Someone Pull the Gyroscope Out of My Brain

[shanmonster]

Today has mostly been spent lying in bed waiting for the world to stop spinning. Whatever this plague is, it hits hard and fast.

I'm feeling pretty much completely useless and braindead, but I can share with you some of the more mindless eyecandy links I've been sent over the past while. Enjoy!

Funniest Images: I found X (thanks, oedibleoedipus)!

I'm not sure if this is a tattoo or makeup, but either way, check it out.

Cornstarch is cool. See? And see again?

Midget Fight: So very much a staged Jerry Springer show, but didn't stop my mouth from falling open and staying that way for the duration.

Too Many Kitties. I have kitty overload.

District 13 - Opening Chase Scene: Excellent parkour (thanks, gha5t)!

Worst Police Dog in the World: This dog is a goofball!

The next couple of links may require you to engage your cognitive powers a bit more. It was a bit of a strain, but I managed.

Toilet evidence links Dead Sea Scrolls to sect: "Efforts to achieve ritual purity inadvertently exposed members to intestinal parasites that shortened their lifespan."

So who are you calling bird brain? Chatter of chickens proves they are brighter than we thought: Anyone who spends any amount of time observing chickens could have told them this. Yes, chickens have a language of sorts. They do communicate verbally. And although they're not geniuses, they're much more clever than most people give them credit for (thanks, Benoit).

BTW: Anyone seen faustian_wish lately? She's disappeared, once again.

Comments

What do you want to be when you grow up? An investigator of shitty ancient cultures!

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

What kid wants to become an archaeologist specializing in latrines?! It's like proctology or undertaking -- where DO these people come from?

Re: What do you want to be when you grow up? An investigator of shitty ancient cultures!

[real-bethy.livejournal.com]

I was thinking exactly that! When I read the line "Tabor and Joe Zias of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an expert on ancient latrines, went to the site and took samples", I thought: "Dear Lord! Who wants to be a latrine expert?!"

Re: What do you want to be when you grow up? An investigator of shitty ancient cultures!

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

I want to see the course catalog for that major:

ARCH207: 5hrs, Dr. Seymore Butz. Introduction to culture and exterior plumbing, as influenced by climate, diet, and religious beliefs. Students will compare samples of...

Re: What do you want to be when you grow up? An investigator of shitty ancient cultures!

[real-bethy.livejournal.com]

You should have a license to make people laugh that hard!

Re: What do you want to be when you grow up? An investigator of shitty ancient cultures!

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

Continuing to mine that vein:

Hundreds of years from now, archaeologists in this profession will be unearthing the remains of contemporary bathrooms and speculating on their function and the implications of our culture. I can see it all now:

Dr. Jones: Dr. Livingstone, we're ready to open the tank part of the ancient porcelain fixture we've unearthed.

Dr. Livingstone: Good, good, carry on then...

Opens tank. In the empty tank are the verdigris covered workings of the flush mechanism. In the bottom of the tank, is a mineature human skelleton, lying in the remains of a mineature crumbling row boat.

Dr. Livingstone: Holy Minerva, Jones! Do you suppose that is what I suspect that it is?

Dr. Jones: I think so, Sir. I believe that we may have just discovered one of the mythical Tydee Bowl Men!

Re: What do you want to be when you grow up? An investigator of shitty ancient cultures!

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I really wondered that, myself. And how does one go about specializing in this, in the first place? I guess all the good thesis topics were taken.

[fourcorners.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking about Michelle recently. How strange. Hope she's alright

Weird Birthing Dolls

[real-bethy.livejournal.com]

Someone posted this link in one of my midwifery communities and I thought you might get a kick out of the wackiness. Frankly, the dolls kinda scare the hell out of me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritacor/297252444/

Re: Weird Birthing Dolls

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Those are scary.

Re: Weird Birthing Dolls

[real-bethy.livejournal.com]

I didn't think of this last night, but when I got your comment today, those dolls reminded me of your recounting the original version of "Sleeping Beauty" where the twins crawl out of Beauty's uterus and latch onto her breasts. I saw a similar scenerio in a movie about werewolves...a Mama werewolf gave birth to a pup, which crawled out of her and nursed, and then it proceeded to crawl into a kangaroo-type pouch on her belly to continue growing for a few more weeks.

[encaf1.livejournal.com]

District 13 is indeed, an excellent source of parkour, by the creator of the sport. I picked up the movie not so long ago, and it was quite enjoyable (simple plot, but good chase scenes).

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

The BME link is a real tattoo. here is the background (http://modblog.bmezine.com/2006/11/13/you-call-yourself-a-misfits-fan/).

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

corn starch

[doyce.livejournal.com]

That lst bit with the corn starch protruusions reminded me of a scene in "Devil's Advocate" where the wall comes alive with neked people.

Re: corn starch

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I found it particularly chthonic, like writhing people emerging from hell and sinking back down into the flames.