August 2006
42 posts
xkcd on MySpace
“Oh man, you and everyone in earshot are gonna love the first five seconds of this song!”
— xkcd
July 2006
65 posts
FSM HateMail
FSM HateMail A daily blog of hate mail received by Flying Spaghetti Monster prophet Bobby Henderson. Ramen.
Kelly de Vitruvio
Kelly de Vitruvio Gene Kelly’s Singin’ in the Rain meets Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man in a brilliant t-shirt from LaFraise.
Witch of Agnesi
Witch of Agnesi A fun curve (the geometrical kind) with a fun name. If we told kids they could have witches named after them, our colleges might have more math majors.
Scrambled emu egg
Scrambled emu egg Natalie Dee dropped twenty bucks on a single emu egg at Whole Foods and scrambled it. The pictorial is great, but sadly has neither a happy nor delicious ending. (via Boing Boing)
Ron Mueck sculptures
Ron Mueck, an artist who has crafted puppets and models for films including Labrynth, creates ultra-realistic silicone sculptures of people (PNSFW). If not for their fantastic scale (and their nudity), it would be hard to tell them from gallery patrons. The Washington Post has a more SFW gallery of his work.
Rachel Blake vs. Lost producers
Rachel Blake, a character from the Lost Experience alternate reality game, confronted two producers and two actors from the television show at ComicCon 2006 about the evil Hanso Foundation. Brilliant gimmick, and very, very surreal. (via Waxy.org)
Strange statues around the world
I’d love to see a Google Maps mash-up of these strange statues around the world. I need more details! (via Boing Boing)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teaser
Apple has the high-quality version. I can’t believe the cartoon started in 1987. My life has come full-circle. (via eclecticism)
The Fountain Trailer
Apple has the usual high-quality trailers, but doesn’t let me embed them in my blog. Google is catching on. Better get moving, Apple. (via kottke.org)
Free Zooomr Pro account for bloggers
Upload a photo to Zooomr and post it to your blog (like this) and they’ll give you a free 2.5 GB Pro account. I wish they had an intermediate size between 240 and 500 pixels. (via Weblog Wannabe)
Cox & Combes' Washington
“Washington, Washington. Twelve stories high, made of radiation.”
Ze Frank on The HUB
Ze Frank on The HUB Today on The Show, Ze auditions for the role of “Ashley” on Wal-Mart’s new faux social networking site.
Corn Mo on Jimmy Kimmel
Fantastic performace.
Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Preview
I almost forgot what a cliffhanger season two ended on. The season three preview looks great—-I can’t wait ‘til October. (via eclecticism)
The Big Lebowski: F*cking Short Version
According to Wikipedia, The Big Lebowski clocks in at 2.22 FPM. This version rates considerably higher. (Make sure to use your headphones if you watch this at work or around impressionable children.)
Big Enough
“Sweetie, are my breasts big enough?”
“… Big enough for what?”
— diesel sweeties
Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager - Episode 1
Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager - Episode 1 “Life is hard when you’re Darth Vader’s less-talented, less-charismatic younger brother and you manage a grocery store.” Pretty funny.
Reporter pwns world record Jenga tower
Lesson for would-be record holders: rope off your 12,000-block Jenga tower. Lesson for reporters: get a wireless mic (and a bodyguard). Update: Turns out it was staged.
Graham Chapman's funeral
I’ve read John Cleese’s speech at Graham Chapman’s memorial service, but never seen the video. Funny and touching, as is the “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” sing-along at the end. (via Cardhouse)
Human Space Invaders
Human Space Invaders A really clever stop-motion recreation of Space Invaders using people as pixels. Scroll down for the video. (French site—-Google translation here.)
Blanks on a Blank
Blanks on a Blank A filmmaking challenge inspired by Snakes on a Plane. “When you sign up a team to participate in the challenge, our random generator will provide you with an animal and a vehicle. You’ve then got until August 3rd to completely finish a 2-5 minute original disaster movie that shows us all about how bad things can get when your BLANKS somehow make their way onto your...
"Premium" domain names
“Premium” domain names I got a big kick out of this site which lists “Premium domain names for sale,” starting at $5,000. What fantastic domains can you get for that price? Frockmaker.com! Coffeebush.com! Woodling.com! Ughn.com! “Serious” inquiries only… ughn is right.
Hard Gay on Father's Day
“I, Hard Gay, checked to see if today’s youth really were grateful to their fathers on Father’s Day.” YouTube has lots of Hard Gay videos including my favorite, Hard Gay visits Yahoo! Japan. (via TV in Japan, natch)
Pantyhose Profiling
It turns out that if you go into a store with pantyhose on your head, people will peg you as a robber.
Is it Friday?
Is it Friday? A web site that exists only to tell you whether or not today is Friday. See also Is Lost a Repeat? Update: Oops, the site is based in the U.K., which makes it off by a few hours for those of us in the U.S. (isitfriday.us is still available.)
Unflinching Triumph
Unflinching Triumph A documentary about the National Staredown Championship and one man’s journey to the top. The whole thing can be viewed for free online. Sounds like a spoof worthy of Will Ferrell, but amazingly isn’t. (via Waxy.org)
Super Galdelic Hour
A very bizarre Japanese video game featuring CGI women in animal costumes competing in mini-games like “Quick Draw a Pie” and “Hip Sumo Wrestling.” Actual gameplay footage starts at 2:05. (via TV in Japan via Waxy.org)
Wikipedia: Thagomizer
Wikipedia: Thagomizer Originally coined by Far Side artist Gary Larson, “thagomizer,” i.e. “the arrangement of four to ten spikes on the tail of particular dinosaurs, like the famous Stegosaurus,” has been adopted as a genuine anatomical term by palaeontological authorities including the Smithsonian Institution. (P.S. Is there a term to describe words invented for humorous...
The Urban Etiquette Handbook
The Urban Etiquette Handbook New York Magazine’s practical and comprehensive guide to etiquette in the modern world, which answers delicate questions like “If you start dating someone you met online, at what point should you take down/hide your personal ad?” and “How do you acknowledge obvious plastic surgery?” Plus: cell phone, iPod, and subway etiquette, and an...
Operation relliM
Operation relliM The prank everyone wants to pull in college: Turning everything in the victim’s room upside down. In this case, it took nine days, 12 people, and 600 galvanized screws.
Star Wars in Paris
I can’t seem to dig up any details (least of all at the photographer’s web site) on these photos, but Cédric Delsaux has transplanted imperial guards, stormtroopers, and other Star Wars staples into urban Paris. The results are stunning and strangely fitting.
Lewis Black kills CNN crawl
Lewis Black kills CNN crawl This is pretty amazing: while being interviewed by CNN’s Miles O’Brien, Lewis Black demands they remove the news crawl from the bottom of the screen—-and they do. The whole thing is worth watching, but skip to 4:00 for the goods. (via Digg)
TV in Japan
TV in Japan A great blog devoted to video clips of unique and bizarre Japanese television, including several of household object dominoes, which apparently originated on a show called Bakuten. How about some fansubs? (via Waxy.org)
Rhyme Torrents
Rhyme Torrents A free four-volume compilation of nerdcore music. Not 100% excellent, but I’m enjoying Volume I. Highlights include tracks by MC Frontalot, Beefy, Ultraklystron, MC Plus+, and Nursehella. (via Slashdot)
House of Dominoes
Household objects—-CD cases, books, toast—-become dominoes. Pretty impressive. (via Waxy.org)
Business Reply Pamphlet
Business Reply Pamphlet is a brilliant and hilarious 16-page infographic pamphlet by artist Packard Jennings, designed to be stuffed in business reply envelopes and sent back to junk-mailers. Jennings’ home page is a great collection of public art, media hacks, and gentle subversion.
Population: One
Population: One See yourself represented as one pixel among six billion. You know, just in case you’re not feeling quite insignificant enough today. See also Deep Sky Frontier.
Amazon.com: Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might...
Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants A TMBG tribute album released today featuring covers by Frank Black, The Wrens, Ok Go, and more. Don’t miss the video for Steve Burns’ cover of “Dead” (an ironic choice considering the rumors of his untimely demise). (via TMBW)
Bunny Yawns
Bunny Yawns An entire web site devoted to photos of rabbits yawning. I wouldn’t exactly call it cute, what with the nasty big pointy teeth and all. (via Negativesmart)
Mr. Yuk
A friend of mine has a Mr. Yuk t-shirt, but I had no idea the commercials were so terrifying. “Home is full of bad things that can hurt you very much!” (via Waxy.org)
Wikipedia: List of fictional birds
Wikipedia: List of fictional birds Wikipedia’s lists are a source of endless amusement. They’ve got ones for fictional dinosaurs, fictional elephants, fictional worms, and more.
Pinball photos by Kevin Tiell
Kevin Tiell’s shots of classic pinball machines from the pinball’s perspective are spectacular. They don’t make them like this anymore. (via Waxy.org)
Quirky Girls
“I just want silly and entertaining on command now and then.”
— xkcd, “Quirky Girls”
Ending Women's Suffrage
Students at a private all-girls academy sign a petition to end women’s suffrage. (Bonus points for the TMBG sountrack.)
Possibly Drunk Pelican Hits Windshield
Possibly Drunk Pelican Hits Windshield “A California brown pelican probably was intoxicated by a naturally occurring toxin found in algae blooms when she hit the car on the Pacific Coast Highway in Orange County Thursday, wildlife officials said.” (Thanks, Tom!)
Table tennis gymnastics
I saw this awhile back and forgot to post it. I’m not sure if this is an exhibition or actual tournament play (anybody know?), but comments on YouTube indicate that the nearer player won the point because the other guy touches the table.
UFO spotted on Google Maps
UFO spotted on Google Maps This satellite photo reveals what appears to be a huge silver craft of some kind parked in plain sight in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor. Okay, okay, it’s only the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, but it reminds me of the ship from Flight of the Navigator. (Thanks, Ty!)
Drive-e-mocion
Drive-e-mocion A gadget that displays messages like “BACK OFF” or “THANKS” to drivers behind you at the push of a button. I’ve wanted something like this since I turned 16. Only £11. (via limn)
New windmills for the Netherlands
The Dutch National Landscape Advisor comissioned five designers to come up with a new design for the nation’s famous windmills. This is one of them. Gorgeous—-I want one in my living room. More details in Dutch at Bright (Babelfish) and AgriPress (Babelfish). (via RE. via electro^plankton)