Board meeting

Doggin' it
See Pete rip. Rip, Pete, rip. So it goes, as the now famous skateboarding dog shows his stuff in a couple of sub-minute-long demo clips. They claim the training is all via "positive reinforcement", and never abuse. Of course this depends on your opinion of a little glue. (Thanks Heather)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3T3sYZ9eBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bluJaIMQN0k

Oh, and Tillman the skateboarding bulldog (apparently the star of an iPhone commercial) isn't bad either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQzUsTFqtW0


When plants go bad
From fauna to flora, here's a compendium of natural (?) vegetable imagery of a "mature" nature. Who doesn't enjoy trees and shrubs that look like private parts. (Thanks to Professor and Kory for this one)
http://www.jibjab.com/view/206113


QuOTeD
"It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help." -- Judith Martin (Miss Manners)


You sound radishing
Another vegetable matter, this time a man, his radish, his music. Pretty cool feat, though it sounds a little like me on the recorder in 6th grade (but not nearly as painful).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Aa_0OnEwXM


Good for what fails you
Descriptive words, indeed. This is a site for sharing all things that FAIL with the world.
http://failblog.wordpress.com/


Geekoplex 10 cinemas
If you have one, you're probably either lucky enough to afford it or insane (passionate?) enough to spend your rent money on it. Apartment-size home cinemas with JumboTron screens, theater-quality sound systems and luxury stadium-style seating are being popping up like mushrooms. But if you think that's excessive, check out the cream of the crop -- setups for those who are not content with the pedestrian variety.
http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/23/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/

Thrilla in manilla (envelope)

How to stop office gossip (Thanks Raygun)

Web mixer

The Internet Party
Stop me if you’ve heard this one...So Digg, eBay and Facebook walk into a room -- wait, let me start over. There's a soiree of sorts, and it's the only one being described as a series of tubes, so turn on, log in, and drop by. Amusing? Or more proof that the interweb and fun don't mix?
http://www.cracked.com/article_15825_internet-party-what-happens-when-googles-parents-leave-town-for-weekend.html


Spanish for your Nanny
In this amusing clip -- apparently set in El Lay -- rich women learn a lesson money can't buy. (Thanks Robo)
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1601918




QuOTeD
"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly." -- Roger Ebert


Vote for the worst "Gil Thorp" panels of 2007
For this blogger, trying to determine the worst panels of this comic over the past year apparently was an arduous task. Lots of entries, so lots of crap to cull through, but the polls are now open so get out there and vote. Or just stop by and look at the amusing comments.
http://gilthorp.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/worst-panels-of-2007-polls-now-open/


Caption Machine
Well, not a machine really. It's a community weblog that lets you add your own captions to pictures, or save the trouble and just read the other really lame ones submitted by members.
http://www.captionmachine.com/


Bubble-blowing dolphins
Finally, it's a clip of everybody's favorite sea-going mammals, messing around with air in their effortlessly impressive way. Blow 'em if you got 'em.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1041454/dolphin_play_bubble_rings/

Who's your Delta?

Frat Boy Dad
If you've ever set foot in a fraternity house, one thought has undoubtedly crossed your mind: "These people would make great parents." (Well, that and, "I smell weed.") Well believe it or not, it's true. Incredibly stupid, yet for some reason it grew on me...
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1798571


Candidates Court the "Fat Vote"
Politics is heavy stuff. And as "Super Tuesday" approaches and American waistlines continue their apparently unstoppable increase, presidential contenders are eating their way into the hearts of voters. Even Hillary is an unlikely advocate for the average pot-bellied school child: she promises Rocky Road in every public school cafeteria.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/as_obese_population_rises_more


Would You Eat Your Buddies in a Blizzard?
Speaking of chow, here's a little quiz for you. Suppose you were stranded in a blizzard and were forced to cannibalize your friends. This short survey will tell you how likely you would be to eat your buddies. Apparently I'm about 50% likely, depending on the condiments available.
http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/view2/eat_buddies


QuOTeD
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." - Oscar Wilde


Dubai in the sky
This proposed structure is a modern marvel of architectural design -- 68 floors and over a thousand feet tall. It's unique bragging point is that each floor will be able to rotate independently, constantly changing the shape of the tower. And one other thing -- it will also be the world's first prefabricated skyscraper. Move over, double-wide trailer.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2w5xd


Flash of danger
Another techno-marvel but on a smaller scale...the Torch is the world's brightest and most powerful flashlight, capable of melting plastic, lighting paper on fire within seconds, and if you like, frying an egg or roasting a marshmallow. Stare if you dare.
http://www.i4u.com/article14324.html


Dogs in Cars
Finally, some inanity from a web site that claims: "As you may have guessed by now, you've stumbled upon (or maybe even been looking for) Dogs in Cars, a web site that delivers exactly what it promises, if nothing else." Come to think of it, you might prefer nothing else.
http://www.dogsincars.co.uk/

by George

George Washington -- the new Chuck Norris?
Hope you had a good weekend. I know that history can vary a bit, depending on who writes it, what gets included or left out, and all that sort of stuff. One thing that must have escaped me during my schooling was that our first president was a badass. As proof, I submit this oddly compelling song+animation about the supernatural qualities of the mighty dollar-chucker. It seems somehow reminiscent of the old song that featured the lyric, "Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole". But with a lot more death. (Thanks Arifa)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1696935


Dog vs. Balloons
Among other things that kick butt is this dog named Simon. Watch as he exacts revenge on 74 evil latex orbs in under a minute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoiFGva_JoY


More challenging image challenge
So it appears that some Soviets might be disadvantaged to the point where the need to have photoshop competitions without Photoshop or computers. Genius. Why go high-tech when you can just skip the technology...?
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1691


QuOTeD
"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence transform a yellow spot into the sun." -- Pablo Picasso


Non-existent film
Due to some sort of coding SNAFU, "Temporarily Unavailable" appears as an actual film you can get hold of on this video rental site. Inevitably, waggish users have left a smattering of amusing reviews. "A masterpiece of minimalism" and "I found this film literally unwatchable" come immediately to mind.
http://www.lovefilm.com/visitor/reviews.html?product_id=20537&sort=score


Game break: Snow Drift
Get ready to yeti.
http://www.nitrome.com/games/snowdrift/


The Coin Jar Calculator
And finally, most of us have a jar full of loose change that just keeps accumulating, mainly because you can’t bear the thought of dealing with it. And from time to time you’ve probably wondered how much the money in that jar was worth. Well if you did, wonder no more.
http://www.coincalc.com/

Swingsationalist media

Swing News
The exciting presidential election race has got me spending a little more time watching news of late, and boy does it suck sometimes. Wouldn’t it be a great change of pace if the news actually was presented as an upbeat jam session like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhcOnNyktRI


Bird Shuts Up the Media
Also from the media front...birds can't tell you off, but they can be effective. A Canadian Brown Finch gets revenge while this reporter talks crap about him and his relatives overpopulating this town. It looks like their local weatherman should have predicted a sh*tstorm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzjLlqIuVhI


Pick up the phone, it's Ahnold
The campaign trail -- it can be a grueling, cold, and humorless place. What better way to brighten the day than with a supportive call from the Gubernator himself? At least that's what Matt Romney, son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, thought when he decided to play a practical joke on his father. Or likely just a clever viral campaigning trick. All done? Now, back to your regularly scheduled sandwich.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGf87FDN9L0


QuOTeD
"Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame." -- Dr. Laurence J. Peter


Bear-ly recognizable
Speaking of mutants...so this clever artist fella got the idea of turning teddy bears inside out and re-stuffing them, which makes for an interesting effect: "These bears, which have lived and loved and lost as much as their owners, have suffered and endured through it all. It is by virtue of revealing their inner core might we better understand our own." Also available in book form.
http://www.kentrogowski.com/bears.html


Friday game: White Dwarf
Collect and dodge circles and score big.
http://www.enigmasand.com/games/whitedwarf/


Re-enacting Garfield
And finally...art project or the work of the truly insane -- who can fathom these live action reenactments of the Garfield cartoon strip? Totally bizarre, actually, and really drives home the point that Garfield is NOT funny.
http://www.lasagnacat.com/

Rock 'n road

Roadie Hero
You've shredded Guitar Hero I, II, and III, so what's left? Now, from College Humor comes Roadie Hero, the ultimate game for rock's unsung heroes. Simulates all the essential roadie action you'd ever want to experience, in radical 3D graphics.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1797440


Letters to rock stars
Pretty much everyone has naughtily downloaded an illegal mp3 or maybe even sneaked into a gig of their favorite band. This web site features confessional letters to their musical heroes, telling all and including $5 for expenses.
http://www.dearrockers.org/


Pandora Radio
Also on the music front...If you haven't heard it already, check out Pandora. It's an internet radio station based on the Music Genome Project. By suggesting a song or a band, it will play that song (usually) and then play songs like that one. It makes pretty good picks and you can teach it by voting yes/no on them.
http://www.pandora.com/


QuOTeD
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes." -- Mahatma Gandhi


Shoot your favorite candidate?
With "Stupor Tuesday" on the way, you might have interest in an online game called "Presidential Paintball" that lets you assume the identity of a presidential candidate and train your rifle scope on one of your rivals and "eliminate" him. The game is aimed (pun intended) at children, which needless to say has caused a stir. Read the story on The Smoking Gun: Hey kids, shoot your favorite candidate!. Or just play the game...
http://www.miniclip.com/games/presidential-paintball/en/


How To: Fireball-throwing Catapult
Ever more useful is this project. "We wanted to make a catapult that could destroy a car with bowling balls from at least 80 feet away, throw fireballs, and be controlled through a computer vision system so it could be aimed from a laptop. Result? Success." 'Nuff said.
http://www.manapotions.com/robopult.html


"Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?"
And lastly, this is geeky as hell, but good to see the Microsoft marketing folks having some fun.
http://www.stayathomeserver.com/book.aspx

Get me Dr. Snopes -- stat!

Urban Legend ER
Ever hear the one about the penny on the train tracks? Or the one about the penny dropping from the Empire State Building? Well neither is quite as bad as swallowing Pop Rocks and Coke. Your friends over at College Humor present the gripping dramatization of any ER doc's worst nightmare: the clinic of urban legends. My cousin's friend's girlfriend told me about this video where every urban legend is true...
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1797753


Humanclock
An actually useful web site that creatively shows a photograph of the current time, with the photo changing every minute of the day (that's 1,440 in all), to deliver a rotating picture clock sorta deal.
http://www.humanclock.com/


Reality Clock
Time for a reality check...?? The economy is suffering some upheaval so what better time to watch the US cost of living go up with real-time statistics. Plenty of other stats for panicked global economies, including some fairly weird ones...
http://www.realityclock.com/category_ws1.asp?Index=165&Main=1


QuOTeD
"A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure." -- Segal's Law


Quick pic: Gridlock (or more like deadlock)
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5781/deadlocknajkcomafarialibh3.jpg


Swiss watch
Or better yet, take the train. Check the alpha version of this cool, real-time transit map.
http://www.swisstrains.ch/


Game break: Ramps
Set 'em up to guide the spheres.
http://www.dopamyne.net/j-216.html


Packing Tape Art
The interweb holds something of an obsession with artists creating art from strange materials like chicken wire, gunpowder, cardboard and clothes hangers. This artist, however, has to take the gold for most mundane art material ever: brown packing tape. But wait -- surprising drama is crafted with carefully applied layers of tape on Plexiglas, suffused with light from behind.
http://reubenmiller.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/packing-tape-ar.html

Noah in 2008

In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said: "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing along with a few good humans."

He gave Noah the blueprints saying: "You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights."

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard - but no Ark. "Noah!" He roared, "I'm about to start the rain, where is the Ark?"

"Forgive me, Lord" begged Noah, "but things have changed. I needed a building permit & I've been arguing with the inspector about the need for a sprinkler system on the ark. My neighbors claim that I've violated the neighborhood zoning laws by buildin g the Ark in my yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeals Board for a decision.

Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.

Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no go!

When I started gathering the animals, an animal rights group sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodation was too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.

Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.

I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my building crew.

Immigration and Naturalization is checking the green-card status of most of the people who want to work.

The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark-building experience.

To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species."

"So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark."

Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean you're not going to destroy the world?"

"No," said the Lord. "The government beat me to it."

(Thanks rasric)

Selling -- it's all in how you word it

Possibly the best ad ever to appear on Craigslist. Or maybe anywhere. (Thanks Eileen)




This blog also posted a reasnable facsimile:
http://mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2007/08/best-ad-ever.html

Sell-o-fame

It's all in how you word it
Happy quasi-Monday,Hope you had a good (three-day, if applicable) weekend. Now you might be different, but typically I don’t find myself laughing audibly at a joke or gag I find on the Web. Here to break that tradition is possibly the best ad ever to appear on Craigslist. Or maybe anywhere. (Thanks Eileen)http://vinweasel.blogspot.com/2008/01/selling-its-all-in-how-you-word-it.html


You suck at Photoshop
While this video purports to be a Photoshop tutorial for the clueless, it actually turns out to be a canvas for some nerd's bitter, messed-up life. Also, some handy graphics hints.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_X5uR7VC4M


Thumb Calendar
This could come in handy -- the whole year, at your thumbtips.
http://thumbcalendar.com/


QuOTeD
"People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first." -- David H. Comins


Strange News
A bunch of photos documenting strange goings on in the news, without all of the words or annoying yammering of the anchordesk. (Thanks Bard)
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/2691965/detail.html


2007 Darwin Award Winners
Speaking of strange, I felt compelled to post this because this sort of news won't report itself...
http://www.darwinawards.com/newsletter/2007.html


Game on: Use some pillow power on small and willing rodents in Flight of the Hamsters
http://www.digyourowngrave.com/flight-of-the-hamsters/


New Entry in the "Artificial Beach with a Real Beach 300 Meters Away" Series
And finally, behold the Ocean Dome, the world's largest indoor beach, located in Japan. At 300 meters in length and 100 meters in width, with a height of 38 meters, it can accommodate 10,000 people. Surprisingly, the 200 billion yen ($2 billion) monstrosity was never profitable and recently closed.
http://www.pantherhouse.com/newshelton/new-entry-in-our-artificial-beach-with-a-real-beach-300-meters-away/

iHeart attack

A modern-day lovestory
Maybe it was the glow of his LCD flat screen or the curves of her hard drive. Whatever it was, these two can't keep it wireless. This "quirky" one-minute video portends a lame and disturbing future, or maybe just goes for a laugh.
http://www.jibjab.com/view/223119


Robobrush
Step by step details on how to transform your toothbrush from useless implement of dental hygiene to fearsome engine of destruction. Please note: your fearsomeness mileage may vary.
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/bristlebot


QuOTeD
"It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in five years." -- John Von Neumann


They hate horses, don’t they?
The owner of this blog proclaims: "Look, this is a website about horses and how much we hate them. They are gross and stupid and disgusting and smell like sh-t. There are flies all over them and they make dumb noises. HORSES ARE TERRIBLE!!!" Sheesh -- now that's a hater. Warning: extreme written profanity.
http://horsehater.blogspot.com/


Owned by Animals
And some payback...a bunch of clips showing people getting bested by animals. It's not that they're smarter than we are, it's just that we're dumber.
http://www.boomclips.com/videos.aspx/video~owned_by_animals/Owned_by_Animals/Funny_videos/


Friday game: Word Sandwich
Figure out the mystery five-letter word by typing in guesses, which will float to the top or bottom if they are too "high" or "low" alphabetically. Challenging or possibly annoying, depending on your mood.
http://www.wordsandwich.com/


Take it to the Bank(sy)
And finally, some pretty cool art -- both in concept and execution -- in several different media. If you'd like a refreshing change, go explore. (Thanks Joel)
http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Ocean, the final frontier

Ocean Finance ad remix
It appears that shoddy daytime TV ads in the UK can create something of a cult following among their few viewers who are not elderly, infirm or stupid. Here, debt consolidation agency Ocean gets its cheapo campaign revoiced by original Star Trek characters. Might only be enjoyable to those already partial to James T. and the gang, but explain why we have to suffer with things even more lame here in the US?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGapWJ4awIk


Auto-penance
Ah, technology...the more we try to make it work for us, the more it seems to work us. (Thanks Remy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmQM9cDPHk


QuOTeD
"There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it." -- Denis Diderot


SizeMatcher
Type in your feet-and-inches and check how tall you are compared to hundreds of celebrities. Reaching new heights in terribly useless web sites.
http://www.sizematcher.com/


Handy
Looking for something to do with your hands? Try pen-spinning (with the bonus of a soundtrack featuring what sounds like the Japanese version of Yngwie Malmsteen). Or learn some of the Top 30 Magic Tricks of all time. Or clap really fast. Too vigorous? Take a purr break.


Treelimbinary
Christmas is over, but it's never too early to start assembling next year's tree. You could go with the Mountain Dew Christmas Tree (approx. three months to finish 400 cans and then four days to build it), or with the "ultimate Christmas project", the Beer Tree (over a thousand stubbies, which is getting on 500 pints). Spend a minute and check the time-lapse construction video (doesn’t include the part where he empties the bottles).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp8jIPaX9BM

Trollers with Strollers

Weekend Plans
Two jokers named Riegel and Blatt put together this music video/tutorial conglom explaining how to cruise the scene and "meet people"... but it's not what you think. A semi-novel and amusing (but unfortunately a little too truthful) rip on what your life can become.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b776c00c54


Make-Your-Own-Breakup-Email Generator
On the flip side...finally something useful to emerge from dreaded "Web 2.0". (Thanks Gordon)
http://www.breakupemail.com/


The Art of Creating Creatures
The innovative vision of a kinetic sculptor who creates exquisitely engineered wind-powered "animals" that roam beaches. Dutch artist Theo Jansen demonstrates his amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures, built from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His "Strandbeests" (Beach Creatures) are built to move and even survive on their own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo


QuOTeD
"The human brain is unique in that it is the only container of which it can be said that the more you put into it, the more it will hold." -- Glenn Doman


Tanks a lot
Stephen Hawking may be worried about going off-road and getting his wheelchair bogged down in muck, but help is at hand. This'll get you from here to there.
http://www.tankchair.com/default.htm


Speaking of which...turns out it's about 425 miles between Here and There.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Here&daddr=there&sll=45.916655,2.979575&sspn=3.630568,10.217285&ie=UTF8&z=7&om=1


Like A Bird on a Wire
A clip from a documentary entitled "Straight Up" with men being transported by helicopter, then working on live power cables carrying more than half a million volts. To quote one high voltage cable inspector, "There's only three things I've ever been afraid of..." Major league huevos, to be sure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcalasGr_uk

Downward spiral

Soar winner
If you’ve ever dropped a paper airplane from up on high, you might have experienced a little of what this clip has to offer...transfixed in a small moment of wonder, like the plastic bag scene in American Beauty. Simple pleasures of life seldom recaptured after age 12.
http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2008/01/01


History Lesson with proof
This video tries to make learning fun, giving us a quick history lesson featuring Superbad star Michael Cera and friends acting out the historic duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr while our storyteller is half in the bag. Witness history as it's never been told before: Drunk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V_DsL1x1uY


Party Tricks (pun intended)
More sleight of hand, this time from Steven Landsburg who has a favorite classroom trick where he auctions off a $20 bill and makes a mint. And after explaining the ruse, he somehow ties it in with campaign finance reform. Entertaining and educational.
http://www.slate.com/id/7103


QuOTeD
"Write a wise saying and your name will live forever." -- Anonymous


How To Make Fire Balls
Learn to make fire balls that you can hold in your hand by watching this quick video tutorial with musical accompaniment. Great fun for the kids. Goodness gracious...
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1029494/how_to_make_fire_balls/


Face-swapplication
Lovers of image challenges might be familiar with the head-swap, and now, thanks to patented interweb magic, you too can produce such heady visual effects without any basic Photoshop skills. What next? A web app to add hair to the pates of the less fortunate?
http://www.hairmixer.com/


Headless graffiti
And lastly, in a similar but far more macabre vein, renegade artist The Decapitator removes the heads from models used in advertising posters, replacing them with ghastly, gory stumps.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_decapitator/

Sticktoitiveness

Pole-y moley
Hope you had a good weekend, and enjoyed some NFL playoffs action if you are so inclined. Playoff football is another world in its intensity and quality of play, and you can really appreciate the talent it takes to play at that level. In other amazing feats of physical prowess taking place on other continents, check out this impressive as hell footage of an acrobat at Nile High Camp in Uganda. Cirque de Soleil's got nothing on this guy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VathBEV-dGg&e


David Lynch Touts the iPhone
Well, not exactly. But the brilliant director does take half a minute out of his busy day to share his (quite clear) thoughts on the iPhone, and on viewing movies thereon. This 30-second rant might just make more sense than most of the movies Lynch has directed.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1795991


Clean machine
Care for a complimentary screen scrubbing?
http://www.roberthein.dk/screenclean.swf


QuOTeD

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." - Harry Truman

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." - Gil Stern


Quick pic:
In what "Pub Monthly" is calling "action shot of the year", comes this fortuitously-timed snap of an over-enthusiastic toast, likely as a result of performance enhancing substances.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2151717824&size=l


Game to please: Cooperate with yourself to reach the top. A bit tricky at first but a clever idea.
Cursor*10 - http://www.nekogames.jp/mt/2008/01/cursor10.html


Rules of Thumb
Every rule of thumb on earth in one place. Great idea, although due to the wisdumb of the crowds, not all of these are actually rules of thumb. Interesting nonetheless.
http://rulesofthumb.org/index.php

Phone home (and garden)

What, your cell phone doesn't do laundry?
First there was the simple mobile phone call. Then came text messaging. Then we gained the ability to send e-mail, take photos, download music, surf the Web, and get turn-by-turn driving directions. Now, this two-minute spoof gives us a look at the next generation of cell phones and the true meaning of multifunction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIOIM6hHBk


Negative energy
Appropriate for a Friday, some would say...check out these unofficial yet semi-humorous de-motivational posters. (Thanks Joe)
http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2007/08/motivational-posters.html


Remote-controlled Desktop Forklift
This tiny machine does all the heavy lifting for you, if by heavy you mean a few ounces. Watch the terribly exciting video.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/924e/?cpg=cj


QuOTeD
"It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth." -George Burns


Scalectrix vs. Kitten
The inevitable consequence of possessing both pets and small, fast-moving toys. Then it gets a little strange, though apparently anyone with cats and scalectrix will understand. The video is almost slick enough that you might think it's some sort of viral marketing for either racing cars or interfering cats. The dude has also made some other vids as well that might be worth checking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Ulj7BumQo


Friday game: piece be with you
Tangram - http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/games/matter/


Online Church Sign Generator
And finally, there's always another Sabbath on the horizon, but now you can create your own "Sunday go to Meeting" sign. Warning: Too much cleverness may cause burns for eternity. (Thanks Gordon)
http://churchsigngenerator.com/

Shame on me

Modern-day Trojan Horse
I think it was George Santayana who said that, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." So just how naïve must the ancients have been to allow a wooden statue chock-full of Greeks to be parked in their city overnight. And yet...it seems we haven’t learned anything at all from history. Here to find out, an enterprising crew of dudes sets off with a horse of their own. Or as President Bush once said, "Fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3SfNANtig


Duelity
Interesting-ish creative, playful and maybe slightly provocative reframing of creationism and evolution.
http://www.duelity.net/


QuOTeD
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." -- George Bernard Shaw


Sleevefaces
Check this blogpost showcasing the art of "one or more persons obscuring or augmenting any part of the body or bodies with record sleeve(s) causing an illusion."
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/18729528.html


Alien Abduction Lamp
Too late for Christmas I’m afraid, but things like these are never out of season, right?
http://www.abductionlamp.com/


"Borderline pr0nographic" cat video
And finally...please have a look at this 30-second clip that was deemed unsuitable for a number of cat enthusiast forums(?). Entirely safe for work, in my opinion, although the catsploitation has to stop.
http://pottyboy.com/2007/12/08/my-30-second-cat-video-rejected-banned-and-unjustly-called-borderline-pornographic/

Sportsman's Double

A guy had an interesting experience recently involving an "older" woman he met at a bar.

She looked pretty damn hot for 62. She was drinking quite a bit, and while they were chatting, she came right out and asked him if he'd ever had a "sportsman's double" -- a mother and daughter threesome.

He said no, but she might be able to talk him into it. So she slams back one last drink, wipes her mouth, and looking directly into his eyes, she tells him, "Tonight's your lucky night."

So they go back to her place, she clicks on the hall light right as they enter, and shouts upstairs, "Mom! You still awake?"

-#-

(Thanks rasric)

Needle in a what?

Windows Live finds more than you think
Finding things on the interweb has never been easier, although web search does have its limits. As you watch this promo for Windows Live, you realize that some folks working for Microsoft have a semi-decent sense of humor (all things considered), not to mention an inflated view of their search engine's capabilities.
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&tab=soapbox&vid=b64ddb7b-3f58-4c6d-8643-58a941998422

Useful thing of the day: Tweet
My friend Jake just release the initial beta of his latest pet project, a utility called Tweet that interfaces with Apple’s iTunes for fast, easy keyword tagging of music files. If you’re an iTunes (Windows) user and heavily into your music, then this might just be the ticket (and a free one, at that). For more info on what it is and why he built it -- and to download the beta -- you can visit the Tweet web site at http://www.tweetweb.com/. And be sure to check out Jake's inaugural blog post for an explanation of why he thinks tagging music is so important to the listening experience.

"721 Claps Per Second"
Or, per minute actually. Gotta hand it to the guy -- it's awfully impressive.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/938322/721_claps_per_second/


QuOTeD
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. Then give up. There's no use being a damned fool about it." - William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)


Flash Doodle
Looks like a normal doodle toy but isn't. Pretty cool to play around with. No artistic talent required to enjoy.
http://screamingduck.com/doodle.html


Quizzical: How well do you know landmarks? Take this quiz and see how many you can name by looking at an aerial view.
Guess the Spot - http://www.guessthespot.com/


Got my Moto workin'
Check out this impressive 60-second short created by Oscar-winning director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). To find it amidst the ancillary extras, click "The Film" after the menu loads.
http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/razr2/razr2makingof/

Candidater

Glassbooth
Well it's primary season and they're rolling in New Hampshire today. If the grandstanding, mudslinging, and empty rhetoric is getting you down already, you might want to check out this (supposedly non-partisan) web site that offers a simple quiz to identify the 2008 presidential candidate that best represents your beliefs. Drop a comment and let me know where your stars align
http://glassbooth.org/


Your brain runneth over
On the topic of cogitation, this site attempts to do for intellectuals what YouTube did for bulldogs on skateboards. A so-called "YouTube for ideas" according to this article from the NY Times, this platform for public discourse is causing intellectual sparks to fly. Git some.
http://www.bigthink.com/


QuOTeD
"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." - Alan Dean Foster


Time for your New Year's resolution, baby!
We all hate them, and yet so many of us make them. Inevitably, however, it seems they all are broken. Fitness always seems to be at the top of everyone's resolutions for the New Year. This vaguely amusing 20-second video clip for a fitness club proves the case for taking exercise seriously.
http://www.jibjab.com/view/220974


Art=Science
Definitely a fine line between the two. If you don’t believe me, check out a few entries in the Materials Research Society's "Science as Art" competition.
http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=3811.php


FunFlyStick
Maybe you found one of these levitation magic wands under your tree a couple of weeks ago. Or maybe it floated away. The kids will probably think it's cool for at least 30 seconds. (Thanks Olga)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdyRTX4hY0

pic a day redux

Simpsons "picture a day for 39 years"
A happy 2008 to you and welcome back to it (for most of us). Starting off is a worthy "art imitates life" in this animated, yellow take on Noah Kalina's YouTube hit of last year, 'Everyday'. A Homer montage presented as a picture taken every day of his life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBfiDPcvy_c


Terry chops
I’m not sure what this is beyond the obvious: a dude walloping household objects in slow-motion with an extremely sharp axe. But the production quality seems pretty high, which might make you think it's marketing. But what on earth for? Entertaining either way.
http://terryschopshop.blogspot.com/


QuOTeD
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." -- Groucho Marx


The World's Largest Lite-Brite
A glowing version of "The Last Supper" -- sure it was expensive, but it all went to charity. Now where to hang it...???
See it on eBay


Monday Game: Escaping Paris - your mission is to help Paris escape from jail. Methinks this has been around awhile.
http://www.keepbusy.net/game/1806/Escaping-Paris.html


Anti Monkey Butt Powder
Finally, a new personal care product for "those butt-busting activities". This is a tough one to admit you need...
http://antimonkeybutt.com/index.html