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Who could resist Thai Curry Crickets, Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants, Worm Crisps, Toffee Scorpion Candy and Giant Hornet’s Honey?
Farmed by a “sweet old Japanese lady on Kyushu Island,” the last on the list is billed as: “A completely incredible product. The Giant Japanese Hornet is the largest species of wasp in the world, and it contains special enzymes in its body which are reputed to increase strength and energy levels. Giant Japanese Hornets have one of the most incredible stamina’s of any living creature and this stamina can be temporarily passed into the system of those who consume it.”
Not unsurprisingly, they suggest that you “drink this honey neat with your favorite alcoholic beverage.”
From there it’s but a mere mouse-click to www.stelarc.va.com.au where Australia’s most controversial performance artist has outdone himself by having a third ear grafted on to his forearm. While the ear obviously doesn’t function, Stelios Arcadiou is planning to have a microphone implanted to allow others to listen to what it picks up.
Needless to say, the 61-year-old’s “augmentation of the body’s form” has been severely criticised in some quarters.
“He views this as art but personally I find it offensive,” says reality TV star and model Sasha Gardner, who was born with one ear missing.
Next it’s to www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCp0ouqR00 for proof that, although smelling funny, Hair Metal Is Not Dead! The Timotei-touting, leather-clad lovelies backcombing their way through Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’ are Japanese stadium-fillers Tokyo Yankees. Bring these men over for an Irish tour immediately!
Which just leaves time for quick visits to www.whatpricedidyouchoose.com (we coughed up a tenner and reckon we were ripped off); www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?display=945 (Chinese fans turn Citroen C2 into 4.5 metre Transformer): uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cL_OpQQA28w (Amy Winehouse aged 14); and www.youtube.com/watch?v=kklINFFnDg0 (scarily bendy woman).b