What could be cuter? Penguins at Everland Park in South Korea aren't used to snow, so their keepers outfitted them with suits to wear the first time they used their new snow run. Link (embedded video) -via Metafilter

Lexicographer Grant Barrett assembled a list of the Buzzwords of 2008 for The New York Times. The biggest part of the words came from the US presidential race, and a big chunk were inspired by the economic meltdown. A couple were born from the Beijing Olympics. But the biggest is a verb turned into a noun for use on the internet. Link -via the Presurfer

Jill Bell of Urbana, Maryland repaired a scratch on her car with a dab of nail polish, and liked the look so much that she painted her entire car with it!

Over the next 13 months, from September 2007 to this past October, she completely covered her car in a quilt-like pattern – as a quilter, she found the multi-pattern paint job fitting, she said.

Bell said she collected between 100 to 250 bottles of nail polish, but did not have an exact idea as she simply used bottles from anyone she could get it from.

"Lots of ladies in my church donated nail polish, and lots of ladies at Weight Watchers, too," she said. She said it would be nearly impossible for her to estimate the dollar value of all the bottles, as each brand cost a different amount – anywhere from under a dollar to $5.

Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!

(image credit: Bill Ryan/The Gazette)

It's a collision of three internet memes! This creation is called Nabii's Royal Naboo Air Force 1, and it's the winner of the Steam Wars contest from FBTB Forums. (If you check the forum, you'll find that there was originally a tie for first place.) Steampunk Lego Star Wars is one of the Top 20 Reasons to Love Lego Star Wars from GalacticBinder.com. Link -Thanks, Pete Svab!

Watch a super-cute video of a gang of dogs decorating a Christmas tree. The site is in Hungarian, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the fun! Link -Thanks, Johnny Cat!

What to do with all the snow that piles up in a city? Some folks in Toronto made snow bricks and covered a TTC shelter (a streetcar stop) to make it into an igloo! See more pictures at BlogTo. Link -Thanks, Jerrold!

This watch reminds me of something -I just can't put my finger exactly on what it is... Available from the Museum Of Modern Art (MOMA). Link -Thanks, Cary Groneveldt!

Face detection technology is a popular feature in digital cameras. Nikon's latest ad campaign focuses on the feature, bragging that the Nikon S60 can detect up to 12 faces. The ad are both funny and creepy! The other two at LA Weekly are even creepier than this one. Link -Thanks, Erin Broadley!

Can you name all nine of Santa's reindeer? Can you do it (and spell them correctly) in two minutes or less? That's the challenge today in the mental_floss Lunchtime Quiz! Yes, I know one of them has a controversial spelling, but you can find the one that works. I got them in 30 seconds, and I would've done better if I could type. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21168

PS: Of course, we know Santa really has a whole herd of reindeer.

A car stolen from Lapua, Finland was examined for evidence that might lead to the identity of the thief. A mosquito found inside was send to the lab and the human blood inside the insect had DNA that matched a man whose DNA was on file!

Finnish police said it was rare for them to use insects to solve crimes, although they are interested in everything found at a crime scene.

"It is not usual to use mosquitoes. In training we were not told to keep an eye on mosquitoes at crime scenes," Palomaeki said, laughing.

"It is not easy to find a small mosquito in a car, this just shows how thorough the crime scene investigation was," he added.

The suspect has been questioned and insists that he rode in the car when he was picked up hitchhiking, but did not steal the car. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!

(Live Leak link)

December 15, 2008, South Waterfront neighborhood, Portland, Oregon. Looking from our condo we can see cars attempting, and most failing, to climb up a hill to get out of the neighborhood. I decided to put together a montage of sliding cars. Portland had a recent snowfall and we are expecting more tomorrow.

Might I add kudos for the excellent choice of theme music. -via Bits and Pieces

Julian Kreusser has his own TV show on Portland Community Media called "The Big Kitchen with Food." Justin wanted to cook on TV since he was four years old -which was only last year!

Viewers love him, says Portland Community Media executive director Sylvia McDaniel. The station wants to include more young people in its shows and Julian was a particularly good find, she says.

"It even has potential to be a national program," she says. "It's a wonderful show. We're just thrilled. He actually understands what he's doing. He's not just following orders."

Link to story (with video). http://blip.tv/file/1116986/ to another episode. -Thanks, Rosalyn!

Many times we've linked to The Big Picture features from the Boston Globe here at Neatorama. Now they've collected the best photographs of the year in a three-part series featuring the most amazing images from all over. Shown is Finnish ski jumper Harri Olli competing in the Czech Republic.
Link to part one.
Link to part two.
Link to part three. -Thanks, Justin!

(image credit: Reuters/David W Cerny)

It's easy to tell Pete the squirrel from all the other squirrels. He's the purple one!

Teachers and pupils at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants, were amazed when they saw the creature through the window during a lesson.

Since the squirrel, now nicknamed Pete, was first seen, it has become a regular fixture at the school but no one has been able to say whether the animal has fallen into purple paint, had a run-in with some purple dye, or whether there is another explanation.

Link -via Arbroath

(image credit: Solent News and Photo Agency)

Update: Loooks like it might be printer ink. -Thanks, Kyyria!

A man who was shot in the head Tuesday is back at work already -with the bullet still in his skull! 74-year-old E.T. Strickland was hit during an armed robbery at a convenience store.

Strickland was told by his doctors not to have the bullet removed unless it was pressing on any arteries or causing health problems. He does plan to see a neurosurgeon though because he wants it taken out if possible.

Strickland says it hurts, but not enough to keep him from going to work. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!