Or not.
“Brazilian graphic designer and illustrator Butcher Billy got the idea of turning famous love hits into book covers of horror master Stephen King.”
10 Popular Love Songs Inspired By Stephen King Horror Novels
Live From Pyongyang, It’s Saturday Night Hot Links
THIS is just wrong.
There’s a bronze statue of Lt. Frank Columbo (Peter Falk) with a bronze beagle in Budapest. TRUE.
Tower Records was awesome. We’d spend hours in their Buena Park store combing through their vinyl, but the L.A. store was huge. I never knew the history until now [via].
Always order the largest pizza. Here’s why.
What do you need to know to become a Citizen of the United States? Here’s a practice test.
Guy moves massive concrete blocks by himself using only gravity and leverage [via].
[Top image made with I Can Haz Cheeseburger Meme Generator.]
Saturday Matinee – Shirley Bassey, Goldfinger, Nena & Nina Hagen with Don Rickles & Merv Griffin
Dame Shirley Bassey‘s classic “Theme to Goldfinger” as captured on film in 1965. I didn’t know she was Welsh until today.
Goldfinger‘s cover of Nena’s “99 Luftballons” is pretty good.
Nena‘s “Rette Mich” (Save Me) is from the same album as 99 Luftballons.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I once confused Nena (Gabriele Kerner of Hagen, West Germany) with Nina Hagen (Catherine Hagen of East Berlin, East Germany). Never again.
Have a great weekend, folks. More is yet to come.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 503 – The Dali Magni, The Can Can & Hammer Time
Another Milestone for Tacky Raccoons.
Nichelle Nichols (aka Lt. Nyota Uhura) Makes Me Smile
That was Nichelle Nichols‘ most famous role, but prior to Star Trek she sang with Lionel Hampton’s and Duke Ellington’s bands. I searched for an early recording, but found something entirely unexpected. If you are a fan, Do NOT click this link.
You’ve been warned.
[Images found here.]
Graphic Warning: Thin Ice
“Somebody Responsible For The Lake Found The Fox (Which Drowned) In The Ice, Cut Him Out And Put Him Back On The Ice To Keep People Off The Ice.”
Couldn’t find the original source of the image, nor could I confirm the caption, but there you go. [Found here.]
Sump’ms Goin’ Down.
[h/t Nancy H. via email.]
Nothing much happened today.
Mono-polyrhythmical Hot Links
Kabardian, also known as Circassian, is spoken in the Caucasus. In the sentence “The men saw me,” the word for “saw” is sǝq’ayǝƛaaɣwǝaɣhaś, pronounced roughly “suck-a-LAGH-a-HESH” [via].
Classic barking cat vid here.
Check out the Paterson-Zwick Construction. Need something a bit easier? Try this.
Your Colon Smells Great is the best blog post title I’ve seen so far this year.
Oktoberfest began Saturday and a man fights with his shoe.
[Top image from here.]
Tacky Raccoons 