Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Ryan Gosling vs. French Bulldog



Ryan Gosling memorably sang the song "I'm just Ken" from the movie Barbie at the Oscar awards ceremony earlier this month. The performance sparked a sense of deja vu for The Kiffness because it reminded him of the singing bulldog that went viral five years ago. Therefore, he couldn't resist editing together a mashup of the two. So who does it better- Walter Geoffrey's French bulldog or the movie star? Neither are professional singers, and that's okay, but personally, I can't help but be drawn to the bulldog's performance. It's just so emotional!

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Woman mistakes bobble for baby hedgehog and rushes it to Cheshire animal hospital. When I first saw the headline, I had to read the rest because I didn't know what kind of animal a bobble is. (via Metafilter

Car Terms I Learned From Song Lyrics: Charabanc.

Which Grocery Chain Has the Best Prices in America?

D.E.I. is weakening America, and it's got to go! The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug.

The Introvert Test. Alasdair Beckett-King nails it.

How did the Big Bang get its name? Here’s the real story. (via Damn Interesting)

How Do You Make a Freezer Colder?

A Texas man changed his name to Literally Anybody Else to take advantage of the slogan to run for president. He's not helping. (via Digg)

9 Misconceptions About Popular Songs and Misheard Lyrics. You can also listen to the article in video form.

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The 100 Greatest Before the Kill Movie One-Liners



What’s the greatest thing you can say right before you kill someone? Or conversely, what’s the most fearsome last thing a bad guy could hear before he gets it? Burger Fiction gives us 100 examples from movies you may or may not recall. I’m sure you’ve seen the majority of them. Some became catch phrases, while others will spark your memory for the first time in years. Contains NSFW language. (via Tastefully Offensive

Tweet of the Day

Yeah, this looks weird. Several people made jokes about a cervix playing pinball with a fetus. One person guessed a digestive problem. But doctors who know recognized a blood clot in the left atrium of the heart. If it gets loose, it can cause a stroke, heart attack, or pulmonary embolism.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Headline Implication



Women's History Month Quiz



Jimmy Kimmel's staff went out for a "man on the street"segment to see how men recognize famous women from history- or even current events. I got them all until they got into the celebrities, but it becomes clear pretty fast what they were going for.


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(Thanks, WTM!)

Actors Who Died With Unfinished Roles



What happens to a movie when a star dies during filming? It happens, and studios take out insurance on their main cast, but how the production handles that in regards to the completed movie depends on how much of the role was completed, how important the character is to the story, and the whims of the producers. Different movies took different tactics, with varying levels of tastefulness. Plan 9 From Outer Space had no budget, so when Bela Lugosi died during production, a much taller stand-in took the role and held his cape over most of his face for his scenes. Other productions, both movies and TV series, put a bit more thought into how to handle the death of a star, as you will see in this compilation from Weird History.

Vacationing in the US



Matt Shirley is surely making plans for going somewhere in the near future. This map is surely going to spark arguments. I haven't been to all the states, but I have at least passed through most of them, and I can't make any good arguments against his classifications. This map to help you plan your vacation was made by Matt Shirley.

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How the Dinosaurs Actually Died



We know that the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago causes massive changes in earth's condition that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Or do we? More recent research leads to a possible second culprit, the Deccan Traps, a system of volcanos now in western India. Their activity before the asteroid showed up caused massive climate change, carbon dioxide poisoning, and acid rain, which may have been the death knell of the dinosaurs and a lot of other species. If this was the case, then the Chicxulub impact could have been just the cherry on top of the mass extinction event that began earlier. Kurzgesagt explains the Deccan Traps and how it would have impacted life on earth before the asteroid showed up.

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A High-Tech Self-Defense Bra.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Will Introduce a New Kind of Character to the Mad Max Movie Universe. The History Man might be a huge deal for this film franchise.

Karl von Drais And The Laufmaschine. The first bicycle! (via Strange Company)

That time Eric Clapton fell in love with George Harrison's wife. (via Nag on the Lake)

A Brief History of Metal Umlauts. (via TYWKIWDBI)

A death from kidney disease blamed on "red yeast rice" supplement; 50 people hospitalized. This stuff is sold in the US, too. (Thanks, Big Al Stonebender!) 

A Stimulating History of Free Condoms at the Olympics.

Desperately seeking the Pickle Sisters. (via Everlasting Blort)

25 Years Later, We’re All Trapped in The Matrix.  (via Metafilter)

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You have to be a certain age to get this one. (via Fark)

Do Blind People Understand Vision?



Someone asked Tommy Edison how much he understands about vision. He’s been blind since birth, so it’s a foreign concept to him, but he’s interacted with sighted people enough to know that we do things that make no sense to him. Sure, you can explain how stereoscopic vision works to give us depth perception, but never having been able to see it in action, he can’t wrap his head around it. As always, Edison is cheerful, honest, and always ready to make a wisecrack.


Tweet of the Day

"One of us! One of us!" (via Everlasting Blort)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Kids



Mill Ends Park Helps to Keep Portland Weird



Portland tour guide Adam Thorn Smith takes us to Mill Ends Park, which has the distinction of being the smallest park in the world. The Guinness Book of World records says so. The Portland Parks and Recreation department says so. The actual tour is kind of short, by necessity, but Smith has the history of the park from the charming story of how it came about to how it achieved the world record to recent renovations. The people of Portland should be proud. (via Laughing Squid)


Woman Makes Desperate Move After Husband Steals Cat



Lindsey rescued a tiny, neglected kitten and fell in love with him. Her boyfriend Drew was open to adopting him, although he'd never had a cat before. So Lindsey raised Roswell, a sweet polydactyl cat, and married Drew. How did Roswell repay her for her kindness? By becoming Dave's cat. Roswell was pretty blatant about how much he loved Drew and preferred him to Lindsey, making Lindsey jealous over the man's relationship to her cat. Then one day Lindsey tried an experiment to find out what it was about Drew that made Roswell cling to him so much. It's a pretty funny story. You can see more of Roswell and his family at Instagram. Oh yeah, and I would recommend loratadine for that allergy.