February 23, 2011

My mind control is improving. I can now

change a red light to green if I concentrate

real hard and stare at it long enough.

- Uncle Mel

Top of the Heap: 5 Amazing Things Invented By Donald Duck (Seriously)

http://www.cracked.com/article_19021_5-amazing-things-invented-by-donald-duck-seriously.html

The Top 10 Most Surprising Voiceover Cartoon Performances

http://www.audiblemarketing.com/audiblemarketing/top-10-most-surprising-voiceover-cartoon-performances/

The 10 Most Hilariously Evil Villain Twitter Accounts

http://lynnrockets.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/glenn-beck-is-beyond-his-due-date/

Getting You Ready for Sunday: Oscar Curiosities and Records

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-oscar-curiosities-and-records.php

Convert your photos into amazing paintings with Psykopaint

http://www.psykopaint.com/

16 Items They Only Sell at Chinese Walmarts

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/16-products-they-only-sell-at-chinese-walmarts

Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz's Guide to Getting a Sitcom Cancelled

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/feb/12/arrested-development-mitch-hurwitz-sitcom-cancelled

Mix and play your own DJ mix from YouTube videos with Mixiate

http://mixiate.com/

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Sarah Palin's secret Facebook account - BUSTED!

http://failbook.failblog.org/2011/02/22/funny-facebook-fails-sarah-palins-secret-facebook-account/

February 16, 2011

I finally figured out why they're called "sushi chefs."

You really can't call them sushi *cooks*, can you?

Top of the Heap: The Reason Charlie Sheen Smokes Crack

http://www.dlisted.com/node/40828

Another Top of the Heap: Conception Alert: Get Crackin' on That 11/11/11 Baby!

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/10/historic-conception-alert-get-cracking-on-that-11-11-11-baby/

Now THIS is a science project: Indiana teen invents a Solar Death Ray

http://alturl.com/ji3gr

The best questions for a first date

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-best-questions-for-first-dates/

The World's Most Blocked Websites (guess what #1 is...)

http://alturl.com/zebvu

Dear Meryl, Just Come And Get Your Oscar Already.

http://dlisted.com/node/40738

Things to Do When You're Bored (Thanks, Uncle Mel!)

http://www.urban75.org/useless/bored.html

10 Things No One Ever Told You About the Civil War

http://www.onlinedegree.net/10-things-no-one-ever-told-you-about-the-civil-war/

The Strangest Political Ads of 2010

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-strangest-political-ads-of-2010.php

Is This the Real Thing? Coca Cola's Secret Formula Discovered

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/15/is-this-the-real-thing-coca-colas-secret-formula-discovered/

20 Super Sidecars

http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2011/02/20-super-sidecars.html

Lindsay Lohan's Court Outfits Ranked in Order of Hotness

http://clutch.mtv.com/2011/02/10/lindsay-lohans-court-outfit-ranked-in-order-of-hotness/

28 Typos That Would've Changed Everything

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_167_28-typos-that-would-have-changed-everything/

Six Best Sites to View Maps of Airline Flight Paths (+Bonus Mobile Apps)

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-sites-view-maps-airline-flight-paths-bonus-mobile-apps/

10 Simple Ways to Increase Your iPhone's Battery Life

http://alturl.com/ir6z9

6 Costs You Should Always Negotiate

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/111978/6-costs-you-should-always-negotiate?mod=bb-budgeting

10 Free (and Addictive) Games For Your Droid

http://www.onlinecertificateprograms.org/blog/2011/10-free-and-addictive-games-for-your-droid/

Monopoly Live

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/monopolys-new-tower-of-power/?nl=technology&emc=cta4

February 9, 2011

          Don't you hate it when the car behind you rams
          into yours and you can't get mad because that
          person's car was actually already parked and
          the driver wasn't even there when it happened?
     

Top of the Heap:  Google's Top Easter Eggs, Gags and Hoaxes, 2011 Edition
     http://www.pcworld.com/article/217752/article.html?tk=nl_tnx_h_topstory

Early Verizon iPhone 4 Reviews
     http://gizmodo.com/5750456/the-early-verizon-iphone-4-reviews-are-in

The 50 Worst Commercials in Super Bowl History
     http://bleacherreport.com/articles/579459-the-50-worst-commercials-in-super-bowl-history

A week late, but worth it:  How Many Days Does Bill Murray Get Stuck Reliving "Groundhog Day"?
     http://alturl.com/ip5y2

Related:  12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Movie "Groundhog Day"
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/billmurray/things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-movie-g

Underwater Sculptures  (Thanks, Debb!)
     http://www.underwatersculpture.com/index.asp

22 Manly Ways to Reuse an Altoids Tin
     http://artofmanliness.com/2011/01/30/22-manly-ways-to-reuse-an-altoids-tin/

Interesting - The Three-Second Rule
     http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/01/hugs-follow-a-3-second-rule.html

30 Best Blogs for Recent Grads Saddled With Debt
     http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/30-best-blogs-for-recent-grads-with-debt

I'm not really sure what this is, but it's fun to play with for a few minutes
     http://www.cesmes.fi/pallo.swf

Stereo images of the entire Sun  (Thanks, Sara!)
     http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-stereo-images-entire-sun-video.html

10 Great iPhone Apps for Dating
     http://brainz.org/iphone-apps-for-dating/

The Best Travel Apps for Android
     http://lifehacker.com/#!5750682/the-best-travel-apps-for-android

And, the Best Travel Apps for the iPhone
     http://lifehacker.com/#!5750431/the-best-travel-apps-for-iphone

Tips and Tricks to Get the Most Out of Your Netflix Subscription
     http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-tips-tricks-netflix-subscription/

February 2, 2011

I went to see a doctor about my bad

back, but all he did was whip me and

make me build pyramids. I swear that's

the last time I'm going to a Cairopractor.

Top of the Heap: In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" department: A 50-Foot Snowball Launcher

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/76244?refsku=79276&xsp=1&promo=xsells

Eating Italy: Documenting one student's semester in Bologna (mostly) through food

http://eatingitaly.tumblr.com/

11 Foods and Drinks Banned in the United States

http://www.11points.com/Food-Drink/11_Foods_and_Drinks_Banned_In_the_United_States

Okay, this is kinda creepy - point and click to direct the Zombie Choir

http://www.quality-schnallity.com/zombiechoir.html

6 Plot Threads Famous Movies Forgot to Resolve

http://www.cracked.com/article_18978_6-plot-threads-famous-movies-forgot-to-resolve.html

15 Odd Jobs for Teens and Tweens

http://www.freeshipping.org/blog/45-odd-jobs-for-teens-and-tweens/

Ever wanted to see a Newspaper Map of the World? Me neither.

http://newspapermap.com/

Ever wonder how your life would be different if you lived in another country? See above.

http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/

Robonaut 2 Set to Launch in February. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords...

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/31jan_r2/

Top 10 Fox News Fails of 2010

http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-fox-news-fails-of-2010/melody-yan

Cocktail recipe diagrams

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabiorex/sets/72157625636900017/

Frakkin' Cool - Geek out with a BSG Colonies Star Map

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/01/28/a-bsg-colonies-star-map-so-say-we-all/

And, as long as we're on a geekfest... here are some Facts You Might Not Know About Stargate SG1

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/22/15-facts-you-might-not-know-about-stargate-sg-1/

7 Myths Mythbusters Proved That We Still Can't Believe Are True

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/02/7_myths_mythbusters_proved_that_we_still_cant_beli.php

5 Complaints About Modern Life (That Are Statistically B.S.)

http://www.cracked.com/article_18983_5-complaints-about-modern-life-that-are-statistically-b.s..html

Airlines offering Free Facebook in February

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-02-01-facebook-inflight-wifi_N.htm