CopyCat

now I understand the phrase copy cat😂 pic.twitter.com/gNG94QSiiC

— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) November 14, 2024

(Thanks WTM!)

Gary Allen

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Eat Together

A wonderful feelgood ad from a few years back. I was reminded of my first wedding, on a shoestring budget, when the rehearsal dinner was held on the breezeway between apartments. A neighbor contributed her table and cooked some of the food, and the whole building (eight apartments) was invited. But we made sure that there was room for people to get around us if they didn't want to participate. A good time was had by all.

Love Note

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Otie

Otie reminds me of Tommy, who is also short, gray, and affectionate. The difference is that Tommy has gray eyes, and his mouth now looks like an old man since he got most of his teeth removed. But he makes up for his loss of smile by being more affectionate and always by my side. See more of Otie at his Instagram page.

Come Together

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765874 - Unification

Spock's death in The Wrath of Khan in 1982 featured an emotional scene between Spock and Captain Kirk. Then Spock was brought back to life in the next film. That wasn't going to work when Leonard Nimoy died in 2015. The next Star Trek movie, Star Trek Beyond, wrote Spock's offscreen death into the script, leaving fans feeling shortchanged. A new video shows the scene we didn't get in the Star Trek movies- Kirk going to say goodbye as Spock draws his last breath. A computer-enhanced William Shatner stars with Lawrence Selleck as Spock, with his face computer-generated as Leonard Nimoy. There are also guest appearances by Star Trek characters that you'll recognize.

The video is only 7:45; the rest is credits, which have some emotional moments themselves. Read more about the context of the video within the world of Star Trek at Geeks Are Sexy.

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The National Costumes of the 2024 Miss Universe Pageant.

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A telegraph operator almost wired the name of the man who was killing him.

I’m Willing to Give Our Alien Overlords a Second Chance. (via Nag on the Lake)

40 Deceitful Little Myths That Have Mislead Us for Far Too Long.

The Pilgrims and the eels they ate. (via Everlasting Blort)

The Feminist Who Inspired the Witches of Oz. The untold story of suffragist Matilda Gage, the woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her son-in-law L. Frank Baum as he wrote his classic novel.

I, a scientist, once thought I could fit a whole orange in my mouth. I could, it turns out, get it in there, but I hadn’t given sufficient thought to the reverse operation. (via Kottke)

Dear Diary

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Preposterous

Florent Porta's Preposterous is a short about absurdity. It takes your expectations and throws them to the side. It's short and sweet. (via Boing Boing)

Two Russian Comedians Try on Each Other's Bra

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No dialogue, no context, but it's still funny.

Bargain!

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Dog Stats

Seen in a veterinarian's office. (via reddit)

Cat Pulls the Long Con

Can cats see into the future? In this case, it may be a matter of a persistent cat making his future happen. Dudley had a home and a family who loved him, but when Jen Richardson and her husband moved into the neighborhood, Dudley took a shine to her. Jen was never a cat person and was, in fact, allergic to cats. But Dudley was determined to change her, and he did. It took him years of hanging around, like an annoying neighbor child who just won't go home until you eventually accept them as part of the family.

It's not all that uncommon for a cat to unofficially belong to two households, or even more. It isn't a problem if the neighbors get along and aren't too cranky about their cat's preferences. The twist in this story is that Dudley was right all along. You can see more of Dudley at his Instagram page.

Porch Pirates

From Married to the Sea.

Cassowaries

Cassowaries are scary birds. These "murder turkeys" have five-inch claws, may grow to seven feet tall, can run at more than 30 mph, and they wear helmets. They are also among the few species of bird that have killed humans, although that is relatively rare. Still, just because a cause of death is rare, that doesn't mean you tempt fate, yet in this video we see plenty of people getting close to cassowaries. Dr. Ann Jones explains what cassowaries are all about, and why you shouldn't mess with one. You won't win. (via Damn Interesting)

Hurry Up!

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What the Fahrenheit?!

When winter looms, we start to pay more attention to the thermometer. The Fahrenheit thermometers in the U.S. are altogether confusing for folks in most of the rest of the world. Why does water freeze at 32°F instead of the more sensible 0°C? We usually just shrug and say it's always been that way, but that's not true. There's a real history behind the scale, even if don't know all of it. Veritasium brings us the story of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who made wildly popular thermometers in the 18th century, with animation by Marcello Ascani. (via Laughing Squid)

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He doesn't mean closeness; he means proximity.

Pop Tarts

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