Unauthorized Personnel Only
Let's all come in, everybody! It did say "Unauthorized Personnel Only," so we're all invited! Via Bits and Pieces
Headline Will Go Here Blah Blah Blah
No, it's not a headline draft mistake. Usually, we write the post first then try to come up with a witty headline, but in this case, the title practically wrote itself! This photo from the Patriot-News newspaper from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, fits perfectly, dontcha think?
Charles Apple of the American Copy Editor Society has a HUGE list of mistakes copy editors should've caught but didn't.
Here are some of the best bad headlines from TV news and newspapers from his blog, The Visual Side of Journalism, which has just become one of my favorites! You should check it out.
That's Mach 881743!
Mike Masco of WMAR TV in Baltimore tells us that it's going to be REALLY
hot today!
Man killed to death. To death!
Well, that just stinks! Who knew that crap would be so pricey?
Dissecting an Orange
Orange you glad that you didn't have to dissect an orange for this advertisement for Japan's local newspaper? Via Lost At E Minor
A Fifth Grader's Dream House
Via Accordion
Guy
A hot tub, home gym, pool, roller skating area, arcade, race track, McDonald's and hot girls' room. What not to like about this dream home as drawn by a fifth grader?
Reminder for Short Term Memory Loss
In Chris Nolan's movie Memento, the protagonist Leonard suffered from memory loss and had to tattoo reminders on himself. Thankfully, when redditor JoDiegoJo suffered from amnesia, she didn't have to resort to tattooing herself. Instead, her friend wrote her this nifty note: Link - via Boing Boing
Please Explain This Chicken Man
via Weird Vintage and Miss
Cellania
I found this vintage photo of Chicken man in Miss Cellania's always awesome blog (you guys should visit), and I demand explanation! Who's first?
Update 3/7/13 - Neatoramanaut Laurent De Ruyt found the answer: There is a french play by Edmond Rostand (who wrote Cyrano) called "Chantecler" about a Rooster who believes that his crowing causes the sun to rise. For the purpose of the play, actors are supposed to be dressed up as rooster, chickens and other farm animals, in a realistic fashion. The pic is merely a picture of one of the actors in one of the first rendering of the play in 1910. The 1910 poster of the play : http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/data/images/1311216-Edmond_Rostand_Chantecler.jpgCrown Royal Shift Boot
Tumblr blogger izunadrop247, who played Sulu in the Star Trek Away Team cosplay post we just had here , has another thing up his sleeves. Check out his Crown Royal gear shift boot.
We've always known that Sulu has got the classiest taste: Link
Nature Calls, Captain America Answers!
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When nature calls Captain America, we betcha he pees red, white, and blue! Photographer Rick Findler took this photo of a Captain America cosplayer at the London Super Comic Convention over the weekend.
The Guardian has more pics in their gallery: Link
Bed Bath & Beyond's Stack of Towels is a DAMNED LIE!
How does Bed Bath & Beyond manage to stack their towels so perfectly? The answer is, they don't. It's all lies. LIES!
