It's so cold in Minneapolis (-21), you can pound nails with bananas, both peeled and unpeeled. This meteorologist does the frozen bubble trick as well, and tosses hot water into the air to watch it instantly evaporate...

So, I'm scrolling through a message board that I often frequent when I see a thread titled, "How to get permanent marker off of the dog?" How can you not be intrigued by that question? So I clicked, and this is what I...

Worth 1000 contests always fascinate me, so Worth 1000 + Muppets (most of them are Muppets, anyway, but you'll also find Wallace, Chucky and Alf) = pretty sweet. This particular contest asked Photoshoppers to stick pupp...

This blog full of Olan Mills, Sears, and other similar portrait studio shots is just too funny. I've definitely seen some doozies in my parents' album, and I have no doubt my kids will someday look back at our pictu...

This Paul Masson Wines ad campaign featuring Orson Welles was famous in the 1970s, but I think this outtake is even better than the real thing. I guess after multiple takes, Welles was pretty toasted. Maybe no one told...

I love IKEA. It's one of my major complaints about Des Moines. If we had an IKEA, a Trader Joe's and an H&M, I'd be totally content here. Anyway, there's something about the cheap but cool stuff at IKEA that inspire...

About a year ago, some third-year students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy created a Calvin and Hobbes scene for fellow students and faculty to enjoy. They even trucked in extra snow t...

Just in time for Valentine's Day - surprise your loved one with an anatomical heart they can cuddle up with! Well, you don't have to stick with a heart. There are also seven other plush organs to choose from, including...

This might be the most annoying game show theme song ever. Contestants go around to each property and have to answer a question correctly; if they do, they get the value of the property added to their winnings. If yo...

I know some people find text-based games ("Interactive Fiction") a little dull, but I love them. I was seriously addicted to a certain text-based game back in the day, so I have a soft spot for them. This one is pretty...