Archive for October 2nd, 2007
Dove Onslaught
As the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty enters its third year, the latest video really hits home to those of us who have daughters. Push play or go to YouTube. Link to campaign site. -via Viral Video Chart
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Presidential Grandson
John Tyler {wiki} was the tenth president of the United States, serving in office from 1841 to 1845. In 1853, at age 63, he fathered a son named Lyon Tyler. At age 75, Lyon Tyler fathered Harrison Tyler {wiki}, who was born in 1928. Therefore, the grandson of a US president born in 1790 is still alive today. Bob Peck contributed this fact to a presidential trivia contest at mental_floss and won a book about US presidents. See, sometimes it pays to know trivia! Link
World War II-Themed Wedding
Jo Rowell and Tony Cox of Hartlepool, England were married recently in style -1940s style!
A blackout marked the beginning of the ceremony and the silence was broken by the sounds of Neville Chamberlain announcing war on Germany.
The ceremony also included the sounds of sirens and Lancaster bombers flying overhead.
Spotlights lit up a trench scene in Normandy complete with a silhouette of an American soldier going over the top and glider planes above.
Jo then made an entrance to the sound of Glenn Miller’s Moonlight Serenade and the touching ceremony went off without a hitch.
Link -via Look at This
Marilyn Monroe Lamp

Marilyn Monroe inspired lamp designed by the Italian Slide Design company.
Freestyle Tuba
Oystein Baadsvik plays tuba like you’ve never seen before. Click on the image or go to College Humor. Link to Baadsvik’s website. -via Gorilla Mask
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5-Legged Deer Shot
A deer with a parasitic twin, a fifth leg protruding from its back, was shot and killed Saturday. The above report and the comments made in the above interview are interesting and somewhat insightful in regards to animal social habits. But the video also displays some ignorance pertaining to genetic variation and deformity. While the animal was deformed, such deformities are not communicable and do not denote illness as the hunter seems to believe.
The above video contains images of a deceased animal.
Talking Dalek Tie
If you have to wear a tie to work, you may as well have one that you can have fun with! This Dalek tie says, “You are an enemy of the Daleks. You must be destroyed. Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!” Just what you want to express to your co-workers. Link -via Dump Trumpet
Lollipops

Artist Craig Robinson began making this type of illustration as advertising for a British music magazine years ago. He now exhibits a collection of them. See if you can guess the bands represented by these Lollipops. If you can’t, mouseover the images for the name. The Lollipops shown here should be pretty easy. Link -via the Presurfer
Chocolate as Medicine
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients took part in a study that shows a daily dose of dark chocolate can help alleviate their symptoms. The results showed that chocolate with a high percentage of cocoa solids was more effective than regular milk chocolate. See, I KNEW chocolate is good for you! Link -via Reddit
Vintage Kellogg's Laptop Sleeve Collection

They’re grrrreat!
Vintage Kellogg's Laptop Sleeve Collection Via How.
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Download The Best Figure Drawing Books Ever (For Free)

Lucio Alberto has assembled a list of links here. Via Stuart Immonen.
$1.3 Million Gold Stool

A stool made from 50kg of gold, currently on display in Kunming, China.













