Friday, September 21, 2018
Great Dane Does Lunges
"I don't know what you're doing, Dad, but I wanna do it, too!"
Eli Clark was exercising by doing lunges across the living room, and his great Dane Luca did his best to join in. He didn't quite understand what moves were involved, but gosh darn it, he did his best! That's a good dog. Luca now has his own Instagram account. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Mount St. Helens is about to Blow Up
Bill Wurtz gives us another nonsensical easy listening ditty, this one about the horrible disasters that may befall us. But it's all going to be alright. (via Digg)
Death of the Internet
If the internet disappeared today, what would you do? Something else, I guess. This comic is from Profile Pen Comics. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Brussels Sprouts
This is a true story from at least ten years ago, that I later made into a comic. The "little green balls of death" response inspired me to dig it out and post it.
Gulper Eel in Action
The team from E/V Nautilus are back, watching the bottom of the ocean for interesting creatures. And here they've found one with their remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) in the deep sea at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. At first, they don't recognize a gulper eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) because they are rarely seen alive and gulping. (via reddit)
Miss Cellania's Links
Which Life Form Really Dominates Earth? From a biological point of view, it's not us humans.
How Golf Freed an Innocent Man from Prison. Golf Digest published an article about Dixon in 2012, and the publicity led to the dominos of Dixon's murder case falling, one by one, over the next six years. (via Metafilter)
5 Children's Books To Confuse Your Child Into Patriotism.
The Electoral College is a civic abomination. It doesn't even fulfill its original justification.
Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes. Nothing made him angrier than adults who would mislead young children.
The Three Major Cartels Behind the Downfall of Africa’s Elephants. Conservationists are using science to battle them from all angles. (via Boing Boing)
Nikola Tesla Built a Giant Tower to Send Wireless Electricity Around the World. What could possibly go wrong with such a brilliant idea?
Bob Iger Confirms a Star Wars Movie Slowdown. Disney has learned something from the lukewarm response to Solo.
A blast from the past (2009): Better Late Than Never: 6 Delayed Tales.
Tweet of the Day
Congrats to the Trump administration on making “stealing money from cancer patients to use for kidnapping children” a thing that exists outside of comic book villains https://t.co/JndNqgWGQx— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) September 20, 2018
(via Metafilter)
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Star Wars Anime
For a minute there, I could believe that the first Star Wars movie was going to be serialized as an anime show in Japan. It's that good. But this is a fan-made trailer from Dmitry Grozov (Ahriman). (via Digg)
Truth in Labeling
His wife wanted the corn labeled, in spite of the fact that it is in clear packaging. (via reddit)
Pumpkin Spice: The Horror Movie
The pumpkins are taking over everything, along with their allies, cinnamon, clove, and ginger. There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide! You cannot escape Pumpkin Spice!
And besides, it's not even October yet. Seriously, is this Pumpkin Spice obsession there to make me feel bad about my pumpkin patch's complete failure this year? (via Viral Viral Videos)
Guess What
It's not just her favorite time of year, Ash is a certified Halloween nut. October 31st will also be their wedding anniversary, because Ash is a Halloween nut. This comic is from Megacynics.
50 People Try to Cut a Watermelon
The stated goals is to cut a watermelon into "triangles." It took me a few minutes to realize they really meant "wedges," which is a very normal way to cut a watermelon. I don't know where they found all these confused folks. It's a simple matter of... cutting a watermelon. (via Digg)
Miss Cellania's Links
Time-Restricted Eaters Lose Weight Even Without Changing Their Diet. A later breakfast and earlier supper seems to work, if you can stick with it.
When Thousands Struck Back Against the USSR … by Singing. The Soviets controlled a 1985 Latvian song and dance festival, but the seeds of revolution were sown with a folk song.
21 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution.
Twelve years ago, Amber Wyatt reported her rape. For that, she was punished severely, but not surprisingly.
How Cauliflower Took Over Your Pizza, Your Kitchen, and the World. It's a vegetable that can stand in for almost any other food.
The Secret Rooftop Farms You Can Visit Above Parisian Department Stores. Take a tour of an organic farm even the store employees below didn't know about.
American Weirdness: Observations From an Expat. A lot can change at home when an American lives in Paris for ten years.
There's a Cat Butt in the Captain Marvel Poster. It's no accident; he's an important character in the comic books.
A blast from the past (2014): 14 Web Toys to Fill Your Day.
Baby Rhino Wants to Play
Akeno the greater one-horned rhino was born at the Chester Zoo in England back in May. He's reached the age where he's full of energy and wants to play all the time! That means even when his mother is exhausted and just wants to rest. It's the same for moms of many species. (via Laughing Squid)
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