I went to this list thinking I'd for sure know the top ten. But I was down in the 70s range before I found one I didn't know! Advertising sticks with us more than we think. The top ten most effective taglines are:

1. Got milk? (1993)
2. Don’t leave home without it. (1975)
3. Just do it. (1988)
4. Where’s the beef? (1984)
5. You’re in good hands with Allstate. (1956)
6. Think different. (1998)
7. We try harder. (1962)
8. Tastes great, less filling. (1974)
9. Melts in your mouth, not in your hands. (1954)
10. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. (1956)

The top 100 (according to the 2005 survey) along with the advertisers are listed at Tagline Guru. Link -via Euba

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Magic words or gestures won't open the refrigerator, but this cat isn't going to give up! -via Arbroath

Let’s face it, sometimes there is a need to launch your lunch or defend your dinner, and this is the perfect utensil to do it with. It’s easy to use; simply load up a particularly mushy pea or corn niblet, aim, pull back the spring-loaded handle and watch your food take flight.

http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=42832&Category_Code=1023000&Product_Count=37 -via Everlasting Blort

SEVERAL years ago, I built a robot whose sole purpose in life was to create an even smaller robot just like himself... So much like himself, that this robot endeavoured to create yet another tiny robot, ad infinitum. This continued for a while until an extremely tiny speck of robot tried to endow purpose upon a cloud of molecules with ruinous result.

It's really a virtual art project that you can manipulate. Try it out yourself! http://screamyguy.net/fractal/index.htm -via Dump Trumpet

Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos is a blog documenting tattoos from books, poetry, music, and other sources. There are a lot of tattoos inspired by the works of Kurt Vonnegut, J.K. Rowling, and Dr. Seuss. Link -via Look at This

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A performance on the Russian Bar, recorded for Chinese television at the Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. The final stunt is unbelievable! -via Cynical-C

It's Lovely! I'll Take It! is a blog with "A collection of poorly chosen photos from real estate listings. With love." Each post is linked to the real estate ad the picture came from. The particular location pictured here is listed at over half a million dollars. For that kind of money, they could have moved the junk pile before taking the picture! I decided against using the picture in another item where the seller neglected to flush the toilet. Link -via Metafilter

Alex posted a picture of the Idea Machine the other day, and now we know who's behind it! Jake Bronstein of Zoomdoggle planted the Fun-O-Meter (also known as the Robofun, the Fun Idea Machine, or Funulator).

I hadn’t planned on posting the details this early, but as some other sites somehow got wind of the project early (I’m not mad, I should’ve figured, I watched dozens of people photograph it), the time is now.

Jake has taken the Fun-O-Meter to many locations around New York City. And it's more of a bargain than you thought -for 50 cents, you get an idea, a standard coin-machine toy, a 25 cent rebate, AND a lucky penny you can leave for someone else to find! Zoomdoggle has more pictures. You'll also find some "free ideas" in the sidebar. Link -Thanks, Jake!

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A Peruvian Rescue and rehabilitation team trains sea lions to reentry into the wild using unique methods. This video shows the astonishing bond that can develop between man and animal.

From BlueVoice.org, an organization dedicated to saving whales and dolphins, co-founded by Ted Danson. Link -via Arbroath

Flowing Data has a map showing the spread of Wal*Mart stores from 1964 to the present (but only in the United States). You can zoom in or out while the video runs. The burst of new locations at the very end is for proposed sites. Link -via the Presurfer

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Marketing to scientists is a cutthroat business. You’ve got to put some imagination into convincing them that they need an expensive new piece of equipment. Eppendorf International rose to the occasion to advertise their... whatever it is. Most of us will never understand what an epMotion is or what it does, but this romantic boy-band ditty makes me want one. Link -via YesButNoButYes

Parcel Post Service was inaugurated in the US in 1913. Soon after, Mr. W. H. Coltharp wanted to build a new bank building in Vernal, Utah. He needed 80,000 bricks that were made about 120 miles away. The freight costs for shipping the bricks was four times what they were worth! So Coltharp decided to take advantage of Parcel Post and mail the bricks. No matter that the bricks had to be packed in crates of 50 pounds or less, and had to be taken on a 400-mile route -it was still the cheapest way to send them! Link -Thanks, Tony!

D. Billy is a graffiti artist who uses balloons and streamers to make an everyday scene into something special. I particularly liked this fire hydrant! See more at And I Am Not Lying. Link -Thanks, Jeff!

Update: Link to artist's site. -via Buzzfeed

Guest of a Guest has a photo gallery of the elaborate topiary and sculptures created for the Beijing Olympic Gardens. Some of them are easy to decipher; others will make you scratch your head wondering what they mean. Link -via Buzzfeed

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Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy Blog explains Saturn's rings. You can't see the rings with the naked eye, but you can see Saturn.

To the unaided eye, Saturn doesn’t look like much. It appears to be just another "star" — brighter than most, but still just starlike. In fact, you can see for yourself: over the next few days, go outside right after sunset and look west. You’ll see two of these "stars" very close together. One is Mars, the other Saturn. It’s hard to tell which is which: from a few hundred million kilometers away, Saturn’s signature rings are invisible with just your eye.

Bad Astronomy Blog has a new home at Discover Magazine. Link