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- Senior Quote: High School Was Easy
- Happy Independence Day from the Unipiper!
- How Japanese Bathrooms Are Different
- This Giant "Royal Flush" Water Slide Will Surely Put You in the Mood for Summer!
- The Lion Will Surely Appreciate
- Babbler Bird Calls "Convey Meaning"
- Why Do We Celebrate the Fourth of July?
- Clones - Support Class Secondary Characters
- Should've Used Ragu
- School Paints Lockers as Book Spines to Create an "Avenue of Literature"
- Snowball Dances to Queen
- The Mysterious Coffin Man of Lake Burley, Australia
- Fireworks Safety Guide
- The Earth's Selfie Stick
- Online Magazine Drumming Up the Controversy with their "Don't Mancriminate" Campaign
- Wasabi, The Dress-Wearing Therapy Tortoise
- French Bulldog Breaks House Rules When Human is Gone, Dog Pal Snitches
- Which Leaf is the Drawing and Which Are Real?
- Celebrate! - Dine And Dance 'Til You're Dead!
- McDonald's Happy Meal Toys for Adults
- If Mexicans Celebrated the 4th Like Americans Celebrate Cinco De Mayo
- Russell Powell's Handprint Art
- The Only Video in Existence of Mark Twain
- Why Did Yankee Doodle Call a Feather ‘Macaroni’?
- Cat Plays Dead When Shot with Finger Gun
- Kick It Old School Style These 30 Totally Retro Themed T-Shirts (And You Can Win One Too!)
- Batman vs. Joker in Stop-motion
- <i>Star Wars</i> Woodblock Prints Made in the Traditional Japanese Style
- News Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Filming Report
- Butts - Tina And The Terrible Tush
| Senior Quote: High School Was Easy Posted: 04 Jul 2015 04:00 AM PDT High school was easy. Just ask this high school senior, who said what he thought of his high school experience for posterity in his yearbook quote:
Wait till real life, kids. Wait till real life. Via Cubiclebot  | ||||||||
| Happy Independence Day from the Unipiper! Posted: 04 Jul 2015 03:00 AM PDT It wouldn’t be a real holiday without the Unipiper serenading us in costume, would it? Brian Kidd got into his Uncle Sam getup for the occasion, and rode his extra-tall unicycle around Portland while playing the flaming bagpipes. The music for this Fourth of July holiday is Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land,” followed by the famous chorus from the 1812 Overture. | ||||||||
| How Japanese Bathrooms Are Different Posted: 04 Jul 2015 02:00 AM PDT Japanese household bathrooms are very different from what you might find in a typical American home. They are far more multi-functional and high-tech. For example, the bathroom is divided into three sections: there's a shower/bath area and a toilet area, which are separately accessible from a sink and vanity area. Consequently, three people can use the same bathroom at the same time! The shower and bath area is a thing of wonder. There's a deep bathtub that is heated continuously with controls that can be activated from different parts of the house. I want one of those! In this video, a young girl shows how the different parts of the bathroom function. It's part of a series of videos in which she introduces Westerners to Japanese bedrooms, toilets, and kids' homework, among other aspects of modern Japanese life. -via Core77 | ||||||||
| This Giant "Royal Flush" Water Slide Will Surely Put You in the Mood for Summer! Posted: 04 Jul 2015 01:00 AM PDT Ready for summer? Here's a video clip by AJ Aguirre and Ben Hammer of Round III Media that'll surely put you in the mood for summer! Aguirre and Hammer went to BSR Cable Park in Waco, Texas, and filmed people having fun sliding down the park's "Royal Flush" giant slide. The video clip has everything that a viral video should have: beautiful women in bikinis, athletic guys doing athletic things, and did we mention a giant water slide? As of today, the video clip has been viewed over 14 million times. Now if that isn't a royal flush, we don't know what is. | ||||||||
| The Lion Will Surely Appreciate Posted: 04 Jul 2015 12:00 AM PDT Press and Drag to Make Wind is a cute little web toy. No, it has nothing to do with farts, but there’s no title, so I used the available text. And those are the only instructions. And the lion does appreciate; you can tell by his smile. It must be a hot day in whatever virtual world he lives in! -via Metafilter | ||||||||
| Babbler Bird Calls "Convey Meaning" Posted: 03 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT
The chestnut-crowned babbler bird (Pomatostomus ruficeps) is a small bird native to Australia. Researchers think that its chirps and calls are radically different from those identified in other birds. The babbler bird vocalizes words. The BBC reports:
Dr. Russell and his colleagues found that the chestnut-crowned babbler makes two distinct sounds, dubbed A and B. Combinations of A and B in different orders seemed to express concepts that other members of the species could understand:
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| Why Do We Celebrate the Fourth of July? Posted: 03 Jul 2015 10:00 PM PDT Mark Dice went to the beach in San Diego to find out what people know about the historical events we celebrate on the Fourth of July. No doubt there were people who had perfectly accurate answers, but they did not make the cut. It’s still sad that he found so many Americans who couldn’t answer the questions. I have a suspicion that alcohol may have been involved. -via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| Clones - Support Class Secondary Characters Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:00 PM PDT Clones by Ke Sneller Everybody always focuses their attention on the smuggler, the Jedi, the hairy guy and the princess, but where's the love for those fabulous supporting cast clone troopers? They're the ones who make the movies possible, and even though they're not the stars of that intergalactic war they are the ones who stand around going pew-pew-pew all day and taking blaster bolts in the name of the Empire. And let's not forget that these totally overlooked characters also sacrifice themselves for the sake of a few laughs, now where else in the galaxy are you gonna find a supporting cast who commits themselves so fully to a role? Show some love for the other stars of the show with this Clones t-shirt by Ke Sneller, and get all geared up for sci-fi movie night! Visit Ke Sneller's official website, 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! | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:00 PM PDT Mom's dealing with morning sickness, Dad's facepalming nearby, and their daughter proudly holding a jar of Prego pasta sauce. It can only mean one thing: it's a clever "we're pregnant" announcement made just for the Interwebs (or is it an anti-advertisement warning you to stay away from a certain pasta sauce?) | ||||||||
| School Paints Lockers as Book Spines to Create an "Avenue of Literature" Posted: 03 Jul 2015 08:00 PM PDT
Biloxi Junior High School in Biloxi, Mississippi has a row of 189 lockers along its eighth grade English hallway. For security reasons, they've remained unused for over 15 years. Now they're back in service. This time, they will promote reading. During the summer, teachers and volunteers have been repainting the lockers to look like book spines. The book selections reflect a wide variety of reading levels and interests. Their hope is that this project will inspire students to read more. WLOX quotes teacher Elizabeth Williams:
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:00 PM PDT This may be an old clip of Snowball the Cockatoo (previously), but there's no mystery as to why it's making the rounds again. The way this bird dances, head bangs and puts on a show in perfect time to Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" is beyond cute. Via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| The Mysterious Coffin Man of Lake Burley, Australia Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:00 PM PDT
He's not the ferryman Charon and that isn't the River Styx, but you get the picture. Paddlers on Lake Burley in Canberra, Australia, spotted a man dressed as an undertaker in a stand-up paddle board that looks like a coffin decorated with bright plastic flowers. "In the distance, as we came towards the Carillon we noticed a figure emerge from the thick fog," paddler Jeanne Mclauchlan told The Canberra Times, "It was a figure of a man dressed in a tuxedo and top hat on a stand-up-paddle coffin, complete with flowers, paddling toward us." And where exactly is the mysterious man going? "We asked 'coffin man', 'Where are you going?' His response was 'To Queanbeyan cemetery as I have a 3pm grave site to prepare'." Via Arbroath | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2015 05:00 PM PDT The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission makes videos to teach you how to be safe, and they made one about fireworks safety, of course. But it wasn’t exciting enough. So Boing Boing remixed it. I’m sure you’ll like the new musical version better. | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Jul 2015 04:00 PM PDT The cameras are extremely expensive. But if anyone is beautiful enough to do this without appearing vain, it's Mother Earth. Smile for the camera as cartoonist Dan Meth snaps a photo. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Online Magazine Drumming Up the Controversy with their "Don't Mancriminate" Campaign Posted: 03 Jul 2015 03:00 PM PDT
"Why should men have to give up their seat if they see a lady standing? Why should he have to hold out a door for a lady passing by? Men don’t get free entry in clubs. Men unlike women don’t get periods (yes don’t be so ashamed of it girls, you do that!) and so men can’t work their way out of the problem saying they are PMSing. Men certainly do not get the sympathy votes. Why should men not cry? Why should men do the heavy lifting? Why not girls?” Unsurprisingly, Twitter users have taken exception to the campaign. Search hashtag #dontmancriminate for examples of their ire. See further graphics from the "don't mancriminate" campaign and more examples of its Twitter protest here. Images: Maggcom | ||||||||
| Wasabi, The Dress-Wearing Therapy Tortoise Posted: 03 Jul 2015 02:00 PM PDT
You've heard of therapy dogs and maybe the occasional therapy cat or rabbit. But how many of you have heard of a therapy tortoise? Wasabi, a 42-pound African spur tortoise is a certified therapy pet with Therapy Pets Unlimited. Her owner, Lia Chicarella, wraps Wasabi in dresses to cover up her diaper. This provokes delight and wonder when she visits nursing homes and schools as part of her work. The Huffington Post reports:
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| French Bulldog Breaks House Rules When Human is Gone, Dog Pal Snitches Posted: 03 Jul 2015 01:00 PM PDT A Frenchie has what looks to be a wonderful time shredding toilet paper while her human is out. But little did she know that her bull mastiff housemate would spill so easily when pressed for details about the crime. More like a rat mastiff! Via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Which Leaf is the Drawing and Which Are Real? Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:00 PM PDT One of these leaves ain't like the others! Norway-based artist Dino Tomic of Atomic Circus drew a leaf so real that it's hard to distinguish the painting from the real stuff. Can you guess which leaf is a pencil drawing? See if you got the right answer: If you like that, Tomic has a new challenge for you. Can you spot the two flowers in this photo below that are actually drawings? Tomic hasn't released the video revealing the answer yet, but we're definitely eagerly waiting for it. Previously on Neatorama: Crocodile Eye Tattoo by Dino Tomic | ||||||||
| Celebrate! - Dine And Dance 'Til You're Dead! Posted: 03 Jul 2015 11:00 AM PDT Every day is a birthday celebration at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, and when you party with that animatronic band you're in for one hell of a show! But if you're one of the unlucky ones who are forced to work at Freddy's after hours then there will be no celebrating for you, just five nights of mind numbing fear and a drunken night of revelry if and when you survive the security gig.. Bring some fearsome fun to your geeky wardrobe with this Celebrate! t-shirt by Red-Flare, and show the world you're always game for a good old fashioned jumpscare! Visit Red-Flares Facebook fan page, official website, Tumblr and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more terrifyingly geeky 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! | ||||||||
| McDonald's Happy Meal Toys for Adults Posted: 03 Jul 2015 11:00 AM PDT My kids love to eat McDonald's Happy Meals. For them, the best part of each one is the toy inside. What will it be? It's always the first thing that they check. The prize is almost always a small plastic toy. That's fun sometimes. But if you're past childhood (in the legal or psychological definition), then it may not be enough. BuzzFeed suggests 12 Happy Meal toys that McDonald's could market to adults--and specifically 20-somethings. These include an app that reminds you to call your parents, a jar of Nutella, and a neck pillow. | ||||||||
| If Mexicans Celebrated the 4th Like Americans Celebrate Cinco De Mayo Posted: 03 Jul 2015 10:30 AM PDT Some Americans look at any holiday as an excuse to party, including other countries’ holidays, like Cinco de Mayo, St. Patricks Day, and Chinese New Year. Even Canada Day is starting to get the treatment. Let’s turn the tables and see how our Independence Day could be used for an excuse to get drunk and party and pretend to be American. Yeah, sure, plenty of Americans will drink to excess on the Fourth of July, but it won’t be because of cultural appropriation with no understanding. That will be mainly because it falls on a Saturday. -via Buzzfeed | ||||||||
| Russell Powell's Handprint Art Posted: 03 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT Russell Powell, an artist in California, paints detailed portraits on the palm of his left hand, then presses that hand against paper to produce beautiful and unique prints. Every print that he creates bears his indelible and individual mark. It's an original approach to printmaking and portraiture. You can see more examples of his work at his Instagram page. -via My Modern Met | ||||||||
| The Only Video in Existence of Mark Twain Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:30 AM PDT
This, the only film footage of Mark Twain ever recorded, was originally posted by Miss Cellania some years ago. I think it bears repeating, not only due to its level of interest, but also since there's now a digitally restored version (below). The footage was shot in 1909 by Thomas Edison. It was captured at Twain's Connecticut estate, Stormfield, and features his daughters Jean and Clara. Via Vintage Everyday
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| Why Did Yankee Doodle Call a Feather ‘Macaroni’? Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT Outside of “Star and Stripes Forever,” the song “Yankee Doodle” is most associated with the 4th of July holiday. We all learned it as kids, but never really understood it. My kids would sing the line “Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni” and they would follow it with a shout of “and cheese!” because it makes no sense. But there really is an explanation.
It was a case of embracing an insult and making it our own. Read the rest of the story at mental_floss. | ||||||||
| Cat Plays Dead When Shot with Finger Gun Posted: 03 Jul 2015 08:30 AM PDT
Carmine Migliaccio, a comedian in Italy, has trained his cat to drop dead when shot with a finger. With a single bang, he whimpers and crumples to the ground. Don't worry! He'll be up and playing with the keys in a moment. -via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Kick It Old School Style These 30 Totally Retro Themed T-Shirts (And You Can Win One Too!) Posted: 03 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT Lovers of all things retro know that everything geeky was better back in the day, and when you're from the old school you never graduate, you just keep getting cooler with age! The NeatoShop is the home of all the geeky t-shirts that matter, including an astounding array of designs that will make retro enthusiasts totally flip out with delight! (But if you're short on cash you should make your way to the end of this post and enter to win a free NeatoShop t-shirt.) A lifelong obsession with retro pop culture begins at an early age, and for some it started with a buff guy riding a green tiger Eye Of The Tiger by Rocky Davies People might give you trouble about your retro obsession as you grow older Eric The Clown by DeepFriedArt But, despite what they may say, you know retro characters are the absolute coolest They were the most stylin' characters on TV A Flock Of LaForges by Ed Harrington And filled our lives with flights of fancy when the world around us was full of dark vices To Keep Kids Off Love by Matt Sinor We got to let our imaginations run free in those good old retro days of yore Those neon colored years when everyone moved to the beat of their own drum Butts Butts Butts by AnArielView Advertising was cheeky and fun Video games were out of this world, and gave you a sense of accomplishment when you finished them Angel Land Happy Ending by LikeLikes Okay, so the cars on the road weren't as fancy as they are nowadays FlintMobile Service And Repair Manual by Maped But the ones on TV were way cooler, because they could talk! The 80s had a killer soundtrack Beat Of The Dead by Demonigote With DJs scratching and mixing actual vinyl records instead of digital files Pizza Vinyl by Fathi People of all types could be seen dancing in the streets And people in general had a better appreciation for classic music, and classic hairstyles Hendrix Nebula by GreyMatterCreations Speaking of hair, did you know people were naked on stage during the musical Hair? That doesn't happen so often anymore, and hair isn't as big and bold as it used to be Man, even musicals were cooler back in the day! Off To Rock The Wiz by Donovan Alex Street art had a lot more heart And video games were a feast for the pixel lover's eyes Resistance Are Futile by Moysche Designs It's no wonder those who grew up in the good old days are so money Money Tiger by Mudge We grew up in a great era, when freshness didn't fade away We knew the value of a good ninja battle And now see that toys from our childhood were worth a million compared to those of today Rita's Monster Morphers by SaltySteveD TV was cheesy cool, now it's just either-or And you could still find some rubber suit monsters in movies, now it's all done with CGI And you can't truly recreate an Adam West level performance with CGI! Retro enthusiasts are a proud bunch Retro For Life by ClayGrahamArt We know we had the coolest pop culture characters in history Sk8letor by Andriu and Biticol And if anybody tries to argue just give 'em an old school smack! Keep your old school style tight with a t-shirt from the NeatoShop, where every day is a good day to be a retro enthusiast and total geek! The NeatoShop features thousands of designs by the top indie artists in the biz, and each sale supports these talented artists so they can keep on designing and rockin' our world! | ||||||||
| Batman vs. Joker in Stop-motion Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:30 AM PDT It’s an action movie starring action figures! The fists and gadgets fly as Batman battles the Joker, and it gets more intense as they both bring out reinforcements. It eventually goes to old-school punching when they all run out of ammunition, but that's no less intense. Producer Counter656 took 3500 pictures to make this sequence. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| <i>Star Wars</i> Woodblock Prints Made in the Traditional Japanese Style Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:00 AM PDT
These aren't just prints made to look like art from Edo Japan. They're actually made in both the antique style and technique, using old printing methods. Lucasfilm commissioned artist Masami Ishikawa and a traditional printer to develop several amazing images, lifting scenes from all six movies and reproducing them in a novel way. You can see more prints and a production video at Kotaku. | ||||||||
| News Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Filming Report Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:30 AM PDT Cara Liu, a reporter for San Francisco's Fox affiliate KTVU, was recording a live news report from Pier 14 when three armed men stole camera equipment belonging to another station, KNTV, which was also on the scene. KNTV, an NBC affiliate also filming a report, had its cameraman Alan Waples pistol-whipped. The robber came back to steal KTVU's equipment before fleeing. KNTV caught a look at the man on film who allegedly committed the robbery and of his weapon. According to Deadline,
Read more on this story at SF Gate. Via Uproxx. | ||||||||
| Butts - Tina And The Terrible Tush Posted: 03 Jul 2015 06:00 AM PDT Butts by Inner Coma Clothing Co. Tina has a one track mind, and even though she thinks about boys, erotic fan fiction, burgers and horses running across rainbows her thoughts always come back to one thing- butts. It's not Ms. Belcher's fault that she was born with an abnormally active sex drive and a mind that most boys her age find befuddling, but Tina's love of bouncy buns is bound to get her (and therefore Bob) in to a lot of trouble with those prudish anti-buttites... Celebrate your favorite cartoon character's favorite obsession with this Butts t-shirt by Inner Coma Clothing Co., it's one tasty way to show the world you're on Team Tina! Visit Inner Coma Clothing Co.'s Facebook fan page, Tumblr and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more cheeky designs:
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