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• Play It Where It Lies
• These Guys Discovered They Can Go Anywhere While Wearing Hi-Viz Vests
• Elesh Norn - Tap Or Die
• The Oddest Doohickeys of Industrial-Age Entrepreneurs
• Here it is, Your Puppy Moment of Zen
• Dave Barry's Year in Review 2016
• James Franco And Bryan Cranston Bond Over Hot Wings
• 20 Ads from the 1910 World Almanac
• Working During The Holidays
• The Life and Death of Grigori Rasputin
• Send 2016 Off In Style With These Dark Comedy Shirts From The NeatoShop
• 2016: The Movie
• All the Things the Internet Did to Guy Fieri This Year
• He Wants To Be The Fastest One - A True Blue Sonic Fan
• Casting the Perfect Halo Movie
• There's Something So Wrong About These Wine And Cheese Shots

Play It Where It Lies Posted: 31 Dec 2016 03:59 AM PST (YouTube link) When your golf ball lands in a lake, it's usually gone for good. But when it lands on a frozen lake, you are confronted with taking the risk, or taking a mulligan. This guy should have taken a mulligan. I saw this video a few days ago, but it had been deleted from the source. Now it's on YouTube, where it can readily be shared. Oh, by the way, the guy is alright. They rushed him inside before his wet clothing caused hypothermia. -via HuffPo

These Guys Discovered They Can Go Anywhere While Wearing Hi-Viz Vests Posted: 31 Dec 2016 01:59 AM PST Most people don't own a high visibility vest unless their job or hobby demands it, and if they don't own one they'll never know how many places that brightly colored safety garment can take them. Because, as David Allegretti and his pal Sean discovered, the hi-viz vest is the key to entering restricted areas, and people won't think twice about letting you in while you're wearing that vest. David and Sean's hi-viz vests got them into the movies for free, allowed them to amble around the zoo and even got them a front row spot at a Coldplay concert, because they looked like they were on the job. Here's what David had to say about the hi-viz vest experience: “There’s just something about uniforms that garner an almost naive trust. People trust uniforms. Most of us obey the word of those clad in uniforms” “All in all, the experience had just proved…that you’ll never know if you don’t try” “I guess if I could give you one piece of advice, it would be this: Go get yourself a hi-vis vest. And that’s all you need to know about life” -Via design you trust

Elesh Norn - Tap Or Die Posted: 30 Dec 2016 11:59 PM PST Elesh Norn by Chris Bryer While dueling your fellow planeswalkers it's important to supply your units with enough resources to tap, reinforce your units with spells and artifacts whenever possible, and when in doubt summon a Grand Cenobite like the Elesh Norn. For you see summoning orcs and wyverns is a fine way to win a normal battle, but more intense duels call for the summoning of a demon like the Elesh Norn, in order to show off how strong your magic deck is compared to your opponent. So don't forget to add a demon or two while you're gathering cards for your next deck, or you may be forced to start over from scratch... Take your favorite card game with you wherever you go with this Elesh Norn t-shirt by Chris Bryer, it will earn you plenty of nods from people who just think it's a cool design, but your fellow MtG fans will go wild when they see you wearing it! Visit Chris Bryer's NeatoShop for more magical designs: The Lonesome Road The Cancer Man House of the Black Goat Straight Outta Vault 111 View more designs by Chris Bryer | More Fantasy T-shirts | New T-Shirts 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!

The Oddest Doohickeys of Industrial-Age Entrepreneurs Posted: 30 Dec 2016 11:59 PM PST The Industrial Revolution ushered in an avalanche of inventions, of machines and gadgets that sometimes made our lives better, but often were as useless as snake oil. There was no shortage of people who rushed in to capitalize on a public that wanted the latest miracle device, no matter how outlandish. Maurice Collins collects those weird failed products, and has written a book called Bizarre & Outlandish Gadgets & Doohickeys. It chronicles the weirdest gadgets sold between 1851 and 1951. One example not in the book is the bygone memoranda clock. “Let’s say you had an appointment with your solicitor,” Collins says, using the U.K. term for attorney. “You would go into his office and write your name on small piece of imitation ivory, probably bone. You’d place this time card in a slot, and at the end of your hour, the card would pop out the other end and a bell would ring. People say these were also used in houses of ill repute,” he adds. “Either way, at the end of your hour, you would have gotten screwed.” Ba-da-bump. The Memorandum Clock is not an especially disruptive piece of technology, unless, of course, you’re a customer in one of those houses of ill repute. It’s just a timepiece, you might say, whose time was up. For a better example of attempted disruption, as well as good old-fashioned charlatanism, Collins directs my attention to the “Anita” Nose Shaper, which, he tells me, was “the ultimate in nasal quackery.” The Memorandum Clock, he notes with some pride, is an English item. “This is American,” Collins says of the Nose Shaper, with just a trace of judgment in his voice. According to an advertisement for the device, the cure for “nasal irregularity” is as easy as strapping on the nose adjuster before bed—“No need for costly, painful operations,” promises the advertising copy. In a few short weeks, your ugly nose will be as cute as a button. “What a con,” Collins huffs, “quackery to the Nth degree.” Many of the doohickeys were produced not because there was a need, but because the technology used to produce them was available. See more weird and variably useful gadgets and gizmos from the era at Collectors Weekly.

Here it is, Your Puppy Moment of Zen Posted: 30 Dec 2016 09:59 PM PST (Video Link) Sometimes you need a little break from this world. When you need to relax and be distracted from whatever's bothering you, you might just want to bookmark this video. Watching this little pooch go to his happy place is entirely too satisfying.  Personally, I'll want to watch this the most just after giving my dog a bath -aka fighting and freezing for twenty minutes. Via Elite Daily

Dave Barry's Year in Review 2016 Posted: 30 Dec 2016 07:59 PM PST Dave Barry has posted his annual Year in Review at the Miami Herald. It's usually out a little earlier, but 2016 gave him -and everyone- a lot to digest. he starts out by explaining that this is the weirdest of all the years he has written about. Over the past few decades, we here at the Year in Review have reviewed some pretty disturbing years. For example, there was 2000, when the outcome of a presidential election was decided by a tiny group of deeply confused Florida residents who had apparently attempted to vote by chewing on their ballots. Then there was 2003, when a person named “Paris Hilton” suddenly became a major international superstar, despite possessing a level of discernible talent so low as to make the Kardashians look like the Jackson 5. There was 2006, when the vice president of the United States — who claimed he was attempting to bring down a suspected quail — shot a 78-year-old man in the face, only to be exonerated after an investigation revealed that the victim was an attorney. And — perhaps most inexplicable of all — there was 2007, when millions of people voluntarily installed Windows Vista. Yes, we’ve seen some weird years. But we’ve never seen one as weird as 2016. This was the Al Yankovic of years. If years were movies, 2016 would be “Plan 9 from Outer Space.” If years were relatives, 2016 would be the uncle who shows up at your Thanksgiving dinner wearing his underpants on the outside. If you want to relive 2016 in the most humorous way that can be mustered up before the holiday weekend, you can see it all, broken down month by month, here.

James Franco And Bryan Cranston Bond Over Hot Wings Posted: 30 Dec 2016 05:59 PM PST Nothing brings actors together like co-starring in the same motion picture, and it's not uncommon for movie stars to meet on the set and become fast friends after months of filming. But I'm pretty sure James Franco and Bryan Cranston didn't actually become good buds until they appeared on First We Feast's Hot Ones and ate atomic chicken wings. (YouTube Link) Cranston and Franco are comedy gold in Why Him?, proving they make one hell of a double act, but after watching them tackle this hot wing challenge they could also hit the road as competitive eaters! -Via IndieWire

20 Ads from the 1910 World Almanac Posted: 30 Dec 2016 03:59 PM PST The 1910 World Almanac was only 25 cents, although was probably pricy for the time. Looking back from 2016, the many ads it contained are quite amusing. There was no attempt to tread lightly on the customer's feelings: you are fat, and you should buy this product to fix it! And forget an explanation of how it was supposed to work, just take our word for it. It's also possible that readers actually tried to guess which drawing of these men was supposed to be 50 and which was 30. Read about electric corsets, electric hairbrushes, how to become stout, a reducing "treatment" with no clue whether it's a pill or salve or machine, the burglar-proof grave vault, a newspaper that touts "the largest amount of advertising" as a selling point, and more at Vintage Everyday. -via the Presurfer

Working During The Holidays Posted: 30 Dec 2016 01:59 PM PST The period between Christmas and New Year's Eve has to be the least productive week of the year, since many people go in to work and sit there like a holiday husk even though their minds are a million miles away. It actually seems fairly pointless to make people work during that week, so employers should take note of this Unearthed comic by Sara Zimmerman and dedicate the last week of work to watching cat videos! -Via Geeks Are Sexy

The Life and Death of Grigori Rasputin Posted: 30 Dec 2016 11:59 AM PST Grigori Rasputin, the mad monk of Russia, was assassinated 100 years ago, in the early morning of December 30, 1916. The police investigation never led to a court case, and those who are suspected of being involved gave conflicting reports. The legend goes that after surviving several earlier assassination attempts, on December 30, Rasputin was poisoned, which had no effect; shot in the chest, but he got back up; beaten, to no avail; and then shot in the head, when he finally succumbed to death. Sometimes an attempted drowning is included in the story, but Rasputin was dead when his body was thrown in the Neva River, where it was found two days later under ice.   A hundred years later, we are still fascinated by the story of the mystic who wielded a huge influence over the last Tsar's family. Darmon Richter and Diana Naneva of the webcomic Rasputina tell the short version of Rasputin's life and death graphically at Atlas Obscura.

Send 2016 Off In Style With These Dark Comedy Shirts From The NeatoShop Posted: 30 Dec 2016 09:59 AM PST DON'T BLAME ME... by BeastPop Everybody is ready for 2016 to end so we can put this terrible, heartbreaking year behind us and start fresh...with another crappy year! Just kidding (hopefully), but if you're going to stay sane in these dark times you've gotta learn to laugh at it all like a gallows humor fan, and nobody has more dark comedy designs than the NeatoShop! 2016 has left some people feeling rather surly Play Full In! by Lederman Studio While others are feeling a tremendous sense of loss All My Friends Are Dead by Inner Coma Clothing Co. This year has taken some great people from us The Champ by Stationjack But we all need to learn to cope with the loss in our own way Let's Get HAMmered by Megan Lara 2016 left some sad folks feeling utterly alone in the world Forever alone by karlangas While others are still reaching out and trying to connect to others Nobody Likes Reverse Centaur by cart00nlion Everybody is going in to the new year with a new attitude Bitch please by Li.Ro.Vi Some have sworn to devour the competition in 2017 and the winner is... by vinsse aka vintz While others are trying to look on the bright side so they're not swallowed by the darkness Hot Dogs and Pork Chops by I.am.Sare But most of us are still a bit apprehensive about what the new year holds in store for humanity Madness wants you by spike00 Because the world is becoming a mighty dark place Let's Go Mad by Pinteezy So the sooner we figure out how to swallow our problems with a smile the better that's all folks by vinsse aka vintz Or else the murdercorne wins! Murdercorne by Biotwist When all is said and done life will go on, despite what the internet has to say The Internet by Hillary White And even though many of us are hurting inside we'll learn to adapt Aaugh! by Captain RibMan And we might even come out of the whole 2016 ordeal better than before! Come Join Us by The Cult of Tees If you're looking for a t-shirt or hoodie that reflects your dark sense of humor then the NeatoShop is the place for you, because we have hundreds of great designs so you're sure to find one that'll leave you in stitches! The NeatoShop has the best print quality in the biz, with some of the best indie artists in the biz creating the designs you'll want to wear again and again. So head to the NeatoShop and gear up for the new year with something

2016: The Movie Posted: 30 Dec 2016 08:59 AM PST If 2016 were a movie, it would be a horror film. And that's exactly how it's portrayed in this trailer. First, a sense of unease, then things happen that you can't explain, and then your worst nightmares come true. (YouTube link) Brian Huther, Ben Auxier, and Seth Macchi crammed all the unease and suspense of 2016 into one trailer. I don't think I'd want to see the full feature. -via Uproxx

All the Things the Internet Did to Guy Fieri This Year Posted: 30 Dec 2016 07:59 AM PST The internet loves to hate Guy Fieri. It's like his loud mouth, two-toned beard and backwards sunglasses are just begging to be mocked. In 2016, the chef was the butt of many internet jokes and we all benefited from it -like that time they envisioned him as an average American dad rather than his flamboyant American dad reality or that time he cruised along with Mad Max. We already showed him hurt himself by eating, but it's hard to get enough funny Fieri jokes and Eater rounded up the best of them from the year.

He Wants To Be The Fastest One - A True Blue Sonic Fan Posted: 30 Dec 2016 06:59 AM PST He wants to be the fastest one by MoisEscudero There's only one Sonic, and yet every other hedgehog in the world naturally assumes they can become just like him if they discover his secret. Some think it's the gold rings, so they start stockpiling shiny things. Others believe it's his shoes and gloves, so they get a kind human to make them a pair of each so they can properly channel Sonic's style. Of course, none of these tricks actually work, but one little guy thought he'd pull out all stops and make the tranformation total- by painting himself blue. This seemed to work for a bit, as he felt like he was running faster than any hedgehog had run before, but then he became ill and realized he'd just covered himself in lead-based paint, and his super speed was nothing but a hallucination... Share the secret to Sonic's super speed with the world by wearing this He Wants To Be The Fastest One t-shirt by MoisEscudero, it's stylish, adorable and sure to earn you a geeky fashion high score! Visit MoisEscudero's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more gamer-iffic designs: Spirited again Chesstronaut Emocional cubes Dragon Ballnksy View more designs by MoisEscudero | More Funny T-shirts | New T-Shirts 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!

Casting the Perfect Halo Movie Posted: 30 Dec 2016 06:59 AM PST There's been talk, and even plans, for a feature film based around the video game Halo for years -ever since the incredibly realistic game franchise began. But will it ever happen? After all the talk and delays, we would be surprised to ever see it reach theaters. Still, it's fun to do some fantasy casting. Of the many top actors available today, who would you slot into the roles of Master Chief, the High Prophet, Cortana, Sgt. Avery Johnson, and the others? Unreality has some good suggestions, although when the movie really begins casting in ten, twenty years …all these actors may be retired, and there will be a new crop to play the parts.

There's Something So Wrong About These Wine And Cheese Shots Posted: 30 Dec 2016 05:59 AM PST In the quest to find new and exciting ways to combine snacking and drinking people have come up with some clever and delicious combos, but these wine and cheese shots are just plain wrong. They were created by Brandi Milloy of PopSugar Foods, but whether she made them as a way to get revenge on her former wine club or simply because gross foods go viral is anybody's guess. It's also unclear whether she really thinks drinking red wine out of a shot glass made of cheddar cheese is a heavenly experience, but she's really good at acting like she enjoys it! In case the thought of drinking red wine out of a cheddar cheese tube didn't leave you feeling completely grossed out here's the original video to finish the job. (YouTube Link) -Via BuzzFeed

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