Suicide in C Sharp
Gory entertainment from magicians Barry and Stuart. Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] -via Blame It On The Voices...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/suicide-in-c-sharp/Archive for June 2008
Typewomen by Matt Sutter
Matt Sutter of Inkfinger created this awesome set "Typewomen," entirely out of type! Each Typewoman is created entirely with type (letters, punctuation, ligatures) in the typeface of their namesake and sit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/typewomen-by-matt-sutter/Proven By Science!
Reprinted from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Fast-Acting Long-Lasting.There are scientific findings that expand our knowledge and make life better for mankind. These, however, aren't such findings, but...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/proven-by-science/George Carlin, RIP
Comedian George Carlin has just passed away. Known for his acerbic wit and raunchy humor, Carlin was most famous for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" routine, where he did actually say all 7 wo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/george-carlin-rip/The Turtle Man
Oh, Kentucky. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this video clip of Ernie "I try not to smile, 'cause I got my teeth knocked out by a chainsaw" Brown, Jr. AKA Turtle Man.Here's a clip of him in action, in...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/the-turtle-man/Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Old Folks Home LEGO Minifig
Flickr user rong_yiren created this fantastic LEGO minifig of the next logical step for Indy: Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Old Folks Home!Link - via Super PunchMore of rong_yiren's work: Post Empire Stormtroopers...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/indiana-jones-and-the-curse-of-the-old-folks-home-lego-minifig/10 High-Tech Coffee Tables
BornRich blog has a neat list of the top 10 high-tech coffee tables for your home. This one above is the interactive LED coffee table, called The Wave, which senses where over the table you put your drink and lights up a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/23/10-high-tech-coffee-tables/Lunch with Warren Buffett available on eBay
[Photo of shrine to Warren Buffett courtesy Flickr user swearinglibrarian] When they auctioned off lunch with The Oracle of Omaha last year, it went for $650,100. This year a lucky bidder and up to seven friends will d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/lunch-with-warren-buffet-available-on-ebay/Fight over al-Jazeera in Burlington, Vermont
There's been an interesting news story out of Burlington, Vermont - a great town if you ever have a chance to visit. The city of Burlington owns the city's cable television service and their cable system is one of onl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/fight-over-al-jazeera-in-burlington-vermont/Wildfire: Deadly and Beautiful
Photo: Mark Thiessen / National Geographic (Photo Gallery), reproduced with permission from NG"Good" fires are ecologically crucial, clearing out dead brush and returning nutrients to the soil. Mos...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/wildfire-deadly-and-beautiful/The Goat Tower
The Goat Tower at Fairview, Paarl. Photo: Taxi81 [wikipedia]Here's one from the philosophy of give-'em-what-they-want: a tower house for goats! Apparently this sort of thing is popular in South Africa, with the first bei...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/the-goat-tower/Music From Instruments Made Out of Cardboard
Neatorama reader Joe Raciti sent us this link to his music video, where all the musical instruments are made out of cardboard!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks Joe!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/music-from-instruments-made-out-of-cardboard/Sarcasm is an Evolutionary Skill
Neurophysiologist Katherine Rankin at the University of California, San Francisco (my alma mater!) recently discovered that sarcasm is actually an evolutionary survival skill:More important, we run our lives by socia...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/sarcasm-is-an-evolutionary-skill/Motoring Across the USA on a Vespa
Neatorama reader Ned Schwartz's friend Eric is going on an epic quest of blogging his way across the country ... on a Vespa GTS250 scooter! Eric calls this project scoot66 (because of his fondness of Route 66 and because...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/motoring-across-the-usa-on-a-vespa/Costs of the Iraq War
This is a new representation of an idea that's made the rounds before. The Iraq War costs the United States USD$720MM per day. What could we be doing with that money instead? Any ideas? Here are some statistics. Y...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/costs-of-the-iraq-war/Bad Economy = Higher Necktie Sales!
Whodathunkit: credit crunch and economic woes in the UK had actually spurred a spike in necktie sales! And here's why:Richard Whitbread, marketing manager of Tie Rack, said: "Since the doom and gloom set in, sal...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/bad-economy-higher-necktie-sales/Interview with Curveball
At long last, newshounds have tracked down and interviewed Rafid Ahmed Alwan, the Iraqi refugee and German intelligence source code-named Curveball (some say to signify his unreliability). Curveball was the source of the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/interview-with-curveball/Gus, 2008 World's Ugliest Dog
Meet Gus, a three-legged, one-eyed (he lost it in a fight with a cat - for shame!), cancer-afflicted Chinese Crested dog, who has the dubious yet official distinction of the World's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.A...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/gus-2008-worlds-ugliest-dog/Man Changed Name to "In God We Trust"
Meet In God We Trust, formerly known as Steve Kruescher of Zion. Yes, the man's name change just got approved by a judge last Friday: Steve Kruescher of Zion has legally changed his name to "In God We Trust.&quo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/man-changed-name-to-in-god-we-trust/Charming Wedding Dress Made from Charmin Toilet Paper!
Photo: Judah S. Harris of CharminKatrina Chalifoux of Rockford, Illinois won this year's toilet paper wedding dress design competition sponsored by Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Charmin, and Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com.Katrin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/charming-wedding-dress-made-from-charmin-toilet-paper/Britain's Most Unwanted Pet Finally Adopted After 11 Years (That's 77 Dog-Years!)
After 11 years (that's 77 dog-years!) of disappointment, Jenny the collie has finally been adopted. The dog, who unfortunately had the dubious distinction of being Britain's most unwanted pet, was abandoned in 1997 and r...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/22/britains-most-unwanted-pet-finally-adopted-after-11-years-thats-77-dog-years/Where the hell is Matt *this time*?
[http://youtu.be/zlfKdbWwruY] In 2006, Alex posted about Matt Harding - the Australian who filmed himself dancing a silly jig at various exotic locales around the world. Harding's back with this new video featuring a c...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/21/where-the-hell-is-matt-this-time/Lego Death Star Set
Lego’s newest and coolest set is a 3,800 piece diorama of the Death Star from Star Wars. It builds 14 scenes and comes with 21 mini-figs. The finished size is 16 inches tall. You can pre-order this set beginning July...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/lego-death-star-set/Merchandise 7X-100
The cola wars of the late 20th century were waged with as much strategy, secrecy, and technology as many conventional wars. When Coke was threatened by the Pepsi Challenge, they responded ten years later with Merchandise...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/merchandise-7x-100/Project Dalek
Any Dr. Who fan should check out the Dalek Project. See Daleks of all kinds, learn how to build your own Dalek, and network with other Dalek fans. We like Daleks, here at Project Dalek. We like them a lot. We want...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/project-dalek/Six Ticker-Tape Parades We Wish We Could Have Seen
Unfortunately, I've never witnessed a ticker-tape parade. I imagine a lot of us haven't; it doesn't appear that they are very common outside of New York City. I know they're around, of course, but NYC is definitely wha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/six-ticker-tape-parades-we-wish-we-could-have-seen/Brain Scientist Fascinated by Own Stroke
A few months ago, brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor gave a talk at TED about how the brain works. She was researching the differences in brains of normal people to those suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illn...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/brain-scientist-fascinated-by-own-stroke/9 Things You Didn't Know About Benjamin Franklin
We probably all know that Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod or that he proposed the turkey as the national emblem of the United States.But did you know that he was related to the Folger family (of the coffee f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-benjamin-franklin/Bizarro: Deluxe Caller I.D.
Oh, how true that is. This Bizarro comic strip hit too close to home (I've, um, done the exact same thing!). For more Bizarro, check out Dan Piraro's website and blog....
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/bizarro-deluxe-caller-id/Babushka Fight Club
In Soviet Russia ... babushkas aren't afraid to settle their differences with violence. Old lady violence, that is. Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks Freshome!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/20/babushka-fight-club/
