That’s still-life performance artist, Johan Lorbeer. (The link shows how he does it).
If Horton Lived In My Neighborhood
A McSweeney’s List by WENDI AARONS Horton Hears a Leaf Blower Horton Hears a Car Alarm Horton Hears a Teenager, Who Apparently Doesn’t Believe in Car Mufflers, Driving Way Too Damn Fast Horton Hears an Ambulance Horton Hopes It’s for the Teenager Horton Hears a Basketball Bouncing Horton Always Hears a Basketball Bouncing Horton Hears a Basketball Bouncing So Fucking … Read More
Quote Of The Day
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. – George Washington (1732 – 1799)
The Monty Hall Problem
I’ve heard of this before, and I think I’ve finally figured it out. Here, in a nutshell, is what logicians have called The Monty Hall Problem: Suppose you are a contestant on a "Let’s Make A Deal" game show. The host points to three doors. Behind one door is a brand new car, he tells you. There is a goat … Read More
Am I Blowing Your Mind?
This optical illusion is a static image. It is not animated in any way. I’ll post a few more below the fold….
Kittens Will Sing To You
It’s a promotion for an Australian bank. Enter your name, and these kittens will sing you a song.
Elmo Making Death Threats
Ok then: LITHIA – A Lithia family says a cuddly, programmable Elmo doll revealed its dark side yesterday after fresh batteries were installed. Instead of singing songs or reciting the favorite color of its 2-year-old owner, James Bowman, the doll started making death threats, the family says. With a squeeze of its fuzzy belly, the Sesame Street character now says, … Read More
Licking People
If you open up this month’s People magazine, you’ll find an ad for Welch’s grape juice. Within the ad, there is a strip. You are asked to peel it away and lick what’s underneath. Like the scratch-n-sniffs in their heyday, you’re going to be seeing a lot of the peel-n-licks, thanks to new technology, according to this Wall Street Journal … Read More
Positive Spin
Patriots press release: PHOENIX—The self-reflective New England Patriots issued a brief but enlightening statement concerning their nearly perfect season Monday, claiming that it is better to be a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without, and that greatness is measured not in successes but in failures. "What is perfection without fault? Nothing. How can one be perfect without the … Read More
“Can you call the ambulance? Cause, because my mom just had a heart attack”
Pretty cool story. With audio of the 4 year old’s 911 call.
Stick Figures In Peril
Flickr has an entire pool devoted to them. Some of my faves: If you happen to be on the set of a Warner Brothers cartoon… And please, don’t slap the penguins. It upsets them greatly, and when you think about it, there’s really no call for it… Jazz hands, people! The approach of large waves will cause Charlie Brown’s limbs … Read More
Dear Boston Globe
I admire your optimism, but this kind of premature hubris is just asking for the Gods to serve up some humble pie. [UPDATE: Link no longer working because Amazon removed it. It was a listing for a book by the Editors of the Boston Globe. Title: "19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England’s Unbeatable Patriots". An article in the … Read More