“It’s late. Time to hit the road, deer.”
From the “Wish I’d Thought Of It First” Department.
[Found here.]
Tag: WIN
Totally Brainwashed Hot Links
The Hickory Horned Devil is the largest caterpillar in North America (except for this one).
Watch this first.
Now watch that next [via].
Ondes Martenot was a precursor to the Ondioline which was a precursor to the Moog synthesizer.
Early electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey released an EP entitled “Mister Ondioline” in 1960.
1. Parade Des Soldats De Bois – 0:00.
2. La Gavotte Des Vers Luisants – 3:04.
3. Le Siffleur Et Son Chien – 5:42.
4. Nola – 8:01.
Here’s my favorite version of “Nola.” Jonathan Edwards was brilliant.
It holds the record for the smallest brain-to-body weight ratio of all vertebrates, and the latin name of Acanthonus Armatus translates into “Bony-Eared Ass Fish” according to this site. (Any chance that some wag tunneled under the fact-checkers at Wikipedia? Nope. Never happens.) On the other hand, the Bony-Eared Ass Fish is real.
Amateur photography: A collection of people who snapped.
[Top image found here, with no explanation.]
The .Gif Friday Post No. 505 – Pup Chumped, Owner Pwnd & The Goat Ate My Homework
Cat Wanders into Police Station, Demands a Selfie
[Image found here with story, via Columbia PD, South Carolina.]
Big ‘Ol Honkin’ Hot Links
Everybody wants to talk with Pee-Wee! Here’s your chance!
Choose a name for your game. Choose wisely, as it can’t be changed later.
Spiral-cut pinapple demonstration vid is pretty cool [via].
Fun Facts To Know And Tell: Take a regular deck of playing cards, shuffle them, and spread them out face up. IIRC, the odds of getting that particular sequence is calculated by factorial:
n! = 52! = (1 x 2 x 3 … x 52) = 8.065817517 E+67, or 1 in
80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660,636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000, and you just nailed it. The ex post probability of getting that particular sequence is always 100%.
Hypershock vs. Warrior Clan is amusing. The winner took out the other Battlebots with brute force… and a rake.
[Top image from here.]
The .Gif Friday Post No.504 – STOP IT, Grebe-ass & Squirrel pwns Chipmunk
Don’t Touch The Croissants. They’re Hot.
[Found here.]
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.]
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.]
