Archive for March 29th, 2007

How NOT to Pickup a Woman.

Men - have you ever had a few great dates, but then when you take the belle to your pad everything cools off? If so, the problem might not be you, but your apartment. Take the guy in this picture, who refuses t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/how-not-to-pickup-a-woman/

Gotcha Box.

Don't you just love the look on someone's face when they unwrap a present only to find that it contains something -- tasteless? pointless? absurd? And you see them, just for a moment, working out how to smile naturally a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/gotcha-box/

We Are Happy To Serve You Mug.

For those who don't know, the graphics on the mug are featured on deli coffee cups all over New York City, it's as New York as the footlong and knish combo at Madison Square Garden. The maker of the mug version r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/we-are-happy-to-serve-you-mug/

Fan-Made Muppet Show with Shatner and Nimoy.

Remember the Star Trek: The Sitcom clip produced by Play Cole Productions? Here's another one: The Muppet Show with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, who drove Kermit crazy back stage.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] (a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/fan-made-muppet-show-with-shatner-and-nimoy/

Beer Myths.

Love beer? Here's a list of the top 10 beer myths so you can win that bar bet:Beer Myth 7: The best beers are in green bottles. As it turns out, brown bottles protect the beer from the light much better than...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/beer-myths/

Cigarette Holder for Nudist Smokers.

Nudist smoker? The problem of where to put your smokes is solved! From Modern Mechanix, 1938: Link - via Scribal Terror...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/cigarette-holder-for-nudist-smokers/

Monkey Brain Signal Controls Robot.

In 2000, professor Miguel Nicolelis of Duke University was able to "read" the brain activity of monkeys as they reach for small pieces of food. Nicolelis then sent the brain signals to control a robotic arm.Hit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/monkey-brain-signal-controls-robot/

World's Tallest Man Marries.

Bao Xishun, who at 7 foot 9 in (2.36 m) is the world's tallest man just got married! The world’s tallest man has married a woman who is more than 2 feet shorter than him, a Chinese newspaper reported Wednesday....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/worlds-tallest-man-marries/

From Ashes to ... Pencils?

What to do with your loved one's ashes after being cremated? Well, besides being made into diamonds, product designer Nadine Jarvis pointed out that you can also make pencils (one body = 240 pencils) and bird feeder out...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/from-ashes-to-pencils/

Train in Downtown Brno, Czech Republic.

What's that chugging alongside cars in the streets of the Czech city of Brno? Apparently, the city had tried to move the train stations and tracks out of the downtown area but ran out of money, so until then, the trains...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/train-in-downtown-brno-czech-republic/

7-11 To Convert Stores to Kwik-E-Mart for Simpsons Movie Release.

To coincide with the release of the Simpsons movie, the convenience store chain 7-11 plans to convert some of its stores into Kwik-E-Marts:If all goes as planned, the convenience store chain plans to refit 11 stores...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/7-11-to-convert-stores-to-kwik-e-mart-for-simpsons-movie-release/

Ad with LEGO: Don't Play With Your Health.

This clever ad from the Ministry of Health of Portugal states: "Don't Play With Your Health. Check Your Cholesterol." Link - via Eduyayo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/ad-with-lego-dont-play-with-your-health/

Skidboot has left us.

Neatorama has received an update on the story of the amazing dog Skidboot. We were not ready to start our blog just yet but this needed to be mentioned. Skidboot, an amazing dog, has left us. This was an outstand...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/skidboot-has-left-us/

What is that Mysterious Ticking Noise?

The Harry Potter gang portrayed by the Potter Puppet Pals! This is cute, but watch to the end before you show the kids. Push play or go to YouTube. Link to puppet site. -via Meerschweinchenreport (Hamlet Hamster)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/what-is-that-mysterious-ticking-noise/

What is It? Game 17

This week's collaboration with What is It? Blog brings us this .... clamp! But it's not just any clamp, this tool actually has a very specific use: can you guess what that is? Post your answer in the com...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/what-is-it-game-17/

Segway as Predicted in 1900.

Paleo-Future, a fantastic blog about "the future that never was," dug up a nice image that ran in the Brown County Democrat (De Pere, Wisconsin) newspaper in 1900. Back then, they predicted that we'll all have...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/segway-as-predicted-in-1900/

13 Mile Concrete Dragon Along a Mountain Ridge in China.

Photo: Donald Chan / ReutersChina's construction of a 13-mile (21-km) long concrete dragon along the top of a ridge in Shizhu Mountain may be stopped due to environmental impact. Good thing Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi who st...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/13-mile-concrete-dragon-along-a-mountain-ridge-in-china/

Star Wars Stamps.

The United States Postal Service has unveiled a collection of 15 new Star Wars stamps and has invited the public to vote on a favorite:http://www.uspsjedimaster.com/main/splash.html - via Geeks of Doom...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/star-wars-stamps/

Sad Kermit Singing "Hurt"

Here's some YouTubbery of sad Kermit singing Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt": Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | SadKermit website - via Gorilla Mask...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/29/sad-kermit-singing-hurt/
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