Stupid eBay listing of the week: A weekend with four blokes in Sydney. (Thanks David)

Books. With covers. Made of human skin. (Thanks Amy)

For sale: whale vomit. (Thanks Amanda)

Stolen garden gnomes found having a party in a small hut with a bonfire. (Thanks Marie)

For the 57th year in a row, a mysterious visitor has left flowers and a bottle of cognac on the gravestone of Edgar Allan Poe, to mark his birthday.

Leif Garrett charged with heroin offences and (gasp) subway fare evasion. My, but doesn’t he look like a scary guy now… not the wholesome long-haired puke-inducing innocent of the 70s.

Robbed cartoonist draws a caricature of the suspect which police use to arrest a man.

Pub patrons in Cardiff get a surprise when Cybermen walk past the window. (Thanks Phil)

Parrot keeps saying “Hiya Gary” when phones ring, and making smooching names when “Gary” is said on the TV. Not a good sign. (Thanks Amanda and Shelley)

Hayden Christiansen, when faced with someone yelling “You ruined the Star Wars movies!”, chases him down the street. Dude, George Lucas ruined the Star Wars movies… (Thanks MGS)

NYTimes.com bans advertising for some going out of business sales: Distress sales of any kind may not be used by those who sell oriental rugs. (via Raymond Chen)

DVD region coding bites Steven Spielberg, as the preview copy of Munich sent to the 5000 BAFTA voters was coded not to play in the UK.

“The Prince of Pleasure” dates “Sweet Juliette” via the Net for six months, before discovering she’s his mother. (Thanks Brian)

The one-eyed kitten. No hoax, says Snopes. (Thanks Amanda)

Jockey takes out his frustrations on another jockey… live on television during a race.

Patisserie for dogs opens in Paris. (Thanks Amanda)

Mouse sets fire to the house of the man that tried to kill it.

2005’s most annoying phrases named by a US university.

Jockey celebrates winning the race too early, after incorrectly thinking he’d passed the finishing post. Two other horses then pass him. (Thanks Jessica)

Two 10-year-olds and a 12-year-old arrested for forging bank notes. (Thanks MGS)

Plane lands with an extra passenger, after a baby is born during the flight.