The headphones say it all. Sometimes we find such a cool idea smothered in a such a thick blanket of lame that we just have to post it. But the question remains: What is it listening to?
[Found via the google search.]
Month: March 2010
Red Bonemobile
After yesterday’s abhorrent fiscal atrocity that saddled our children and grandchildren with an unwarranted debt that they are going to be paying for for the rest of their lives, I can’t think of a better post than this to take my mind off of it for a day.
Here’s the car they’ll be able to afford. It runs on crap, 5 lbs. per mile. The majority of the U.S. Congress is already a public crap mine, so the fuel should be plentiful for decades to come.
[Found here.]
Hot Links and the Temple of Doom
“Dylan Hears a Who” was a classic parody from 1997. The original website was promptly shut down by the heirs of the Dr. Seuss franchise, as if it were a threat to the profitability of the classic children’s book series.
[Click on the image for a sample, or download a .zip here. If you don’t trust that site, leave a request in the comments and I’ll forward a clean .zip file. It’s 59MB of fun. ]
Rain on the Tracks: Flooded train track is flooded.
Build a virtual solar system here [via Neatorama].
Chatroulette vs. Chatroulette here.
Been burned in a website chat? Here’s a way to report the abuse.
Mess with your mind here. Be sure to leave a trail of breadcrumbs.
Wanna know where the speed traps are in your area? Slow down here.
Lasercat dogfight here.
Saturday Matinee – Fess Parker, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone & stuff
Here’s to Fess Parker (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010).
When Disney’s semi-historical series on Davy Crockett ran out (Crockett was killed at the Alamo), Fess Parker had garnered a lot of fans. What to do next? Cast him as Daniel Boone, of course.
As Daniel Boone, Fess Parker’s costar was Ed Ames, who portrayed an Indian scout. Here he is demonstrating his famous hatchet throwing skills.
Have a great weekend folks, and R.I.P. Mr Parker.
The Feasts of St. Joseph
Earlier today (19 March 2010), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi invoked a prayer to St. Joseph for help in passing the Health Care debacle. Not being Catholic, I couldn’t remember who he was the patron saint of besides children’s aspirin, so I decided to check Wikipuddlia.
Here’s the entry for St. Joseph:
Further down, under Sainthood, we find this:
Here’s the pertinent paragraph enlarged.
Now click on that image. It’s on Wikipedia, so it’s got to be true… heh. My initial reaction was that some wag edited the Wiki for fun, BUT WAIT! IT’S TRUE!
From The Washington Times:
Seeking to shore up support for her embattled health bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced it was the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, adding “We pray to Saint Joseph to benefit the workers of America which is what our health bill would do.”
Problem is, March 19 is indeed the feast day of Saint Joseph, foster-father of Jesus. But the actual feast of St. Joseph the Worker (same man, two ways of commemorating him) comes in six weeks. Set for May 1, it was introduced by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to counteract May Day, the high holiday for communist and socialist workers.
So, Wikipedia is right, Nancy blew it twice in one swell foop, and Joe Biden’s disease is contagious.
[Crossposted here.]
The .Gif Friday Post No.120 – Bagdance, Yoyocat, Anteater Halt
Street of San Francisco
This would be a good neighborhood to run an automotive body shop/medical clinic combo business.
[Original image here.]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Nice version of Nell Flaherty’s Drake. Here’s Tommy Makem & the Clancy Brothers’ version.
[Related post with words here.]
Heterochromia x 3
They don’t need no stinkin’ glasses to see Avatar in 3D. I’d advise against taking them though, as they’d likely spend the entire movie leaping through the theater trying to take out the blue tails swinging just inches over your head.
(Okay, I haven’t seen the movie, but there’s gotta be blue tails swinging just inches over your head, right? Otherwise, what’s the point?)
“What’s this little paper square in my saki?”
Amy Oops found this happy guy.
Tacky Raccoons 