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Look at the size of those eyeglasses on Billy in this commercial. They are as big as coffee saucers.
about 2 months ago - No comments
Rat-sized, disease-spreading, stucco-chewing giant land snails have invaded Florida. For occasions such as this, I have to repost this awesome song: From FoxNews here: South Florida residents are being warned to be on the lookout for one of the world’s most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as…
about 2 months ago - 2 comments
Seven Mexicans climbed into a large cistern at the Corona Beer Plant in Mexico and died. Thankfully, according to the news, production of beer for Cinco de Mayo was not interrupted. From the DailyMail here: Seven workers have died while cleaning a tank at one of Mexico’s main breweries. The group were killed at the…
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Its an unusual trend, but, as everything Japanese, why the hell not at this point? From Inquisitor here: Photos are popping up of Japanese schoolgirls donning panty masks while doing mundane activities like laundry and performing karaoke. But what started this trend? The popular theory shared by Kotaku and BuzzFeed is that an odd and…
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I heard about this horrible accident up in New Hampshire and instantly wondered why someone was welding on an empty beer keg to cause it to explode? Turns out it wasn’t welding. Pressurized air caused the keg to explode catastrophically, killing the employee. What a horrible way to go. From CBS here: Officials say the…
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London Bridge Sunset, originally uploaded by BelchSpeak. That’s London Bridge, looking at the north bank of the Thames. This shot was taken right next to the replica of Francis Drake’s ship, the Golden Hind, that circumvented the globe, pictured below. And, here is a panorama of the site. And yes, I was certainly drinking a…
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
Robo-Ritas, originally uploaded by BelchSpeak. Got back from the quick Disney Trip. As you exit from Space Mountain, you see this scene from an exotic space destination in which you have robots serving Margaritas. Not a bad idea on paper, but would having a robot bartender be a good thing? I think by keeping us…
about 2 years ago - No comments
My wife thinks Blade Runner is a horrible movie with no redeeming qualities. She is a bit younger than I am and I can certainly understand why she wouldn’t appreciate the sci-fi breakthroughs in story telling. Maybe at the point when Decker booted a personal computer, if it had shown a semi-modern OS, would that…
about 2 years ago - No comments
I saw this video at Buzzfeed and it took my breath away. The film maker, Scottish art director Ben Craig, has a wonderful taste and feel of a modern interpretation of life in space, not to mention a way to really move the viewer with sound and theme. You gotta watch. MODERN TIMES from BC2010…