If you really need a 12 neck guitar, you probably won't ever get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but on the upside, you're probably an awesome human/octopus hybrid so I'm sure you have plenty of other awesome opportunities available to you.
While it might be the weirdest looking of the bizarre instruments on this Oddee article, it's certainly not the only one worth mentioning after all, the armonica has the distinction of being invented by Mr. Ben Franklin and the Badgermin has the distinction of, well, being contained inside a taxidermied badger.
Photographer and artist Philippe Remette knows how to make an impression with his pictures, of course, usually that impression is OFG! That's because he uses an amazing array of tricks to capture himself looking strangely comfortable and composed in totally impossible ways and no, the images aren't Photoshopped. Despite his calm demeanor, you can tell he is actually working hard to hold these outrageous poses, “You see a tension in my hands, my red face is far from serene as the blood rushes to it, my suit is ruffled," he says. Find out how he makes these images a reality over at the link.
Jousting against Superman? Better get a lance made out of kryptonite first. I don't know about you guys, but I'd love to see these guys turned into a movie.
Ever dream of getting drunk on Tagalogs or Trefoils? Then you'd better check out this delicious slideshow over at Serious Eats. All I can say is yummy!
Whether or not you’ve ever actually watched a full one, you’re certainly familiar with the show-length advertisements known as infomercials. But have you ever wondered how these comically bad ads came about? After all, unlike other forms of advertisement, infomercials were created specifically for television. Here’s the story of the paid programs we all love to hate.
If you’re familiar with old-timey radio programs, then you probably already know that many pre-television radio programs didn’t have ads so much as sponsors whose name and product would be plugged in between just about every song. Even those unfamiliar with these early radio programs may recognize the idea from the movie O’ Brother Where Art Thou, where there are frequent mentions of Pappy O’Daniel’s Flour Hour.
Interestingly, that character was actually based on a real life Texas governor with the same name who also had a flour company, Hillbilly Flour, that sponsored a radio program. As if the frequent mention of the sponsor’s name wasn’t enough, the real Pappy O’Daniel ensured that even his performers reminded people of the product, so he even helped form a band known as the Light Crust Doughboys (the Hillbilly Band in the video was created after the Doughboys broke up). Sure it was still not quite an infomercial, but I’m sure you can see that sponsored programming is certainly nothing new.
As television began to catch on, the same concept was used again, only instead of using music or radio plays, the sponsors could create entire TV shows devoted mainly to pitching their products while consumers watched the programming intently. One of the most famous early examples was NBC’s The Magic Clown, which was created and sponsored by Bonomo’s Turkish Taffy and featured regular interruptions promoting said candy (aside from the name in the intro, there's basically a full commercial at 4:09).
The first real infomercial appeared around 1950 and was for a blender, although there is a heated debate as to whether it was for a VitaMix or a Waring blender.
Sure you can always play the pizza roulette John posted, wherein one unlucky eater gets a slice of pie coated in pepper juice, but for those of you who aren't total jerks, the pizza plate roulette is a lot more friendly. In this game, the person who gets the slice on top of the black dot has to pay for the whole meal. Of course, that also means you'd better slice the pie correctly or else the pieces won't line up right and then there will be a fight over whose slice covers more of the black dot...and no one wants to deal with that nonsense.
Solitude, Windhelm or Whiterun, which of the fine holds will you visit during your next fantastic Skyrim vacation? Personally, I'm quite fond of Riften, but I guess I'm just a thief at heart.
Do you love penguins? The you'll love the Penguin Live cam courtesy of Sea Wold San Diego's giant penguin enclosure. Just look at those cute little critters!
Sure a leafy bathing suit is sexy, but it's not exactly comfortable in the cool weather. That's why Hanie Mohd has given some of the most famous ladies of comics new costumes that are a lot more comfortable for chilly seasons.
I know many of our readers view graffiti as just the destruction of someone else’s property, but even if you do feel that way, it’s still hard to deny that many of the creations are quite artistic. And if someone is going to deface property, wouldn’t you at least prefer it be with a mural rather than just their name? And by that logic, wouldn’t you rather the design be something you personally enjoy like these great geeky graffiti pieces?
Star Wars:
Sure, Imperial Walkers are always pretty cool, but when you make them totally hip hop, complete with speakers and gold chains, they become out of this world. Image via adactio [Flickr] Similarly, if Boba Fett is a serious badass and Dirty Harry is one of the toughest guys around, then Dirty Fett is definitely someone you don’t want to take your chances with. Image via Watt Dabney [Flickr] Don’t tell me you never considered just how perfect little R2D2 would be as a barbecue. Of course, if the Empire won, I’m sure this would be the perfect revenge for the rebel droid. Image via stringberd [Flickr] You’ve seen the AT-ATs and AT-STs together in battle before, but suddenly things have become a lot more clear. Image via tashland [Flickr] Not all Star Wars graffiti is goofy though, just look at the amazing detail in this wonderful Yoda design. Also, it’s worth noting that all of these Star Wars pieces, with the exception of the one above, were put up in Bristol so apparently that’s one heck of a city for geek graffiti. Image via Watt Dabney [Flickr]
Sci-Fi:
Here’s another geek graffiti piece spotted in Brighton. Somehow the Cybermen just aren’t as intimidating when they look so cartoony though. Image via Loz Flowers [Flickr]
