An assortment of morbid facts, a white diamond, Mrs. Fields Sweetie Pies
Yesterday, I got a white diamond on the word "FUG" - the two blue sapphire tiles were on the F and G - and I used the white diamond on the D of the word "DOES."
Today's Obscene Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Striptease send-offs at funerals may become a thing of the past in east China after five people were arrested for organizing the intimate farewells. Police swooped in September 2003 after two groups of strippers gave "obscene performances" at a farmer's funeral in Donghai County, Jiangsu province. The disrobing served a higher purpose, Xinhua news agency said. "Striptease used to be a common practice at funerals in Donghai's rural areas to allure viewers," it said. "Local villagers believe that the more people who attend the funeral, the more the dead person is honored." Wealthy families often employed two troupes of performers to attract a crowd. Two hundred showed up at last week's funeral. Five strippers were detained and local officials "issued notices concerning funeral management," Xinha. Now village officials must submit plans for funerals within 12 hours after a villager dies. And residents can report "funeral misdeeds" on a hotline, the report said.
Culled from: MSNBC
Generously submitted by: Star Opal
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As my Dad always says (ironically, of course), "Clever people, those Chinese!"
And as Nanna Roseannadanna used to say, "It's always something." So I tried moving everyone from the current MFDJ list over to the new Google Groups list, but of course there were too many members, so they have to "review" my request. It's supposed to take 1-2 business days: I was hoping for 1, but obviously I was too optimistic since I haven't heard a dicky bird from them yet. I've started sending out invitations manually, but of course my ISP limits me to 1600 emails a day, so it will take me a while to get all the invites sent out. Such frustration! Makes me want to create a pyre of spammers to make them pay for being the ultimate cause of all these ridiculous email restrictions!!
Anyway, if you're reading this on the web and you'd like to receive
the MFDJ by email... please visit the Google Group and sign yourself up, or send an email to morbidfactdujour-subscribe @ googlegroups.com.
Sorry for all this hassle!
*******
"My Brush With Morbidity" by Teena
"I am not sure if you would consider this morbid or not, but it certainly scared me. I am a mortician, and I work around dead bodies all day. I have never seen one sit up, but I have seen fingers moving. Sometimes when a body is still fresh (they stay warm for several hours after death), they let out deep groans when you move them. That is just gas escaping, but sounds quite disturbing.
"Yesterday, I was closing the mouth of a gentleman who had been dead several days in his home before anyone found him. I sprayed disinfectant in his mouth, and reached in my fingers to pull his lip back to insert the needle injector. All of a sudden, something starts to move in his mouth, and this HUGE spider crawls out. My boss (who is dressing the guy) just looks at it, kills it, and tells me to hurry up and close his mouth before anything else crawls out. Maybe not the most gruesome of tales, but it definitely reminded me why I want to be cremated."
Positively creepy!!!
*******
Wretched Recommendations!
Sandy has a film recommendation for us:
Side FX (2004 Chicago Film Festival Winner/ Winner the best Texas Feature Deep Ellum Film Festival 2004)
"Sex, drugs, and rock and roll will never be the same after a medieval sex drug makes a comeback on the college party scene. Everyone wants to try this 'orgasm' drug, but no one considers the side effects.
"This drug took its first victims in 1646. The church soon discovered that the blood-drained corpses found around the countryside were due to a powerful elixir that made select victims thirst for blood. While under its influence, average men and women turn into animals. The church destroyed much of the drug and vampires, or so they thought.
"It's now modern day and some medieval vials have been discovered. No one knows this drug makes you thirst for blood, and its side effect can kill you.
"This film has an unusual take on the usual vampire fare. Good creepy fun! Plus, not many vampire flicks win film festival awards!"
Today's American Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
No American has died of old age since 1951. That was the year the government eliminated that classification on death certificates.
Culled from: Discover.Com
Generously submitted by: Amos Quito and Barry
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Thanks to everyone who has rejoined the MFDJ e-mail list on Google. Hopefully things will settle down now!
*******
Morbid Site Du Jour!
Corpus Obscurum is an excellent blog reporting the obits of those whose accomplishments vastly exceeded their fame.
Thanks to J. Bo for the link.
*******
Wretched Recommendations!
Tasha has a film recommendation for us:
American Psycho (2000)
"While I haven't read the book yet, it's actually on hold for me at the library as we speak, I have to express my complete and utter adoration of the movie. Christian Bale is amazing. The entire movie is wonderfully disturbingly hilarious, the kind where you're not sure if you're supposed to be laughing, but you do. Well, I do anyway..."
MRS. FIELD'S SWEETIE PIES
Yield: 6 Servings
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup (4 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Salted butter, softened
1 cup White sugar
2 large Eggs
2 teaspoons Pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
1 cup (6 oz) semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup (3 oz) white chocolate chips
1/4 cups (1/5 oz) milk chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. In a double boiler, melt the unsweetened chocolate and the first batch of chocolate chips. Stir frequently with a wooden spoon or wire whisk until creamy and smooth. Pour melted chocolate into a large bowl. Add butter and beat with electric mixer at medium speed until thoroughly combined. Add the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour and the three types of chocolate chips. Mix at low speed just until combined. Chips should be distributed equally throughout the dough. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a ball, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place dough balls onto paper-lined pans, 2 inches apart. With the palm of your hand, flatten each ball to 1/2-inch thickness. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Transfer with a spatula to a cool, flat surface like your countertop.
Today's Obscene Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Striptease send-offs at funerals may become a thing of the past in east China after five people were arrested for organizing the intimate farewells. Police swooped in September 2003 after two groups of strippers gave "obscene performances" at a farmer's funeral in Donghai County, Jiangsu province. The disrobing served a higher purpose, Xinhua news agency said. "Striptease used to be a common practice at funerals in Donghai's rural areas to allure viewers," it said. "Local villagers believe that the more people who attend the funeral, the more the dead person is honored." Wealthy families often employed two troupes of performers to attract a crowd. Two hundred showed up at last week's funeral. Five strippers were detained and local officials "issued notices concerning funeral management," Xinha. Now village officials must submit plans for funerals within 12 hours after a villager dies. And residents can report "funeral misdeeds" on a hotline, the report said.
Culled from: MSNBC
Generously submitted by: Star Opal
**********************************************************************
As my Dad always says (ironically, of course), "Clever people, those Chinese!"
And as Nanna Roseannadanna used to say, "It's always something." So I tried moving everyone from the current MFDJ list over to the new Google Groups list, but of course there were too many members, so they have to "review" my request. It's supposed to take 1-2 business days: I was hoping for 1, but obviously I was too optimistic since I haven't heard a dicky bird from them yet. I've started sending out invitations manually, but of course my ISP limits me to 1600 emails a day, so it will take me a while to get all the invites sent out. Such frustration! Makes me want to create a pyre of spammers to make them pay for being the ultimate cause of all these ridiculous email restrictions!!
Anyway, if you're reading this on the web and you'd like to receive
the MFDJ by email... please visit the Google Group and sign yourself up, or send an email to morbidfactdujour-subscribe @ googlegroups.com.
Sorry for all this hassle!
*******
"My Brush With Morbidity" by Teena
"I am not sure if you would consider this morbid or not, but it certainly scared me. I am a mortician, and I work around dead bodies all day. I have never seen one sit up, but I have seen fingers moving. Sometimes when a body is still fresh (they stay warm for several hours after death), they let out deep groans when you move them. That is just gas escaping, but sounds quite disturbing.
"Yesterday, I was closing the mouth of a gentleman who had been dead several days in his home before anyone found him. I sprayed disinfectant in his mouth, and reached in my fingers to pull his lip back to insert the needle injector. All of a sudden, something starts to move in his mouth, and this HUGE spider crawls out. My boss (who is dressing the guy) just looks at it, kills it, and tells me to hurry up and close his mouth before anything else crawls out. Maybe not the most gruesome of tales, but it definitely reminded me why I want to be cremated."
Positively creepy!!!
*******
Wretched Recommendations!
Sandy has a film recommendation for us:
Side FX (2004 Chicago Film Festival Winner/ Winner the best Texas Feature Deep Ellum Film Festival 2004)
"Sex, drugs, and rock and roll will never be the same after a medieval sex drug makes a comeback on the college party scene. Everyone wants to try this 'orgasm' drug, but no one considers the side effects.
"This drug took its first victims in 1646. The church soon discovered that the blood-drained corpses found around the countryside were due to a powerful elixir that made select victims thirst for blood. While under its influence, average men and women turn into animals. The church destroyed much of the drug and vampires, or so they thought.
"It's now modern day and some medieval vials have been discovered. No one knows this drug makes you thirst for blood, and its side effect can kill you.
"This film has an unusual take on the usual vampire fare. Good creepy fun! Plus, not many vampire flicks win film festival awards!"
Today's American Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
No American has died of old age since 1951. That was the year the government eliminated that classification on death certificates.
Culled from: Discover.Com
Generously submitted by: Amos Quito and Barry
**********************************************************************
Thanks to everyone who has rejoined the MFDJ e-mail list on Google. Hopefully things will settle down now!
*******
Morbid Site Du Jour!
Corpus Obscurum is an excellent blog reporting the obits of those whose accomplishments vastly exceeded their fame.
Thanks to J. Bo for the link.
*******
Wretched Recommendations!
Tasha has a film recommendation for us:
American Psycho (2000)
"While I haven't read the book yet, it's actually on hold for me at the library as we speak, I have to express my complete and utter adoration of the movie. Christian Bale is amazing. The entire movie is wonderfully disturbingly hilarious, the kind where you're not sure if you're supposed to be laughing, but you do. Well, I do anyway..."
MRS. FIELD'S SWEETIE PIES
Yield: 6 Servings
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup (4 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Salted butter, softened
1 cup White sugar
2 large Eggs
2 teaspoons Pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
1 cup (6 oz) semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup (3 oz) white chocolate chips
1/4 cups (1/5 oz) milk chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. In a double boiler, melt the unsweetened chocolate and the first batch of chocolate chips. Stir frequently with a wooden spoon or wire whisk until creamy and smooth. Pour melted chocolate into a large bowl. Add butter and beat with electric mixer at medium speed until thoroughly combined. Add the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour and the three types of chocolate chips. Mix at low speed just until combined. Chips should be distributed equally throughout the dough. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a ball, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place dough balls onto paper-lined pans, 2 inches apart. With the palm of your hand, flatten each ball to 1/2-inch thickness. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Transfer with a spatula to a cool, flat surface like your countertop.
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