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

January 26, 2011

It's so embarrassing when my Tourette's makes me scream

obscenities in church. At least that's the story I'm going with.

Top of the Heap: The Top 100 Blogs of 2010 (once again, SHOC must've been #101)

http://brainz.org/top-100-blogs/

Another Top of the Heap: The Best Time to Buy Anything in 2011

http://lifehacker.com/5736625/

This week's Cool Clock (after watching it, click on it) (Thanks, Kevin!)

http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html

How to Make the Most of Your Crappy iPod Earbuds

http://lifehacker.com/5719972/how-to-make-the-best-of-your-crappy-ipod-earbuds

This will leave you speechless (Thanks again, Kevin)

http://www.jokeroo.com/bin/player.swf?5f9f_f369

Interactive Map of the Most Common Names in America

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/geography/usa-surnames-interactive

For What It's Worth: The Companies Who Support Censoring The Internet

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110118/12431012712/companies-who-support-censoring-internet.shtml

40 Android Apps For The Serious Student (Thanks, Bella)

http://www.associatesdegree.com/2011/01/23/40-android-apps-for-the-serious-student/

12 Things That Will Be Cheaper in 2011

http://dealnews.com/features/12-Things-That-Will-Cost-Less-in-2011/426288.html

How to Find Out if Someone is Stealing Your WiFi

http://alturl.com/phcmd

50 Successful Diabetics

http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2011/01/50-famous-successful-people-who-are-diabetic/

"Badass Math" sounds like an oxymoron, but ... hey... different strokes...

http://alturl.com/ea8ov

Getting Started With eBooks: A Beginner's Guide

http://www.gliffy.com/publish/2059164/

The nominations for the 2011 Razzie Awards

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/24/razzie-awards-nominations-2011_n_812859.html#s228666&title=Razzies_2011_Worst

January 19, 2011

I'll bet the reason drag queens don't travel through time is

that they get tired of being mistaken for early presidents.

Top of the Heap: The New Zodiac Pickup Lines!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/14/zodiac-pick-up-lines-twitter_n_809267.html?ref=twitter#s224346&title=Judes_Dickey

Worried about your Zodiac sign changing? Don't be.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/13/horoscope-hang-up-earth-rotation-changes-zodiac-signs/

http://io9.com/5733004/your-zodiac-sign-may-have-changed-this-week

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/astrology.html

Addicting Game of the Week: Z-Type

http://www.phoboslab.org/ztype/

Cheating at Sudoku with Google Goggles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdftOloAH9Q

12 Hilarious Sitcom Situations That Suck in Real Life

http://www.ranker.com/list/12-hilarious-sitcom-situations-that-suck-in-real-life/andrew-stroscher

Create your own meme with the Meme Generator (thanks, William!)

http://memegenerator.net/

I'm guilty of this. I'm so ashamed.

http://www.slate.com/id/2281146/

The Origins of 10 Common Words and Phrases

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/10/the-origins-of-10-common-words-phrases/

How Big is the Internet(s)? (Spoiler: pretty big)

http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2011/01/how-big-is-internet.html

12 Technologies on the Brink of Disappering

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/12_technologies_brink_disappearing

A whole buncha Genealogical Resources

http://www.onlinesocialworkdegree.org/genealogy-resources

The Top 20 Free Apps For Your New iPad

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-20-free-apps-ipad/

10 Common Medical Myths (That Are Completely False)

http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2011/10-common-medical-myths-that-are-completely-false/

The Most Popular Boy's and Girl's Names of 2010

http://brainz.org/2010s-100-most-popular-boys-names/

http://brainz.org/2010s-100-most-popular-girls-names/

Nine Movie Villains Who Were Right All Along

http://alturl.com/bsc97

A bizarre way to spend a little time - type it, and see it drawn.

http://www.hhepshed.com/

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January 12, 2011

I sure hope they find Paul Newman soon. I'm

getting tired of seeing his face on all those bottles.

Top of the Heap: Animal Voiceovers (Thanks, Billy!)
http://www.wimp.com/animalvoiceovers/

Beyond Huck Finn: Other Books in Need of an Image Makeover
http://flavorwire.com/141105/beyond-huck-finn-other-books-in-need-of-an-image-makeover

Get a Real Human on the Line - hacks to over 500 Companies
http://gethuman.com/print.html

Big Dog (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://alturl.com/4zu9p

The 12 Best Apps For Your New Android Device
http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/12/30/the-12-best-apps-for-your-new-android-device/

Fan of BSG? How 'bout renting out Gaius Baltar's apartment?
http://io9.com/5725647/rent-out-gaius-baltars-vancouver-apartment

The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time (warning: some NSFW language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSEYXWmEse8

The OTHER 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time (ditto on the language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHWEZ_IjcSk

Dave Barry's 2010 Year in Review
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/01/v-print/1992746/dave-barrys-2010-year-in-review.html

The Buzziest Gadgets from the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show
http://flavorwire.com/141170/the-buzziest-gadgets-from-the-2011-consumer-electronics-show

10 Foods That Can Help You Sleep
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/vitality/10-foods-that-can-help-you-sleep-2433545/

Online Metronome
http://simple.bestmetronome.com/

An Interactive Map of 15 Years of UFO Sightings
http://www.slate.com/id/2278314/


The Most Complete Map of the Night Sky Ever Assembled (but you'd need 50,000 Hi-Definition TV's to see it)
http://io9.com/5730972/this-is-the-most-complete-map-of-the-night-sky-ever-assembled


Silk is an online art toy that can easily fritter away your productive work time, so don’t tell anyone else about it.
http://weavesilk.com/


Search for free mp3's with the fabulously-named Mp3Skip
http://mp3skip.com/http://mp3skip.com/


Search the most shared content on Facebook with All Things Now
http://www.allthingsnow.com/



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