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This Week in Weird: We’re Still Not Over This Lady of Sorrows Poster

Did you know that there are less than a hundred days until Christmas? Did you also know that we have crossed the milestone of officially being six months in quarantine? Surprisingly enough, those two facts aren’t the weirdest thing we’ve encountered this week. Leave it to 2020 to get more bizarre as the days wear on. From saying goodbye to our favorite liver spread to muffling our laughter over that Our Lady of Sorrows poster, here are the weirdest things that happened this week.

 

Scientists find signs of life on Venus

Via Space

We were all busy looking for signs of life on Mars that we forgot about another planet, one that’s even closer to Earth.

Researchers have recently detected clouds of a gas called phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, phosphine is made by microbial life and is found in places like pond slime or penguin dung. Yup, all that yucky stuff cultivates bacteria and microbes and indicates the presence of living organisms. Now I’m not sure we’d want to know what alien creates that much putrid stench but scientists are still excited over the discovery. To know more about phosphines on Venus, knock yourself out with this research paper.

 


Louis Vuitton has a luxury face shield worth $1,000

The global pandemic has fashion brands scrambling and going back to the drawing board to create their own take on protective wear. Luxury brand Louis Vuitton is no exception. The LV Shield has a visor equipped with transition lens technology which makes the plastic clear or dark depending on sunlight. Additionally, it has an elastic, monogrammed headband and golden studs engraved with the brand name.

While the exact price hasn’t been announced, some are pegging it to at least $1,000 (roughly P48,000) based on the brand’s previous releases. The LV Shield will be available for purchase from Oct. 30, 2020 in select Louis Vuitton stores worldwide.

 

The thief who left his slippers had a fairy tale ending

Via Source

Like a scene straight out of Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap, an alleged cellphone thief in General Santos City encountered a mishap when he left one slipper at the scene of the crime when his victim cried for help. When the police found him at his house one street away, they noticed that he only had one rubber slipper on. They compared it with the slipper left in the victim’s house and what do you know, it was a perfect fit. Legend says the said thief is now known in the world of underground criminals by his moniker, Cinderella.

 

Indonesia punishes those who don’t wear masks by letting them dig graves for COVID-19 victims

Via The Jakarta Post

As the number of COVID-19 cases in East Java, a province of Indonesia, continues to rise, authorities have to make sure their residents are following protocol. To set an amazing example, eight violators who skipped wearing masks in public were ordered to dig graves at a public cemetery. District head Suyono says that this punishment will hopefully discourage everyone from violating health protocols. Wear your masks, everyone.

 

Apparently, your fave Reno liver spread isn’t FDA registered

This week in Filipinos Can’t Have Nice Things in 2020, it looks like we won’t be seeing Reno Liver Spread cans in supermarkets for a while. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted an advisory on Sept. 16 saying Reno does not have the authority to release or sell their products in the market, ergo, we can’t buy them anymore. The post said Reno manufacturers failed to secure a License to Operate and a Certificate of Product Registration for their products. Filipinos were outraged in the comments section. This blue-and-yellow can has been around for decades and is a staple for many, why is FDA suddenly saying they “cannot assure its quality and safety”?

 


Gen. Debold Sinas is up for promotion

 

Police chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas might occupy a higher position according to PNP Chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan. Cascolan told reporters that Sinas “deserves promotion as he has done good things as director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).” He might be given a directorial position.

Back in May, Sinas held his birthday party or mananita as everyone calls it, promptly ignoring the strict quarantine protocols police themselves are supposed to enforce. But despite the overwhelming criticism, he has managed to avoid accountability. The President himself even backed Sinas up saying he was a “good and honest” police officer.

 

DICT Gringo Honasan believes PH internet isn’t slow

We still haven’t recovered from the heartbreak caused by PLDT prioritizing Liza Soberano over their thousands of customers and here comes another issue added to our internet woes. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio Honasan II believes that PH internet connection is “not doing too badly.” This conclusion comes after comparing our 3-7 Mbps to the 55 Mbps of other countries.

His comment drew flak from all the Filipinos suffering daily from the poor internet connection, it doesn’t help that almost everyone is on a work-from-home scheme. We only hope that DICT’s proposed P46-billion 2021 budget could be put to good use.

 

The internet decided to poke fun at UST’s Lady of Sorrows pub mat

If you were on Twitter this week you’ve probably seen UST’s poster for Our Lady of Sorrows going around. The editor of the now-deleted post put Our Lady of Sorrows in a background of purple smoke and hit Send Tweet. Maybe it isn’t the coolest thing ever. The entire pub mat gave off strong Chainsmokers x Lady Gaga Chromatica vibes and the internet wasn’t afraid to poke fun at the weird graphic design.

 

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen all week?


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Kyzia spends most of her time capturing the world around her through photos, paragraphs, and playlists. She is constantly on the hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookie, and a great paperback thriller to pair with it.

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