Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)

Hokulani · Post by **Hokulani** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:44 pm

They know who Mona Lisa really is!

Would it be possible for Egypt to copyright the Pyramids

TomHChappell · Post by **TomHChappell** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:08 pm

- · Post by - » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:47 pm

TomHChappell wrote:Not to discount the interest of subsequent posts, but I wanted to mention during this Presidential campaign that when I first read
ils wrote:Fatal Hilarity
my first thought was of the (current Senator) former First Lady in the Glenn Close role of that 1987 film.

Brent Budowsky got there first...

¡Papapishu! · Post by **¡Papapishu!** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:50 pm

Ketumak wrote:Australia's Macquarie dictionary has uncovered some great new words and phrases and is inviting readers to vote on which ones make the dictionary, according to Yahoo! News.

It's voting to select a word of the year, not which ones make the dictionary. That would be stupid.

Hokulani · Post by **Hokulani** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:37 pm

How times have changed

Sesame street ......... for Adults only?

No, its not Avenue Q.

Shm Jay · Post by **Shm Jay** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:58 pm

Now all we need is a gay version of this movie.

Aurora Rossa · Post by **Aurora Rossa** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:32 pm

Strangely enough, that movie actually resembles a briefly held sketch I had for one of my novels (or part of the novel anyway).

Hokulani · Post by **Hokulani** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:07 pm

Shm Jay wrote:Now all we need is a gay version of this movie.

Reminds me of the anti-rape condoms and other such devices

Alioth · Post by **Alioth** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:09 pm

I've injected myself with hamster ovary cells. And they have cancer.

Hokulani · Post by **Hokulani** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:53 pm

KING KONG IN 30 SECONDS

reenacted by Bunnies!

LinguistCat · Post by **LinguistCat** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:13 pm

Hokulani wrote:KING KONG IN 30 SECONDS

reenacted by Bunnies!

<3 Bunnies!

Terra · Post by **Terra** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:17 am

Japan just wouldn't be Japan without human tetris.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84_QL1kEmH4

Tarasoriku · Post by **Tarasoriku** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:29 pm

More in the line of stupid Japanese game shows:

First the funniest, dumbest thing you've ever seen:

PacMan

Also:

Door Runner
Can't Laugh
Mushroom Torture
Climb into a tub of hot water, get a girl's chair to vibrate? <-- wtf?

Actually "wtf" for the mushrooms also - dangling phallic fungi in front of blindfolded female contestants is a game show?

Neek · Post by **Neek** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:14 pm

Knitting for Psychopaths

Post by **zompist** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:20 pm

You Suck at Photoshop:

http://jwz.livejournal.com/835430.html

These look like snarky Photoshop tutorials, which would be mildly amusing. But they're much, much more...

Shm Jay · Post by **Shm Jay** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:01 pm

FinalZero wrote:Japan just wouldn't be Japan without human tetris.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84_QL1kEmH4

That's hilarious

Risla · Post by **Risla** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:05 pm

Old Man Neek wrote:Knitting for Psychopaths

That's just awesome.

- · Post by - » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:06 am

The Photoshop bits are wicked funny. The phrase "baby-making man-batter" really sticks with you.

Understanding art for geeks. Some of the jokes are more successful than others, but the good ones are really really good.

Holy shit is this ever cool: a visual dictionary of English with 80 million nouns visualized and organized according to semantic meaning.

Classic Terry Gilliam: The Miracle of Flight.

Shm Jay · Post by **Shm Jay** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:41 am

Tarasoriku wrote:Can't Laugh

What's being said here?

Herra Ratatoskr · Post by **Herra Ratatoskr** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:52 am

zompist wrote:You Suck at Photoshop:

http://jwz.livejournal.com/835430.html

These look like snarky Photoshop tutorials, which would be mildly amusing. But they're much, much more...

Wow.

Sad, but hilarious.

Hokulani · Post by **Hokulani** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:21 pm

Photoshop comes with an Image resize option last I heard

Anyways, check out Italy's giant pink dead rabbit on a mountain

Ollock · Post by **Ollock** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:19 pm

Hokulani wrote:Anyways, check out Italy's giant pink dead rabbit on a mountain

Ehm, I wouldn't want to hike up there after a rainstorm.

- · Post by - » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:17 pm

Hokulani wrote:Photoshop comes with an Image resize option last I heard

I guess I suck at Photoshop.

By way of atonement, these pictures of "sophisticated jelly shots".

Ketumak · Post by **Ketumak** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:35 pm

I know I'm not good at Photoshop so I won't try that, looks fun though. I can read newspapers however, and saw this this morning. It's about how Marie Smith Jones the last speaker of Eyak died, but spent her last years recording her language with linguists. The author of the piece is Mark Abley who wrote "Spoken here" a popular book about endangered languages.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2247922,00.html

- · Post by - » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:35 am

Special Political Links edition:

So far, the US Presidential election cycle is notable for how candidates of both parties appear to be talking about a foreign policy outlook completely disconnected from what's actually happening in the world. (Summary: Author contends that the catastrophe of the Bush White House has already brought American hegemony to an end, and ushered in a three-cornered great game for world influence that American politicos don't seem to want to admit is happening.)

It's also notable for how little anyone wants to confront the reality of America's alarmingly deteriorated and corrupted voting systems, which will almost certainly be a major factor in November. (Summary: A group of articles from one of the few political bloggers who seems to have noticed and tracked this crucial issue; most of them are following the primaries horse-race as if everything were business as usual.)

In world events, Joel Beinin provides some context and commentary on recent momentous events in Gaza. (Summary: The latest sham "peace process" appears to be dead, along with the plausibility of toppling Hamas via endless siege. More instability in the region and the discrediting of US-dependent leaders in Israel, Palestine and Egypt alike.)