I'm guessing this magpie was raised by the family from a fledgling, since it shows no hesitation to play with the humans either. Also, I've never seen a bird lie on it's side like that, legs in the air. That looks like a behavior it's learned from playing with the puppies. I wonder if it will learn any human speech?
Corvids are awesome.

Seriously? Most of the main characters can't really be THAT stupid!

If your kid wants to be Buzz Lightyear, she'll probably be pretty disappointed to see a tutu instead. Why not do the costume right? Do all little girls have to wear tutus or something?

The X-Men had this as their operations planning table. It was pretty cool in CGI, it's pretty cool in RL too.

This is armor for King Henry IIX's enormous brass balls. Just the left one, actually.

Hans Solo? Really? HANS?!?

Before I can answer this question, we'll need to define "god." Are we talking about the Xian god of the Bible? Then no, I am absolutely certain that it doesn't exist, because it can't. There are too many logical contradictions, and definite statements that don't jive with observations of the real world. Are we talking about some vague spiritual essence that permeates the universe, but is somehow undetectable by science? I'll admit that such a thing might exist, but if there is no evidence to support it, then there's not much point in believing in it, is there?

There's something wrong with the physics in the pic of the surfer doing the backflip. That circle isn't actually possible. I think the photographer fudged a little when compiling the mosaic.

It's not clear if I won something or not with my Death Star comment. I'm glad I tickled someone with that quip, but I'm curious; how does it rate comment of the week when only two people upvoted it?

That's not a moon!
...Oh yeah. It is. Care to take a shot at that exhaust port?

I'm hoping I don't ever have an amputation, but if I do, you can bet I'll mod a Swiss-Army prosthetic. I see a mechanical limb as mostly wasted space if it doesn't carry a flip-out toolbox or multi-tool attachment, as well as my phone, bottle opener, pen & paper, ID & credit cards, etc.

Todd Palin has really let himself go. It's tough being married to a megalomaniac.

"Ran Colle, our dog, and Talbot and Gerland, and Malkyn with a distaff in her hand..."
Clearly, Malkyn is not a dog, and neither are Talbot or Gerland. Colle is the only dog named.