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Sunday, September 20, 2026
The Chimp Who Believed She Was Human
A chimpanzee was taken from her mother and adopted by a human couple in 1964. They raised Lucy like a human child as an experiment. As you can probably guess, she became a problem for them as she approached adulthood, but Lucy was not equipped to live with other chimps, either. So they sent her back to Africa, to a wildlife refuge in The Gambia. Lucy was accompanied by grad student Janis Carter, who they paid to transition Lucy to live in the wild -for three weeks. Carter ended up staying for years. This film by Elisa Chee tells the story in beautiful animation. Read more of the story at the Atlantic. (via Laughing Squid)
Seasons Change, Temp Stays
PS: Autumn begins Tuesday.If you know me, you know I love NASA. I'm glad that this can be posted at all. I'm sad that they can't say "climate change" science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
— Peter Griffith (@carboncyclist.org) September 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
The Best Meth
They should have been kind enough to label this Meth Not Even Once Poster Contest, or even just anti-meth, but that would take too much headline space. (via Bad Newspaper)
The Ship of Monsters
The Ship of Monsters is a Mexican science fiction musical comedy from 1960. It follows the ridiculous trope of women from Venus looking for males to mate with that has been used so many times. The two glamorous space travelers from Venus collect males of all shapes, sizes, and species from various planets (hence the title) before they land in Mexico and both fall for a singing cowboy. Oh yeah, they have a robot, too. The Ship of Monsters was regarded as refreshing and enjoyable despite its very low budget and worn-out science fiction plot. I really enjoyed it! (Thanks, WTM!)
Hambush
Every cat owner has something they find hard to eat because it drives the cats crazy. For me, it's anything with tuna in it. I don't eat canned food all that often, so anytime my cats hear the can opener, they assume it's tuna and gather to make ridiculous noises. Eating cold cereal with milk means that Marshmallow will be all up in my face. Here, Simon Tofield wants to make himself a ham sandwich, but the cat has other plans.
The Muppets Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day
Talk Like a Pirate Day was a big thing about 20 years ago, but over time, I tended to forget it until it was too late, and fewer people cared. Silly memes can only last so long. But it's today!
Cats Talk Like Pirates!
Cats are celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day! Continue reading to join them in the festivities. Pictures gathered from Fark over the year.
Pumpkin Spice: The Horror Movie
The pumpkins are taking over everything, along with their allies, cinnamon, clove, and ginger. There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide! You cannot escape Pumpkin Spice!
And besides, it's not even October yet. Seriously, is this Pumpkin Spice obsession there to make me feel bad about my pumpkin patch's complete failure this year? (via Viral Viral Videos)
Government Officials
This administration would be so funny if it wasn’t so historically embarrassing and destructive. America deserves serious leaders.
— Save America Movement (@saveamericamvmt.bsky.social) September 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Friday, September 18, 2026
"Eruption" on Accordion
One of the coolest musical sequences on earth, played on the world's uncoolest instrument. Yeah, the accordion is super difficult to play, but you don't see it on most stage shows, with the exception of Weird Al Yankovic, and he's a comedian. I was surprised to learn my last husband once took accordion lessons when he was young, the only musical instrument he ever played. That was a real turn after my previous late husband was a professional bass player. I did not laugh, though.
What we have here is the Finnish duo the Morander Brothers recreating the Eddie Van Halen guitar solo "Eruption" note for note on accordions. You're welcome. (via Laughing Squid)
Movie Characters Sing "Mr. Brightside"
The Usual Suspect made this CinemaSings mashup by taking clips from 144 movies and arranging them to sing the 2004 sing by The Killers, "Mr. Brightside." This sort of stunt has been done many times before, but this one sounds really good because it's so precisely edited, and many of the movies are musicals, so many of the clips are actually singing a song, even though it's not this one. That adds much more musicality to the finished product than we're used to. Even the parts without lyrics are dance scenes, which keeps the music flowing in your mind.
If go to YouTube and open the settings, then change the audio track to Klingon mode, you can hear the raw edit without the music. Sorry, that won't be in the Klingon language. (via the Awesomer)
Fast Food Chain Expansion Over Time
This moving chart from Data is Beautiful tracks the number of fast food outlets from 1955 to 2026. You might wonder what Howard Johnson's is doing there, as did I, since they were fairly standard table service restaurants, although famously franchised. Bob's Big Boy also had table service. I also wondered about Baskin Robbins, Dunkin' Donuts, and Starbucks, since they are so specialized. Well, Starbucks started selling breakfast sandwiches in 2003, so I guess they count. It's all in how you define fast food. A&W never was all that fast, but it was a drive-in, so no table service.
Anyway, I was surprised that Dairy Queen started out at the top. I was also surprised at how fast KFC expanded in the 1960s. Subway is no surprise; my small town has four Subways and only three McDonald's, which makes it seem like a big town, but we do have two interstate exits. Mixue, Luckin Coffee, and Wallace are Chinese chains that have exploded recently. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Miss Cellania's Links
Bird plays the cup game. Sound on. (via Nag on the Lake)
Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was. It was the hottest on record for the US. (via kottke)
Six ways people have used magic to protect their homes throughout history – from witch bottles to ‘hag stones.’ (via Smithsonian)
Retire in peace. Mitch McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go. (via Fark)
Microsoft execs admit AI news is unleashing a "doom loop" on journalism in unsealed legal filing.
5 Myths About the Lizzie Borden Case Most People Believe.
Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law. (via Damn Interesting)
For Bold Garlic Flavor, This Cutting Method Beat Slicing, Chopping, and Mincing. (via Metafilter)
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