I've heard this joke before, but it was about the sign that said "Clean Restrooms." This photo is from artist Alex Pardee. Note the river monster showing his tentacle. In the drawing. Link -via Laughing Squid
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I've heard this joke before, but it was about the sign that said "Clean Restrooms." This photo is from artist Alex Pardee. Note the river monster showing his tentacle. In the drawing. Link -via Laughing Squid
A new conservation area called KAZA has been established in Africa that unites five countries and dwarfs previous wildlife conservation programs. It symbolizes cooperation between nations as well as the fact that wildlife doesn't share our concept of boundaries.
Government and non-government officials have varied opinions on the plan ranging from devil's advocate to cautiously optimistic to enthusiastic fans. Read more about KAZA and see some awesome photographs at National Geographic News. Link -Thanks, Marilyn Terrell!
(Image credit: Chris Johns, National Geographic)
Spanning an area of Africa almost the size of Italy, the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, or KAZA, will encompass 36 national parks, game reserves, wildlife-management areas, and tourism areas, according to WWF, a conservation organization offering both technical and financial support to the initiative.
In 2011 presidents of five African nations—Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—signed a treaty establishing the huge protected region, which has been in the works for several years. (See "Five-Country Conservation Area Would Aid Africa's Largest Elephant Herd.")
"It's quite unique, in that you have five countries coming together with a shared vision, and it's a vision based on conservation," said Lisa Steel, director of WWF's Namibia Program.
"The intent is to make it a leading conservation area and tourist destination in the region ... where communities are the main beneficiaries."
Government and non-government officials have varied opinions on the plan ranging from devil's advocate to cautiously optimistic to enthusiastic fans. Read more about KAZA and see some awesome photographs at National Geographic News. Link -Thanks, Marilyn Terrell!
(Image credit: Chris Johns, National Geographic)
In the 1960s TV series Batman, celebrities often made short cameos by popping their heads out a window when Batman and Robin climbed up and down the walls of tall buildings. How many of the 14 can you name? -via Boing Boing
Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website.
An actor playing Adolf Hitler -now that's an interesting proposition. As anyone in Hollywood well knows, correct, precise casting can make or break a movie. So let's imagine we're doing a movie about Der Fuhrer. Who should we cast to play him?
Okay, the logical choice is painfully obvious, and actually ironic. Ironic only because the perfect actor to portray Adolf Hitler was, indeed, also the first American actor ever to play/satirize Der Fuhrer in a movie. Not to mention he was also a Jew. Hitler, okay, let's see, a loud-mouthed, quick-tempered blowhard, an overbearing bully who enjoyed punishing those who didn't follow his orders exactly. Does Moe Howard of the Three Stooges come to mind? Hmmm...
It was in January of 1940 that Moe and his two pals, those hilariously funny slapstick comics known the world over as the Three Stooges, made the very first movie satirizing Adolf Hitler and the then-growing Nazi movement in Germany and other countries. Nine months later, Charlie Chaplin came out with his more famous Hitler satire The Great Dictator. But I repeat, the Stooges were the historic first.
At the time the Stooges filmed You Nazty Spy! the United States was still very ambivalent about entering World War II. Isolationist sentiment ran rife across America and many feared making any film about Hitler and the Third Reich might stir up anti-Nazi feelings among the public. Many senators, such as Burton Wheeler and Geraldine Nye, were also severe isolationists who objected to any anti-Nazi movies on the grounds that they were propaganda designed to mobilize American fervor for war.
While the Three Stooges are often looked down upon by the "elites" and many film intellectuals, one must be fair and give them at least some credit for their courage in taking on the unpopular subject almost two full years before the U.S. entered World War II. The contemporary comparisons between certain segments of the American public and their widely diverse opinions on "offending our enemies" in 2012 are all too obvious.
You Natzy Spy!, the boys' 44th short for Columbia Pictures, was Moe's favorite Three Stooges short (pretty high praise, considering he appeared in 189 others). According to some sources, it was also Larry's favorite Stooge short.
Moronika appears on a map in the later short I'll Never Heil Again.
Moe stars as Moe Hailstone, a small-time paperhanger, along with his buddies: Curly Gallstone and Larry Pebble (while Moe was obviously Hitler, Curly was Hermann Goering and Larry was Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's two chief Nazi pals). The country of Moronica needs a dictator to take over and sway the angry masses into a more cooperative state.
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An actor playing Adolf Hitler -now that's an interesting proposition. As anyone in Hollywood well knows, correct, precise casting can make or break a movie. So let's imagine we're doing a movie about Der Fuhrer. Who should we cast to play him?
Okay, the logical choice is painfully obvious, and actually ironic. Ironic only because the perfect actor to portray Adolf Hitler was, indeed, also the first American actor ever to play/satirize Der Fuhrer in a movie. Not to mention he was also a Jew. Hitler, okay, let's see, a loud-mouthed, quick-tempered blowhard, an overbearing bully who enjoyed punishing those who didn't follow his orders exactly. Does Moe Howard of the Three Stooges come to mind? Hmmm...
It was in January of 1940 that Moe and his two pals, those hilariously funny slapstick comics known the world over as the Three Stooges, made the very first movie satirizing Adolf Hitler and the then-growing Nazi movement in Germany and other countries. Nine months later, Charlie Chaplin came out with his more famous Hitler satire The Great Dictator. But I repeat, the Stooges were the historic first.
At the time the Stooges filmed You Nazty Spy! the United States was still very ambivalent about entering World War II. Isolationist sentiment ran rife across America and many feared making any film about Hitler and the Third Reich might stir up anti-Nazi feelings among the public. Many senators, such as Burton Wheeler and Geraldine Nye, were also severe isolationists who objected to any anti-Nazi movies on the grounds that they were propaganda designed to mobilize American fervor for war.
While the Three Stooges are often looked down upon by the "elites" and many film intellectuals, one must be fair and give them at least some credit for their courage in taking on the unpopular subject almost two full years before the U.S. entered World War II. The contemporary comparisons between certain segments of the American public and their widely diverse opinions on "offending our enemies" in 2012 are all too obvious.
You Natzy Spy!, the boys' 44th short for Columbia Pictures, was Moe's favorite Three Stooges short (pretty high praise, considering he appeared in 189 others). According to some sources, it was also Larry's favorite Stooge short.
Moronika appears on a map in the later short I'll Never Heil Again.
Moe stars as Moe Hailstone, a small-time paperhanger, along with his buddies: Curly Gallstone and Larry Pebble (while Moe was obviously Hitler, Curly was Hermann Goering and Larry was Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's two chief Nazi pals). The country of Moronica needs a dictator to take over and sway the angry masses into a more cooperative state.
A group of young people push a big tractor tire up a hill in order to watch it roll down the other side. Why? Some things have no reason other than to be fun. Sure, it would have been more satisfying to actually have been there and done this, but watching it on a video is the next best thing! -via Metafilter
It's once again time for our collaboration with the fantastic What Is It? Blog! Can you guess what the thing in this picture is? Can you make up something interesting?
Place your guess in the comment section below. One guess per comment, please, though you can enter as many as you'd like. Post no URLs or weblinks, as doing so will forfeit your entry. Two winners: the first correct guess and the funniest (albeit ultimately wrong) guess will win T-shirt from the NeatoShop.
Please write your T-shirt selection alongside your guess. If you don't include a selection, you forfeit the prize, okay? May we suggest the Science T-Shirt, Funny T-Shirt and Artist-Designed T-Shirts?
For another picture, check out the What Is It? Blog. Good luck!
Update: the mystery item is a miner's plummet, the lighted wick was sighted with a transit by surveyors when doing layout work in dark mine shafts. Steve Pauk knew that, and wins a t-shirt for his efforts! The prize for the funniest answer goes to pismonque for this quip: "Commemorative souvenir torch necklace from the 1928 Summer Olympics. Didn’t really catch on because it tended to catch on." And we also found that everyone loves to say (or type) the words "plumb bob." Thanks to all who played this week! Find out the answers to all this week's items at the What Is It? blog.
Twenty-five years ago, the new Fox Network began airing their first prime time sitcom, Married... with Children. The show, about a dysfunctional working-class family in Chicago, ran for eleven seasons until 1997. The series went into syndication beginning in 1991 and reruns can still be seen.
But just because the series went out of production in 1997 in the United States doesn't mean it's passé. The concept, characters, and even scripts from the original Fox series have been remade in countries all over the world.
BULGARIA
The newest version is called Zheneni s deca v Balgaria, which translates to Married with Children in Bulgaria. You can watch the entire first episode at YouTube (and you'll find other episodes if you can read the titles). The series debut last month inspired redditor sudurjalimonovsok to post a picture of the TV family. The resulting thread had redditors from all over the world showing us their countries' versions of the show.
ARGENTINA
The Argentine version called Casados con Hijos debuted in 2005, and is broadcast to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Peru. Only two seasons were filmed, but they were so popular they still air in reruns.
CHILE
Atlas Obscura has announced the date of the third annual Obscura Day, which will be Saturday, April 28th. Obscura Day is a day to go exploring: to take a trip through the hidden wonders of the world, to see special places, maybe even in your own backyard! There are already lots of excursions planned, from Brooklyn to Scotland, from North Carolina to New Zealand, including places large and small. Select from nature hikes, museums, science facilities, abandoned architecture, historic landmarks, and at least three scavenger hunts. If your favorite place isn't listed already, you can organize an Obscura event of your own! And the folks at Atlas Obscura are especially looking for photographers to documents the expeditions. Find out all about it at the Obscura Day website. Link
Can you name all the movie monsters, A to Z? Language warning for one word. -via Breakfast Links
Chris Piascik and Aaron Cohen have teamed up for a weekly recap of each episode of the hit TV series Mad Men. Cohen writes the recaps (contains spoilers), and Piascik illustrates a quote from the episode. This one, which is totally incomprehensible to anyone not following the series, is from season 5, episode one, and is available as an art print, stationery, or t-shirt. Link -via Kottke
Do NOT try this at home! Andrew Dickey is an expert, and there's no telling how many bones he broke getting to this level. Oh, and there's a chance of vertigo just from watching this video. -via BroBible
German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born 126 years ago today. He was influential in shifting modern architecture away from the ornate to the simple. Whether that is actually progress is in the eye of the beholder, but he is honored by today's Google doodle, which depicts the SR Crown Hall in Chicago, one of his glass-and-steel designs. Link
Warning: probably contains spoilers, I don't know. The Hunger Games, performed by Beanie Babies. -via Buzzfeed
A man sued Google in a Japanese court and won! That doesn't mean that Google will comply with the order, but here's what happened:
A Japanese court has ordered Google to shut down its autocomplete feature in Japan after a man took a complaint to court that said autocomplete feature was casting him in a negative light. The mans’ name was not revealed, though the complaint said autocomplete coupled his named with over 10,000 negative words, and it is negatively affecting his career.
Since it never occurred to me to do it before, I immediately Googled my name to see what autocomplete would come up with. Luckily, the results are pretty benign (though I'm disappointed that Neatorama didn't appear). Take a moment to do the same, if you haven't already, and then read the rest of the story at Geekosystem. Link
The Noisy Jelly Kit combines a board game, food preparation, and musical instruments. What? First, you make your own jelly (gelatin) shapes (we in the US would say "jello").
The Noisy Jelly Kit was created by French design students Raphaël Pluvinage and Marianne Cauvard. See pictures of the game and even a video at Fine Dining Lovers. Link -Thanks, Matteo!
(Image credit: Véronique Huyge)
With this noisy chemistry lab, the gamer will create his own jelly with water and a few grams of agar agar powder. After adding different colours, the mix is then pour in the molds. 10 min later, the jelly shape can then be placed on the game board, and by touching the shape, the gamer will activate different sounds.
The game board is a capacitive sensor, and the variations of the shape and their salt concentration, the distance and the strength of the finger contact are detected and transform into an audio signal. As the authors said, the aim is to demonstrate that electronic can have a new aesthetic, and be envisaged as a malleable material, which has to be manipulated and experimented.
The Noisy Jelly Kit was created by French design students Raphaël Pluvinage and Marianne Cauvard. See pictures of the game and even a video at Fine Dining Lovers. Link -Thanks, Matteo!
(Image credit: Véronique Huyge)
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