(via She Who Seeks)
Monday, June 08, 2026
Rolling in the Deep Fried
Taco Bell food has a reputation, deserved or not, for running right through you. It's never happened to me, but then again I have never been able to eat a whole bag of their food. But that's what happens in this parody version of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." Not that Taco Bell deep fries their food, no, they rely on mini-ovens to melt that cheese. But it works with the title.
This is the first offering from Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It in three months, since YouTube put him in a time-out over some copyright kerfluffle. The song isn't AI-generated. He wrote and sang it, then ran it through an AI filter to make him sound like Adele. His band is working on a way to present it live at their Austin and Houston shows this summer.
Miss Cellania's Links
The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time. They didn't ask for these titles. (via Nag on the Lake)
DuPont vs. the Phantom Airborne Saboteurs. Did the Germans infiltrate the US to bomb gunpowder factories? (via Strange Company)
Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump.
The Beatles Hit John Lennon Called “Meaningless” That Sparked Their Breakup.
Peacock silliness. (via Everlasting Blort)
Gargoyles – Glorious Gruesome Grotesques.
The reality of having a premature baby.
We analyzed paper money printed by Ben Franklin to uncover his anti‑counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations.
Why Are There No Mosquitoes at Disney World?
The worst mosquito tourist experience I know is Roanoke Island in North Carolina, and the best is at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. But when you go to Disney World in Orlando, you're too busy having fun to notice the lack of mosquitoes. The theme park is built on a swamp in Florida, so what gives? The truth is that Disney goes to great lengths to control the mosquito population. Rob Plays explains how that happens.
Hand Dryers
When there's no paper towels, I am most liable to dry my hands on my jeans. This comic is from Tommy Siegel. (via Pleated-Jeans)
Sunday, June 07, 2026
One Man Band
Three Dog Night released "One Man Band" in 1970. I seemed like a strange title for a band that had seven members, including three singers. This performance is from the BBC series In Concert in 1972.
Moose Calf Rescued on the Highway
A mother moose in British Columbia could cross a highway barrier, but her twin calves couldn't. Traffic stopped for the drama, but what could anyone do? Approaching a full-grown moose, especially a protective mother, is dangerous. One calf made the leap, leaving his brother behind. Finally, when the mother was off the highway, people could approach the stranded youngster. While others surrounded the calf, Duane Hogberg was able to lift him over and carry him to the other side of the road.
The World's Longest Domestic Flight
What is the longest flight you can take without leaving a country? The answer could be pretty simple and make for a very short video- but first we have to define what we're talking about. Does a "domestic flight" mean a regularly-scheduled airline route? Does it mean that you don't have to have a passport or move through immigration? Does it mean within a nation proper, or do overseas territories count? And are we talking about a currently-existing route, or one from the past? That's what makes this video from Half as Interesting, well, interesting. He goes through several flights that might be contenders for one reason or another, and eliminates them due to any of the reasons above. Yes, we have a winner, but you'll still learn about geography and aviation history along the way. This video is less than six minutes long; the rest is an ad.
Parrot Sings "Bacon Pancakes"
Milo the Quaker parrot sings along with his human, Erica Croke. The song is a classic, "Bacon Pancakes" from the TV show Adventure Time. Milo must watch the show a lot, or he sings it a lot, or he just loves making -or eating- pancakes. You can see more of Milo at his Facebook page.
(via Tastefully Offensive)
Saturday, June 06, 2026
Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End was a 1957 science fiction film starring Peter Graves. Nuclear radiation gives us giant vegetables, but then they are eaten by locusts, so they grow to enormous size, too. But the radiated grain and vegetables aren't enough, so the locusts start eating people. How can we defeat them? Maybe a nuclear bomb- or maybe something less destructive. Beginning of the End was made on a generous budget for its time and genre of $170,000, and it made some money. But the implausible plot and the laughable special effects relegated it as forgettable at the time. Today, it is somewhat of a cult classic for those exact reasons. (Thanks, WTM!)
Useful Robots
British engineers show off futuristic robots in 1968. They say that the first man on the moon will take machines like this with him. Sorry, that happened only a year later, and we have yet to do any mining on the moon. And the reference to Thalidomide victims again makes me glad I wasn't born in Europe. (via Laughing Squid)
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