Offbeat Disposal

Prostitute auctions sex for charity

2007-11-29T21:23:00.000-08:00

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean prostitute has auctioned 27 hours of sex to raise money for the country's largest charity during an annual fund-raising campaign.

Maria Carolina became an overnight celebrity in the conservative Roman Catholic country, making news headlines and appearing on talk shows since she made her unusual donation to the televised charity event, which runs for 27 hours starting on Friday evening.

"I've already auctioned off the 27 hours of love," Maria Carolina told Reuters on Wednesday, saying she had raised about $4,000. "One of my clients already paid. It seemed like a good deed to him."

Adult prostitution is legal in Chile. Chile's two-day Teleton fundraiser is endorsed by television stars and aims to raise funds for poor, disabled children.

Speaking about Maria Carolina's unusual donation, campaign organizer Mario Kreutzberger said he would not encourage "immoral" activities, but said he would accept her pledge.

"Everyone can do what they want, but if someone tells me that they'll do something immoral ... I'm not going to encourage it," Kreutzberger, who as "Don Francisco" hosts the long-running "Sabado Gigante" program on the U.S. Spanish-language Univision network, told local media.

But Maria Carolina, who advertises her services on the Internet, defended her money-raising scheme.

"There are people who are going to be donating money that's a lot more questionable than mine," she said. "The only thing I did was publicize it."

(source: Reuters.com)

Vintage beautifying advicers (from 1920's - 1950's)

2007-11-09T07:40:00.000-08:00

Marie Earle's Essential Creme (Pretty faces may still be hungry faces) from 1928.

Coty - Nail Care Set (1930.)

Coty Tan - For blonde or brunette (from 1929.)

French L'Oréal - For harmless hair dying

Boncilla Cosmetics - keeps wrinkles away (mid 1920's)

Gillette Ad (from 1926.)

Kestos bra (1951.)

Creme Simon - beautifies and rejuvenates (1932.)

Elizabeth Arden's - Blue Grass perfume (1936.)

Magicia bra (1938.)

Dorothy Gray - "The lady who left her mask at home" (1935.)

Coty - Vibrant makeup (1946.)

Roja - Hair Brilliantine (1946.)

Westmore Hollywood Cosmetics with Marilyn Monroe makeup ad (1952.)

NHL Artistic Masks

2007-11-06T23:33:00.000-08:00

Flexible LED lamp

2007-11-04T06:02:00.000-08:00

This thing was made out of small pieces of glass covered with silicon layers. The goal was to create a flexibly designed lamp which can be transformed various shapes. This will not only reach different lighting effects, but also make it virtually universal: these kinds pf lamps can be placed on a table, hang on a wall, placed on the floor or furniture.

Harley Davidson Ad

2007-11-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

Stop dreaming...

Source: thecoolhunter

Scissor Spiders

2007-11-02T09:31:00.000-07:00

Christopher A. Locke is a guy who collects scissors on airports and from barbers and then makes scary little metal robots. Ok, not really robots, more like sculptures.

"In the past year, the Transportation Security Administration has confiscated over 8 million items, including guns, knives, narcotics, cuticle scissors, mousse, pudding, and bottled water. I have obtained some of the TSA-confiscated scissors, and they inspired me.

The TSA officially allows scissors with blades less than four inches. But the individual officers have the authority to disallow anything they think poses a potential threat. These scissors all belong in that grey area between what should be allowed on the plane, and what wasn’t allowed.

I’ve cut the scissors up, bent them, and welded them back together into spiders.

The rest of this page documents the process of creating the spider, with visual aids." - said Christopher.

See entire gallery of scissor spiders at heartlessmachine.com

£250 works of art by the new skid in town

2007-10-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

Car-mad artist Ian Crook uses his passion for motors to fuel his creativity – by using remote-controlled models to paint his 'masterpieces'.

Starting with a canvas of primary colours, the 24-year-old unleashes his toy to skid and slide across it.

'It's up to the car. I have some control over where it goes but it often spins off, so it's really the car that is responsible for the finished product,' he said. 'Art needs to be fun – not only to look at, but to produce as well.'

Gotta go! My PET needs to use a computer!

2007-10-28T13:01:00.000-07:00

Maybe you know what it's like to share a single computer in a house with the rest of your family. Quite annoying, isn't it? Especially when you're in the middle of your favorite game, or chat with someone. Usually people have kids who wanna play games, or their borthers/sisters wanna sit... Now you'll see that there are even people who have to share their computers with their pets. Have a laugh now at these cute and funny pictures, but don't be suprised when your dog dispels you from your laptop...

The World's Creepiest Places

2007-10-26T15:09:00.000-07:00

Step away from that pumpkin! While we're more than happy to get into the swing of Halloween, we refuse to do a roundup of the trite and not-so-true haunted hotels around the world. Nonetheless, in our travels we've happened upon a number of places that are genuinely creepy, from a dive site among WWII wrecks in Micronesia to a tour through the eerie, abandoned town near Chernobyl in the Ukraine. You'd be wrong to dismiss these destinations as merely spooky stop-offs, too. Many have true historical significance (the Paris Catacombs and its links to the French Revolution), while others are destinations of great beauty (the Easter Islands in the Pacific Ocean). So in the spirit (sorry) of the season, here are 13 (sorry again) of the world's weirdest destinations. Sensitive souls should read on with caution.

Bhangarh, India

Mütter Museum, Philadelphia

Truk Lagoon, Chuuk, Micronesia

Manchac Swamp, Louisiana

Paris Catacombs, Paris, France

Chernobyl, Pripyat, Ukraine

Read more about these and other creepy places on concierge