You'll no doubt have heard about this severed head being found
on Rottnest Island. Now, such a discovery would be bizarre and horrific pretty much anywhere -- except in a morgue, of course. But with Rottnest being such a quiet, relaxed, family-oriented environment, it is even more extreme.
The dim-witted nature of some of the reporting adds to the strange atmosphere. One article, for example,
contains a classic line:
Given the head was found wrapped in plastic, a shark attack has been ruled out... Continue reading ...