Hardcore gamers love expert mode because it provides them with such a challenge…but no matter how good you are at aiming, I don’t recommend trying out this advanced level -especially if you ever have any ladies visit your home.

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This makes no sense at all, but does that matter when a video has cats and boots and other stuff? It’s even got a catchy chant! Animation by Henry Edmonds, with music by Robert Clouth. -via Buzzfeed

JADS International has decided to release a line of perfumes based on The Avengers, including a “Yuzu, bergamot and tarragon create clean, clear top notes along with unexpected accords of water lily and nutmeg,” scent that apparently reflects the scent of The Hulk. While the colognes probably don’t smell anything like the real heroes would smell like, you have to admit that it’s probably a lot better than the sweat, blood and testosterone scent the characters would probably have in real life.

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While this one wasn’t on the Mental Floss list of geeky license plates I linked to earlier this week, the great thing about this plate is that it actually takes into account the vehicle model as well.

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If you’ve played the game at all, then you certainly relate to this great parody, particularly the NPC dialogue.

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Knitted/Crocheted

Unsurprisingly, many of the best geek hats are custom made and, since many nerds also enjoy crafting, the majority of great geek hats you’ll find are knitted or crocheted.

Nerd Domo

As if any crochet Domo hat weren’t nerdy enough, Etsy seller littlepopos opted to make Domo in his excellent nerd incarnation, complete with tape on his glasses.

Skyrim

What better way to play your role as the Dovahkiin than to wear this delightful crochet steel helm based on the in-game icon by Etsy seller CreativeExcess. If you don’t want to fork over the money to get your own completed hat, you can always buy the pattern for $5, which is sort of a real-world version of forging your own helmet.

Pikachu

Pika-Pika-Pika-Hat! Why catch them all when you can get the cutest Pokemon hat from Etsy seller littlepopos?

Flying Spaghetti Monster

Are you a Pastafarian? Then show off your faith with this great Flying Spaghetti Monster beanie by Etsy seller atemptingmorsel.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Sometimes scarfing pizza and fighting crime with sweet marshal arts skills in winter can be way too chilly for the average head to handle. Fortunately, now you can stay warm in the style of your inspiration with these great TMNT caps by Etsy seller charmed come complete with matching masks in your choice of colors.

Cthulhu

Skiing Lovecraft lovers rejoice, you can finally hit the slopes in style thanks to Etsy seller CraftyPA’s Cthulhu ski hat. Lest you worry about being able to consume food or beverage while keeping your head warm in such fashion, don’t worry, there’s a mouth hole under the tentacles.

Fleece

If you don’t like yarn-ridden beanies though, perhaps you’d prefer one of these great geeky fleece hats.

Cthulhu

Yes, the great lord Cthulhu comes in all forms. For those who don’t like ski masks, perhaps a fleece monster on your head will be more comfortable. If that’s the case, head over to Etsy seller GrapeVineFires and grab your own evil headgear.

R2D2

Of course, those who prefer the myths of The Force will find themselves much more comfortable in this great R2D2 beanie by Etsy seller EnchantedCraft. If you buy one though, be prepared to be harassed into beeping all of your conversations every time you wear your new hat.

Angry Birds

Our Angry Birds Laplander hat is out of stock, but it’s certainly a cute addition to any hat collection and I’m sure that if enough of you request to be notified when the item is back in stock –Alex will make sure to order more as fast as he can.

Baseball Hats

These days, baseball caps are undoubtedly the most popular form of headgear around. For those who prefer to maintain a classic American style, these hats are sure to please.

Space Invaders

No word on where Flickr user mmoroca found this delightful Space Invaders hat, but if you happen to know where to buy one, please let us know in the comments as I’m sure many readers would love to have their own classic gaming hat.

w00t

Whether you’re a fan of the online shopping site or just like to use the expression to exclaim your joy, this w00t hat by Etsy seller ThreadFed is perfect for anyone who spends a lot of time online.

Like

Do you love Facebook? Well then, share your “like” with the world with this great like button hat by Etsy seller ThreadFed.

Beast of Arrrggghhh

To be fair, this one might not really look like a traditional baseball cap, but under all the eyes and horns great Monty Python plush is a classic, and comfortable, billed hat.

Wild & Weird

Don’t think for a second that geek hats are limited to the standard styles of beanies and baseball caps. Here are a few wonderfully weird options for those of you who really want your hats to make a statement.

Tim the Enchanter

For those who prefer to play as wizards rather than as monsters, this Tim the Enchanter hat should help you along your way, even if it might not be the most effective path of magical learning.

Sorting Hat

While it might not be the weirdest hat on this list, it’s undoubtedly one of the most geeky. After all, only a true nerd will appreciate the true value of an authentic Sorting Hat, particularly one purchased from the always wonderful Neatoshop.

Brain

Whether you’re setting up a trap to attract zombies or you just want to creep out those with an aversion to gore, this delightful brain cap is a great hat for any horror fan. Best of all, it’s the only one on this list that can be made at home using items you likely already have around the house.

Tesla Coil

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If you really want to get weird with your hat though, you could always follow these directions to make your own Tesla Coil hat that happens to play the theme song to Mortal Kombat. Sure it’s incredibly dangerous, but isn’t that half the point?

Do any of you have any great geeky hats? Will you be celebrating National Hat Day this year? Personally, I’ll be wearing one of my many vintage hats, it’s not really geeky, but I almost never wear them, so a holiday is a great excuse to do so.

While you can click over to the site to find your own favorite and to see the winner, I personally like “Gene fights cancer, but also causes cancer. What the hell is your problem, Gene?”

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Red bell peppers, olives, mushrooms and whatever that yellow stuff is have never looked so menacing on a pizza before.

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From Pedobears chasing children to “Stop Hammertime,” some graffiti artists have a great sense of humor. Happy Place has a lengthy collection of these reinterpreted signs for your viewing pleasure.

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You know, I can understand why Coca Cola would only let two people in the world know their secret formula, but there are some secrets that are just plain silly…like how to do the Hapsburg napkin fold. Yes, one of Austria’s greatest secrets is how to fold a napkin. Read about more weird well-gaurded secrets over at Cracked.

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While there are always tons of memes floating around the net, most of them are mediocre at best. Scumbag brain, on the other hand, is something all of us can relate to, whether it involves keeping us up at night or replaying the same catchy son over and over. Catch more of the meme over at BuzzFeed.

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A lot has been made about all the actors in Harry Potter growing up, but what about the characters? This video explains what happens now that the evil has been wiped away. Warning: you probably shouldn’t watch this one at work.

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What happens when you invite a bunch of shallow reality tv show stars to a geek wedding complete with Gollum from the Lord of the Rings? If you’re one of the girls on tv, you’ll be disgusted. If you’re a geek who likes off-beat weddings though, you’ll enjoy the pure hilarity of their responses.

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A while ago I shared a great video from local commercial kings Rhett & Link, and now Oddee has even more hilarious local commercials, some made by professionals, like this one which was created by the delightful comedy group Big Dog Eat Child, and some are more authentically terrible.

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Geekosystem has a hilarious list of subjects you won’t believe eHow claims it can teach you. I particularly like the one above and “how to use superglue to fix a tooth,” which is conveniently followed by “how to remove superglue from a tooth.” You stay classy eHow.

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Jeff Wysaski at Pleated Jeans put together 13 scenarios in which we are most likely to do or say something extremely dumb. Have you ever said, “You, too!” after someone wishes you a happy birthday? I have. Link

I don’t know where this sign is actually from, but it’s admittedly hilarious. It seems to be saying “don’t put your baby on the crocodile rail where it will become dinner.” Have you guys ever seen this or any of the other hilarious roadsigns from this 11 Points post?

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Yogi Bear

The best thing about this 3D animated ending is how amazingly perfect it looks. If I was hiring animators, the creator of this one would be up there on my list. It actually looks like it could be part of the movie, which is what throws you so hard when the loveable characters turn so dark so fast.

In case you’re wondering, yes, the scene is from another movie, The Assassination of Jessie James. If you’re interested, you can watch the original scene here.

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The Truman Show

Yes, Jim Carrey has been in two movies about the possible effects of our current media over-saturation. Never has that been more obvious than when you take scenes from The Cable Guy and cut them in to the ending of The Truman Show to make a much, much darker alternate ending.

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Wall-E

I’ll admit it…I cried at the end of Wall-E, even tough I knew that as a Pixar movie they’d never let it end that depressingly. If this really was the ending, EVE wouldn’t be the only one blowing her brains out because she couldn’t deal with the pain.

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The Departed

One of the biggest complaints about Scorsese movies is that they are all too long. He really could have changed his image if this were the real end of The Departed: a confession, a murder, a funeral –the end.

Warning: There is one curse word in this video, so don’t watch at work without headphones. (Although really, why would you be watching all of these clips out loud at work anyway.)

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Star Wars: A New Hope

If you don’t believe in The Force, then you just might believe in this alternate ending that shows what happens if you put blind faith in something that doesn’t deserve it. The movie would be a whole lot different if Luke’s beliefs let him down at any point, that’s for sure.

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Avatar

By mixing in footage from Outlander, these parody makers were able to show what happens when the occupying force decides to win their war at any cost. I just hope this didn’t destroy the unobtainium or else everyone will have lost.

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

What happens when you make racist comments to the wrong asylum inmate? You just might find yourself in a far too short movie that ends with a murder and a break out.

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Forest Gump

Honestly, the way Jenny treated Forest throughout his entire life, she really shouldn’t have put herself in that situation with him. Just think how many interesting stories he would be able to tell after going to the big house.

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Bonus: Pineapple Express

This one was released on the DVD and was made by the people involved with the movie, so it doesn’t quite count as a fan alt ending. If you’ve seen the movie though, then you know this was never actually intended to be a real ending for the film. Even so, it’s darn funny.

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There are plenty more of these on the web so I’m assuming you’ve all seen a funny one here or there. Share the links to your favorites in the comments and we’ll have the greatest parody alternate ending collection right her on Neatorama.

The Gesture’s Low Reaching Roots

Long before the high five, there was the low five, although, at the time it was known as “giving skin” and “slapping skin.” The low five started way back in the jazz age and while there seems to be no detailed record of how it was started, it was a fairly popular gesture amongst jazz musicians. This was immortalized throughout history when Al Jolson gives a low five in the 1927 film The Jazz Singer.

The 1941 Abbot and Costello film In the Navy takes note of this with the Andrews Sisters song, “Gimme Some Skin, My Friend.”

Slapping five continued to be a popular gesture in the African American culture and you can see black characters slapping hands in movies all the way up to blaxploitation films from the seventies

Making the Five High

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The high five that most people credit as the first took place in 1977. It was exchanged between Dusty Baker and Glen Burke at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. Burke gave Baker a raised hand to slap in celebration after Baker scored a home run.

Murray State University basketball player Lamont Sleets has challenged this story though, claiming that he developed the gesture while playing on his college team in the 1960’s. This isn’t the only high five challenge between basketball and baseball players. A number of basketballers claim to have started using the term “high five” during their 1979/1980 season. University of Louisville baseball player Derek Smith disputes this though and claims that he is the originator of the term.

No matter who originated or named it though, the gesture was an immediate success in sports circles as soon as Baker and Burke’s slap was seen around the country. It was soon being used by teams across the country, most notably the 1980 Louisville Cardinals basketball team, who high fived each other throughout their run for the title and helped bring it to the forefront of American consciousness.

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By 1980, the noun “high five” was in the Oxford English Dictionary and by 1981, it was added as a verb as well.

Making A Good Thing Into A National Holiday

In the eighties, the gesture took on a life of its own and it seemed like every sitcom character was high fiving someone at least once per episode. It isn’t surprising that the high five took a dive in popularity through the nineties and popular culture tried to cleanse itself of the over saturation of the gesture. Even so, the high five has always continued to have its fans and in 2002, three University of Virginia Students decided to give the high five its due.

The three students decided they wanted to start their own holiday and they agreed that honoring the lost art of the high five would be the perfect reason to celebrate. The ultimate goal of the holiday was to better people’s days by giving high fives to strangers, who might then be inspired to give high fives to others. While the headquarters of the holiday started on the university campus, it quickly spread thanks to the power of the internet.

By 2005, the idea had gained enough momentum that the City of San Diego actually agreed to recognize National High Five Day as an official city celebration. (Being a long-term resident of America’s Finest City, I admit that I was highly upset that I had never heard of the city’s decree until I started writing this article.)

So now that you know about National High Five Day and about the gesture’s respectable origin story, it is up to you, dear readers to spread the word, and the skin. Share your support of high fives on April 21 and every day. Just remember to do it sparingly. After all, an overused high five is worse than no high five at all and we don’t want this great cultural connection to fade away every again.

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Peep Show

This classic, sexy Peep diorama is probably the most famous ever made as it has spread its way across the internet for years. The oldest version I could find comes from Flickr user Amenhotep4, but I don’t think he’s the creator of the diorama. If you know were it comes from, please let me know in the comments.

Sweety Todd: The Demon Barber of Peep Street

This diorama by Flickr user mreraser’s friends Matt and Teresa is by far one of my favorites. There is so much detail in the decorations and I can’t help but love the blood on the decapitated Peeps and the maniacal look on Sweety Todd’s face.

We Come In Peeps

This adorable diorama was created by Dan Paddock and sent in directly to BoingBoing after the site posted this bizarre and slightly scary fake magazine cover called “Rest In Peeps, Anna Nichole Smith.”

Alien Peeps

Of course, not all alien travelers are peaceful as Daniel Spiess made clear in his chest-burstingly scary Peeps diorama, which was based on the movie Alien.

Peeparassic Park

This Peep-filled tribute to Jurassic Park by Flickr user babelglyph was so massive that one photo couldn’t capture the full detail. This Jeep attack shot is my favorite of the series as it shows just how terrifying the dinosaur attacks actually were.

The Village Peeps

This disco-themed diorama by Flickr user Chris Williams is great, but perhaps the best detail is the adorable little hats the Village Peeps are wearing.

Bacon Peeps

If you love bacon then you’re sure to love the bacon peeps featured on the Peeps Diorama Contest blog.

Fail Peeps

Twitter lovers everywhere are sure to recognize this symbol of failure, recreated in Peep form on the Peeps Diorama Contest blog.

David & Golipeep

That same contest blog also brought us this brilliant recreation of the classic biblical story of David versus Goliath. Golipeep is one intimidating marshmallow character, he almost looks like he should be the villain in a Ghostbusters movie instead.

Anniversary Apollo Peeps

If you think working at NASA was all serious science with no time for fun and games, you are wrong my friend. This adorable Apollo 40^th Anniversary diorama was put together by the space program’s printing and design team.

Peepcropsy

Ever wonder what the organs of the little sugary sweet candies must look like? Flickr users Ben+Sam did, which led to the creation of this detailed Peeps autopsy lab.

The Peeple vs. Scott Walker

This Peep version of the Wisconsin protests is so accurate that it actually incited quite the debate between our Neatorama commenters, just like the real protests. It was first uploaded by escapetochengdu, but it’s hard to say if he made it and, if not, who the real creator is.

Office Olypeeps

If you’re a fan of the office, then you’ll love The Office Peeps Contest held at Office Tally. While this one didn’t win, it’s still my favorite, not least of all because I absolutely love that episode.

If you’re interested in checking out more, the biggest Peeps diorama contest is the one hosted by The Washington Post, so you can see their past winners and current entries by clicking the link. And, of course, feel free to share any links to dioramas you have made at home.

I don’t know about you guys, but I wish you could actually order this guy to crash your school or office building. It would be so much cooler than a singing telegram.

BTW, good luck trying to get that song out of your head for the rest of the day.

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A Dog, A Cat and A Mouse

Perhaps one of the most famous strange animal friendships involves Greg Pike’s three companions, Booger, Kitty and Mousie, who constantly ride on top of one another. His animals were named by a group of school children who Greg gave the opportunity to name.

Pike is a busker who receives monetary compensation from passersby who wish to photograph his bizarre animal trio. He currently resides in San Francisco, but he and his pets previously lived in a small border town in Colorado, Arizona, in Santa Fe, New Mexico and in Santa Barbara, so if you think you may have seen him in person and you happened to be in one of those places, then you almost certainly saw the real act, not an impersonator.

Greg likes to think of them as a symbol of peace, if these three national enemies can get along, why can’t we humans. If you like the act, you can always make a donation via his website.

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A Dog and An Owl

When Stuart and Caroline Ward bought an owl named Boobah right before her German shepherd, Hazel, gave birth to puppies, they worried the dog would be overprotective of the litter and act aggressive towards the owl. Fortunately, the exact opposite was true. Hazel immediately started to look after her owl friend who took to riding on the dog’s back for rides. The pair soon became inseparable and Boobah even tried to suckle milk from Hazel like the young puppies did.

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A Monkey and A Pigeon

Many people have seen this image without ever seeing the equally sweet story. The 12 week-old macaque was brought to an animal sanctuary after he was discovered close to death after being abandoned by his mother. After his rescue, his health improved, but he remained listless until he struck up a friendship with an unlikely suspect –a white pigeon. The two were so close keepers almost never found them more than a few feet from one another’s side. The friendship managed to bring the monkey back from the brink and he displayed a whole new attitude.

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A Blind Dog and A Cat

While some consider cats and dogs to be mortal enemies, it is still fairly common to see the two animals become close friends after living together. As common as cat and dog friendships are, it takes a special bond to capture the interest of a nation, but Cashew and Libby were that close.

Cashew was an older yellow lab that had gone blind and deaf in her old age, but his feline friend, Libby, didn’t let that stand in the way of their friendship. Libby served as a seeing-eye cat for her elderly friend, leading him to his food and watching over him while the pair slept next to each other. The cat would even follow her friend on walks to make sure he got back safely.

After Cashew passed, Libby has shown no interest in other dogs and has been known to hang around at her friend’s favorite nap spots. The cat’s utter loyalty to her friend earner her the Cat of the Year from the ASPCA, a high honor with so many great kitties in the country.

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Two Dogs and A Goat

While the header for this one has the makings of a great animal sitcom, it’s actually a true story that warms your heart. It al started when a stray goat and dog were picked up by animal control outside of a wedding chapel in Dallas. They were brought to the East Lake Pet Orphanage, where volunteers soon saw the pair was inseparable. Unfortunately, Texas law requires that abandoned pets must be kept with animals of the same species, so a sheriff’s deputy took away the goat, named Minnelli. If the goat stayed unclaimed, she would have been sold at a livestock auction.

Fortunately, the story already hit the papers and the Dallas County Commissioner assured the public Minnelli would not end up on someone’s dinner table. A few days later, the animal’s owner came forward. The family also owned a three-legged yellow lab and could no longer afford to take care of their animals, so they signed over the rights to all three pets to the East Lake Pet Orphanage.

The shelter received hundreds of adoption requests for the unlikely trio, which they then narrowed down to the five best applicants. Representatives from the shelter visited each home to ensure the pets were given to the best possible candidates. Eventually, they were adopted by Norman and Sandra Williams who owned three acres of land and plenty of other critters to keep their new family members company.

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A Bear and A Cat

In 2001, Muschi the cat casually strolled into the cage of an Asian black bear at the Berlin Zoo. The brave feline headed right for the bear’s food dish and started to eat lunch. It might seem like that would be the end of the cat’s story, but instead, Mausi the bear immediately took to the feline and the two became fast friends.

Years later, the two are still inseparable. They not only share meals, but they play, sleep and cuddle together on a daily basis.

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A Lion, A Tiger and A Bear

No, we’re not off to see the wizard, instead we’re off to Georgia where a raid on a drug dealer’s house resulted in some unexpected contraband seizures. When authorities went through the home, they discovered a lion, a tiger and a bear cub, all only two months old. When they were brought to the Noah’s Ark Animal Rescue Center, employees decided to keep the three cubs together.

Eight years later, the three share a specially built enclosure designed to enrich the family’s lives and to let viewers enjoy the unique friendship. Baloo, the 1,000 pound bear, Shere Khan, the 350 pound tiger and Leo, a 350 lion, enjoy play fighting sleeping and eating together. At night, they sleep on top of each other for comfort. Due to the animal’s sleep schedules, Baloo and Shere Khan are the closest, as Leo sleeps throughout most of the day while the other two play.

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A Fish and A Dog

Sometimes animal friendships are divided not only by species, but by living environments. Chino the dog and Falstaff the koi’s friendship is even more remarkable because neither can truly live in one another’s world. Chino’s owners say he was always curious about fish but his favorite was Falstaff, who was the only fish to reciprocate the feeling. As Chino laid on the rocks of the backyard koi pond, staring into the water, Falstaff eagerly swam up to him, even nibbling on his paws if they happened to dip in the water.

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A Kangaroo and A Dog

When a mother kangaroo was struck by a car and killed with her baby inside of her pouch, the baby was facing certain death. But a terrier named Rex stopped that terrible fate from happening. Rex was on a walk with his owner when he passed the dead kangaroo. A little while later, he returned to the spot, removed the baby from the pouch and dropped it at the feet of his shocked owner. The joey remained calm and even started snuggling the dog, who responded by licking the baby.

While the two hit it off quite well, Rex Jr., as the young kangaroo was named, was brought to the Jirrahlinga Wildlife Sanctuary, where he will be released back into the wild when he is 18 months old. While the pair’s friendship was short, it meant all the difference to Rex Jr. who wouldn’t be alive without his canine hero.

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An Elephant and A Dog

Dogs can apparently be any species’ best friend, not just humans. Case in point, the exceptional bond between Tara the elephant and Bella the dog.  The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee doesn’t limit its care of animals to just elephants. On top of the many pachyderms they’ve saved, they’ve also take in about a dozen or so stray dogs. For the most part, the dogs and elephants make friendships with other animals of their species and ignore the other animals, but Bella and Tarra are different. They chose each other.

Tarra and Bella played together, ate together and even slept beside each other, but when Bella suffered a spinal cord injury, Tarra showed just how dedicated she was to her friend. For weeks, the elephant sat patiently just outside the sanctuary office where the dog was recuperating. After she was recuperated, the couple made a happy reunion and once again strolled and played through the park’s 2,700 acres.

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Tigers and Orangutans

In the wild, Sumerian tigers would be happy to snack on a baby orangutans, but when you put two pairs of abandoned cubs together, natural instincts can sometimes fly out the window. Instead of attacking the young primates who were housed in the same nursery room, the two tiger cubs find them to be the best of bunk mates.

The animals are constantly monitored so any potential problems can be taken care of before there are any serious dangers, but so far the animals have all gotten along wonderfully. During the days, the orangutans spend the day swinging through the trees while the kittens take naps. At night, the group settles down to sleep, cuddling one another for warmth.

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A Lion and A Meerkat

Invoking the spirit of Lion King, Zinzi the lion was only one day old when her mother started refusing to feed her, requiring the intervention of local zookeepers. After she was brought in to the zoo, she quickly attracted a fan, Bob the meerkat. Bob started following Zinzi and snuggling up with her during nap time. Quickly enough, they started doing everything together. Unlike the real Lion King friendship between Simba and Timon, one can assume that Zinzi hasn’t taken to eating bugs in place of meat as that would probably deprive him of too much energy.

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A Hamster and A Snake

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When Aochan the rat snake started to refuse to eat frozen mice, zookeepers put a dwarf hamster into his cage to whet his appetite. Shockingly, Aochan made friends with the little critter instead of chowing down. The pair became close friends and even started to share a cage together. Eventually Aochan’s diet picked back up, but he never showed any interest in trying to snack on his friend. Keepers named the hamster Gohan, after a common Japanese rice dish.

“I’ve never seen anything like it. Gohan sometimes even climbs onto Aochan to take a nap on his back,” one of the keepers said.

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There are plenty more adorable critter pairings out there, feel free to share your favorite stories in the comments!

Have you ever wished your car had eyelashes? Now it can! Carlashes attach to your car with tape and won’t damage the paint. It will give your car that totally unnecessary feminine look. Link -via The Daily What

You might not be able to wear your heart on your sleeve, but you can sure wear your gerbil around your chest with this great pet display clothing. Be sure to jump around a lot while wearing this so your small animal knows you’re excited to have their company.

If you have a bigger pet like a small dog or a cat though, don’t worry, you can still carry them on your chest with this remarkably comfortable and uninhibiting design for a wearable pet enclosure.

This multi-function pet carrier seems a little more convenient although even more humiliating for your pet. Nothing like a gorgeous poodle purse to get the attention of those socialites you’ve been looking to impress.

Some pet owners don’t want to show their babies off to the world though and would rather throw them in a backpack. For these “animal lovers,” this specialty back pack pet carrier is a godsend, as it allows the animal just enough air to breathe and limits their ability to harm the user through the fabric.

If your cat or dog doesn’t seem to do well on road trips, perhaps the problem is that they don’t have their own place to call home. With this handy pet trailer, you can lock Spot in his makeshift house and hit the road with him in tow.

For those who let their fluffy friend explore the world on their own, this pet operable door chime is a great way to let your little one buzz you when its time to come in. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never had an animal that was smart enough to figure something like this out.

Do your ears hang low? Can you tie them in a bow? You certainly can with this stylish garment for long eared dogs. Sure it will keep the ears clean and free from burs and tangles, but doesn’t your dog’s self-esteem count for something?

Again with the ears. These animal ear protectors opt to contain the ears through two strategically placed toilet paper rolls shoved on each side of the head. It may or may not actually keep your pup’s ears clean, but it is a pretty sweet way to make Fifi look like she’s wearing pig tails.

If you thought this dog poop catcher was ridiculous, then just imagine strapping your pup in a diaper that goes practically up to his front legs and leaves him sitting in his own feces and urine. Personally, I’d rather clean up a dirty back yard than a dog covered in poo thanks to this dog droppings catching apparatus.

If you’ve ever wished that you could turn your dog into a sidecar for your bike, then this bicycle-mounted running guard for dogs is perfect. It strikes me that this thing can keep your pup from running into the street or in front of your bike while you ride, but it’s certainly not going to stop him from getting caught in your chain.

I’ll admit it, I’m the type of dog owner that buys my pup a treat for Christmas, but I draw the line at greeting cards. For those of you who want to show your pet your emotional side while appealing to their hunger, why not give them this delightful edible animal greeting card?

Correct me if I’m wrong here, but the main purpose of chewing gum is to chew on it for an extended period of time while enjoying the flavor. If you swallow it right away, it may as well just be a breath mint, right? Well then, will someone explain to me how exactly you train your dog to use this ingestible chewing gum for animals without just swallowing it right away?

Perfect for the Amish that has everything, this amphibious sulky single horse-drawn light vehicle can turn your horse into a sweet one-horse power boat. Of course, you can only use it in water that is under four feet high, but think how cool you’ll look riding up in your horse boat.

Perhaps the cruelest of the patents on this list, this device is ideal for the cat owner who is too cheap to feed a pet that is too lazy to hunt on its own. Simply install the bird trap and cat feeder in your back yard and then watch as migratory song birds are led to their death in order to feed your inept feline.

Now it’s your turn, have you seen any stupid pet patents that made you smack yourself in the forehead and ask, “why?” Then share!

Elevator shoes that work like a real elevator -going up and down as needed, controlled by an iPhone app. -via Nag on the Lake

Sticks is a slice-of-life detective comedy series about Detective Inspector Plank and his bungling crew that includes Constable Witch, Constable Sergeant and Sergeant Constable. And it’s all animated using various wooden bits of cutlery. Most of the characters are drawn on coffee stirrers, but they also have a yeti on a spatula, a zombie on a pastry baster, and an evil pencil sharpener. Copper Cuppa is but one of the four episodes available.

Link – via bromc

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Myles.

It has always been my habit to give an idea – any idea – a fighting chance to percolate in my mind for a while, letting it have full reign to explore its own possibilities. The flip side of this liberal and undisciplined attitude towards my own ideas is that they may seem irresistible and attractive even after their flaws are already apparent. Take my idea for Inflatable Swimwear. Was it really an idea worth elaborating, wasting my time on? The disadvantages of inflatable swimwear were immediately obvious! It is not only the opposite of sleek looking, but it presents an obstacle, even when not inflated, to rapid and efficient swimming.

Yet it seems I did not know when to stop once I got this idea. Wishing to improve on it, I worried about the way an inflated top of a two-piece swimsuit would likely ride up around the neck while swimming, possibly exposing the breasts.  I addressed that flaw by creating a full body inflatable suit, as shown in yellow.

Thinking further, I wondered how such a suit might be inflated quickly and easily, given that blowing it up by mouth – as anyone who has blown up an air mattress by mouth on a camping trip can attest – is tiring and takes seemingly forever.  Here, I adapted several items, commonly worn at the beach or swimming pool, as air pumps.

Naturally, an inflatable swimsuit would be cause for snickering and derisive laughter. Yet if a life were saved, who would be laughing then?

The style choices for a man’s inflatable swimsuit would, according to present standards of allowable public nudity, allow for two options. The suit could either be worn as trunks or as a single-piece, full body suit, similar in appearance to the modest style favored by male and female swimmers during the Victorian era.
More study is needed. If the inflatable chambers were placed mostly on the front side of the suit, such a design would tend to pull the swimmer over onto his or her back, which might make it difficult to swim, or to keep the head raised. Thinking more broadly, if getting an all-day sunburn – a burn on the front side of the body only – is desired, it would be easy to create a swimsuit that includes an inflatable raft on the back side that also supports the head. It could even include a hole for holding drinks. Excuse me, while I head to the drafting table to work on it!

The lyrics are simple, so feel free to sing along. -via Arbroath

This Japanese site takes a long time to load the first time you do it, but I opened another tab and did other things while waiting. When it is ready, enter a Twitter ID or keyword and watch the parade! You (or the owner of the ID you entered) will lead, followed by your followers marching along to some really infectious music. Link -via Gorilla Mask

I’d like to dedicate this post to my cousin Jon who both inspired me to write this article and gave me a leg-up on the research after he joined so many weird fan pages.

Hateful But Humorous

We know the internet is full of haters, but when does a pet peeve become something greater: when thousands of people share your anger at the subject. Whether you hate people who eat string cheese without peeling it, 6 year-olds with cell phones, Ed Hardy, getting your feet tickled or orange-skinned Jersey Shore girls, there’s certain to be some group on Facebook that’s sure to make your hatred of a random subject seem at least somewhat legitimate. There is even a group for people who hate having to tell Microsoft Word that their name is not a misspelling.

Image via www.votejoec.com [Flickr]

Only On The Internet

Sometimes, it’s important to remember just how much the internet has changed our lives. Take, for example, the fact that now when you want to tell your friends how your day was you often have to remember that your family could also be included in the message.

You might also recall how much our vocabulary has changed in the last decade. It’s to the point where LSHMSFOAIDMT(Laughing So Hard My Sombrero Falls Off and I Drop My Taco) would be a legitimate expression if it weren’t just so darn long.

Image via anniebby [Flickr]

Celebrating the Little Things In Life

Even now though, the internet does not control our entire lives, it’s still about the simple things and you don’t need to own the Book of Awesome to remember how great it is to get the extra item in the vending machine, push the buttons on your soda cups or to laugh so hard you feel like you’re exercising. We also all remember how great it was to make a robot voice with the help of a fan when we were kids. And let’s never forget how great it can be to enjoy free samples at Costco.

Image via Chapandra [Flickr]

Daily Observations

Similarly, sometimes it’s just comforting to know that you aren’t the only one to know you feel a certain way or notice certain things. Whether you’re the person who constantly questions where you got that bruise or scratch (I certainly am) or the type who finds themselves periodically thinking ‘I’m so glad my laugh doesn’t sound like that,’ it’s always nice to know you’re in good company. There’s even a group for all of you grammar Nazis out there where you can celebrate knowing the difference between the three spellings of “there.”

Image via Unhindered by Talent [Flickr]

Marvellously Nerdy Movie Fans

While most people just become the fan of an actor or movie they like, some people have strangely specific Facebook fan pages made after them, like the group dedicated to Morgan Freeman’s voice. This is particularly ideal for those who love the way he talks but hate his movies.

Alternatively, some people choose certain parts of a movie to relate with, for example those who are fans of “I Hate It When Someone Puts Your Name In The Goblet of Fire Without Telling U [sic].”

There are even fan pages based around character’s names, or rather getting someone’s sister to name their baby after a character name…specifically Megatron. Interestingly, the person who started the group said that if it got over one million fans, his sister would go ahead with the Megatron title. The page currently has 1.7 million fans already, so I guess we’ll know in August (when the baby is due) if the sister is true to her word.

Image via Kenya Allmond [Flickr]

Schooltime Facebook Fun

While most Neatorama readers have graduated long ago, it is still refreshing to learn that high school today is still largely the same as it was in our day. Fortunately, “Pretending to Look For Your Homework When You Know You Didn’t Do It,” and “English Teachers Put More Thought Into A Novel Than The Actual Author Did,” can help us remember just what it was like to suffer through the day-to-day drudgery of English essays and math exercises.

Image via beautyfromashes [Flickr]

Somewhat Unrelatable

I have to say that one of the funniest groups I’ve seen is one that you probably won’t get unless you live in my hometown of San Diego. For those of you who have spent a good amount of time in America’s Finest City (I’m not bragging, that’s its real nickname), there is the page for those of us who once thought the Mormon Temple in La Jolla was actually a castle. Even if you’ve never seen it in person though, the picture is sure to give you some idea about what we’re talking about here.

Image via San Diego Shooter [Flickr]

I Hope We All Feel This Way

Sometimes the funniest groups are simply those that celebrate something that’s so obvious it seems preposterous to not be a fan of the idea. For example, I don’t need to join the Facebook fan page just to prove that I support not being stabbed repeatedly, but apparently some people can’t feel strongly enough about the subject.

Image via cookiealbarn [Flickr]

Now it’s your turn readers, I’m sure you’ve seen some wacky groups and fan pages that the rest of us have never even heard of, so share already!

The unnamed artist, a friend of a reddit member, buys thrift shop art and adds silly details. I have just the place in my home for a painting like this! You’ll find links to other paintings in the comments at reddit. Link

If you don’t know your memes, then you’ll have to check out the video of keyboard cat before you see watch this keyboard dog video. For those of you who are internet nerds (like me), who would you vote for, keyboard cat or keyboard dog?

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Pet rocks are way too old school, but not anymore thanks to ThinkGeek’s new USB powered pet rock. The rock with a glued-on USB cord will only run you around $10.

Link Via Foolish Gadgets

From Totally Absurd Inventions, which lists "America’s Goofiest Patents," here is the Gerbil Shirt:

The Gerbil Shirt wraps your torso in plastic tube passageways, making your bod a super highway of fun for Binky and Bart. The interior surfaces are textured for traction and have air vents for easy breathing.

The inventor suggests you can clean the Gerbil Shirt by attaching it to a faucet (remove pets first please), and you should avoid collisions and falls that could cause pet panic.

Link – via TYWKIWDBI

Miss Cellania’s post of the mysterious man in people’s dreams reminded me of my own personal nightmare. Here’s the robot that’s been haunting my dreams. Have you been dreaming of the same bot?

Almost all of the inventions are from the sixties or before, so it’s not too shocking that many of them involve cigarettes, including a method for a couple to share a smoke and one for a person to smoke a whole pack at once -oh joy!

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Recognizing the subtle differences between these similar titles can be confusing sometimes. Fortunately, this chart is here to help you understand which group you fit into.

Link Via Laughing Squid

The Oops Design Awards have taken it upon themselves to do something that should have been done a long time ago -they have created an award for the ugliest, silliest and most useless product designs of the year. As you may have guessed, the lamp above is in the running for ugliest. It is the Oswine Lamp designed by Johanness Hemann. The nominees gallery actually has a few items I like, but for the most part it’s brimming with hillariously hideous items.

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Koichi Wakata, a Japanese Astronaut who is working aboard the International Space Station was given the task to perform a few silly experiments in Zero-G requested by the Earth People of Japan. They consist of the mundane such as performing push-ups, squirting water from a tube, backflips and so forth but then some of them are bizarre like the “flying magic carpet” request! Oh, how I wish I were in space like Koichi and the other fine men and women of the ISS crew! I would see to it if I could perform the moonwalk in Zero-G!

The 16 space experiments in a nifty list – Link (also from Pink Tentacle)

Via – Pink Tentacle

How you know your kitty needs to go on a diet.

Link Via GiggleSugar

Update 2/28/09: Let’s not forget our article on this very subject: Top 15 Amazingly Fat Cats

I mean, come on: gerbil underpants, sure. Chipmunk underpants, definitely. But squirrel underpants? That’s just ridiculous.

Link (The video is quite funny)

I have no doubt that this will probably upset the animal rights advocates out there, but at least it will provide a little more happiness to all of you Japanophiles. That’s right, it is exactly what the title post indicates, a dalmatian operating a tricycle. Personally, I love Japan.

Link Via Ohmidog!

If you like the roses above, or just forgot about Valentine’s Day until all the roses were sold out, there’s an easy to follow instruction guide for them over on Instructables right now.

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I have to love this stripus africanis sample. When you purchase them, you even get a nice little biological info about the species. The strupus africanis enjoys grass, cereal and Snickers bars.

“This ideal stripus africanus specimen has been stuffed and retains all of its original features. This bust would be an excellent trophy to add to your collection. A small plate on the bottom identifies its genus and species. The wood plaque that it is mounted on measures 5×7″ (or 13x18cm for our continental friends) and is pre-drilled on the back for easy hanging.”

Link Via Cute Overload

It may be a little mean and silly, but I think this cute little dead dog purse is fantastic. Only problem, it’s $317.

“Based on Paris Hilton’s discarded pet Tinkerbell is an upside down dead Chihuahua. This design capitalizes on the trend of carrying a small dog as a fashion accessory.”

Link Via Craftzine

This cat’s expression is priceless. Super stupid and goofy.

Link Via GiggleSugar

Who needs a present when you have an awesome box wrapped in paper to hide in? That’s certainly how this cute kitty thinks. I wish my life were so easily filled.

Link Via Giggle Sugar

This little man’s snoring and sleeping position are just irresistible. It’s like a growling leaf blower. Plus, he’s unwake-able.

Link Via Giggle Sugar