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• Yummy Pillow Sushi
• Deer Protects Mother Goose and Her Nest
• Kitchen Sink Guitar Mod
• I Always Wondered What Those Big Hats Were Hiding
• Jousting on Segways
• Classic Cosplay from the 70s and 80s
• Stag Pistol Stiletto Heels
• Scientists Develop Zebra Barcode Reader
• PushCake Is Like a Push Pop with a Cupcake Inside
• Sorry You Got Robbed Cake
• Booktree by Kostas Syrtariotis
• Google Exodus: What if Moses had Facebook?
• Snake Sneaks Into House In Used Chair
• Mini Samurai Umbrella
• A Cat's Aspiration
• The Cement Factory
• £20,000 Dog Wedding
• Eddie Paul's Movie Cars
• The Raven
• 13 Hilarious Peeps Candy Easter Dioramas

Yummy Pillow Sushi Posted: 08 Apr 2011 08:23 PM PDT Yummy Pillow Sushi – $17.95 Do you know someone who is crazy about sushi?  Get them the Yummy Pillow Sushi from the NeatoShop.  There is nothing sweeter than seeing someone you love all curled up with their favorite sushi roll.  Your gift is sure to guarantee sweet dreams of the food they love so much. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fabulous Home & Garden items!

Deer Protects Mother Goose and Her Nest Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:50 PM PDT Geese mate for life and when the female lays her eggs the male guards the nest. When this goose lost her mate she nested in an urn in a Buffalo, New York cemetery but, with no male to guard her, she was vulnerable to predators.  A deer stepped into the breach and has taken on the role of protector of this mother goose and her soon-to-be goslings for more than a week. The deer now spends its days near the urn acting as guardian when needed.  As passersby approach the area the deer stands and places itself between the person and the nesting goose.  On one occasion the deer even took a protective stance attempting to fend off a barking dog near the area of the urn. The exact location is not being revealed to prevent the curious from disturbing this unusual domestic arrangement. Link – Via Arbroath

Kitchen Sink Guitar Mod Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:48 PM PDT (Video Link) YouTube user peteqwerty51 made a steel guitar from a stainless steel sink. It plays rather well! This is his first sink guitar, and he’s already planning improvements for the next one. via Walyou

I Always Wondered What Those Big Hats Were Hiding Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT Aha! I knew it! Those aren’t bearskin caps after all, as this ad for Eurostar by the Leg Agency proves. Link via reddit | Agency Website

Jousting on Segways Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:39 PM PDT (Video Link) Actually, the Segway would be a fairly sound vehicle for modern jousting, as this commercial for the State of Washington’s lottery illustrates. But buying lottery tickets is probably not a likely route to this most excellent goal. via DVICE

Classic Cosplay from the 70s and 80s Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:28 PM PDT Michael Sacco of Fanboy has several pictures of cosplay competitions from fan conventions in the 1970s, including Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Marvel Comics. Pictured above is Wendy Pini as Red Sonja. Pini is a now comic book artist and with her husband was the creator of Elfquest. Link

Stag Pistol Stiletto Heels Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT German artist Iris Schieferstein made these shoes, dubbed “Vegas Girl” out of stag hooves and revolvers. She’s worked extensively in taxidermy. Link | Artist’s Website | Photo by the artist (I think)

Scientists Develop Zebra Barcode Reader Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:38 PM PDT Scientists have developed an image scanning program that can distinguish between individual zebras by their stripes: When a zebra has been entered into the database and given a StripeCode, the researchers match another picture of the same animal by comparing the StripeStrings of the new and original images. Each image will generate a different set of StripeStrings, but the underlying ratios of black and white should remain similar. By finding the StripeCode with the most similar StripeStrings in the database, the system is able to accurately identify the correct animal. Other existing zebra identification systems are less accurate, more complex, and require a greater level of manual input from the user. Link via io9 | Photo by Flickr user ross_hawkes used under Creative Commons license Previously: Tim Flach’s Barcode Zebra

PushCake Is Like a Push Pop with a Cupcake Inside Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT The great thing about cupcakes is, well, everything. But it turns out that they can be improved upon. If you’re looking for a faster way of shoving cupcakes into your mouth, you might want to try the PushCake by the Meringue Bake Shop in Orange County, California. Do you need more cupcake? Just push the bottom up. Link via Super Punch | Photo: Meringue Bake Shop

Sorry You Got Robbed Cake Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT Yes, it’s customary to celebrate happy occasions with cake, but if you think about it, you need cake much more during the bad times. So forget greeting cards filled with platitudes – use cakes filled with sugary goodness! Jen over at Cake Wrecks has a fantastic post about some unusual uses of cakes to deal with life’s sadder moments: Link

Booktree by Kostas Syrtariotis Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:11 PM PDT Kostas Syrtariotis of Kostas Design created this fantastic book shelf that looks just like a tree: Link – via Like Cool

Google Exodus: What if Moses had Facebook? Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:02 PM PDT What if Moses had Facebook? That’s what Jewish content website Aish.com asked (and answered) with this clever YouTube clip: [YouTube Clip]

Snake Sneaks Into House In Used Chair Posted: 08 Apr 2011 11:54 AM PDT You might want to thoroughly inspect any piece of used furniture before you bring it into your house. You never know what could be hiding inside. Richmond, Virginia man learned that lesson early Wednesday morning when a snake apparently slithered out of a chair he received nearly a week earlier. Barrett Edwards tells CBS 6 he was in bed watching TV inside his Dill Avenue home Wednesday morning when he got up to use the bathroom. Upon exiting the bathroom he saw a boa constrictor coiled up atop a bathroom vent. “I turned around and there was a snake right there,” Edwards says. Buddy the boa constrictor was luckily unharmed. Link

Mini Samurai Umbrella Posted: 08 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT Mini Samurai Umbrella – $19.95 April showers bring May flowers.  Are you looking for a stylish umbrella to keep you from getting all wet? You need the Mini Samurai Umbrella from the NeatoShop.  Go ahead, tell that rain you mean business! The Samurai Sword Umbrella is also available as a full sized umbrella. You Tube Link Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for all your oddball needs.

A Cat's Aspiration Posted: 08 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT (YouTube link) Everyone has dreams. This cat dreams of being a cosmonaut. If he’d read yesterday’s post on that same subject, he might not have been so ambitious. This is an ad for a Russian lottery. -via The Daily What

The Cement Factory Posted: 08 Apr 2011 09:11 AM PDT In 1973, architect Ricardo Bofill bought an abandoned cement factory in Barcelona and converted it to use as his business offices, creative studio, and home. He spent two years remodeling: tearing down some buildings, converting others, and leaving some of the original equipment in place for its charm. The result is an inspiring and overwhelmingly spacious headquarters. See more pictures at yatzer. Link -via b3ta

£20,000 Dog Wedding Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:52 AM PDT Around 80 guests attended a lavish wedding in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, England. Louise Harris hired a wedding planner who oversaw the flowers, decorations, food, and security for the £20,000 ($32,000US) affair. The wedding was for Louise’s six-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Lola. Lola wore a £1000 specially-designed wedding dress, decorated with Swarovski crystals. Harris has thrown lavish birthday parties for her dogs, but this bash outdid them all. Louise who runs dog boutique and grooming parlour Diva Dogs, in Essex – ran an online competition on her DivaDogs website and Facebook page to find the perfect husband for her princess Lola. She received hundreds of entries of would-be suitors for Lol but whittled it down to a final six potential partners. But much to her surprise, Lolas obvious favourite was Mugly, previously voted Britains ugliest dog, owned by mum-of-four Bev Nicholson, 47. See another picture of Mugly here. After the ceremony, guests enjoyed a sumptuous buffet and a six-foot tall chocolate fountain. The dog guests had their own specially-made treats. The bride and groom will not live together, but will visit once a month. Link -via Arbroath (Image credit: Barcroft Media)

Eddie Paul's Movie Cars Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT EP Industries manufactures pumps, dry-cleaning equipment, firefighting equipment, military equipment, and other types of metal fabrication. But they have a fun side, too. Inventor and company founder Eddie Paul designs and builds mechanical sharks. And he creates custom vehicles to appear in and to promote movies, like the real-world versions of the cars from the Pixar movie Cars. Link

The Raven Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:45 AM PDT (YouTube link) If you had a pet raven, what would you teach him to say? That’s right, waka-waka-waka! -via b3ta

13 Hilarious Peeps Candy Easter Dioramas Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:17 AM PDT For the devout, Easter is an opportunity to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, but for many others, it's an excuse to munch down on piles of pastel candies and chocolate bunnies. By far the most notorious of these springtime treats is the sugar-coated marshmallow masses known as Peeps. But you don't have to love the taste of Peeps to appreciate their brilliance. The simple bunny and chick shapes open the candies up to a whole new realm of fun in the form of diorama artworks. Here are a few of the funniest and coolest we could find. Peep Show This classic, sexy Peep diorama is probably the most famous ever made as it has spread its way across the internet for years. The oldest version I could find comes from Flickr user Amenhotep4, but I don't think he's the creator of the diorama. If you know were it comes from, please let me know in the comments. Sweety Todd: The Demon Barber of Peep Street This diorama by Flickr user mreraser's friends Matt and Teresa is by far one of my favorites. There is so much detail in the decorations and I can't help but love the blood on the decapitated Peeps and the maniacal look on Sweety Todd's face. We Come In Peeps This adorable diorama was created by Dan Paddock and sent in directly to BoingBoing after the site posted this bizarre and slightly scary fake magazine cover called “Rest In Peeps, Anna Nichole Smith.” Alien Peeps Of course, not all alien travelers are peaceful as Daniel Spiess made clear in his chest-burstingly scary Peeps diorama, which was based on the movie Alien. Peeparassic Park This Peep-filled tribute to Jurassic Park by Flickr user babelglyph was so massive that one photo couldn't capture the full detail. This Jeep attack shot is my favorite of the series as it shows just how terrifying the dinosaur attacks actually were. The Village Peeps This disco-themed diorama by Flickr user Chris Williams is great, but perhaps the best detail is the adorable little hats the Village Peeps are wearing. Bacon Peeps If you love bacon then you're sure to love the bacon peeps featured on the Peeps Diorama Contest blog. Fail Peeps Twitter lovers everywhere are sure to recognize this symbol of failure, recreated in Peep form on the Peeps Diorama Contest blog. David & Golipeep That same contest blog also brought us this brilliant recreation of the classic biblical story of David versus Goliath. Golipeep is one intimidating marshmallow character, he almost looks like he should be the villain in a Ghostbusters movie instead. Anniversary Apollo Peeps If you think working at NASA was all serious science with no time for fun and games, you are wrong my friend. This adorable Apollo 40th Anniversary diorama was put together by the space program's printing and design team. Peepcropsy Ever wonder what the organs of the little sugary sweet candies must look like? Flickr users Ben+Sam did, which led to the creation of this detailed Peeps autopsy lab. The Peeple vs. Scott Walker This Peep version of the Wisconsin protests is so accurate that it actually incited quite the debate between our Neatorama commenters, just like the real protests. It was first uploaded by escapetochengdu, but it's hard to say if he made it and, if not, who the real creator is. Office Olypeeps If you're a fan of the office, then you'll love The Office Peeps Contest held at Office Tally. While this one didn't win, it's still my favorite, not least of all because I absolutely love that episode. If you're interested in checking out more, the biggest Peeps diorama contest is the one hosted by The Washington Post, so you can see their past winners and current entries by clicking the link. And, of course, feel free to share any links to dioramas you have made at home.

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