2007 October 02

Archive for October 2nd, 2007

Dove Onslaught

Posted by Miss Cellania in Advertising, Video Clips on October 2, 2007 at 10:39 pm

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

Posted by Miss Cellania in Mentalfloss on October 2, 2007 at 10:06 pm

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

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World War II-Themed Wedding

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on October 2, 2007 at 3:51 pm

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

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Marilyn Monroe Lamp

Posted by Robert Birming in Home & Garden on October 2, 2007 at 1:03 pm

Marilyn Monroe inspired lamp designed by the Italian Slide Design company.

Link – via pan-dan

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Freestyle Tuba

Posted by Miss Cellania in Music, Video Clips on October 2, 2007 at 10:50 am

Oystein Baadsvik plays tuba like youâ€™ve never seen before. Click on the image or go to College Humor. Link to Baadsvikâ€™s website. -via Gorilla Mask

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5-Legged Deer Shot

Posted by JTPednaud in Animals & Pets on October 2, 2007 at 9:57 am

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.

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Talking Dalek Tie

Posted by Miss Cellania in Fashion on October 2, 2007 at 9:32 am

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

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Lollipops

Posted by Miss Cellania in Art on October 2, 2007 at 9:30 am

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 canâ€™t, mouseover the images for the name. The Lollipops shown here should be pretty easy. Link -via the Presurfer

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Chocolate as Medicine

Posted by Miss Cellania in Food & Drink, Health on October 2, 2007 at 9:28 am

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