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Beware Marauding Simians
2007-10-22 19:17:00 Some stories write themselves. And some stories need no further explanation. Some stories are too terribly rich to even joke about. For instance: Deputy Mayor dies in monkey attack. Yes, monkeys kill.In case you need more incentive to read this article, one of the solutions the state is using to curb monkey attacks is to train larger monkeys to attack. Who can't wait to see how that turns out? More About: Beware
Nonstop Antioch
2007-10-17 09:11:00 Please enjoy this slice of life, Antioch style. Here's the parade held in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on October 5th, 2007 to celebrate the College's one hundred fifty-fifth anniversary.Antiochians.org for more details.
Woodeye Glassware seeks Affiliate Partners
2007-10-08 12:57:00 I am an independant designer and artist offering a line of custom painted and etched glassware. To help get the word out to the masses, I am trying to get as many people as possible to tell others about my glassware... and make some money in the process. This is my first affiliate campaign, and to grow my network I am searching for people who would like to help publicize my glassware via text or image links on their websites or blogs... or even those that would like to reach out and advertise to local brick and mortar stores. You will get 10% of any completed sales you send my way! If you would like to learn more please head over to the Woodeye Studios blog, or go to Woodeye.com and click the 'Become an Affiliate " link at the bottom of the page.As a special bonus anyone who becomes an active affiliate will recieve 30% off all personal orders! So help me make my business thrive, make a little money for yourself in the process, and save big on some killer glassware for yourself or ... More About: Partners , Glassware
Spinning Blackwater: Bush shot first
2007-10-03 22:38:00 You can call them "Independent Contractors" or any other euphemism. This does not change that we are discussing a mercenary operation. Killers for hire. These people did not spring from the earth fully formed. They represent a long military tradition. They have been among those who do the government's dirty work for a long time. We have always employed mercenaries. We have always given them license to do to the things we cannot afford to be seen doing. Before they were Blackwater , these people were either members of other mercenary organizations or in the military. If public outcry condemns Blackwater, they will disband, reform under a new name, and scoop up the same contracts. As long as we give our government license to be dirty, there will be men willing to do dirty work for money. They're the same men. If you research their names, you will see them doing dirty things in dirty conflicts all over the world. If you want to do something dirty, you call these guys.You know why Blac... More About: Bush , Shot , Spinning , Lack
Bush on Contractors in Iraq
2007-09-30 21:36:00 Otherwise entitled: "This is our President... if you are not embarassed, then you are probably one of the idiots who elected him. Thanks, thanks so very much for that." More About: Bush , Iraq , Contractors , Contractor , Tractors
Giant Robotic Frogs!?!
2007-09-29 23:40:00 It is clearly only a matter of time before our robotic overlords dance and hop their way to world wide domination!!!Is this example of robot frog technology just a preview of our giant metal clad, amphibibot hopping doom? More About: Robotic , Giant , Frogs , Robo
Optical Confusion
2007-09-28 01:46:00 If there is one thing that gets my heart racing, it is a huge, brilliant nerd who uses his giant brain to achieve perfection in nerdly pursuits. This guy, for example.Andrew Lipson is a self-professed nerd. He programs computers, juggles, and still plays with Legos. (And you can drop your stereotypes at the on-ramp: he has a wife and kids and a job that involves leaving the house. He does not live in his mother's basement. He's not obese, and he hasn't got a neckbeard.) And when you've been playing with Legos as long as this guy has, you get pretty good at it. You can do some pretty amazing things with all those little plastic bricks. Like this:If you are a nerd like me, you will first immediately recognize this image as a three-dimensional rendering of one of M.C. Escher's "impossible" designs, and you will second immediately wonder, "how the hell did he do that?" It's one thing to draw an optical illusion in two dimensions. It's quite another to build one in three. 'Cause,... More About: Optical , Confusion
CNN - Bush tries to Pardon Self for War Crimes!!!
2007-09-22 01:00:00 How much more of this absurdity are we supposed to take? This administration is showing pure and utter contempt for our society and the principles under which it was founded. At no time in our nation's history has there been more grounds for Impeachment. This is a sad time for America. More About: Bush , War Crimes , Crimes , Rime , Pardon
Andrew Meyer followup
2007-09-21 20:40:00 This is the form letter being sent to people who contacted the U of F police department to voice their disturbance over the video of the student tased at the John Kerry talk:Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns with our agency. I have made a formal request of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to review this use of force action. I have full confidence in their ability to objectively investigate this incident.As a professional organization, it is important that we remain open to and encourage feedback from the community we serve. Once this investigative process is complete, we will take everything into consideration as we move forward with our analysis and reviews of protocols and procedures.Again, thank you for your comments.Chief Linda J. StumpUniversity of Florida Police Dept.51 Museum RoadPO Box 112150Gainesville, FL 32611-2150(352)392-5445(352) 392-0539 Faxlstump@ufl.edu More About: Andrew , Andrew Meyer
Once you've started wearing those shoes
2007-09-21 07:24:00 We like ThoseShoes .com, and not just because our friends make them, or because we're Eagles fans, or because of our predilection for all things dragon. These shoes are gorgeous. Also, they are handcrafted by real live hippies living free in the uncharted uncharted wilderness of West Virginia, which is the next best thing to magical footwear cobbled by elves.If you don't love dragons, there are lots of other designs, and if you don't like shoes, they also sell ergo bags, coin purses, eyeglass cases, and checkbook covers. You can contact the company directly about custom work. Everything is made out of leather and painted by hand, and if you like to try your shoes on before you buy them, check out their their show schedule".
Politician Sues God
2007-09-18 21:29:00 Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers has filed a lawsuit against God. The text of the complaint is awesome, since he accuses God of essentially being a terrorist! The following is a quote from his request for a "permanent injunction against God (also known by various aliasses, titles, names, designations)..."."Alluding to the Bible and the men who wrote it, Chambers’ petition said God “has made admissions … to various handpicked, trusted chroniclers of yore regarding the making of terroristic threats and the causing of calamitous catastrophes resulting in the widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants …."God has acknowledged, the petition said, causing "fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes, pestilential plagues, ferocious famines, devastating droughts, genocidal wars, birth defects, and the like."Current agents of God, presumably all manner of clergy, proclaim that He has,... More About: Politician , Politic
Welcome to the New America
2007-09-18 19:32:00 You've probably already read about the University of Florida student who was dragged, handcuffed, tasered, and arrested because he decided to exercise his freedom of speech in a public venue by asking some sensitive questions to former presidential candidate John Kerry. Andrew Meyer, while touching on issues that are commonly (but, perhaps, inappropriately) relegated to the status of conspiracy theory, brought up several points that should seriously concern anyone who does not believe unquestioning faith in the federal government is the cornerstone of democracy. Something is rotten in Washington, and the fact that pointing this out is now an arrestable offense should concern everyone, regardless of political affiliation.If you think the journalism student's actions were out of order in any way, or that his treatment was earned, please consider footage of the event, which seems to indicate that Meyer's questions were not out of the bounds of acceptability, and that the police acti... More About: America
Network Television is NOT Your Friend
2007-09-15 21:24:00 A few posts down, Woodeye shared his thoughts on NBC withdrawing content from iTunes over a pricing dispute. To wit, a medium that has always been free, although supported by advertising dollars, is unsatisfied with the profits from customers who are willing to pay for the privilege of receiving said content without advertising. NBC is far more interested in advertising dollars than your dollars.A source close to In The Weird (OK, it's my brother) was recently chatting with another fellow (their children attend preschool together) in marketing. He went on to explain that he owned his own company, and was working for NBC doing some very exciting new research. Given the technology that allows consumers to record their favorite shows and fast forward the commercials, netword execs propose the following question: What type of advertising is most effective when viewed at high speed, without sound?NBC doesn't care whether 30 Rock makes you laugh or Heroes makes you think. Their primary ... More About: Television , Network , Friend , Levis
The New Science
2007-09-14 02:13:00 Now, from the government that labeled ketchup a healthy vegetable and appointed censors to NASA to prevent the dissemination of information contradicting the official view that global warming is a myth, we bring you the new chemistry, in which any material that cannot be identified via X-ray is recategorized as a deadly weapon.This week I returned from a long journey, flying out of Boston Logan Airport. I carried a bag containing a loaf of bread, a handful of peanuts, a carton of yogurt, and a container of hummus. The latter required a bag check, at which time I informed the TSA that I was carrying a carton of yogurt. Said employee took my hummus and yogurt, explaining that both substances were liquids, and therefore fell under the ban on carrying liquid in denominations of greater than 3.4 ounces. I found this astounding. The yogurt, although solid in this case, could possibly seen as a liquid, since there are yogurt drinks. Hummus, on the other hand, has no liquid qualities, no mo... More About: Science
Steampunk Star Wars - Sculptures by YumiModal
2007-09-12 23:06:00 These are amazingly well designed and contructed Steampunk inspired renditions of some of our favorite Star Wars characters. These guys are brilliant, and their work extends far beyond Star Wars and includes characters from many films including Terminator, Aliens, Gremlins and many other franchises. If I had boat loads of extra money you can be assured one of these bad boys would greet anyone walking in my front door... and I would throw a few in the garden to keep birds at bay. Follow this link to check out their Star Wars collection, or just head over to their main page to select from their entire catalog. More About: Sculptures
Dick in a Box = Emmy
2007-09-09 20:44:00 I am not sure what to say about this really. I think in fact Adam Sanburg says it all in his response to winning the award. "I think it is safe to say when we first set out to write a song like "Dick in a Box", we were all thinking "Emmy"."I already posted Dick in Box here once before, so too bad for you, I no posty again. Click the link above to read the BBC article on their victory, or go search the archives or YouTube to watch it if you wish. I for one am far too busy getting ready for the upcoming holiday season... cutting holes out of boxes.
Best of John Cleese: Anti-Semitism
2007-09-04 10:46:00 John Cleese hates you, and you, and you, and...A freakin loe this guy :) More About: John , Anti-Semitism , Anti , Semitism , John Cleese
Art on a small scale
2007-09-02 23:12:00 Willard Wigan has found, by trial and error, the materials that work best in sculpting his chosen medium: a spiderweb, the hair off a fly, a diamond chip on an acupuncture needle. Wigan is a micro-artist, creating sculptures so small they can scarcely be perceived by the naked eye. Once he accidentally inhaled a month's work. Another masterpiece was destroyed by the rush of air off the wing of a flying insect. When you're six feet tall and your art is the size of a period at the end of a sentence, it takes more than an electron microscope and a willingness to work only between heartbeats to persevere. It takes a special kind of crazy. We salute that. Read more about Willard Wigan in The Daily Mail. More About: Small , Scale
Dear NBC, Frak Me? No, Frak You!
2007-09-01 23:50:00 Below is the email I sent to the tards at NBC who want to charge $4.99 an episode for their shows thru iTunes... for which Apple rightly told them to go to hell."Since you offer no other way to contact NBC higher ups without going thru a stupid survey, please forward this on the the idiots upstairs that make all the decisions.NBC removing itself from iTunes after attempting to negotiate the right to overcharge us customers to a ludicrous degree ($4.99 an episode?!?!?!) has shown that you don't care about your customers in the slightest. You don't seem to care at all that I have purchased the following shows from you via iTunes:The Office (all seasons), 30 Rock, Heros, Black Donnellys, and Battlestar Galactica (all seasons), Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis (recent seasons)... all via iTunes. Do the math on that for a second ok... looking at a couple hundred dollars at least spent on NBC shows via iTunes over the last two years. Now let's do the math on how many NBC shows I own on DVD:...
Even Better than That Loch Ness Footage
2007-09-01 07:44:00 It's the photo of the dead chupacabra roadkill we delighted in last month. Is it...a dog? Or...a really ugly dog? You decide. No seriously, we're still waiting for the DNA tests to come back. No matter what we learn, it's sure to probe the membrane of science. Full story here. Really just fills you with a sense of wonder for the universe, doesn't it? More About: Ness , Loch , Loch Ness , Foot , Footage
Watch it Wiggle
2007-08-30 20:20:00 Artist Liz Hickok can reenact San Francisco earthquakes by kicking a table in her studio. She has created scale models of Bay area landmarks and landscapes using the versatile, beautiful, and gelatinous medium of Jell-O. Could anything be more delightful? Earth-friendly and biodegradable, the models are transient. They are probably not, however, kosher or vegan. It's just as well. Most (not all) artists discourage the consumption of their work.Learn more, see more, contact the artist at her web site. More About: Watch
Brandon Bird
2007-08-26 20:46:00 Pomo artwork for your lazy Sunday.Artist Brandon Bird paints situations at once familiar and totally alien. Using a variety of styles, he often portrays popular celebrities engaging in surprising or mundane behavior (Mr. T meets Athena, Bea Arthur wrestles dinosaurs, Harrison Ford can't find anyone to play video games with). He also won a Webby for Weirdest Site, for which accomplishment alone, we applaud him.According to the artist, this painting, entitled "Lazy Sunday Afternoon," depicts the honorable Christopher Walken building a robot in his garage. Wouldn't it look fabulous hanging over your dining room table? You can buy a print from the artist! or browse his catalog for more.
It's All Because (The Gays Are Getting Married)
2007-08-20 06:47:00 Wonderfully hilarious super happy good times. :) More About: Gays , Getting Married , The G , Married
Internet Dating Tips #5
2007-08-20 00:38:00 In the continuing saga of my hilariously sad social life, we bring you another installment in the ever popular series of documented human misery. This week, we cover the brush-off, with the phrase, "Be honest," as our guiding principle.It may seem, from an unexamined point of view, that people prefer, under any circumstances, to hear nice things, to be reassured that they are desired, to experience the sensation of anticipation for the future. In general, these sentiments are not so far off, but in specific they don't work if they are based on lies. For instance, if you have no intention of going on a second date, here are some examples of what not to say at the end of the first date:"Of course I'd like to see you again.""I'll call you to make plans for Friday.""You're so interesting. I can't wait to learn more."Why not, you might ask? Isn't it kinder to tell people the sort of things they want to hear? While you may be a lying, conniving, cheating bastard who automatically as... More About: Internet , Dating Tips , Dating , Tips , Dati
Woodeye.com Glass Sale - Save up to 25%!
2007-08-14 21:40:00 To celebrate the launch of my all new, vastly improved online store and gallery, I am offering big savings on all my glasses. Mix and match any of my designs and different glass styles, and SAVE 10% when you buy 2 glasses, or SAVE 25% when you buy 4 or more! So get a set of painted and etched glasses from Woodeye.com in what ever color combination you would like, custom made just for you! Be sure to check out all my new designs as well, including my "Tribal Flames' design shown here. I hope you like my new site, and thanks for your support! - woodeye More About: Sale , Glass , Save
First Ever PostSecret Video Released
2007-08-12 21:34:00 If you're not aware of PostSecret, it's well worth a visit. Updated every Sunday, this project showcases handmade postcards created by diverse people united in their desire to air their secrets to the world. By turns funny, heartbreaking, indecipherable, and uplifting, this web site is a constant reminder that we are not alone in the world, that whatever we suffer, someone else has lived through the same, and worse. PostSecret has spawned 3 books and a national tour, and represents some of the best the Internet has to offer. More About: Video , Released , Ease , Postsecret
Good advice from the Short Fat Man
2007-08-12 03:33:00 How many times have you met someone at a bar and then felt the need to post a personal ad, not to ask them out, but rather to give them advice on their life? Yeah, me neither, but "the Short Fat Man' (as he signed his post), felt obligated to reach out over Craigslist to let this poor unfortunate 23 year old "nubile tastiness" know just how naive she is about the world around her.It also makes for a funny read - here is a direct link to the posting. More About: Advice , Good
Erik Mongrain's unique guitar style
2007-08-11 00:15:00 You must listen to this jam, which I believe is called 'AirTap!' played by a very skilled new guitarist, Erik Mongrain. His first cd just came out, and if the rest is anything like this then he should have quite a future ahead of him! More About: Guitar , Style , Unique , Nique
Read a Motherfucking Book
More articles from this author:2007-08-09 21:48:00 We here at In the Weird do not approve of censorship, so we are presenting the full version of this controversial public service announcement. The language is rated R. The content is otherwise all Sesame Street. Or, view it in this format, in which the Anglo-Saxon expletives have been edited out and a brief interview can be found. Is this how to reach today's youth? Would previous generations have been more motivated to keep their noses clean if their elders had dropped a few more f-bombs? Is disdain for deodorant among the most pressing problems faced by modern adolescents? Click the link to learn more. More About: Book , Read 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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