Archive for May 25th, 2016

Raising Men Lawn Care Service

Alabama A&M student Rodney Smith Jr. didn’t own a lawnmower himself when he started volunteering to mow lawns for elderly people last year. He ended up mowing 100 lawns in 2015 and, with Terrence Stroy, launche...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Raising-Men-Lawn-Care-Service/

McDonald's and Liquor Store Get into Hilarious Sign War

A McDonald's restaurant and a liquor store are not natural enemies. In the wild, they usually ignore each other. But a McDonald's and a Sav-Mor in Somerville, Massachusetts are now locked in a joking war against each oth...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/McDonalds-and-Liquor-Store-Get-into-Hilarious-Sign-War/

Why Are There Violent Rabbits In The Margins Of Medieval Manuscripts?

We’ve posted many times about the weird marginal illustrations in medieval manuscripts. You might have noticed over time that rabbits are a commonly-recurring theme. Sure, the monks that drew them probably saw rabb...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Why-Are-There-Violent-Rabbits-In-The-Margins-Of-Medieval-Manuscripts/

Funny Robot Automatically Distributes Treats and Pats to Both Dogs and Humans

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEk9opGkdM](Video Link)T-Bone lives in Toronto with his human, James Cochrane. The latter is fairly clever by human standards. Cochrane built a robot that, with the press of a button, pa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Funny-Robot-Automatically-Distributes-Treats-and-Pats-to-Both-Dogs-and-Humans/

Game of Lulz

Some people watch Game of Thrones regularly, some wait to binge-watch, others just don’t care. Then there’s me, who follows the story only by reading all the spoilers on Monday. I know someday I migh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Game-of-Lulz/

Which One Is the Doppleganger?

(Chris Hallbeck/Maximumble)One is your wife. The other is her evil twin sister, now escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane. They look alike, but only one has learned how to tolerate you for long periods of time...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Which-One-Is-the-Doppleganger/

27 Siblings of Famous Historical Figures

[https://youtu.be/Hi-Nxd5nGO8] (YouTube link)Famous people have families, too. It can’t be easy top be the lesser-known sibling of a famous person, but it has some benefits, too. And some of those siblings were suc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/27-Siblings-of-Famous-Historical-Figures/

World's Proudest Grandma Has Wallpaper and Fabric Covered with Photos of Her Grandkids

(Photo: Spoonflower)It's like an otaku room, but for grandparenting.Spoonflower is a company that produces custom fabrics. If you've got a design, they can produce bolts of it. Carmen Baugh, 66, of Durham, North Carolina...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Worlds-Proudest-Grandma-Has-Wallpaper-and-Fabric-Covered-with-Photos-of-Her-Grandkids/

Ten of the Most Famous Tilted Buildings in the World

When constructing a building that is expected to last a long time, getting it to stand straight up and down is pretty important. But apparently it’s not always crucial to making the building last. The most famous e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Ten-of-the-Most-Famous-Tilted-Buildings-in-the-World/

Eat Magic - Do Unicorns Taste Like Chicken Or Candy?

Eat Magic by Hillary WhiteCompanies talk about tasting rainbows and seeing colors the way they're supposed to be seen, but if you want to take the ultimate trip you've gotta eat some magic. Take a bite out of a magical...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Eat-Magic-Do-Unicorns-Taste-Like-Chicken-Or-Candy/

Replacing Guns With Selfie Sticks In Movie Stills

(Image Link)Everywhere you go these days people are cluttering up our view with selfie sticks, using them like a weapon against your good times, which is not amusing.However, selfie sticks are amusing in one entertainmen...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Replacing-Guns-With-Selfie-Sticks-In-Movie-Stills/

Syncopated Ladies Salute Prince

Today is National Tap Dance Day! You might think tap is an obsolete form of dance, but the troupe Syncopated Ladies puts a modern twist to their routines.[https://youtu.be/U86gQ_9lvO8] (YouTube link)Here they dance to Pr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Syncopated-Ladies-Salute-Prince/

Ten Of The Most Controversial Presidential Candidates In U.S. History

(Image Link)The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election continues to be described as shocking and controversial, but it takes more than a racist with a spray tan and a bad hairpiece to create controversy.You need a pro-Stalin, p...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Ten-Of-The-Most-Controversial-Presidential-Candidates-In-US-History/

Pride and Gratitude

No greater feeling than that of accomplishment! #DutyHonorCountry (@usarmy photo by: Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant)A photo posted by U.S. Military Academy (@westpoint_usma) on May 23, 2016 at 11:03am PDT Alix Schœ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Pride-and-Gratitude/

LEGO Batman vs. Superman

(Lucas Nascimento)The ordinary LEGO block is the most dangerous weapon on Earth--especially against parents. Even Superman can succumb to its brutality. Here, Batman uses his superior intellect to devise the ultimate mea...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/LEGO-Batman-vs-Superman/

Get in the Boat!

When the captain tells you to get in the boat, you better not waste any time! A playground at Munson Park in Monroe, Michigan, is the setting for an epic high seas adventure.[https://youtu.be/PWTB23Q0I1g] (YouTube link)W...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Get-in-the-Boat/

Simple Ways To Tell Whether Clothes Are Cheap Or High Quality

When people need new clothes they usually head to the store (or online) and purchase items that look right with the right price.It has become the norm to care less about the quality of clothing because people think it's...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Simple-Ways-To-Tell-Whether-Clothes-Are-Cheap-Or-High-Quality/

He Stole the Show

It’s the senior talent show at the high school. The entire student body has already sat through singers, musicians, and drama students with amazing talent that they’ve seen dozens of times before. Then this g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/He-Stole-the-Show/

How To Make A Ring Out Of A Coin

Have you ever looked at an ordinary coin and thought “man, I wish this coin was a ring”?You may have thought this transformation to be nigh impossible with the ordinary tools you have laying around your house...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/How-To-Make-A-Ring-Out-Of-A-Coin/

Sound Blaster: The Sound Card that Enabled Multimedia

Neatorama is proud to bring you a guest post from Ernie Smith, the editor of Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail. In another life, he ran ShortFormBlog.Sound cards like the Creat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/The-History-of-the-Sound-Blaster/

AMERICAN LAGER - Drink One With The Captain!

AMERICAN LAGER by Fernando SalaDo you enjoy the taste of freedom? Want to live a life free from the hate and discontent those imported lagers bring into your life? Then you need to grab a case of Cap's American Lager, w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/AMERICAN-LAGER-Drink-One-With-The-Captain/

Rod Serling on Kamikazes, Japanese Taxis, and The Twilight Zone

Blank on Blank is an ongoing video series by PBS that vividly animates the audio tracks of interviews of famous people. In the past, they've done Tom Waits, Bill Murray, Kurt Vonnegut, Dolly Parton, and Jimi Hendrix, amo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Rod-Serling-on-Kamikazes-Japanese-Taxis-and-The-Twilight-Zone/

The Coney Island Sideshow That Saved Babies

In the early 20th century, you could see exhibits at Coney Island featuring people with physical anomalies, cultural exhibits that were ”human zoos,” and premature babies in incubators. That may seem weird no...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/The-Coney-Island-Sideshow-That-Saved-Babies/

Cop Replaces Little Boy's Stolen Pokémon Collection with His Own

(Image: Fox 8 Cleveland)9-year old Bryce of Cleveland, Ohio has been collecting Pokémon for 3 years. His impressive collection is his pride and joy, carefully purchased and preserved.Then someone stole it.Bry...

https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/25/Cop-Replaces-Little-Boys-Stolen-Pokemon-Collection-with-His-Own/
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