[Found here.]
Mom would have loved this had I painted it in her basement, but only after she kicked my ass upstairs one step at a time.
Thanks for kicking my ass, Mom. We’re gonna miss you.
Category: Bizarre
Off-Season Iditarod Dogs
That’s Ted, and he’s interviewed in “Profiles in Tenacity: Get To Know An Iditarod Sled Dog.”
The .Gif Friday Post No.205 – Varney’s Troll Face, Happy Corgi, Penguin Rocks
Bikers Welcome
“I realize that clowns make some people uneasy & that’s ok. I’m not judging. If you can’t handle looking at clowns, there is always the cemetery across the parking lot.”
Pure awesome. Just the thought of clowns on Harleys makes me smile. I can only imagine the sounds they make rolling into town:
*PHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBT* *GLUBGLUBGLUBGLUBGLUB* *BUUUUUUUUURRRRRRP* *BOOGEDYBOOGEDYBOOGEDY* *WOOPWOOPWOOPWOOPWOOP*
WTF From The Future
Chinese Woody
Saturday Matinee – Goose Parade, Bimbo’s Initiation, Jurassic Snark, Kitty Town, Allman Bros.
[Found here.]
Bimbo was Betty Boop’s boyfriend/dog pal back when Betty was still a dog in a miniskirt. (Note that Mickey Mouse shows up to mess with Bimbo at 00:28. The Fleisher Bros. were Disney’s closest competitor in the animation business at the time.)
The Best Of Jurassic Park That You Don’t Recall. [via]
Welcome to Kitty Town.
The Allman Brothers’ “Jessica” is one of the great country rock jams. Seems appropriate, since I’ve got a bit of traveling coming up next week.
Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here tomorrow for more hot muffins from the internest.
The .Gif Friday Post No.204 – DUDE. AWESOME.
[Found here.]
Ross Eugene Long’s Contribution to The World
On 26 March 2002 awesome happened. Ross Eugene Long III of Oakland California was awarded U.S. Patent 6360393. He invented the stick.
Abstract: An apparatus for use as a toy by an animal, for example a dog, to either fetch carry or chew includes a main section with at least one protrusion extending therefrom that resembles a branch in appearance. The toy is formed of any of a number of materials including rubber, plastic, or wood including wood composites and is solid. It is either rigid or flexible. A flavoring (scent) is added, if desired. The toy is adapted to float by including a material therein that is lighter than water or it is adapted to glow in the dark, as desired, by the addition of a fluorescent material that is either included in the material from which the toy is made or the flourescent material is applied thereto as a coating. The toy may be segmented (i.e., notched) so as to break off into smaller segments, as is useful for smaller animals or, alternatively, to extend the life of the toy. Various textured surfaces including camouflage colorings are anticipated as are straight or curved main sections. The toy may be formed of any desired material, as described, so as to be edible by the animal.
Not only did Eugene Long III invent the stick, he attached 20 claims to it based upon different materials and options that might be used to manufacture it. Pure brilliance, that.
[Full text of Patent here. Story discovered here. Additional info on the history of the Patent here. More awesome Contributions to The World here.]
Tacky Raccoons 