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    New Urban Legends

  • Free Meals for Veterans

    7 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Restaurant chains are offering free meals to U.S. military personnel in conjunction with Veterans Day.

  • 20/20 Revision

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Was ABC News' 20/20 co-anchor John Stossel fired for trying to air a piece critical of health care reform?

  • Foxumentary

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    What happened to the FOX News documentary on Barack Obama?

  • HR 615

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Would a House bill require members of Congress to participate in a public health care plan?

  • Noah Biorkman

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Noah Biorkman, a 5-year-old boy battling cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards.
 
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  • Chinese Homework

    Jase
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:32 am
    Nobody likes a smart ass!

  • MS paperclip is a helpful little bugger.

    Jase
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:50 am
    If your in a spot of UPVC DIY trouble, you know who to call… via

  • Get Britney to sing out of your ass!

    Jase
    26 Oct 2009 | 1:24 am
    Have you ever listened to a 50 Cent track or even worse, Kanye West, and thought…”man, that guy is singing out of his ass!!!”? Well now you can replicate that sound perfectly with the new speaker system from Altec Lansing called Asspeaker! A speaker system moulded in the shape of an ass! Theres even touch control. Give your ass a rub to turn down the volumn or a gentle tap to turn it off and on again! Genius! Designers: Younes Daneshvar and Javad Yazdanivia

  • A Wii bit too much enthusiasm!

    Jase
    25 Oct 2009 | 2:24 pm
    Meanwhile, on a channel far far away…

  • Determine your religion with BACON!

    Jase
    25 Oct 2009 | 12:17 pm
    Who would have thought…you can now determine your perfect religion using Bacon, Hummus and other food preferences! via
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    United Press International

  • Your Daily Horoscope

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVINGUPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.

  • The almanac

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:30 am
    By United Press International UPI Almanac for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.

  • Python hoaxer faces charges

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:35 pm
    BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Florida man has been charged with faking the trapping of a 14-foot Burmese python he had actually purchased from a dealer.

  • Burglar sends paper homemade 'mug shot'

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm
    SWANSEA, Wales, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- An alleged burglar wanted by Welsh authorities sent a newspaper a picture of himself because he didn't like the mug shot it published.

  • Officials spied on family over school

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pm
    POOLE, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A British woman whose family was spied on by a local council using defense laws is taking officials to court.
 
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    Weird Asia News

  • Swine Flu Prompts ‘World Hand-Washing Day’ in Japan

    bmchargue
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:56 am
    The systemic fear of H1N1, known more colloquially as “swine flu,” has seized the world by the haunches, prompting the United Nations to create “World Hand Washing Day” in an attempt to convey the importance of proper hygiene to prevent the virus’s spread. Set in Tokyo, Japan, a group of kindergartners mimed hand washing instructions in [...] Related posts:Flip Hole: Japan Takes Age-Old Problem in Hand [NSFW]Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Chinese DanceWorld Record in Japan: Largest Orgy This is only a summary of the article. Click on the title to read it in full.

  • Kirameki Pure Gold Keyboard: Luxury or Decadence?

    MDeeDubroff
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:55 am
    If King Midas were (or ever had been) among the living, no doubt he would have yearned to own the Kirameki Pure Gold Keyboard to cherish among his many other gilded possessions. He might have been equally annoyed at the fact that pure gold is not really the case here, but rather pure gold leaf. For [...] Related posts:$1.71 Mil Block of Gold Stolen in JapanLavish Gold Taxi hits Japanese Streets with StyleLuxury Spring Water Only $100 a Bottle This is only a summary of the article. Click on the title to read it in full.

  • Big Farting Bull In Little China

    Bill Lehane
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am
    Beijing’s burgeoning art district has a new symbol for its growing influence in the global art world -a giant farting bull. Created by sculptor Chen Wenling, the 20-foot statue depicts, well, a big fiberglass bull that rams a devil figure with its horns while making whoopie so hard the devil crashes into a wall. Entitled ‘What You [...] Related posts:Just Hide It… The China Poverty SolutionSnake with a Foot Discovered in ChinaBaby Stroller: Made in China This is only a summary of the article. Click on the title to read it in full.

  • Japan’s Love for Shiny Mud Balls

    MDeeDubroff
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    Understanding how the concept of play fosters emotional and social growth in children has been a subject of study for some of the world’s most astute scholars, but one professor in Japan believes he has unlocked an important door that leads to fresh insight on the subject. Hikaru dorodango are shiny balls of mud that have [...] Related posts:Swine Flu Prompts ‘World Hand-Washing Day’ in JapanChinese Too Shy to Say ‘I Love You Mom’Elderly Couple Find Love Online! This is only a summary of the article. Click on the title to read it in full.

  • Chinese Pu-Erh Tea That Cost $10,000

    shinigami
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:52 am
    Fancy paying $10,000 for a few odd grams of tea? That’s how much enterprising Chinese folks are willing to dish out for Puer (or Pu-Erh) tea, a coveted tea type that is renowned for its exotic taste and healing properties. Part of the allure of Puer tea comes from the strict definition surrounding this tea type. [...] Related posts:License Plate Cost More Than New CarChinese Hen lays Giant EggMost Cost Effective Vehicle Ever This is only a summary of the article. Click on the title to read it in full.
 
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    Laughing Squid

  • Minimalistic City Bike Doesn’t Use A Chain

    Scott Beale
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm
    Forget about fixies, Grand Rapids, MI design company Jruiter has created a really cool prototype for a minimalistic inner city bike. The design is so simplified to the point that it doesn’t even have a chain, instead the pedals directly drive the back wheel. Of course the next logical step would be to remove the brakes. Our project, simplicity in inner city bicycling, was at first glance a fun aesthetic opportunity in new trends, color, and materials. Our target lived / worked in an inner city environment with minimal space. Bicycling at this level can be more about fashion and culture…

  • Montage of Scenes From Movies Where the Actors Are Saying the Title of Film

    Scott Beale
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:10 pm
      Videogum has created a really great montage featuring scenes from movies where the actors are saying the title of film they are in. via Waxy This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed.

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    Scott Beale
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Full Stack Web Developer (Nerd Merit Badges) Yelp Fights Make Leap To Real-World Violence (Valleywag) Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Popular Science) Backblaze for Business Launches Twitter Starts Curating Trending Topic Tweets (TechCrunch) The San Francisco Panorama (McSweeney's) Sheldon Dorf, Comic-Con Co-Founder Has Died This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed.

  • 8-Bit Wedding Invitation Based 1980’s Atari Games

    Scott Beale
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm
    Madrid based illustrator and comic artist Carla Berrocal created an awesome 8-Bit Wedding Invitation for one of her clients that was inspired by 1980’s Atari games. via The Daily What This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed.

  • Photos of Martian Landscapes

    Scott Beale
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:04 am
    The Big Picture is featuring beautiful photos of Martian Landscapes shot from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed.
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  • Bumped from 1st Class for Wearing a Jump Suit

    longde (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/longde)
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm
    (16 votes - 9 comments - 494 views)A best buy exec is livid after being bumped from 1st class by a gate agent for wearing a jump suit.

  • An Octopus Pretending to be Seaweed

    volumptuous (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/volumptuous)
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:17 pm
    (13 votes - 1 comment - 246 views)A short video by Brian Wysor showing an octopus cleverly camouflaging itself amongst seaweed at Bocas del Toro. Video by: Brian Wysor, Edited by: Rachel Collin [YT]

  • Crazy High Dive from Hotel Balcony

    wingnut (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/wingnut)
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm
    (14 votes - 2 comments - 458 views)Guess he was too lazy to walk down.

  • "Ice Fishing" in Brazil

    EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com)
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm
    (28 votes - 8 comments - 720 views)Locals dig a hole in the ground and wait for the fish below. They use the smaller fish to bait the bigger ones, and make a couple of nice catches! Really interesting video.

  • Rep. Todd Akin fails the pledge of allegiance

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    6 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm
    (33 votes - 6 comments - 553 views)Rep. Todd Akin attempts to "drive the liberals crazy" by reciting the pledge of allegiance
 
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    WebEcoist

  • Water On Lens: Underwater Stage Filming and Photography

    Angie
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    If you were asked to name a truly wonderful British film, chances are it was filmed at Pinewood Studios. Its great reputation has resonated worldwide, the scene for a thousand iconic images. Pinewood Studios recently had an inspiring exhibition, Water on Lens. It featured underwater photographs from movies such asThe Da Vinci Code, Casino Royale, and Elizabeth: The Golden Age, as well as television features and music videos. Here are 23 images taken from those underwater shoots as well as a few extra underwater stage filming photos. Pinewood Studios (image…

  • Size Matters: Largest Web Spinning Spider Found

    Delana
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    The largest web-spinning spider in the world has been identified, and she’s a terror. The Nephila komaci was discovered in South Africa and displays some rather fascinating characteristics. Its webs, which can reach up to one meter wide, are impressive. But the most striking feature of the spider is its extreme sexual size dismorphism; in plain English, that means the female of the species is dramatically larger than the male. The average female Nephila komaci is approximately 40 mm long. The male of the species is about one-fifth the size of the female, and is often devoured after…

  • Fulgurites: High-Glass Digs Where Lightning Goes To Die

    Steve
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Few of nature’s elemental phenomena are more powerful yet less permanent than lightning… well, not exactly. Fulgurites, or “petrified lightning”, are the glassy trails of lightning strikes left in sandy soil or exposed rocks. As fragile as they are beautiful, fulgurites are the next best thing to holding a lightning bolt in your hand! Out Of The Blue, Into The Ground (images via: Ross Sea and Highly Allochthonous) The word fulgurite is derived from “fulgur”, which means “thunderbolt” in Latin. That’s just part of the story, though, as the…

  • Got Vertigo? Terrifying Towers & Glass Balconies

    Steph
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    All of your instincts may be screaming for you to avoid looking down at all costs, but when you’re this high in the air, the view is just irresistible. Whether you’re clinging for dear life to a rickety wooden rainforest observation tower or staring straight down through a glass floor at city streets thousands of feet below, frighteningly tall spires and lookouts give us humans a look at our environment that our ancestors would never have imagined possible. CN Tower, Toronto, Canada (image via: shidairyproduct, ilkerender) Do you trust a piece of glass about the thickness of two fingers…

  • A Greener Way To Queue: 3 Eco Bus Shelters

    Mike
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm
    (Image via: Planetary Gear) Now that Winter is drawing in, we start to appreciate the things taken for granted in the balmier months – such as well-sheltered bus stops. The good news is that the latest designs are more luxurious and more eco-friendly than the soulless gappy cubicles we known so well, as these three designs show. (Image via: Planetary Gear) Firstly, the solar-powered Eye-Stop currently being testing in Italy It is comprised of a dazzling array of interactive screens that let you plan your route, check your e-mail and monitor local air quality. If you want to get updates…
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    Angry Clam

  • Tekken 6 Commercial

    The Clam
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm
    I’m a sucker for anything in slow motion, featuring shiny models in lingerie wrestling each other.

  • Russian Woman Crashes BMW Into a Shop

    The Clam
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The crash wasn’t anything special, feels kinda fake. However, the driver had my attention more than anything, gigidy gigidy!

  • Denver to Singapore in 5 minutes

    The Clam
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:10 pm
    David DAngelo takes his camera with him on a two day visit to Singapore. It seems like he literally took a photo each step of the way. If you’ve never traveled before, this will give you an idea how it feels. Seriously, I got a little queasy a few time there.

  • Huge Biker Stunt Fail

    The Clam
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm
    This genius stands in front off an speeding motorcycle hoping to jump over that said motorcycle à la Dolf Lungren in Showdown in Little Tokyo. He failed, badly.

  • Japanese Boob Curling Game Show

    The Clam
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    I’ve said this a million and one times. I love Japanese game shows!
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    Urban Prankster

  • New Improv Everywhere Musical: I Love Lunch

    Charlie Todd
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am
    (View it larger on YouTube) Song by Anthony King and Scott Brown (Gutenberg! The Musical!) For their latest mission, seven undercover IE agents staged a spontaneous musical during lunch at the Trump Tower atrium. The mission was filmed for a segment on The Today Show and includes a cameo from Ann Curry. Their report: I Love Lunch! The Musical Related posts:Improv Everywhere’s Grocery Store MusicalKeep Your Love SafeImprov Everywhere: Best Funeral Ever

  • Blacktop Battlestar

    Alex Scordelis
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:37 am
    SpY, a Spanish street artist, has been creating urban art since the late 1980’s. He prefers to call his pieces “interventions.” His intervention pictured above is called, “Street Wars.” via The Art of the Prank via Wired Related posts:Billboard SilhouetteReally Tall Basketball Goal

  • Living Sculptures

    Alex Scordelis
    30 Oct 2009 | 5:55 am
    Austrian artist Willi Dorner recently brought his “Bodies in Urban Spaces” project (which we’ve blogged about before) to London as a part of the annual Dance Umbrella festival. Dorner’s troupe of 20 performers led their audience on a “body sculpture trail” around London, and interacted with urban spaces along the route. via PSFK and Time Out London Related posts:In Case of Civil Unrest

  • Red Arrow Project

    Alex Scordelis
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:47 am
    At last weekend’s Art Under the Bridge Festival in Brooklyn, artists Jennifer Fisher and Christian Cerrito launched their Red Arrow Project. The project consisted of several floating cursor kites (which were tied to weather balloons) pointing at random locations and encouraging people to be mindful of things they normally might not look at. Fisher and Cerrito’s floating red arrows may provide some competition with New York’s long-running Yellow Arrow Project. via PSFK Related posts:The Balloon ProjectThe Shadow ProjectPublic Poster Project

  • Billboard Silhouette

    Alex Scordelis
    26 Oct 2009 | 2:07 am
    Spanish artist Sam3 specializes in creating massive silhouettes with stencils. This shadowy Sam3 creation appeared on a billboard in Murcia, Spain. (Where coincidentally an Mp3 Experiment will happen on Thursday–Improv Everywhere is holding experiments in 4 cities in Spain on the same day.) via Vandalog Related posts:Abraham Obama Billboard LiberationImprov Everywhere’s Mp3 Experiment Six
 
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    Times Online

  • Pick a number - but not just any number

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am
    When people discover that I’m a mathematician, they often ask me whether I know any clever way to win the lottery. After all, the lottery is all about numbers and isn’t that what a mathematician does — study numbers? They’re always a bit disappointed to discover that unfortunately I can’t produce a magic formula that will tell them next week’s winning numbers. If I could, I assure you I wouldn’t be writing for Eureka; I’d be relaxing on some tropical island. But that’s not to say that mathematics is entirely useless when it comes to playing such games as the lottery.

  • Trust me, I'm a robotic surgeon

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am
    As an engineer working in British Leyland car plants in the 1970s, John Gurney learnt much about the intricate relationship between man and machine. His unit in Hertfordshire — which had created Malcolm Campbell’s speed-record-breaking Bluebird vehicle decades earlier — specialised in suspension, brake and steering gear components, combining precision manufacturing and “big grinding machines that went like billy-o”. As a process planner, Gurney was responsible for calculating speeds and flows: he made sure the right levers were pumping at the right times.

  • Bill Bryson's Notes from a Large Hadron Collider

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am
    In the event that it fell to you to identify the most exciting place on the planet, the likelihood is small, I imagine, that you would pack a bag and travel at once to Switzerland. Still less, I dare say, would you turn your back on Geneva and head out past its western suburbs and into the pleasant but uneventful countryside beyond. There, in a broad valley shared with France, stands a collection of buildings that look like the leftovers from a 1960s Festival of Bad Design.

  • The Eureka Quiz (No.1)

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am
    Look out for the next issue of Eureka free with The Times on December 3rd.

  • X-ray machine voted most important invention in Science Museum poll

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm
    Russell Reynolds had only one wish when in 1896 at the age of 15 he learnt of the discovery of X-rays: to possess his own X-ray machine.
 
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    AP Top Strange News At 9:43 p.m. EST

  • Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:22 pm
    VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge....

  • NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm
    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday....

  • Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov't-funded sex

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble....

  • Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:46 pm
    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va....

  • Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pm
    SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road....
 
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    CNEWS Weird News

  • Suspect steals car to attend court

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm
    VALLEJO, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.

  • London commuters baffled by sex broadcast

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am
    London commuters listening out for the latest news about train services got a broadcast with a difference when the noise of a couple apparently having sex was blasted out over a station's loudspeaker system.

  • Woman passes driver's test after 950th try

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time.

  • Dog sniffs out bed bugs

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am
    This four-legged exterminator won't let the bed bugs bite.

  • Haunted hotel scares up guests

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am
    The tale of a woman who was chopped to bits and burned in the furnace at a northeast Edmonton building dœsn't scare people away.
 
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    Funtasticus.com Humor & Fun Blog

  • Daily Cool Pics

    Pony
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    I don’t know how this works, but I can’t see any lotion preventing you from doing that…if it does it is the worst invention ever.  I mean it’s coconut, vanilla bean, and buttermilk – it’s like stripper smell in a tube.

  • Friday Wild Girls

    Pony
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am
    The Yankees are having a ticker tape parade and girls are just going wild!

  • Got a tree, some tools, and an imagination?

    Pony
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    I doodle at work when I get bored so I am pretty sure if I had a chainsaw or Swiss Army knife I could pull off some of these sculptures.

  • Pro athletes are cool…or not

    Pony
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:15 am
    Many people dream of becoming a professional athlete, but after looking at some of these uniforms maybe it is better to just be a fan laughing at them.

  • Can you over smile?

    Pony
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Sure you get excited sometimes and smile extra big, but in every picture??  Calm down girl!
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    My Strange Blog

  • Dartmouth Professor: Iconic Oswald Photo Not Faked

    msbrob
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:50 am
    Dartmouth Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked Lee Harvey Oswald – Backyard photo 1963. (Source: Dartmouth) Hanover, NH — Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of [...]

  • Insight Into The Druid Path

    msbrob
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Philip Carr-Gomm, chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids gives an insight into the Druid vision in this video: Video: The Druid Path

  • Weird Wednesday News Post

    msbrob
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:45 am
    Weird Wednesday News Post: All sorts of weird news this week — here’s a few of the stories that have piqued my interest: Weird Comics: Disclosure Comic by Andy Carolan: Ice and a Slice Weird Conspiracies…(Or Not So): - Steven M. Gillon: A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story - Ukraine virus mystery deepens — Ukraine is in [...]

  • Time Travel Here Sooner Than You Think

    msbrob
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am
    Is time travel actually possible? Has anyone actually made a real time machine? How far off are we from seeing this as a reality? Dr. Ronald L. Mallett, a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Connecticut may have a few of those answers… National Geographic: Time Machine Related Links: - University of Connecticut Student News Item [...]

  • Monday’s Weird Headlines

    msbrob
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:54 pm
    Monday’s Weird Headlines: UFO Sightings, Reports from Halloween, Another Google Mystery, NASA’s Monkey Business and More… Weird Creatures: A Merseyside photographer found a strange creature perched on a log in his garden — Weird moth looks like a Gremlin. Weird Google Mystery: Mystery of Argleton, the ‘Google’ town that only exists online. Weird Halloween Reports: - Mayor refuses [...]
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    YubaNet.com

  • Kidnapping Attempt at Red Hawk Casino

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:57 pm
    On October 14, 2009, several Hispanic males and females confronted 2 Caucasian males and 1 Caucasian female while at the Red Hawk Casino. Several of the Hispanic Males confronted the Caucasian males asking them if they were “Placerville Peckerwoods.” The Caucasian males denied any gang affiliation and our investigation did not reveal they had any gang ties.

  • Syrcl’s 8th Annual Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm
    SYRCL's 8th annual Wild &Scenic Environmental Film Festival is known for an artful blend of Film, Activism, Truth, and Community. The year of 2010 is shaping up to be no different and this year's theme will focus on what nourishes our bodies day-in and day-out - Food & Water. SYRCL's 8th annual Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival is known for an artful blend of Film, Activism, Truth, and Community. The year of 2010 is shaping up to be no different and this year's theme will focus on what nourishes our bodies day-in and day-out - Food & Water.

  • Sierra College First Community College in California to Receive LEED Gold Certification

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:26 pm
    The first permanent building on the Sierra Community College Tahoe-Truckee Campus has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The 28,500 square foot facility, designed by Lionakis Architects and built by contractor Rudolph and Sletten, is the first LEED Gold certified community college building in the state of California. The new facility has the capacity to serve up to 1000 students.

  • General Assembly backs findings of UN report into Gaza conflict

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am
    The General Assembly today endorsed the report of the United Nations investigation which found that both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants were guilty of serious human rights violations during the conflict in the Gaza Strip at the start of the year.

  • DRC: Fish war prompts thousands to flee

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 am
    At least 16,000 civilians have fled deadly clashes in western Democratic Republic of Congo and are now languishing, many without food or shelter, in neighbouring Republic of Congo, according to the UN and local officials.
 
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    PostSecret

  • Sunday Secrets

    postsecret
    31 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm
    PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where peoplemail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.See more secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.-----Email Message-----I'm studying Hindi, so that when I meet your parents, I can tell them I love you.The new book is available from bookstores and online.

  • www.Hopeline.com

    postsecret
    31 Oct 2009 | 9:58 pm
    Call 1(800)SUICIDE [1-800-784-2433] for help, day or night. -----Email Message-----Subject: thank you Frank,This past Friday night I found myself in a black hole of depression and I didn't know how I was going to make it through the night. Not knowing where to turn and feeling like I couldn't stop. I remembered seeing the Hopeline phone number in the front of your book. I talked with someone there for 2 and a half hours and I truly feel that they saved my life.Thank you for the book, thank Hopeline for being there, and thank the people that send in their postcards so that others know they are…
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    Skull-A-Day

  • Skull Doodles, or Skoodles?

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    I feel that a bonus is in order to celebrate the weekend so today I wanted to share the work of a couple of skull doodlers, or skoodlers? if you will.Mark Bateman wrote to us saying, "It was a typical rainy British work-day lunchtime and I thought to myself what better way to brighten up my day than a rainy lunchtime skull doodle! It did brighten up my day so I have submitted it so it may brighten up yours!"Luckily, it's sunny here today, Mark, but I'm sure that this would brighten any skull lovers day.Next is a trio of skull doodles from Warren at The Doodle Daily. Warren did these in honor…

  • [Flashback Friday] 43. Chalk Skulls

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Flashback Friday is a weekly countdown of the fan selected top 52 skulls of Skull-A-Day 1.0. Each week I'll be posting an original skull along with some additional commentary in order from lowest to highest rated, with the #1 skull appearing in the last week of year 3 of the project...#30: 43. Chalk SkullsI really enjoyed being challenged to make skulls when I was on business trips to NYC. I love that I could do these odd things and no one would really take notice. I made a lot more than these too. Oddly enough later in the day a friend texted a picture she took of one to me, she just wanted…

  • (Some) Hand Skulls

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am
    Lets give a really big hand for today’s skulls.The first is from Bob Cutlip from Lorain, OH. He wrote: “Three scanned images, crinkled sepia parchment, thumbs and fingers. Look like a Mr. Ed skull. ”The next comes from David Garrett who said: “I've recently discovered your skull-a-day project and site. I'm an artist who specializes in iPhone art of Memento Morti.” This skull is done with his hands.On the pulse C says:Thank you both for submitting these interesting interpretations of skulls done with your hands. I really love when we have one of those moments in our submission box…

  • [Skull News]

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    From time to time we here at Skull-A-Day like to share interesting skull related sites and news that really need attention. Today, Juan Luis Roldan of Spain brings us an interesting website that is a gallery of optical illusions. The current exhibition just happens to feature....(you guessed it) skulls!Juan writes, "I think you´d like to visit our Virtual Museum of Optical Illusions, because our first exhibition is about "Skull Optical Illusions".I really love the great artwork that goes into making these skullusions. Thanks for sharing the site with us, Juan!

  • [BONUS] Bent Objects The Book

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:39 am
    OK so this is not particularly skull-themed, but I have to give a shout out to my friend Terry Border, who is the mastermind behind the fantastic Bent Objects blog. I've been a fan of his for several years and even managed to do a collaborative piece with him before my year of skull-making was over. I'm delighted to say that a book of his work, titled appropriately enough Bent Objects, is finally out! This lovely little hardcover volume, is filled with his deliciously clever bent wire & common object constructions that make you appreciate the little things that we normally take for…
 
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  • waiting for the rapture (and/or a thank you note)

    kerry
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:59 pm
    writes ben in snohomish, washington: “we visit my aunt the same amount we visit the rest of our extended family, but for some reason she takes it personally that we don’t do so daily. she took the occasion of my son’s 11th birthday to take a shot at us.” related: my condolences on your birthday

  • the art of passive resistance

    kerry
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:53 pm
    travis in edmonton says this painting (which “resembled a tenth-grader’s crack at designing fantasy novel jacket”) appeared one day in the alley behind the pub where he works. feeling puckish, travis says, “every evening i would turn it toward the south-facing balconies…and every morning it would be face-down in the street again, until eventually it disappeared for good.” related: you can have the inflatable bananas

  • granny doesn’t mess around

    kerry
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm
    while some old folks (and grandmothers in particular) are seasoned masters of the heart-tugging passive-aggressive guilt trip, there’s another breed of blue-hairs who’ve seemingly given up on all the social niceties and instead just give their unfiltered opinion on any subject at hand. their all-purpose excuse, as demonstrated by this example from tacoma, washington: “i’m old!” yet while this group certainly helps make reading the “letters to the editor” page entertaining, charity in westfield, wisconsin says the “grumpy old crank” routine…

  • thanks for the geography lesson, dad!

    kerry
    2 Nov 2009 | 7:25 pm
    our anonymous submitter from chicago says she and her four siblings recently received this somewhat cryptic e-mail from dear old dad. explains a: “the initials refer to our names (and spouses’ names, where applicable). dad lives in west bloomfield. i’m pretty sure it means he wants us to visit?” related: love, dad

  • “piece out our imperfections with your thoughts”

    kerry
    1 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm
    writes mike in provo, utah: “this is a letter my friend liz found on the windshield of her car during the time she was dating her now-husband. they framed the note, and now have it proudly displayed in their living room.” related: a substance user and a player!
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  • My Parents were awesome

    MountainDreamer
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:56 pm
    Check out this crazy site!! My Parents were Awesome

  • Day Care- pot growing and bomb making

    MountainDreamer
    8 Oct 2009 | 8:42 pm
    Cops find a pot growing and bomb making operation at a day care!Explosives and a marijuana farm were discovered at a Southern California home doubling as a state-licensed child day care center after a man blew off four of his fingers while mixing homemade explosives, authorities said ThursdayExplosives and a Marijuana

  • Murder in Florida

    MountainDreamer
    15 Jul 2009 | 6:52 pm
    Pamela Laverne Long was found in Orange beach after being incognito for 48 hours. Mrs long is being questioned about the death of Byrd and Melanie Billings in Florida. Seven males are in custody and face murder charges for the killing. Police hope that Pamela Long may have information about the case. Long rented a property to Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., one of the suspects. She is described as a family friend to Gonzalez. Here is the CNN story…

  • NUclear warheads over your head

    MountainDreamer
    15 Jul 2009 | 1:35 am
    An oldie but a goodie! Reading a news story today reminded of an incident that happened a few years ago. A b-52 carried 6 nuclear warheads over the United States. Nukes overhead Do you really know what's in the skies above your head?

  • Figure Skating Champ busted for dealing

    MountainDreamer
    8 Jul 2009 | 12:44 am
    Former Figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been arrested and faces a drug-dealing conspiracy charge. 19 other people were arrested from a methamphetamine ring also. Bobek posted bail and is awaiting trail. More to come on this soon!
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  • Mouseketeer's Talent Round-Up Record

    Pop Tart
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:02 pm
    Retro Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club record Mouseketeer's Talent Round-Up, #653, copyright, 1975; the 45 has the following songs: We're The Mouseketeers, A Rollin' Stone, Talent Round-up, and Hi To You.The record itself has a big straight split, so I can't play it -- but I can't toss it either. Maybe there's a collector out there who really really needs this cover. Maybe I can discover a way to

  • Posts Of Halloween Past

    Pop Tart
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:21 pm
    I've been busy this Halloween; here's a round-up of the Halloween posts I made this year:1. Vintage Halloween party recipes, from this issue of The Royal Neighbor.2. Halloween's a blast! Back when you could shoot children who annoyed you, anyway.3. My review of the retro skeleton game based on Dark Shadows' vampire, Barnabas Collins.4. My review of a gravedigger's memoirs.5. Did you see the

  • Hank Didn't Mean To Give The Waitress The Finger

    Pop Tart
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:28 pm
    He was just no good with cameras.

  • We All Need A Fleece Elephant Roundabout Doll

    Pop Tart
    27 Oct 2009 | 12:14 pm
    By Kinderware.

  • Mixed Vegetables Message

    Pop Tart
    27 Oct 2009 | 2:19 am
    Proof that the Jolly Green Giant knew that Little Sprout was skipping his vegetables:
 
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  • Thousands of Olympic condoms to be auctioned

    newslite
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:19 am
    A souvenir collector who somehow got his hands on 5,000 condoms due to be handed out to athletes at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, is set to sell them at auction.After the games ended the man managed to snap up most of the 100,000 which hadn't been used by randy sports people.Each of the Olympic prophylactics is in a branded wrapper which has the motto of the Beijing Games "faster, higher, stronger" printed in it. The 5,000 condoms will now be sold as a single lot at a Chinese sporting auction on 29 November - with a starting price that works out to one yuan each (8p).We are not sure it…

  • Cry translator knows why your baby is crying

    newslite
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
    Boffins have created a piece of software which can tell why a baby is crying - after listening to it for just five seconds.But that's not all, that have now released it as an iPhone app meaning you can just hold your phone near the baby and find out whether it is hungry, tired, bored, stressed or angry.Biloop Technologies in Barcelona say that in clinical tests their £5.99 'Cry Translator' app had a 96 percent accuracy level in correctly deciphering the meaning of a baby’s cry.Maybe that other four percent were crying because their parents kept waving an iPhone over their head rather than…

  • The hat which forces you to smile (Video)

    newslite
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am
    A design student has created a hat which is guaranteed to make you smile -- because it will poke a spike into the back of your head if you don't.Lauren McCarthy's "Happiness Hat" is described as a wearable conditioning device that detects if you're smiling and provides pain feedback if you're not.While it looks like any other wooly hat, it hides a sinister secret, an arm which reaches down your face detects if you are smiling and if your not it inflicts pain.If the smile sensor detect your smile is turning into a frown it send a message to a battery-powered servo motor which moves a metal…

  • British kids think Hitler was a football coach

    newslite
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am
    One in 20 children think Adolf Hitler coached Germany's national football team, a survey has revealed.The poll of over 2,000 British kids - testing what the know about the world wars - also found one in six kids believed Auschwitz is a World War Two theme park.Worryingly twelve per cent assumed McDonald's Golden Arches was the symbol of Remembrance Day and 40 percent didn't even know what day it fell on.One in 20 of the nine to 15-year-olds also said they thought the Holocaust was the celebration at the end of the war.On a slightly more encouraging not 70 percent of those polled said they…

  • World's highest game of bingo held on Everest

    newslite
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am
    A group of 25 bingo fans have hiked 17,500ft up to Everest Base Camp... to hold the world's highest game of bingo.After two weeks climbing - risking dehydration, altitude sickness and frostbite - the team recently arrived at their destination. Then then promptly whipped out their scorecards, the caller slipped on a sparkly gold jacket and they started their game.In calling the highest house the group raised around £100,000 for their chosen charity Sue Ryder Care.One of the team, organised by Gala Coral, said: "Other trekkers at base camp simply couldn't believe it - I'm sure they thought we…
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  • 10 Coolest Lighters

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    From a snake to a middle finger, meet the coolest ways to light your cigar with style.

  • 12 Amazing Photos of Urban Camouflage

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Meet the work of artists who are experts in the art of disappearing through painting.

  • 15 Fascinating World War II Vintage Ads & Posters

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Fighting the Axis of Evil from advertising: meet fifteen of the most fascinating WWII ads and posters.

  • 12 Coolest MP3 Players

    3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    From an MP3 player that only plays when you solve a Rubik's cube puzzle, to another one attached to your toilet; meet twelve of the craziest music players out there.

  • World's Oddest Couples

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    From a gay penguin couple to another with 95 years of difference, meet 10 love stories against all odds.
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    Nautical Mishaps, Maritime Calamities

  • NYMET Holdings Inc. (NYMH) Announces Coast Guard Approval of Stockton Project

    SeaWaves Magazine
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:27 pm
    NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 5, 2009) - NYMET Holdings Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NYMH), an innovative metals and mining company headquartered in Port Jefferson, N.Y., today announced that the United States Coast Guard has approved the raising and salvage of the M/V San Leandro and the M/V Fresno in the San Joaquin River, which is located approximately 2 miles from NYMET's port facility. The approval was obtained with the assistance of Mr. Mark Hicks, CFO of B'NEATH THE WAVES, Inc. Mr. Hicks is the key point contractor for the Project and will be on site daily to oversee operations, which are…

  • Thurso RNLI lifeboat tows Faroese trawler to safety

    SeaWaves Magazine
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:44 am
    Thurso RNLI lifeboat crew assisted a Faroese Trawler on 23 October after it had broken down off Holborn Head with eight people on board, and had started drifting towards the shore in the SE winds.

  • Phiippines News November 3, 2009

    SeaWaves Magazine
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm
    Coast Guard Saves Sixteen Fishermen in Coron, Palawan November 03 , 2009 Sixteen passengers onboard Motor banca Magic-5 owned by Serio Dusong a resident of Brgy. 5 Coro, Palawan was successfully rescued by Coast Guard Station Coron after encountering engine trouble at the vicinity in between Coron and Culio, Palawan last November 1, 2009 at about 8:45 am. A certain Mr. Tantan Lizardo of Local Government Unit Coron relayed that the said Motor banca was in need of Coast Guard assistance.By 9:00 am, Coast Guard Station Coron immediately launched onboard motor banca Vincent Abegail then…

  • Russian and Cambodian-flagged vessels collided in Black Sea

    SeaWaves Magazine
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    03.11.2009 Source: RIA Novosti Russian and Cambodian-flagged cargo ships collided Monday in Black Sea near Bulgarian territorial waters, reported Bulgarian Ministry of Transport. "Both Cambodian-flagged vessel Dalian and Nikolai Psomiadi flying the Russian flag are refused aid", says the ministry's press-release. According to the authority, the information of the incident came at 2.00 pm local time (3.00 pm Moscow time). There were rate 4.5 sea disturbances at the time of collision. Nobody suffered. Despite refusal of an aid offered, Bulgarian ministry was ready to send rescue helicopter.

  • Phiippines News November 2, 2009

    SeaWaves Magazine
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm
    Female Passenger Apprehended for possession of Shabu November 02 , 2009 Based on the report of Coast Guard District NCR-Central Luzon on or about 012200H Nov 09, CG-K9 personnel detailed with Port State Control Center Manila, turned over a certain Ms. Maria Natividad Gumilao, 19 yrs old of Lipata, Minglanila, Cebu City who was apprehended for illegal possession of prohibited drugs known as Shabu together with cash amounting to P13,000.00 pesos; 1 pink shoulder bag with personal belongings; Birth Certificate ; Residence Certificate (CEDULA) issued at Minglanila, Cebu; Deposit Slip from Banco…
 
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  • Top 5 Special Forces Around the world

    uphaa.blog
    8 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Elite units have extensive experience in urban warfare as well as progression in confined and restricted environments. It also utilizes equipment deemed more powerful than traditional civilian law enforcement. Related posts:Top 8 World Most Impenetrable PlacesTop 8 Geekiest Crimes ever

  • 9 Funny Cash Money Graffitis

    uphaa.blog
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    What can you do with one dollar today? People can make extra-ordinary stuff out of ordinary. No related posts.

  • 5 Coolest Theme Parks Around The World

    uphaa.blog
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    Harry Potter Theme Park to The Restless Planet Dinosaur Theme Park. 5 awesome theme parks around the world Related posts:The Coolest Way to Change People’s Behaviour - The Fun Theory16 Coolest Time-lapse Videos of All Time15 Xtreme Fans of Sports

  • 10 Awesome Candle Designs

    uphaa.blog
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am
    From the cheese candle to the bomb candle. 1 of the coolest you can actually buy Related posts:10 Awesome Backpack Designs11 Awesome Toilet Paper Designs17 Awesome Wedding Cake Designs

  • The Burning Man Festival

    uphaa.blog
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Hardcore burners spend months, if not all year, planning, scheming, building and sewing for the Black Rock City’s art cars, art installations, and elaborate camps. No related posts.
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  • Last Shot - QU!T 5T3AL!N6 O R LETT3R$

    Urlesque Staff
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Filed under: Humor, Last Shot link:// weird picture archive  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Smoking Dog Tried the Patch, Didn't Work

    Eliot Glazer
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Filed under: Videos, Weird, AnimalsHow could a video be so wrong, sad, funny, depressing, weird, and creepy at the same time?  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Late Riser -- Emails From Crazy People, Soccer Hero, Fun With Capcha

    Alex Moaba
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    Filed under: Late Riser This isn't really an email, but good lord it is awesome. [Emails From Crazy People] This soccer team takes Guitar Hero to the next level. [The Presurfer] 3 Rowlf Moon, 3 Woolf Moon...this meme is really goin' there. [Buzzfeed] Capcha is always good for some laughs. [Gunaxin] Succeed is the new Fail... it has a blog and everything! [Succeed Blog via MetaFilter] Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Kingsford the Teacup Piglet Is the Cutest (Video)

    Jordan Breindel
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Filed under: Videos, Cute, AnimalsThe following video of a day in the life of Kingsford the teacup piglet is so much more than another cute animal video. This is a film. I don't want to ruin it for you, but things happen. Kingston goes places. He meets "people." He climbs to impossible heights and then skillfully descends them. He even gets a little wet. Video below. Kingsford Goes to the Beach - More bloopers are a click away Share via:// Have You Seen This? previously:// OMG Itty Bitty Piglets! previously:// Teacup Pigs Takeover the Internet  Permalink | Email…

  • Check Out These Pringles Can Collections

    Jordan Breindel
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Filed under: Videos, Weird, Food, Show Us Your JunkSo you've got a huge collection of Pringles cans, but no one to show them to. They're just sitting there, in their glass cases, not collecting dust because they're in glass cases, lining the walls of your Pringles shrine. There's no question that the thing to do is start a website. You know what? Start two. And upload some videos while you're at it. pringles-fan.de features 989 cans, organized by country, flavor, and even shape. pringles-fan.nl ffis organized by regular, limited edition, low fat and fat-free, and the illusive catchall other.
 
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    American Scofflaw

  • Repeat After Me

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am

  • Money in The Wrong Direction.

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    American Scofflaw Look at where the stimulus money went! It went to Wall Street. And what did Wall Street do with it? They wrote themselves huge bonuses with it! It is estimated that the sum of all spending related to the bailouts has reached $27 trillion . That's about $180,000 per taxpayer. Now, had the government simply handed every taxpayer $180,000, people would have paid their mortgages. No housing crash. Had the government simply handed every taxpayer $180,000, people would have paid their credit cards. No credit crash. Had the government simply handed every taxpayer $180,000,…

  • Tased in The Neck

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:11 am
    American ScofflawA Minneapolis man who was Tased by police after surrendering and putting both hands on the hood of a squad car says he wants restitution from the police. On Monday, Rolando Ruiz's lawyer released dashcam video of an April 30 incident in which Ruiz can be seen with his hands on the hood of a car when a police officer approaches him and Tases him in the neck. Ruiz then falls to the ground, and can be heard screaming in agony as the officer kneels over him. As WCCO-TV in Minneapolis notes, the video begins moments before the Tasing, so it's unclear whether there was a physical…

  • Who Killed Him?

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pm
    American ScofflawPeter Shellem, an investigative reporter at The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., who was known for digging up evidence that helped release wrongly convicted prisoners, died Oct. 24 of an apparent suicide. He was 49.An obituary in The New York Times Sunday stated Shellem's son, Philip, had confirmed his death and said it was a suicide. But the story said the coroner's office had not confirmed revealed a cause.The story also detailed Shellem's history of reviewing cases of those wrongfully convicted, noting "In one case, a man who was a teenager when he was convicted of killing…

  • Doofi

    2 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    The Gay Secretary The multiple failures that beset the country, from our mismanaged economy to our shredded constitutional rights to our lack of universal health care to our imperial debacles in the Middle East, can be laid at the feet of our elite universities. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford, along with most other elite schools, do a poor job educating students to think. They focus instead, through the filter of standardized tests, enrichment activities, advanced-placement classes, high-priced tutors, swanky private schools and blind deference to all authority, on creating hordes of…
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  • Citizen At-Large (Two Disc Special Edition) (2009)

    RRantamaki
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:49 am
    By RICK RANTAMAKI http://rantamaki.blogspot.comNormally, I’d have deemed this movie “rental-worthy”, but the audio commentary alone sets this flick apart. Truly a classic. Check it out. . .Citizen At-Large (Two Disc Special Edition) (2009) The hilarious misadventures of an ill-prepared, middle-class white male caught in a struggle between perception and reality. Now available on DVD and Blu-ray.Cast: Countless B-List celebritiesDirector(s): Warren Fillbergh, Niles MooreScreenwriter: Rick RantamakiMPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)Features: With Audio Commentary – Rick…

  • More Ruminations...

    RRantamaki
    26 Aug 2009 | 8:30 am
    By RICK RANTAMAKI http://rantamaki.blogspot.comBack by popular demand, even more daily ruminations! (also known as mental vomit) I'm beginning to think these should be printed. . . on toilet paper.1. "Each time you make a choice, that creates an alternate reality in a new universe.” Snatching the menu from my hands, my wife handed it to the waitress and said, “He’ll have today’s special."2. Normally just a metaphor, I once found myself in a backwoods bar literally proclaiming, “I don’t want to get into a pissing contest over this.”3. A recent US market research study revealed…

  • Varied Ruminations...

    RRantamaki
    17 Jun 2009 | 9:17 am
    By RICK RANTAMAKI http://rantamaki.blogspot.com Occasionally, I’ll jot down a thought or an idea while stuck in traffic, or while I’m sitting at my desk, or when I’m waiting on something or someone. Sometimes I’ll expand upon these thoughts with a full-blown story, and sometimes I just let them stew. Enough of them have accumulated that I thought I’d share them with you. Maybe, someday, I’ll make these into a "Daily Rumination" desk calendar thingy for all the world to enjoy…• The TMI File: A Vietnamese coworker was half-asleep when I entered his office. I asked if he was…

  • Updating Memory - Please Stand By

    RRantamaki
    27 May 2009 | 8:59 am
    By RICK RANTAMAKI http://rantamaki.blogspot.comThe secret to immortality, my friends, is to avoid me. You see, when I lose contact with someone, in my mind's eye they never age, they never change, they’re never subjected to new hardships. I know this isn’t the case, I know life goes on, but my mind doesn’t bother to fill in the blanks. It simply stows away the last known reference I have of someone and, whenever I think of that person, my mind retrieves that archived memory – no matter how long it’s been in storage (I’m sorry guys, but many of you will always have a mullet…and…

  • The LAST NIGHT Show

    RRantamaki
    21 May 2009 | 8:55 am
    with Special Guest Lucy AdamsBy RICK RANTAMAKI http://rantamaki.blogspot.com WIN A FREE HAT! See below for more details. NOTE: The following excerpt appears courtesy of Mental Notes Broadcasting Industries (MNBI). Any unauthorized use or reproduction of the pictures, descriptions, or accounts of this script without the express written consent of MNBI, or Lucy Adams is strictly prohibited. Unless, of course, you wanna make someone laugh. Then, by all means, pass it on.[Returning from commercial break, the house band (KISS) is covering “Safety Dance]RICK: “Thank you very much. Thank you.
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  • Optical Illusion - Impossible Object With a Twist

    Queuebot
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:11 pm
    [YouTube - Link] If one looks closely at the construction of this figure, it quickly becomes apparent that something is just, well…wrong with it.  This initially-baffling video exhibits how the human visual system can subconsciously interpret and thoroughly "see" a three-dimensional object even though it is impossible for such an object to exist.  Thankfully, the creator reveals how it was constructed. From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by flagler.

  • Having Fun with "Google Suggest"

    Minnesotastan
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:08 pm
    The “autofill” feature of the Google search box was designed as a timesaver, but the suggested searches can also be entertaining.  Writing in Slate, Michael Agger compared the autofill of “less intelligent” and “more intelligent” queries, an exercise that has previously been conducted at Digg. The image above is a screencap of two Google searches conducted tonight using less- and more sophisticated search terms. A corollary question would be “What searches are most commonly conducted at Neatorama?”  The Lijit search engine doesn’t have…

  • New York City Spaghetti Packaging

    Alex
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:36 pm
    Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. Alex Creamer, a student at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, came up with this brilliant idea of a New-York centric packaging for spaghetti: "I created this spaghetti packaging for a university project last year. The brief was to package one of 5 difficult items i.e. eggs, a rose, custard powder, spaghetti or marbles. I chose spaghetti. The spaghetti sits on a 3d model of the chrysler building that was modelled on CAD by my friend Ben Thorpe. And then modelled out of high density foam at uni. Creating a spaghetti model of the Chrysler…

  • Volunteers Work to Save Ash Trees

    Minnesotastan
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:32 pm
    7.5 billion ash trees are endangered in the United States. (Photo credit Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune) The culprit is the well-known emerald ash borer, an invasive Asian beetle that first arrived in Michigan seven years ago.  The infestation has spread to Ohio, Canada, and now Minnesota, threatening to do a log power more damage than the famous Dutch Elm Disease.  Federal and state authorities have responded to the emerald ash borer by limiting transportation of timber and wood products, but have been unable to quarantine the disease. Now volunteers in are spreading out across Minnesota…

  • Hail to the Thieves: Famous Heists We Love

    Alex
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm
    A REAL LIFE "OCEAN'S ELEVEN": The 2003 ANTWERP DIAMOND HEIST If you thought George Clooney's Ocean's Eleven character was smooth, check out the velvet finish on criminal mastermind Leonardo Notarbartolo. In February 2003, Notarbartolo and his gang, known as The School of Turin, pulled off one of the stealthiest heists in history. Daring to break into the famous World Diamond Center in Antwerp - where more than half of the world's diamonds are traded - the group made out with $100 million in jewels and other loot. HOW THEY DID IT: Not ones to rush into something this big, the Turin…
 
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  • The Opposite Game

    31 Oct 2009 | 4:16 pm
    Raisins (now somehow 6) learned about opposites in kindergarten this week. Well, he didn't so much learn them as get the basic idea then develop his own system. When I arrived home from work, he grilled me with the...

  • Bent Objects

    25 Oct 2009 | 10:56 am
    Some of you may remember when my friend, Terry Border, created this awesome bent wire sculpture for me a few years back. Not surprisingly, it's called "The Sneeze." I'm happy to report that Terry has completed his first book, "Bent...

  • Further Thoughts on the Semicolon

    18 Oct 2009 | 2:18 pm
    In the previous post, Kelly's use of a semicolon was deemed incorrect by several of you. Rachael weighs in with this thought: Dear The Sneeze, While Kelly's use of the semi-colon is technically incorrect in both British and American, the...

  • Krab Cakes

    13 Oct 2009 | 9:32 am
    Kelly writes: Steve, I just finished reading "The Mystery of the Face on the Cake" which had me at the edge of my seat and also had me thankful I read it when you had all three parts finished. It...

  • The 5-Second Ruling

    12 Oct 2009 | 12:24 am
    Ever since the Mythbusters tested the 5-Second Rule (if it's okay to eat something that fell on the floor if you get it within 5 seconds), I decided my buddy and Mythbuster extraordinaire, Adam Savage, would be my go to...
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  • Should I Buy Her A Drink? (Flowchart)

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:30 am
    If you end up hitting the bars tonight, we'd like you to be prepared. Sometimes knowing when and who to buy a drink for can be a challenging task for young men. We’ve developed an extremely basic reference guide to help you step up the plate and score some (probably married) tail. Good luck young Jedi.

  • Naked teen steals car with 2 children inside

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:30 am
    Michelle Allery said she had buckled her 4-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter into their car seats Thursday morning in Dunseith and went back to her house to get her baby. She said she came out to see the car taking off with the children inside.

  • How Everything Goes to Hell During a Zombie Apocalypse (PIC)

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:10 pm
    An funny depiction of what NOT to do during a zombie outbreak

  • Awkward Internet Family Photoshops

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    As Awkward Family Photos and My Parents Were Awesome have shown us, family portraits should be cherished. You can look back at photos years from now and say, "I can't believe I'm so depressed that I'm looking at old photos. Of other people's families." Well lucky for you, Memes and your favorite internet crazies have families, too.

  • If You Can't Find The Book You Want [Pic]

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm
    You're probably at the....
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  • Chinese Girl Shows Off, Becomes Internet Joke

    Fauna
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    From Mop, China.com, & XiCi:A netizen from Nanning Sky Web, claiming to be female, claimed to be young and rich with over 200,000 monthly income, and wears a Vacheron Constantin watch. The image below is the portrait she uses on Nanjing Sky Web, claiming to be a self-photo:Continuing on…a frightening scene occurred, as netizens one after another stormed in… A netizen came in with a PK portrait: [The netizen] claimed the watch in the picture is a Patek Philippe, and the diamond ring is a Tiffany’s.Not to be outdone, other netizens one after another came into PK. The…

  • Gang Rape Ruled ‘Temporary Crime on a Whim’ By Judge

    jessie
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:21 pm
    From Youth Times:On October 29, the Nanxun Court in Huzhou City, Zhejiang province sentenced a rape case. Two defendants raped a girl who had just finished high school and were judged guilty, and each of the men received a three-year-prison term. The criminal charge was identified as a “temporary crime on a whim” (临时性的即意犯罪), so relatively light sentences were imposed.But most people haven’t heard the phrase “temporary crime on a whim”, so this judgment attracted a huge controversy. Within a few days, the discussion on the matter was very hot at…

  • Emperor Qianlong’s Jade Imperial Seal In London Auction

    Joe
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am
    Earlier this year at a Christie’s auction regarding the sell of two bronze Zodiac Heads caused uproars of nationalistic sentiments online. Today, another auction at the Sotheby’s Auction House in London once again provoked in the minds of the Chinese netizens the past histories of humiliation and loss. The main item of attraction is Emperor Qianlong’s own jade seal, estimated to fetch up to 600,000 British Pounds. Historically, the Imperial Seal represents the very raison d’être of a dynasty. In fact, the character for country “国” contained the character “玉”, or…

  • Kunming Protest After Chengguan Beats Man to Death

    Tingting
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:18 pm
    From Mop:Yesterday [Oct. 31st] around 8PM, more than 100 people carried a gurney with a corpse and surrounded Kunming Guandu District Guanshang Street Office Fude District Branch Chengguan’s entrance, and started to burn paper money [fake money for the dead to use in the underworld]. Including spectators, there were hundreds at the scene. A large police force arrived and the situation was mostly contained. But up to 3AM today, the congregated people still haven’t left…The direct reason for this incident is, a three-wheeled-bike driver whose tool to make a living had been…

  • Netizen Selects Top Ten Most Annoying Chinese Phrases

    Python
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:21 pm
    Not only derogatory terms irritate people. Phrases that are too often heard or spoken can drive listeners nuts too. Different cultures and languages may have different “most hated words” according to situations. Researchers at Oxford University drew up a list they found annoying in spoken English and the top ten offenders are:1 – At the end of the dayWe use this expression before we say what we believe to be the most important fact of a situation. In conclusion and when all is said and done have the same meaning.2 – Fairly uniqueThis is an example of an oxymoron – two…
 
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  • India leopard in well rescue drama

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:03 pm
    Rescuers race to save a leopard after it plunged down a dry well in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

  • Japan's First Lady masks

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:38 am
    Nov 6 - Japan firm makes "First Lady" masks ahead of President Barack Obama's Tokyo visit.

  • And Finally... CEO fight!

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am
    Nov 5 - In this week's edition of And Finally CEOs square off, The Love Truck and A bridge you can eat and more.

  • Making money wearing t-shirts

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am
    Nov 5 - Jason Sadler earns a living by selling the upper-half of his wardrobe - his t-shirt - every, single day.

  • Forklift driver's alcohol pile-up

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    Nov 4 - CCTV video captures the moment a bungling forklift truck driver destroys an estimated $150,000 (USD) worth of bottled alcohol in a warehouse in Moscow, Russia.
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  • Woman Keeps McDonalds Burger for 12 Years

    weirdnews
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Morgan Spurlock did this in Super Size Me, for about a year. But Karen Hanrahan has kept a McDonald's hamburger since 1996. After 12 years, it still looks ready to eat. Frightening!

  • High Heels for Global Warming

    weirdnews
    16 Oct 2009 | 9:22 pm
    Fashionistas need not fear the rising tide - shoe designers have come to their rescue.

  • Man Finds Missile Launcher While Gardening

    weirdnews
    16 Oct 2009 | 9:07 pm
    Jarrette Schule was cutting down trees on his rural property in Comal County, Texas when he noticed a green metallic tube on the muddy ground. A closer inspection revealed a decal that read: “Guided Missile and Launcher, Surface Attack.”

  • Afghan girl killed by Royal Air Force leaflet drop

    weirdnews
    30 Sep 2009 | 11:44 am
    The British Ministry of Defence is investigating the death of a young Afghan girl who died after being hit by a box of leaflets dropped by the RAF.

  • Rat-eating plant discovered in Philippines

    weirdnews
    18 Aug 2009 | 6:54 am
    A carnivorous plant that eats rats and insects has been discovered in the Philippines.
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  • The Odditorium 11.06.2009

    bcotx@yahoo.com
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:45 pm
    A compendium of Strange Things... Wanting To Prove Ghosts Are Around Us - WDBJ7 Roanoke, VA The Haunting of Hill View Manor - WYTV Youngstown, OH Documenting Ghosts At Disaster Site - The Bellingham Herald More Haunted Sites In Chicago - Chicago Now Ghost Hunters Roam Buffalo Bill’s Museum - Mass Live Haunted Hotel Scares Up Guests - Edmonton Sun Cayuga’s Psychic Connection - The Dunnville Chronicle Psychic Information Causes Murder Inquiry - Guardian UK Psychic Spies - New Age Soldiers - Wired Danger Room The Aztec UFO Crash - Bigger Than Roswell - io9 UFOs Return To Cannock…

  • Riddle At The Rancho

    bcotx@yahoo.com
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:48 pm
    A ghost chaser describes how divining rods help him to communicate with spirits. Camarillo, California - What happens when we die has been one of life’s enduring mysteries. Ventura-based ghost hunter Richard Senate believes he has unraveled some answers to the puzzle. Ghosts, he said, either haunt places that they loved while alive or linger in the place of a traumatic or violent death. Senate, an established ghost hunter, author and lecturer based in Ventura, has deemed that the historic 1850s-era Reyes Adobe Rancho in Agoura Hills is haunted. In 2006, Senate’s ghost tour produced some…

  • The Odditorium 11.05.2009

    bcotx@yahoo.com
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pm
    A compendium of Strange Things... Ghosts Of Channel 3 - KDIX Idaho Falls, ID Hair-Raising Mystery - Hertfordshire Mercury A Spooky Store In Stoughton - WKOW Madison, WI Spooky Sign Above Church - The Sun Brittney Hopper Goes Ghost Hunting - Fox21 Colorado Springs, CO Walla Walla Ghost Hunting - The News Tribune Experts Can’t Explain Events In Czech House - Prague Monitor Spiritual Phenomena Inspires Book - Knox News Twitter Goes Psychic - Blue Star Chronicles The Numbers In Your Life - 12News Phoenix, AZ Cindi Muntz Puts Spirits At Ease - The Bollingbrook Sun Missing Persons And The…

  • Where The Buffalo Roamed

    bcotx@yahoo.com
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:51 pm
    An encounter with aliens and buffalo burgers. United Kingdom - When you claim to have film of a buffalo being beamed up into a UFO, then you can expect to attract plenty of attention. North Hampshire pensioner Derek Bridges has this week found himself in the local and national spotlight after word spread of his weird out-of-this-world experience. The 69-year-old retired airport worker claims he witnessed the strange sighting from his window at The Green, in Overton, in late September. His video shows two bright lights hovering over Laverstoke Park Farm in Overton, where water buffalo are…

  • A Complex Haunting

    bcotx@yahoo.com
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    A haunting tale that begins with a mysterious disappearance. Chico, California - A terrified mother pulls her daughter out of her apartment and runs out into the darkness. It’s 3 a.m. and the clocks in the house are spinning forward, the lights are flashing and an Ernie doll is yelling, “I feel great.” This was no electrical anomaly. It was a haunting. Jodi Foster, a Chico resident, had learned to live with the odd occurrences in her home, including dreams and ghostly sightings, but this incident was more than she could take. When Foster and her daughter moved into their apartment on…
 
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  • Best Optical Illusion EVER!

    Vurdlak
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am
    Reading the title, and understanding it came directly from me, I suppose adds some weight to the actual Leopard Illusion you see below. It’s hard for me to explain how this illusion came to be, without revealing the actual solution, thus ruining the surprise-effect for you. There is much relevant info and background for it, but for now I’ll retain myself just on revealing the author behind it – the magnificent Craig Tracy. First thing you’ll notice is that it’s not some photo of an actual animal, rather a realistically painted picture. But you’re still far…

  • Wallace and Gromit: 20th Anniversary

    Vurdlak
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am
    I did something extremely important yesterday. It took more than 6 hours of tempering with Mighty Optical Illusions source code, but the results have already proven themselves. You might ask “What was it? The website still looks perfectly identical!”. Well, in order to fully load the page previously, you had to wait for all the ads to load first, and only then the whole page was constructed in your browsers. This took some time, and many of you argued how the website is too slow. I made big changes yesterday, and now the website loads MUCH faster. Have you noticed this? I managed…

  • Knight in The Woods Illusion

    Vurdlak
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    The secret lies in the branches I don’t feel much inspired for writing today, better yet – last few days I was completely hit by writers block. Above all this, my keypad stopped responding when I enter “space” tab. I think there is some kind of food element stuck beneath it, but who knows. So after I wrote this article, I needed to copy-paste each “space” line between words and construction elements. Think about it for a second! How much of unnecessary work am I talking here. But I’m not gonna allow such a trivial problem stand between me and this…

  • Google Street View Illusion

    Vurdlak
    31 Oct 2009 | 9:34 am
    Google Street View Illusion Apart from playing with design, I’m obsessed with new internet trends and emerging technologies. As much as I love sharing original illusions with you, I’m even more thrilled when I get the opportunity to introduce you with something you probably never  thought of using when searching for optical illusions. Hope you approve my style, where I try to fuse our illusion topic as much as I can with modern options. I think it’s refreshing to see our standard content, using different approach occasionally. Our friend, João Marques took his time to…

  • Village Turned into Optical Illusion

    Vurdlak
    29 Oct 2009 | 8:45 am
    We’ve featured Felice Varini dozen of times, so I encourage you to check some of our previous articles to learn the background and goals this particular artist set for himself. It’s because I dislike repeating myself. In his newest installation, the buildings in the town of Vercorin in the Swiss Alps contribute to this impressive piece. The set was called Cercle et suite d’éclats. But what I recon interests you the most, is how all of this was turned into practice. Well, the pattern was projected on the town from the vantage point, and then traced and painted. If you shoot…
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  • Hair transplants and famous bald people

    29 Oct 2009 | 11:09 am
    Transplanting hair is a grafting procedure that takes 4 to 5 hours, with the patient under local anaesthesia. A strip of scalp is removed from the back of the head, then cut up into grafts of hair. Hundreds of tiny slits are made in bald areas, and the hair is transplanted one or two follicles at a time. More than one procedure is usually necessary, and some patients have temporary swelling in the forehead or numbness in the scalp. It takes about 3 months for the transplanted hair to start growing again. Each procedure costs several thousand dollars.There is an alternative to grafting. In a…

  • The computer rat vs the computer mouse

    21 Oct 2009 | 11:50 am
    Douglas Engelbart invented a large foot-operated control called a rat for the computer in the late 1950s but it never caught on. What did catch on 20 years after he invented it was the computer mouse.Inspired by Vannevar Bush's call to make knowledge widely and freely available, Engelbart drew on his experience as a radar technician during World War II where he saw computer pointing devices that roughly resembled the mouse and designed the X-Y position indicator for a display system, for which he earned U.S. patent number #3,541,541 in 1970. He nicknamed it the mouse because of the tail that…

  • All the gold ever mined still exists today

    14 Oct 2009 | 5:20 am
    Gold is virtually indestructible; almost all the gold ever mined still exists today... all 165,000 tonnes of it, only enough gold to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools. All it would neatly fit under the Eiffel Tower. That is not a lot. That is because you'll have to drill through 250 tonnes of rock, then pulverize it, then chemically treat it to get enough gold for only a single wedding ring. Gold also simply is beautiful to look at. These are the qualities that has always made gold one of the most sought-after precious metals with the price of an ounce trading for $1000 and more (see the…

  • How banks make money - or do they?

    7 Oct 2009 | 12:34 pm
    Banks operate through credit multipliers. When Depositor A places 100,000 USD with Bank A, the Bank puts aside about 20% of the money. This is labeled a reserve and is intended to serve as an insurance policy cum a liquidity cushion. The implicit assumption is that no more than 20% of the total number of depositors will claim their money at any given moment.In times of panic, when ALL the depositors want their money back - the bank is rendered illiquid having locked away in its reserves only 20% of the funds. Commercial banks hold their reserves with the Central Bank or with a third party…

  • Lose a lot of weight at the center of the earth

    22 Sep 2009 | 12:23 pm
    You will lose a lot of weight if you dig to the center of earth! First, you’ll dig 18 miles (30km) through earth’s crust, then 1800 miles (3000km) through the rock mantle, then through 1200 miles (2000km) of molten iron and nickel, then 600 miles (1000km) through solid rock to reach the center, where the heat is 8132°F (4500°C). By the time you reach your destination you would already have lost a few pounds. But there's a bonus; at the center of earth the forces of gravity will be equal on all sides of you, canceling each other, meaning you’ll weigh nothing. Good luck.
 
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  • Strange Cloud Formation in Romania

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    Just a couple of weeks after the controversial report, photo, and video from Russia of a circular, halo-like cloud formation, it has occurred again, this time in Romania. The Russian formation was explained as a weather anomaly by scientists, but contested by UFO believers. It appears that the same argument will persist with the Romanian report. To see a large photograph, video, and full report check out Romanian Cloud Anomaly, see how it compares to the Russian report, and be sure to leave any comments that you wish. Strange Cloud Formation in Romania originally appeared on About.com UFOs /…

  • UFO Sighting Reports

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:37 pm
    This week we are looking at more sightings from the state of Michigan, and one from New Hampshire. Our first reporter from Michigan, who along with another witness, saw five unknown objects while driving toward Ann Arbor. Our second report echoes the first, multiple objects reported from a motorist driving to Ann Arbor, probably the same objects. Our last Michigan report is also from a motorist who claims to have seen four opaque lights in the sky. Our New Hampshire witness claims to have seen a black triangular object, only 50-75 feet high. Check out all of the details of these compelling…

  • UFOs Allegedly Photographed over Greek Isle

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    There are a couple of photographs that have been published recently that you might want to check out. What is referred to as a "fleet" of UFOs was witnessed by locals and tourists on the Greek isle of Hydra. Several photographs were taken by lunch-goers. To check out the full size images, check out Major UFO Event in Greece with Photographs, and let us know what you think about the photos. UFOs Allegedly Photographed over Greek Isle originally appeared on About.com UFOs / Aliens on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 01:20:31.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • Tuesday Night - "V" the Mini-Series

    1 Nov 2009 | 5:54 pm
    I don't know how many of you recall the 1983 mini-series "V," but I do, and as I recall, it was pretty cool. For those of you who are not familiar with the series, it was a standard fare of aliens, or the "Visitors," as they were called, coming to our planet and making arrangement to trade their advanced technology for our chemicals to help them save their failing world. I won't tell you the rest, but things don't work out quite so well. The reason I am writing this is because this Tuesday night, November 3, a newly revamped, high tech version of "V" launches on ABC. You can check out a…

  • Official Disclosure of Extraterrestrial Life is Imminent?

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:09 pm
    If you have been anywhere on the Internet lately at web sites and blogs dealing with UFOs, you have seen the announcement, Official Disclosure of Extraterrestrial Life is Imminent. A number of Ufologists, and so-called whistleblowers claiming to have inside information on the workings of our government are claiming that President Obama will, in the near future, announce to the world that UFOs are real, and we have been in contact with alien races. Some of those claiming to be privy to this information even give a date that this will happen. This topic has received tons of input all over the…
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  • Beauty queen bar brawl turns ugly

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    ABC Online -- Miss England Rachel Christie has stepped down to clear her name following an alleged punch-up in a nightclub with a rival beauty queen.

  • Wee problem for student

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    IOL -- Philip Laing has been photographed soaking a poppy wreath at a war memorial following a drinking binge.

  • Python hoaxer faces charges

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am
    UPI -- A Florida man has been charged with faking the trapping of a 14-foot Burmese python he had actually purchased from a dealer.

  • Woman passes driving test after 950 tries

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm
    NEWS.com.au -- A SOUTH Korean woman has passed a written exam for a driver's licence after 950 attempts since 2005.

  • Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:10 pm
    AZCentral -- VALLEJO, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
 
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  • Goblins Invade southern Missouri town of Kennett

    Toastmaster
    17 Oct 2009 | 1:51 pm
    ST. LOUIS – Goblins have invaded the southern Missouri town of Kennett.  The creatures appear to have been drawn there by the town’s ample supply of copper. Goblins have been witnessed stealing copper plumbing and gutters from more than half the town’s homes and businesses. Nobody dares stop them.  Goblin bites can become fatally infected within hours due to the septic pathogens found in their saliva.  Local veterinarian Patricia Tsosie, an expert on animal bites says, “the goblin bite is among the most vicious in the animal kingdom.  Similar to the Kimodo Dragon…

  • Everything Has Boobs: October is Breast Awareness Month

    bixby
    11 Oct 2009 | 2:59 pm
    “Everything has got boobs, even my dad and guys, “exclaims 7 year old Charlie Percheffons, the winner of the October is Breast Awareness Poster Contest for Missouri Area Schools. “Let’s see there are pig boobs, snail boobs, bear boobs, aardvarks has boobs, frogs has boobs, there are dog boobs, tiger boobs, elephant boobs, gator boobs, cat boobs, bat boobs, I swear everything like for real EVERYTHING has boobs!” During an interview on Friday Charlie was asked what he hoped to accomplish with his poster that will be seen in medical buildings and bus stations across…

  • My Rat Water Just Broke!

    Toastmaster
    3 Oct 2009 | 5:19 pm
      The upcoming 2010 sequel to the not-quite-cult-classic rat-zombie movie Mulberry Street features a cameo role by Tori Spelling.  Spelling has only one line of dialogue in the film,  “My rat water just broke!” in a scene where her rat water breaks and a baby mole rat bursts out of her swollen gut. Similar Posts: 12 Baby Boars Follow Owner for 13 Mile Ride EMToast: Top 10 Zombie Sightings Nike Air BS Raises Hopes of Profit for Nike In ‘09

  • Unfaithful Slut Wife Exposed by Motel Punch Card

    French Toast
    3 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am
    A wife was having an affair with a coworker and went to a motel nearby. She used her credit card to pay and also picked up the motel’s promotion/redeem card. The husband saw the motel charge on the credit card statement and also found the promotion/punch card in her wallet (redeem for 2 free hr stay after 8 stays). The husband filed for divorce.Similar Posts: Cheating Husband and Mistress Condemned by Wet Napkin Man Kicks Wife In Box, Threatens to Glue Her Shut Divorce Court: Abusive Husband Obsessively Sniffs Panties, Threatens To Run Wife Over With Truck

  • “Raccoon Faced Freaks” Assault Waitress

    Toastmaster
    25 Sep 2009 | 7:18 pm
    Two assailants described by onlookers as “raccoon faced freaks” burst into a Red Robin restaurant Thursday assaulting a waitress and making off with several baskets of fries and over 10 hamburger patties. One customer interviewed at the scene said “It was like they were looking right through me.  They just came running in, bashed through everyone who was waiting to be seated and went straight for the waitress.  She just screamed, dropped her tray, and ran.” Police later found the 2 men, who are still unidentified, devouring their haul next to the dumpster behind the restaurant, in a…
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  • Cheap Thrills Thursday: 1907 Englishwoman’s Snark On Fashionistas

    deanna
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:11 am
    The piece, a little beauty titled “Woman’s Dress and Women’s Homes,” in which an Englishwoman ever-so-politely snarks about the mode of American dress, was written by Anna A. Rogers (originally in the Atlantic and then published in the November 4, 1907 edition of The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican). In the article, Ms. Rogers quotes [...]

  • Understanding Female Relationships With Greeting Cards

    deanna
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    Greeting cards are primarily a female thing; I don’t think any sane person would argue this. But I feel the need to elaborate anyway. First by boasting mentioning my past professional work in the greeting card biz with the fabulous Kat Caverly of NoEvil Productions (makers of Greetums), and so asserting my insider knowledge. Second, by sharing [...]

  • Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Happy Sacks

    deanna
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:19 am
    If you literally have money you’d like to throw away… How about some Happy Sacks for your garbage? Celebrate your need for excess with Christmas Pudding and Goldfish trash bags. Remember, nothing says, “I’m wealthy, break into my house!” like interesting trash. Found via Fubiz.net.

  • The Very Best From Hallmark: Greeting Cards Through The Years

    deanna
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am
    The Very Best from Hallmark: Greeting Cards Through the Years, by Ellen Stern, is not a collector’s guide, really; there are no prices or discussion of the secondary market at all. However, savvy collectors and historians who view the world through pop culture vision glasses can learn much from this out of print book published [...]

  • Defending Kate Gosselin

    deanna
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:55 pm
    I’ve been trying to ignore every impulse I’ve had to blog about the Gosselins. Sure, I’ve spat at the TV and grumbled at my pc (just ask hubby for confirmation), but I’ve put off writing about them — until Catherinette, that is. When she tweeted her dislike of Kate, I just couldn’t refuse the bait. [...]
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  • Family In Mourning

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:35 pm
    (click to enlarge)From my own collection.What do you make of the father's expression? He looks so sad, angry and confused. I think the mother is strikingly beautiful.Have a good weekend.

  • Alice by Jan Svankmajer

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    In this scene Alice begins her journey by following the White Rabbit into Wonderland.

  • Macabre Fine Art Dolls by D.L. Marian

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:01 am
    VisitD.L. Marian's etsy shopand website, Dark Creation

  • Secret Science Club Hosts 4th Annual Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest

    3 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm
    "Announcing the most beastly event of the year...Calling all science geeks, nature freaks and rogue geniuses...Show off your beloved moose head, jarred sea cucumber, snake skeleton, raven remains and other specimens. Compete for prizes and glory!"Submissions of bought, found and handmade taxidermy as well as biological oddities will be judged by the likes of Robert Marbury.Sunday, November 15, 7:30 p.m. @ Bell House 149 7th St., Gowanus, Brooklyn. $4Check out The Secret Science Club

  • Sam Jinks

    2 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm
    Sam Jinks
 
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    6 Nov 2009 | 2:44 am
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  • 25 of Your Favorite Video Games Recreated as Dioramas

    admin
    29 Oct 2009 | 11:59 am
    In its most basic form a diorama can simply be defined as a scene that is manually constructed to portray a snapshot in time and capture a moment. Used in all manner of forms from model aircraft hobbyists through to life sized museum reconstructions, the most recent trend in dioramas has come in the form [...]

  • 13 Hottest Christmas Toys

    admin
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:07 am
    Understanding what will make your kids happy on holidays is a hard nut to crack. But, you can always find some popular toys to make them happy. Here’s a list of those toys that should be considered by you for Christmas 2009. 1. Zhu Zhu Pets  This, without a doubt, is a lovely alternative to [...]

  • 15 Geek Inspired Robot Wallets

    hatchr
    23 Oct 2009 | 10:04 am
    Typical robot. "Greetings from California! Now I'm going to shoot you with my lasers." Pew pew!
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  • Waist-Watchers Program

    Snotontable
    7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Rottentomato, owner of Shalampax’s Most Expensive Restaurant, keeps his eye on culinary trends around the world. He has, with some trepidation, witnessed the expanding worldwide distress about obesity. This girth anxiety has not yet reached Shalampax’s shores, but Rottentomato wants to stay ahead of the curve to ensure that a possible future concern about calories [...]

  • Technology Acquisition

    Birdinhand
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    I don’t know if you’ve been reading Stoneupnose’s reports on Openfly’s recent adventures wherein Openfly, by an amazing coincident, stumbled on Marie, the woman who, more than anyone else, is responsible for Shalampax being the great nation it is today. But if you haven’t been reading his columns, you should. They’ve been spellbinding. Or maybe [...]

  • MadMadMargo Chimes In

    Stoneupnose
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Peeps, I’m flabbergasted. At least, I think I’m flabbergasted. I don’t actually know what that word means, but it sounds about right and I’ve wanted to use it for a long time now. If you read my last column you know that Marie revealed to Openfly that Marie was pregnant when she left Shalampax. After she [...]

  • Don’t Pick Your Nose Month

    Stickinthemud
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    I need to start this post with an apology. I’m a few days late publishing this official proclamation. I’m sorry. Manexposinghimself, our Prime Minister, has declared November to be National Don’t Pick Your Nose Month. For the entire month of November, Shalampaxians caught picking their noses will be fined $50 per occurrence, no exceptions. Because I was [...]

  • No Child Left Behind

    Poopydiaper
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    This message is intended for only Shalampaxian parents. Everyone else won’t give a damn. Shalampaxian parents won’t give a damn either, but they should. Many parents treat the Shalampax school as a babysitting service, which, of course, it is not. Parents frequently drop their kids off at the school in the morning and tell them to [...]
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  • Weird Food McDonald's Sells Around The World

    Avi Abrams
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:12 am
    "QUANTUM SHOT" #597Link - Article by Chris Mitchell of Travel Happy, and A. AbramsMcDonald's Around The World: Marvels Never Cease, Especially in AsiaIf you think McDonald's sells the same burgers and fries everywhere in the world, think again – here in Asia they’ve had to make some concessions to local tastes and come up with some peculiar fast-food variations on Asian favourites.It all started with the Samurai Pork Burger. I saw this advertised outside a McDonald's in Bangkok back in 2004 and was somewhat perplexed. Why is it a Japanese name when I’m in Thailand? And what do Samurai…

  • The World's Most Magnificent Pipe Organs

    Avi Abrams
    31 Oct 2009 | 12:39 am
    "QUANTUM SHOT" #596Link - article by M. Christian and A. Abrams"Pipe Dreams" with Magnificent Sound: Quite Simply, The Blockbusters of Their TimeSome of the most epic and magnificent music masterpieces were created to be played on a large pipe organ - made even better if listened inside soaring gothic cathedrals with pretty much perfect acoustics. The wonder of this music is certainly timeless, and gets even more amazing when you start to investigate the history, science, and simple magnificence that has gone into the creation of some of the world’s most incredible pipe organs.(on the left,…

  • Link Latte 122

    Avi Abrams
    27 Oct 2009 | 10:27 pm
    #122 - Week of October 26, 2009Building the Batillus Supertanker, more - [awesome pics]Amazing Steampunk Carousel, via - [fascinating]A 1935 US Plan for Invasion of Canada! - [weird history]How big is Antarctica, really?, and without ice? - [wow pic]Halloween Vintage Ephemera Set - [collection]How to make your stand without agreeing to anything - [useful?]Wish-tree in England... quite unique - [interesting]Heart-breaking Photo of a Chimp Funeral - [amazing]Really scary apocalyptic art, more here - [art]Also don't miss his urban art - [installations]Things that (sort of) have faces -…

  • Lovely Cowgirls in Vintage Westerns

    Avi Abrams
    25 Oct 2009 | 10:55 pm
    "QUANTUM SHOT" #595Link - by Avi AbramsWhen Ladies with Guns and Lots of Attitude Scorched the Screen... and Blessed Your Heart!We've featured glamorous vintage shots of beautiful ladies in many thrilling situations, like Ladies in Space and Ladies and Robots. We even spent some time looking at great girls with fabulous cars - see our Cars and Girls series. But there is a time and a place where feminine beauty gets to shine, perhaps, the most - the fantasy movie-land of Wild West! Remember some cool and intense "spaghetti" westerns coming out of Europe in the 1960s? The plot might have seemed…

  • The Unsinkable Pygmy Gecko

    Avi Abrams
    20 Oct 2009 | 9:02 pm
    LinkScroll down for today's pictures & links.The Unsinkable Pygmy GeckoOne of the highlights of the BBC Life Series is this fascinating (and cute) video of the pygmy gecko floating atop a puddle, running on water, and evading the raindrop bombardment. Seems like nothing can indeed sink the little critter - here is a positive, life-affirming message for your day...urlToday's pictures & links:A Smoke Break To Remember!If you think that this is Photoshopped, you are sorely mistaken. Neither is this a virtual location, plucked from some computer game environment. This is the actual Congress Hall…
 
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    Offbeat Earth

  • Toilet Humor

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Why settle for a plain white toilet in your bathroom (or, anywhere else, I suppose) when you can get one of these creative designs?

  • Sea Bullies

    admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:05 am
    The weather is getting colder, and many of us are starting to dream of a relaxing beach vacation. Just be careful when you’re on a stroll; these sugar-crazed seagulls are not afraid to take what they want, and they clearly know how to pick their unsuspecting victims.

  • Economic Recovery

    admin
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Does the slow recovery from the global economic meltdown have you down? Look at the bright side. Slow business? Propaganda always seemed to keep morale high and the public in check during war time. Stock market dropping? Maybe a surgical amputation is needed. If you run a ruined financial institution, like Leiman Brothers, you can always turn it into a popular tourist destination. Help boost your local florist shop’s sales with a little memorial. And who doesn’t love a little candy to take their mind off life’s problems? And as the many unemployed can tell you, every stroll…

  • Can’t Go Anywhere Without Your iPhone?

    admin
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:48 am
    Still thinking about your Halloween costume for this weekend? These people took a simple approach and duplicated the media items that they just can’t live without.

  • Breakfast with a View

    admin
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:07 am
    The Sydney Harbor Bridge is nicknamed the Coat Hanger due to its arch-based design. And while it’s a major hub for just about every kind of traffic you can imagine, it became a giant urban green space for a breakfast picnic last weekend.  Thousands of people attended the Breakfast on the Bridge event as part of the Crave festival, one month of food, art, comedy and outdoor fun.
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    Holy Kaw!

  • 25 wackiest NYC Marathon costumes

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:01 pm
    Running 26.2 miles while sucking down polluted urban air wasn’t quite difficult enough for some jogging fools competing in the New York City Marathon last week, so a handful of creative folks decided to extend Halloween an extra day and run the race while donning costumes. Photogs spotted clowns, super heroes, Uncle Sam, nuns and even an apparently alive Michael Jackson. Lucky for you, you didn’t have to travel all the way to the Big Apple to check out all the shenanigans because Buzz Feed has collected images of the 25 best costumes at the 2009 NYC marathon. Enjoy (and feel lazy…

  • Tech that refuses to die

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm
    Call them the Jason Vorhees of technology -- gadgets that just won’t die, no matter how many times you kill ‘em with a chain saw. Tech moves fast, -- remember, like 10 years ago you probably had a pager in your pocket -- but why is it that some technology seems completely resistant to kicking the bucket? From cables that remain tangled under your desk to the hipsters’ audio format of choice, vinyl, CNet highlights eight tech items that refuse to meet the Grim Reaper. Even Twitter makes a surprise entry on the list. Check out the full list, including why the sans business…

  • How to change

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm
    Want to change? Then, according to Peter Bregman, just change one thing. In his case he stopped consuming large amounts of sugar. For me, it would be carbohydrates. But the article isn’t really about dieting—it’s about how to become a better business person, so read it and reap. More Lifehacks. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Guess who is a Glamour woman of the year?

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pm
    It’s going to be a long time before I post about anything in Glamour, but this is a special occasion. The magazine named Google’s Marissa Mayer as one of the women of the year for 2009. Joining her is “refuse to use Bluetooth” Maria Shriver and others. The only reason Matt Cutts didn’t win is that he’s a man—despite the concerted efforts of SEO consultants around the world to game the voting.. More, albeit less glamourous, news about Google. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Generation Y flocking to Twitter

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:37 pm
    In 18 short months, Facebook has aged seven years. No, Zucks and crew didn’t spend too much time crisping at the tanning salon; new data from Pew says the median age for Facebook users has gone from 26 in May 2008 to 33 today. So, where have the late 20-somethings started hanging out online? Look around and you’ll find them tweeting away. In December 2008, only 20 percent of people in the 25-34 age bracket used Twitter, but now 31 percent can be found DMing and @ replying. Twitter now claims the second youngest users with a median age of 31. Only MySpace has a younger fan base at…
 
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    Weird News

  • 10 Cults for Apocalypse

    rappin
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    Apocalypticism, the belief that the world will end soon, is found in practically every religion on the planet. The Romans were periodically gripped by panics involving the prophesied downfall of Rome throughout their history, and early Christians believed they were living in the End Times with as much zeal as modern American evangelists. The following are 10 doomsday cults that still exist. 1. The Panacea Society In 1792, part-time fortune teller Joanna Southcott started collecting “divine revelations” and had them sealed in a box with strict instructions to open it only for Jesus. Her…

  • 15 of the Most Iconic Newspaper Headlines Ever Printed

    rappin
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:33 pm
    These shocking and occasionally uplifting headlines summarise but a few of the major historic events that have occurred since newspapers became popular and accessible to people worldwide. Extraordinary headlines such as these are incredibly powerful, thanks in large part to their brevity: in just a few short words, each conveys a message of history-changing significance to a potentially huge audience. Reading these headlines today, we are emotionally transported back to how we felt when we first heard this news. It’s a sad reality of the human condition that big news is usually bad news:…

  • Most Bizarre Pepsi Flavors

    rappin
    27 Oct 2009 | 5:56 am
    Whether you prefer Coke or Pepsi really doesn’t matter in this day and age. The soda market is flooded with variants by the two giants and lesser known companies that are trying to penetrate consumers’ refrigerators. But no matter you preference, any soda drinker can agree that these flavors that Pepsi put out are downright awful. From the classic Crystal Pepsi fiasco to the more recent Pepsi Jazz, prepare to be amazed and surprised at products marketing executives actually thought would work out. Pepsi White The drink was distributed by Suntory. The label design, which adorns a…

  • Lego TV Remote

    rappin
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:08 am
    Each of the keys has a simple id chip in (like rfid but w/o the rf and two contacts. When you buy the remote you get a bag of keys and the base. You can reconfigure what the remote does when keys are pressed by somehow interfacing the remote with your computer (usb or bluetooth maybe). Obviously all the guts are in the base including the battery pack and infra red sender.

  • The Diving Horses of Atlantic City

    rappin
    25 Oct 2009 | 12:58 pm
    Atlantic City, New Jersey! The biggest show in the Garden State. Once, decades before Disneyland, it was the playground of America; the city of the original Monopoly board, because Charles B. Darrow, that game’s unemployed inventor, had spent so many happy summers there in his childhood (the board’s original shape was circular, interestingly enough). The greatest attraction in Atlantic City was the Steel Pier, which featured a host of extraordinary side shows, and where stars of stage and screen regularly performed at the Marine Ballroom. But the most popular, and the most indelibly…
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    Bored Panda

  • 50 Cool and Creative Products by Fred & Friends

    Bored Panda
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    Yesterday I was listening to Supersci, and there was a part talking about how humans always move forward – forward to the better world. While it sounded somehow funny that day, it was probably true! I came across this incredibly innovative Fred & Friends shop, and it proved the proposition from the song. People do always move forward! Fred takes our old dull things and takes them to the whole new level. They are like scientist, but with a sense of humor (what a strange combination). By the way, if you think that Panda is being paid for this review of Fred & Friends products – you…

  • 31 Creative Ads from McDonald’s – Are You Loving It?

    Bored Panda
    28 Oct 2009 | 12:15 pm
    Don’t tell my mother I work in an advertising agency – she thinks I play piano in a whorehouse.  ~Jacques Seguela Although advertising is often seen as the biggest evil of all, it probably involves more creativity than any other job. It is art, where advertiser has to use all his creativity powers to create something fun (or very sad), shocking (or calm and pleasing), remarkable, strange, sometimes sexy, and in the end it has to speak to the target audience and make them buy the product. It’s not all fun and games – big brains and a lot of creativity is needed. However, I…

  • 25 Incredible Photos Made Without Photoshop

    Bored Panda
    19 Oct 2009 | 10:21 am
    Aren’t you tired of all those digitally modified photoshopped pictures? A girl sends you her picture, and when you meet her the Photoshop effects are gone on her face. Nowadays you can’t believe even your friend who’s showing his newest photos from his trip to Egypt, because all those photos might be photoshopped. It’s a scary world we’re living in –full of lies, sins and photoshopped images. But things can be different. There are brave people who said NO to Photoshop CS4 (or earlier versions) and did everything in an old fashioned way. Enjoy this little collection of Forced…

  • The Most Beautiful Spider in the World (20 pics)

    Bored Panda
    13 Oct 2009 | 9:29 am
    People often ask, who is the most beautiful spider in the world? You are lucky, because I know the answer – it’s the Jumping Spider! (a.k.a Salticidae) I have to admit, I’m being a bit subjective here, because there haven’t been any spider beauty contests yet. This little spider disprove the stereotype about spiders being ugly and scary (anyone with arachnophobia here?). Jumpers beauty secret is his 8 big eyes, and besides looking very cute, this little creature is also a very curious one. I’m giving lots of bamboo leaves for macro photographers – without them, we couldn’t…

  • 80+ Beautiful Street Crimes done by BANKSY

    Bored Panda
    2 Oct 2009 | 2:24 pm
    Asked about his technique, Banksy said:“I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl’s face on some billboard, sometimes that means sweating for days over an intricate drawing. Efficiency is the key.” Oh, wait! Maybe we should start by explaining who the heck is Banksy first of all? Who is Banksy? Banksy is a quasi-anonymous English graffiti artist… According to Tristan Manco, Banksy “was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the…
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