Archive for July, 2006
Locks of Love: Do Good with a Bad Do
0 Comments Published by Joel July 31st, 2006 in Hair. Share ThisIf 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 […]
An excellent encyclopedia of monster mag cover scans, including FMoFL, Weird, and Fangoria. [GDarkness] (Thanks, Brownlee!)
Newly-discovered ‘titanosaur’ Puertasaurus reuili may have been 131-feet long. [NatGeo]
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, […]
Top 10 Strange or Useless Shaving Products
2 Comments Published by Joel July 31st, 2006 in Grooming, Hair. Share This#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 […]
Special ink embedded in eggs turns black when it reaches soft-boiled. [Times Online UK]
“World’s Largest Laundromat” uses solar power. But for all or just some of the power? [via Digg]
World Beard and Moustache Championships
0 Comments Published by Joel July 31st, 2006 in Hair, Sports. Share ThisMost 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 […]
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 […]
A seemingly thorough collection of In-and-Out Burger’s “Secret Menu.” Who’s up for a 100 x 100?
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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