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Why oh why are you a $30 tshirt?!??!

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:55:34 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: This has to be one of the very few AWESOME Superman tshirts out there. But seriously, $30 for a tshirt? *SOB*

WANT.

Clip Source: www.fredflare.com

$30

Tags: superman, clothes, tshirt, clark kent, comics, marvel

Days with my Father

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:30:15 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: It's more than just a photo essay. It's beautiful and touching. I couldn't clip directly from the site so the source has the link.

Clip Source: www.joshspear.com

Phillip Toledano: Days With My Father

Photographers can sometimes try to hard to imbue their photos meaning. Not Phillip Toledano. Though he has previously produced series on a number of different subjects — phone sex, video gamers, the Arctic — his latest is a very personal photographic journey. After his mother passed away, Toledano began to take photos of his 97-year-old father with dementia, to keep, as he writes, “a record of my father, and of our relationship.” In his collection, “Days With My Father”, the images are powerful without being self-conscious, and the brief statements he writes next to some give us a glimpse into the deep character of the man he is capturing on film. It’s all the more heart-wrenching because you can see that man slipping away.

Tags: family, father, philip toledano, photography, art

Periodic Table of Awesoments

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:33:51 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: Please note that #1 is bacon.

Now let is all cheer.

A clearer look at the source.

Clip Source: www.dapperstache.com

In the 300 B.C., years before the birth of black Jesus, Aristole postulated that all good things were made of "win." That was a pretty good guess, but he was drunk and probably also having an orgy. Modern day awesominers know there are actually 118 fundamental "awesoments" that compose all good things. The Periodic table of Awesoments can be a very useful tool. It's designed to show the relationships between awesoments, and often one can even predict how awesoments interact simply by their positions on the table.

Tags: funny, humour, chuck, norris, bacon, periodic, table

Jack Potty - Learn where to poop and gamble at the same time.

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:17:16 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: That'd be funny getting a jackpot based on poop.

Clip Source: www.geardiary.com

Training kids to use the big potty is always a bit of a “crapshoot”, isn’t it. I was lucky that a high school girl at daycare was able to teach my kids in about two days — so I never had to mess with the details. But keeping them interested in sitting on the potty can be tricky!

Here’s a perfect toddler toilet training accessory - and why not let them learn two skills at once? Sit them on the seat. When they make their business bells and whistles go off with a jackpot sound. I wish I were kidding….and yeah, I’m still searching to see if there is an adult version. A perfect dinner party conversation piece.

Tags: funny, toilet, training, potty, jackpot

This week's Foxtrot comic.

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:39:36 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: This cracked me up

Clip Source: www.foxtrot.com

Tags: comics, foxtrot, online, xkcd, penny arcade, humour, funny

Armpit TV

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:27:19 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: Umm...why would anyone want to stare at someone's pits? I can't wrap my head around it.

What would be better is smellovision with that pit tv.

Clip Source: www.ubergizmo.com

Armpit Advertising A First

Armpits aren't exactly the most desirable location to stare and (not to mention the awful smell in a packed train during rush hour), but it is something most people cannot avoid when taking public transport. The advertising world has decided to take this particular lemon and make some lemonade by introducing a new concept that sees digital TV displays built straight into the armpits of shirts. This concept will be developed by deodorant manufacturer Right Guard, paving an interesting method to market its products. Of course, I would assume these displays will be waterproof since some of us tend to sweat it out a whole lot more in that particular body part.

Tags: wtf, armpit, tv, media, advertising

Singing in the Shower

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:38:50 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks:

Clip Source: www.randomassembly.com

Tags: comics, random assembly, samantha allen, humour, star wars, shower, shave

The Philosophy of Sex

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:42:40 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: A few of these have already been clipped...no pun intended.

Clip Source: moronland.net

The Philosophy of Sex

"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy."
--Tom Clancy

"You know "that look" women get when they want sex? Me neither."
--Steve Martin

"Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."
--Woody Allen

"Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night."
--Rodney Dangerfield

"Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other e eight are unimportant."
--George Burns

"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships."
--Sharon Stone

"My girlfriend always laughs during sex ---no matter what she's reading."
--Steve Jobs (Founder, Apple Computers)

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
--Jack Nicholson

"Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is."
--Barbara Bush (Former US First Lady -- and you didn't think Barbara had a sense of humor)

"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place."
--Billy Crystal

"According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful."
--Robert De Niro

"There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem?"
--Dustin Hoffman

"There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men think, I know what I'm doing. Just show me somebody naked."
--Jerry Seinfeld

"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."
--Rod Stewart

"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."
--Robin Williams

Tags: humour, battle of the sexes, funny, sex, men, women

Killers Kill, Dead men Die - Film Noir photos

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:14:08 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: I can't believe I just came across these just now. A star-studded cast and a great little story to go along with the photos.

Clip Source: www.vanityfair.com

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die

With a star corpse, and suspects ranging from Helen Mirren to Forest Whitaker, Annie Leibovitz and Michael Roberts create a film noir masterpiece to die for.

Clip Source: www.vanityfair.com

Tags: entertainment, film noir, photography, vanity fair, annie leibovitz

Take that, Pandora.

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:59:04 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: Woohoo!

Clip Source: www.friedbeef.com

Ever since Pandora was forced to shut it’s doors on international listeners (Damn you DMCA), many of us have been forced to look elsewhere for our music fix. Fortunately for all the rest of us - the existing alternatives aren’t that bad at all.

After looking around, I’ve settled on last.fm to be my Internet radio service of choice. Much like Pandora, it analyses my music tastes, and plays me songs that I think it will like based on the preferences of other people who have similar tastes. Think of it like StumbleUpon - but for music.

I think any of us who grew up in the cassette era of music would recall hearing your favourite song on the radio and rushing to hit the record button so you could have a copy of it…

Well now you can do the same using thelastripper - a small free download that will rip your last.fm streams into individual mp3 tracks!

Note: If you use this to rip music from the net, we of course assume you own the original music ;)

Tags: pandora, lastfm, internet, download, mp3

Fascinating Feline Facts

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:32:00 GMT

clipped by: djkraz
clipper's remarks: I didn't even make it half way down the list and I learned the answer to a lot of the questions i've always wondered about cats. FYI, there are many many many more at the source. ENJOY!

Clip Source: www.cats.alpha.pl

Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw.

Cats are sometimes born with extra toes. This is called polydactly. These toes will not harm the cat, but you should keep his claws trimmed just like any toe.

Newborn kittens have closed ear canals that don't begin to open for nine days.When the eyes open, they are always blue at first. They change color over a period of months to the final eye color.

Most cats have no eyelashes.

A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.

You can tell a cat's mood by looking into its eyes. A frightened or excited cat will have large, round pupils. An angry cat will have narrow pupils. The pupil size is related as much to the cat's emotions as to the degree of light.

It is a common belief that cats are color blind. However, recent studies have shown that cats can see blue, green and red.

A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not have this disability.

A cat can jump even seven times as high as it is tall.

Cats lack a true collarbone. Because of this lack, cats can generally squeeze their bodies through any space they can get their heads through. You may have seen a cat testing the size of an opening by careful measurement with the head.

Mother cats teach their kittens to use the litter box.

Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years.

Cats can't taste sweets.

Cats must have fat in their diet because they can't produce it on their own.

Some common houseplants poisonous to cats include: English Ivy, iris, mistletoe, philodendron, and yew.

If a male cat is both orange and black it is ( besides being extremely rare ) sterile. To have both the orange and the black coat colors, the male cat must have all or part of both female X chromosomes. This unusual sex chromosome combination will render the male cat sterile.

Tags: cats, feline, facts, science, cat

Volcanic Thunderstorms

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:25:16 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: Wow.

Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash, Lava, Lightning

May 6, 2008—After 9,000 years of silence, Chile's Chaitén volcano (pictured on May 3) is erupting with lava, ash—and lightning (full story).

Since the volcano awoke on May 2, it has continued erupting intermittently, blanketing the area in ash and forcing more than 4,000 people to flee.

The little-understood storms may be sparked when rock fragments, ash, and ice particles in the plume collide to produce static charges—just as ice particles collide to create charge in regular thunderstorms. (More: "Volcanic Lightning Sparked by 'Dirty Thunderstorms,' Study Finds" [February, 2, 2007].)

The mingling of lightning and ash seen above may be a "dirty thunderstorm."

Clip Source: www.ohgizmo.com

Tags: thunderstorm, volcation, chile, eruption, chaiten, photos, national geographic

Tobogganing in the 21st Century....

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:24:09 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: Kids these days have no idea how lucky they are. Pre snow-sleds, I was on metal trays sliding down sand dunes.

Clip Source: www.ohgizmo.com

By Andrew Liszewski

As kids we always tended to prefer the traditional wooden toboggan for our sledding needs since after applying a bit of ski wax to the underside we could attain a pretty good speed for plowing into fences, cars or whatever else we ended up veering towards since we had no real way to steer. Thinking back it’s obvious to me that winter is the perfect season for such activities and not only because of the snow (which is kind of necessary) but also because the numbing sub-zero temperatures made our injuries seem far less serious than they probably were.

Today’s kids though will probably never enjoy the reckless endangerment of careening down a snow covered hill since companies like Volkswagen seem to be sticking their safety-minded noses where they don’t belong. I mean look at this series of sleds VW has released. Not only do they have steering wheels and padded seats but brakes too! You’re not supposed to brake when sledding! Two of the sleds, the Lenkbob Snow Future GTI and the Snow Flyer Herbie even take some vague design cues from their full-size counterparts the Golf GTI and the Herbie Beetle.

The VW sleds range in price from about $40 up to about $143 for the top of the line GTI model but as always the Fahrvergnügen is included at no extra price.

[ Volkswagen Snow Sleds ] VIA [ Carscoop ]

Tags: sport, winter, tobogganing, vw, volkswagen, toy (?)

More Bacon for Mousie

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:58:17 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: Nothing like some first thing to wake you up...that isn't morning nookie.

Clip Source: www.mathlete.com

Device

by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, Hsiao-huh Hsu

WHAT: An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon.

WHY: No one likes to wake up, especially by an alarm. This clock gently wakes you up with the mouthwatering aroma of bacon, just like waking up on a Sunday morning to the smell of Mom cooking breakfast. Unless you're Jewish.

HOW: A frozen strip of bacon is placed in Wake n' Bacon the night before. Because there is a 10 minute cooking time, the clock is set to go off 10 minutes before the desired waking time. Once the alarm goes off, the clock it sends a signal to a small speaker to generate the alarm sound. We hacked the clock so that the signal is re-routed by a microchip that in responds by sending a signal to a relay that throws the switch to power two halogen lamps that slow-cook the bacon in about 10 minutes.

Tags: bacon, mousie, alarm, clock, matty sallin, daniel bartolini, hsiao-huh hsu

The 2 cutest Darths

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:13:47 GMT

clipped by: coconutshell
clipper's remarks: The other costumes at the source are your typical grown-up costumes. Princess Vader is just too cute not to clip.

Clip Source: starwarsblog.starwars.com

Words: Bonnie Burton

When you’re at San Diego Comic-Con, it’s nearly impossible to walk more than a few feet and not run into a fan in costume. Every year the convention center is flooded with various versions of superheroes, video game characters, horror film icons, pirates, steampunk kids, vampires, werewolves, manga and anime favorites, food mascots and of course lots and lots of Star Wars characters. Even though it seemed the Joker costumes dominated the con, the 501st and Rebel Legion were out in full force, as were fans dressed as Yoda, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, Jedi and even a couple of TIE Fighters.

Little Darth Vader

Pretty in Pink Princess Vader

Who says the guys should have all the fun dressing as Darth Vader? This was one of the best kids’ costumes of the convention. If Princess Leia went to the dark side, it might look a little like this. Who knew Sith Lords could be so darn cute?!

Tags: comic-con, star wats, costumes, darth, vader, children, cute