Mahna Mahna

The earliest known Muppet version, from 1969.

Fun Links

Many people have a secret, or not-so-secret roster of famous people they would jump in bed with, given the opportunity, no matter whether they are in a committed relationship or not. Having no relationship, it was easy for me to put together such a list.

How neat to discover a portable hole you can take anywhere! Just be careful how you use it.

The Chestnut Tree. A sweet animation about memories made with Mom. Watch, then call your mother.

Ninja Kittens. Toyota combines two internet obsessions into one car ad. Effective, or just cute?

The Love Stories segment from the film When Harry Met Sally. Anytime you meet someone, you have the potential to make an epic story like these.

For a pointless game, The Game is pretty fun! Warning: not for the competitive.

If The Matrix Ran on Windows XP, how many times would a reboot be necessary to finish the movie?

In the short film Genre, Don Hertzfeldt illustrates many different types of movies, including some he just made up! Horror porn, anyone?

Don't Look at Girls

A public service announcement. (via Everlasting Blort)

Ten Terrific Tubs

A look at modern bathtubs that come in an amazing range of styles ...and prices. The tub shown is $190.000!

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Veteran's Day

American Anthem by Nora Jones.

Information and Good Reads

Stephen Hawking writes about life with ALS. His main complaint is that his speech synthesizer speaks with an American accent.

How hate transforms your brain. Hatred heightens your judgment and your ability to assess what other people are likely to do next, while romantic thoughts just befuddle you.

TIME Magazine presents their picks for the 50 Best Inventions of 2008. The home DNA test comes out on top.

Foreclosures lead to tent cities across America.

Don't call it a "budget", call it a spending plan! Here's how to make a realistic plan you can stick to.

Riff Offs: 10 Songs That Resemble Other Songs. It has to be near impossible to write a song that's completely different from any other song before it.

History of Science presents From Cave Paintings to the Internet. Explore the history of information technology by year or by category. (via Metafilter)

Nebraska is turning into a national dumping ground for unwanted kids. Since a broad law intended to save infants passed, 27 children children up to 16 years old have been relinquished.

The 500 million year old octopus. Fossils of the eight-armed creature who preceded dinosaurs have been found in both Australia and China.

The Road to the Inauguration. Newsweek takes an in-depth look at the secrets of the 2008 presidential campaign in a seven-part series.

The Rubber Dog

(via Arbroath)

Injury Update

Those of you who suffered through part one and part two of my injury story may be pleased to hear my wounds are much better. I debrided and lanced the bite marks and the swelling went away. As of yesterday, I have full use of my left arm, including lifting heavy objects. The bruising still looks bad, so I am milking it for all the sympathy I can get!

Injury Update

Those of you who suffered through part one and part two of my injury story may be pleased to hear my wounds are much better. I debrided and lanced the bite marks and the swelling went away. As of yesterday, I have full use of my left arm, including lifting heavy objects. The bruising still looks bad, so I am milking it for all the sympathy I can get!

Fun Links

"I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead." It IS a cute spider.

The Weird Body Quiz. I scored 8 out of 10, since I'm good at weird stuff.

Wanna learn something about Rube Goldberg? No? Ok, just watch a bunch of videos of Rube Goldberg contraptions.

As fans protest a remake from MTV, Wil Wheaton recalls his first time at The Rocky Horror Picture Show. (via Metafilter)

Australian Etiquette. Peter offers a few word translations with this, but there are still some confusing places.

Watch 40,000 crickets devour a head of lettuce in one hour. video won't take nearly that long.

The 9 Most Inappropriate Soundtrack Choices of All Time.

The Loopbox, where the music never stops. Yakety Sax is conspicuously absent. (via Gorilla Mask)

The weirdest news stories of the week.

9 Dangerous Animals of Australia

Australians are proud of their wildlife, which is not only the oddest in the world, but also the most dangerous. That’s not to say that it’s a dangerous country, because most animals do not go out of their way to attack people. You just don’t want to take any chances by provoking the native species.

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Japanese Acrobatics

From 1904. (via I Am Bored)

Fun Links

When you're out to do something that's against the law, consider what your mug shot will look like when you are selecting your shirt.

9 People Who Kill The Mood During Sex.

Splitter is a flash game based on simple physics. Your object is to get the smiley face to the brown spot by cutting through wood or strings, then letting gravity take its natural path. I got to level 11 before I decided I'd better stop and get some work done.

One man's account of ordering a squirrel monkey from the back of a comic book. Their lives together began with 28 stitches.

Never Ignore A Nerd. Someday that might be your biggest regret.

Kung Fu Clowns. Much more entertaining (and less creepy) than the kind who try to make you laugh.

Urban Knitting, the world's most inoffensive graffiti. Who wouldn't want a cosy for the corner street sign?

The coolest way to get home after a long day's work. And no greenhouse gasses, either!

Catbite Update

I appreciate all the comments and emails I received about my run-in with an excited cat. Two days later, my wounds are much better.

Yesterday was a bit rough because I could hardly type with my left hand. The bruising showed up, making it look a lot worse than it really was. I should have taken a picture, since the bruising looks better today. But I never had any red streaks or pain above my elbow. Today I can use my fingers as well as ever. There is still a little pain when I straighten my arm. It really smarts when I try to lift something, because that flexes the affected muscle. I think I will be all better again within a few days. Now, to tackle the bloodstains on the carpet...

The Ugly Song

If you're ugly like me you're in good company!

Information Links

The 2008 Weblog Awards are now accepting nominations. Nominate your favorite blogs by posting a comment under the appropriate category. Nominations are also open for the 2008 edition of the Canadian Blog Awards.

Biomass & Thermal Power: 25 Cutting-Edge Designs. Science and technology are teaming up to make your jaw drop.

How we used to vote. Political shenanigans and dirty tricks are just business as usual.

The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace. A long and fascinating read that might make you cry.

Blunders and Mistakes of Science and Engineering. I think three meshed gears make a wonderful symbol -of something that doesn't work.

Luddites and the Original Rage Against the Machine. The Industrial Revolution was bad news for a lot of people.

How Sir Ernest Shackleton saved the 27 men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1915-16. "The greatest leader that ever came on God's earth, bar none."

Electoral maps for every US presidential election. Note how the red and blue states have flip-flopped over the past hundred years.

20 Wonders of the Microscopic World. These photographs are the winners of the Nikon Small World Competition.

Black market real estate? Is that even possible? Yes, and it's the most efficient way to buy land in Bangalore, India.

Have a Cup

That's all nice and fine, but honestly, would a free cup of coffee make the difference between getting out and going to the polls or staying home? I don't think so. Let's just look at it as a freebie for what you are going to do anyway!

Fun Links

Congratulations to Mangesh Hattikudur, co-founder of mental floss (actually my boss) who recently became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Lizzie! Female fans are in mourning.

Congratulations to Natalie Dee (of Natalie Dee and Married to the Sea) and Drew (of Toothpaste for Dinner) on the birth of their baby. It's not a pretty story, but she sure is a pretty baby!

Roses for her birthday.

François Macré recorded Thriller using 64 tracks of only his voice! This gives a whole new meaning to the term "one man band".

The 40 Greatest Uses Of The Super Mario Theme. Don't miss the tesla coil version.

The game Distopix is supposed to challenge your concentration and reaction time. I had fun playing it, but it kept running away from me!

The amazing Bickford, a robot built out of disposable razors! This is what you call cutting edge technology.

A guy gets revenge on a cat who always sleeps on his car. I laughed, then felt terribly guilty, and laughed again.

A selection of divorce cakes. (via My 2 Second Shelf Life)

The Home Stretch

John F. Kennedy Campaign Jingle

Obviously, from 1960. (via Cynical-C)