Friday, June 27, 2008

Giant chicken sculpture photographed in various locations

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<p>Gallery of photos of a giant plucked chicken sculpture.</p>
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Attention Chicken! is a three dimensional version of the collage that goes by the same title.

<p>Nicolas Lampert and Micaela O'Herlihy created a ten-foot rotisserie chicken out of polystyrene foam, hard coated, and then painted with latex paint and final coat of high gloss varnish.</p>

<p>In October, 2006 Attention Chicken! made a number of unannounced public interventions throughout Milwaukee at Bradford Beach, the woods, Walmart, National Ave, and other locations throughout the city. Reactions ranged from laughter to attacks directed at the chicken (three in one day!)</p>
</blockquote><a href="http://machineanimalcollages.com/Pages/Installations/AttentionChicken.html">Attention Chicken</a> <em>(via</em> <a href="http://wtbw.net/"><em>wtbw</em></a><em>)</em>
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Voyeur hid cell phone in rear - Boing Boing

Voyeur hid cell phone in rear - Boing Boing

Can't touch this.

Or, as my daughters would say,

Peace, punch, Captain Crunch,
I got something you can't touch.

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Monday, June 16, 2008

http://lonelysandwich.com/post/38527410/why-me

Why indeed. This is one of the most elegantly written blog posts I've ever seen, on any subject. It certainly is persuasive and sends little chills up my spine.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Gadget in Japanese public restrooms masks sounds

Japundit shot a video of a gadget called "The Magical Water Princess," which is installed in women's public restrooms to mask sounds of using the toilet. [A] device called Oto-hime ... makes a chirping sound when ladies use the toilet, because Japanese women hate the idea of anyone being able to hear any sounds they make while they go. Before the device was introduced in the 1980s, it seems that female patrons in restraunts would flush the toilet multiple times to mask the sounds, which wasted an incredible amount of water...

Here's a video of how they work. Just wave your hand over the button and the sound of water will come out of the device, allowing you to do whatever you need to do with without nervousness of people listening to the sounds you make. Link


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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Terror in NYC after toad venom love drug kills man

Health officials in New York are cautioning people to avoid a "street aphrodisiac" made from the excretions of a poisonous toad, after a man consumed the illegal concoction and died. The city's poison control center issued the warning Friday after receiving a hospital report that a 35-year-old man who ingested the hard, brown substance died earlier this month. The product is sold under names including Piedra, Love Stone, Jamaican Stone, Black Stone and Chinese Rock at sex shops and neighborhood stores. It is banned by the Food and Drug Administration.

City health officials said the victim, whose identity was not released, was admitted to the hospital complaining of chest and abdominal pain. He died two days later. Health officials said the hardened resin, made with venom from toads of the Bufo genus, contains chemicals that can disrupt heart rhythms.Link to AP item, more on a NYT blog here.


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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Scott Adams writes about his great cat

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My cats are great, too.  I know your cat is also the greatest cat on earth.

Too many of my cats have gone before us to the Great Litterbox. None of them, alas, was as much of a tribal elder as Scott’s Sarah. I have to find out what he’s feeding her and who her vet is.

This one's for you, Cherubino. And you, Elie. And you, Figaro, Katarina, and Priscilla. And you, Clarissa and Princess Dory. And for you, Miss Kitty, and you, Spit and Taffy. And for you, Mac and Zamorna. I'll try to put together a photo tribute soon.

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Getting baked before shooting AKs at the Taliban: a bad idea.

Wired defense technology blogger Noah Shachtman says, Smoking weed can improve your performance in all sorts of activities -- from playing reggae music to watching Battlestar Galactica to writing blog posts.

If you're an already ill-trained, semi-motivated soldier in the Afghan Army, however, spliffs are a particularly poor way to prepare for battle, as this little clip illustrates.. Link to post, which includes more happy fun stoner warfare video goodness. Hey, how do you say, "Duuuuuude... what?" in Pashto? Your answers welcomed in the comments.

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