Sean built this 4-feet tall Lego Homer from about 10,000 lego bricks – Homer can even hold a real beer with his right hand!

Link | See also: Eric Harshbarger’s Lego Bart

From the website:

The serpent-like animal was found six metres offshore, bringing to at least six the number of oarfish that have washed up on the West Australian coast in recent months. Prefering to live in the depths of the ocean they have only been known to come to the surface when sick or dying and have rarely been seen alive.

Living in the world’s warmer oceans, it feeds on plankton and is harmless to humans. The longest bony fish in the sea, it grows up to nine metres long with a bright red crest that runs the entire length of its body.

It is probably the creature that sparked "sea serpent" legends following sightings by ancient mariners.

Link (via Underwater Times)

Larry shot this hog in Lake County, Florida with a .44 magnum!

The hog was too big for scales that were available to me on a Friday evening (500 lb. scales), so we decided to let the processor estimate the weight for us. Smokin’ Oak Sausage Co. in Branford, F,L did the processing for me and he put the weight between 1100 and 1200 lbs. The tusk on the right side was 8-1/4" above the gum line and the right tusk was broken and measured 5" above the gum. The hide with the head was weighed at 284 lbs. The taxidermist I am using measured the neck at 42" around and the length from his eye socket to the tip of his nose at 11-3/4".

Link (Thanks Kandra!)

Neatorama reader Osama bin Login wrote:

This corporate lawyer (with a conscience and a heart and a sense of ivic responsibility) basically set up this corporation to show that a corporation does not have to even pretend to be a benefit to society to be established and to stay in business.

Indeed, Licensed to Kill, the newest tobacco company incorporated in the state of Virginia, has this to say about itself:

The name "Licensed to Kill" is truly a tobacco name – a name associated with leadership in corporate killing in that industry in the United States and around the world. We do not own any companies that are not tobacco-based, and we do not feel a need to purchase any food subsidiaries to obscure the fact that our prime source of profit is indeed cigarettes. By taking such a name, Licensed to Kill, Inc clearly identifies what it is: a company that has been given the explicit permission by the state to manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other persons worldwide. In short, a company that profits off of some of the world’s most deadly brands.

Some have speculated that the choice of the name "Licensed to Kill" is perhaps a tad bit too truthful. It isn’t. Licensed to Kill, Inc takes pride in owning what we believe to be the premier tobacco company in the world. Going forward, our identity will give stakeholders clarity about the purpose of our company.

COMPANY SLOGAN: The beauty of the tobacco business is that people pay us to kill them. That’s why our motto is "We’re Rich. You’re Dead!"

Link (Thanks Osama bin Login!)

From the website:

"Bonobos are an icon for peace and love, the world’s ‘hippie chimps,"’ said Sally Coxe of the Washington-based Bonobo Conservation Initiative. "To let them die off would be a catastrophe."

The animals are known for greeting rival groups with genital handshakes and sensual body rubs. Bonobo spats are swiftly settled — often with a French kiss and a quick round of sex.

Unfortunately, bonobos are prized by Congolese for their tasty meat, and many villagers who are illegally hunting the wiry, wizen-faced apes don’t realize how close their prey is to extinction.

Link (Thanks David R!)