Moose wedding
June 30, 2008
In north-central North Dakota, the mascot of the little town of Anamoose has gotten married. Joe the moose, the mascot on the sign leading into the town of Anamoose, has been united with his mate, Ana, in a mock wedding.
The mock wedding was held on Saturday June 28th to celebrate the adding of “Ana” moose to the town’s welcome sign. The wedding was done all in fun, with Ron Cartwright as Ana and Barb Martin as Joe.
Maury Becker, the “minister” at the wedding, officially declared Joe and Ana “miserable mates.” The moose couple the cut the wedding cake and handed out “moose droppings.” About 200 people from the 260-person town showed up to the wedding.
Vegas-Style Weddings come to Sweden
June 28, 2008
The Church of Sweden plans to start carrying out Vegas-style drive-in weddings that will be a mere seven minutes long.
The weddings will take place at a car rally next month in an effort to make weddings more accessible and less commercial.
Despite the high price of fuel, 36 couples plan to get married at the auto-enthusiast gathering in Vasteras in central Sweden.
The event aims to make weddings simpler and more down-to-earth, de-emphasizing the commercial aspect that weddings usually have.
Ten priests will be on-hand to marry the couples, who will be in a motorcade of 1950s and 1960s cars.
The event will have a huge neon sign that reads “Get Married,” so drivers will know where to go. Music for the event will consist of Elvis Presley songs performed by a gospel choir.
Prison Food: So Good It Should be Illegal
June 19, 2008
From restaurants inside actual working prisons, to prison-themed restaurants, who knew that so many people pay to dine behind bars?
Fortezza Medicea
At one of the most exclusive restaurants in Italy, you never know if the cooks and waiters are thieves and murderers…literally.
In the picturesque town of Volterra, Italy, the maximum-security prison Fortezza Medicea is home to an exclusive restaurant where the inmates prepare and serve gourmet food.
The restaurant is part of the prison’s rehabilitation program, which aims to teach inmates skills that they can use to gain employment once they are on the outside. The program also raises money for charity.
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U.S. Government Makes a Vacation “Resort” at Guantanamo Bay
June 18, 2008
For just $42 per night, 1.5 million American service personnel and 3,000 Guantanamo Bay construction workers can rent an air-conditioned suite for their sunny discount vacation in Cuba, courtesy of the U.S. Government.
The “resort,” otherwise known as “Taliban Towers,” is located right next to the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, where nearly 300 prisoners are detained and tortured, and have yet to be charged with a crime.
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World’s Weirdest Wedding Customs
June 11, 2008
All over the world, people practice numerous wedding customs that have been passed on through many generations. Although each has a long history of meaning and significance, many just seem strange and out of place in today’s culture.
Check out some of the historical wedding customs that are still practiced today, much to the intrigue and wonderment of its audience.
Blackening the Bride
In the Scottish pre-wedding tradition of “Blackening the Bride,” The bride is taken by surprise and covered with foul substances, such as eggs, various sauces, feathers, and well you name it…
The bride to be, officially blackened, is the then paraded around town, and of course a few pubs, for all to see.
Filmed in Fraserburgh and Rosehearty, in the north east of Scotland in 2007. A bride to be is subjected to a traditional ‘blackening’, one of the strangest of all pre-wedding traditions.
Burj Dubai Gets Even Taller
June 10, 2008
Currently at a height of 638 meters tall, the Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world when it is completed, after even more floors are added to the building.
Adding the extra height to the building is a challenge because of strong winds, which caused a loss of 18 work days in May.
The construction of additional floors will delay the project by six months. The final height of the building has yet to be disclosed, but it will be the world’s tallest upon completion.
Downtown Burj Dubai will also be home to the world’s largest shopping mall and a recently-announced $217 million fountain that will be 275 meters (900 feet) long and shoot water 150 meters (500 feet) into the air.
It will also include a music and light show with 6,600 lights and 50 color projectors and will be situated next to the Burj Dubai.
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10 Best Hotels in America Announced
June 8, 2008
Not sure where you should be staying on your next vacation? Well we got you covered.
Expedia has recently announced the World’s Best Hotels and we wanted to showcase the American ones.
1. Sofitel Chicago Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois
