WTFckery or Not? You Decide

Some interesting WTFckery coming your way...

1. Simply put, one fugly looking cover.

2. The newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have received the strangest wedding gifts. I don't think this was on their gift registry. From BBC News:

"The recently married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were presented with an unusual souvenir by the Seychelles government after their honeymoon to the country - a rare and mysterious coconut famed for its erotic shape. On the tree, the coconut is a giant green orb, but inside, with the outer husk removed, it closely resembles a female human bottom.. Not surprisingly, coco-de-mer nuts sell for high prices and you need an export permit to take them out of the Seychelles. The erotic connotations of the coco-de-mer are obvious whether or not you are a royal honeymooner."

3. Getting married and in need of a best maid or maid of honor? Why not have the Chick-Fil-A Cow mascot in either role? From Huffington Post:

"Fast food has indeed become the gospel for many. About 23 percent of Americans eat fast food at least 20 times a month, according to Jeff Davis at Sandelman & Associates, and another 20 percent indulge 12 to 19 times a month. But few restaurants inspire cult-like dedication. Those that do usually offer only one or two main products, or they're able to create an aura of scarcity.

"John Ruck, an 82-year-old retiree in St. Petersburg, Fla., has road-tripped to 48 Chick-fil-A openings — not for the coupons but for the camaraderie. He went to his first in January 2006, while grieving his wife's recent death, and found them therapeutic.

Still, Ruck plans to keep coming "as long as the good Lord lets me," and compares the parking lot gatherings to a family reunion where he sees friends he's met at other openings. Last year, he drove more than 1,000 miles round trip to an opening in Louisiana, then turned around and did it again the following week.

Ruck is so enamored that he decided to make Chick-fil-A part of his wife's memory. A couple years ago, he had their wedding bands melted into one ring. When the jeweler asked him if he wanted an insignia, he had it stamped with the Chick-fil-A logo. Though his wife, Joanne, never slept in a Chick-fil-A parking lot, the chicken chain "was the only place she'd let the grandkids eat when she took them to the mall."

Skelton, who will stand beside the Chick-fil-A cow at his wedding, certainly understands the desire to marry his favorite restaurant fare with the love of his life. The managers at a Chick-fil-A in Concord, N.C., who will provide his bovine best man, are also enthusiastic."

4. My neck hurts thinking about wear this contraption. From Gizmodo:

"Cabeau's $35 pillows have little pockets for MP3 players, which should avoid those mid-slumber accidents when you get tangled amongst the wires." Price: $34.99

5. Say hello to George, the world's biggest dog. From Daily Mail:

"George the Great Dane is 7ft long, weighs 18st and is the world's biggest dog." I can't even imagine what it must cost a month to feed him.

Can you believe the size of his paw?

6. Speaking of dogs, how about real life glow in the dark ones? From Reuters:

"South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported.

A research team from Seoul National University (SNU) said the genetically modified female beagle, named Tegon and born in 2009, has been found to glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light if given a doxycycline antibiotic, the report said.

The researchers, who completed a two-year test, said the ability to glow can be turned on or off by adding a drug to the dog's food."

7. Disgusting WTFckery here. From MSNBC: 

Snail-slime face cream is hot beauty trend

"Snails – or more accurately, their guts and slime – have become the latest fad in skin care. Hailed for its active ingredients, snail extract is popping up in beauty lines across South America and skin care mecca South Korea. Both low- and high-end companies have taken to the sticky ingredients, which debuted on the market in the mid ’90s and range from seemingly tame to slightly bizarre (BB Cream features “mucus from red ginseng-fed snails”).

Not that slime is the only way to ensure a smooth face. “Lots of species, including humans, secrete mucus rich in hyaluronic acids ... but that doesn't mean you'd put phlegm on your face,” said dermatologist Dr. Bobby Buka, who instead recommends non-mollusk products such as First Aid Beauty's 5-in-1 face cream for similar results.

Buka says there are no placebo-controlled trials demonstrating the efficacy of snail slime or mucus in skin rejuvenation, but sees no harm in slathering on some slime. “I generally don't dissuade patients who swear by snail-derivative products, but it's definitely not my first choice if you've got $20 to spend on your skin.”

8. If only I had $55 million dollars lying around. From Vulture:

"Rapper, Soulja Boy has announced (via an entourage member) that he purchased himself a $55 million G5 jet for his 21st birthday. He's gutting the in-flight lavatory -- and replacing it with a giant, LUXURIOUS bathroom along with giving the jet a custom paint job, all for an additional $20 million. Guess he doesn't have to worry about the nationals' debt ceiling crisis.

9. A little something extra for your coffee in the morning. From Gizmodo:

Alcohol milk packaging thanks to Fubiz.

10. Well, I'll be snookered. Orange juice isn't made with real oranges. From Gizmodo:

"Orange juice from Tropicana, Simply Orange, Minute Maid, Florida's Natural, etc.—they're all ridiculously consistent in their flavor. And the trick isn't to get the most delicious tasting oranges but rather to create their own unique artificial flavor. It all starts with the stripping of the oxygen. Once the juice is squeezed and stored in gigantic vats, they start removing oxygen. Why? Because removing oxygen from the juice allows the liquid to keep for up to a year without spoiling. But! Removing that oxygen also removes the natural flavors of oranges. Yeah, it's all backwards. So in order to have OJ actually taste like oranges, drink companies hire flavor and fragrance companies, the same ones that make perfumes for Dior, to create these "flavor packs" to make juice taste like, well, juice again."

10. A how to NSFW video on how to make vagina cupcakes. Great for Kmont's Full Fork Ahead cooking blog!



11. And your Regretsy WTFckery is the one thing we all need for our bathroom. A coozy for our toilet paper. Actually, I find this pretty cool and wouldn't mind having one.

Enjoy this week's WTFCkery! Go out and have a cupcake or two.