Monthly Archive: July 2007

Jul
31
2007

We listened to the birds and tried to sing along.

The DeZurik Sisters committed only six songs to record during their recording career, but were the first women stars of the Grand Ole Opry and the National Barn Dance. Now WFMU has 32 tracks of theirs from their early appearance as The Cackle Sisters on the Purina Checkerboard Squares Radio Show. Download away and hear …

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Jul
30
2007

The fingers you have used to dial are too fat. To obtain a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm now.

The progression of obesity in America (where one’s BMI is greater than 30) from 1985 to 2005.

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Jul
30
2007

Haunted books

The Possessed Books gimmick is an 8″-long group of fake books with a motion-sensor. When you walk past it, the books start to slide back and forth and emit eerie moans.

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Jul
30
2007

The Unerotic Internet

The Internet is for porn. Never before in the history of humanity have men (let’s be honest – it’s mainly men) had such open access to depictions of attractive body parts in intimate physical interactions. Every taste, every fetish and every perversion is catered to. Some people think there’s too much.. Some people think there’s …

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Jul
30
2007

One giant leap for space fashion

Bringing sexy back…to NASA? Sci-fi fans have witnessed many imaginings of the space suit. The skintight BioSuit is based on the concept of providing a “second skin” to astronauts.

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Jul
30
2007

Near Miss in Las Vegas

Pilot tells of hairy near miss at Las Vegas airport A post on Airliners.net telling, in some detail, of a near miss between an America West Airbus A320 (piloted by the author) and an Air Canada plane at Las Vegas airport. And if that puts you off flying, to calm down, another pilot’s account, of …

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Jul
30
2007

My body is afraid, but I am not.

Who are you? I am Death. You have come for me? I have been for a long time at your side. I know. Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007.

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Jul
30
2007

Hide your pot, porn, money, spare keys and jewellery.

How to make a secret hollow book.

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Jul
30
2007

Aneta Florczyk

Aneta Florczyk is an extraordinarily strong woman. Here is a video of her twisting a frying pan into a cylinder. She has deadlifted over 500 pounds. And pressed more than 250 pounds overhead.

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Jul
30
2007

Ándale! Ándale! Arriba!

Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! — Step aside you rat! Speedy González (no relation to Alberto) debuted in 1953 as a Warner Brothers’ cartoon mouse (The Fastest Mouse in Mexico). Originally voiced by the master, Mel Blanc, his time on screen has at times been controversial – especially when paired with his cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez. Cartoon Network …

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