Archive for August 20th, 2012

Ratatouille's Linguini in Real Life

Before the movie, this guy was just another dorky teen. Now, he's the real life doppelganger of Alfredo Linguini from Disney Pixar's Ratatouille. The resemblance is uncanny! Via CubicleBotRatatouille, Alfredo Linguini, d...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Ratatouilles-Linguini-in-Real-Life/

The Photoplayer Is the Greatest Instrument Ever Devised

[https://youtu.be/jR7Wn5UemHU] (YouTube link)Joe Rinaudo owns a photoplayer from 1926. What's a photoplayer? I'm glad you asked. It's a machine that allows a performer to play many instruments simultaneously. During the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/The-Photoplayer-Is-the-Greatest-Instrument-Ever-Devised/

Neighborly Feud Escalated with Swearing Cockatoo

It's one thing to have a feud with your neighbor. It's a whole 'nother thing entirely when said feud involves a cockatoo. A swearing cockatoo. Let's see if you can follow the twists and turns o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Neighborly-Feud-Escalated-with-Swearing-Cockatoo/

Thrilling Web Series: Guy on a Buffalo

[youtube iJ4T9CQA0UM](Video Link) Although slightly derivative of the 1978 movie Buffalo Rider, the Possum Posse's Guy on a Buffalo has the potential to make the leap to regular television and cata...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Thrilling-Web-Series-Guy-on-a-Buffalo/

Black Satin Veronica Half Apron

Black Satin Veronica Half Apron - $49.95 (sold individually)Do you like to dress for success even in the kitchen? Don't serve up your next fancy feast without the Black Satin Veronica Half Apron from the NeatoShop. This...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Black-Satin-Veronica-Half-Apron/

Toilet Paper Ads

Captive audience and a territory not flushed with competitors are the dreams of advertisers. So when Jordan and Bryan Silverman came up with the idea of printing ads on toilet papers, they &...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Toilet-Paper-Ads/

Curious George Breakfast

It should go without saying that Jill of Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons is a culinary genius. But now she has really outdone herself. With pancakes, chocolate chips, marshmallows, eggs and grapes she has brought George and t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/iCurious-Georgei-Breakfast/

Who's Your Daddy?--The Paternity Testing Truck

Do you have a paternity testing emergency? Well, then, good news! There's a mobile clinic in New York City that offers DNA matching tests:In what may be a first anywhere, a “Who’s Your Daddy” truck is c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Whos-Your-Daddy-The-Paternity-Testing-Truck/

Video Game Companies as Friends

What kind of a friend would your favorite video game company be if they were humans? Dorkly has the answer (nailed it, by the way): Link - via Geeks Are Sexyvideo game company...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Video-Game-Companies-as-Friends/

Directions

[youtube 0HhA2OQaLt8] (YouTube link)The Magdeburg (Germany) football team went five games straight without scoring a goal. The few fans they had left decided to help out in the only way they could. -via TYWKIWDBIfootball...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Directions-2/

Man Fights to Keep Wife Buried in His Front Yard

James Davis of Alabama fulfilled his wife Patsy's wish of being buried outside their home, and now, he's in a fight with the City Council to keep her there: "Good Lord,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Man-Fights-to-Keep-Wife-Buried-in-His-Front-Yard/

Bank of Canada Redesigned Banknote Because It Was "Too Asian"

The Bank of Canada's new $100 banknote design included a picture of a woman using a microscope and a bottle of insulin to celebrate Canadian's medical innovation. Focus groups engaged by the b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Bank-of-Canada-Redesigned-Banknote-Because-It-Was-Too-Asian/

Replacement Parts

Organ transplants saves lives, but there aren't enough suitable and available organs for those who need them. There just aren't enough donors. Two doctors, Joseph Vacanti of Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachuse...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Replacement-Parts/

Miserable Monday is a Myth

Hate Mondays? Think that people have bad moods on Monday more than any day of the week? Turns out that "Miserable Monday" is a myth: people hate Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thur...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Miserable-Monday-is-a-Myth/

Happy Family or Hostage Situation?

This happy family was selected for a photo opportunity with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. You can tell they are overjoyed. This reminds me of a recent Twaggie about family portraits. -via Buzzfeed(Image credit: KCNA/R...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Happy-Family-or-Hostage-Situation/

Yoda Pet Costume

Yoda Pet Costume - $15.95To shop early you need. Right around the corner, Halloween is. Delay, do not! Get your Yoda dog costume from the NeatoShop before, all gone, are they. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Yoda-Pet-Costume/

Tea Time with Alan Rickman

Perhaps you know him as Severus Snape from the Harry Potter movie series, so you already know that Alan Rickman is one seriously epic actor. Case in point: watch him make a cup of te...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Tea-Time-with-Alan-Rickman/

Sunny Sings the Addams Family

[youtube NR0I5luQXGw] (YouTube link)Sunny looks like Pikachu, but he's a yellow cockatiel. Here he shows off his musical talents with the theme from the TV show The Addams Family. -via BuzzfeedThe Addams Family,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Sunny-Sings-the-Addams-Family/

Cthulhu Wedding Cake

What better time to show off this Cthulhu wedding cake than on author H.P. Lovecraft's birthday! It was made by Kerry's Custom Cakes of South Park, Pennsylvania, for redditor lakshmispet's wedding. See more photos of it...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Cthulhu-Wedding-Cake/

I Wasn't Texting

The more fun stuff we can cram into our phones, the more people think it's just a "little" distraction. Please don't draw and drive. This Twaggie was illustrated by MacLeod Cartoons from a Tweet by @andypitz. See a new T...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/I-Wasnt-Texting/

That's Some Toilet

Residential architect Andre Rothblatt designed this copper-heavy bathroom for a techie couple who introduced him to steampunk style. Not only is it stylish, but it also provides a handy place to hang your hand-washables!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Thats-Some-Toilet/

Eleven Great Musician-Politician Campaign Feuds

Before selecting your election campaign music, better check out the politics of the musicians. The third or fourth time I read a story like this, I wondered why in the world didn't the campaign managers bother to get the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Eleven-Great-Musician-Politician-Campaign-Feuds/

Mo Farah Running Away from Things

Mo Farah won gold for Great Britain in the Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 meter races, which solidified his status as a national hero. A classic image showing the moment he realized he'd won the second gold medal lent itself t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Mo-Farah-Running-Away-from-Things/

Banana Slicer Reviews

Some of the greatest comedy fiction on the web can be found in Amazon reviews. For example, 1,082 of 1,089 people found this review of the Victorio Kitchen Products 571B Banana Slicer helpful:For decades I have been tryi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Banana-Slicer-Reviews/

The Lannister Family

DeviantART member bubug drew the Lannisters from the TV series Game of Thrones as if they were conceived and drawn by Charles Addams. That is, like The Addams Family! Link -via The Mary SueGame of Thron...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/The-Lannister-Family/

Turning Life Into A Playable Video Game

(Vimeo Link)Daniel Disselkoen had a really interesting concept in mind while working on his graduation project "Remake Reality"- what if life could be more like a video game?His response is Man-eater, a fun litt...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Turning-Life-Into-A-Playable-Video-Game/

The UK's National Cat of the Year

The British feline charity Cats Protection named Jessi-Cat, from Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, their Cat of the Year. Jessi-Cat's owner, 7-year-old Lorcan Dillon, has an anxiety disorder called selective mutism, which m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/The-UKs-National-Cat-of-the-Year/

Street Jewelry Installations By Liesbet Bussche

Liesbet Bussche is a street artist who wants to add a bit of class, and proper jewelry accents, to all that ugly junk hanging around the city streets.She adds her whimsical touches, like earring backs, half heart pendant...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Street-Art-Jewelry-Installation-By-Liesbet-Bussche/

Celebrating The Life & Birthday of H. P. Lovecraft

Today marks H.P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft’s 122nd birthday. In honor of the author’s amazing impact on modern pop culture, lets take a little look at the life that led to some of the most famous horror ico...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/Life-Birthday-of-H-P-Lovecraft/

A Silent Hill Version Of SpongeBob SquarePants

This is what SpongeBob SquarePants would look like if he was born and raised in the madness of Silent Hill, instead of the calm waters of Bikini Bottom.He's terrifying to behold, but I'm pretty sure he didn't ge...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/20/A-Silent-Hill-Version-Of-SpongeBob-Squarepants/








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