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Monday, December 24, 2012
Treetop Angel
Mrs. Claus had burned all the cookies. The elves were complaining about not getting paid for the overtime they had while making the toys. The reindeer had been drinking all afternoon and were dead drunk. To make matters worse, they had taken the sleigh out for a spin earlier in the day and had crashed it into a tree.
Santa was furious. "I can't believe it! I've got to deliver millions of presents all over the world in just a few hours and all of my reindeer are drunk, the elves are on strike and I don't even have a Christmas tree!"
He continued, "And I sent that stupid Little Angel out hours ago to find a tree and he isn't even back yet! What am I going to do?"
Just then, the Little Angel opened the front door and stepped in from the snowy night, dragging a Christmas tree behind him. He said, "Yo, fat man! Where do you want me to stick the tree this year?"
And thus the tradition of angels atop the Christmas tree got its start...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Dueling Jingle Bells
The Duane Brown family in Stafford, Virginia, is renowned for their annual holiday light show. Their 2012 decorations feature 22,000 lights! You're welcome to go by up through New Year's Day, but please bring something for the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. (via Laughing Squid)
Imitating A Xylophone
Not only can he play tunes with his mouth, but he built a device to make it easier! Too bad the gentleman's name and the year of this video are not available. (via the Presurfer)
To All Humans, Happy Holidays
Solve Media made a Rube Goldberg contraption to convey their holiday greetings, This one has some really odd components! (via Laughing Squid)
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The 12 Memes of Christmas!
Mashable brings us an internet carol, featuring lots of internet memes and appearances by some original meme characters, such as Scumbag Steve, Chuck Testa, and Tardar Sauce. See the entire list of participants at the YouTube page. (via Holy Kaw!)
Panda Cub Has a Ball
Little panda Xiao Liwu lives at the the San Diego Zoo. If you like what you seed in the video, you should check out the zoo's panda cam. (via Buzzfeed)
Miss Cellania's Links
Breaking into Mecca: the Adventures of Sir Richard Burton.
The 6 Most Embarrassing War Stories of All Time. (via Unreality)
Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek. A six-part multimedia presentation detailing the story of 16 skiers and snowboarders who were caught in an avalanche last February in the Cascade Mountains. (via Ed Yong)
Inside a Nazi Christmas Party, 1941.
The weirdest news stories of the week.
Top 25 ZooBorns of All Time - Cute by the Numbers.
16 of the Scariest Santa Pictures Ever.
Kelsie Frick Is Indeed As She Describes. (via mental_floss)
Today's image generated at Crapping Paper: "It's the wrapping paper that ruins the surprise!™" (via b3ta)
Forever Alone Meets Michelle Jenneke
The dancing Australian hurdler stars in a video about a guy fantasizing about Michelle Jenneke. (via The FW)
Friday, December 21, 2012
The Chemistry of Snowflakes
The shape of a snowflake is due to the changing condition of the air through which it falls. Who knew? We have the lowdown from the American Chemical Society.
Miss Cellania's Links
The History Behind New York City’s Most Iconic Holiday Decorations. And for those of us who didn't know they were iconic, a nice introduction.
It’s A Terrifying Life: Three Reasons The Christmas Classic Is Actually A Horror Movie. It's easy to imagine that Hitchcock had something to do with it.
Two inmates escaped from a federal prison in Chicago by tying bedsheets together and climbing down the outside of the building, just like in the movies. Too bad the guards didn't see that movie.
How To Cut A Pizza. The proper technique depends on the number of people you're serving.
More and more veterans are waiting so long to get their disability or pension benefits that they die before they are approved. A large number of aging veterans, Agent Orange claims, and injured young veterans are overwhelming an already creaky system.
NASA's new prototype spacesuit looks awfully familiar. Where have we seen this design before?
WENCESLAS: The Man, the Myth, the Christmas Carol. Find out what's history and what was embellished for a rhyme.
Pig Out
Here's a silly little song that fits in the Suicide Food trope. Pig Out was a student project by Deborah Tudtud for the Classical Animation program at the Vancouver Film School. (via Kuriositas)
Thursday, December 20, 2012
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