Roger Angus Dorn, a rabbit also known as "Roger the Grump," lives with human Matt Christensen. Together, they pose is dioramas that recreate movie scenes. In the past we've seen Roger in Jurassic Park. To celebrate the arrival of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Roger played Chewbacca in a remake of scenes from the original trilogy. You can see all of the photos in the series at Pleated Jeans.
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Lola Goldstein, an artist in Burzaco, Argentina, makes little round creatures that serve household purposes. My favorite piece of hers is this cat teapot. If the hot tea doesn't keep him warm, the cozy on his head will. Just tip him over to pour the tea out of his paws.
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Princess Leia looks just a bit different in this cosplay by Nathan Johnson. With his perfectly coiffed sideburns, he's ready for the premier of The Force Awakens. Just don't ask him to wear Leia's metal bikini from Return of the Jedi.
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Joanna Hendrick is a student at Sacramento State University. She recently made this labyrinth out of raked gingko leaves for people who would like to meditate during the stressful final exam period. From her photos, it looks like some students took advantage of the opportunity.
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That's no moon. It's a space station! No, wait, it's Artoo!
No, it's neither of those. It's adorable little BB-8, the droid star of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Imgur member jmsmith7's wife was 8 months pregnant, so they made this costume using her baby bump to full effect. BB-8's head is made from a styrofoam ball.
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The Force Awakens to the smell of freshly fried bacon. But I advise letting the Wookiee eat it all. Wookiees are known to pull people's arms out of their sockets when they're hungry. Let the Wookiee eat first.
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A now-deleted Craigslist offering in Boston offered the ideal Christmas party entertainment: a living Elf on the Shelf staring at your guests. It's the perfect way to set the mood!
I wonder if he's available for service off-season. I'd like to have an Elf on the Shelf around the office to keep morale up.
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Perhaps he was tough. Perhaps he was just lucky. We don't know how Thomas survived when the war arrived in Sodor. All we know is that Thomas somehow made it through it all--though he wished that he hadn't when Sir Topham Hatt was done modifying him.
Y. Nakajima, a Japanese modelmaker, works for the Takayuki Takeya sculpture studio. He made Thomas into a monstrous 6-legged mecha armed with a laser. Yes, that laser is powerful enough to be dangerous: it can pop balloons and light matches.
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What, you didn't think that they'd just throw the snout away, did you? Aside from the feet, that's the tastiest part of the pig! The Tenderloin Grill in Kansas City, Missouri offers this delicacy. According to the menu, it costs $3.99. It comes with hot sauce, as any pork sandwich should.
Every holiday is better when it's been Pee-weed. Angela Walsh, a big-league fan of Paul Reubens's iconic character has decorated for Christmas accordingly. Her tree is covered with pictures of Pee-wee and red bow-tie accents. It it, of course, topped by a big Pee-wee who looks down at you to share his Christmas cheer.
The Russian internet is circulating a set of photos that appear to show a a Dachshund helping his humans at the auto repair shop. Why crawl back out from under the car to get to your toolbox when your dog will bring the tool you need right to you?
You can see more photos in the series at Bored Panda.
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A man tried to rob the Sterling State Bank in Rochester, Minnesota. A news crew from the local station KIMT came out to report on it.
While the reporter was giving a live report about the robbery, the suspect came back to the bank. A bank employee spotted the suspect and ran after him.
You can see the whole thing here in this video, which ends when the reporter decides to call 911 and the perfectly calm anchorman treats the event like an ordinary day on the job.
The suspect has not yet been captured. You can read more about the robbery at KIMT News.
The popular image of the alphorn imagines it being played outside on a Swiss hillside. But this video places the instrument in a radically different place: deep inside the bowels of a parking garage. The acoustics are surprisingly perfect! The alphorn's deep sound resonates through the concrete structure, using the entire building to amplify its already powerful tones.
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This is perfection! As The Nutcracker is the story of toys that come to life, the smooth yet rigid and precise motions of these dancers are ideal. The dubstep style of dancing mirrors the motions of jointed dolls.
James "BDash" Derrick, Kevin "Konkrete" Davis, and Cryus "Glitch" Spencer presented this unique performance of Tchaikovsky's iconic ballet with music provided by the California Philharmonic Orchestra.
The above video shows the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. You can see other selections from the trio's performance here and here.
Weather reporter Sian Welby of 5 News in London says that "If you’re forced to awaken early tomorrow morning, it’ll be on the dark side." That's just 2 of the puns that this news presenter in the UK crammed into a mere 39 seconds of air time. And if you're in Aberdeen tomorrow, it'll be a cold one, so watch out for wampas and wild haggis.
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