What a Weird Week

Hi Friends, I'm Scott. This is the What a Weird Week Show, a Top Ten Countdown of weird news. See Shownotes at https://www.shownotes.page

Here's the Top Ten for Season 4, Episode 58 first published on Friday Nov. 3rd, 2023... ❿ This week, I'm playing catch-up on a few stories because last week was our Halloween special... kicking things off at number ten is the heroic world record where a bunch of people did a shot of booze off a ski... ❾ Another Catch-up... the loudest house cat purr world record belongs to Bella the cat from the UK who can purr somewhat loudly... ❽ Next we're catching up on the Glass Dancing World Record as reported by Hoops Hooper at UPI... a man in Cyprus did a dance while balancing 319 wine glasses on his head... that's a new world record! ❼ Here's another one that got bumped for the Halloween episode last week... headline from Business Insider: "A man posed as a mannequin in a shop window to steal jewelry after hours, Polish police say" ❻ Bears try to steal minivan, escape arrest... ❺ Possible Spiderman World Record! ❹ OK... earmuffs for the kids on this one... and it's gross... a Charity Shop/ Thrift Store in the UK had to post this on their social media... Please stop (see shownotes for full headline) ❸ @GWR headline: "Colossal cup of ‘smelly’ instant noodles sets record in China"... ❷ A pig named Kevin Bacon who escaped from his Pennsylvania home has returned after 17 days on the loose... Honorable Mention this week goes to the staff at Buzzfeed who are promoting a delicious Croissant Candle that costs around 65 bucks... ❶ The day after Halloween Mariah Carey announced that it was time once again to enjoy her song "All I want for Christmas is You".

- It is the song that famously took 15 minutes to write and makes Mariah Carey around 3 million dollars per year.

- She is also being sued again over that song.

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Hi Friends, I'm Scott. Welcome to our What a Weird Week Halloween Special! Usually we have a Top Ten Countdown of weird news, but this episode is weird Halloween stuff. Link: https://www.shownotes.page

Now, Our Halloweird for Season 4, Episode 57 first published on Friday Oct. 27, 2023...

❿ Halloween costumes that will be popular this year... For 2023, Google Frightgeist says the Top Three costumes are

1) Barbie, 2) Princess, 3) Spider-Man

❾ 83% of people surveyed said they had some kind of paranormal activity in their home

❽ a quick and careful look at Ouija Boards... Steer clear of those things you guys!

❼ Some tips on Candy Hangovers...

❻ Most Popular Pet Halloween Costumes...

❺ Followup... In June we talked about the Ohio lady who made news for refusing to remove a nine foot tall werewolf statue...

❹ Followup... We had a pretty fantastic Halloweenish story the other day when that Chucky Doll was placed in handcuffs, arrested, and booked for crimes in Mexico...

❸ Redux... Steve from Missouri broke the Guinness World Record for longest journey by pumpkin boat!

❷ Followup... A few episodes ago we talked about that Big Ol' Pumpkin that broke the world record... over a ton!

❶ Headline from @GWR "Farm celebrates Halloween with giant Jack Skellington pumpkin mosaic"

Bonus... Most people dressed in certain costume... largest group of zombies was 15458 zombies... scarecrows was 2495... then there were the 2018 skeletons... Fastest pumpkin carving record belongs to Stephen Clarke who carved one regulation size pumpkin in 9.4 seconds... most pumpkins smashed in a minute is 52!

the National Retail Federation says spending for Halloween 2023 will surpass pre-pandemic numbers... we'll spend $12.2 billion on Halloween this year.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! BE SAFE!!

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Hi friends, it's Scott, thanks for checking out What a Weird Week, a Show about the weird stuff from the news this week. For Shownotes see www.Shownotes.page

Here's the Top Ten for Season 4, Episode 56 first published on Friday Oct. 20, 2023...

❿ Space Probe that may destroy the Global Economy has Successful Launch! ❾ University Student Wins $40,000 Prize for Letting AI DO All the Work! jk ... ❽ Mosquitos in Our Flying Tubes! ... ❼ Huffpost Headline was "GEORGIA MAN STUNNED BY $1.4 MILLION SPEEDING TICKET" ... ❻ New World Record for Cereal Box Dominoes... If you wanted to beat the record for knocking over cereal boxes, you'd need to beat ...❺ Rubber Ducks: Why and How Much?!! ❹ Bungee Jumping World Record has its Ups and Downs (thanks dad, for that headline) ❸ New World Record for solving the Rubik's Cube before crashing into the earth at terminal velocity... ❷ from LiveScience: "Horrifying parasitic wasp with a giant head is one of more than 100 newfound species discovered in the Amazon" ...

Here's the Top Ten from last week. Episode is still online at https://www.shownotes.page/podcast ...
10 If that chair could talk! (It's probably seen a lot of rear ends.)
9 Teenager makes news, success is built on a house of cards... but how big is the biggest house of cards in the world? 8 Mushy Chestnuts linked to scandal in world championship Conkers... 7 I'm just gonna muscle through this one like it's a news story and nothing else... Harry Dick Road is not a road you want to go down...
6 a great day for salted meats and cheese! #WorldRecord 5 Grade 4 kids shown "Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey" movie by mistake. School offers counseling. 4 Crocodiles doin' it has made headlines...
3 Guy who worked at museum decides to act out some kind of heist movie plot, buy Rolls Royce... 2 Chucky Doll placed in handcuffs, arrested for... robbery? 1 Big Pumpkin Makes News Ahead of Halloween... how big is the biggest pumpkin in the world? 2749 pounds!

Honorable Mention! The headline from the New York Post is "Woman ate 48 oysters on a date - what happened next was shocking..."

❶ Lady accused of stealing car from Dealership to get to her Exotic Dancing Job Interview according to police...

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Here's the Top Ten for Season 4, Episode 55 first published on Friday Oct. 13, 2023... FRIDAY THE FREAKIN' 13TH!

❿ If that chair could talk! (It's probably seen a lot of rear ends.) ❾ Teenager makes news, success is built on a house of cards... but how big is the biggest house of cards in the world? ❽ Mushy Chestnuts linked to scandal in world championship Conkers... ❼ I'm just gonna muscle through this one like it's a news story and nothing else... Harry Dick Road is not a road you want to go down... ❻ a great day for salted meats and cheese! #WorldRecord ❺ Grade 4 kids shown "Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey" movie by mistake. School offers counseling. ❹ *Warning: PG 13. Earmuffs for the kids! OK, here's the story ... Crocodiles doin' it has made headlines... ❸ Guy who worked at museum decides to act out some kind of heist movie plot, buy Rolls Royce... ❷ Chucky Doll placed in handcuffs, arrested for... robbery? ❶ Big Pumpkin Makes News Ahead of Halloween... how big is the biggest pumpkin in the world?

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it is Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, but instead of taking the week off or even posting a re-run, please enjoy this Ten Ten Episode where we revisit Ten former Number Ten Entries from the podcast to see how they hold up now... so here comes season 4, ep 54: ten tens for Thanksgiving, first published on Friday Oct. 6, 2023...

❿Headline from March 24, 2023: Bonkers Carrot Caper! Also, Happy Easter Season!! ❿Headline from March 31st, 2023: I say As You Get Older, Start Breaking Old People World Records because there are a bunch to be had! ❿Headline from April 7th, 2023: How Young is the world's youngest published author? ❿Headline from April 14th, 2023: How short is Pearl the Chihuahua (shortest dog in the world)? ❿Headline from April 21st, 2023 : How Fast can you drink? Are you ready to set a World Record? ❿Headline from April 28th, 2023: Nudists will feel naked and exposed if Cable Car over nude beach goes ahead... ❿Headline from May 5th, 2023: Freaky Foot World Record *Do Not Attempt! ❿From May 12th, 2023: How Excited are you about Printed Fish!? ❿From May 19th, 2023: The Gator that fooled us all... ❿From May 26th, 2023: People reminded to wear clothes for Driver's License photo in Georgia*

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Happy Thanksgiving! (Canadians)

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Here's the Top Ten for Season 4, Episode 53 first published on Friday Sept 29, 2023...
❿ Tinders Very Expensive Option makes news... ❾ Wienermobile Rides Again! ❽ Dogs Go To Human Movie, World Reacts... ❼ Flock of Sheep Steal 600 Pounds of Marijuana Plants... ❻ Guinness World Record for 10 Year-Old Makes Many of us feel inadequate... ❺ Message in a Bottle Sweepstakes Makes News... ❹ Guy drinks Capri Sun brand beverage very fast, sets new record... ❸ a Drug that can Grow New Teeth was in the news this week... ❷ Dog from Canada sets Sock Removal Record... Honorable Mention... SpongeBob Mac and Cheese is a Triumph of the Human Spirit... ❶ Lady Stuck in Toilet Makes News, Retrieves Watch! For full shownotes see https://www.shownotes.page

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This is What a Weird Week, a show about weird stuff from this week's news. Audio https://podnews.net/podcast/i9vxl , Shownotes https://www.shownotes.page , Video https://www.youtube.com/@weirdweekpod. Here's the Top Ten Headlines for Season 4, Episode 52 first published on Friday Sept 22, 2023 ... 10 Large Onion Makes News, Everyone Cries... 9 Flaming Hooper Breaks World Record... 8 Mistake by Ticket Seller Results in Big Lotto Win... 7 Artist's Art Wasn't Really Art so they have to give the Money Back... 6 Surfing Snake Incident Results in Big Fine... 5 these train wrestlers you guys! 5 these train wrestlers you guys! 3 Beer Foam Study... (How do you get a grant to study Beer? asking for a friend.) 2 Bargain Painting bought for four bucks sells for hefty profit... and 1 Boot-throwing world record attempt! ⁠Shownotes https://www.shownotes.page⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weirdweek/message

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Here are the Top Ten Headlines for Season 4, Episode 51 first published on Friday Sept 15, 2023.
❿ Man from Pennsylvania sees 777 theater movies in one year. ❾ Chopping Chopper Chops a Lot... ❽ Little Girl Finds Big Ol' Diamond, Makes News... ❼ What is the Mystery Golden Orb they've discovered in the Ocean? ❻ When you buy a cursed painting, the important thing is to come to grips with the fact it's cursed as soon as possible, then return it... ❺ Chico the cockatoo sends land speed bird scoot record! ❹ Lady in Maryland Uses License Plate to pick lotto numbers, wins $50,000 lottery prize! ❸ River of Wine Floods Portuguese Streets... I would say it was like white water rapids, but the wine was red wine... red wine rapids! ❷ Teen from India has record-breaking long hair... Honorable Mention: UFO fails to cause panic in Prophetstown, Illinois. Everybody there seems really cool. ❶ Mystery Alien Mummies and Mexico's Congress...
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This is What a Weird Week, a show about weird stuff from this week's news. This is Season 4, Episode 50 first published on Friday Sept 8, 2023: "Big Cheese Ball!" Here's this week's Top Ten Headlines ...❿ Venice, Italy to start charging a cover...❾ Man and Lady suspected of busting a hole through Great Wall of China b/c, wanted to make a shortcut...❽ Gnomes in the News, repeat: GNOMES IN THE NEWS!❼ Mullet World Record!❻ Man interviewed on BBC TV by mistake is back in the news...❺ Record-Breaking Cheese Ball is Enormous!❹ The Real Barbie Oppenheimer...❸ Extreme Athlete's Dream of Hamster-wheeling Across Ocean Thwarted!❷ Tripod the Three-Legged Bear Quenches Thirst with White Claws... ❶ Donut World Record! Congratulations to the Queen of Donuts!!

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This is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. This is Season 4, Episode 49 first published on Friday Sept 1, 2023: "Long Things, Mystery Ducks, Wine!" Here's this week's Top Ten List...10 Very Long Stick of Meat makes headlines...9 Very Long Sandwich also makes headlines...8 Very Fast Remote Controlled Car Breaks Record and also Explodes...7 Very Long Cat Tail receives honor...6 This just in: there are giant tanker trucks out there that have wine in them?5 We just came through the worst time for people taking a sick day... did you notice?4 Swedish Man eats something gross very quickly...3 News Crew Robbed while covering robbery story...2 NopeHM using old Coffee Grounds to make something better?!HM Gator in Jersey again...HM Mystery DucksHM Loch Ness Monster mystery solved! JK! LOL1 Hugging World Record Attempt... For story links, photos, and videos go to www.Shownotes.page

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