October 31, 2008

Halloween Edition, take 2

If all the world's a stage and we are
merely players, can we do "CATS"? I wanted
to see it, but it closed before I got a chance.


Just in time for Halloween! "Thriller," the Indian version
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0

11 MORE extreme pumpkin carvings
http://thebizzare.com/funny/11-crazy-pumpking-carvings/

Monster Cereal Fun Facts and Commercials
http://www.retroist.com/2008/10/29/monster-cereal-fun-facts-and-commercials/

This is wrong on so many levels - Halloween costumes for your dog
http://www.thepetscentral.com/dogs/25-unique-and-fun-halloween-costumes-for-your-canine/

Terrible Halloween Costume Ideas, 2008
http://www.fasthack.com/features/terrible-halloween-costume-ideas-2008-edition/

Kid's Halloween Candy Code
http://www.cockeyed.com/archive/candy_code/candy_code.html

The 5 Crappiest and Greatest Halloween Treats
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/10/the_5_crappiest_and_greatest_halloween_treats.php

How Halloween is celebrated around the world
http://wanderingchristine.com/travel/how-halloween-is-celebrated-around-the-world/

Ghostly Gallery - spooky images from Space
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn15086-more-spookyspace

October 29, 2008

"Making about as much sense as a lawyer dating someone named Sue"




You know what's even better than singing
in the rain? Just about everything.



Top of the Heap: Synchronized Presidential Debating! This is AWESOME!
http://www.236.com/video/2008/watch_synchronized_presidentia_9857.php

Designate - the EASY way to make decisions
http://www.godesignate.com/

The Oddest "As Seen on TV" Products
http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/as-seen-on-tv-products-reviewed/article102077.html

Documenting your vote
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/documenting-your-vote

12 Ways You Can Safeguard Your Vote
http://www.yesmagazine.org/newsletters/oct08vote/default.html

Google Maps show you where your polling place is located
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10073828-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

ANOTHER reason why broccoli is evil and is one of God's Three Mistakes
http://bread-and-honey.blogspot.com/2008/10/wtf-broccoli.html

Survival Myths Debunked
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Survival_Myths.htm

How to Dance Like a White Dude
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Dance-Like-a-White-Dude-3480943

In the "I-REALLY-want-me-one-of-these" category - a guide to electric cars
http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-car

5 Reasons Why Luke Skywalker is a Complete Idiot
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/10/the_5_reasons_luke_skywalker_is_a_complete_idiot.php

15 Awesome Architectural Optical Illusions
http://weburbanist.com/2008/10/22/architectural-optical-illusions-distortions-designs/

Songs of the Charts, Charts of the Songs
http://www.musicouch.com/Musicouching/Songs-of-the-Charts-Charts-of-the-Songs.305799

The Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time
http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/The-Top-50-Movie-Endings-of-All-Time

Skip Conversions (in England, a "skip" is what NORMAL people refer to as a dumpster)
http://www.oliverbishopyoung.co.uk/conversions.html

I don't usually post movie trailers, but Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" looks pretty awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9teLeXZ3XMU

I *so* suck at math, but this made me laugh out loud. (Luis, you'll like this)
http://totallysux.com/staticmedia/1664_limit_large.jpg

Coolest picture of a submarine you'll see all day
http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=42004

Ever wonder why your voice sounds differently to yourself than to others? Here's why
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-L9O5S11lg

Change (not what you might think, but wow!)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=27b_1225016086

9 Words That Don't Mean What You Think
http://www.bspcn.com/2007/11/15/9-words-that-dont-mean-what-you-think/

This is interesting - MTV posts its entire video collection online - apparently free and apparently no registration required
http://www.mtvmusic.com/

Cool Caves - the World Beneath the World
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/caves-world-beneath-world.html

Wow - talk about absentee ballots. If THEY can vote, so can you.
http://howtosplitanatom.com/the-news/astronauts-vote-from-space/

-and-

The HALLOWEEN EDITION!


Some people call me a space cowboy. Some call me the gangster of love.
Something tells me this year's Halloween costume still needs a little work.





The Creepiest Dolls and Toys, EVER
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/dolls-and-toys-that-creep-us-out.html

Halloween Cakes
http://everypictures.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-cakes.html

Some more outrageous pumpkin carving tutorials
http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

More pumpkins (Oh, Lord...)
http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

The Worst Pop-Culture Halloween Costumes
http://gremlindog.com/?p=432

Powering a clean energy revolution, the Halloween Way
http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/hauntedhouse08/

Ghost Towns
http://www.cultcase.com/2008/09/7-scary-ghost-towns-eternal-remnants.html

The 10 Worst Obama/McCain/Palin Halloween Costumes
http://www.comedy.com/blog/2008/10/22/the-bestworst-obama-mccain-palin-halloween-costumes/

From William - the Cylon O'Lantern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7f2dgROVUg

Pumpkin Simulator (tip o'the hat to my right-wing love-muffin Debbie)
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timages/page/pumpkin_sim.html

October 22, 2008

I bet Leonardo da Vinci was naked when he
painted the Mona Lisa. That's the same
smirk my ex had when she saw me naked.


Top of the Heap: Amazing Footage of a Technique Babies and Children Can Be Taught to Avoid Drowning
http://www.childdrowningprevention.com/index.html

200+ Tools for Surviving the Economic Crisis
http://mashable.com/2008/10/16/economic-crisis/

Absentee Voter Guide
http://www.longdistancevoter.org/voter_guides

How to Vote Early - a State-by-State Guide
http://www.demconwatchblog.com/2008/09/how-to-vote-early-state-by-state-guide.html

If McCain wears this he might win
http://img.costumecraze.com/images/vendors/forum/62412-large.jpg

This little fella gets excited about lobsters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J95dJCeBZVg

Tips for New Paupers
http://exiledonline.com/tips-for-new-paupers/

Sent in by a buncha buds - Interactive Sarah Palin as President (thanks, Barridawn & Gay)
http://www.palinaspresident.us/

In the "Whisky-Tango-Foxtrot" department, Ringo Starr has a serious message for us all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUsBqDfnIzk

How far is Canada from France? The World's Strangest Geopolitical Oddities
http://www.socyberty.com/Politics/The-Worlds-Strangest-Geopolitical-Oddities.299203

Tips on buying a mattress (from an ex-mattress salesman)
http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-review-5A40-272FFE9B-3A21B6F6-prod5

Instant Crickets
http://instantcrickets.com/

10 Weird Psychological Studies
http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/12/10-weird-psychology-studies-vote-now.php

Creative Anniversary Calendar
http://www.re-date.com/

Now this could come in handy - How to Stay Awake at Work
http://www.wikihow.com/Stay-Awake-at-Work

Alternately, you might try this
http://www.skforlee.com/independent_work/sleep_safe_tape.html

Move your mouse over the cow
http://www.cowabduction.com/

10 Hypnotic Gadgets You Just Can't Stop Looking At (actually, I stopped looking after about 10 minutes)
http://gizmodo.com/5065792/10-hypnotic-gadgets-you-just-cant-stop-looking-at



Halloween Stuff

From William - Extreme Pumpkins!
http://www.extremepumpkins.com/

Jack-O-Deathstar
http://www.fantasypumpkins.com/2006-pumpkins/deathstar1.jpg

Top Ten Worst Halloween "Candies"
http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/10/worst-halloween-candy-candies-trick-or-treating.html

31 Scary Movie Posters for Halloween
http://www.nonfictioned.com/31-scary-movie-posters-for-halloween.html

Ewww - creepy cakes
http://bored-bored.com/weird/creepy-cakes/

Yes We Carve and Barack O'Lantern Stencils
http://yeswecarve.com/
http://yeswecarve.com/category/stencils/

America's 8 Top Haunted Hotels
http://www.guidespot.com/guides/haunted_hotels

October 15, 2008

Sometimes when I eat fried chicken, I tear into
it and pretend I'm some kind of prehistoric
dinosaur making a kill. But then I realize that
it's pretty silly because all the dinosaurs died
long before fried chicken ever walked the earth.



Top of the Heap: The Night Sky - learn to identify constellations, stars, planets and how to navigate at night
http://www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky/

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" category - the Hallowindow!
http://www.hallowindow.com/

And, while you're at it, add this to the list!
http://bored-bored.com/technology/big-boys-toy/

The fun of the sixties without all those pesky drugs
http://www.koehnline.com/newgifs/ballb.html

The Top 25 Songs With a Secret
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/04/16/rolling-stones-top-25-songs-with-a-secret/

The Top 11 Naughtiest Moments in "Animaniacs"
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/nostalgia-critic/34-nostalgia-critic/221-the-top-moments-in-animaniacs

Those old westerns (thanks, Roxann!)
http://objflicks.com/thoseoldwesterns.htm

The Origin of the Three Stooges
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/09/the-origin-of-the-three-stooges/

TV Theme Song Quiz (I got 80%)
http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=55&p=1

Mmmmm, beer
http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/10-09-2008/The-Year-in-Beer-Beer-Drinking-in-America-by-Volume-64

Awwwwww.....
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=10141790

30 Things I Don't Understand About Airport Security
http://www.theroadtothehorizon.org/2008/10/rumble-30-things-i-do-not-understand.html

V remake gets the green light
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20081011/en_movies_eo/63204;_ylt=AuXSGcWLi2JtieHGmvwFX7QDW7oF

100 Free Self-Assessment Tools to Choose Your College, Major and Career
http://www.elearningyellowpages.com/blog/2008/10/100-free-self-assessment-tools-to-choose-your-college-major-and-career/

Incredible pictures of The Sun
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html

Downloadable Campaign-O-Lanterns
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_lifestyles/political_pumpkins/

The amazing wooden mirror
http://everypictures.blogspot.com/2008/10/amazing-wooden-mirror-pics.html

Only in Hawaii. The jokes just write themselves
http://www.natuba.com/photo/y7VIXx/

October 8, 2008

I think it's cool that so many of the
United States are named after women:
the Carolinas, Virginia, Mary-land,
Miss-Ouri, Miss-Issippi and Idaho.



Top of the Heap: Lotsa voter purges going on with little or no oversight. Double-check that you're still on the registration rolls
http://www.votersunite.org/info/RegInfo.asp

Or, just Don't Vote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olpCyDA4kYA&e

Google Maps 2008 Voter Info (great resource)
http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/mapplets/elections/2008/us-voter-info/us-voter-info.xml

A whole Website Wednesday rolled into one - Websites to Waste Your Week
http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/Websites-to-Waste-Your-Week-14.287843

Trust me. Just watch this video.
http://www.widelec.pl/widelec/1,82861,5631609,Jak_wyglada_prawdziwe_szczescie_.html

5 Commonly Stolen Things and How to Protect Them
http://blog.mythings.com/archive/2008/09/30/5-commonly-stolen-things-and-how-to-protect-them.aspx

If You're Qualified, Buying a Home Now is Smart
http://www.sayeducate.com/2008/10/02/if-youre-qualified-buying-a-home-now-is-smart/

What would your name be if Sarah Palin was your mother? Find out with the Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator
http://politsk.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah_13.html

Crazy Popper - Must See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyQUwx00vw

The 75 Books Every Man Should Read (Ummmmm... does seeing the movie count?)
http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/75-books?src=rss

Well, this could come in handy: How to Land a Plane in an Emergency (Note to self: Do NOT call Lloyd Bridges. He's dead, anyway)
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/09/16/how-to-land-an-airplane/

The 100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html

My brain hurts - illusion sciences
http://www.illusionsciences.com/

100 Skills Every Man Should Know (with video goodness!)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html

The Eyeballing Game
http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/

If All Movies Had Cell Phones (okay, MOBILE phones to Andy and the Crew in England)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf19TYoczcE

In this week's "I-want-me-some-of-these" category - A collection of unusual clock designs
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2008/09/29/collection-of-unusual-clock-designs/

Type in the definition and get the word with the Reverse Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml

The Joker face paint for Halloween : Step-by-step instructions
http://www.kansascity.com/700/story/827928.html

This looks like fun. Be careful you don't die
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TWbcsEDrmFE

"It's apparent that Sen. McCain has some disdain...for Sen. Obama" - The non-handshake
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0iIOqPGak

October Oneth, 2008

Attention Sarah Palin:
We aren't laughing with you;
we're laughing AT you.


Top of the Heap: 5 Must-Bookmark Websites for Emergencies
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-must-bookmark-websites-for-emergencies/

Click here to instantly acquire as much foreign policy experience as Sarah Palin
http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/northwest-passage/nwp-today3.jpg

Vote411: Voter Registration and Information, State by State
http://www.vote411.org/

This looks AWESOME! French Fried Bacon on a Stick! (Thanks, Ruby!)
http://www.lastappetite.com/french-fry-coated-bacon-on-a-stick/

And, for those who go through life asking, "How can I add bacon to this?"
http://bacontoday.com/

Okay, granted, this may be going a little too far...
http://worshipbacon.com/wiki/Main_Page

The Ultimate List of Carny Lingo
http://goodmagic.com/carny/index.htm

The world's craziest roller coasters
http://www.eventective.com/blog/parties/2008/04/16/worlds-craziest-roller-coasters/

How to Predict the Weather Without a Forecast
http://www.wikihow.com/Predict-the-Weather-Without-a-Forecast

Find local pet services with ZooToo
http://www.zootoo.com/petservices/

All sorts of facts about the 50 U.S. States
http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html

10 People From Your Past Who Will Haunt You on Facebook
http://www.cracked.com/article_16670_people-from-your-past-who-will-haunt-you-on-facebook.html

NOW we're cookin'! The Heart Attack Grill
http://fishki.net/comment.php?id=41912

The language is a little NSFW, but this is BRILLIANT! "It was then, in my biology class, that I became a legend..."
http://www.ubersite.com/m/117946