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• Sulley Laplander Hat
• Grumpy Cat Wins Top Honors at Internet Cat Video Festival
• A Professional Artist Collaborates with Her 4-Year Old Daughter
• For Once in My Life Bass Line
• Librarianship: The Role-Playing Game
• Fuggerei: The World's Oldest Housing Project
• Disagreeing with Bill Watterson in the Style of <i>Calvin and Hobbes</i>
• The Story Behind Stockholm Syndrome
• Disney's Grumpy Cat
• You Can't Do Geography Under Pressure
• Miley Cyrus VMA Costume Tutorial
• Creepy Doll Head Salt & Pepper Shakers
• ATM in the Restroom
• Chimp Wins $10,000 Art Prize
• 10 Most EPIC Photos from Red Bull Illume 2013
• Artist Fled Russia After Painting Putin in Lingerie
• Bicycle Powered Tree House Elevator
• "I Have Never in My Life Seen a Kentuckian Without a Gun, a Pack of Cards and a Jug of Whiskey."
• Fat But Fit: Metabolically Healthy Obesity
• When Judges Fight
• Doctor Who Character Cake
• This Cat Is Best Friends With His Dinner
• Oh The Places You'll Go Dr. Seuss Notepad
• Facebook Sells 'Social Butterfly Blue' Nail Polish
• How to Make A Head-In-A-Jar Costume
• The Kindergarten Shaped Like a Cat
• Tenth Life Cat Adoption Ad
• Delightfully Geeky Wedding Centerpieces
• Ticket Validating Machine
• Slow Motion Wedding Guests

Sulley Laplander Hat Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT Sulley Laplander Hat Are you looking for a frightfully fun way to keep your head warm all Fall and Winter long? You need the Sulley Laplander Hat from the NeatoShop. The Sulley Laplander hat features plush horns and will make you look like your favorite Monster. Be prepared to scream with delight.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Headgear.  Link

Grumpy Cat Wins Top Honors at Internet Cat Video Festival Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT The second Internet Cat Video Festival was held this week at the Minnesota State Fair, and a good time was had by all. The highlight of the event was the meeting between Lil Bub and Grumpy Cat. The top honor of the festival, the Golden Kitty Award, was bestowed on Tard, also known as Grumpy Cat. Last year's winner was Henri, le Chat Noir.   Elsewhere at the festival, seven “celebricats” were inducted into a “Hall of Fame”: Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat, Henri Le Chat Noir, Kittens Inspired by Kittens, Maru, Boots and Cats, and Lil Bub, a toothless litter runt whose documentary aired at the Tribeca Film Festival. Perhaps not surprisingly, the more than 10,000 fans who turned out seemed more excited to be there than the cats. Some held up cat masquerade masks on sticks, while others painted their faces to look like jungle cats – and even Grumpy Cat. One woman wore a leopard print tunic and cat ear headband, while another sported white leggings with rainbow-colored cat faces. According to the Star Tribune‘s live blog, there were cardboard cutouts of cats everywhere, Grumpy Cat crop art, and people dressed in cat onesies. You can see a video report on the festival at Time Newsfeed. Link (Image credit: PR Guitarman)

A Professional Artist Collaborates with Her 4-Year Old Daughter Posted: 31 Aug 2013 02:00 AM PDT One day, Mica Angela Hendricks, a professional illustrator, bought a new sketchbook. Her 4-year old daughter liked it and added her own contributions. Soon the two were working together, each, Ms. Hendricks insists, adding essential elements:  Sometimes I would give her suggestions, like “maybe she could have a dragon body!”  but usually she would ignore theses suggestions if it didn’t fit in with what she already had in mind.  But since I am a grownup and a little bit (okay a lot) of a perfectionist, I sometimes would have a specific idea in mind as I doodled my heads.  Maybe she could make this into a bug!  I’d think happily to myself as I sketched, imagining the possibilities of what it could look like.  So later, when she’d doodle some crazy shape that seemed to go in some surrealistic direction, or put a large circle around the creature and filled the WHOLE THING in with marker, part of my brain would think, What is she DOING?!?  She’s just scribbling it all up!  But I should know that in most instances, kids’ imaginations way outweigh a grownup’s, and it always ALWAYS looked better that what I had imagined.  ALWAYS. Link -via Althouse

For Once in My Life Bass Line Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:00 AM PDT (YouTube Link) James Jamerson was one of the most influential bass players in American pop music. He played on many of Motown biggest hits, usually uncredited. In this video, his recreated bass line from Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life" is examined visually. Wonder’s version of the track is often singled out by bassists as the greatest example of James Jamerson’s playing style, with no two bars of music played alike during the whole song; a completely improvisational line that is both melodic and complementary to Wonder’s vocal. Hearing it to enjoy it; but seeing it is to be really impressed. Link -via Metafilter

Librarianship: The Role-Playing Game Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:00 PM PDT Tumblr user Yitzus came across this amazing find: LOOK WHAT I FOUND! A TABLETOP LIBRARIAN GAME! WHO NEEDS DUNGEONS AND/OR DRAGONS WHEN YOU COULD BE FILLING OUT BUDGET SHEETS, DEALING WITH DRUNKEN PATRONS, AND FILING FOR GOVERNMENT AID! What is this thing? Well, I logged into the library database WorldCat and did a search. This is a game published by the consulting firm Harwell Associates in 1977. It's designed to simulate the experience of a library director. It's fun! I'm already a third-level cataloger/mage. The encumbrance rules are a pain, but we are talking about 70s-era data storage. Link -via Breda Fallacy

Fuggerei: The World's Oldest Housing Project Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:00 PM PDT The world's oldest continuous "social settlement" is der Fuggerei in Augsburg, Germany. It was established 1521 by Jakob Fugger, a wealthy banker, merchant, and mining investor, to house the needy. The rent is the same as it was then, one Rhenish Guilder, which is less than one euro. Per year. The 67 houses of Fuggerei hold 140 apartments, with 150 residents. The neighborhood is a gated community, so to speak, with enclosed walls, its own church, and a museum. It is still supported by the Fugger Foundation, through returns on its investments over almost 500 years, supplemented by admission to the enclave and museum, which costs 4 euros. Link -Thanks, Bill Badrick! (Image credit: context medien und verlag Augsburg)

Disagreeing with Bill Watterson in the Style of <i>Calvin and Hobbes</i> Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:00 PM PDT The artist Bill Watterson is most famous for his comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. In 1990, he gave a speech at Kenyon College about the ideals of an artist. Gavin Aung Than illustrated a portion of it, which went viral through the internet this week. You can read it here. They were nice words and Mr. Than illustrated them very well, but the entire piece struck me as more than a little naive. David Willis, the artist behind Shortpacked, apparently agreed. This is his delicious rebuttal. Link -via 22 Words

The Story Behind Stockholm Syndrome Posted: 30 Aug 2013 08:00 PM PDT You've probably heard of "Stockholm Syndrome," in which a hostage begins to sympathize with his or her captor, such as in stories about the Patty Hearst case. But where did the syndrome get its name? From a case of bank robbery in Sweden a year before Hearst was kidnapped. The whole thing went down over a period of six days, from August 23 through August 28, 1973. On the first day, Jan-Erik Olsson strolled into Kreditbanken in central Stockholm, Sweden, and single-handedly held the place up. Of the two policemen who responded to the call, Olsson shot one in the hand and made the other sit in a chair, ordering him to sing something. (The policeman chose “Lonesome Cowboy,” in case you’re interested.) Olsson then took four hostages and started making demands: He wanted his friend and expert bank robber Clark Olofsson brought to the bank. He wanted 3 million Swedish Kronor. And he wanted a couple of guns, some bulletproof vests, some helmets, and a fast car. Over those six days, the hostages came around to trusting the bank robbers more than the police. Read the rest of the story at mental_floss. Link (Image credit: BBC)

Disney's Grumpy Cat Posted: 30 Aug 2013 07:00 PM PDT I would love to watch any Disney movie in which Tardar Sauce derailed the plot with her charming personality. Eric Proctor showed her in five Disney movies. At the link, you can view our favorite cat in The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Link

You Can't Do Geography Under Pressure Posted: 30 Aug 2013 06:00 PM PDT Us vs. Th3m, the folks who brought us the maddening quiz You Can't Write Proper English Under Pressure, have another quiz to test your speed and concentration called You Can't Do Geography Under Pressure. It goes pretty fast! Think you're good? Try it out and let us know how you did. Continue reading to see how I did. Link -via b3ta

Miley Cyrus VMA Costume Tutorial Posted: 30 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) It all makes sense now. The VMAs are held in August in order to influence the trendy Halloween costumes of the year! Forget Lady Gaga's outfit -that would take more than two months of serious workouts to pull off. On the other hand, Miley Cyrus was apparently going for comedy. In this video, David Correos shows you how you can recreate her look. He looks the part, but needs more practice with the tongue. His went back in mouth occasionally. -via Daily of the Day

Creepy Doll Head Salt & Pepper Shakers Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT Creepy Doll Head Salt & Pepper Shakers Do you have a nagging feeling that something special is missing from your kitchen table? Brace yourself. We know what it is. You need the Creepy Doll Head Salt & Pepper Shakers from the NeatoShop. This delightfully disturbing shakers are designed to look like the heads of a baby dolls.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Salt & Pepper Shakers.  Link

ATM in the Restroom Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT Where else could you make a deposit and a withdrawal at the same time? Redditor dropstop spotted this perfect union of ATM and toilet in an unnamed strip joint.

Chimp Wins $10,000 Art Prize Posted: 30 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT The Humane Society of the United States held an art competition for chimpanzees. The winner was announced yesterday. Brent, a 37-year-old retired laboratory chimp who lives at Chimp Haven in Louisiana, won the top prize: $10,000 for his sanctuary! A Chimp Haven spokeswoman said Brent was unavailable for comment Thursday. “I think he’s asleep,” Ashley Gordon said. Brent has his own unique painting technique. He only paints with his tongue. Chimp Haven's president Cathy Willis Spraetz, says the chimps paint canvases that are held outside their enclosures. Some other chimps use brushes or point to the colors they want on the canvas, but Brent comes up to smush pre-applied blobs of child-safe tempera paints with his tongue, she said. “If we handed the canvas to them where it was on the inside, they might not want to hand it back,” she said. “They might throw it around and step on it.” Cheetah, from Save the Chimps in Fort Pierce, Florida, won the second place prize of $5,000 -and an additional $5,000 as the winner of Jane Goodall's personal choice award. Link -via Fortean Times See all the submitted artworks at the Humane Society. Link (Image credit: Brent/Human Society of the United States)

10 Most EPIC Photos from Red Bull Illume 2013 Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:20 PM PDT Well, what do you expect from a company that dropped a man from orbit as a stunt? The 3rd Red Bull Illume Image Quest photography competition, where 6,417 photographers from 124 countries competed to submit the most epic action and adventure sports photos (there were more than 28,000 entries), has just announced the winners. And as expected, there was much epicness

Artist Fled Russia After Painting Putin in Lingerie Posted: 30 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT Photo: Olga Maltseva What do you say to a Russian artist who has just painted President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in lingerie? Three words: "You better run." Artist Konstantin Altunin fled to Paris, where he's applying for political asylum, after his paintings were seized from a recently opened Museum of Power in St. Petersburg: According to the Museum of Power's director Tatyana Titova, a group of more than 10 security personnel carrying machine guns confiscated Altunin's paintings on Monday night and forced the museum to close. [...] Altunin's painting entitled “Travesty” shows Putin's and Medvedev's heads atop women’s bodies. In another painting, Russian parliamentarian Vitaly Milonov, the initiator of a controversial "gay propaganda" ban introduced earlier this year, stands against a rainbow background. Albina Kovalyova has the story over at NBC News - Thanks Tiffany!

Bicycle Powered Tree House Elevator Posted: 30 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) Ethan Schlussler has a treehouse 30 feet up. To get to it, he constructed an elevator out of a bicycle and a pulley system. Sweet! -via Tastefully Offensive

"I Have Never in My Life Seen a Kentuckian Without a Gun, a Pack of Cards and a Jug of Whiskey." Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT Neatorama's own managing editor, Miss Cellania, hails from Kentucky. That's the state where public officials must swear an oath againts dueling. Andrew Jackson uttered the words in the post title. Having worked with Miss Cellania for 4 years, I can tell you this: it's completely true. Don't speak ill of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in her presence because Miss Cellania never took that oath. And I bet she'd be proud to own one of these silkscreened prints made on vintage road maps of her state. Link -via NotCot

Fat But Fit: Metabolically Healthy Obesity Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:35 AM PDT Photo: Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock Can you be fat and healthy at the same time? Apparently so, according to a new study by University of Pennsylvania physicians and obesity researchers who say that there are people with "metabolically healthy obesity." Many obese people are classified as such when their body mass index or BMI reaches a certain value. BMI, a formula based on a person's weight and height, was invented by Belgian mathematician Adolphe Quetelet in the early 19 century and has garnered wide acceptance as a simple way to measure "fatness." It's quick and easy to administer - requiring only a scale and a ruler - and allows for comparison for broad populations, taking in age and country-by-country variations. Indeed, BMI is a good statistical measure of the obesity of a whole population of people. Doctors have noted, however, that some people with BMI in the obese range are actually quite healthy and that in many cases, fat people fare better than thin ones with the same ailments. In the "obesity paradox," researchers noted that diabetic patient of normal weight are twice as likely to die than those who are obese. Others have pointed out that thin dialysis patients are more likely to die than heavier ones. In recent years, the medical field has began to accept that BMI is not a reliable measure of health in individuals, and that some people who are obese do not have nor are they in any danger of developing obesity-related diseases. But how many people are actually "fat but fit" and "not fat but not fit"? The answer may surprise you. For 1 in 5 Americans, BMI may actually tell the wrong story: - 8% of normal-weight adults in the United States are actually metabolically unhealthy This translates to 19.2 million people whom doctors may not currently worry about but should. - 10% of obese adults are actually metabolically healthy This means that 24 million chubby Americans are not in any danger of dying because of obesity-related illnesses, but are probably badgered by their family, friends and employers to lose weight.

When Judges Fight Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:34 AM PDT Forget the gavel! When push comes to shove, Mexican judge Justice Miguel Angel Falcon decided that trial by combat was better than all that lawyerly stuff: A Mexican judge sprang from his chair to push and punch two fellow justices during a court session, adding to a string of embarrassments for Mexico's scandal-plagued judicial system. The head of the Morelos state appeals court said Thursday that Justice Miguel Angel Falcon had brought shame upon the court and faces possible impeachment, though he couldn't be immediately suspended following the Wednesday attack. The stocky Falcon got mad at fellow judge Ruben Jasso, at one point calling him "stupid," and then became enraged when Jasso accused Falcon of insulting him. As Jasso spoke, Falcon suddenly leaped from his chair, rushed over to Jasso and began pummeling him, apparently knocking him to the floor. Another justice who got in his way was knocked back into his chair. Mark Stevenson of AP has the story (Video via The Telegraph)

Doctor Who Character Cake Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT J.B. Cada and Stephanie Santos of the Regali Kitchen made this Doctor Who cake for Jolly on his birthday. It's a a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting (I'm sold right there) and edible characters. Notice the Weeping Angel is shown both covered and uncovered. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy

This Cat Is Best Friends With His Dinner Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT (Video Link) If Tom and Jerry ever just dropped their pesky hijinks, I think they'd realize that they could be friends this close together. Heck, even I want to join in on this snuggle party. Via Pets Lady

Oh The Places You'll Go Dr. Seuss Notepad Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:30 AM PDT Oh The Places You'll Go Dr. Seuss Notepad You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. Put a notepad in your pocket to write all the things that you choose.  The Oh The Places You'll Go Dr. Seuss Notepad is a pocket sized booklet with 75 sheets for your note writing pleasure.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Stationery and fantastic Dr. Seuss stuff. Link

Facebook Sells 'Social Butterfly Blue' Nail Polish Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:30 AM PDT Facebook is selling its own nail polish. The color "Social Butterfly Blue" is available at the "campus store" at Facebook's Menlo Park, California, headquarters. In other news, Facebook's headquarters has its own store. The Facebook logo does not appear on the bottle, but since it is only sold in one store and in one color, we know who's responsible. No, you cannot order it online. Link -via Jezebel

How to Make A Head-In-A-Jar Costume Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT This horrific costume looks great and is sure to freak out everyone who sees it. You can learn how to make your own head-in-a-jar costume with the handy instructions thanks to 30 Handmade Days. Link

The Kindergarten Shaped Like a Cat Posted: 30 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT (Photos: Adriano A. Biondo) From both the front and the back, this kindergarten building in Karlsruhe, Germany looks like a cat: Designed by artist Tomi Ungerer and architect Ayla-Suzan Yöndel, the educational venue adds a dose of whimsy for children to take delight in going to school. Each day, students are given the opportunity to playfully enter through the mouth of the cat into the spirited belly of the cuddly feline where the space is built to house 100 children. You can see more photos at the link. Link -via Technabob

Tenth Life Cat Adoption Ad Posted: 30 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT (YouTube link) Students at Webster University in St. Louis produced this ad for Tenth Life Cat Rescue. Adopt today and you'll be on your way to fulfilling Saturday nights! -via Arbroath

Delightfully Geeky Wedding Centerpieces Posted: 30 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT Erin and Peter are a crafty couple, so they made their own centerpieces -and boy are they delightfully geeky. From the Hitchhiker's Guide to Firefly to Portal, I'd be thrilled to have these at my future wedding. Link

Ticket Validating Machine Posted: 30 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT We love thework of Mentalgazzi, a German street art collective. This is a ticket validating machine, which is in either Berlin or Cologne depending on the source. Link -via Global Street Art

Slow Motion Wedding Guests Posted: 30 Aug 2013 06:30 AM PDT (vimeo link) The video production company Super Frog Saves Tokyo set up a photo booth at the wedding of Ellie and Quang that had a high-speed camera to take slow-motion videos. Snippets of the wedding party and guests were taken at 160 frames per second. The resulting edit is a lovely souvenir of the happy day! The added music is "Blurred Lines," in case you either want to mute it or turn it up. -via Daily Picks and Flicks

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