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- It's A Small Cake After All
- Pumpkin Spice: The Horror Movie
- Bat-Eating Cane Toad
- One Sorry Individual
- Monty Python Wallet
- Charts Illustrating the Disneyland Experience
- Consulting Game
- Using Polio to Treat Cancer
- Weight Loss Camp for Dogs
- HAMuel L. Jackson and Other Wordplay Graffiti by Hanksy
- New Prime Minister of Australia Can't Move into His Official Residence Because It's Infested with Possums
- Flynn's Breakfasts
- Awesome New Hairstyle: The Net Head
- Hello Star Wars!
- Scientists Invent Lightsaber, Claim Dubious Blog Headlines
- Yeti Oven Mitt
- 5 Fun Facts: It's All Greek To Me
- Woman Wins Marathon by Accident
- Don't Blink Or You'll Miss This Great Clutch Purse
- Dental Definitions
- Jackie Chan Just Found Out He's an Internet Meme
- Fireman Recusitates Kitten: Another View
- New Fitness Equipment for Logrolling
- Should You Take Your Lottery Winnings in a Lump Sum or Annual Payments?
- A Tanning Bed Coffin Is Perfect For Jersey Shore Vampires
- We Are Brothers
- Great Britain Knuckleduster Clutch
- Finally Buffalo Wing Treats That Aren't A Mess
- Abandoned Treehouse Mansion
- 10 Great Halloween Costumes for Your Furry Friends
| Posted: 27 Sep 2013 04:00 AM PDT I know, I know, just posting a picture of this cake will get that infernal song stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Sorry, but despite the catchy tune, this cake, created by Cinderella Cakes for Yelp user Lyn N.'s baby's first birthday, is still amazing enough that it just has to be shared.  | ||||||||
| Pumpkin Spice: The Horror Movie Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:00 AM PDT The pumpkins are taking over everything, along with their allies, cinnamon, clove, and ginger. There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide! You cannot escape Pumpkin Spice! | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Sep 2013 02:00 AM PDT
No, that toad is not sprouting wings. You're looking at a rare, perhaps the only, photograph of a cane toad eating a bat. The photo was taken in the Cerros de Amotape National Park in Peru by park ranger Yufani Olaya, and posted on Phil Torres' blog. Phil Torres (@phil_torres) of Peru Nature reported that Olaya said that the bat was flying a bit too close to the ground while trying to feed on insects when it accidentally ran into the open mouth of a cane toad. Cane toads are opportunistic feeders and have been reported feeding on practically anything it can swallow. But did the cane toad manage to eat this bat? Olaya later reported that the toad couldn't get the remaining wings into its mouth, and spat out the bat. At first, he thought the bat - ahem, croacked - but the bat slowly recovered and managed to fly away. | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Sep 2013 01:00 AM PDT Poor Jesse Pinkman. Has any character ever gone through so much misery and abuse in the history of television? This supercut contain Breaking Bad spoilers. It also contains of lot of hurt, so viewer discretion is advised. -via Uproxx | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:00 AM PDT Are you looking for a completely different type of place to hide all that wonderful hard earned cash? Get a the wallet that will really make a splash. The Monty Python wallet features graphics,sound effects, and music, from Monty Python's iconic movies. It is made of lightweight Tyvek and is tear-resistant, water-resistant, expandable, recyclable, and let's not forget eco-friendly. There is an on/off switch for those times when a singing wallet would be deemed inappropriate. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more more great Wallets, Purses, & Coin Bags. | ||||||||
| Charts Illustrating the Disneyland Experience Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:00 AM PDT Are you going to Disneyland? Be prepared, for it can be a harrowing experience. The Gentleman's Armchair drew 6 charts illustrating what you can expect. You can find them all at the link. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 11:04 PM PDT Ah, the consulting game - an exciting game where if you win, it'll make you rich. If you don't, it'll make you into shoes. In his take on our favorite "consulting criminal," t-shirt illustrator ntesign puts Moriarty in the style of the world's most popular boardgame. Check out ntesign's Facebook page (give 'im a like, wontcha?), then head on over to his NeatoShop page for more neat designs: Link
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! | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 11:00 PM PDT
To receive the virus, Anderson's skull was exposed and a drip was installed for six hours. The tumor stopped growing, and after two years, only a scar is left. And we wondered for so long if viruses served any purpose. Read more about this strange new treatment at the Washington Post. Link -via TYWKIWDBI | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 10:00 PM PDT
Has your pup picked up a few pounds? Well, in his defense, he has been working too many hours at the office and eating fast food because he doesn't have time to cook. But that doesn't mean that he can't slim down. The Morris Animal Inn in Morristown, New Jersey can help. The staff has a program and all of the equipment necessary for the task. Stacey Stowe writes for the New York Times:
You can watch a video of their fitness facilities at the link. Link -via Smart News | ||||||||
| HAMuel L. Jackson and Other Wordplay Graffiti by Hanksy Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:00 PM PDT  Neatorama's favorite pun-steriffic street artist Hanksy is back at it again! This time, Hanksy left New York City and made his way west to Chicago, where he made these contributions to the city's urban scene. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 08:00 PM PDT
The Lodge, the official residence of the Prime Minister in Canberra, is overrun with possums. They're causing embarrassment. The Daily Telegraph reports:
The Lodge is currently undergoing restoration. In the meantime, the newly-elected Tony Abbott is living in a nearby flat with police recruits. He says that he doesn't mind. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:00 PM PDT Walter White, Jr. (who prefers to be called Flynn now) is often shown in the series Breaking Bad while eating breakfast. What started out as a convenient way to have the family talking to each other developed into a trope about what Flynn had to eat vs. what he wanted to eat. The Whites' fortunes came to be measured by what Flynn had for breakfast. All these breakfast scenes are mapped out in one post at Thrillist.
I have a few teenagers, and it's safe to say that breakfast time is the one time of the day that you're sure to see your kid. If you have something to say, better do it over breakfast, because they have teenager things to do until bedtime. Still, the way Flynn's food has been analyzed over the series is a hoot. Link-Thanks, Ben! | ||||||||
| Awesome New Hairstyle: The Net Head Posted: 26 Sep 2013 06:00 PM PDT | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT You don't want to mess with this clone or her sister the bounty hunter -even if they are the cutest critters in the Star Wars universe. You can get your hands on these adorable Hello Kitty Star Wars shoes by visiting RubiiShoos' Etsy store. | ||||||||
| Scientists Invent Lightsaber, Claim Dubious Blog Headlines Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT
Physicists Mikhail Lukin (Harvard) and Vladan Vuletic (MIT) claim to have invented a new form of matter: photons that act as though they have mass. I have no idea if it's true. But I am certain that Prof. Lukin knows exactly how to get media attention:
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:00 PM PDT Are you obsessed with tracking down the strange, unusual, and almost mythical kitchen accessories? Capture the elusive Yeti Oven Mitt from the NeatoShop. This dangerously fun oven mitt is made of neoprene and features an image of what some believe to be the hand of the abominable snowman. The Yeti Oven Mitt will provide conclusive evidence to your friends and family that you truly are willing to surf vast regions of the internet to obtain your goals. This is the oven mitt of legends. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Kitchen Stuff. | ||||||||
| 5 Fun Facts: It's All Greek To Me Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:00 PM PDT When an English speaker doesn't understand something, he would say "It's all Greek to me." But have you ever wondered about the origin of that phrase? Why Greek? Why not, say, Urdu or Aramaic? 1. The Origin of "It's All Greek To Me"According to Harry Oliver's Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions, it comes from the latin phrase Graecum est, non legitur or Graecum est, non potest legi (It is Greek; it cannot be read). Medieval Latin scribes in monasteries would write that phrase if they had trouble translating Greek alphabet and language, which was dwindling in use by the Middle Ages. The phrase probably entered modern English usage when William Shakespeare used it in his 1599 play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Here it is in Act 1 Scene 2:
In this context, an educated and wealthy aristocrat in the Roman Republic should be able to read and speak Greek. Casca, who speaks fluent Greek, is probably just playing dumb because he doesn't want to repeat a remark that is unflattering to Caesar. 2. Well, what do the Greeks say?Obviously, when a Greek doesn't understand something, he doesn't say "It's all Greek to Me." Rather, he says, Αυτά μου φαίνονται κινÎζικα, or "This strikes me as Chinese." 3. It's all ______ to meThat brings up an interesting question: what language is deemed the most incomprehensible and therefore most worthy of the phrase "It's all ______ to me" in various countries? Wikipedia and Omniglot have the list of the idioms. Mark Liberman of Language Log distilled the info into this nifty graphic: (Liberman has an updated version here) 4. From Greek to GringoThe word "gringo," which is a Spanish slang to denote foreigners or non-native speakers of Spanish, comes from the phrase "hablar en griego" (or speaking in Greek). You can see how the phrase accusing someone of not being intelligible because he's speaking Greek eventually evolved into a slang for foreigners. 5. Coming Full Circle: Greeking ... in Latin!When web or print designers create a mock up of a design with a block of text, they often put in place dummy text in the layout before the actual text is available. This process is called "greeking" and the most commonly used placeholder text is Lorem Ipsum, which is actually Latin, not Greek. | ||||||||
| Woman Wins Marathon by Accident Posted: 26 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT
There were only a few men ahead, and no women, so Fitzmaurice kept running, and was the first woman across the finish line, and the tenth overall with a time of 3:11:48. Link -via Metafilter | ||||||||
| Don't Blink Or You'll Miss This Great Clutch Purse Posted: 26 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT There are a lot of Doctor Who goodies out there, but if you want a fashion accessory a little more subtle than a Dalek or TARDIS, then head over to Etsy seller liltinpurse's shop and check out this great clutch purse featuring The Doctor's "Don't Blink" speech. And just in case that wasn't geeky enough for you, it's even accentuated with a Scrabble tile with your choice of letter. Personally, I'd want two -DT for the fantabulous David Tennant. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT
Got a sweet tooth for cool graphic T-shirts? Look no further than Amanda Flagg's neat collection over at her NeatoShop page. Don't forget to visit her website and Twitter page for more.
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! | ||||||||
| Jackie Chan Just Found Out He's an Internet Meme Posted: 26 Sep 2013 11:26 AM PDT Jackie Chan has been busy fighting bad guys (drunken fist-style, perhaps) for the past three years, so you'll excuse him when he just found out that he's an Internet Meme. Chan posted this picture of him looking confused (that's the meme) with the text, "I am an Internet Meme?" on his official Facebook page yesterday and immediately garnered over 9,000 comments and 320,000 likes from his fans. The Interweb has been waiting for this for three years. It feels validated. Now, if only we can get Yao Ming to acknowledge his meme ... | ||||||||
| Fireman Recusitates Kitten: Another View Posted: 26 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT A couple of months ago, we showed you a video of fireman Cory Kalanick rescuing an unconscious kitten from a house fire. Some said they liked the story, but did not care for the video. Now the footage has been made into a GoPro ad with more to see and less text. At the risk of repeating a story, I think it's worth watching. -via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| New Fitness Equipment for Logrolling Posted: 26 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT
Logrolling is a popular lumberjack sport. Two people get on a log and begin turning it with their feet. Whoever can stay on the log the longest wins. The other competitor goes down to a watery defeat. It's a fun sport, but competition logs can weigh 500 pounds. That's just not practical for training or even recreational logrolling. That's why champion logroller Abby Hoeschler and her partners designed Key Log. It's a synthetic log that accurately simulates a competition log, but is light enough to be easily portable. News Story and Company Website -via TYWKIWDBI | ||||||||
| Should You Take Your Lottery Winnings in a Lump Sum or Annual Payments? Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT Playing the lottery, at least on a national scale, is often called "a tax on people who are bad at math." The odds of winning the top prize in the Powerball lottery are a constant 1 in 175 million. The number of people who buy lottery tickets does not affect the odds of winning, but it does affect the odds that more than one winner will have to split the jackpot. What the article does not cover are real-life headaches for a lottery winner. Here are your estimated payouts, which will vary depending on your state taxes:
Those of a certain age will also need to factor in how long you expect to live to enjoy that money. | ||||||||
| A Tanning Bed Coffin Is Perfect For Jersey Shore Vampires Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT The worst thing about vampires is that nasty, pale skin. Unfortunately, all but those in Twilight have to avoid sunlight, which means being sickly pale is their only option. Luciano Podcaminsky is here to help though with his coffin-shaped tanning bed. Of course, the UV Rays emitted might still be poisonous to vampires, but maybe in low dosages it can improve the complexion without killing the tanner. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT Robin, the middle of three brothers, got married. His two brothers, Baddy Paris and Rufus Starlight, reacted in a hilariously childish way: they begged him not to -as a wedding toast!
They wish Robin and Helen the best anyway. Link -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Great Britain Knuckleduster Clutch Posted: 26 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT Great Britain Knuckleduster Clutch (front and top shown) Are you looking for a dazzling and daring fall accessory? Head on over to the NeatoShop for the dangerously fun Great Britain Knuckleduster Clutch. This fierce orange bag features a knuckleduster-shaped handle that is encrusted with skulls and faux gemstones. A Union Jack design, embellished with rhinestones, adorns the front. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Bags & Totes. | ||||||||
| Finally Buffalo Wing Treats That Aren't A Mess Posted: 26 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT Buffalo wings are the ultimate game day snack, but they are also extremely messy and no one wants to keep wiping their hands or sucking on their fingers before they grab their beer to toast to a great play. That's why Can I Stay For Dinner's buffalo chicken rolls are such a great idea -they combine blue cheese, chicken and Frank's Red Hot Sauce for all the flavors of wings with egg roll wrappers to protect your fingers. They're even baked so they won't leave your fingers greasy. There is one thing I would change though, I would switch out the little bit of cabbage filling for chopped celery as it suits the classic buffalo wing flavor better. | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT The former owner of this treehouse had to be the most popular kid in town! It appears to be built better than a lot of family homes. We don't know exactly where this abandoned, Victorian-style treehouse is, but urbex photographer Drew Perlmutter took pictures from several vantage points to share with us, including the interior. It's a shame that it's no longer maintained for a child's use. The Spanish moss gives it an otherworldly feeling. See more pictures at HuffPo Home. Link -via Messy Nessy | ||||||||
| 10 Great Halloween Costumes for Your Furry Friends Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT Every year, InventorSpot does a round up of the best pet Halloween costumes of the year and their collection this year does not disappoint -particularly because it has a few costumes for unexpected species like guinea pigs and geese. Even if you aren't looking for a costume for your own critter, you should check out the list, if only for the sake of seeing a goose dressed as a bumble bee. |
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A retired cardiologist tells the story of how a malignant tumor in his brain underwent experimental treatment -with a polio virus! Fritz Anderson was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a particularly lethal type of brain tumor. Surgery and chemotherapy didn't stop the tumor from growing.
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Meredith Fitzmaurice had never run a full marathon before. She was working her way up to that when she entered the half-marathon at the Run for Heroes Marathon in Amherstburg, Ontario, last Sunday. But the half-marathon and the full marathon were happening at the same time, and she missed a turn on the half-marathon course. Fitzmaurice just kept going with the other runners.
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Now factor in all your relatives, who know you've won a $400 million lottery. If you don't make each and every one of them a millionaire, they will be very disappointed. And you can't do that on $7 million. You have more relatives than you realize. You can set up large trusts for your children, but what about your grandchildren, nephews, siblings, and cousins? None of them will understand why you have to draw a line somewhere. You can hand out $10,000 at a time, but there will be at least one of your grandchildren and quite a few cousins who will spend it within weeks and come back for more. For years. Until they hate you, and vice versa. Of course, not all of your relatives are like that, but you don't know until you are confronted with vast wealth. 
Oh sure, it's fun to dream. The question "What would you buy if you won $400 million?" is kind of silly, because you could buy whatever strikes your fancy. A more thoughtful question is "What would you do if you won $100,000?" That takes some real decision-making skills, because it's a large but limited amount that will not allow you to quit your job forever. The idea forces you to choose the most important things to do with your money. I once had some great ideas for this $100K, but now it would be a simple case of paying off my debts and using what little is left over to help pay my kids' college tuition. My life would not change much at all, except I'd have less stress. 
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