Archive for March, 2007



Deep-Fried Origami

Add a little fun to your oriental dishes (or, you know, whatever) by making origami cranes out of wonton paper. A quick blast in the microwave will help them keep their shape when you drop them in oil.
Edible Origami [Evil Mad Scientist via Kottke]

Nerdy Pranks

Wired has a list of office pranks “for nerds,” collecting most of the usual suspects, like changing the screen saver to a shot of Windows’ “blue screen of death” or changing a co-worker’s keyboard layout to Dvorak. April Fool’s Day is on a Monday this year, but that’s sort of perfect—none of your compatriots will [...]

Blam Blam Thank You Ma’am

World’s smallest pistol has world’s most unfortunate name. [Downsizer.com]

Sexual Mind Bullets

“A woman walked out on her boyfriend because she said her new lover had a special talent – he could make her climax using only his mind.” [NYDailyNews.com]

Can you tell which typeface is which? The quiz that’s setting the typeface world aflame: Arial or Helvetica? (Okay, maybe it’s just setting me aflame.) [ILiveOnYourVisits.com]

Anti-Tank Dogs

The Soviets used bombs strapped to hungry dogs to attack tanks in WWII. [Wikipedia]

Where to begin with this creepy and utterly useless piece in today’s New York Times about people who are rejected because they have strange apartments? Could it be the comedy “REJECTED” stamps photoshopped onto images of pathetic (but rich!) schlubs who occasionally don’t get laid because they have Lego in their apartments? (I’ll admit it, [...]

Workplace Skills

Don’t say we never taught you how to make a living: Fake Cumshot Photoshop Tutorial. [Shitbee.com]

Are you sitting down? Into a bathtub of tears? Unwrapping a cupcake filled only with pain?
Perhaps then you are prepared for the most gut-wrenching puppet story since Howdy Doody was infested by nematodes: Sad Kermit covering the Johnny Cash version of “Hurt.”
Bonus: Johnny Cash on the Muppet Show [YouTube]

All times Eastern.
• 6PM, History Channel – Man, Moment, Machine: Galileo and the Sinful Spyglass. recalling Galileo’s observations with his telescope on Jan. 7 1610 and how his view that the universe is not geocentric put him in opposition with the Roman Catholic church.
• 6pm, HGTV – Look What I Did!: Shark Shower,Custom Kitchens, Art [...]

First of all, allow me to apologize for this week’s picture—it’s the same one as last week. I did take a new one this morning, but unfortunately I left it at home and therefore can’t upload it right now. Tonight I’ll upload it and edit this post to include the new image, but I’m sorry [...]

A Story About Poop

Today’s Poop Report entry is totally, disgustingly awesome. [PoopReport.com]




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» Seems Jack Daniels is kicking some butt, profits are up and even their unsavory looking drinks are selling.  # 2

» The Royal Bacon Society is a fancy, fun blog all about you the Dethroner reader’s favorite food: Bacon. # 1

» Evidently a fan of Ebert’s is trying to help Mars breed the supreme race of M&Ms.

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them breaks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.
M&Ms prove Darwin was right Thanks Ryan  # 0

» 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# 2

» 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



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