Morally bankrupt? Possibly. Can I sleep at night? Yes. What am I talking about? The Darwin Awards.

How I tittered at the electrician from Belize who, after extending his kite's range with thin copper wire, flew it into a high tension electricity line. Fundamental physics quickly took over, and the poor chap was well and truly zapped.

The titter was followed by a chuckle, as I read of the Brazilian chap who tried to disassemble a Rocket Propelled Grenade by running it over in his car. Failing to break it into bits (possibly to sell it, and other munitions, as scrap, according to local police), he thought hitting it with a sledgehammer might help… He went out with a bang (sorry, couldn't resist).

Those two were the runners up. I was all set for a full-scale guffaw when I got to the "winner" (or "winners", in this case) but then my merriment fizzled.

The winners were two 21-year-old students who thought they'd have some fun with helium. Now, we've all done the Mickey Mouse voice after inhaling from a helium balloon, but this young man and woman took it a step further. They spotted and pulled down an advertising helium balloon 8 feet in diameter, and then climbed inside.

No doubt the first 30 seconds or so of squeaky chatter were hilarious for the young pair. That was before they collapsed and suffocated through lack of oxygen. I did not find anything to smile about in this tale.

For me, the Darwin Awards are at their best (and most appropriate) when their winners really really should have known better, and when those winners go against very common-sense safety standards to bring about their own demise.

The breathing of helium is a well-known jape the world over. And here two young people – and not necessarily completely daft young people – saw the opportunity to experience the mother of all helium-based japes. Well, it turned out the "joke" was on them. I've got to say, though, that try as I might, I cannot see the funny side.

I'm not sure if it's me losing my sense of humour, or the Darwin Awards. Which is it?

Sean O'Neill, Online Sub-Editor

Austrian Skier Loses Bet, Skis Naked

2007-01-16T00:07:00.001+02:00

After losing a bet with his physiotherapist, Austrian World Cup skier Rainer Schoenfelder went on a naked ski run on Wednesday alongside the famed Lauberhorn downhill course.

The 29-year-old Austrian skier vowed to ski naked if his pains had lessened by Wednesday morning. Schoenfelder hurt his neck and back in a crash last week and lost the bet with his physiotherapist, who had been treating his injuries.

The two-time Olympic bronze medalist was also photographed wearing only yellow boots and an orange helmet and gloves.

According to AP reports, Schoenfelder said, "Somehow I didn't notice the photographer. It was an internal bet and of course the whole thing wasn't planned for the public."

"I am happy, though, that the pains have eased up and that it was not cold when I honored my debt," he added.

Giant Owl Terrorizing Community In England

2007-01-16T00:07:00.000+02:00

A giant eagle owl is reported to be terrorizing residents in Middlesborough, England. With its 5-ft wingspan, the bird can easily pick up foxes, small dogs and deer.

Reports said the owl set up its home on the roof of the town's train station near the town center, in September. However, the bird suddenly become unruly since December launching itself off high roofs and swooping on passersby.

One of the bird's victims, Craig Smith told The Sun newspaper that the bird tried to attack him from behind as he was running through the station car park to catch a train ride.

He said, "I heard a loud woo-woo noise and looked over my shoulder to see this creature with silver wings, claws stretched out.

"I ran as fast as I could on to the platform and it flew away. On Christmas Eve I saw it go for a man coming out of a pub and chase him down the street."

Mark Fyett, 40 said he was also attacked by the giant bird. "I was leaving work when I heard a hoot and a whoosh and saw this big white face coming at me. I put my arm up and hit its wing and it fell on the floor, but got up again and flew off.

"I was really shaken up. It was like something out of Harry Potter - I thought it was going to pick me up! I went home and called police, but I think they thought I was drunk."

Rachael Stewart, of the Kirkleatham Owl Center in Redcar, North Yorks, said the owl may have escaped from a traveling show and seems to be attacking people when it was just hunting for food.

She said, "We think it must have escaped from a traveling show. Volunteers have tried to catch it a couple of times. It's not dangerous to people but it will have to hunt to survive. It could easily kill a cat or small dog."