Cheese Scuplture

“Wisconsin-born professional cheese sculptor Sarah Baumann (now of Cincinnati) admits her cheese-head heritage is to blame and has been fashioning cheese figures for advertising and publicity for the food industry, retail and foodservice clients for five years…” —Cheese ScupltureWOXY) Similar:This morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For…

LIVE Shot of the Butter Cow

“We hope you enjoyed watching the construction of the butter cow live. If you missed last year[‘]s construction, watch the high-speed, time-lapsed Real Player video from start to finish.” —LIVE Shot of the Butter CowIllinois State Fair) Similar:This morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m…Jesus Christ…

Satellite Tracker Finds Goose in Freezer

A goose fitted with a £3,000 electronic transmitter to chart its migration has been tracked 4,500 miles (7,245 kilometres) by satellite – to an Eskimo hunter’s freezer. —Satellite Tracker Finds Goose in Freezer (BBC) Similar:More than a million people die on roads every year. Meet the man determined to prevent the…Stapler jam during a midterm…

The Art of the Hoax

“What is a hoax, exactly? When does a good deal become too good to be true, and where does belief end and credulity begin?” Thomas Hayden —The Art of the HoaxUS News) Similar:By Inferno's Light #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 15) Dominion / Cardassian edg…In Purgatory's Shadow #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 14)…

Tales of the Plush Cthulu

“Once upon a time, in a part of the house where grownups rarely visited, there was the Land of the Stuffed Animals… But Professor Blue Smush DinoBaby’s warning came too late. First a slight tremor came from within the box.” Jon Hansen —Tales of the Plush Cthulu Similar:MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your…

Aussie Suicide Bags Delayed

Is this for real? "The controversial suicide device will be promoted under the name "Aussie Bags" and will be shipped with the warning ‘DO NOT put this bag over your head. It could kill you.’" —Aussie Suicide Bags Delayedb> (AAP) Similar:The Dog and the Oyster (Aesop Fable)MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your credibilityMore…

Welcome to www.villainsupply.com, your best online source for everything EVIL. If you are a supervillain, mad scientist, warlord, dictator, or despot, then this is the place for you. Similar:Selling Point (Audio Drama)The Ascent #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 9) Odo and Quark bicker their way up …Things Past #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode…

Dr. Toast's Amazing World of Toast

“I strongly believe that Toast is the very thread which holds together the uneasy seams of modern society. Therefore, it seems only appropriate that I pay some sort of homage to this humble Slice of Heaven.” —Dr. Toast’s Amazing World of Toast See also: weather-forecasting toaster; toaster art; “Flying Toasters” (a short story); “When Flying…

At This School, "It" Is a Touchy Subject

“The principal of Franklin Elementary School in Santa Monica . . . banned the children’s game of tag–for reasons that included issues of self-esteem–from the playground late last month.” —At This School, “It” Is a Touchy Subject (LA Times) Similar:The Dog and the Oyster (Aesop Fable)MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your credibilityIs AI…

Student Gets Diploma After Threatening Lawsuit

“A threatening letter from her lawyer and an opportunity to retake an exam hours before graduation helped a West Valley high school student get her diploma last month.” —Student Gets Diploma After Threatening Lawsuit (Arizona Republic) “I weep for the future,” writes Matt, a former student of mine. Similar:The Dog and the Oyster (Aesop Fable)MLA…

Making a pink-fur-trimmed “Hello Kitty” laptop.

More evidence of the collapse of civilization as we know it: a website offering instructions for making a pink-fur-trimmed “Hello Kitty” laptop. Similar:My crowd simulation handles 2000 capsule NPCs at 130fps. I’m really pushing my coding skil…More than a million people die on roads every year. Meet the man determined to prevent the…Stapler jam during…

eBunintheOven.com

is — besides being further evidence that the Internet spells the end of society as we know it — a novelty service that allows customers to e-impregnate a person of their choice.  The recipient will receive an e-impregnation notice and learn who e-impregnated them, as well as an update on their virtual pregnancy every two…

A Second Helping of Spam

“We have recently become aware of the fact that our previous list management service erroneously failed to oversee certain remove requests. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and would like to offer all of our valuable customers another chance to unsubscribe from our services.” A Second Helping of Spam That message…

He Hacks by Day, Squats by Night

If they throw this renegade hacker hero in jail, it’ll be the first time he’s had a steady place to stay in five years. —He Hacks by Day, Squats by Night (Wired) Similar:This morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m…The Dog and the Oyster (Aesop Fable)More…

Space Food Sticks

“I was eight years old when my parents bought these for me, and I can still remember those chewy little peanut butter sticks more vividly than almost anything else from my childhood. I’ve wanted more of them for three decades!” —Space Food Sticks Similar:By Inferno's Light #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 15) Dominion /…

The Apostrophe Protection Society

“The Apostrophe Protection Society was started in 2001 by John Richards, now its Chairman, with the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark in all forms of text written in the English language.” —The Apostrophe Protection Society Similar:MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your credibilityIs AI making…

Law School Dean Fired for Plagiarism

He taught ethics classes in California! LA Times —Law School Dean Fired for Plagiarism Similar:Midterm Grades Spring 2025: Posted!The Dog and the Oyster (Aesop Fable)MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your credibilityMore than a million people die on roads every year. Meet the man determined to prevent the…Stapler jam during a midterm exam.The Darkness…

Typing of the Dead

More proof that the apocalypse is nigh: “Typing of the Dead” is a typing tutorial that also just so happens to be 3-D computerized gorefest. GamesDoman review of Typing of the Dead. Similar:This morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m…More than a million people die on…