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The odd, crazy world we live in!

October 18, 2016 10:09 IST

Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.


Sheep shearer Chris Kermond from Ballarat in the Australian state of Victoria rides a motorised 'esky' or drink cooler, while drinking a can of pre-mixed rum and cola at the Deni Ute Muster in Deniliquin, New South Wales, September 29, 2016. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters


Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they wait to be fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan. Photograph: Himanshu Sharma/Reuters


Chen Yifa from China poses for a selfie with a man dressed as William Birkin from Resident Evil at New York Comic Con in Manhattan, New York, US. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters


The poppy sculpture 'Weeping Window', a cascade of thousands of handmade ceramic poppies by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper on display at Caernarfon Castle, Wales. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters


Designer Yoshiki, leader of Japan's band "X Japan," plays drums during his Spring/Summer 2017 collection show for his brand YOSHIKIMONO at Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters


A girl wearing a silk weaving costume spits fire during a Fashion Carnival in Makassar, Indonesia South Sulawesi province. Photograph: Antara Foto/Sahrul Manda Tikupadang/Reuters


A view shows newly harvested red chili being spread out to dry in the sun in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters


Li Guoqiang talks on his phone outside his house at Guangfuli neighbourhood, in Shanghai, China. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters


Horse riders perform with guns during the El-Jadida International Horse Show in El-Jadida, south of Casablanca, Morocco. Photograph: Youssef Boudlal/Reuters


One of several men dressed as a kangaroo is tackled by a drunk man at the Deni Ute Muster in Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters


The likeness of Donald Trump stands inside of a themed fortune telling machine in Columbus Circle in New York, US. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters


A competitor participates in a wingsuit flying contest in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China. Photograph: Reuters


A priest offers prayers to a weapon as part of a ritual at the police headquarters on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters