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- Couple Gets Married, Immediately Runs Marathon
- The Art Of The Incredibly Awkward Kiss
- Unread Book: A Library Parody of "Uptown Funk"
- Pirate Treasure Found in Grandpa’s Attic
- Pretty Kitty Pours Himself into Tiny Fishbowl
- Turning Real Women Into Disney Princesses
- Pouring Molten Aluminum into a Watermelon
- Photographer's Series "Beauties" Documents Plastic Surgery Obsessed Youths of Columbia
- You Cannot Ride This 'Backwards Brains Bicycle'
- The Meaning Of Extra Lives - Gamers Get It
- Valid Victorian
- Documentary Featuring Automotive Design Drawings From Detroit's Golden Era
- Don’t Meep. Meep and You’re Dead!
- This Coffee Table Is a Working R2-D2 Pinball Machine
- The Complete History of The Joker's Many Incarnations
- Keeping Up With The Cowdashians
- Russia’s Emergency Steam Locomotive Reserve
- 25 Towns that Changed Names
- MacGyver Could Learn A Thing Or Two From These Very Inventive People
- The Confounding Hotel Mini-Bar
- Why You Little...! - He's Channeling His Inner Homer
- Huge Hail Bashes Windshield of Storm Chaser, Who "Needs to Tweet"
- A Gourmet Meal on the London Underground
- Kittenwatch with Eve
- 100 Years Of Mexican Beauty In One Minute
- A Few Facts You May Not Know About the Emmy Awards
| Couple Gets Married, Immediately Runs Marathon Posted: 30 Apr 2015 04:00 AM PDT
Veronica and Sage had a long wedding. Specifically, it was about 26.2 miles long. They took their vows immediately before the Whistle Stop Marathon in Ashland, Wisconsin. Then they ran the full race, with Veronica in her veil and gown and Sage in his formal vest.
When they reached the end, Sage performed the tradition of carrying the bride over the threshold by toting Veronica across the finish line. You can see more photos at Offbeat Bride.  | ||||||||
| The Art Of The Incredibly Awkward Kiss Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:00 AM PDT Public displays of affection make some people feel mighty uncomfortable, especially if they haven’t kissed anybody in a really long time, but even the most warmhearted fan of PDA would be repulsed by someone who kisses like this: When a camera captures that painfully awkward moment when one person goes in for a kiss while the other looks like they’re about to throw up things get awkward, and viewers let loose a collective cringe Kissing is an artform, one which should be studied behind closed doors and prevented from seeing the light of day until it has been perfected, so you don't turn people off to the idea of love! See 22 Incredibly Cringeworthy Kisses here | ||||||||
| Unread Book: A Library Parody of "Uptown Funk" Posted: 30 Apr 2015 02:00 AM PDT Uptown funk it up! Afterward, unread book it up. That’s what the staff of the Orange Public Library in Orange, California encourage you to do in this parody of Mark Ronson’s hit music video “Uptown Funk.” In cooperation with Chapman University and the marketing agency Pogona Creative, the library staff suggests that what you need on a Saturday night is a wild adventure in the pages of a book. -via Geek Art Gallery | ||||||||
| Pirate Treasure Found in Grandpa’s Attic Posted: 30 Apr 2015 01:00 AM PDT Maria Lopez of Tampa found a box in her grandfather’s attic a few weeks ago. Tnhat’s not at all unusual, but the contents of the box were certainly unusual. It contained old coins, a family picture, a map, and a severed hand wearing a ring. Could it be pirate treasure? Mike Lopez joked that his great-grandparents might have been pirates.
The Lopez family says the hand may belong to Jose Gaspar, the legendary Florida-based pirate who called himself “Gasparilla.” See more pictures of the treasure at WTSP. -via Time | ||||||||
| Pretty Kitty Pours Himself into Tiny Fishbowl Posted: 30 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT Like a little scientist, this beautiful gray Scottish Fold kitty sizes up, tilts and circles a tiny fishbowl, as if he's figuring out exactly how to make his body fit. Just when it looks like he won't be able to do it, the cat pours himself into the bowl as if he's a pitcher of water. -Via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Turning Real Women Into Disney Princesses Posted: 29 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT Animators and character designers need to take certain liberties with the human forms they draw for animated features, stylizing and modifying the figure to give the characters more visual interest. That’s why real life humans shouldn’t be held to the beauty standards of your average animated humanoid, and why most cartoon characters would look absolutely horrifying as flesh and blood folks. The lovely ladies at BuzzFeed decided to undergo a lil' Photoshopping to show the world what they would look like as real life Disney princesses, and the results are eye opening...literally! This Is What Real Girls Would Look Like As Disney Princesses | ||||||||
| Pouring Molten Aluminum into a Watermelon Posted: 29 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT Um, why would you pour molten aluminum into a watermelon? Because you can? Will it explode? The Backyard Scientist shows us what happens (in his backyard, of course), and it’s neater than you might expect. Now, what other things can we pour molten aluminum into? (via Viral Viral Videos) | ||||||||
| Photographer's Series "Beauties" Documents Plastic Surgery Obsessed Youths of Columbia Posted: 29 Apr 2015 09:00 PM PDT
Henao's subjects include Estefania, 18, who opted for liposuction at 15 and breast implants at 18, and Alejandra Remirez, 23, who models and sells weight loss pills. Remirez began saving for breast implants, nose surgery and liposuction when she was 18. | ||||||||
| You Cannot Ride This 'Backwards Brains Bicycle' Posted: 29 Apr 2015 08:00 PM PDT Or at least that what Destin of Smarter Every Day believes after he frustratingly tried to get it going himself. See, the “backwards brain bicycle” was mechanically tweaked to turn left when you turn right, and vice versa. He thought it would be easy to ride, since he had the knowledge of how it worked. What he didn't have was the understanding of how to ride it, causing him some deep frustration. Can he wrap his head around how to ride it properly? Watch and learn: via io9 | ||||||||
| The Meaning Of Extra Lives - Gamers Get It Posted: 29 Apr 2015 07:00 PM PDT The Meaning Of Extra Lives by Oakenspirit Video games can teach you a lot of important lessons about life, despite the fact that your parents claim they'll rot your brain. In an RPG you seek knowledge, friendship and life experience so you can advance down your career path, and if you're lucky earn some piles of gold at the same time. You defeat monsters that threaten your health and livelihood, free people from the forces of tyranny, and become part of an interesting story that will be told for generations to come. Of course real people don't have extra lives, so if you sit inside playing games all day and don't apply these lessons to real life you might not max out your class level! Share the knowledge you've gained from being a gamer with this The Meaning Of Extra Lives t-shirt by Oakenspirit, wear this shirt and you'll become a geeky legend! Visit Oakenspirit's official website and Facebook fan page, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more gamer-errific 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! | ||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2015 07:00 PM PDT This graduation cake might make a little sense only if the recipient were receiving a PhD in 19th-century English History. But if he or she was first in the class, the spelling is valedictorian. That took me a second to see, long enough to make me laugh at the cake from the archives at Cake Wrecks. It’s part of a round up of 21 Graduation Cakes That Do Not Get A Passing Grade at Buzzfeed. Let’s hope the class of 2015 brings us more cakes to laugh at, as long as it’s someone else paying for them. | ||||||||
| Documentary Featuring Automotive Design Drawings From Detroit's Golden Era Posted: 29 Apr 2015 06:00 PM PDT Even though automotive technology has come a long way from the days of gas guzzling boats and three on the tree shifters, the art of designing a car remains pretty much the same. Car designs all begin with a series of illustrations created by a concept artist, who applies their knowledge of form, contour shapes, and the automotive brand’s signature style to make the public's automotive dreams come true. An upcoming documentary entitled "American Dreaming: Detroit's Golden Age Of Automotive Design" is chock full of interviews and artwork from the Motor City's most talented car designers, revealing many old school car designs we were never meant to see. -Via PBS | ||||||||
| Don’t Meep. Meep and You’re Dead! Posted: 29 Apr 2015 05:00 PM PDT It’s a Meeping Angel from Doctor Who! Don’t blink. Don’t even blink. Blink and you’re dead. Krypton Radio has a Beaker action figurethat only the Doctor (specifically, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew) can defeat. Don’t underestimate him. Beaker moves incredibly fast when he wants to. -via Nerd Approved | ||||||||
| This Coffee Table Is a Working R2-D2 Pinball Machine Posted: 29 Apr 2015 04:00 PM PDT Excuse me, sir, but this coffee table is in prime condition. Inside its molded body that looks like the colors and lines of the original R2-D2 are the guts of a Star Wars pinball machine from 1991. It has external lights and sound effects from our favorite droid, as well as a light that resembles Artoo's holographic projector. It's made by ALTAR Furniture, a company that gives new life to old pinball machines by placing them inside stylish coffee tables. It's on sale for about $13,000. -via Gizmodo | ||||||||
| The Complete History of The Joker's Many Incarnations Posted: 29 Apr 2015 03:00 PM PDT
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| Keeping Up With The Cowdashians Posted: 29 Apr 2015 02:00 PM PDT It’s the reality webseries you’ve been waiting for! Keeping Up With The Cowdashians follows the adventures of five big-bottomed bovine beauties as they go about their days on a farm in Northunberland, UK. Producer Sam Wass of the Great British Meat Company says it’s a way to promote locally-sourced meat and poke fun at reality TV.
Above is a trailer for episode two, which you can catch at the show’s website when it debuts. Episode one is available there now. -via Uproxx | ||||||||
| Russia’s Emergency Steam Locomotive Reserve Posted: 29 Apr 2015 01:00 PM PDT
To have in supply in case of a disaster, the US has a strategic reserve of petroleum. China has a similar repository of pork. Canada, of course, has a backup inventory of maple syrup. To prepare for the worst, Russia has a reserve fleet of old fashioned steam-powered locomotives. This was originally a Soviet operation. In the event of a nuclear war, the USSR wanted to maintain a transportation infrastructure without a regular supply of diesel fuel. These trains could operate with coal. Russians call the program the Strategic Steam Resource. 12 of these trains still exist, albeit in poor condition, near the city of Roslavl. The Russian government will probably scrap them soon. -via Marginal Revolution | ||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2015 12:00 PM PDT Why would a town change its name? There are plenty of reasons, as you’ll find out in this week’s mental_floss List Show. Maybe the incentive was money or infrastructure. Maybe the old name was offensive, or confusing, or associated with something unpleasant. The change could be to honor someone or something the town is known for. Or maybe they just wanted something a little more prestigious. Some of these 25 towns all have their own reasons, some weirder than others. | ||||||||
| MacGyver Could Learn A Thing Or Two From These Very Inventive People Posted: 29 Apr 2015 11:00 AM PDT Even though we live in an age full of electronic gadgets, apps for every occasion and products designed to make our modern lives easier the old cliché “necessity is the mother of invention” still rings true. People who are faced with a problem technology can’t solve get crafty and invent a new way to make their lives more livable...and more fun! Need to get to work on a car that has only three tires? If you’ve got a push cart and a buddy around you’ve got all you need to get back on the road like a boss Are you fresh out of clean bowls yet desperately in need of your nightly ramen fix? Use your melon! Living on a street that’s constantly flooding can make getting around town a real pain, but if you follow this guy’s example and strap tiny stools to your shoes you can rise above the rainfall. A bicycle can’t help you cross a raging river, but if you strap some inflatable paddle tires to the front of your bike no body of water will ever stand in the way of your dreams! Split screen gaming can be a real eyesore, but clever gamers can come up with a simple solution off the top of their heads It’s tough to find time to bathe after work, but if you’re working on a jobsite with an earth mover and some scrap wood then you can whip up a nice, warm bath so you can soak your buns before date night! Having your electricity shut off due to non-payment means growing accustomed to eating cold beans out of a can, unless you’re a crafty cook with plenty of candles on hand. Who needs tires when you’ve got six pairs of sneakers and a bicycle frame? Certainly not this guy! Holding your book open can make your thumb mighty sore, and it tends to get stuck in the crack between the pages. Instead, you should skip the thumb pain and use a wooden wing thingy to hold those pages in place. It takes a really long time to get drunk when you have to pour beers down your throat one at a time, but follow this guy’s example and you'll be hammered in one fourth the time. Biking through the mean streets of the urban jungle doesn’t have to be a dangerous affair- simply slip a barbecue around your body and consider your grill protected! Most people have a laptop these days, but not everyone can afford an mp3 player. So how can a music lover keep the tunes flowing into their earholes? Just tuck your laptop into your pants and the musical vibrations will make you want to shake your buns! If you have to wash a sink full of dirty dishes just to get a glass of water from the faucet then you’re liable to die of thirst, so forge your own tinfoil trough and stay hydrated. It’s hard to compete with ultra-butch biker gangs when you’re riding around town on a piddly little dirtbike, but when you combine a motorcycle with a tractor you've got a gargantuan vehicle guaranteed to crush the competition. Next time you find yourself stuck in a situation without an electronic solution take a note from these crafty people and slap something together on the fly! | ||||||||
| The Confounding Hotel Mini-Bar Posted: 29 Apr 2015 10:00 AM PDT Although I rarely stay at a hotel that has any amenities at all, one that I dread seeing is the mini-bar -especially when the kids were young. I first encountered a mini-bar in China. Our travel agent advised us to just replace anything taken with an identical item before checking out, but that’s hard to do when hotel employees come in several times a day to check it. And don’t get me started on the refrigerators and snack trays equipped with motion sensors! But it seems the hotel mini-bar is fading away. At first, it was a great idea for business travelers with expense accounts, but even they are more cautious about spending three times the retail price for a drink in today’s economy. Read about the rise and fall of the hotel mini-bar at Pricenomics. -via Digg | ||||||||
| Why You Little...! - He's Channeling His Inner Homer Posted: 29 Apr 2015 09:00 AM PDT Why You Little...! by TurboToaster Link and Ganon had been battling each other for so long that they're starting to feel like they're related somehow, and daddy Ganon is sick of little Linky's bad behavior. It's easy to feel like you're in the right when so many of Hyrule's citizens swear fealty to you, and it's just as easy to condemn a street urchin like Link as being nothing but trouble. But in the end they're both sword swinging, rupee stacking cucco chuckers, in other words they're two of a kind! Become a legend among your fellow Zelda fans, bring home this Why You Little...! t-shirt by TurboToaster and rage on! Visit TurboToaster's official website, Twitter and Tumblr, then head on over to her 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! | ||||||||
| Huge Hail Bashes Windshield of Storm Chaser, Who "Needs to Tweet" Posted: 29 Apr 2015 09:00 AM PDT Storm chasers Spencer Basoco and Lawrence McEwen are driving through a Stephenville, Texas storm of grapefruit-sized hail when their windshield is smashed to bits by more than one hailstone. Pulling over and "covered in glass," the harried storm chaser voices his first priority, which is to get on Twitter. It's a whole new world. -Via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| A Gourmet Meal on the London Underground Posted: 29 Apr 2015 08:00 AM PDT
When you’re in London and you want the finest food served in the classiest ambiance, where do you go? To the Tube, of course! There you can a butternut velouté with crushed cumin and a crispy arancini. But you’ll have to go to one spot in particular for food like this: the Basement Gallery. It’s a supper club that chef Alex Cooper created in an old car first used on the London Underground in 1967. Cooper uses a kitchen in what was a Victorian-era waste pumping station to prepare the food, then waiters deliver it to the train car. Guests eat on fine silverware and pristine white tablecloths. You can see more photos at Messy Nessy Chic. | ||||||||
| Posted: 29 Apr 2015 07:00 AM PDT The folks at Tiny Kittens have set up a webcam for a cat named Eve. She gave birth to a litter of five two days ago.
You can watch the family streaming live here, but if they aren’t doing anything, there are also a couple of videos you can enjoy. Squee! -via Metafilter | ||||||||
| 100 Years Of Mexican Beauty In One Minute Posted: 29 Apr 2015 06:00 AM PDT The history of the Yucatan Peninsula is full of conquerors flooding in from overseas, martial conflict and proud people willing to die for what they believe in, even when they faced overwhelming odds. Mexico didn’t come into its own as a country until the late 19th century, so mapping out the history of Mexican fashion means focusing mainly on 20th century styles, because that's when pure Mexican beauty began to bloom. Cut Video took the fifth installment of their 100 Years Of Beauty In 1 Minute series down Mexico way, just in time for Cinco De Mayo, a celebration of Mexico's independence from France. Viva la moda! -Via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| A Few Facts You May Not Know About the Emmy Awards Posted: 29 Apr 2015 05:00 AM PDT
(Image credit: Flickr user ITU Pictures) * The first Emmy award was awarded in 1949. It went to Shirley Dinsdale, a ventriloquist. She was voted Most Outstanding Television Personality.
* In 1958, in a bid to differentiate the characters they play on TV, the Academy created two new categories: Best Continuing Performance in a Series by a Person Who Essentially Plays Herself and it's male counterpart. The idea was to coronate Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy, but the plan backfired and Dinah Shore won instead. (In 1959, Jack Benny became the last person to win this award.) * In 1960, Harry Belafonte became the first black performer to win an Emmy for Tonight with Belafonte. * Betty Thomas is the only actress to have her award almost stolen. In 1985, an unknown man took the stage to accept Betty's award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Hill Street Blues. She accepted the award during a commercial break. The man, Barry Bremen, was arrested for grand theft.
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* In 1987, The Facts of Life was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Hairdressing.
* Get Smart won for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1969, although the show had already been canceled. This was the first time the question was brought up: “Should a canceled show be eligible to win an Emmy?" (Interestingly, although Get Smart created the controversy, that same year Hope Lange won for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Carl Betz won an Emmy for Judd for the Defense and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour won an Emmy, although each show was already canceled.)| You are subscribed to email updates from Neatorama To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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