Monday, July 31, 2006

041 - Blue Etsy - with Links!

Hot Dog 1. Hot Dog
Robot screen print by Cricket Press.

Vinyl messenger bag by Sugar Lust.

Set for Takeoff 3. Set for Takeoff
Charm necklace by t8designs.

Two birds print by Alana Hennessey.

Five Days 5. Five Days
In my case this phrase should say "22-40 days in a row." Dweeb.

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Sunday, July 30, 2006

040 - with Links!

Blind Steven Seagal 1. Blind Steven Seagal
Did anyone know that Steven Seagal was a bluesman? I sure didn't. This website seems to be devoted to his recordings. His singing is surprisingly above mediocre. And if he is playing guitar, then he is above mediocre at that too.

I assume there is a sexual kink involved in seeing your favorite film actors playing dead bodies. If this seems hot to you, check out this guy's overly thorough index of actors and the movies in which they were dead. I prefer to see my least favorite actors.

Grow a Chair 3. How to Grow a Chair
Arborsculptor, Richard Reames, tells about his methods of shaping and grafting trees into living sculptures. The title is misleading as there is very little talk of chairs.

Three Coca-Cola employees charged with stealing Coke's secret recipe and trying to sell it to Pepsi. In related news: Coke's secret recipe is available to anyone with an internet connection.

It Is Official 5. It Is Official
God hates ipod users.

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

039 - with Links!

The Bicycle Thief 1. The Bicycle Thief
A pair of pranksters demonstrate the proper way to steal a bike using only an angle iron and tomato catsup. Live on Fox News.

The Museum of Online Museums collects links to online exhibits of all types. From The Smithsonian all the way to The Museum of Early LCD Watches, it is all covered here.

Cameramail 3. Cameramail
Another site that proves that the U.S. Post Office will deliver your mail promptly even if they aren't very good photographers.

Remember: Greeting cards can be framed and made into very nice pieces of wall art. Aaron and Ayumi Piland make awesome hand printed greeting cards using Japan's best selling, tiny, professional quality, home screenprinting kit, Print Gocco.

Dangerously Fun 5. Dangerously Fun
Even though there aren't a lot of projects here, there are a lot of cool simple illustrations.

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Friday, July 28, 2006

038 - with Links!

Stinkbird 1. Stinkbird
The hoatzin is a crazy bird from Guyana. It has claws on its wings ala Archaeopteryx and a pre-stomach digestive system similar to that of a cow.

The BBC asked, PC Magazine publisher, Guy Kewney to do an on-air interview. Guy Goma was just waiting for a job interview. Someone mixed up the names and put the wrong Guy on the air live.

Just a Little Guy 3. Just a Little Guy
Photo after photo of unbearably cute animals.

Comedic journalism from a guy just about to go in for an operation on his brain.

Toothfish 5. Toothfish
Texas fisherman gets off by killing fish and checking to see what kind of teeth they have.

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Thursday, July 27, 2006

037 - with Links!

United States Quizi 1. United States Quiz
They claim this is a third grade test, but I don't remember ever having to know all of the contiguous state names and locations. It took me about six or seven tries to get them all right before the clock ran down. Then I tried it a few more times to try and remember the weird states no one thinks about, like Idaho.

I've been wearing glasses since around the 6th grade, and I have to say, they never really bothered me. Certainly not in a fashion awareness way. Occasionally they can be annoying when I'm sweating and they keep sliding down my face, but I can deal with it.

Lebowski 3. Lebowski
Two minutes and fourteen seconds of F-words courtesy of Jeff Bridges and the Coen Brothers.

I've never made a friendship bracelet in my life (nor a friend.) But now that I'm in my early thirties, I'm finally thinking of making some.

Pedophile Party 5. Pedophile Party
David Byrne look-a-like founds a Dutch political party calling for a lowering of the age of consent from sixteen to twelve. Take a look at this guy and see if he passes the pedophile test.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

036 - Japan TV - with Links!

Yuki 1. Yuki
If popular music video channel, MTV, were to air this in the U.S. it would almost surely become a weird overnight sensation.

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I'm assuming there are very few laws in Japan related to suing people who throw you naked into the snow when a camera is pointing at you.

Bubble Rings 3. Bubble Rings
Just like blowing smoke rings but done underwater, and in Japan.

Spray a common house fly with carbon monoxide and it will do virtually anything you ask it to do.

Spider-man 5. Spider-man
I confess. I didn't actually watch this. It was just too damn long. Maybe one day I get through the whole thing. It looks like the subtitles might be funny.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

035 - with Links!

The Uncola 1. The Uncola
Giant can of 7up spotted in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sorry to post a myspace link again, but some of these songs are not available on the official site. This is a newish band from Champaign Illinois and may represent the beginning of a return to quality music in the midwest.

Warwick Davis 3. Warwick Davis
A long time ago, my roommates and I were obsessed with the movie Leprechaun 2. One day we were going out the backdoor and our landlord (a very short ancient old man) was standing outside wearing an emerald green suit. We freaked out and slammed the door in his face and hid in the closet until he was gone.

Unknown pranksters cause broken toes.

Calico Lobster 5. Calico Lobster
I wouldn't eat any damn lobster. I sure wouldn't eat this mix-and-match monstrosity.

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Monday, July 24, 2006

034 - Etsy Art - with Links!

Space Bunny's Fantastic Voyage 1. Space Bunny's Fantastic Voyage
A digital print on canvas by Top Five favorite, Magic Jelly.

Specially commissioned painting of any animal as a zombie by Joe Havasy.

Dear Abby 3. Dear Abby
A brightly colored print from SammyDog Productions.

Silhouettes assembled from actual comic book pages by Esta Sketch.

White Buddha Is Wack 5. White Buddha Is Wack
A relatively big budget oil painting on wood by jpock.

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Sunday, July 23, 2006

033 - with Links!

Shoe Lace Configuration 1. Shoe Lace Configuration
Ian has collected hundreds of different methods of tying his shoes and decided to share them with the hordes of undearr 18 skateboarders who have to be different than everyone else even when it comes to tying their laces

Take eight pictures with just one click of the shutter release. This may seem like a waste of time to you. . .

Inlay 3. Inlay
You might suspect that I am not a big fan of wearing jewelry. That doesn't stop me from admiring this wood and silver ring designed and handmade by James Roadman.

No one like to take surveys, but this one is different. You will be disgusted by taking it. Don't be fooled by the first few questions. It gets bad fast.

Toynbee Tiles Revisited 5. Toynbee Tiles Revisited
I found instructions on making the Toynbee Tiles I spoke about once. Now if I can just get my hands on a bunch of free linoleum.

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Saturday, July 22, 2006

032 - Magic - with Links!

Cyril Takayama 1. Cyril Takayama
The Amazing Randi has been singing the praises of this magician from Japan. I think I know how these trick are done, but I really don't see any evidence of it.

Magician, entertainer and scholar Ricky Jay maintains a small audio archive of his short radio presentations on the history of the arcane and the bizarre.

Levitation 3. Levitation
Think David Blaine can levitate? He just has magnetic shoes and a pair of jogging pants with a split down the front of them. King of Skeeve, Criss Angel demonstrates.

Penn Jillette's daily radio show does occasionally touch on magic, but he's usually talking about libertarianism, freedom of speech, atheism, the free market, patriotism, and monkeys. I blatantly stole my Monkey Tuesday segment from his show.

Out of Context 5. Out of Context
A fake magician created an act about how simple it can be to fool the audience.

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