Animals
Bacon Bloody Marys
Well, what about Bacon Bloody Marys?
For some reason I am reminded of Lisa Simpson asking Bart to please stop stirring his lemonade with a sausage.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 23, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Fads, Food, Inebriation and Intoxicants
Fainting Goats
Having previously posted about talking goats, I'm now moving on to fainting goats. Enjoy!
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 23, 2008 -
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Category: Animals
Follies of the Mad Men #29
Chick Chick and Presto Rabbit are the stuff of nightmares! Any child would surely run screaming from these hideous mascots. Note that the company that makes these kits is "Fred Fear"!!!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 22, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Holidays, 1950s
Tiger Trouble
I first learned of the reign of man-eating tigers here ten years ago, watching this series of PBS's NATURE show. One episode revealed how the natives had to wear human face masks on the backs of their heads to avoid tigers pouncing on them and eating them. (It was not a totally successful tactic.) I believe this bit later showed up in the wonderful Calvin and Hobbes strip, with Calvin trying the same tactic to avoid Hobbes's attacks.
This photographer, who goes by the handle of Jimbojack, has some wonderful photos of the region for you to look at.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 21, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Regionalism, Television, India
Life Imitates Cheesy Science Fiction Film
As we learn in this article from today's New York Times, conditions in hurricane-wracked Galveston, Texas, have begun to approach the scenario depicted in the latest remake of I AM LEGEND.As crews hacked away at downed trees and replaced blown-out transformers and cut lines, state and local officials contended with a plethora of other problems, among them a tiger on the loose.
James D. Yarbrough, the Galveston County judge, said a pet tiger, well known to locals, had escaped during the storm and was wandering the ruins of houses on Bolivar Peninsula. “I understand he’s hungry, so we are staying away from him,” Mr. Yarbrough said.
You'll see Will Smith's similar encounter at approximately the one-minute mark in the trailer below.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 17, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Armageddon and Apocalypses, Death, Disasters, Guns, Movies, Nature, Pets, Dogs, Science Fiction, Actors
An Extraordinary Escape
Hmm. I vote it's fake. There are too many pixellated patches, suggesting someone has been erased.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 17, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Video
Ruth Grace Moulon, RIP
Ruthie the Duck Girl was a New Orleans character famed for her pet ducks. You can read her history at the intriguing site known as ECCENTRIC NEW ORLEANS, and then read her LOS ANGELES TIMES obituary here.
A documentary was made about her, and shown on WYES TV, but I can't find any online video of it.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 16, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Celebrities, Death, Obituaries, Eccentrics, Pets, Regionalism
Swedish Bat Detectors
I'd call this weird in the sense of out-of-the-ordinary and interesting. I certainly wasn't aware that there were gadgets specifically for listening to bats. From the site:
And if you'd like some music to relax to, try The Inaudible World, a collection of bat sounds put together by Michel Barataud. I'm wondering if you need the bat detector to hear the "inaudible" CD.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 12, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Technology
The Natural History of the Chicken
Reader Big Gary recommends this documentary as pretty bizarre. It's in six parts on YouTube, the first of which we present here:
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 11, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Eccentrics, Movies, Documentaries, Pets, Surrealism, Reader Recommendation
The Mighty Powers of Hagfish Slime
My high-school pal Sherry Mowbray, who grew up to be a top-flight biologist, points me with glee to this video illustrating how powerful is the slime secreted by the awesome hagfish.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 10, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Experiments, Body Fluids
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