Heureux Mardi Gras! Krewes, Booze, Beads & Boobs

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[Found here, here and here. Related Mardi Gras posts here.]

Totally Copacetic Hot Links

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Norm MacDonald’s cat.

The symbol for division (÷) is called obelus. On the other hand, the division slash (/) is called virgule. You like mathematical trivia? Here’s a fun list.

15 scary rollercoasters.

What happens when two chatbots talk to each other? They bicker, or they bicker while hitting on each other.

A Frank Discussion Between Emojis About Diversity.

Here’s the literal version of the video to Total Eclipse of the Heart.

The History of Mardi Gras.

[Top image from here.]

Saturday Matinee – Jimbino Vegan, Tuba Skinny, & The Rebirth Brass Band

Apparently that’s Jimbino Vegan and someone or something known as Zugdidi with a decent backup band.

Tuba Skinny on the streets of NOLA. The dog gets it.

The Rebirth Brass Band are the real deal (but please, give us at least one chord change).

Have a great Mardis Gras and Do Watcha Wanna.

Bonus .GIF – A Cutworm Tapestry

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Bunkessa found a cutworm and was nice enough to share it. My JASC program doesn’t allow me to combine them all without an incredible amount of cut-and-paste tedium, so we’ll settle for this combination of mirrored and flipped .gifs. The animation has not been sped up, that’s real time. Enjoy!

The .GIF Friday Post No. 473 – Death Defiance, Bouncing Bananas & Hypnocraft

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[Found here, here and here. BTW, the secret to levitation may be found in here.]

“Let’s play Gas Station.”

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“Mommy said her tank’s almost empty. After this we’re gonna change the air in her tires.”

[Found here, via wirecutter.]

“What the hell’s a two-lane Highway? OuttaMyWay, Butthead!”

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Cadillac prototype illustration by automotive designer Wayne Kady. [Found here.]

Polar Ice Bear Cicles

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Hanging from the side of an iceberg by their hind claws, a polar bear and her cub search for penguins feeding in the frigid Arctic waters below.

Classic polar bear prank, akin to a snipe hunt. “Look, son. If you even think you see one, go for it, because OMG LOOK THERE’S ONE RIGHT NOW!”

[Found here.]