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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:15 am Mon, Mar 16, 2020
    Behold, the "invisible" Rube Goldberg Machine!

    未来の科学者たちへ #07 「見えないガラス」(A message to future scientists: Invisible glass)Watch this video on YouTube But will it make breakfast? The fun starts at the 1:47 mark. (Pee-wee Herman, Geekologie) screenshot via… Read the rest of the article: Behold, the "invisible" Rube Goldberg Machine!

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    6:25 am Sat, Mar 14, 2020
    Pandemic playlists to watch the world burn by

    Or is it "listen the world burn by"? Either way, some folks are taking their unexpected isolation time at home to make coronavirus-specific playlists. Here are the ones I'm aware… Read the rest of the article: Pandemic playlists to watch the world burn by

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    12:33 pm Fri, Mar 13, 2020
    Why Yoko Ono once performed backup vocals for "Rock Lobster" onstage with The B-52's

    The B-52's with Yoko Ono – Rock LobsterWatch this video on YouTube In February 2002, Yoko Ono took the stage with the B-52's during a New York performance of "Rock… Read the rest of the article: Why Yoko Ono once performed backup vocals for "Rock Lobster" onstage with The B-52's

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    12:27 pm Thu, Mar 12, 2020
    New Hostess iced lattes flavored like Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and other snack cakes

    Now you can drink your way directly to diabetes with a newly announced line of Hostess brand bottled iced lattes — yes, that means they're flavored like snack cakes. Twinkies,… Read the rest of the article: New Hostess iced lattes flavored like Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and other snack cakes

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:27 am Thu, Mar 12, 2020
    Vulva emphasized in new K-Y lube logo

    "America's #1 lubricant brand" K-Y has a new look. Intentionally designed to represent a vulva, the brand's new logo is described as follows by its creator, Design Bridge New York:… Read the rest of the article: Vulva emphasized in new K-Y lube logo

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:00 am Wed, Mar 11, 2020
    Apparently prison has the best potato chips

    Today I learned that there's a brand of potato chips available in prison commissaries that are so good, they're almost worth being locked up for. They're called "The Whole Shabangs"… Read the rest of the article: Apparently prison has the best potato chips

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:44 am Wed, Mar 11, 2020
    Beastie Boys Story to show at select U.S. IMAX theaters

    The Beastie Boys Story drops on April 24 via Apple TV+, as previously reported. But now it's been announced that this Spike Jonze-directed "live documentary experience" will show first on… Read the rest of the article: Beastie Boys Story to show at select U.S. IMAX theaters

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:30 am Tue, Mar 10, 2020
    Pee-wee Herman fans are going all out for "Big Adventure" 35th anniversary tour

    For its 35th birthday, the quirky cult classic Pee-wee's Big Adventure is traveling the U.S. on a multi-city tour with its creator, Paul Reubens. As I write this, the Pee-wee's… Read the rest of the article: Pee-wee Herman fans are going all out for "Big Adventure" 35th anniversary tour

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:22 am Mon, Mar 9, 2020
    Rooster crows "death metal"

    Deathmetal Rooster Sings His Tune || ViralHogWatch this video on YouTube Rock out with your cock out! Now, before you say death metal isn't rock, I checked and you're probably… Read the rest of the article: Rooster crows "death metal"

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    1:55 pm Fri, Mar 6, 2020
    Must-haves: Drunk in public Japanese capsule toys

    Capsule toys from vending machines are a big deal in Japan, often putting our less-inspired ones to shame. Case in point, these new miniature figures introduced by the Tama-Kyu company,… Read the rest of the article: Must-haves: Drunk in public Japanese capsule toys

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    11:20 am Thu, Mar 5, 2020
    Artist makes travel posters for National Parks based on their worst 1-star reviews

    "There are bugs and they will bite on your face." — a bad review about Sequoia National Park This is hilarious. Designer Amber Share discovered that there were one-star reviews… Read the rest of the article: Artist makes travel posters for National Parks based on their worst 1-star reviews

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:43 am Thu, Mar 5, 2020
    Costco completely out of divination supplies, thanks to artist

    Reality hacking wizard Danielle Baskin has been busy changing up signs at her local Costco. What was once an empty toilet paper shelf, now holds zero bags of runes. She… Read the rest of the article: Costco completely out of divination supplies, thanks to artist

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:00 am Wed, Mar 4, 2020
    Librarians once wore THIS as their uniform

    If the year was 1836 and you were a Royal Librarian at Spain's Real Biblioteca Pública, this was probably your uniform. We can assume pants were part of the deal… Read the rest of the article: Librarians once wore THIS as their uniform

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:14 am Tue, Mar 3, 2020
    Fanny DeVito, the Danny DeVito Fanny Pack

    Fanny pack + Danny DeVito = Fanny DeVito, of course! This caught my eye because I recently discovered my 15-year-old daughter is aware of Danny DeVito through memes, much like… Read the rest of the article: Fanny DeVito, the Danny DeVito Fanny Pack

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:00 am Tue, Feb 18, 2020
    Cartoonist sells his "crappy rejected" New Yorker submissions

    For Christmas, I gifted myself with a New Yorker subscription. At the end of January, in my inbox zine, I wrote about becoming a little obsessed with the magazine's cartoon… Read the rest of the article: Cartoonist sells his "crappy rejected" New Yorker submissions

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    6:00 am Mon, Feb 10, 2020
    Skier did a backflip over Tahoe highway

    Biggest Backflip Over Road Gap By Josh Daiek | The 7 Stages Of Blank [Teaser]Watch this video on YouTube Watch as pro skier Josh Daiek of South Lake Tahoe backflips… Read the rest of the article: Skier did a backflip over Tahoe highway

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:00 am Mon, Feb 10, 2020
    Competitive Winter Picnicking in Brooklyn

    New York City is terribly cold in the winter, which doesn't exactly make it great weather for a picnic. But that's not stopping Shadow Traffic, a Brooklyn-based group of amusement… Read the rest of the article: Competitive Winter Picnicking in Brooklyn

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:58 am Sun, Feb 9, 2020
    At the 1988 Oscars, Pee-wee Herman flew and RoboCop saved the day

    While presenting the Oscar for live-action short film in 1988, Pee-wee Herman is interrupted by "giant robot mechanical monster," aka ED-209 from the 1987 film RoboCop. Then things get weird…… Read the rest of the article: At the 1988 Oscars, Pee-wee Herman flew and RoboCop saved the day

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    5:00 am Thu, Feb 6, 2020
    Pee-wee's Big Adventure isn't the only movie with a Rube Goldberg breakfast machine

    I was **this** many years old when I learned that Pee-wee Herman isn't the only on-screen character with a breakfast-making contraption. My sweetie Andy just re-watched the 1968 film Chitty… Read the rest of the article: Pee-wee's Big Adventure isn't the only movie with a Rube Goldberg breakfast machine

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  • Rusty Blazenhoff
    4:20 am Thu, Feb 6, 2020
    In-N-Out Burger made sneakers with their drink cup's design

    The latest addition to In-N-Out Burger's merch line are "Drink Cup Shoes," slip-on sneakers decorated with their red-and-white beverage cup art. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Southern California-based… Read the rest of the article: In-N-Out Burger made sneakers with their drink cup's design

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