April 2014
April 4, 2014
Golden Wipe
My German grandfather often used to say, "Ich bin kein Dukatenscheisser." (I don't s**t money.) But if he had this roll of toilet paper, he could have wiped with money. Or rather, gold.It's 6-layer toilet paper embossed with 24-karat gold plate. It comes in 2 versions: either with the words 'Happy Birthday' or an Alpine rose embossed on it. Yours for only 178.50 Euros ($245, according to my desktop currency converter).
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 04, 2014 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Overpriced Merchandise, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Excrement
The God Helmet
Wikipedia info here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 04, 2014 -
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Category: Inventions, Religion, Technology, Brain
April 3, 2014
Vegan Art
Austria-based artist Anamaria Finta went vegan two years ago. And for some reason that change inspired her to start making art out of her food.A lot of her art pieces seem to rely heavily on cream cheese and yogurt, both of which (last time I checked) aren't vegan. So I'm assuming she must use vegan substitutes for these.
So actually, I'm not sure what her art has to do with veganism at all. But it is nice food art. [via Today.com]
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 03, 2014 -
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Category: Art, Food
Mr. Anthony’s Love Clinic
[Click to enlarge]
Read the whole issue here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 03, 2014 -
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Category: Experts and Authority Figures, Sexuality, Sleaze and Sleazeballs, Comics, 1950s
April 2, 2014
Ritzy Bacon
The crackers may be good, but its still not the real deal!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 02, 2014 -
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Category: Bacon
Pet Fawn
Back in the 1940s, Beth Pitt liked to take her pet fawn named "Star Messenger" on walks through New York City. As reported by The New Yorker in its Dec 6, 1941 issue:
It was the part about letting the fawn roam off-leash in Central Park that eventually got her in trouble, landing her a $2 fine.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 02, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, 1940s
Marina Abramović, “The Onion”
Everything you need to know here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 02, 2014 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Performance Art
April 1, 2014
Passion of Spies
At the new nadir of USA-Russia relations, let us recall when things were even worse--and funnier!
I love the look and style of the artwork here.
The creator.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 01, 2014 -
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Category: Spies and Secret Agents, Surrealism, Foreign Customs, Cartoons, 1960s, Russia
Sound Jar
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 01, 2014 -
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Category: Inventions
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