Raising Arizona

From Wikipedia:
Raising Arizona is a 1987 Coen Brothers comedy film starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, and Randall "Tex" Cobb. Not a blockbuster at the time of its release, it has since achieved the status of a cult film. Typical Coen Brothers fare, the movie is replete with symbolism, visual gags, yodeling folk music, unconventional characters, flamboyant camera work, pathos and idiosyncratic dialogue. The movie ranked number 31 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years... 100 Laughs and number 45 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies."

The Neatorama Show

Episode 2 of The Neatorama Show is up at both Neatorama and Dayrobber. If you saw the first episode, you'll probably agree this is better, but there is still room for improvement. I'm learning as I go!

Funny Links

Silly hats from Ladies Day at the Royal Ascot Races.

Creme That Egg! A Rube Goldberg contraption to smash a Cadbury creme egg.

Who designed this logo? (via b3ta)

Top 10 Strangest Anti-Terrorism Patents.

65 Things that Look Like Pac-Man. Waka waka waka (pause) waka waka waka waka.

Repost: The internet is a very dangerous place.

Our Wonderful Nature takes a look at the mating habits of the water shrew. It's not at all what you'd expect from that description.

A Bra's Tale: Detour on a Daughter's Trip Abroad. A wardrobe malfunction causes a plane to divert over the Andes.

Scrotum Self-Repair. No pictures, but still not recommended for the sensitive.

Could my unborn child be a vampire?

Ball and Chain

Big Mama Thornton. Recorded in 1971. (via Metafilter)

Lady Spins on an Escalator

I want to try this, but I'd probably break something. (via Cynical-C)

Friday Fun Links

If Tattoos Told the Truth.

Things You've Never Heard on an Internet Forum.

You named your son what?

Boobs for Barack. Write your message of support for Barack Obama on your boobs, and send a picture in. For the life of me, I can't see how this is going to help his presidential campaign, but I bet it will draw a lot of internet traffic.

Kids and Knives: A Not-So-Safe Safety Guide.

Matthew Stromberg is a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). He also creates "explosive art". (Thanks, John!)

A stripper is practicing when disaster strikes.

A fashion tribute to Space Invaders. (via Dark Roasted Blend)

Falling Dude.

Informative Links

Burial Ceremonies From Around The World.

21 Incredibly Practical Tips to Survive the 'Real World' (A Must-Read for Any New College Grad). Although you really should have learned them in high school or earlier.

The Itch. You've never had an itch like the one that caused a woman to scratch through her skull and into her brain. Or have you? (via Metafilter)

It took five years, the deaths of 4,100 US soldiers, and the wounding of 30,000 more to make Iraq safe for Exxon. (via J-Walk Blog)

When you feel like your life is hard, remember this guy and his story.

Fathering in America: What’s a Dad Supposed to Do? (via Interesting Pile)

Gay couples can't have biological kids together. So if homosexuality is genetic, why hasn't it died out? Slate explains the fascinating theory of "sexually antagonistic selection."

Tails of Chase

Chase is a cat with no face. She was in an accident that left her without a nose, cheek skin, or eyelids. She also lost one leg.

I was in an accident when I was 4 wks, I became disfigured. I have a Furry Will to survive and I am completely healed now at age 3. I require medication during the day to keep my eyes moist. I will always look different but I am in NO PAIN! I have seen 10 vets and they can attest to that! I'm a happy kitty and hope to help other humans (especially those disfigured) thru my work as a therapy cat feel just as great about themselves and realize that not everyone looks perfect and that is OK.

Now Chase has her own blog called Daily Tails of Chase. Some images may be disturbing to the sensitive. (via Arbroath)

Fun Links

Create your own magnigraph, like the only to the left. (via the Presurfer)

If you ever watched Joe Cocker's performance at Woodstock in 1969, you may have wondered what he was singing. Wonder no more, since he has subtitles to make it all very clear.

The bizarre origins of eight wedding traditions.

7 Famous Executioners. from back in the day when public executions were a form of entertainment, the executioner was the star.

Harnessing the untapped power of breast motion.

The highest-popping toaster in the world. (via Neatorama)

Peepalot, from the folks who brought you 25 Peeps a couple of years ago. Click on my picture. Thanks!

Dancing Pipe Cleaner. Choose your music with the buttons, then move your mouse over the keyboard keys to make the little fellow dance.

New Computer

The good news is that I have a new computer! It's a Mac Mini, like the one I've been using for a few years, but the old one died suddenly on Saturday. You may not have noticed it here, because I had several "videos of the day" set to post automatically. But you might have noticed I haven't had any links lists or full-length features for several days.

The bad news is that I lost all my old files, so it may take a while to get back up to speed. There probably won't be any movies this week, and the links list will be shorter for a while. But this new computer is a pleasure to use, and I'll try to find lots of nice new stuff for you!

Finnish Butter Ad

Where there’s a will, there’s a way! (via Everlasting Blort)

Juanita Banana

(via Everlasting Blort)

Oasis of the Zombies

From Wikipedia:

Oasis of the Zombies (L'Abîme des Morts-Vivants) is a 1981 film by cult film director Jesus Franco.

The plot involves treasure hunters who track down a lost fortune in Nazi gold in the desert, only to discover that the treasure is still guarded by the soldiers transporting it, who have become zombies.

Oasis of the Zombies is in fact the French version of a Spanish film originally entitled La tumba de los muertos vivientes. The French version has different scenes and a different score, and must be considered as nothing more than a producer's cut. Only the director's cut includes the scenes with Lina Romay and Eduardo Fajardo.

Funny Friday Links

Famous logos in their natural habitats. Bonus goofy discussion after the gymnastics picture.

When all your troubles seem so far away... (via Grow-A-Brain)

A round up of some really gross injuries and medical anomalies that people have survived over the years.

Ah, L’Amour. Just take my heart out and stomp it flat.

The World’s Weirdest Wedding Customs. “Blackening the Bride” would be hard to top for sheer strangeness. (via Dark Roasted Blend)

20 Strangest Things People Have Cooked in Microwaves. Fireworks? Dry ice? Batteries? Yes, and it’s all on video.

Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars 2008.

Look Who's Sleeping With Your Wife.

A mystery contestant on The Dating Game, 1968.

You might remember the Computer Trap Shoot from a couple of years ago, when some good ole Kentucky boys shot my old iMac for grins. It’s a Fourth of July tradition. To get you in the proper mood for the upcoming holiday, here’s the 2007 version, newly edited with the proper musical accompaniment.

Weekend in Memphis

I finally wrote something about my weekend. The account is in two articles at mental_floss, A Tour of the Peabody Hotel, and The Children’s Tour of Memphis. A good time was had by all.

Good Reads and Information

Reverse graffiti is the process of creating art by cleaning portions of dirty walls. Watch a real artist, “the professsor of dirt”, at work.

The US Energy Department predicts gas will peak at 4.15 a gallon. The bad news is that it will probably stay there for quite a while.

Do you have something you want to say to Barack Obama? Send it to Notes to Barack and everyone can see it!
(Thanks, Bruce!)

TIME Magazine named their picks for the 50 Best Websites of 2008. I am ashamed to admit how few of these I am familiar with.

Grandmother, 76, investigated over deaths of five husbands. You’d think they would have noticed after two or three.

History and trivia on some of your favorite board games.

Comcast’s new building in Philadelphia has a ten million pixel video wall. Now you know where your cable rate hike is going.

Studies show that cancer patients who know they are dying are no more depressed than those who don’t. However, only one-third of terminal patients hear about end-of-life issues from their doctors.

How to compete with other lemonade stands. This tutorial has advice that can be applied to any business you may want to start.

How far would you go to be taller? Some have surgery to lengthen their legs, but it’s anything but a simple option.

Informative Links

The “solstice moon” will be visible tomorrow night. It just might be the biggest thing you’ve seen in quite some time!

People pay taxes not because government needs us to. People pay taxes because other people need us to. At least, that’s the way it should be. If we can find the money to kill people, why can’t we find the money to help people?

America’s Most Time-Draining Airports. You can’t avoid them because they are major hubs.

The former planet Pluto’s legacy lives on as a new word. A “plutoid” is now the term for a dwarf planet.

A Single Drop of Water Helps to Swell the Ocean. A short story featuring, but not starring, Albert Einstein.

10 Most Awesome Party Island Hot Spots.

12 Creative Table Designs. Too bad you don’t need twelve tables in one house!

The Case for Re-Regulating The Airline Industry. All you have to see is the state it’s in after 30 years of free market competition.

Mystery on Fifth Avenue. When he remodeled an apartment for a family, the architect included a scavenger hunt and puzzle in his work.

How to Clean Around the House with Alka-Seltzer. It can do to your drains what it does to your digestive system!

Under the Big Top

From IMDb:
A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering mother to be the best aerialist in the world. When she begins to fall for one of the two men in her act, her mother determines to break up the romance. So does the other trapeze artist, who is also in love with her.

Fun and Funny Links

The 10 Most Terrifying Guides to Sex.

The All-Time Best (And Worst) TV Dads.

The Discovery Channel’s popular video I Love the World gets the video game treatment from College Humor. Silliness ensues.

Extreme Sports Destinations. Great ideas for a summer vacation, or vicarious adventures to enjoy in the safety of your computer screen.

A great review of the worst book ever written.

Retro Sabotage has expanded to 20 games.

Welcome Back, Clinton. A great joke that was spoiled by circumstances, but enjoy the video anyway.

Phone Sex Operators. Not quite what you expected.

How to make a music video for twenty cents. Not literally, I guess. But being short on budget and long on creativity, these videos prove that necessity is the mother of awesomeness.

Brian & Katie’s Evolution of Wedding Dance. A real floor show for the guests!

The Joy of Tech

Another webcomic I love is The Joy of Tech. Because laughter is the best tech support. Geeks, and especially MacUsers will find a home here. Highly recommended. This particular comic was found at Dark Roasted Blend.