Not really worried, more just curious about my cat and how she's been drinking water...she dips her paw and then licks the water from it, repeatedly. [more inside]
posted by nevercalm on Nov 9, 2009 - 37 answers

What is this? (Can|Should|How do) I eat it? [more inside]
posted by Mountain Goatse on Oct 1, 2009 - 23 answers

Mefites, please show me the oddest blogs you have ever seen? [more inside]
posted by qldaddy on Sep 14, 2009 - 26 answers

Inspired by this question and this comment, I'm curious to know about other things of this nature. Occurances that, to an outsider, seem completely crazy but are common in daily life in certain places in the world.
posted by MaryDellamorte on Jul 9, 2009 - 169 answers

How can I throw an epic 21st birthday party? [more inside]
posted by sarahj on Jul 2, 2009 - 17 answers

I want to stop being seen as odd or eccentric. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 21, 2009 - 46 answers

Our dog is suddenly afraid of something and won't leave our side... [more inside]
posted by Mrs. Smith on Apr 27, 2009 - 17 answers

Asking for a friend who bought this (two pix here) at a yard sale for 50 cents. What is it? [more inside]
posted by lungtaworld on Mar 21, 2009 - 8 answers

A mysterious gray film/residue is appearing on all of the plastic in my apartment. What is going on? [more inside]
posted by prefpara on Feb 17, 2009 - 21 answers

Recommend me some good, extremely psychedelic rock. [more inside]
posted by One Second Before Awakening on Dec 30, 2008 - 72 answers

Potentially gross question about two cats that like the taste of human flesh. [more inside]
posted by Mutant on Nov 13, 2008 - 27 answers

I have a picture on Flickr that has suddenly been getting daily hits in the hundreds. I tracked it down via stats to this page. [more inside]
posted by pjern on Oct 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Off-the-wall, get the day started with a smile activity for a small retreat. [more inside]
posted by never used baby shoes on Jul 17, 2008 - 5 answers

I like singers with strange voices. I don't like novelty songs (e.g. Betty Boop) and I don't like "songs" that are so avant-garde that they're basically noise (e.g. someone screaming into a microphone). So I'm not looking for strange music. I'm looking for traditional (melodic) music sung by singers with non-traditional singing voices. Examples of what I like: Joanna Newsom, Leon Redbone, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Elaine Stritch. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 22, 2008 - 106 answers

What odd things are there to do in Paris? [more inside]
posted by Julnyes on Mar 5, 2008 - 19 answers

Defining Upstate New York as "anything within the state further north than Westchester," what documented bizarre historical events - large or small - have transpired in Upstate New York since the late 19th century or so? [more inside]
posted by Sticherbeast on Feb 11, 2008 - 20 answers

Some weekend this January or maybe February my boyfriend and I will be making our way from our home in Philly to Stroudsburg, PA to partake in some indoor go-karting activities (as a belated Xmas gift for him), and to get the hell out of town to a destination other than relatives. [more inside]
posted by killerinsideme on Jan 3, 2008 - 4 answers

Help identify a strange and creepy children's song from my past that seems ungoogleable. [more inside]
posted by trinarian on Nov 3, 2007 - 22 answers

How can I stop my cat from eating everything he finds that is smaller than his head? [more inside]
posted by jesirose on Oct 1, 2007 - 14 answers

Am I losing it? [more inside]
posted by punkfloyd on Sep 24, 2007 - 27 answers

I just started dating this woman. She is 36 year old and has coeliac disease (although I don't think that is related to this question). A strange vibrating noise comes from her. [more inside]
posted by Jesco on Aug 20, 2007 - 16 answers

I look out the window while working. Lately, I've seen some strange behavior: people park, get out and circle the cement pig nearby, and they get back in their car. What are they doing? [more inside]
posted by Monday on Aug 10, 2007 - 16 answers

What does a person mean when they say they want to 'trade puzzles'? [more inside]
posted by thelongcon on Jul 26, 2007 - 39 answers

What is this strange thing growing in my garden? [more inside]
posted by chihiro on Jun 11, 2007 - 4 answers

What are the most exotic weapons ever used in hand to hand combat? [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Apr 9, 2007 - 27 answers

HungryFilter: Whenever I am really hungry, I feel/hear the sensation of rain/tiny stones running down the back of my throat. What the hell? [more inside]
posted by disillusioned on Feb 23, 2007 - 23 answers

I'm going to the Iditarod in February and March, and I'm looking for publications that might be interested in offbeat tales of the race/Alaska/mushers/etc. [more inside]
posted by iced_borsch on Jan 19, 2007 - 6 answers

I bought a sandwich that had an avocado with these brown root-like tentacles in the flesh but was otherwise normal looking and tasting. Any idea what that's about? I'd be interested to know if this is a common occurance and the cause. I've never seen anything like it before and I've enjoyed zillions of avocados in my life. There's a photo and a bit more info inside. [more inside]
posted by sublivious on Nov 2, 2006 - 11 answers

StrangeObjectFilter: What is this strange metal/stone object nailed into the door-frame between our front door and the screen door? It points down and outwards.
posted by stungeye on Oct 9, 2006 - 24 answers

Anyone have firsthand experience of the Paulding Light? [more inside]
posted by popcassady on Jul 5, 2006 - 21 answers

Tell me some random, strange things about the suburbs of Portland, Ore. [more inside]
posted by iced_borsch on Jun 25, 2006 - 13 answers

What is the origin of the following quotes/statements: "The human torch was denied a bank loan" and "The arsonist had oddly shaped feet"?
posted by RDNZL on Jun 3, 2006 - 8 answers

This music video [YouTube link] is...um...hard to describe. It's also entirely in Japanese, and my wife, friends and I have all been wondering for more than two years just who these people are, and just what, exactly, they're singing about. [more inside]
posted by davejay on Apr 14, 2006 - 14 answers

Mac computer-generated layout app? [more inside]
posted by icetaco on Jan 11, 2006 - 5 answers

Kilgore Trout. Napoleon Dynamite. Waring Hudsucker. Martin Chuzzlewit. Egon Spengler. Herman Menderchuck. President Merkin Muffley. What are some other great, creative, bizarre, or otherwise unique fictional character names?
posted by Robot Johnny on Nov 17, 2005 - 152 answers

Why does the text to a particular feed get smaller and smaller in bloglines? It looks like a vision test, where each paragraph is smaller than the previous one. Can I do anything about this? [more inside]
posted by callmejay on Nov 10, 2005 - 3 answers

In the song "Sour Times" by Portishead, there is a bizarre stringed instrument with percussive elements in the background. I'm having a heck of a time figuring out what it is. [more inside]
posted by dagnyscott on Aug 3, 2005 - 12 answers