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Canine Property Law

(They Can Talk/Jimmy Craig)

Jimmy Craig, who plays the cat in this funny sketch video, explains how property transactions occur in the dog world. Of course, the dog with a higher and stronger stream has a somewhat more enforceable claim in court. Mark your territory accordingly, both at home and the workplace.

-via Tastefully Offensive


The 5 Most Ridiculous Live-Action Saturday Morning Shows of the 70s


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A highly trained German Shepherd of the US Army is falsely accused of biting his handler. He's on the run with a $200 bounty on his head. Now Joe wanders across America, helping people he meets while seeking the dog who committed the crime.

This is Run, Joe, Run--a real television show that actually aired in 1974. It's a retelling of The Fugitive, but with a dog. It's 1 of 5 preposterous Saturday morning live action TV programs that aired on American television during the 1970s. They include a high school teacher who turns into a 12-year old boy and, of course, a contribution by Sid and Marty Kroff about Bigfoot.


The Little Free TARDIS Library

(Photo: Little Free Library, UK)

The Little Free Library is a public service concept that began in Wisconsin and has swept across the world. People are building birdhouse-sized libraries, filling them with books, and leaving them in public places. Take a book, read it, and leave a book.

The UK's Little Free Library Project grew (you don't build a TARDIS, but grow one) this suprisingly roomy library. Despite its Gallifreyan orgin, most books inside are in English. It will tour Britain, bringing reading experiences across the country. Just listen for the signature womping sound of it materializing near you.

-via Bookshelf


The Game of Cat Jenga

Unlike conventional Jenga, you aren't trying to remove cats from the stack without causing it to collapse. Instead, you're trying to stack your cats higher than your opponent.

This is Cat Jenga, a game invented and marketed in China for the past few years. Each pack contains 6 cats made of teak. How high will your cats climb?

-via Lost at E Minor


Victim Steals Mugger's Motorcycle

This CCTV footage from Malaysia surfaced in July. It shows a mugger getting the losing end of a business transaction on the street. He parks his motorcycle, then attacks a woman, brandishing what looks like a knife. He grabs her purse and takes off running.

The victim decides to ride rather than walk home. The mugger has helpfully provided transportation.


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It's so perfect that it might be staged.

-via Gifsboom


Opera Singer on Helium


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Christina Elizabeth, a professional opera singer, offers an extra squeaky "Deh Vieni Non Tardar" from The Marriage of Figaro. Her already extraordinary vocal range is made only greater with the addition of helium. It's delightful! I would sit through an entire opera if it was performed this way.

-via The Mary Sue


I Missed This Episode of SpongeBob SquarePants

Redditor randall_p_mcMurphy found this necklace and earring set for sale in a gas station in Morehead, Kentucky. Another redditor says that the text translates as "Chinese towers." In Hazzard County and Bikini Bottom, these are the epitome of style.

-via Popehat


A Bicycle Sidecar Made Specifically for Hauling Surfboards

If you want to ride to the beach to surf, you may have a problem: a surfboard is too heavy and too cumbersome to carry while riding a bike.

That's why Horse developed the Side Car Bicycle/Surf/Work platform. It's a modular system that can be a bike, a flatbed cargo trike, and, with the addition of a slotted cover, a means to transport up to 4 surfboards simulatenously.

The sidecar is available in oak or, if you wish, reclaimed boardwalk wood from Coney Island lost in Hurricane Sandy. You can see more photos at Design Boom.

-via Toxel


Cats vs. Windshield Wipers


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The humans have put wavy things on their moving dens. They exist to frighten and confuse cats. Sometimes they even squirt water. You may bat at them, but you will never be able to catch one. This compilation video shows cats doing their best to defeat the fiendish windshield wipers, but never succeeding.

-via Ace of Spades HQ


Library Design Wraps You in a Cocoon of Books

(Photo: Anagrama)

The design studio Anagrama developed this unique bookshelves design for a library in Monterrey, Mexico. The city council asked the designers to compose a space that would be comfortable and cozy for the enjoyment of literature. I'd say they succeeded!

The bookshelves form a lattice structure that wrap around the walls and ceiling. The dome-like shape ends in a vanishing point at the top of the stairs that seems so very far away. If you want to retreat into a good book, then this in the space in which to do it. You can see more photos at Design Boom.


You Can Make Your Entire Home Look Like Mondrian's Composition II

Piet Mondrian's iconic painting Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow has captivated the public imagination since the artist completed it in 1930. It has inspired people to mimic its enchanting collection of forms and colors in other media, including Jello, cake, and case mods.

You can hang a print copy of the original painting in your home. But you can also fill your home with furniture inspired by it. Dornob has a roundup of several pieces of furniture that look like Composition II, including dignified bookshelves, couches, chairs, a lamp, and wall decorations. Among them is this beanbag chair by Creativando, an Italian home furnishings outlet.


Denmark's First Astronaut Arrives at International Space Station, Brings LEGOs

(Photos: Daily Telegraph)

Andreas Morgensen, 38, is the first astronaut to hail from Denmark. He's an aeronautical engineer from Copenhagen. On Friday, he arrived at the International Space Station for a 10-day mission. Morgensen brought 26 specially designed LEGO minifigs--one of Denmark's most famous exports.

Morgensen is participating in Project Thor, a study of thunderstorms and lightning. The Daily Telegraph reports:

“It’s a great honour for me to represent Denmark as an astronaut,” Mogensen told fans on an ESA hangout before the launch. “It’s difficult for me to imagine what it’s going to be like … It’s not until I’m strapped in the seat and feel the rocket lighting that I’ll feel: ‘Woah, this is really happening!’”

Mogensen is also taking Danish flags, a classic rye-bread porridge and a text by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.

-via Marilyn Terrell


3D Bread Loaves Are Adorable

Rocket News 24 tells us that creating 3d character bread loaves is becoming very popular on Japanese Instagram. Disney, Moomin, and Studio Ghibli characters are popping up, fresh out of the oven. In Japanese, they're called "chigiri-pan." Those featured in this post are by Instagram user @umi0407, who is amazingly skilled at the craft.

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7 Inanimate Objects That Are Actively Plotting against Us

The spoon doesn't mean to cause you inconvenience. It's just that the soup is so warm. It feels so good! He's got to treat it like a hot tub and slide all the way in. You can stick your fingers in to pull him out or use another spoon to draw him out.

Cartoonist Nathan Pyle, who previously created animated .gifs to teach New York City etiquette, now shows us that 7 commonplace objects in our lives are working against us. These include zippers, coffee cup lids, and liquid soap dispensers.

-via Tastefully Offensive


The World Gravy Wrestling Championships

(Photo: Manchester Evening News)

It is, surely, the greatest of all sports. Two men or two women enter a pool of 1,500 liters of gravy. After 2 minutes of savage wrestling in the slippery, meaty sauce, one prevails.

It is a noble tradition in Lancashire, UK.

Joel Hicks--a competitor known as Galdalf the Grey--emerged victorious at the end of the championships in Rossendale. Nicole Taylor-Lyons won the women's category. Many of the competitors wore costumes. Proceeds from the event are donated to charity.

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