It’s all Whack.
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President George W. Bush touching the heads of bald men.
How many men does it take to capture an emu?
Johnny Cash: “I was almost killed by an ostrich.”
Top image: Tribute painting of Johnny Cash battling the ostrich by Erika Jane.
Agoraphobic? This SpyCam Suit records 360° videos of your surroundings so you can walk around with your eyes closed and check out your surroundings in private later.
“Watch Yo Mouth.” Nope. Not gonna play that game. Ever. [via]
From the Fun Facts to Know and Tell Department:
Americans say, “Van Go,” the Brits say, “Van Goff.” Neither pronunciation of Vincent Willem Van Gogh‘s surname is correct. In Dutch, it’s “von khakh,” with “kh” as a guttural [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔx] but if you can’t handle gutturals, it’s pronounced “Vahn Kahk.”
Night Flight OPs video aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is pretty cool [via].
Victor Davis Hanson on the 2016 Presidential Election.
Captain James Kirk on the USS Zumwalt.
How long is a slip? According to the Americans with Disabilities Act Section 235.2 it’s 40 feet.
10 minutes; 1 minute; 10 seconds – A Speed Drawing Challenge. This fun exercise has been around for decades as a way to teach students how to sketch. It forces you to focus on the essentials.
[Top image found here. Looks like me when I was 12.]
NOEL is LEON spelled backwards, so here is Mr. Redbone (with Dr. John) from the album “Christmas Island.”
Nice list of Christmas Carols organized by language.
Here’s a great title from 1553: “Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle” (“Bring a Torch, Jennette, Isabelle.”) Basically, two girls are directed to create a fire hazard in a stable, someone bangs on the door to deliver cakes, but there’s a sleeping newborn so everyone better shut up.
The medieval Christmas carol, “Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris” (“Between the Ox and the Grey Ass”) as performed on 10 Theramins.
Q: What’s the oldest Christmas carol?
A: I dunno, but here’s a start.
Every Christmas Tree needs a Jingle Pug.
(That one’s for you Ms. Oops.)
The missus showed me a coupon that included a turkey stuffing recipe using White Castle Sliders yesterday. Wow.
Every rock band has a Christmas song, including The Ramones.
Los Angeles Ex-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, aka Tony Villar, grunts “Jingle Bells” [via The John and Ken Show AM640KFI].
Pah-Rumpa-Pum-Pum indeed. This is the best version ever.
Ever hear anyone say, “Now, bring us some figgy pudding?” Neither have I, but if someone does, this is what you gotta do.
Q: What’s the link between the USS Arizona Memorial and Elvis?
A: THIS.
It knows what you’re doing [via].
Nope. You can’t swim in molasses.
The Stanford University Marching Band horn section [story here].
To pundits and journalists: Please stop using the phrase, “It begs the question.” It doesn’t mean what you think it means.
I Googled “Hair Monster Food” and got this.
Warning for Parents: this is a potentially dangerous doll.
Gift Ideas Archive is an archive of Gift Ideas.
Pure brilliant simplicity: “It’s my dog.”
Here’s the unofficial History of AutoTune.
Fan of The Walking Dead? Here are some of the filming locations.
High Resolution Corrugated Cardboard.
Milton Friedman’s argument against Inheritance Taxation.
It’s deep. Real deep. Even deeper than that. It’s scary deep.
Guessing Someone’s Age By Their First Name.
From The-Emperor-Has-No-Clothes Department: “My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic.”
Clever camouflage entry door.
[Top image from here, and I messed with it a tad.]
11 Epic RickRolls. This one’s classic-al in case you missed it. Here are two more.
Andrew Loomis’ Fun With A Pencil [1939] was his first book, and my all-time favorite. Download it and give it to your favorite budding artist.
Pink Halibut is not a medical affliction.
Tardigrade plush animals [via].
How to read divinations signs from candle burning – the Hoodoo Method.
An image of a woman wearing hat and sunglasses with a plastic bee on her nose is available for purchase here.
The Divje Babe flute, estimated at 43,000 years old, is the oldest surviving wind instrument. It was played by Neanderthals.
The Geißenklösterle flute is pretty old, too.
[Top image of a drive-in restaurant movie theater found in here.]
I grew up with a subscription to Mad Magazine. Check out what writer Dick DeBartolo is doing these days.
Interesting list of “hate crimes” that were hoaxes (with links).
Grifters. I’ve seen ’em everywhere I’ve ever lived. I remember growing up in Ohio and hearing the warning that “the Williamsons are in town.” Their gig was to offer to reseal your asphalt driveway with hot mop. The “hot mop” washed away with the next rain, and by that time they were out of town.
10 Best Leon Russell Songs (R.I.P. 1942-2016).
A turkey’s gender can be determined from its droppings–males produce spiral-shaped poop and females’ poop is shaped like the letter J. More fun turkey facts here.
[Top image from here.]
Late Election predictions by media talking heads were spot on.
Here’s one reaction. Here’s another. Okay, I’ll stop.
The Dig Tree was where the Burke and Wills Expedition buried supplies in 1861. It was Australia’s version of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, except they had camels instead of horses. Out of 19 explorers, only one man survived the trek.
Very cool World Map puts things in better perspective [via].
Clever Billy Bass Hack.
The Timberline Lodge should look familiar to horror film fans.
Woman describes why she (legally) immigrated to the U.S.
Another WMD (Washing Machine Destruction) video [via].
[Top image from here.]
Josh Jennings for Congress. He speaks truth to power as far as he knows.
4 November 2016 – Fayetteville, NC: Twenty hold-ups in 2-1/2 minutes by same man. No arrests, suspect at large.
This omni-directional conveyor belt is called a Celluveyor. Here’s another one with a jumpy jivey music track [via].
Here’s what happens if you dress up as your dog’s favorite toy for Halloween.
I quit watching TV decades ago because the family arguments on what to watch weren’t worth it. Recently they introduced me to The Walking Dead on Netflix and I got hooked. Three weeks later I’m overruled again, and The Walking Dead has been preempted by reruns of Roseanne. Now I’m back to not watching TV.
Ever feel like you’re merely a walking protein?
El peinado del emoticono de la caca. (Hint: it’s a hair-doo.)
John Lydon [aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols] once appeared before Judge Judy. Here’s the vid.
Noodling. Yeah, we posted the vid before, and you’ll never do it in your lifetime, unless you really want to.
Don’t forget to reset your calendars tonight.
This Sleep Graphic says I’m a parrot [via].
This is kinda cool: WordPress Live Stats [h/t Thumbup].
11 Things NOT to Google. Some of the terms/phrases listed you definitely don’t want to search for, but these 5 aren’t too bad:
Bedbugs on a Mattress
Clock Spider
Coconut Crab
Peanut The Dog
Your Symptoms. This one doesn’t really count. It’s an advisory to see a doctor if you’re having medical problems.
As for the remaining 6 on the list… don’t do it. Please.
MSC Splendida plays Queen. Come to your own conclusions.
U.S. River Basins (contiguous states – no AL or HI).
Dad Jokes have long-term consequences. Pull my finger.
Jerks. Karma’s gonna gitcha.
Heh.
And Karma’s also gonna get every one of those self-righteous condescending SJWs who harassed and attacked a 64 year old homeless woman JUST BECAUSE SHE VOICED HER OPINION.
[Top image is from this sketch by Mattias Adolfsson. Post title from here.]
Tacky Raccoons 