Quick! How many Barneys do you know? There are probably more than you can remember right off hand. To help you along, you can consult the The Barney Timeline. Link
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Pick your favorite soap opera characters, and predict what they will do in upcoming episodes. From Reuters:
Can this possibly work as randomly as baseball or football games, which are unscripted and broadcast live? And can’t everyone who watches soap operas see what’s coming a mile away? Soapnet is now taking signup and points begin to accrue tomorrow. It costs $9.99 to play for 10 weeks. Link -via Simply Left Behind
The Walt Disney Co.'s SoapNet announced the Web-based fantasy site on Friday at its annual Super Soap Weekend in Florida in a bid to attract women aged 18 to 34, and add a social dimension to the six-year-old soap TV channel.
The game works along the same lines as fantasy football, in which real-life players are chosen for virtual teams and results are based on statistics from actual games.
Can this possibly work as randomly as baseball or football games, which are unscripted and broadcast live? And can’t everyone who watches soap operas see what’s coming a mile away? Soapnet is now taking signup and points begin to accrue tomorrow. It costs $9.99 to play for 10 weeks. Link -via Simply Left Behind
Lala, a 14-year old King Penguin, is a family pet in Japan. His favorite activity is shopping at the local fish store. Yes, he makes it home with the merchandise! Push play or go to YouTube.
Its a part of the penguin post today at Miss Cellania.
Its a part of the penguin post today at Miss Cellania.
Click on and off the little characters to make them harmonize or stop. Nonsensical, but fun. You can save a sequence and send via email. http://www.mypeople.com/sing/index.html -via Dump Trumpet
Who Wants to Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire? is a fascinating account of an academic (Ogi Ogas) who had a system for winning on a game show. Who could resist such prose as:
Did he win a million? I’m not giving away the end of the story! Link
My neurohormones whipped from black misery to shining ebullience, saturating my brain in a boiling cauldron of epinephrine and endorphins. I gaped at the azure screen in front of me as the ultimate question coalesced in hot white font.
Did he win a million? I’m not giving away the end of the story! Link
November 9th is Guinness World Record Day! People from all over have attempted to break various (and often wacky) world records today. In this picture, Jackie Bibby holds 10 snakes in his mouth to break an unusual record. Lots of other various record attempts were made, but must be officially confirmed. Link -plus picture gallery
Marc Gunn recorded Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, a CD of famous drinking songs with new lyrics for cat lovers. Here’s an example.
You can listen to samples at the website, and even order a CD for your favorite cat lover. Link -via Arbroath
Wild Kitty (to the tune of Wild Rover)
Well I've been a wild kitty for many's the year,
And I found a nice pub that serves milk mixed with beer.
This makes me quite happy, so I'll purr with galore.
Cuz I never will be a wild kitty no more.
And it's no nay never, (meow, meow, meow, meow)
No nay never no more, (meow, meow)
Will I be a wild kitty. (meow)
No never no more.
It began at an ale house while hunting for fish.
The back door was left open. Some food they'd not miss.
But the landlord he caught me and took me out back,
And said if you're good I'll bring milk for to lap.
The landlord came back with some milk from the bar
But he thought it'd be cute to add whiskey from the jar
He layed it before me. I sniffed cautiously.
Then I lapped the milk down and passed out on his knee.
Well the landlord he took me inside to take care
When I woke I refused to drink milk without beer.
So now every night I stumble galore.
I don't land on feet, but I'm wild no more.
You can listen to samples at the website, and even order a CD for your favorite cat lover. Link -via Arbroath
You’ve heard stories about cats who fall from great heights and survive. The highest recorded fall for a surviving cat was 45 stories! How do they do it? According to an article at Damn Interesting, its a combination of factors, including the cat’s ability to land in its feet, a decrease in drag, and relaxation. Relaxation? Together, it’s called High-Rise Syndrome. Link
The internet has made the world a smaller place. We can communicate with people all over the world, make friends with similar interests, and even find long-distance love. Another use for the internet is creative collaboration, of which Neatorama is an example, with contributors from all over. ClipBandits is a musical group consisting of four guys (three are featured in this video) who have never met, but who write and perform music together.
You can vote for ClipBandits and/or other bands at the YouTube Underground Contest through November 17th. http://www.youtube.com/contest/youtubeunderground?v=oUKaeDwKP2A&from=watch (via Yesbutnobutyes)
The World's First Web Band have found each other on YouTube. They only know each others' YouTube IDs and have never met. This video was created by syncing ClipBandits' YouTube video clips. Turns out, the ClipBandits live in Los Angeles CA, New York City and Austin Texas.
You can vote for ClipBandits and/or other bands at the YouTube Underground Contest through November 17th. http://www.youtube.com/contest/youtubeunderground?v=oUKaeDwKP2A&from=watch (via Yesbutnobutyes)
Have you ever been to a party where the guests eventually threw the furniture into the pool? This furniture is made for that sort of thing. Aquapub is an “amphibious unsinkable table†with six seats attached. It keeps users at a semi-submerged level while they can enjoy refreshments or a game of cards. Plus it’s constructed from recycled materials. Link
In an age where you can enjoy deep-fried Twinkies, pickles, ice cream, and even Coke, deep-fried pizza shouldn’t seem all that strange. The Atlantic ChipShop in New York shows how its done. The word is that its pretty good. http://www.sliceny.com/archives/2006/10/deepfried_pizza_3.php -via Grow-A-Brain
Erna Cartwright turned 100 years old on October 31st. That in itself is noteworthy, but she has yet to retire! Ms. Cartwright is a bookkeeper for the Oshkosh City Cab Company, where she has worked for 60 years. She has had jobs for a total of 82 years. She says she has no plans to retire. http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/OSH/610250481/1987
A homeowner in Los Angeles, who is an aircraft mechanic in training, set up a plane crash as a Halloween decoration! He used parts from a real Gulfstream jet. Neighbors were taken aback, police were curious, and traffic is now heavy in the neighborhood because so many want to see it. Link -via Arbroath |
Neighboroo uses Google maps to give you statistics about your hometown. You can look up housing prices, cost of living, income, racial breakdown, commute times, crime rates, and political affiliation. For example, the median price of a home in Brooklyn is $493,000 (twice the national average) and the average household has 2.8 people with an income of $64,000. Link -via J-Walk Blog |
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