Archive for November 23rd, 2011

15 Songs You Know But Might Not Know Their Names

(YouTube Link) Most of the songs on this list have been used so many times,on soundtracks for movies and television shows, that we know them by heart. I've heard them all a million times (except for Zombie Nation, whi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/15-songs-you-know-but-might-not-know-their-names/

Realistic Encumberance On Video Game Characters

These fun illustrations show what video game characters would really look like when loaded down with all of their in-game loot. Next time you grab some extra potions just for the heck of it, think about what you're d...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/realistic-encumberance-on-video-game-characters/

Aliens on Ice

Now this is worth getting out of hypersleep for: Austin-based acting troupe Old Murder House Theater has brought back the classic sci-fi movie Aliens and improved it. Behold,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/aliens-on-ice/

Alcoholic Law Books

The people at Bender Bound, Inc. used to be attorneys at a big law firm, so they understand the importance of at-work refreshment. They alter thick professional books that will never be opened -- until you need a dri...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/alcoholic-law-books/

From the Golden Days of Ventriloquism: Children Entertainment of Yore

From the Golden Days of Ventriloquism, from the fantastic Fengtastic via Miss Cellania, may we present to you a preview of tonight's nightmare? Why, you're welcome. dummy, ventriloquist...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/from-the-golden-days-of-ventriloquism-children-entertainment-of-yore/

Microsoft Cart Offers Free Bacon to Amazon Employees in the Hope of Luring Them Away

Microsoft wants to hire the best engineers for its Kinect project, but that's hard when there are so many tech companies in the Seattle area vying for prospective employees. It hired the ad agency Wexley School for Girls...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/microsoft-cart-offers-free-bacon-to-amazon-employees-in-the-hope-of-luring-them-away/

Watch Brine Icicle form at the Bottom of the Sea

(Video Link) Scientists in Antarctica used a time-lapse camera to capture the formation of a brinicle -- an icicle made from brine. As the salty water sank, it froze, forming a spike of brine down to the seafloor. A...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/watch-brine-icicles-form-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea/

Teenager Arrested for Drunk Driving Blames Her Boyfriend for Not Taking Her to See the New Twilight Movie

An eighteen year old girl in Aurora, Illinois was arrested for drunk driving and driving without a tire on one of her wheels. But she had a good reason: She told deputies she was extremely upset with her boyfriend bec...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/teenager-arrested-for-drunk-driving-blames-her-boyfriend-for-not-taking-her-to-see-the-new-twilight-movie/

Portrait of Beethoven Made from His Own Sheet Music

To carry out this elaborate project, Erika Iris Simmons sketched an outline of the composer and then cut up the center of the sheet with an X-Acto knife. She folded and arranged the pieces, doing her best to keep the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/portrait-of-beethoven-made-from-his-own-sheet-music/

Ultimate Hunting Dog Trained to Fetch Vodka

(Video Link) Lassie has nothing on this pup. Tsar the dog knows exactly how to be man's best friend. -via That's Nerdalicious!dogs, vodka...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/ultimate-hunting-dog-trained-to-fetch-vodka/

Map of Thanksgiving Dinner

Tomorrow, we scale the Western Stuffing Slope and conquer the Sweet Potato Peak! Just in time for Turkey Day, Grant Snider of Incidental Comics gives us this handy Map of Thanks...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/map-of-thanksgiving-dinner/

We're All Down to Four Degrees of Separation, Thanks to Facebook

You are now that much closer to Kevin Bacon. A recent study showed that Facebook has reduced the "Six Degrees of Separation" - the distance between you and any othe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/were-all-down-to-four-degrees-of-separation-thanks-to-facebook/

Chuck Norris Talking Plush

Chuck Norris Talking Plush - $13.95 Do you wish you could cuddle up with your favorite action star? Well now you can with the Chuck Norris Talking Plush from the NeatoShop. Chuck Norris comes complete with two plastic...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/chuck-norris-talking-plush/

Smoking Kids by Frieke Janssens

After seeing the viral YouTube video of a two-year-old Indonesian boy who chain smoked 40 cigarettes a day, Belgian photographer Frieke got an idea for this photo series titled Smokin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/smoking-kids-by-frieke-janssens/

Address Is Approximate

(vimeo link) Office toys go on a road trip the only way they can, with the help of Google Street View and stop-motion animation in this animation by Tom Jenkins. Read more about this video at the Atlantic. Link -via...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/address-is-approximate/

G+ Caption Contest No. 2

We're running another fun caption contest over on our G+ page! Go leave a funny or witty caption. The one with the most +1s gets his/her choice of t-shirts from the neatoshop! So what are you waiting for? Get thee. (ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/caption-contest-no-2/

Freddie Mercury in LEGO

It's hard to believe, but tomorrow will mark twenty years since Freddie Mercury died. Ochre Jelly pays tribute to the Queen singer with a likeness in LEGO, plus a post about Mercury's life and accomplishments. Warning:...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/freddie-mercury-in-lego/

Wired’s Lab-Tested, Muppet-Vetted Formulas for Smartifying Your Life

Wired magazine has an article full of tips for making your life better with science, from untangling your earbuds to dunking cookies in milk. The Muppets are there to lend a little levity, but the science behind these th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/wireds-lab-tested-muppet-vetted-formulas-for-smartifying-your-life/

A Quick Guide to Starting a Beehive

I once considered taking up beekeeping as a hobby, and still might try it when the kids move out. Treehugger has a quick overview of what beekeeping involves. Who knows? It might turn out to be a sweet deal!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/a-quick-guide-to-starting-a-beehive/

Popular Pink Pony Purloined

Siri Cole's pony named Pixie has gone missing from Queen Creek, Arizona. She should be easy to spot in a crowd, even of crowd of ponies, because her mane and tail are bright pink. Siri Cole runs a unique business, Charm...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/popular-pink-pony-purloined/

Raccoon Eating at the Table

(YouTube link) I don't even let my pets do this, and they're family. But a wild animal? Well, I guess it depends on how scary the wild animal is. This raccoon is a pet. His name is Deere. -via Buzzfeedtable, raccoon...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/raccoon-eating-at-the-table/

A Short Look At The Muppet's Long History

I don’t know about you guys, but I have loved The Muppets since I was in diapers and I can’t wait to see the new Muppet movie that's coming out today. But as long as we’re celebrating The Muppets’ return to the b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/a-short-look-at-the-muppets-long-history/

The Fridges of Your Favorite Websites

Over at Neatorama, our fridge only contains a bottle of crusty mustard, a half -eaten can of green olives and a few hard boiled eggs wrapped in bacon, then sausage and then more bacon. But at other websites, the frid...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/the-fridges-of-your-favorite-websites/

The Men of Firefly in Art Nouveau

Back in July I was happy to bring you all art nouveau images of the women of Firefly, but if any of you ladies felt left out, here's Mal, Jayne and the rest in the same style. Swoon. http://store.qmxonline.com/Fir...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/the-men-of-firefly-in-art-nouveau/

Skyrim Player Collects Trophies of His Victims

Reddit user JuicyTheZombie has become the Skyrim version of a hoarder, collecting a trophy, be it a piece of armor or a weapon from every character he has killed. The result is already impressive, I can't imagine wha...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/skyrim-player-collects-trophies-of-his-victims/

Honeybees Trained To Smell TB

Bees have an impressive sense of smell and New Zealand biologists now believe they may be able to train them to help identify people with tuberculosis by the faint floral odor victims of the disease develop. “When...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/honeybees-trained-to-smell-tb/

How To Play Pug Soccer

(Video Link) Personally, I can't get into watching sports on television, but the Puppy Bowl is another story and this video is the World Cup equivalent. Via BuzzFeedSports, Cute, videos, animals, pugs, soccer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/how-to-play-pug-soccer/




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