Saturday, January 31, 2009
Elephant and Dog
A lovely story about an elephant and a dog who found each other at the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. (via Arbroath)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday Fun Links
The top ten Super Bowl Ads of All Time. I'll even sit through football to see something as funny as the flatulent horses.15 Gifts That Will Surely Piss Off Your Valentine. Spending a lot of money will not hide the underlying message these gifts imply. (via Neatorama)
Her Morning Elegance is a clever stop-motion music video. This woman does more in her sleep than most folks do all day long!
Virgin Atlantic's 'Culinary Journey of Hell'. The best letter complaining about airline food ever published.
Televisions's Sci-Fi and Superheroes from the 70s includes some from the 80s, which in no way detracts from the fun. How many do you recognize?
Pittsburgh vs. Arizona Super Bowl Food-Off. Which location has the best game day snack foods in their restaurants? Vote for your favorites!
Make your own Valentine message hearts. These are bigger, taste better, and say cooler things than the little candy hearts you know.
20 Baffling Foreign Movie Posters. Artists know they don't have to actually see a movie to create a poster that has nothing to do with the film advertised.
La Vie En Rose: A touching story of a great love and a long-awaited reunion. What it will touch is your funny bone!
Angels of Death: Seven Medical Murderers
The grisly stories of eight medical professionals who killed their own patients. This is part two of a series, with part three coming next week.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Fun Links
Obama and the Unicorn.Have you seen what an iPhone can do to an airplane?
Sweet Dreams, the extraordinary adventures of an ordinary cupcake. Snacking is almost required during this video.
The Secret of Star Wars Fandom. As odd as it seems, you're not a true fan unless you hate Star Wars.
Use your arrow keys to make an Etch-A-Sketch drawing online. Unlike the real toy, you can save your masterpieces afterward. (via Neatorama)
Scriball is a simple game that will suck up your day. Guide one ball to the other ball with a line you draw. Easy to understand once you get started, but you'll drive yourself crazy trying to figure out what strategy to use. (via Metafilter)
This machine fells, strips, and chops trees in to logs in mere seconds. Now I know what "deforestation" means.
Sexy Panda. An interesting look into how people manage to entice pandas to mate.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Information Links
This handy list of Oscar nominees will prepare you for the awards on February 22nd. This list of Razzie nominees will tell you which movies to avoid.The rise and fall of a video game champion. Playing video games professionally wasn't as easy as it looked in 1982.
How to Lose $20 Billion of Value in 2 Trading Days. The story of Bank of America and its disastrous deal with Merrill Lynch.
Keeping your used car can save you big bucks in the long run. The author of this post figures he saved $25,000 by driving his '95 Prism instead of trading it for a new car.
She isn't as well-known as Jane Goodall or Dian Fossey, but Birute Mary Galdikas has devoted her life to the orangutans of Indonesia. She's worried about how palm oil plantations are dstroying their territory.
"If you started enforcing all the rules in Room 315 there would be no students — everyone would always be suspended." School of Hard Knocks is a heartbreaking 7-part series of articles about kids with behavioral problems in a Philadelpha high school. Links to each chapter are here.
The 20 Worst Foods in America 2009. Before you get sick thinking about it, know that they offer an alternative for each. (via Geek Like Me)
6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck. They appear on everyone's resume, but they don't mean anything. (via Lifehacker)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Informative Links
In case you missed it, here's a transcript and video of president Obama's inaugural speech. And a bird's eye view of the crowd on the national mall.The bark of a male cheetah will cause a female to begin ovulating. This discovery will help conservation breeding programs for the endangered species, if those in charge can figure how to make a cat bark.
January is the perfect time to dream about summer and plan your garden. If you’ve never had one before, read 7 Tips for Starting Your Own Vegetable Garden. (via Lifehacker)
Dangerous Psychology Experiments from the Past. Stage a rape to see what bystanders will do -what could possibly go wrong?
10 Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Clint Eastwood. (via Unique Daily)
Soldiers returning from war must pay for lost or damaged equipment, including bloodstained uniforms.
Clever Critters: 8 Best Non-Human Tool Users. Scratch "tool use" as the dividing line between humans and other animals.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. The choices we make about spending our money are dependent on many things besides logic. (via Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories)
Deaths on the Movie Set explains some of the different ways movie producers have dealt with the sudden loss of an actor in the middle of filming.
The discovery of methane on Mars caused a media frenzy last week, because one source of methane is "little critters basically farting." We still don't know the reason it's there.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tombstone Canyon
1932. From the YouTube page:
Trying to find the answer to his mystery-shrouded past, Ken Mason narrowly escapes an ambush at Tombstone Canyon... which is haunted by the mysterious and disfigured Phantom, whose strange cry is a warning of death!
Fun and Funny Links
The fashion statement of the inauguration was Aretha Franklin's hat. In just a few short hours, everyone is trying out the look.Mongo the Trebuchet. Mark Winkler spent six months building a machine to fling watermelons and fireballs, just for kicks.
Marry Me, a cute short film about a girl who likes a little boy and a boy who likes his BMX bike. Inspired by a true story.
My friend, Biggus Dickus.
An animated music video for "Ding" by Seeed puts the wild back in wildlife. Warning: The tune might stick in your head all day.
The Remnants is a web-only series pilot (starring Ze Frank) shot during the writer's strike about life after the apocalypse. If you like it, sign the petition for more episodes.
The 5 Most Terrifying Civilizations In The History of the World. Their behavior makes one question the definition of "civilized".
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day Links and Other Stuff
Inauguration Day Links.Goodbye, George and Goodbye George 2.
A combination of extreme cold and high fuel prices has created a humanitarian crisis for the village of Emmonak, Alaska. Since when do we let things like this happen in the United States? And what is governor Palin doing?
A Brief History of Breast Implants.
Dirty Secrets of College Admissions. When the decision process is this arbitrary, you should never beat yourself up over a rejection.
Watch time-lapse videos of the Aurora Borealis. It’s nature’s bonus for those hardy enough to live that far away from temperate zones. (via Metafilter)
Make any drink in your refrigerator into soda pop with the U-Fizz.
Searching for Intelligence in our Genes. Despite amazing advances in the study of genetics, intelligence remains a profound mystery.
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Haunted World of Ed Wood, Jr.
A documentary about the strangest film producer ever, responsible for Plan 9 From Outer Space, Glen or Glenda, and more. (via Metafilter)
The Ad Placement From Hell
You’ve seen unfortunate ad placements before, but you’ve never seen anything as unfortunate as this commercial break during Friday’s Battlestar Galactica. There are other words I could use besides “unfortunate”, such as shocking, disgusting, or hilarious, but I couldn’t decide between them.
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Links for Fun
120 Celebrity Mugshots.The Ten Funniest Workout Videos Ever. (via Gorilla Mask)
The wedding cost about $200, and customers continued to order burritos during the ceremony.
How to select your medical specialty. (via Metafilter)
Everyday Normal Crew. Jon Lajoie raps about people you can relate to -you probably know them. Language NSFW.
Japanese games shows are wacky. French games shows are something else entirely.
Ugly Jugs. Get your mind out of the gutter; that means exactly what it says.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button should be an oscar contender. We also enjoyed it years ago when it was called Forrest Gump.
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