Tuesday, October 31, 2006

133 - Backpedalling

Scare Tactics

1. Scare Tactics
I decided to do another Halloween day, which is weird because I don't even really like Halloween

Here's a great story about a guy that was willing to go to great lengths to scare passengers on a haunted hay ride.

Cruelty to Animals

2. Cruelty to Animals
Do people really think that their pets like to wear costumes? I guess my dog, Opal Stoltz, who died tragically at an early age, really did like wearing her argyle sweater, but only when it was very cold and she didn't look like an asshole.

Science of Scare

3. Science of Scare
I'm not sure if this is really science. I don't see any evidence of a control group, and there is definitely no falsifiable hypothesizing. Still, "Nothing evokes wild-eyed terror like a chain-saw" sounds pretty good.

Minifig

4. Minifig
If you read this early enough, you might have time to whip up one of these lego action figure costumes. Personally, I'll be spending the day sleeping and watching bootleg DVDs.

If Houdini Hasn't Come Back From the Grave, Then No One Has

5. If Houdini Hasn't Come Back From the Grave, Then No One Has
Another great episode of Skepticality focusing on the mysterious life and death of Harry Houdini with Houdini Museum curators, Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brooks as well as renowned skeptic and historian, the Amazing James Randi.

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Monday, October 30, 2006

132 - Enabling

How To

1. How To
Get together some old clothes, some eyeshadow, and some Karo Syrup. Mix it all together and presto.

Shuffle

2. Shuffle
Once you've got your look just right, organize a zombie walk in your town.

Johnny

3. Johnny
They're coming to get you Barbara.

Body Bread

4. Body Bread
Watcharaporn Taithongchai reports on the ghoulish baked goods concocted by Kittiwat Unarrom.

Concerned

5. Concerned
I think this will be the last Halloween theme day.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

131 - Halloween

Historical Halloween

1. Historical Halloween
A concise history of the Halloween holiday from the History Channel. You can trust the veracity of this article based on the History Channel's archives of impeccably researched programs on such topics as Amityville, and Roswell. (sarcasm)

Virtual Pumpkin

2. Virtual Pumpkin
Avoid the mess and stink of Jack-o-Lantern carving by visiting this online pumpkin cutter.

Witches Bread

3. Witches Bread
Fungus infected crops in Salem caused people to experience convulsions, hallucinations, and psychosis which were interpreted by the population as witchery. Maybe.

Favorite Haunts

4. Favorite Haunts
Enter your state and find a Haunted House near you.

Haunt Your House

5. Haunt Your House
101 ideas and projects to do for Halloween, like roasting pumpkin seeds and solving mazes.

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Saturday, October 28, 2006

130 - with Links!

The Best Stuff in the World

1. The Best Stuff in the World
Tell the world your favorite thing in any given category, or make up a new category just for yourself. If you want to vote for the Top 5, you can do it here, or use the button at the top of the sidebar. I also included a bunch of other social bookmarking buttons. I don't really understand them, but they are there for you if you do.

Robocop vs. Terminator

2. Robocop vs. Terminator
There are enough Robocop and Terminator movies that a guy can edit together a relatively seamless fight scene between the two of them.

Time Capsule

3. Time Capsule
My kindergarten class buried a time capsule underneath a huge bell outside our grade school. The plan was to open it in the year 2000. I think I might be the only one that remembers it because it is almost 2007 and, to my knowledge, no one ever dug it up. Too bad I'm not motivated enough to petition a dig, it might be interesting to see what's in there.

Terra Incognito

4. Terra Incognito
Pablo Wendel dressed up like a Chinese terracotta warrior and tried to see how long he could mingle with them before he got arrested.

The Ressurection

5. The Resurrection
A frog's revival after its winter hibernation is so much like a miracle, I wouldn't be surprised to hear about one making a physical ascension into heaven.

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Friday, October 27, 2006

129 - with Links!

Auspicious Beginings

1. Auspicious Beginnings
This kid is getting an early start on his career as whatever the opposite of "escape artist" is. Before you assume this is a rare occurrence, take a look at this and this.

Plain Brown Popper

2. Plain Brown Popper
Since a movie theater food poisoning incident, I've been avoiding popcorn. Alton Brown's simple method for chemical free microwave popping makes me consider eating it again.

Six Words

3. Six Words
Wired magazine challenged a group of writers (from Darren Aronofsky to Howard Waldrop) to create epic stories using only a half dozen words.

Loose Wheel

4. Loose Wheel
The British are so polite that even their race car tires are well behaved.

1000 Words

5. 1000 Words
I think I'll just let this picture stand on its own. This is the one link to look at today.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

128 - Religion

Left Behind

1. Left Behind
I guess this is pretty old news by now. The popular, apocalyptic, evangelical, Left Behind series has been turned into a video game with a level of violent content equal or greater than that of the old testament. In addition, the demo version came with some bonus spyware.

Go Forth

2. Go Forth
We all know the christian god wants us to overpopulate the earth. This guy wants us to have fun while we're doing it.

Ted=Jesus

3. Ted=Jesus
This guy's theory is really just about as legitimate as the rest of the western world's religions (not to mention most of that new-age eastern crap.)

Video Tape Your hate Crimes

4. Video Tape Your Hate Crimes
If these guys had taken the time to actually read a few pages of the koran before shooting it up with automatic weapons and leaving it on the doorstep of a mosque, they might have discovered that it is virtually the same as the bible I'm sure they revere.

Walker: Texas Guru

5. Walker: Texas Guru
Expert in both theology and biology, Chuck Norris, finally puts the last nail in the evolutionary coffin with the definitive statement "It's not real. It is not the way we got here...There is a God, a Creator, who made you and me. We were made in His image, which separates us from all other creatures."

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

127 - with Links!

More on Those Bravia Ads

1. More on Those Bravia Ads
Google Sightseeing found the estate in Glasgow where the exploding paint Bravia commercial was shot. I also came across a flawless fruit juice parody of the original super ball commercial.

Sleepy Kitty

2. Sleepy Kitty
I really don't think I could ever get enough of these videos of cute animals falling asleep.

Drive-Thru Unplugged

3. Drive-Thru Unplugged
This should have been a welcome break from the daily monotony of working at a fast food restaurant, but the guy at the window just doesn't seem all that interested.

Battle of the Bands

4. Battle of the Bands
Every album cover of all time comes to life and then they fight with each other.

Draw Play

5. Draw Play
Draw your way across each level of the game and WIN!

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

126 - with Links!

Clone Store Closes Doors

1. Clone Store Closes Doors
The cleverly named, leading provider of reincarnated pets, Genetic Savings & Clone is shutting down because it is just too damn expensive to clone cats and dogs.

Ice Spikes

2. Ice Spikes
If you want to, you could use the right water, and set your freezer to the proper temperature and make stalagmite-like spikes grow out of the tops of your ice cubes. They are not haunted.

Yawning Keywords

3. Yawning Keywords
Hot on the heels of eating celebrities, comes sleepy ones like Cameron Diaz, Gwen Stefani, Kirsten Dunst, Jamie Oliver, Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears and Geri Halliwell.

Arrested Development Prop Auction

4. Arrested Development Prop Auction
If you hurry you might be able to get in a last minute snipe bid on Gob's Segway.

Der Himmel Fallt

5. Der Himmel Fallt
A fire that destroyed a cottage in Germany and injured a 77-year-old man was probably caused by a meteor. I love meteors.

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Monday, October 23, 2006

125 - Coming Attractions

Power of the Dark Crystal

1. Power of the Dark Crystal
If you can get through the bullshit advertising and flash animation on MTV.com, there is an interesting article about Brian Froud's involvement in the possibly ill-advised sequel to Jim Henson's masterpiece, The Dark Crystal.

Zodiac

2. Zodiac
Before the release of David Fincher's Zodiac killer movie, you would do well to read the source material, the only book I've ever read that caused me to wake up in the middle of the night with a baseball bat in my hands.

Hot Fuzz

3. Hot Fuzz
You know you loved Shaun of the Dead and you can't wait for the return of the Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost triumvirate.

49 Up

4. 49 Up
Roger Ebert's first published piece after his prolonged hospital stay is a sweet conversation with Michael Apted about the most recent entry in his fascinating Up Series, a study of the lives of one generation of English school children as they make their way in the world.

Pan's Labyrinth

5. Pan's Labyrinth
There is so much voice-over in this trailer because the the studio thinks you are stupid and won't realize this movie is in Spanish (not English) until you've already paid for your ticket. Go see this anyway. It looks awesome and if it does well, that will be good reason to green-light Hellboy 2.

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Sunday, October 22, 2006

124 - All Request

Pilky

1. Pilky
They say it all started with a Big Bang. But was it really a big bang? Or was it just because there was no other sound to drown it out at the time?

This link, like all of today's links, was suggested by my brother.

Monkey Sunday

2. Monkey Sunday
Namita Das has two grown up children, but she continues to suckle her pet monkey.

Free Hugs

3. Free Hugs
Sometimes, a hug is all that we need.

Paper Dolls

4. Paper Dolls
Some dudes are making a movie about bigfoot attacks

Big Ones

5. Big Ones
Australian women's breasts are getting bigger, a new study has found.

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