April 2012
April 5, 2012
John Graham
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Apparently, the painter John Graham was highly eccentric, both in his personal life and in his art. One fascination he had was with crossed eyes, as seen above.
His self-portrait below shows a certain, ah, uniqueness.
Read more about him in this LIFE magazine article and at this site.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 05, 2012 -
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Category: Art, Surrealism, Eccentrics, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Russia
Guess What’s Going On, #2
What's going on in this photo? Is it:
- A medical procedure
- A scientific experiment
- A magic act
- A funeral
- A sex club act
Answer in extended.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 05, 2012 -
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Category: Quizzes
April 4, 2012
The Flavor Of Childhood
One Vodka maker has come up with a great new way to get in touch with your inner child. PB&J flavored vodka!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 04, 2012 -
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Hendrik Coetzee
Kadoma_teaser from Ben Stookesberry on Vimeo.
Do African explorers still get eaten by crocodiles in the 21st century? It seems a highly Victorian fate.
But it happened to Hendrik Coetzee just a little over a year ago. And now there's a documentary about him, the trailer for which is above.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 04, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Eccentrics, Documentaries, Africa
Robotic Anti-Snoring Bear Pillow
Robotic bear will reach out and stroke your face so gently as you sleep.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 04, 2012 -
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Category: Inventions, Chindogu, Sleep and Dreams
Rainbow Splash
That is one LOUD rainbow!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 04, 2012 -
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April 3, 2012
D Troop
There is another scouting group besides the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of America, it is the Dog Scouts of America. They have troops across the country, badges to earn and even cookies to sell. I wonder what their salute looks like.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 03, 2012 -
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The Continuing Adventures of the Little Cardiff Giant
The Little Cardiff Giant recently wound up his travels through New Zealand. Some pictures are below.As you may remember, lil' CG is touring the world, hosted by readers from WU and MOH. His world tour started in Southern California, then he went to Perth, and then NZ. His next stop, if all goes according to plan, is Melbourne.
My administrative duties as the coordinator of his tour went a little awry at first. I should have created a master list of everyone who volunteered to host him, but instead I just let emails accumulate. So now I'm trying to piece together a list retroactively. This is what I have -- but if I missed someone, or you want to be added to the list, let me know.
Alex -- San DiegoNettie -- PerthSean -- New Zealand- G Beattie -- Melbourne
- C Barrett -- Melbourne
- M Anto -- Brisbane
- J Scharff -- Japan
- C Morgan -- British Columbia
- Oppiejoe -- Michigan
- Tah -- Idaho
- dbrunker -- Portland
- Crafty Dragon -- Montana
- G Pylant -- Texas
- K O'Brien -- Philadelphia
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 03, 2012 -
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Category: Travel
Knife Party
Will you last through the long annoying opener to hear some fairly mellifluous bits? Give Knife Party a try, and find out!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 03, 2012 -
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Category: Music, Australia, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
World Record For Holding Cockroaches In Your Mouth
Watch Travis Fessler set the record by stuffing 11 cockroaches in his mouth. According to an article on Cincinnati CityBeat, he says doing this hurts because the roaches have sharp barbs on their legs, and they try to crawl down his throat. So I'm crossing this off my bucket list.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 03, 2012 -
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Category: Insects and Spiders, World Records
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