“He has some memories with it… be nice guys.” — KING20
Old Man Crying Over Library Closing
02/09/11 -- Hilarious
Man Killed By Knife-Wielding Chicken
02/09/11 -- Wacky News
“Jose Luis Ochoa was knifed in the calf by a blade attached to the limb of the bird and was declared dead in hospital on January 30th, two hours after the incident. The Kern County coroner said a post-mortem examination concluded Mr Ochoa had died of a ‘sharp force injury’ to his right leg. It is possible that a delay between him sustaining the injury and receiving medical treatment could have contributed to his death, although a spokesperson for the local Sheriff’s office, Ray Pruitt, said the link was as yet unclear. Cockfighting is illegal in the US and, although no arrests have yet been made, officials are said to be looking into the incident. Police arriving at the scene reportedly found five dead roosters, among other evidence of the blood sport taking place. John Goodwin, director of animal cruelty policy for the Humane Society of the United States, told the Bakersfield Californian: ‘It’s pretty rare, but I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often considering the knives they put on those birds. It’s not a surprise that somebody got killed.” w/ photo
DIY Plastic Skull Doorbell
02/09/11 -- Pretty Cool
“As some of you may recall, ages ago I made a wooden doorbell enclosure because our studio’s bell button does not have a cover and looks like the sort of thing that might electrocute a delivery dude. Well, I lollygagged on installing it and it sat in a box by the front door for many months and was eventually lost so it was never installed. So over the last couple of days I made a new one by sculpting it in clay and then making a nice two part mold out of silicone, and casting it in hard plastic and then painting it. In hindsight I am thinking I might have been better off just leaving it in plain plastic (maybe with the skull lighting up) but it’s easy enough to cast another one if I want to change it — and if anyone is really desperate for one, they cost me cents to make and I’m happy to make more.” w/ photos
Top 12 Most Talented Pets On YouTube
02/09/11 -- Top Lists
“All pets are special to their owners. Some, however, have that extra something that makes the rest of us notice them too. While YouTube is known for being a repository for stupid pranks and unintentionally funny home videos, a large portion of their video (and subsequently their business) is due to talented animals. These videos garner millions of hits, and most people have watched their favorite pet videos multiple times! Some animals have classic skills, like piano-playing and skateboarding. But there are also those animals that deserve to be acknowledged for doing those mundane tasks that are typically human. (Hey, if you could lick your rear, we’d watch that too.) If they’re no supposed to be doing it, we want to watch!” w/ videos
Unique Japanese Dominoes
02/09/11 -- Only In Japan
“They don’t look much like dominoes at first, eschewing the traditional ‘bone’ black and white design, and with lights showing the tile number. These ‘numbers’ determine the order in which the dominoes fall and you can actually line them up in any shape you want it seems. As the video shows, this can be fun to play around with, such as even creating simultaneous domino effects.” w/ photos + video
Semi Snow Explosion
02/09/11 -- Pretty Cool
Swiss Ball Surfing
02/09/11 -- Pretty Cool
