Tuesday, April 24, 2012
SubWars
The animated short SubWars warns us to respect our elders, because that old man on the subway just might be a Jedi master. Directed by Sean Soong. Contains plenty of cartoon gore. (via The Daily What Geek)
Miss Cellania's Links
You may have read that in the Chinese 3D release of the movie Titanic, the nude scene was cut because of fears that Chinese men would reach out and try to grab Kate Winslet's, um, assets. But there was one part of the story that was missing -it wasn't true. (via Metafilter)
Party Cat! The full series.
The new methods of communication we use free us up from the annoyance of having to look at, pay attention to, or listen to other people. Is face-to-face conversation going extinct? (via Breakfast Links)
The votes and are in the results are tallied: here are your 25 biggest pet peeves. I think we can all agree on #1.
10 TV Shows Cancelled After Just One Episode. Some were victims of whims or circumstances, but most were just plain awful.
Meet Roosevelt, the gorgeous border collie with deformed front legs that won't let him run. But with a neat set of wheels, he can get around as a dog should!
This supercut of movie scenes in which the actor looks directly at the camera has very little dialogue dialogue. It starts off just unsettling, then gets hypnotically creepier as it goes along.
The Fox network is celebrating 25 years of innovative TV programming that paid off. What seems standard today was risky and experimental in its time.
The Lego Lifestyle Home. If you love those building bricks enough, you can surround yourself with them!
Rejected Names for Cars
1. Dodge Battering Ram2. BMW 325,000,000
3. Mercedes Hahaha peasant
4. Audi, Pardner
5. Ford Vehicle
6. Cadillac Emperor
7. Subaru Hippie Chick
8. Mercury Expectation
9. Buick Potentate
10. Lexus Cougar
11. Pontiac International Man of Mystery
12. Saturn Zeus
13. VW Hipster
14. Chrysler Going out of Business Sale
15. Saab Story
16. Jeep BBQ
17. Toyota Soccer Mom
18. Porsche Paprika
19. Jaguar Commoner
20. Hummer MILF
Monday, April 23, 2012
Cat Hacks Feeder
A cat figures out how to hack an automatic feeder. A good whack in the right spot will make it dispense food any time the cat wants! These video clips were taken over two days. (via I Am Bored)
The Usher
An elderly woman walked into the local country church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps, "Where would you like to sit?" he asked politely."The front row please," she answered.
"You really don't want to do that," the usher said "The pastor is really boring."
"Do you happen to know who I am?" the woman inquired.
"No." he said..
"I'm the pastor's mother," she replied indignantly.
"Do you know who I am?" he asked.
"No." she said.
"Good," he answered.
(Thanks, Holistic CPA!)
Kickball!
This student film by Dana Terrace is her third-year animation project at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in new York. (via reddit)
Miss Cellania's Links
The history of medical intervention in childbirth. It may not be natural, but it's saved a lot of lives.
A new poll of America's favorite cities shows the Pacific Northwest has a great reputation, with cities #one and #two. Take a guess at the city coming in last.
Why do we say "Ye Olde" something-or-other when we want to sound Old English? According to the history of the term, it was never pronounced that way!
The Upside of Ignorance. The quest for scientific knowledge is fueled by what we don't know, and the search is the real satisfaction.
The story of Batman was turned into an opera called Holy Musical, B@man! Part one sings and dances about how Bruce Wayne became the Dark Knight.
What happens when a school achievement test question really has no right answer? In the case of the talking pineapple question, it becomes famous.
Frans Hofmeester strung together video clips of his daughter's face taken every week from birth to twelve years old. Using video instead of still pictures highlights how much little girls talk while getting their picture made.
Watch a male seahorse give birth to babies: lots and lots of babies. If you were pregnant with 1800 offspring, you'd change color, too!
10 Secrets from the Wonderful World of Disney.
Ducklings in a Pool
The heated pool seemed like such a nice place to take a family swim, but when mama got out, the ducklings found they were too short to make the leap! Then modern technology, er, furniture saved the day. (via The Daily What)
Shorties
The military pilot called for a priority landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked."Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down.
"Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "The dreaded seven-engine approach."
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A couple came upon a wishing well. The wife leaned over, made a wish and threw in a penny. The husband decided to make a wish, too but he leaned over too much, fell into the well, and drowned. The wife was stunned for a moment but then smiled, "It really works!"
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How come when you mix flour and water together you get glue? But then you add eggs and sugar, and you get cake? Where did the glue go?
You know darned well where it went! That's what makes cake stick to your butt.
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What's the difference between a girlfriend and wife?
45 lbs
What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband?
45 minutes
Sunday, April 22, 2012
How to Properly Hold a Cat
That's what the post at reddit was titled, but we all know it was just an excuse to get hot guys to post their pictures holding cats.
The Persistent Penguin
A Cape penguin at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo has a hard time walking up a slippery slope. At first you feel sorry for him, then you start to get the idea that he's enjoying this. My Japanese is a little rusty, but I think the uploader said the little guy gave it up after about ten minutes and went to sleep. (via Arbroath)
Princess Turns 15
It's already started. She wants me to teach her how to drive. Her learner's permit is a year away, but I'm going to hear nothing but car, car, car for the next 12 months. Sigh. But Princess is getting great grades in her first year in high school -the cumulative GPA that determines whether and where she goes to college is a great incentive. Her aspiration now is to become a National Geographic photographer when she finishes school. In honor of her birthday, I'm rerunning a portion of the photo spread I posted of her a couple of years ago (since I'm moving all the old posts over here anyway) with a couple of newer pictures at the bottom. Oh yeah, some snarky commenter at that time predicted I'd be a grandmother in two years because my daughter dresses so trashy. Well, I was already a grandmother then, and have another grandchild now, but those kids are from my older, married stepdaughter. Princess has still never even gone on a real date, but that doesn't bother her. She has plenty of time.
1997 This was before I even met my little girl.
2000 She was happy to be the big sister.
2003 Her first grade school portrait.
2010 So much a teenager.
2011 Her freshman portrait.
2012 at a winter dance.
Happy Birthday, Princess!
1997 This was before I even met my little girl.
2000 She was happy to be the big sister.
2003 Her first grade school portrait.
2010 So much a teenager.
2011 Her freshman portrait.
2012 at a winter dance.
Happy Birthday, Princess!
The New Job
A regular walked into a bar and said, “Bartender, one round for everyone, on me!”The bartender replied, “Wow! You’re in a really good mood tonight!”
”Indeed!” the man said. “I just got hired by the city to go around and remove all the money from the parking meters. I start tomorrow!” The bartender congratulated the man and proceeded to pour a round for everyone.
The next night, the same man walked back in. “Bartender, another round for everyone, on me!” he said.
As the bartender was pouring the drinks, he said, “If you’re this happy about your new job, I can just imagine how happy you’ll be when you get your first paycheck!”
The man went wide-eyed, grinned from ear to ear, pulled out a handful of quarters from his pocket and said, “You mean they pay me too?”
(via Bits and Pieces)
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