Archive for July, 2006

If you find yourself ready to cut the hair you started growing when Dave Mustaine could be on camera with Lars Ulrich without blubbering a confession of his inner pain, please consider Locks of Love. The non-profit organization takes real human hair and transforms it into wigs—wigs that are then given to kids with medical […]

Monster Mag Covers

An excellent encyclopedia of monster mag cover scans, including FMoFL, Weird, and Fangoria. [GDarkness] (Thanks, Brownlee!)

New Titanosaur

Newly-discovered ‘titanosaur’ Puertasaurus reuili may have been 131-feet long. [NatGeo]

Is the Flowbee… Good?

On a whim we decided to see if they still sold the Flowbee, the vacuum-powered hair cutter made infamous in the late ’80s. They do—Flowbee even has its own web site. More surprising, though, were the reviews, which were almost uniformly positive on both Amazon and the dubiously-named but seemingly legit InfomercialRatings.com.
Ray of Florida, USA, […]

#10 • Silvo Shaving Foot Rest – When the edge of the tub just won’t do. [pictured left]
#9 • The Ulti-Mate 73350 Dispenser Deluxe III – Buy in bulk! Eliminate costly spills! Stick a giant plastic contraption on your shower wall with tape and glue!
#8 • Peugeot Tidore Nutmeg Shaver – Okay, this isn’t […]

Soft-Boiled Eggs with Self-Timer

Special ink embedded in eggs turns black when it reaches soft-boiled. [Times Online UK]

Solar Laundromat

“World’s Largest Laundromat” uses solar power. But for all or just some of the power? [via Digg]

Most recently held in Berlin, Germany in October of 2005, the World Beard and Moustache Championships is described as the anti-Olympics, with no “qualifying tournaments, strict drug regulations, [or] gender testing.” With competition categories including “Natural,” “Imperial,” “Wild West,” and the crowd-favorite “Freestyle,” the WBMC also holds regional events, including a New York event at […]

The Deadwood

A healthy mustache and a soul patch is hearby dubbed “The Deadwood,” in honor of its prominence on the mugs of characters like Seth Bullock, Sol Star, Bill Hickock, and Al Swearengen. Depending on the day’s shave, Doc Cochran may occasionally sport The Deadwood, as well.
We considered naming it instead “The Cocksucker” or “The Hooplehead.” […]

Our baby brother was born a tuft of down nestled between his knotted legs, prompting the nurse to council our mother that he might, in fact, have two assholes.
When my baby sister was born her hair was silken and black, like our Grandpa Lemons’ had been before his chemotherapy, while my hair, we’re told, was […]

In-and-Out Secret Menu

A seemingly thorough collection of In-and-Out Burger’s “Secret Menu.” Who’s up for a 100 x 100?

Sausage HOWTO

This is more than enough info to get your squirting your own tubes: The Art and Practice of Sausage Making and Making Sausages at Home.




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» Baconpig. Zenith of mankind’s porcine proclivity or just gross? You be the judge. Don’t miss the Pig Butchering Guide in T-shirt form. # 0

» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com# 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin# 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com# 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com# 1

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN# 2

» We just cracked a 750 of “Forêt,” an organic saison from Brasserie Dupont. The reviews on Beer Advocate are sort of mixed, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a knockout: bright, light, full of the best tastes of summer. One of the best saisons I’ve ever had. # 1

» All Hail the Meat Cocktail [www.cyberbilly.com/meathenge] # 1

» In a nod to an icon, NASA Shuttle to Launch Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber. This makes me sad because it reminds me that Carrie Fisher’s breasts are no longer in the same pristine (and perky) condition. [www.space.com] # 1



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