Neatorama |
- Sandwich Shop Robber Walks off in Disgust after Teen Employees Just Ignore Him
- Baby Giraffe in Dreamland
- “Uptown Funk” Sung by the Movies
- Bohemian Aliens - Will Play For Reese's Pieces
- Man Knocks Out Robber Who Interrupts His Marriage Proposal
- Slang From The Front Lines Of World War II
- Why Did This Glass Break?
- Insanely Expensive Versions of Normal Things
- Man Calls Police to Arrest Cat for Stealing His Bacon
- An Upcoming <i>Frozen</i> Parody To Die For
- <i>Pooping Is Logical</i>: A Potty Training Book for Vulcan Kids
- Classic Viral Videos That Put YouTube on the Map
- Nichelle Nichols Will Fly on a NASA Mission
- Just The Br'er Facts About <i>Song Of The South</i>
- Dead Fusion - Dragon Balls Don't Work In South Park
- Owl Given Library Card
- Things Kids Misunderstand
- A Cone Is the Perfect Way to Eat Spaghetti
- NBC Explains KISS To The Viewing Audience Of 1977
- Vintage Family Photos of Young Celebrities with Their Moms
| Sandwich Shop Robber Walks off in Disgust after Teen Employees Just Ignore Him Posted: 03 Aug 2015 04:00 AM PDT Can you believe this place? The customer service at this Subway is so pathetic that they won't even look at a robber standing right in front of the staff, demanding money. The inadequate customer service training came in handy a few days ago. A man walked into a Subway sandwich shop in Coventry, Rhode Island. He was wearing a plastic shopping bag over his face as a mask. He walked up to the counter and told the lackadaisical teenagers "working" there to hand over their money. They just ignored the robber. NBC News reports:
He should come back later and complain to a manager. -via Dave Barry | Photo: Coventry Police Department  | ||||||||
| Posted: 03 Aug 2015 03:00 AM PDT Kiango the baby giraffe was born on June 14, 2015 at The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Indiana. Staff members captured this sweet footage of Kiango dreaming giraffe calf dreams in his downtime. According to his zookeepers, adult giraffes typically sleep in a standing position, perhaps lying down briefly on occasion. Babies, however, generally do their sleeping lying down. Sweet dreams, Kiango. Via Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Facebook page | ||||||||
| “Uptown Funk” Sung by the Movies Posted: 03 Aug 2015 02:00 AM PDT YouTube member dondrapersayswhat has worked his magic once again to bring us a supercut of movie characters singing a pop tune. I cannot imagine the work that goes into finding all these clips, much less stringing them together in proper sequence and rhythm. This edit of “Uptown Funk” features clips from 280 different films, which are labeled in the closed captions. The project took three months to finish. -via Uproxx | ||||||||
| Bohemian Aliens - Will Play For Reese's Pieces Posted: 03 Aug 2015 01:00 AM PDT Bohemian Aliens by Burgernator They came together as the oddest quartet ever formed in the history of rock and roll, but when they let their voices unravel the rhapsody the entire galaxy came along for the ride. Even though Gordon and Xeno had a checkered past their musical talent made the universe cry for their forgiveness, and even those who lost a limb or a furry family member while fighting them in an intergalactic war loved their music. Their shows were extraterrestrial extravaganzas, until a Hutt took over as their manager and made ALF the star of the show... Rock or rock not, there is no try with this Bohemian Aliens t-shirt by Burgernator covering your torso, it'll turn you into a funny force to be reckoned with! Visit Burgernator's Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more out of this world 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! | ||||||||
| Man Knocks Out Robber Who Interrupts His Marriage Proposal Posted: 03 Aug 2015 01:00 AM PDT
All Nicholas Anderson wanted to do was propose to his girlfriend, Deanna. He worked out a plan with Brighton, who is Deanna's son. They would take her to Salsarita's, a local restaurant. He would pop the question there. But before Nicholas could do so, a man tried to rob the restaurant. A manager locked the front door to trap him inside. The robber tried to push his way through the door. That's when Nicholas stepped forward, put the robber in a chokehold, and knocked him out. Then Nicholas proposed to Deanna. And she said yes! -via Glenn Reynolds | ||||||||
| Slang From The Front Lines Of World War II Posted: 03 Aug 2015 12:00 AM PDT We’ve all heard the standard slang from the World War II era, like calling Germans Jerrys or Krauts, but like any good slang the use of those words is a timely thing, and their meaning tends to fade away as years go by. There were lots of fun slang terms thrown around on the battlefields of World War II that most of us haven't heard before, but thanks to the efforts of Paul Dickson and his book War Slang we're hep to the jive some seventy plus years later. Now we can be in the know about a “bayonet course” being a slang term for a hospital treatment for venereal diseases, and that Sack Rats and Bunk Lizards (lazy soldiers) are the last to take on a Tough Row of Buttons to Shine (hard job). Have fun speaking World War II to everyone! Read WWII Slang From The Front at The Art of Manliness | ||||||||
| Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:00 PM PDT Redditor xclever_name_user writes "Pouring a beer last night at work and part of the glass just kinda fell out." He says that the edges aren't sharp at all but "smooth as butter." I've broken many glasses, but I've never seen one pop out a smooth section without further fracturing. How did this happen? | ||||||||
| Insanely Expensive Versions of Normal Things Posted: 02 Aug 2015 08:00 PM PDT Summertime is a great time for munching hot dogs, but if they just aren't classy enough for your tastes, you can always try heading to Washington where you can get your hands on a $169 dog that features wagyu beef, foie gras, shaved black truffle and caviar. Food that fancy shouldn't exit your body into a normal toilet, so you'd better have this $6,500 toilet equipped with an air deodorizer, heated seat, and even a nightlight. These are only a few of the many absurdly expensive versions of normal products featured in this great TopTenz article. | ||||||||
| Man Calls Police to Arrest Cat for Stealing His Bacon Posted: 02 Aug 2015 06:00 PM PDT
The emergency services dispatcher for the West Yorkshire Police answered the call. The man on the other line explained that a cat in his home had performed a nefarious crime:
The dispatcher asked for clarification: did the man want police to arrest his girlfriend or the cat? Both. She responded:
She should be! The dispatcher refused to do anything about this brutal act of thievery. The tabloid The Mirror reports:
You can listen to a recording of the call in this video. It's a disgraceful act of negligence by an alleged "civil servant." -via Dave Barry | ||||||||
| An Upcoming <i>Frozen</i> Parody To Die For Posted: 02 Aug 2015 04:00 PM PDT Frozen parodies are a dime a dozen on the interwebs, and aside from a few purposely funny performances they’re pretty standard fare. Then along came a fun little song called "Do You Wanna Kill The Batman?", as written by Hesychia7 and performed by SydneyAmber S. It made us believe in Frozen parodies again, and now it’s getting an animated treatment thanks to the efforts of animator Michael Smith. Michael only has a little bit of the song animated so far (and way too much time to breakdown his animation) but we'll keep you posted when he finishes up this fun project! -Via The Mary Sue | ||||||||
| <i>Pooping Is Logical</i>: A Potty Training Book for Vulcan Kids Posted: 02 Aug 2015 02:00 PM PDT Potty training story books are an entire genre of young children's literature. But, sadly, most of those books are directed at human children and feature only human characters. That's why Gary Whitta is writing Pooping Is Logical: Potty Training Your Child the Vulcan Way. Whitta is a screenwriter, most famous for writing The Book of Eli and Star Wars: Rogue One. His book, which is ilustrated by Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik, tells the story of a little Vulcan boy who is learning to shed his diapers. Geek Dad reports:
At the moment, Whitta is facing difficulty getting copyright permission from the owners of Star Trek. Hopefully that will be resolved before the next generation of Trekkies is ready to learn how to use the potty. -via The Mary Sue | ||||||||
| Classic Viral Videos That Put YouTube on the Map Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:00 PM PDT
Considering the impact the existence of YouTube has had on the internet experience as we know it, it's hard to imagine that the service is only ten years old. Founded on February 14th, 2005, the largely individual-based video sharing service has a content that is as varied as the human experience. From the absolutely bizarre to the epitome of human talent to the unbelievably obscure, it can be found on YouTube.
| ||||||||
| Nichelle Nichols Will Fly on a NASA Mission Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:00 PM PDT
Actress Nichelle Nichols played Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek television series. Now, at the age of 82, she's leaving Starfleet for service with NASA. The tabloid The Mirror reports that Nichols will fly on NASA's SOFIA space telescope. This modified 747 flies at an elevation of 50,000 feet to observe strange new worlds. Nichols told fans about this mission during a reddit AMA. She writes:
-via The Geek Twins | ||||||||
| Just The Br'er Facts About <i>Song Of The South</i> Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT Song of the South is one of the most controversial animated films ever made by Disney, and because of the controversy the animated adaptation of Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus stories has never been released on home video. Although Joel Chandler Harris’ stories aren’t meant to be racist (they’re tales told to him by Southern African Americans during the mid to late 19th century) The Song OF The South was perceived as such by some, including the NAACP. But while they didn’t like the film’s “dangerously glorified picture of slavery” the African-American actors in the film, including James Baskett and Hattie McDaniel, held the film in high esteem. And speaking of James Baskett, who stars as Uncle Remus in the film, did you know that Disney himself campaigned for Baskett to win an Academy Award? He received an honorary Oscar in 1948 and died just three months later. Read 10 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Facts About The Song Of The South at mental_floss | ||||||||
| Dead Fusion - Dragon Balls Don't Work In South Park Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:00 AM PDT Kenny was getting used to being an immortal superhero when the Dragon fighter Yamcha arrived from outer space. The two immediately hit it off, mostly because Yamcha couldn't understand a word Kenny had to say and Kenny had no real friends left in South Park since the invasion of the Crab People. They came up with a plan to join forces and rid the Earth of all abominations, including that jerk Scott Tenorman, a plan that involved uniting their supernatural energies into one mega blast. But Kenny was unaware of Yamcha's death pose, and Yamcha had no idea how many times Kenny had died... Power up your geeky wardrobe with this Dead Fusion t-shirt by Akairos, it's one mighty cool mashup! Visit Akairos's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more action packed 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: 02 Aug 2015 10:00 AM PDT
Yoda is an owl with a job. A handler brings him to the library of the University of Bath to drive off seagulls that settle on the building and cause mischief for students and staff. Yoda has diligently kept these troublemakers from nesting there, so the library administration recognized his work by granting him an honorary library card. The Guardian reports:
-via Jessamyn West | ||||||||
| Posted: 02 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT No matter how thoroughly parents think they explain the world to their children, they can’t cover everything, because it’s difficult to remember what a context-free life is like. But that’s what children have. Everything is a new experience, and it’s easy to get the wrong idea. A roundup of these childhood misconceptions had me giggling.
There are dozens more in the comments.
Well, we all have these. I refused to eat cotton candy because I thought it was made of the same material that was stuffed into the top of aspirin bottles. My daughter just recently told me that she’d watch me put dryer lint in a “magic pink box” when she was very young. It was a small wastebasket on a shelf. She thought it was magic, because when it got full, it would “magically” disappear. It was years before she figured out I just emptied it. Read the roundup of childhood misconceptions at Buzzfeed. And if you remember a funny one, share it with us! | ||||||||
| A Cone Is the Perfect Way to Eat Spaghetti Posted: 02 Aug 2015 08:00 AM PDT
The Spaghetti Incident, a new restaurant in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, has devised an ingenious way to get people to buy its spaghetti. Besides offering several tasty varieties, the restaurant offers its spaghetti for takeout in cones. The result is that people wandering the neighborhood for amusement can grab a cone and a fork and eat it as they stroll. Spaghetti, a food that is normally messy to eat, becomes completely portable by this method. Dave Bry of The Guardian explains:
-via Carmen Jade | ||||||||
| NBC Explains KISS To The Viewing Audience Of 1977 Posted: 02 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT KISS seems fairly tame by today’s standards, since Black and Death Metal have taken rock to far darker places than KISS ever could, but back in 1977 those four guys in the facepaint and crazy getups caused quite a stir. Parents didn’t want their kids listening to that filth, church groups didn’t like hearing about a group of guys acting like demons on stage, and the moral majority found their act repugnant. In an effort to explain away the scariness NBC created a mini-documentary entitled KISS: Land of Hype and Glory, which revealed that Gene Simmons and the gang are just a bunch of regular guys with a gimmick. -Via Dangerous Minds | ||||||||
| Vintage Family Photos of Young Celebrities with Their Moms Posted: 02 Aug 2015 06:00 AM PDT
|
(
View more designs by 
Miley Cyrus
Sarah Silverman
Justin Timberlake| You are subscribed to email updates from Neatorama To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Keep a civil tongue.