Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
more cookin' in your car
with this heatwave hopefully passing with the theatrical thunderstorms this morning, sticky, sweaty people and thirsty plants are breathing a sigh of relief. the heat has insiped people (particularly news-type people looking for a way to report on the weather other than saying "boy, is it ever hot!") to come up with some interesting culinary car creations. the other day we had a guy semi-successfully cook a roast & veggies in his car and now we've got this lady baking cookies!
Why does my car smell like cookies?
Friday, July 22, 2011
have you accepted jesus christ fettuccine as your personal saviour?
An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear"
right off the bat, i am unsure how one can be an atheist AND a pastafarian... atheism is the rejection of belief in higher beings and pastafarians "believe in" the flying spaghetti monster. so which is it, mr. alm???
the part that tickles my fancy the most is where the authorities required him to get an official not from a doctor to say he was "psychologically fit" to drive. isn't that religious discrimination or something?
how is believing in a flying spaghetti monster any different from believing in virgin births, ghosts, or elephant-headed deities. i'm pretty sure no one wearing a yarmulke, hijab, or a nun's habit was ever required to take a mental fitness test in order to get their licence.
if a pastafarian is required to be deemed "psychologically fit" to drive then i think there should be a standardized mental test for all religious believers.
i'm a sucker for all things turtle...
now before you give me grief, YES - this is a tortoise.
would you agree that tortoises are sort of turtle-ish? or turtles are sort of tortoise-ish? exactly.
The caster-style wheel cost around $7, according to the two veterinarians who installed it on the tortoise after amputating a damaged front leg. They said the wheel was purchased off-the-shelf, as was the expoy that attached it to the shell.
The tortoise was shown to the public Thursday, and spent his time eating grass and other plants outside the WSU veterinary hospital.
Doctors Nicol Finch and Courtney Watkins say the tortoise is moving well and gaining weight. They say this is the first time they've put a wheel on a tortoise, although the rocedure has been done elsewhere.
would you agree that tortoises are sort of turtle-ish? or turtles are sort of tortoise-ish? exactly.
PULLMAN, WASH. -- The artificial limb put on an African tortoise at Washington State University didn't come from a high-tech prosthetics lab. It came from a hardware store.
The caster-style wheel cost around $7, according to the two veterinarians who installed it on the tortoise after amputating a damaged front leg. They said the wheel was purchased off-the-shelf, as was the expoy that attached it to the shell.
The tortoise was shown to the public Thursday, and spent his time eating grass and other plants outside the WSU veterinary hospital.
Doctors Nicol Finch and Courtney Watkins say the tortoise is moving well and gaining weight. They say this is the first time they've put a wheel on a tortoise, although the rocedure has been done elsewhere.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
shake, rattle and demolish
"It just happened to be that the vibration cycle caused by Tae Bo collided with the vertical vibration cycle unique to the building." [...] The action amplified the building's vibration and caused the shaking.
go banana!
in other banana-related news, i'm not sure if i desperately want these or am a little too weirded out by them...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
more seafood apocalypse
F*CK! SUPER INTELLIGENT FISH!!!
Diver takes first ever photos of a wild fish using a tool
The pictures provide fantastic proof of these intelligent fish at work using tools to access prey that they would otherwise miss out on.
PREY LIKE HUMANS!
Dr. Brown described the fish's actions as 'landing absolutely pinpoint blows.'
DEADLY ACCURACY!
more proof that we're clearly doomed.
Diver takes first ever photos of a wild fish using a tool
The pictures provide fantastic proof of these intelligent fish at work using tools to access prey that they would otherwise miss out on.
PREY LIKE HUMANS!
Dr. Brown described the fish's actions as 'landing absolutely pinpoint blows.'
DEADLY ACCURACY!
more proof that we're clearly doomed.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
koalaz is hoz
did you know...?
Three quarters of all captive female koalas suffer from a strain of Chlamydia that can result in sterility.
mmm... spicy.
luckily there's still one quarter that can turn out adorable baby koalas like this:
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check out more cute baby zoo animals here:
20 Cutest ZooBorns On Earth
Three quarters of all captive female koalas suffer from a strain of Chlamydia that can result in sterility.
mmm... spicy.
luckily there's still one quarter that can turn out adorable baby koalas like this:
check out more cute baby zoo animals here:
20 Cutest ZooBorns On Earth
the end will come from the seas!
i really think we need to be on a higher alert level for what i am going to call the "seafood apocalypse".... i don't know about you but if squids with elbows and immortal jellyfish have me freaked right the f*ck out.
AND NOW THIS!
Jellyfish Invade Four Nuclear Reactors in Japan, Israel, Scotland
Four nuclear reactors in Japan, Israel and Scotland were forced to shutdown due to the infiltration of enormous swarms of jellyfish, which clogged the plant's cooling system.
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AND NOW THIS!
Jellyfish Invade Four Nuclear Reactors in Japan, Israel, Scotland
Four nuclear reactors in Japan, Israel and Scotland were forced to shutdown due to the infiltration of enormous swarms of jellyfish, which clogged the plant's cooling system.
for eff's sake! they're organized! this is a full-blown kamikaze attack! THREAT LEVEL 11!
Monday, July 11, 2011
there's no shame in being second
[band begins to play, audience boos]
Lisa: Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?
so there's no shame in being second but there is shame in being a jonas.
case in point: Jonas booed, pelted with basketballs
the irony, she is delicious!
Dan Aykroyd stopped for speeding on way to Honda Indy
Aykroyd, the grand marshal of this year's Honda Indy Toronto, said he was "racing to the race."
Aykroyd, the grand marshal of this year's Honda Indy Toronto, said he was "racing to the race."
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
word of the day - jul 5 11
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; the irony of her reply, "How nice!" when I said I had to work all weekend.
2. Literature.
a. a technique of indicating, as through a character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b. (especially in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., especially as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
3. Socratic irony.
also see:
Motorcyclist killed in anti-helmet rally
A man riding bareheaded on one of about 550 motorcycles in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over the handlebars, hit his head on the pavement and died near Syracuse, N.Y., police said Sunday.
The motorcyclist, 55-year-old Philip A. Contos, likely would have survived the accident if he's been wearing a helmet, state troopers said.
Friday, July 1, 2011
a voice-thrower par excellence or a brash stick of kindling?
holy unholy cheese, batman! does xtina ever look like twilight zone material here?!?
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seriously, i dare you to tell me that she doesn't look like a possessed ventriloquist dummy.
i swear, you better sleep with one eye open because she is coming for YOU!
i swear, you better sleep with one eye open because she is coming for YOU!
mmm i love turtles!
Turtles on the tarmac! Flights delayed at Kennedy airport
NEW YORK—About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York’s Kennedy airport Wednesday in search of beaches to lay their eggs, delaying dozens of flights, aviation authorities said.
The slow-motion stampede began about 6:45 a.m., and within three hours there were so many turtles on Runway 4L and nearby taxiways that controllers were forced to move departing flights to another runway.
NEW YORK—About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York’s Kennedy airport Wednesday in search of beaches to lay their eggs, delaying dozens of flights, aviation authorities said.
The slow-motion stampede began about 6:45 a.m., and within three hours there were so many turtles on Runway 4L and nearby taxiways that controllers were forced to move departing flights to another runway.
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