From Mental Floss: Who doesn’t love that great song “Mahna Mahna” from Sesame Street? As funny as it is earwormy, as adorable as it is cool, the song appeals to each generation anew and never gets tiring. But guess what? Neither Sesame Street nor The Muppet Show can take credit for discovering the song. Penned by the Italian film composer … Read More
Sampsonia Way In Pittsburgh Is Odd
The Google Maps people travelled down this road and saw many bizarre things. Check it out by travelling west (where you're facing) in the Google Map I have embedded for you. View Larger MapYes, kids. There is an explanation.
I, Spock
Oddcast is a web-based platform which allows you to take a photo of yourself, and animate it. You can do that here, but be prepared — it's creepy. Trekyourself.com has taken the Oddcast platform, allowing you to, well, Trek yourself. It's still creepy. Especially the way the eyes follow the mouse.
Peep Show
These tend to pop up around Easter — re-enactments of movies, news events, etc. using marshmallow peeps. Check them out. Above: The Wreck of the Edmund Peepsgerald; Below: Peeps at a strip club
Facts That Will Make You Feel Old
Ready? The film Back to the Future 2 is set five and a half years from now. (Where are the hoverboards?) The actors in The Breakfast Club are old: Judd Nelson – 49 Molly Ringwald – 41 Emilio Estevez – 46 Anthony Michael Hall – 40 Ally Sheedy – 46 … and if Paul Gleason, the teacher in charge, was … Read More
Red Sox Opening
Today… uh, tomorrow. Stupid rain. The Sox are in perhaps the toughest MLB division this year. But I like their chances to take the AL East. Their pitching staff is young and lean. And good. Lester be the man. And Bay. Couple of Cy Young potentials on the roster. And I don't think the Yankees will be as much of a threat, as … Read More
“The Office” Done With Peeps
It's a contest. Vote for the winner. Above: Diversity Day at "The Office" Below: The episode where Michael burned his foot on a George Forman grill.
E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone
MikeUnderscore2004@yahoo.com MikeAtYahooDotCom@hotmail.com Mike_WardAllOneWord@yahoo.com AAAAAThatsSixAs@yahoo.com One1TheFirstJustTheNumberTheSecondSpelledOut@hotmail.com [From McSweeney's Lists]
How To Land A Plane In An Emergency
I'm glad this information is out there (and yes, I have envisioned this scenario happening to me), but still, it's a bit too much information to grasp. Plus, I doubt I'll have access to Wikihow. So I'm just going to remember the following: (1) Make sure the wings are on that middle line on that dial thingee (2) AFS or … Read More
Not Fooled
Nice try, Guardian: Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new media technology, the Guardian today announces that it will become the first newspaper in the world to be published exclusively via Twitter, the sensationally popular social networking service that has transformed online communication. The move, described as "epochal" by … Read More
The New “Lost” Theme Song
Retro-80's version — kind of a MacGyver, T.J. Hooker, The Greatest American Hero vibe:
My Antipode
If I were to dig a hole straight down to the center of the Earth, I would come out in the Indian Ocean, several thousand miles west of Perth, Australia. Good to know….