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"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." -- Rod Serling
Buy some unicorn droppings here.
One year to save the rainforests.
Meet the wild monkeys of Kyoto.
Stuff You Should Know: The origin of the Peace Sign. Basically it is a combination of the naval semaphores (flag symbols) for the letters N and D, designed in 1958 in England by a nuclear disarmament group. This post was inspired by this story that is making the rounds.
Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie (via Shayera). Sitting in my dad’s car for hours waiting for the station to play this, I can’t tell you how many years of Thanksgiving dinner socializing this song got me out of when I was a kid. Relative avoidance was a priority back then. Now, not so much. This really should just be an audio file since the repeating images are pretty tiresome, so just do some surfing in a new window as it plays
Is our president an arrogant moron? Yes, our president is an arrogant moron.
Check out this incredible photo gallery of animals in the womb. (via Ntodd)
During impressionist week on the Late Show, Frank Caliendo was very, very good.
Skateboarding mannequins cracked me up.
Movie Rating: The Corporation. Although a bit dry, this documentary is vital to understanding the roles of corporatism in American history. It’s actually quite scary. 4.7 starfish out of 5.
I can’t believe I never thought of doing this, but thanks to a suggestion by Wayne I typed in my url into google image search and got these results.
Albino Monday: Lion cub.
This week's water tower is found in Markle, IN.
Movie Rating: Casino Royale.
Daniel Craig makes the best Bond since Connery, and in spite of being a bit long and having a pretty convoluted plot, this could be the best of all the 22 Bond films. 4.7 starfish out of 5.
Here’s a really good Bond review by Rolling Stone, pepped up with a bunch of YouTube clips (Update: oops, the vids are no longer available).
Wow. a Republican finally gets it, as you can see in this article by Chuck Hagel (R-wakingupslowly). So, how’s that Bush vote workin’ for ya, wingnuts?
Scientifically proven world’s funniest joke.
November's Eyesore of the Month.
This week's Marine Life Series on DailyKos is up. It's about how seahorses reproduce.
Stuff You Should Know: Why cell phones are the work of the devil. Luckily, I don’t believe in Satan so I’ll be keeping mine, thank you.
Hi, hi, Miss American Lie. The lyrics.
Meet Thumbelina, the world’s smallest horse.
iPod Shuffle:
Still no luck on being served a turducken. Maybe next year if “the queen of all thanksgivings” is up for it.
R.I.P. Robert Altman. He was one of the all-time greats. I’ll have to put in “Short Cuts” this weekend to honor his passing.
K.O serves up another powerful special comment.
Why the Gulf Stream Current is not shutting down.
Timewaster of the Week: Dress up Mel Gibson. Speaking of Mel, we watched "Payback" last night where he reprises his role of indestructible, marginally sane tough guy with predictable results. 2.6 starfish out of 5.
Trivia (10 Biomes points): What household item was used to make this craft turkey’s tail?
Ngazi has had a spectacular epilepsy-free month (just one seizure since I’ve returned from Arizona a month ago), so I thought it would be a good time to post the video Graham made of some of her tricks (he wrote the piano score and filmed it like an old black and white film.)
While you're piling food on your plate today, ask yourself this: How far will an Iraqi kid run for water?
Have a Gentle Thanksgiving (great idea, but I’m still looking forward to my real bird).
Oh, and here. Happy Thanksgiving. You’re welcome.
I'll be spending most of tonight making 120 Chinese dumplings, which has become my annual Thanksgiving Day eve ritual. You can get the recipe here.
Watch the trailer for the documentary “Black Gold: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”.
Wow, I don’t know if you saw Michael Richards’ meltdown on stage, but this guy’s in pain, although it doesn’t excuse what he did. What a mess.
So, I hear Fox is planning on a right-wing alternative to “The Daily Show”. Here’s a sneak preview of the uproarious laughter you can expect from a conservative “comedian”. I think I just peed my pants a little from laughing so hard, pause, Not! (Borat reference.)
Republican Science Fiction fans are nuts.
Morford: Unmarried Tattoed Heathens, Ho!
The Great McGonigle.
Dept. of Educashun: How sleep works.
I think if you’re a computer geek, working in Google’s offices (know as the Googleplex) would be a pretty nice gig.
Movie Rating: Borat.
This film was crude, rude and just plain wrong on so many levels. But I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard in my entire life. I mean streaming tears, gut-busting, I-can’t-even-breathe laughter that threatens the bladder funny. 4.9 starfish out of 5.
Company name etymologies.
“Death of a President” is a fascinating pseudo-documentary. It’s about an hour and half long.
This week's water tower is found in Longport, NJ.
Finally, a guy who says what people who aren’t thinking are thinking. Who watches this Glenn Beck idiot?
The history of Coca Cola.
Movie Rating: Alexander.
Don’t waste your time. This was just awful, and I really wanted to like it. 1.7 starfish out of 5.
This site has won lots of awards.
This week's Marine Life Series on DailyKos is up. It's about Sargassumfish. Don't forget to take the poll.
A commenter on that diary linked to this very good article about how nutrients arrive to the Sargasso Sea.
So many years later, the villages around Chernobyl are still ghost towns. Browse this eerie photo essay.
Movie Rating: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Alan Quartermain, Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man and some vampire chick they never really explained, save the world in 1899. Horrible movie, but I enjoyed every minute of it. 4.1 starfish out of 5.
I’m not a big fan of impressionists, they are usually too cute by too much, but I loved watching Rich Little when I was a kid and I was surprised to see he’s still around and looking and sounding pretty good.
Flightsuit boy calls Jeff “Dave”. The comments are priceless.
The Happy Planet Index. The U.S. sits at 150.
Stingray frisbee, played by orcas.
Pet Corner: Sixty-six percent of dog owners say they would work longer hours if they could bring their dogs to work.
Buy your crazy cat lady action figure here.
iPod Shuffle:
We got this question wrong at pub trivia this past Tuesday, but for five Biomes Points what is Neil Diamond's real name?
There’s a new documentary film coming out about Al Franken called “God Spoke”. Here’s a review.
Deja Vu. Or why right wing blogs, pundits and websites have virtually zero credibility. And here’s John Murtha in his own words.
Kangaroo boxing (and other animal “sports”) are not funny.
The shrine to Don Knotts.
Play! Galactic Gravity Golf. This is tough.
Meet the Traveling Penguin.
I survived an IRS audit of my business yesterday. Man, those folks don't fool around.
