UPDATE: Thanks to all who watched the livestream and helped keep score on Twitter. For the first time in this contest’s storied history we reached a dramatic tie when Hurt Locker took home best picture. 12-12. An uneasy stalemate exists for another year…

As was tradition from whence Weird Things editor and writers Justin Robert Young and Matt Finley come from, the two have picked the Oscars against the lingering spirits of the Undead. Using random human mediums, the picks were divined without human meddling.

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They serve as markers for the very society that came before us. Reminders of a bygone era in art, industry or culture that resonated on such a level it had to be publicly memorialized. Or someone just had a eff’d up idea and decided to build it ’cause it looked weird. It is in the spirit of the latter we dust off our disposable cameras, keep on the lookout for bird droppings and attempt to find… The Weirdest Statue In The World!

Here are the ground rules:

• Must be real.

• Must send picures.

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at 5:30 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline is this statue of a suspended Rhino, in honor of Matt’s awesome stories of animal experimentation this week.

The truth is out there, we find it today at 6 p.m. EST.

Face it folks, they pay the bills for your favorite entertainment. All they ask is you metaphorically cement your butt to your couch and keep your itchy DVR finger at bay while they explain why you should spend your money with them. But that doesn’t mean things won’t take a strange turn. Which is why today we’re on the hunt for the… Weirdest Commercial in the World!

Here are the ground rules:

• Must be real.

• Must be visual.

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at 5:30 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline is the Montgomery Flea Market jingle. It’s just like a mini mall.

The truth is out there, we find it today at 5:30 p.m. EST.

To be honest, I’ve never been a book worm. Sure, there is the odd tome or two that’s captured the imagination but rarely are we moved to cozy up and lose myself into a story. I guess I’m just on the hunt for something more. So brush up on the Dewey Decimal System, make some hot cocoa and get ready use your Amazon Prime membership… today we find the Weirdest Book In The World!

Here are the ground rules:

• Must be real.

• Although the contents of the book are important the winner will be determined by how it affected the world around it.

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at 5:30 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline is Sarah Palin’s new book Going Rogue, simply so no one else can make the joke. Seriously. It’s beneath you.

The truth is out there, we find it today at 5:30 p.m. EST.

Sure, it’s only a week after Halloween and Christmas decorations are already up. Thanksgiving is sulking the corner, softly weeping at the lack of attention. So please, let’s all get together and cheer it up by highlighting the Weirdest Holidays In The World.

Here are the ground rules:

• Must be real.

• Pictures, videos or news reports are encouraged

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at 5:30 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline is Make Your Own Head Day. Celebrated on November 28th, this artsy diversion gives you an excuse to create a version of your own melon out of any substance you’d like. You can then gift your creation to a friend if only for the double entendre.

The truth is out there, we find it today at 5:30 p.m. EST.

Many thanks to t2t2 for capturing this when all else failed.

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of year. Halloween has passed and those in need require your kindness. So please, gather what you can and help us donate the Weirdest Canned Foods In The World.

Here are the ground rules:

• Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

• Commercials or ads are encouraged

• Must be real.

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at 5:30 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline is Reindeer Paté. Nuff said,

The truth is out there, we find it today at 5:30 p.m. EST.

We regret to inform you that we are shelving the Weirdest Thing in the World live chat today. Justin Robert Young’s voice is currently listed as “day to day.” Next week, we will do a double special edition of the chat as the big lead in for our Houdini Seance on Halloween.

Sing it, Rueben.

Today’s Weird Things chat is designed to punish, persuade and persecute. Tighten the straps and ratchet it up to 11, we’re looking for the Weirdest Torture Device In The World.

Here are the ground rules:

• Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

• Stories of their use are encouraged.

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at THE SPECIAL TIME OF 5 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline was found by the hardest working live chat producer in the GD business and is an old favorite, The Rack. Take it away blockquote…

The rack is commonly considered the most painful form of medieval torture. It was a wooden frame usually above ground with two ropes fixed to the bottom and another two tied to a handle in the top.

The torturer turned the handle causing the ropes to pull the victim’s arms. Eventually, the victim’s bones were dislocated with a loud crack. If the torturer kept turning the handles, some of the limbs were torn apart, usually the arms.
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The truth is out there, we find it today at 5 p.m. EST.

Today’s Weird Things chat will one day be discovered by a team of overexcited, yet likely emotionally repressed, academics wearing khaki shorts. Hold on to your butts, we’re looking for the Weirdest Dinosaur in the World.

Here are the ground rules:

• Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

• Must be real.

Email all submissions to JustinRobertYoung@Gmail. I’ll see you kids right here at the front page at 5:30 p.m. EST where we will hash out the ultimate champion.

Our baseline was found on About.com and is the Suchomimus. Take it away blockquote…

Evolutionarily speaking, dinosaurs and crocodiles both branched off from archosaurs at the end of the Triassic period, and thereafter maintained fairly distinct lifestyles. Suchomimus looked like a bizarre hybrid of these two families: this theropod had the body of a carnivorous dinosaur, but the long, narrow, toothy snout of a crocodile (which it presumably used to snatch fish and small lizards out of lakes and rivers).

The truth is out there, we find it today at 5:30 p.m. EST.