Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... a cat for Obama to check out.

Happy Friday everybody!

Obamanopoly

The object of the game is to destroy American capitalism by having the government take over everything!

Tokens include a bus, a teleprompter, a sprig of arugula and a waffle iron.

Wanna play? No??? Too bad, you're already playing... But, in this game, nobody wins!


[The BLOG note: Hat tip to eldest cubelet's friend A.R. for this. Wishing you a speedy recovery, kiddo.]

Creepy Vintage Ads

Via GeekPress comes this...

15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time

I had trouble picking just one creepy picture from the list. Some are wicked funny, some are wicked stupid, and some are just wicked.

Make sure you click on #6 and read about the use for Lysol that I just couldn't believe was for real, but it is.

Gives me a whole new respect for modern marketing mavens.

Spellcheck!

White House Spells Obama's Name Wrong

lol! You made your affirmative action bed, now you lie in it.

Disconnect

From the Huffington Post:

"Mrs. Obama looked resplendent in a yellow frock, offset by a green ceramic flower brooch, and two-tone pumps".

Are we looking at the same photo?

I'm seeing a plucked Big Bird standing next to a doofus with a used car salesman smile.

Oh, and the President of Italy and his First Lady, too.

I guess there is a slight disconnect between Huffpo and The BLOG.

Go figure.

Questionable Sign?

Sign In A Whiting, Indiana Store Window

I don't think so...

It was hung on a window at the Owens Funeral Home.

Amen to that.

Fire That TOTUS!

Obama Trips Up Over Russian Leadership Tandem

BO refers to Putin as President...

Of course it's not BO's mistake. It's the teleprompter's fault.

Brainless

Michael Jackson To Be Buried Without His Brain

I guess it's true... if you don't use it, you lose it.

Spot The Bot

Via BoingBoing ...

Can you guess which one is the robot and which one is the grad student?

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday, in honor of this... Statue Of Liberty's Crown Reopens On July 4th...

... a Statue of Liberty cat.

Happy Friday and Happy Fourth of July, everybody!

*click on image to enlarge*

Same Old

Brandon Root of the Spiteful Critic makes a compelling case...

Hold On, I've Seen This Before: How Star Wars, (new) Star Trek , The Matrix, And Harry Potter Are Actually The Same Movie

Is there nothing new under the sun?

Karl Malden 1912- 2009

My sister V. will be crushed...

Oscar-winning Actor Karl Malden Dies At 97

True, Malden lived a good long life, but the recent rash of celebrity deaths is starting to get a little eerie.

Our Pravda Press

From the Canada Free Press:

Hondouras And Chavez: What You Should Know, What The Centralized Media Is Not Telling You

It's a darn shame we have to resort to reading Canadian sources in order to get news that's not the liberal party line.


[The BLOG note: Thanks to Lucianne.com for this.]

The Peach Butt

Dmarks from The Throwaway Blog did a post about 15 Roadside Destinations and asked which, if any, had been left off the list.

Here's one that I like from Gaffney, South Carolina...

Peachoid Water Tower

Standing 150 feet tall, this is one water tower you will never forget.

Ugly Dog?

Pabst, A Boxer-mix Wins
Blue Ribbon In Ugly Dog Contest

OK, Pabst does have a prominent under-bite, but I think that hardly qualifies him to earn the title of Ugliest Dog.

Pabst does have a striking appearance, but ugly? Not a chance.

THIS is an ugly dog.

I think Pabst won the wrong contest.

Billy Mays 1958- 2009

First David Carradine, then Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett, then Michael Jackson, and now Billy Mays...

TV Pitchman Billy Mays Found Dead At Tampa Home

There is some speculation that Mays' untimely death at 50 could've been exacerbated by a rough landing on Saturday afternoon at Tampa International Airport when the plane blew out its front tires. Time will tell.

Meanwhile, hug your kids if you have them, and live your life because whether you are rich, poor, a celebrity, or an unknown, there are no guarantees in life for a tomorrow.

The Real Deal

NASA Poster Depicts New ISS Crew In Star Trek Uniforms

This is the closest thing to Star Fleet on Earth.

The real Star Trekkers.

I think they look quite spiffy in their TNG uniforms, although I think TOS uniforms would've been more timely given the new movie.

But it's all good to me.

:-)

You Can't Believe Your Eyes

And now for some Michael Jackson-free news...

From the Bad Astronomy blog comes this cool optical illusion where the blue spirals and the green spirals are the same color!

YES!

If you don't believe me, read the explanation...

The Blue And The Green

Unbelievablely cool effect.

Pelosi Pushes

House Democrats Win Key Test Vote On Climate Bill

The Red Queen is out to crush us in her osteoarthritic grip and the brunt of the news is focusing on Michael Jackson's career.

I can only hope the legislature wakes up and HR 2454, a.k.a., the Cap & Trade bill gets crushed instead.

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... my tortie cat, Kinky, who is not deviant, but has a profound kink in her tail.

Happy Friday, everybody!

Starface

"I Lied," Kimberley Vlaeminck 56 Tattoos Admittal

I knew this story was fishy when I first read about it. Nobody falls asleep getting that many tattoos.

Turns out she wanted the 56 star tattoos plastered over her face.

Go figure.

Bad Golf, Good Golf

Media Cheer Obama's Golf Outings; Criticized Republicans' Trips To Course

Liberal media bias doesn't exist.

It is just a figment in the mind of those in the vast right wing conspiracy.

Yeah, it's good to be a democrat...

*sarcasm off*

Buckywires

Buckyballs Polymerized To Form Buckywires

The trick to connecting two buckyballs together is by using a molecule of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene in between. Repeat the process and you get a line of buckyballs lined up like a strand of pearls called a buckywire.

Buckywires ought to be handy for all kinds of biological, electrical, optical, and magnetic applications. The gist of the paper is that anything that traditional carbon nanotubes can do, buckywires can do better. Or at least more cheaply.

Finally, a use for buckyballs... and it only took 25 years. Real science moves at a snail's pace.

Monday, Monday

Yeah...

Che's Granddaughter

Che Guevara's Granddaughter Parners with PETA. Viva La Veggie Revolution!

Lydia Guevara, the 24-year-old granddaughter of mass murderer Ernesto "Che" Guevara has agreed to appear in ads tuoting vegetarianism for PETA. She is shown posing armed with a carrot-laden ammunition belts and wearing a beret.

Proof that stupid does run in some families.

Killer Lightning

I had lightning on the brain thanks to an amazing photo of a strike on crazy4coen's post on her blog, Raising Sunny

... and then I ran across this in my local paper today:

Lightning Bolt Kills 15 Huddled Cattle In Lithia, Florida

It is a belittlingly apt reminder of the awesome power of nature.

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... an immature cat doing a shirtless Gibby dance.

Happy Friday everybody!

It's Gibby!

Gibbs On Bush Criticism: 'We Won'

Now I know why BO's Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gives such juvenile responses to valid questions and criticism...

I don't know why I didn't see it before, but he's really the pudgy and immature for his age Gibby Carlson character from the TV show iCarly!

Let's hope Gibby asserts some self control and doesn't dance shirtless for an encore.

*shudder*

Cerveza Aqui

The Casa Pocho, a bar in Cullera, Spain, is encouraging clients to insult its staff and offering free drinks for original or hilarious abuse.

Gimme A Beer, Imbecile! - Spanish Bar Wants Insults

"Come mierda, traeme una cerveza!"

Hey, I could fit right in ;-)

Supra-Microwable Ants

Really cool discussion about how ants are able to survive being microwaved.

Turns out, if you want to exterminate any stray ants in your microwave (ewww), get yourself a microwave with a turntable.