Odd this day
May I wish a very happy Fucked Up Journalism Day to all who celebrate!
Firstly…
…it’s the 17th anniversary of the unimprovable headline
– a story in which “an elderly woman” is jailed for 20 days for… well, yes:
casting a spell that involved breaking an egg in a man’s underpants
In case you can’t be bothered to click through for the full details (understandably, let’s be honest):
Hayriye Rezvanoglu, 69, was on trial for sorcery after pledging to shake off a curse apparently plaguing a man’s relationship with his wife and mother-in-law.
The suggested remedy consisted of an egg, a spoon, a nail, a cup, some pubic hairs, and involved breaking the egg into the 37-year-old’s underpants.
The elderly woman wanted some 5,000 Cyprus pounds ($12,195) for her efforts so the man went to police. She had already managed to take 500 pounds from him when she demanded a larger amount to lift the curse.
She told the man if he didn’t cooperate he would die in his sleep in 22 days.
AND!
It’s the fifth anniversary of the giant Swindon Hula Hoop:
AND, ON THE SAME DAY…
Not only that…
If you prefer something (slightly) more highbrow, it’s also the 65th anniversary of Yves Klein selling an invisible artwork to someone who was supposed to burn the receipt to make the work complete…
…and the 48th birthday to Fellini’s Casanova, a film in which Donald Sutherland was cast because the director thought he was
a big sperm-full waxwork with the eyes of a masturbator.
(and you don’t even need another click for that one, because it’s included in an exciting two-for-one package with Yves Klein above. 7 December really has been fun-packed over the years.)
