9 Reasons Not to Date a Tyrannosaurus Rex
The rest of the reasons are just as cute, with illustrations by Matthew Inman. Link -Thanks, Matthew!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/9-reasons-not-to-date-a-tyrannosaurus-rex/Archive for July 2008
Pizza Around the World
You've read about crazy Japanese pizzas, but the rest of the world has distinctive preferences, too. In Brazil, you can get hard-boiled eggs and peas on your pizza! In Germany, you can order a pizza topped with asparagus...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/pizza-around-the-world/Gangsters: They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To
Getting sucked into television marathons happens more than I'd like to admit. America's Next Top Model will suck me in every time if I don't have a really good reason to be pulled away from the T.V. But a coup...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/gangsters-they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to/Olive Riley, World's Oldest Blogger 1899-2008
(Youtube link) We posted about Australian blogger Olive Riley last year. She was 107 years old when she started her blog, The Life of Riley. Olive was 108 when she died Saturday in a nursing home. Link to story. http:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/olive-riley-worlds-oldest-blogger-1899-2008/MST3K Quiz
Today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss tests your memory of Joel, Mike, the Bots, and the movies of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I loved the show, but was still surprised that I scored as high as 70%. Can you beat tha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/mst3k-quiz/Police Busted a Hidden Homeless Refuge Under an Overpass
Los Angeles policemen found a secret homeless encampment under an overpass 30 feet off above the street. Someone had been living there for a year and half - and accumulated quite a bit of stuff (the police and firemen co...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/police-busted-a-hidden-homeless-refuge-under-an-overpass/Scientists Discover the Color of 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Feather
This is pretty neat: scientists are able to interpret the color patterns of 100-million-year-old fossil feathers .. by microscopic analysis of melanosomes that somehow survived the fossilization process: Microscopic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/scientists-discover-the-color-of-100-million-year-old-fossil-feather/Merged Books
What would happen if you mash up some of literature's best books? This little gem called "Merged Books" featured at Miss Cellania, for example: "Machiavelli's The Little Prince"*/stro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/merged-books/The Two-Headed Nightingale
The Human Marvels has a great post about the story of "The Two-Headed Nightingale", a conjoined twin named Millie and Christine: how they were sold as slaves, marketed as freaks, and then gained fame for their...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/the-two-headed-nightingale/Judge Ruled that Pringles Aren't Potato Chips (For Tax Purposes, Anyhow)
Whatever you do, just don't call Pringles potato chips. That's because a British judge has ruled in a tax dispute that Procter & Gamble's snacks "don't look like a chip, don't feel like a chip, and don't taste l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/judge-ruled-that-pringles-arent-potato-chips-for-tax-purposes-anyhow/Rain of Madness: A Mockumentary of Tropic Thunder
I don't know which is funnier - Tropic Thunder, a comedy about a bunch of actors making a Vietnam war movie ... when their director decided to dump them in the middle of a real one, or Rain of Madness:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/rain-of-madness-a-mockumentary-of-tropic-thunder/Gates vs. Jobs
This game features Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs, using light sabers, icons, and trash talk! Pick your favorite geek and go to battle. Link -Thanks, Jim! ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/gates-vs-jobs/Leah Evans Textiles
Leah Evans creates textile artwork using imagery from the natural world, including satellite photography! My current work combines aerial photography, maps, and satellite imagery. I also find myself drawn to the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/14/leah-evans-textiles/The 100 Most Influential Taglines Since 1948
I went to this list thinking I'd for sure know the top ten. But I was down in the 70s range before I found one I didn't know! Advertising sticks with us more than we think. The top ten most effective taglines ar...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/the-100-most-influential-taglines-since-1948/Say Goodnight, Sleep Tight
Awwwwww! This guy will surely make the "Dog Whisperer" worry for his job. I know how all you anti-cat people go bonkers about the amount of kitten videos on here. So, here is a puppy video for you all. Just an ado...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/say-goodnight-sleep-tight/Banksy unmasked?!
Everybody's favorite undercover wry English graffiti artist Banksy may have been "unmasked" today by The Mail on Sunday in the UK. Is Banksy indeed "the nice middle-class boy who 'became the graffiti guerrilla.'"? Da...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/banksy-unmasked/Slate.com video on the Absinthe experience
Ah, Absinthe - recently made legal again in the United States. After many experiences with different types of Absinthe over the past 8 years or so I've unfortunately come to the conclusion that the wonderful thing abo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/slatecom-video-on-the-absinthe-experience/Open Sesame!
(YouTube link) Magic words or gestures won't open the refrigerator, but this cat isn't going to give up! -via Arbroath...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/open-sesame/Zing Spoon
Let’s face it, sometimes there is a need to launch your lunch or defend your dinner, and this is the perfect utensil to do it with. It’s easy to use; simply load up a particularly mushy pea or corn niblet, aim,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/zing-spoon/Fractal Robot
SEVERAL years ago, I built a robot whose sole purpose in life was to create an even smaller robot just like himself... So much like himself, that this robot endeavoured to create yet another tiny robot, ad infinit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/fractal-robot/Museum of Forgotten Art Supply
Before the age of Photoshop, artists and illustrators had to rely on - gasp - manual tools to create their artwork. Well, those days had come and gone but thanks to Lou Brooks of the Museum of Forgotten Art Supply, we ca...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/museum-of-forgotten-art-supply/Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals
Why are conservatives happier than liberals? Researcher John Jost (seems like a happy guy) and Jaime Napier know the answer:Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported g...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/why-conservatives-are-happier-than-liberals/More from Scott Wades, the "Dirty Car" Artist
Scott Wade, "dirty car" artist featured before on Neatorama, has got some new artwork posted on his website: Like any reasonably creative and curious human, Scott can't resist a dirty rear car window. We su...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/more-from-scott-wades-the-dirty-car-artist/What Ever Happened to Star Wars Actors?
ABC News has a really neat gallery of what those famous actors who played some of the most memorable characters in Star Wars are doing now.Shown to the left is Kenny Baker, a dwarf and former circus performer who played...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/what-ever-happened-to-star-wars-actors/Handwriting Font by Michelle Romo
There are plenty of handwriting fonts and typography- but Michelle Romo took it to mean the other way: in her first attempt in making fonts, she created a full alphabet that looks like fingers!Link - via Quipsologies...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/13/handwriting-font-by-michelle-romo/Literary Tattoos
Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos is a blog documenting tattoos from books, poetry, music, and other sources. There are a lot of tattoos inspired by the works of Kurt Vonnegut, J.K. Rowling, and Dr. Seuss. Link -...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/12/literary-tattoos/Don't Try This At Home
(YouTube link) A performance on the Russian Bar, recorded for Chinese television at the Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. The final stunt is unbelievable! -via Cynical-C...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/12/dont-try-this-at-home/It's Lovely! I'll Take It!
It's Lovely! I'll Take It! is a blog with "A collection of poorly chosen photos from real estate listings. With love." Each post is linked to the real estate ad the picture came from. The particular location pictured h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/12/its-lovely-ill-take-it/AquaJelly and AirJelly
You may remember the company Festo that created such awesome products like the Air Ray and its water born cousin Aqua Ray which were both featured here on Neatorama. AquaJelly and AirJelly are two unique creati...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/12/aquajelly-and-airjelly/The Fun-O-Meter
Alex posted a picture of the Idea Machine the other day, and now we know who's behind it! Jake Bronstein of Zoomdoggle planted the Fun-O-Meter (also known as the Robofun, the Fun Idea Machine, or Funulator). I ha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/12/the-fun-o-meter/
