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Ah! L’Amour Posted: 20 Sep 2008 07:10 AM CDT Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | More Video Clips (Atom Films link) Don Hertzfeldt created Ah, L’Amour in 1995 as an 18-year-old student at the University of California Santa Barabara. It was his first film. Ah, L’Amour has been posted here a couple of times, but the embedded video was always pulled do to licensing rights. Now Atom Films has obtained those rights, so you can enjoy it! Link to Hertzfeld’s site. -Thanks, Katherine!

Talk Like A Pirate Day Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:25 AM CDT Arrr! Every September 19th is Talk Like A Pirate Day! You can get up to speed by visiting the official site for holiday resources. See the pictures at Flickr. Read up on the history of the holiday. See how they celebrate in Australia, Britain, and around the world. Join the pirate discussion at Fark. See some music videos on piracy. Or look at pirate kittens. If you don’t know how to talk like a pirate, try this handy translator. Arrrr! Uodate: There’s even a commemoration on Mars!

Bambi and Thumper Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:03 AM CDT (YouTube link) Your daily dose of sweetness. -via Arbroath

The World’s Biggest Airplanes Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:02 AM CDT Some of the big airplanes flying today have wingspans that are longer than the entire path the Wright Brothers took on the first powered flight! Dark Roasted Blend has a rundown on the biggest ever. Pictured is the Ka-7, a Russian plane from the 1930s. Link

RIP Whats-his-name Posted: 19 Sep 2008 10:00 AM CDT The passing of a cat has spawned a neighborhood memorial. The cat was known as Ginger, Dave, Atkinson, or Fonzworthy III. A shrine of flowers and notes have gathered at Holloway Street in Bath, England as the many who fed the ginger tom mourn his death. The cat was put down by a vet after a diagnosis or organ failure. The neighbors have even started a Facebook Group to remember him. One tribute addressed to Dave read: ‘We’ve enjoyed your company immensely over the years and will miss and remember you.’ Tony Brown, 66, knew the cat as Atkinson. ‘When he died, we thought we ought to put a notice up because he was so well known,’ he said. ‘Suddenly, there was an extraordinary outpouring of grief and this Diana-like shrine began to grow. It was only then we discovered just how many people were looking after him. ‘You couldn’t own Atkinson, he was his own cat. My epitaph for him is he was owned by no one but belonged to everyone.’ Link -via Arbroath

Unusual Renditions of Theme Tunes Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:56 AM CDT (YouTube link) Concert pianist Wibi Soerjadi dressed as an amputee pirate to showcase a one-handed technique. He plays the theme from The Pirates of the Caribbean with his left hand only! This clip is part of a collection of 15 movie and video game theme songs performed on odd instruments such as bottles, accordion, pipe organ, theremin, and pennywhistle. You’ve seen some of them here, but you haven’t seen all of them! Don’t miss the pipe organ medley. Link -Thanks, Andy!

Predator in London Posted: 19 Sep 2008 09:53 AM CDT A south London junk shop displays life-size movie characters outside to draw attention. Recently, a metal sculpture of the Predator has joined their ranks. A junk yard is probably far too harsh a word for it. However, each morning the proprietors of a – dang – junk yard in Lewisham, London, drag to the forefront a massive eight foot replica of one of our favorite scary movie beasts, the Predator. They are vague about the origins of the structure, but not so much about the price attached to it. Although they are more than willing to haggle, your starting gambit had better start at five thousand (British) pounds. Otherwise, leave it out! I’d love to know who built this! Link -Thanks, RJ Evans!

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