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- How Cats Do Christmas
- Santa on the Couch
- Merry Christmas, Neatoramanauts!
- Rudolph and Friends Frolic in the Forest
- Falkor Folklore - Never Ending Tales Of Dragon Tails
- After Family's Christmas Presents Were Stolen, Police Took the Kids Shopping
- The First Annual Breaking Cat News Christmas Special
- Deep Fried Gingerbread Men
- Her Water Broke
- Stuff Made Out Of Other Stuff - Holiday Edition
- 100 Years Ago Today: The Christmas Truce of 1914
- The Face of Christmas Joy: Man Ecstatic to Receive Playstation 4
- Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa ..Or Maybe There Isn’t
- Look at This Bizarre Ice Formation
| Posted: 25 Dec 2014 04:00 AM PST In this pictoral display, we follow the adventures of a typical house cat at Christmas, reenacted by many cats from Creative Commons licensed Flickr photos you probably haven't seen before. What is this? Out of the blue, the humans bring a tree in the house!
This tree is the perfect place to hide!
And they got out all these cat toys to hang on it!
Hey, keep your hands off. That’s MY ornament!
Hmmm, which one of these is my favorite?
Not only are they fun to play with, but they are delicious, too!
Underneath the tree is a great place to stretch out after you've played with it a while.
Yep, I've played so hard I need a nap now.
Those lights are so pretty -they're mesmerizing!
This tree is really beautiful. I almost hate to destroy it.
Can all this be beauty be real? How do I test it? By eating it or ripping it apart?
Don't mind me, I'm just straightening the lights.
The lights at the top are a little crooked, too, I'd better get up there.
Oh no! I'm all tangled up!
Now I'm almost to the top. Still tangled.
Whoops! I was just having a little fun. I swear I didn't know that was going to happen!
I can has Christmas stocking?
Many cats will be glad to help in wrapping gifts.
This one is looking for Santa Claws. He should be here by now!
What is the best part of Christmas? This little guy says it's the gift wrap!
No, the the ribbon is the best part! Look how much fun it is!
We beg to differ, the bags are the best.
After all of the holiday festivities, you will probably be exhausted, and in dire need of a nap. (Image credit: Flickr user Tommy Hemmert Olesen ) Thanks to the many cat owners/photographers who've chosen to make these wonderful pictures available to all of us. And thanks to Victor, Baby, Xena, Petey, Dolf, Elsa, Noodle, Shark, Buster, Cali, Callie, PJ, Snow White, Sammy, Ollie, Moppet, Ruth, Jack, and the other cats for acting out our scenario. Merry Christmas!  | ||||||||
| Posted: 25 Dec 2014 02:00 AM PST (A Zillion Dollars/Carolyn Hiler) Santa loves you, but it's an unhealthy, codependent relationship. For him, therapy is a chance to break free of bad relational habits that prevent him from moving forward. For the therapist, cartoonist Carolyn Hiler quips, it's "$175, and a spot on the good list." | ||||||||
| Merry Christmas, Neatoramanauts! Posted: 25 Dec 2014 12:00 AM PST
Merry Christmas, Neatoramanauts! From all of us here at Neatorama, we hope that you'll have a safe, fun, and wonderful Christmas and winter holidays. | ||||||||
| Rudolph and Friends Frolic in the Forest Posted: 24 Dec 2014 10:00 PM PST Yeah, Rudolph had a little problem with bullying when he was young, buy when he became Santa’s favorite, all that changed. I’m glad Rudolph was able to forgive and become a leader as well as a playmate. -via Daily Picks and Flicks | ||||||||
| Falkor Folklore - Never Ending Tales Of Dragon Tails Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:00 PM PST He's a legend among those who live in Fantasia, a serpentine figure that cuts across the night sky like a bolt of ivory, but for one little boy that dragon is more than just a mythical figure- he's also a friend. A story can only paint as much of a picture as the words will allow, and those tales simply don't do that dragon justice because they can't begin to describe what a joy it is to be around a being who is so massive and powerful in body yet humble and pure of heart. Share your love of folklore and fantasy films with this Falkor Folklore t-shirt by Bamboota, it'll earn you a neverending stream of compliments! Visit Bamboota's Facebook fan page, Tumblr and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| After Family's Christmas Presents Were Stolen, Police Took the Kids Shopping Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:00 PM PST
Christina Edwards of Lexington, Kentucky is raising 4 children by herself. She doesn't have a lot of money, so when their home was robbed and the kids' presents stolen, she was out of options to give them a bountiful Christmas. But the police officers who responded to her call came to the rescue. Officers Tim Ball, James Dellacamera, and Benjamin Blank contacted their local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police. They asked if the organization had any money left over from their annual children's charitable drive. It did! The police were able to recover the stolen presents later that day. But they decided to go shopping with the family anyway. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports:
-via Glenn Reynolds | ||||||||
| The First Annual Breaking Cat News Christmas Special Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:00 PM PST A few months ago, we introduced you to Breaking Cat News, a webcomic by Georgia Dunn. This month, she’s posted an eight-part Christmas saga about one of the cats, Elvis, getting lost outside in the snow. The final episode is up today, and you can read the entire story starting here. Use the “next” arrow to advance to the next chapter. It will warm the cockles of your cockles. -via Metafilter | ||||||||
| Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:00 PM PST Gingerbread men are an icon of the holiday, but more for their fun distinctive look than for their taste. In fact, many people, myself included, think they are just too dry and cardboard-like most of the time. Fortunately though, these little cookie men have finally been offered a little bit of help in the flavor department with the help of Oh Bite It, where you can find a recipe for deep-fried gingerbread men. In the good old fashioned tradition of "everything's better deep fried, I can't wait to give these suckers an oil bath in my own home. | ||||||||
| Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST Globetrotting filmmaker Casey Neistat lives a well-documented life. We got to know him pretty well when he took his son to Machu Picchu. We met his wife Candace in a film he made about her. And now we see that Casey was in California when Candace went into labor in Texas. Can he get there in time for the birth? We know he can boogie from Paris to New York in record time, so I think you know the answer to that. Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful new baby! -via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| Stuff Made Out Of Other Stuff - Holiday Edition Posted: 24 Dec 2014 01:00 PM PST Artists and crafters know that nothing says "I love you" like a handmade gift, and when it comes to making stuff nothing makes new stuff quite like old stuff, also known as upcycling. Here are ten fun and easy to follow tutorials that show you how to make neat new Christmas stuff out of old stuff you would otherwise just recycle or throw away. 1. Baby Food Jar Snowglobes- When you've got a baby in the house you typically end up with a bunch of used baby food jars bound for the recycling bin, but why trash those jars when you can use them again? People often keep baby food jars around for nuts and bolts, art supplies, etc. but they can also be used to make neat little snowglobes! 2. Paper Cup Wreath- Stuck with a bunch of leftover cups from your last soiree? Cups of all sizes and materials make a great, and very unique, wreath. This tutorial presents a plain white cup wreath as the final product, but it looks like the skeleton of a far more colorful wreath to me. With a little paint, tinsel, ribbon, candy, and whatnot you can turn a string of cups into one cool piece of DIY Christmas decor. However, cups can always be saved for another occassion, but what the heck can you do with all those small scraps of wrapping paper? Turn them into a stylish and ultra festive wreath wrapping paper wreath, and show everyone who visits your home that you are one creative Christmas lovin' crafter! 3. Pasta Christmas Tree Decor- Remember all those pasta related projects from elementary school? Bring those fun food art projects forward into adulthood by making some cute little Pasta Christmas Trees! They're utterly adorable, fun and easy to make, and they'll bring a bit of your childhood home to stay in a really crafty way! 4. Light Bulb Ornaments- When light bulbs burn out they end up in the trash, but their glass bodies, which are perfectly round or teardrop shaped, and metal tops make them ideal forms for a hand painted Christmas tree ornament. This tutorial require intermediate to advanced level painting skills, but when you think of the light bulb as the underlying form of your ornament crafters of all skill levels can create something cool with an idea, a bulb and some supplies. 5. Pringles Can Holiday Candy Train- Here's a Christmas craft project that's a lot of fun for parents and their children to do together, and when Christmas is over your crafty kids can tear their creations apart and eat the supplies! The Holiday Candy Train is made using a Pringle's can, but any cardboard tube will work, and since it's created by simply gluing pieces onto the tube form there's no limit to what kind of train you and your crafty kids can create. 6. Computer Carton Reindeer Decoration- This Instructable comes to you courtesy of Neatoramanaut Daniel Kim, who politely insisted we include it in one of our tutorial articles. Well Daniel, we've finally gotten around to sharing your Computer Carton Reindeer with the world, and now homes of new computer owners will look a lot snazzier come Christmastime! Just don't leave this reindeer outdoors during the holidays, or he's liable to take after Frosty and melt into a pile of paper goo. -Thanks Daniel! 7. Fusible Bead Christmas Tags- Fusible beads, such as Perler and Hama, are taking the craft world by storm because they're easy to use, versatile, durable and allow crafters to let their creativity run wild. This tutorial adds another clever use to the ever growing list- Christmas gift tags. They add some crafty visual appeal to your Christmas presents, and can even be used as an ornament after the gift has been opened. And if you don't have time for all that designing, tweezing and ironing those fusible beads look equally cool when they're used to fill a clear glass bulb ornament, which also takes no time at all! 8. Recycled CD Ornament- Here's another great use for those clear glass bulb ornaments- glue a bunch of CD shards to the outside to create a unique, and very shiny, Christmas tree ornament sure to catch the eye. The shards give the bulb lots of visual appeal, and they reflect the tree's lights to make the whole thing sparkle! 9. Cardboard Tube Characters- Kids like to leave their own handmade touches around the house for the holidays, and crafting is a great way to keep kids from getting bored during winter break, so grab a bunch of cardboard tubes and make a menagerie of Christmas characters. With the addition of googly eyes, pipe cleaners, buttons and bits of felt those tubes go from plain to just plain cool! 10. Sock Plush Snowman- Last but not least we have this festively frosty fellow, who would make a great centerpiece or gift yet costs virtually nothing to make. The Sock Snowman is a crafting concept that can be brought to life in many different ways, and with an almost limitless assortment of accessories. Christmas is a great time to share your love of crafting with your loved ones, so get to work and share your artistic skills with someone special! | ||||||||
| 100 Years Ago Today: The Christmas Truce of 1914 Posted: 24 Dec 2014 12:00 PM PST It’s Christmas Eve and the 100th anniversary of World War I’s Christmas Truce. It was not a truce hammered out by generals or diplomats, but by the soldiers on the front lines across Europe. Letters home described how the spirit of Christmas led the weary German, British, and French soldiers to reach out to each other. Much of the story has been pieced together from those letters.
The stories of the Christmas of 1914 varied along the 500-mile Western Front, but the result was the same: peace and fellowship between enemies, if only for a day. Read more of the letters home that told about the Christmas Truce at Collectors Weekly. | ||||||||
| The Face of Christmas Joy: Man Ecstatic to Receive Playstation 4 Posted: 24 Dec 2014 10:00 AM PST Karem Piedra-Jimenez was aware that her boyfriend had been saving money to buy himself a Sony Playstation 4. When he had to spend his savings on more practical things, however, she thought she'd surprise him by purchasing the system for him as a Christmas gift. When he opened the gift, Karem was treated to his reaction of pure joy. There certainly wasn't a doubt as to whether he appreciated Karem and her gift. -Via Distractify | ||||||||
| Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa ..Or Maybe There Isn’t Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:00 AM PST
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” But do you know where it comes from? Here’s the original letter, the reply, and finally, a little scientific analysis to help you decied for yourself. Virginia O’Hanlon The Answer *** UH, WELL, VIRGINIA, ONE SECOND THOUGHT…
[Ed. note: What if it's on TV? If Nine News Darwin says it's so...] _______________________________
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| Look at This Bizarre Ice Formation Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:00 AM PST
They look like ice shelves, but that's not what's happening in this photo. A wire fence stretches along the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland, UK. The wind blew straight at the fence from the right. Ice particles gradually built up along the wire. A spokesman for the Met Office, which is the UK's weather bureau, explained to the BBC:
-via Twisted Sifter |
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"Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
“There are two billion children in the world, but since Santa doesn’t appear to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and Buddhist children, that reduces his workload to 15% of the total, or 300 million. At an average rate of 3.5 children per household, that’s 85.7 million homes. Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the Earth, assuming he travels east to west. That works out to 767.9 visits per second. So for each household with good children, Santa has about 1/1000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the presents, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, into the sleigh, and move on to the next house.” 
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