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• There I Fixed It: Automatic Lawn Mower Edition
• Fail Button
• Making Google Glass More Fashionable
• The Original Walking Dead
• Language Studies
• Simon Draws the Hedgehog
• Man Says Cops Weighed His Cocaine Wrong. He Knows Because "That's What He Does for a Living."
• Mustache Facts
• Kentucky Fried Chicken Selling Deep Fried Soup
• The Stairways to the Stars
• Nutella Cake Features an Entire Jar of Nutella, Including the Jar Itself
• A Close Call in a Rock Slide
• American Gothic Socks
• Are You Ready for Spreadable Beer?
• First
• TARDIS Ukulele Has a Surprisingly Deep Body
• Get Clarity
• Perfectly Horrific Dips For Halloween
• Burton's Minions
• Honeywell Magnet is 17% Off
• Pirate-Themed CT Scanner in a Children's Hospital
• This Week at Neatorama
• Book Bookends

There I Fixed It: Automatic Lawn Mower Edition Posted: 01 Sep 2013 04:00 AM PDT (Video Link) Mowing the lawn can be so tiresome and boring. Fortunately, 99bbtom developed this ingeniously dangerous hack for a self-propelled lawn mower. Via Laughing Squid

Fail Button Posted: 01 Sep 2013 02:00 AM PDT Fail Button Do you wish there was a way to shoot down stupid ideas with the style and pizzazz they deserve? Now you can with the Fail Button from the NeatoShop. Press the big blue FAIL button and hear the sad trombone sound. "Wa Waa."  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Office & Desk items. Link

Making Google Glass More Fashionable Posted: 01 Sep 2013 02:00 AM PDT (Photo: Google) Google is trying to improve the appearance of Glass, its wearable computer interface. At CNET, Eric Mack writes: [...] the above revision of Glass is among the first I've seen that was designed by the Google team and doesn't look like it was lifted from the pages of some old DC Comics. The new design was posted on Isabelle Olsson's Google+ page a few weeks back. Olsson is the lead industrial designer on the Glass team who the New York Times recently described as "one of a group of women charged by the company with turning Glass into the next It accessory." Would you rather wear one that looks like modern fashion or something from science fiction? Link -via Amy Duncan

The Original Walking Dead Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:00 AM PDT The Original Walking Dead b y Randy Coffey What's all this about the undead walking the Earth being so hip these days? Good ol' Frankenstein has been doin' it since the 19th century, T-shirt illustrator Randy Coffey said. Check out Randy's website and his NeatoShop page for more neat shirts. Your purchase helps support indie artists like Randy, as well as this blog. The Ungrammatical Yoda Ironing Man Clockwork Green Big Foot Fetish View more designs by Randy Coffey | More Funny T-shirts Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop, earn generous royalties, and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Language Studies Posted: 31 Aug 2013 11:00 PM PDT Ellway, ouyay udystay igpay atinlay inway orderway otay articipatepay inway away eatgray intellectualway aditiontray, asway ellway asway otay earnlay ethay ammargray ofway ouryay ativenay anguagelay. Link

Simon Draws the Hedgehog Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) Simon Tofield shows us how to draw the hedgehog from his Simon's Cat cartoons. He makes it look so easy! I kept expecting the cat to walk in and demand attention, but that doesn't happen in this video. I bet he's busy plotting his revenge. -via Tastefully Offensive

Man Says Cops Weighed His Cocaine Wrong. He Knows Because "That's What He Does for a Living." Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:00 PM PDT Police in Fort Pierce, Florida arrested a man and a woman for shoplifting at a Walmart. While searching them, police found crack cocaine and pills on the man. The suspect, it turned out, was a professional in the crack cocaine distribution industry: "While weighing the narcotics on a scale at the county jail, Ames yelled from the back of my patrol car that I was doing it wrong. Ames told me . . . that I needed to press the scale button to grams," a report states. "Ames told me that the reason he knew how to separate/weigh crack cocaine and pills is because that's what he does for a living." Career paths involving crack cocaine generally are frowned upon by law enforcement. Link -via Dave Barry | Photo: FBI

Mustache Facts Posted: 31 Aug 2013 08:00 PM PDT To further your knowledge of facial hair, Doghouse Diaries has supplemented the earlier Beard Facts with things you should know about mustaches. The only thing I would add is that, if your significant other shaves his mustache off, you really should notice and say something about it, even if it was the same color as his face. Otherwise, there will be hurt feelings. Don't ask me how I know. Link -via Tastefully Offensive

Kentucky Fried Chicken Selling Deep Fried Soup Posted: 31 Aug 2013 07:00 PM PDT Is it even possible to deep fry soup? Apparently, and that can only be a good thing. Rocket News 24 reports that KFC outlets in Japan sell deep fried versions of corn potage: One of the current darlings of the Japanese palate is the creamy soup corn potage. A common fixture in Japanese cafes, its popularity exploded when popular popsicle brand Gari Gari-kun expanded its lineup to include a corn potage flavor, which went on to become such a huge hit stores couldn’t keep it in stock. But while Gari Gari-kun’s parent company hit upon the idea of freezing the soup, KFC Japan has chosen to run in completely the opposite direction, and will be releasing a deep-fried corn potage fritter next month. Link

The Stairways to the Stars Posted: 31 Aug 2013 06:00 PM PDT As Los Angeles grew in the 1920s, in large part because of the film industry, city planners built hundreds of outdoor staircases into the hills to connect new homes with public transportation at the bottom. They aren't used much anymore, as residents are more dependent on cars. The film studios were the first to develop the area, building compact bungalows to house their actors and technicians. Both Chaplin and Disney lived here. Movie carpenters would build sets during the week and homes at the weekend. Charles said this accounted for the local architectural hotchpotch that is often ridiculed. A Moorish castle next to a Spanish villa, next to a Tudor mansion - the carpenters were inspired by whatever they had been building on the studio backlots that week. Our second staircase was thankfully unobstructed. Here, in 1932, Laurel and Hardy tried and failed to move a piano to the top in The Music Box. The film won an Academy Award. I'd seen it over and again as a child and remembered it fondly. There were now buildings either side but it was still quite recognisable. For such a historic landmark it was still remarkably unkempt, its history simply marked by a defaced granite plaque inset into one of the lower steps. Take a tour of those staircases both then and now with Charles Fleming of the L.A. Times and Zeb Soanes of the BBC. Link -via Dark Roasted Blend (Image source: The Music Box)

Nutella Cake Features an Entire Jar of Nutella, Including the Jar Itself Posted: 31 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Well, let's just Nutella the heck out of this cake! Throw it all in and top it off with another jar of the good stuff. Erica went all out with this cake, which has Nutella buttercream frosting and Ferrero Rocher sweets on top. Link -via Tasteologie

A Close Call in a Rock Slide Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) A heavy storm in Keelung, Taiwan, dislodges a rock perched at the top of a hill. It comes to rest on the road, in a spot where the white car could have easily been, if the landslide hadn't nudged it over. Go back to the beginning of the clip to see the rock start to move. The white car did not get away unscathed, but it could have been so much worse. Here's what the boulder looked like in better weather. -via reddit

American Gothic Socks Posted: 31 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT   American Gothic Socks Could your style use a little more artistic flair? Let the American Gothic Socks from the NeatoShop inspire you. This great pair of knee-high socks is sure to become the masterpiece of your wardrobe.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Footwear.  Link

Are You Ready for Spreadable Beer? Posted: 31 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT Nutella is great and all, but sometimes it would be nice to be able to get drunk on your breakfast toast. That's why spreadable beer is so important. The delicious concoction combines Napoleone chocolate spread with delicious, delicious beer in both light and dark varieties. Link Via The Consumerist

First Posted: 31 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT I was thinking about this just the other day. I decided the best thing to do would be to say nothing at all, then Randall Munroe of xkcd went and ruined it. Link

TARDIS Ukulele Has a Surprisingly Deep Body Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT Travel through time, space and music with this ukulele made by Paul Celentano. It's one of many that he's made, including ones that look like avocados, Pac-Man, a jar of pickles and more. Link -via Technabob

Get Clarity Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) From the website Aish.com, here's Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" with new lyrics for Rosh Hashanah, written and sung by Menachem Herman. The Jewish New Year celebration begins Wednesday evening. -via Buzzfeed

Perfectly Horrific Dips For Halloween Posted: 31 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT Looking for a great snack for your Halloween party? Then grab a brain mold and try your hand at making some tasty cream cheese brain dip, or a black bean graveyard dip. Jo and Sue have the recipes for both, and they look totally terrific and tasty. Link

Burton's Minions Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT Burton's Minions by Donnie Aw, so creepy yet so cute! Donnie re-imagines your favorite Burton characters with your favorite yellow henchmen. Visit out Donnie's official webpage, Facebook and Behance page then visit his NeatoShop page to buy the shirts! Your purchase helps support indie artist as well as this blog. More Minion mash-up by Donnie: The Walking Minion Wolvenion The Big Minion Theory The Legend of Minlink View more designs by Donnie | More Funny T-shirts Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop, earn generous royalties, and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Honeywell Magnet is 17% Off Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT The Honeywell Ademco 944WH-M Magnet is on sale at Amazon for the bargain basement price of $131,299,998.69! But you'd better hurry to snap up this bargain, because there's only three left in stock. You have to wonder how many were sold at the original price of $158,599,998.99. It's possible that only particle physicists with the backing of global supervillains would have use for this. But there are some glowing (and no-so-glowing) customer reviews. I have been looking at this magnet for a while, but could no longer pass it up after the 17% discount. My personal space program will just have to wait. I deducted two stars for ineffective packaging, as the UPS delivery driver could not get it loose from the side of his truck. They eventually had to just cut the side out of the truck. causing me to have to pay for repairs. On the upside, I now have a 1' by 1' square piece of UPS truck, which I use for a night stand. Oh, also, when I set the box on my kitchen table, it pulled my fridge across the room, my car from my driveway, and the collar and tags from my neighbor's Cocker Spaniel. It compressed all of these into a Higgs Boson. Shipping and handling is an extra $6.95. On the bright side, I hear it cures cancer. Link -via b3ta

Pirate-Themed CT Scanner in a Children's Hospital Posted: 31 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT (Photo: Macey J. Foronda/Buzzfeed) It might almost make a kid want to go to the hospital! The New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital redesigned its CT scanning room, adding pirates: “There aren’t scary pirates — there’s a pussycat pirate and one that looks like Curious George,” says Dr. Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro, chief of Pediatric Radiology. “The parents have been really positive too. It makes it less scarier for the kids.” On average, New York-Presbyterian has about 200 inpatients per day, treating about 150 kids each day in the pediatric emergency room. And every day kids ranging from newborn to age 21 come in for CT scan for ailments from neonatal abnormalities to abdominal pain to head trauma. “Our more adult patients ages 17 to 21 ask for the pirate scanner, too,” Ruzal-Shapiro says. You can see several more photos at the link. Link -via Fubiz

This Week at Neatorama Posted: 31 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT Thank you for joining us on this Labor Day weekend! Monday is the holiday set aside to recognize the workers that made America great. Generally it has come to symbolize the end of summer, and many schools start their year after Labor Day (my kids have been in school four weeks already). Whether you celebrate with a picnic, parade, family gatherings, or just kicking back and watching movies, you should have some time to catch up on everything that's been going on here at Neatorama. Alex posted the 10 Most EPIC Photos from Red Bull Illume 2013 on the Neatorama Spotlight blog. Eddie Deezen wrote about Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas. Pottering About Bezoars was from The Annals of Improbable Research. Uncle John's Bathroom Reader gave us the story of The Great Boston Fire. The Cheese Doctor is In came from mental_floss magazine. Don't you miss out on our regular columns, either, like Questions in Need of Answers. This week, David Israel asked What Blogs Are Worth Bookmarking? We got some really good suggestions! Hy Conrad was back with another Whodunit, called The Poker from Nowhere. We had one BRI list this week, Beauty Secrets from the Good Old Days. In this week's What Is It? game,  the mystery object is a tool for binding corn shocks. Read more about it at the What Is It? blog. But we were looking for funny answers this week. Ewach said it was obviously a narwhal prosthesis. Ladybugs said they are "whatsits and dinglehoppers from Ariel's collection. Or at least that's what she tells Flounder, Sebastian, & Scuttle. Ariel doesn't want them to know those are actually spear guns." Ha! Those are both worth a t-shirt from the NeatoShop. Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks to the What Is It? blog.   The post with the most comments this week was Questions In Need of Answers - No. 7: What Blogs Are Worth Bookmarking? Coming in second was "If You Want the American Dream, Go To Finland" and Hey Girl by Edison came in third place. Those threads are still open if you want to contribute your two cents worth. The comment of the week was when Toyvo Bassman Nachesa reacted to the post Who Will Ascend to the Keyboard Throne by saying, "Game of Thrones? Nah, Throne of Games." The most popular post was Japan World Cup 3. Following was I Forgot My Phone and Meet The World's Oldest and Largest Wombat. The most ♥ed post was Awesome Dad Hacks Wheelchair So That His Son Can Control It. In second place was Love Song Written by a 96-Year Old Man to Honor His Wife of 72 Years, and Couple, Married for 66 Years, Died Hours Apart in "Final Act of Love" was third. And the most emailed post this week was Love Song Written by a 96-Year Old Man to Honor His Wife of 72 Years, followed by Ponies Chillaxin' at the Beach and Meet The World's Oldest and Largest Wombat. It's easy to share our posts on social networking sites with just a click. There's a row of buttons that appears at the bottom of individual posts to help you share it on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, G+, as well as email. I took at look at those stats this week. The posts that produced the most likes on Facebook were Love Song Written by a 96-Year Old Man to Honor His Wife of 72 Years and Breakfast Bacon Taco. The most shares on G+ went to Meet The World's Oldest and Largest Wombat and Skulls Made from Vinyl Records. And Meet The World's Oldest and Largest Wombat and Love Song Written by a 96-Year Old Man to Honor His Wife of 72 Years were the most-Tweeted posts. Coming up this week, we have not only Labor Day on Monday, but also Rosh Hashanah beginning Wednesday. Happy New Year! Also, I'm looking for the perfect opportunity to make fun of Texas in retaliation for one of John's posts. Holidays or not, Neatorama will have new stuff for you to enjoy every day, around the clock!

Book Bookends Posted: 31 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT Dmitry Kul is a clever industrial designer. We've previously featured his ceiling lamp that looks like a light bulb. More recently, he made these bookends that seamlessly fit in with the books themselves. Link (Translation) -via Lustik

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