Archive for May 8th, 2014

Don't Talk To Me Until I've Had My First Cup of Coffee

(Extra Fabulous Comics)You can have coffee. There's a pot over there. Or you can have one of those frou-frou drinks that costs $6 and has no actual coffee in it.Oh, you don't like black coffee? I can add...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Dont-Talk-To-Me-Until-Ive-Had-My-First-Cup-of-Coffee/

The Medieval Combat World Championships

[http://youtu.be/FHIhMBCOc1A] (YouTube link)Medieval combat is still a thing, thanks to the International Medieval Combat Federation. The World Championship Games took place last weekend at Castillo De Belmonte in Cuenca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/The-Medieval-Combat-World-Championships/

I Need Cobra Boots Right Now

I can't find any information about these boots, or else I would be wearing a pair right now. They are cobra skin boots, and thus the greatest possible boots.They should be used as the premise of a great action movie: *em...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/I-Need-Cobra-Boots-Right-Now/

Brick No More - Superhero Struggles

Brick No More by poopsmoothieWhen the stuff hit the bricks, and the lives of his family members were ruined by an eight legged brickhead, Peter was forced to decide- would he continue to wear the spider suit or would he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Brick-No-More-Superhero-Struggles/

That Might Work

This scheme might work, but it’s so horrific that I had to laugh. Of course, every parents dreams of ways to motivate their children to put in an effort in school, but the drawback to this particular plan is that y...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/That-Might-Work/

The Most Adorable Police Chase Ever

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPxjRjojZU](Video Link)California Highway Patrol and Elk Grove Police Department officers shut down a section of Highway 50 in the Sacramento, California area on Thursday. They did so wh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/The-Most-Adorable-Police-Chase-Ever/

Terrifying Video: Great White Shark Bites into Inflatable Boat

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCUc3U8WVMo](Video Link)You're going to need a bigger boat. And probably one with a steel hull.Heck, I'm just going to stay on land from now on.Filmmakers with MaxAnimal were shooting off...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Terrifying-Video-Great-White-Shark-Bites-into-Inflatable-Boat/

Peregrine Falcons Born in Police Custody

The West Midlands Police caught a man trying to smuggle 14 rare peregrine falcon eggs out of Britain through the Birmingham International Airport. The eggs were reported to the wildlife rescue unit, but until they arrive...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Peregrine-Falcons-Born-in-Police-Custody/

Patton Oswalt Demonstrates His Mastery of Twitter By Deleting Non-Existent Offensive Tweets

Oops. Just deleted my last Tweet. & would like to apologize to seniors & sufferers of Lyme disease. I was out of bounds.— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 7, 2014 Twitter is an incredibly useful publishin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Patton-Oswalt-Demonstrates-His-Mastery-of-Twitter-By-Deleting-Non-Existent-Offensive-Tweets/

The Deepest Hole in the World

The Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. brought about several competitions between the two nations. The best known is the space race, in which the Soviets were the first to orbit the earth, while the Americans wer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/The-Deepest-Hole-in-the-World/

Language Exchange Program Benefits Students and Teachers

[http://youtu.be/-S-5EfwpFOk] (YouTube link)The best way to learn a new language, they say, is to go somewhere where that’s the language spoken every day. But not everyone can travel just to do that. The next best...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Language-Exchange-Program-Benefits-Students-and-Teachers/

The Mathematical Law of Superhero Film Villains

Two heads are not always better than one, particularly in pop culture superhero stories. When supervillains band together, their nefarious schemes become more like planning by committee. This is particularly true with th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/The-Mathematical-Law-of-Superhero-Film-Villains/

Me and You

[http://youtu.be/v_jKNsBwmt0] (YouTube link)Get your hankie out for the latest from StoryCorps. I was weeping less than a minute in.On May 25, 1971, Jackie Miller and her husband brought home their son,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Me-and-You/

Poignant Portraits Of Retired Polish Clowns

(Images Via Rafal Milach)The saying “once a clown, always a clown” aptly describes the art of clowning because it comes straight from the heart for those who see it as more than just an outfit to wear while t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Poignant-Portraits-Of-Retired-Polish-Clowns/

A Big Friend Of Mine - Get Your Own Back

A Big Friend of Mine by LiukSLLooks can be deceiving, and just because Tony Tony seems small and wimpy doesn't mean he can't rise to the occasion and defend himself...by transforming into a massive brute! He's cute and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/A-Big-Friend-Of-Mine-Get-Your-Own-Back/

The Evolution of London

[http://youtu.be/NB5Oz9b84jM] (YouTube link)Watch the city of London, England, grow over the past 2,000 years! Yellow spots represent “statutorily protected buildings and structures.” These are buildings that...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/The-Evolution-of-London/

Which TV Shows Are Aliens Watching Now?

via Abstruse Goose SETI astronomers are always looking for signs of extraterrestrial life by watching the skies for radio signals (sadly, with the exception of the Wow! Signal, there hasn't been any promis...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Which-TV-Shows-Are-Aliens-Watching-Now/

Super-Legit Totally Not Bootlegged Toys

What is it about bootleg toys, those wonderfully wrong and totally funky knockoffs, that makes them so appealing?Is it the bizarre mashup universes they live in? Is it the crazy names the ripoff artists coin to make thei...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Super-Legit-Totally-Not-Bootlegged-Toys/

5 Awe-Inspiring Teachers of Yore

For Teacher Appreciation Week, mental_floss has an article about some teachers whose stories are well worth passing along. You probably have heard of most of them, but do you know about Friedl Dicker-Brandeis?Friedl Dick...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/5-Awe-Inspiring-Teachers-of-Yore/

Remember 1988 - A Fun Look Back At 80s Pop Culture

(Video Link)1988 was a fun year to be alive and over five- great movies like Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Young Guns and Big came out in theaters, musical acts like Morrissey and INXS...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Remember-1988-A-Fun-Look-Back-At-80s-Pop-Culture/

Guys and Dolls: Veteran Toy Designer Wrestles With the Industry's Gender Divide

The more modern Americans wants to expand gender roles and the career and lifestyle choices for their children, the more the toy aisles become segregated. Once upon a time, toys were mostly small and safer versions of ad...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Guys-and-Dolls-Veteran-Toy-Designer-Wrestles-With-the-Industrys-Gender-Divide/

Real, Completely Functional Attack on Titan Swords

In the hit anime series Attack on Titan, what’s left of the world’s human population lives behind enormous stone walls that keep out zombie-like giants known as titans. These titans, which range fro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Real-Completely-Functional-Attack-on-Titan-Swords/

Brutally Honest Mother’s Day Cards From Kids

Kids know how to lie, alright, but the art of overlooking the brutal truth is sometimes beyond their powers. Buzzfeed has a collection of 15 Mothers Day cards, made by kids, that disclose way more of the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Brutally-Honest-Mothers-Day-Cards-From-Kids/

Ten Authors Who Have Disowned Their Own Books

In a perfect world an author would adore every book they'd ever written, but when there are books in their publishing past written simply for a paycheck, or books that contain elements they no longer want to see in print...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Ten-Authors-Who-Have-Disowned-Their-Own-Books/

What Is It? game 326

Hey look! It's time for our collaboration with the wonderful What Is It? Blog! Do you know what the object in this picture is? It doesn't really matter if you do, because we are looking for the funniest */em...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/What-Is-It-game-326/

Watch How I Soar - Like A Little Fluffy Firefly

Watch How I Soar by BlueswadeThat silly, willy, nilly old bear found himself taking a trip across the stars one day when he decreed to rabbit "You can't take the sky from me." He meant the sky over the woods, but soon f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Watch-How-I-Soar-Like-A-Fluffy-Little-Firefly/

Deliciously Cute Skull And Candy Assemblages

The assemblage works of Cristina Burns are guaranteed to be the cutest skeleton based art photos you’ll see all day, unless you subscribe to a site called Cuddly Calaveras, in which case you’ve seen enough cu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/Deliciously-Cute-Skull-And-Candy-Assemblages/

You Can Feel the Spirit of Vegas in the Trescara House

You don't have to visit the strip to experience the glamour of Las Vegas. In fact, some people in the city are lucky enough to have incorporated that same level of stunning design right in their own homes.In fact, the Tr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/You-Can-Feel-the-Spirit-of-Vegas-in-the-Trescara-House/

10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk

(Image credit: Flickr user Curtis Perry)Jacob Tomsky has worked on the front lines of hotels for more than a decade, starting as a lowly valet in New Orleans and ultimately landing at a front desk in New York City. He&...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/10-Hotel-Secrets-from-Behind-the-Front-Desk/

The Spoonified Kitty

[http://youtu.be/etQ3SqNnEFk] (YouTube link)Sargon is seven years old, and all his life his favorite toy has been a spoon! Watch him fetch it, love it, and carry it around. A spoon is a "comfort item" for him since he wa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/08/The-Spoonified-Kitty/








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