I would have thoroughly enjoyed the video if not for the giant watermark. Trying to watch everything happening behind it while it remained stationary was not only annoying, but straining, and now my eyes feel funny. Cool video, though. Thanks, neatorama!

I was just complaining about ads with sound to my co-worker today! I told him how when one comes up, I close the window automatically and won't visit the site. I'm so glad neatorama doesn't tolerate these nuisances. Thanks for being awesome! I'm going to peruse the shop to see if I can find something to buy, as a sort of thank you for keeping the ads tolerable.

Hahaha, my parents live in Odessa! I didn't expect to see the town on Neatorama. I've never heard of Kopbusters before, but it's a good way to bring attention to cases like Yolanda Madden's. Thanks, Ashley, for adding that into the comments.

Does anyone know WHY this video was made? I read a few references to it being a ritual or a rite of passage, but I could glean nothing more specific from youtube. There were pages upon pages of racist and inane comments, with no real information about what was happening in the video. I'm just curious if this was a one-off or a more widespread practice.

I never had much of an opinion about Al-Jazeera until I recently saw a series of videos they made about my hometown, Midland, Texas. Laura and George W. Bush also claim Midland as their hometown, and it is a center of oil and Christianity, so I wondered what they would have to say.

It was interesting to see what a balanced viewpoint Al-Jazeera offered about the town and its inhabitants, especially in comparison to some of our own new services.

The videos I mentioned are all on youtube, from the Al-Jazeera English channel, if anyone is interested in watching them.

I'm so glad to read this news! I hope to see other states follow California's fine example, thought I believe it will take some time before we see similar legislature in my home state of Texas.

Congratulations to all the couples whose marriages are finally recognized by the state!

As an avid collector of all sorts of strange things, I loved this post! Here's another strange collection: gem sweaters.

Leslie Hall has been collecting these sweaters for a while, and she started the "gem sweater" museum. There are photos of her online wearing them all.

http://www.lesliehall.com/gemsweater/gallery.htm

I'm another Texan who finds it clever!

3 out of 4 times success. The trick is to click a few paces ahead of the cat. It's not that hard, but I like it. The design of the game is very pretty, too, unlike many other online flash games, which are tacky and noisy. Thanks for the link!