If you wondered how people actually made some of the cakes in the Threadcakes contest, previously featured on Neatorama, then you'll love this time-lapse video of a Threadless tee shirt being made into a cake. The process is so detailed and so fascinating.
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If you love MJ and kid's toys, then you're certain to love this great Etch-A-Sketch artwork of him created by artist George Vlosich III. It took over 150 hours to complete. Now that's some dedicated etching. He also has some great ones of the president and other celebrities on his site.
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Looking for something delicious and creepy? Try these fantastic brain cupcakes. The flavor sounds blissful, combining chocolate brains, raspberry cake and cream cheese frosting. If only they posted the recipe.
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Better Business Bureau employee Kelvin Collins wanted to learn more about diploma mills and make a point about their uselessness, so he helped his cat Oreo receive a high school diploma from a diploma mill high school.
Apparently, Collins hardly even lied on the application.
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"Oreo's a really smart cat... She keeps up with current events," said Collins.
Apparently, Collins hardly even lied on the application.
"I did lie about one thing. You have to be 18 to take the test and Oreo is only two, but that could be 18 in cat years. Who knows?" he said.
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New research has revealed that dogs are as intelligent as two year old children. The study pointed to border collies being the smartest breed, followed by poodles. Interestingly, the average dog also seems to have the social skills of teenage humans.
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On average dogs can learn approximately 165 words. The more intelligent dogs can acquire a vocabulary awareness of around 250 words. In math skills, dogs are aware of numerical differences up to five digits and can calculate the difference.
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This musical kettle is designed by Naoki Kawamoto in an effort to "redesign soundscape." It will play your favorite tune when things get heated up and begin boiling.
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This pony is an American miniature horse born with a dwarfism gene. For reference, there's another picture of little Koda compared to a normal horse on the website. He goes to about the knees of the stallion. I couldn't resist posing this image with the huge eyes though.
Koda is so small that he is often mistaken for a battery-operated soft toy.
Standing at 59cm tall, if Koda the horse wants an equal he has to turn to the vetinary cat for company.
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This mini documentary has a great bit of info about the Moscow Cat Theater. Apparently shows like this are fairly common in Russia although we certainly have nothing in the states like this, at least not with cats. It's easy to think the cats are unhappy if you saw them outside of the film, but seeing them with their owners, you can see there's a lot of love there.
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Update: For those of you who can't watch Hulu, coconutnut has found the video on YouTube. Thanks Coconutnut!
Heart-Kun is an adorable dog with a heart marking on his side. He's a minor internet celebrity and was even featured on the post we recently linked to featuring animals with heart markings. His parents recently gave birth to a new litter, including little Love-Kun who also has a heart marking. Now that is one special family.
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Flickr user Glitch Vixen got a tattoo of an embroidery her grandmother had made in high school. The result is undeniably beautiful and well-executed.
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Legendary author Ray Bradbury is turning 89 this year on August 22nd. He will be celebrating the event at a bookstore in Glendale, California. For the those of you into Bradbury, but can't make it to the party, just send him a card. The store has assured they will pass on any cards sent to:
Ray Bradbury C/O
Mystery and Imagination
237 North Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203
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Lemondrop has a collection of 20 weddings with a unique themes. The one above is one of the most unique, a scuba diving wedding. I wonder if all the bridesmaids or groomsmen already had scuba certification or if they had to get it just for the ceremony.
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Yes, we all know music largely revolves around sex, drugs and rock and roll, but sometimes it’s hard to actually tell which one the band is talking about. Here are six songs with meanings you may not have originally guessed.
Songs About Drugs:
“Got To Get You Into My Life” by The Beatles This track really sounds like a love song written for a love interest with lyrics like, "Ooh, I suddenly see you/Ooh, did I need you/Every single day of my life." Despite how it sounds though, this one is about the first time Paul tried marijuana and his instant love affair with the drug. What more would you expect from soneone who also named a romantic love song (Martha My Dear) after his dog? Source Image Via Gonzalo Barrientos [Flickr]
“Motorhead” by Hawkwind and Motorhead Even a lot of Motorhead fans don’t actually know that the name is a slang for a speedfreak. Lemmy wrote the song for the group Hawkwind first and then took it to be the title song for his post-Hawkwind group. Here’s some of the song’s lyrics that really give it away, “Motorhead, you can call me Motorhead, alright/ Brain dead, total amnesia/ Get some mental anesthesia.” Source “Hey Mr. Tambourine Man” by Bob Dylan This one’s a little less certain. You see, although it is widely accepted that this song is about a man looking to score from his dealer, Bob claims none of his songs are about drug use. While I’m usually inclined to accept the artist’s word on his own songs, Mr. Dylan also claims that “Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35” A.K.A. “Everybody Gets Stoned” is especially not about drugs. I may be able to concede that he may have meant the song to be more about stonings and social outcasting, I have a hard time accepting a poet as prolific and intelligent as Bob Dylan didn’t realize and fully intend the double meaning of the chorus. Source Image Via MarkyBon [Flickr]
Songs Not About Drugs:
“Hotel California” by The Eagles With lyrics like “you can check out anytime, but you can never leave,” it’s easy to see why so many people associated the song with drug use. The reality is that the song is more about the hedonism of the Southern California lifestyle the group was exposed to in the seventies, which, to be fair, did include heavy drug use. Still, the drugs would be no more than a minor part of the song’s deeper meaning. Eagles drummer and writer Don Henley, said it was “basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America, which is something we knew a lot about." Source Image Via Saguayo [Flickr]
“Mirror in the Bathroom” by The English Beat While many people assume any songs involving mirrors, particularly when the mirror is in a bathroom, must be references to cocaine, this one is actually about narcissism. The writer, Dave Wakeling, said he was inspired to write the song while he was looking in the mirror at himself debating whether or not he could skip work that day. He then started thinking about the self-involvement and narcissism. The line about “a restaurant that’s got glass tables” was actually a direct reference to a fancy restaurant that opened near him that, would you guess it, had glass tables. Funny enough, the success of the song may have helped lead the band into cocaine addictions; Dave later remarked about it that, “songs can become sort of strangely prophetic.” Source “Puff the Magic Dragon” by Peter, Paul and Mary
This song really is about a growing up and abandoning an imaginary friend who happens to be a dragon. Although it’s merely a tale of lost childhood innocence, the release of the song in the drug-fueled sixties led to many people assuming that anything with the word “puff” was actually a reference to marijuana. Co-writer Leonard Lipton once said, “I can tell you that at Cornell in 1959 [when the song was written], no one smoked grass.” So, if you were hoping for the song to actually have been about drugs, you almost certainly have already lost that childhood innocence referenced in the song. Source Image Via CelestialSpirit13 [Flickr]
Speaking of strange cross-over desserts, I'm loving these lollipop pies featured on Luxirare. They combine the portability and mess-free eating of a lollipop with the delicious richness of a pie. Plus, you can switch between all sorts of flavors at will.
I want a couple of bites, and I want to be done with it. I want to pop open my bag when I'm hungry and taste a little sweetness. I don't want commitment. I want to be promiscuous with my food. I want to eat pie, but I don't want a whole slice- I want to try other flavors too, but for just a little, and move onto another.
My only concern is how do you keep the stick from burning up while you bake them?
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