June 16, 2010

I just got this "Road Runner: Raw" DVD and you
would not believe the filthy stuff this bird says
to egg on the coyote. Of course in the standard
censored version all you ever hear is "beep beep."


Top of the Heap: The White Man's Soul Food: The 37 (or so) Ingredients in a Twinkie
http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-the-37-or-so-ingredients-in-a-twinkie/

Interactive World Cup 2010 Schedule
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html

22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You (Probably) Don’t Know
http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/57704.html

10 Far Out Father's Day Gifts
http://www.oddee.com/item_96716.aspx

Another 10 Far-Out Father's Day Gifts
http://www.oddee.com/item_97081.aspx

Not THAT old chestnut: Man Forced to Marry Cow Faints During Ceremony. Then it gets weird.
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/830794-man-forced-to-marry-cow-faints-at-wedding

An article which includes links to web sites that allow you to comparison shop for health care
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/technology/11cost.html?ref=technology

Just in time for Summer: The 10 Best Travel Secrets
http://alturl.com/rm8k

Related - Top 10 Strategies for Surviving Airports and Airplanes
http://lifehacker.com/5561002/top-10-strategies-for-surviving-airports-and-airplanes

The Definitive Guide to Finding Free Wi-Fi
http://lifehacker.com/5340435/the-definitive-guide-to-finding-free-wi+fi

You ever wonder whatever happened to the cast of ALF? Me neither.
http://topcultured.com/where-are-they-now-alf/

33 absolute online time-wasters that will eat up your time and spit it out like a carnivorous animal
http://laptoplogic.com/33-anti-efficiency-tools-online

Steep It - the simplest internet tea timer, ever
http://steep.it/

June 9, 2010

The thing about writing stuff for the Website Wednesday
tagline while sitting on a high-tech toilet is that everyone
knows the exact MMMMMOOOOment the bidet hits you.


Top of the Heap: Incredibly cool Web Catalog from the Dutch (let it load and watch what happens) (Thanks, Debb!)
http://producten.hema.nl/

Ever wonder what would happen if an Alka Seltzer tablet was added to a ball of water in zero-G? Me neither.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgC-ocnTTto

The Top 1000 Visited Sites on the Internets (I'm thinking the House of Chaos must've been number 1001...)
http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/

Ah HAH! Take THAT, iPhone elitists (Tally). 10 Things the Android Does Better Than the iPhone
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/10_things_android_does_better_iphone

Top 10 Dangerously Addictive Games
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-addictive-games.php

The Top 10 Codes You're Not Meant To Know
http://listverse.com/2009/02/22/top-10-codes-you-arent-meant-to-know/

Weird, Out-of-the-Ordinary Scholarships
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/10-Out-of-the-Ordinary-Scholarships.html

Oh, lovely. Just when you thought it was safe to play in the yard... be on the lookout for bottle bombs
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp

Visual Recipes has recipes with step-by-step photos
http://visualrecipes.com/

Want to be in the movies? Here's How to Be an Extra
http://www.beinamovie.com/extra/index.php

Something I've been trying to do for YEARS: How to Make the Perfect Omelette
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jun/03/how-to-make-perfect-omelette

Secrets of Disneyland
http://www.disneylandreport.com/disneysecrets.html

How to make Windows leaner, cleaner and faster
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/make-windows-leaner-cleaner-and-faster-693833

See a giant Pacific Octopus on the OctoCam (best viewing at night, since they're nocturnal) (Thanks, Pat!)
http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/visitor/octocam

Let NASA take your Face into Space
http://faceinspace.nasa.gov/index.aspx

Rid Your Lawn of Cows, Tigers, and Other Unwanted Pests (Thanks, Ken!)
http://www.zipgolfer.com/pests-on-the-lawn/

and, finally...

Did Sarah Palin Buy Herself a Couple of Luxury Items?
http://wonkette.com/415838/did-sarah-palin-buy-herself-a-couple-of-luxury-items

June 2, 2010

They say you should never raise your
hand to your children, but how else am I
supposed to request permission to speak?


Top of the Heap: The 50 Worst Inventions of All Time (Tip O'the Hat to Uncle Mel!)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/bestworst/0,32232,1991915_1991909_1991902,00.html

One More Top of the Heap: Next Tuesday is No Plastic Day - intended to bring awareness of the over-consumption of disposable plastic goods
http://www.noplasticday.org/

You'll never be as cool as these 25 Cool Guitars
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2010/05/25-unique-guitars.html

10 Non-Photoshopped images that will warp your mind
http://gizmodo.com/5548138/ten-non+photoshopped-images-that-will-warp-your-mind

10 Most Bizarre Sounds You've Probably Never Heard
http://www.smashinglists.com/10-most-bizarre-sounds-youd-not-have-heard-before/

The Japanese plan to have robots build a Moon base - for ROBOTS. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-05/japan-wants-moon-base-2020-built-robots-robots

100 Things You Didn't Know About "The Empire Strikes Back"
http://movies.ign.com/articles/109/1091748p1.html

The Most Detailed Image of Our Galaxy Ever Taken
http://bmgoau.nfshost.com/milkyway_spitzer_zoom/spitzer.html

Rocket-Powered Motorcycles of the Past, Present and Future (Thanks, Ken!)
http://www.spotmotorcycles.com/rocket-cycles/

Virtual Tour of the Wailing Wall (Thanks, George)
http://www.360tr.net/kudus/aglamaduvar_tr/index.HTML

14 Useful Tools For Your Kitchen
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2010/04/05/14-useful-tools-for-your-kitchen/

Top 10 Most Downloaded Student Tools
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-downloaded-student-tools-movers-shakers/

Classic Film Guide
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=home

Time-Lapse Satellite View of the Growing Oil Spill
http://www.universetoday.com/2010/05/27/time-lapse-satellite-view-of-growing-oil-spill/

May 26, 2010

I read today that they're making
a "Planet of the Apes" prequel.
Technically speaking, isn't *every*
film a "Planet of the Apes" prequel?


Top of the Heap: Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM

For those of you who care: 100 Things We'll Miss About "Lost"
http://www.ugo.com/tv/lost-one-hundred-things-well-miss?cmpid=0101

Addicting Game of the Week - Breakout
http://haznos.org/breakout-infernal-game/

This is pretty cool - 250 Walt Disney Characters
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juanpablobravo/4622802536/sizes/o/

10 Celebrities You Think Are Dead (but aren't)
http://www.elistmania.com/juice/10_celebrities_you_think_are_dead_but_are_still_alive/

10 Futuristic Technologies That Don't Exist (yet)
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/05/10_futuristic_technologies_we_wish_existed_right_n.php/

50 Fun Jobs That Don't Require You to Grow Up
http://alturl.com/bomd

Find cheap flights, hotels and other travel-related deals at Sprice
http://www.sprice.com/

Resources to do a background check on (cough) yourself
http://consumerist.com/2010/02/get-all-your-reports.html

Things You Cannot Unsee
http://cannotunsee.tumblr.com/

Mighty Optical Illusions
http://www.moillusions.com/

Speaking of which, Sharks can (kinda sorta) become invisible. EVERYBODY (kinda sorta) PANIC.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks-invisible-light-luminescence.html

America's Top 10 Road Trips
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-34348817

A Savvy Traveler's Guide to Vacationing Abroad
http://lifehacker.com/5539907/a-savvy-travelers-guide-to-vacationing-abroad

And... a couple of gems from Youngest Unmarried Son Jack:

Just to put things into perspective...
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

Liquid Mountaineering
http://haha.nu/entertainment/liquid-mountaineering/

May 19, 2010

I bet more kids would sign up for the debate team in high school
if they only knew how vital it would be in kicking total ASS during
lunch-hour pop culture arguments in the Best Buy breakroom someday.


Top of the Heap: The Dealmap - best local deals, coupons and discounts from all over the freakin WORLD!
http://www.thedealmap.com/#DynamicContentContainer

Yet Another Top of the Heap: Use the Facebook Privacy Scanner bookmarklet to see how exposed you are on Facebook
http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/

Good morning, beautiful bacon!
http://www.baconbabble.com/index.php/2010/03/25/good-morning-beautiful-bacon/

10 Must Have Camping Tools for Nerds
http://alturl.com/9ko3

6 Absurd Gender Stereotypes (That Science Says Are True)
http://www.cracked.com/article_18529_6-gender-stereotypes-that-are-actually-true.html

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 10 Craziest Moments
http://www.ranker.com/list/sheriff-joe-arpaio_s-10-craziest-moments/calistylie#start=0&format=blogstyle_view

Wedding Dress Revenge
http://izismile.com/2010/05/13/wedding_dress_revenge_34_pics.html

6 Things You Should Know Before Buying an iPad
http://alturl.com/b9mg

10 Phrases That Can Sink Your Resume
http://telework-hawaii.com/home/2010/05/11/10-phrases-that-can-sink-your-resume/

Optical Illusion of the Week: Motion Induced Blindness
http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

10 Amazing Phenomenon of a Normal Human Mind (I think they meant "Phenomena," but I nitpick....)
http://www.smashinglists.com/10-amazing-phenomenon-of-a-normal-human-mind/

Awesome collection of free reference sites
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/mars/marspubs/marsbestfreewebsites/marsbestfree2010.cfm

13 Unusual Flip-Flops
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2010/05/13-unusual-flip-flops.html

May 12, 2010

In biblical times, if you loved your wife,
you'd let her ride your ass all day.
I guess some things never change.


Top of the Heap: Will They Build It? Cold Stone Creamery's "Every Topping Under the Sun-dae"
http://topcultured.com/cold-stone-creamery-every-topping-under-the-sun-dae/

28 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Traveling
http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/28-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-started-traveling/

Incredible, interactive 360° view of the Sistine Chapel (Thanks, Debb!)
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Your Iron Man 2 Character Primer
http://techland.com/2010/05/06/your-iron-man-2-character-primer/

The Art of Sandwiches
http://www.inewidea.com/2010/05/01/30575.html

15 Fascinating Facts About Your Dreams
http://www.mritechnicianschools.org/211/15-fascinating-facts-about-your-dreams/

See if taking combining a drug with something will cause problems at MedHelp Drug Interaction Checker
http://www.medhelp.org/druginteractions

Extract text out of any image with Free OCR
http://www.free-ocr.com/

Bender Converter downloads and converts online videos for free
http://benderconverter.com/

5 Silly Initiation Rituals of Famous Sinister Organizations
http://alturl.com/whys

Top 10 Secrets of Effective Liars
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/extreme-fear/201005/top-10-secrets-effective-liars

Best and worst hotels for Wi-Fi
http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/annual%20wifi%20report

10 Worst Travel Rip-offs and How to Avoid Them
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/deals/inside/2010-05-06-top-ten-rip-offs_N.htm

May 5, 2010

I lie awake some nights worried about the
state of the world, with its ever-encroaching
slate of inescapable problems. Bad as that
is, it sure beats the hell out of the other
nights, when I lie awake wondering if zombie
chickens would think humans taste like them.


Top of the Heap: NOW we're cookin' - Homemade Pop Tarts! Mmmmmm, Pop Tarts!
http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/04/homemade-pop-tarts/

60 Insider Secrets to College Admissions
http://www.onlineuniversitylowdown.com/2007/08/60-insider-secrets-to-college-admissions.html

15 Dorm Room Essentials You Didn't Know You Needed
http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/blog/2010/15-dorm-room-essentials-you-didnt-know-you-needed/

The Breathing Circle - a tool for combating stress, anxiety and panic attacks
http://www.oneletterwords.com/4-square-breathing/

Teabonics
http://www.cracktwo.com/2010/04/teabonics.html

7 Astounding Beach Scenes
http://www.killerdirectory.com/blog/travel/beach-scenes.html

Explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community With "This We Know"
http://www.thisweknow.org/

10 "Bad" Foods That Are Actually Good For You
http://www.budgetlife.com/blog/good-bad-foods/

A brilliant innovation - the bullet train that never stops
http://softhunder.blogspot.com/2010/04/train-that-never-stops-at-station.html

10 Fun Gadgets That'll Freak Out Your Guests
http://www.oddee.com/item_97055.aspx

Hear, hear. "PowerPoint Makes Us Stupid"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html

6 True Stories About Disneyland They Don't Want You to Know
http://www.cracked.com/article_18511_6-true-stories-about-disneyland-they-dont-want-you-to-know.html

Rats! Yet ANOTHER year that I didn't make the list for the 10 Highest Paid Public Speakers in the World
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/04/10-highest-paid-public-speakers-in-the-world/

Instructions on how to delete your account from social networks, shopping sites, etc.
http://www.deleteyouraccount.com/

Funny Motivational Posters
http://thechive.com/2010/04/26/monday-motivational-posters-29-photos/

Culture Crossing is a large collection of customs and etiquette guides for different countries
http://www.culturecrossing.net/index.php

15 Little-Known Geek/Nerd Holidays and Observances
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/30/15-little-known-geeknerd-holidays-and-observances/

The Top 10 Things You Didn't Know Google Maps Could Do
http://lifehacker.com/5525758/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-google-maps-could-do

I'm trying to decide if this is cool or not... every location on earth simplified to one word/phrase
http://mapcut.com/

In your lifetime you will...
http://www.executivehm.com/news/in-your-lifetime/

Stephen Hawking on How to Build a Time Machine
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1269288/STEPHEN-HAWKING-How-build-time-machine.html

Mind-boggling 45-gigapixel panorama of Dubai is world’s largest, zoomable “down to girl in bikini.”
http://gizmodo.com/5529528/worlds-largest-panorama-shows-dubai-down-to-girl-in-bikini

24 Mind-Blowing Money Illusions
http://moneymumbojumbo.co.uk/fun-articles/money-illusion