I work with someone at my day job who has 16 cats and who, as part of a feral cat spaying and neutering/feeding organization, is responsible for dumping out bowls of kibble for at least 40 or 50 others. There’s not a day that goes by that doesn’t see her getting up at 5 AM, […]
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Can You Pass The Teenager Audio Test?
Posted 2/26/2009 5:30 am by Ron HoganTeenagers. The only thing that will get rid of them is time. Unfortunately, there’s a neverending supply of children out there and they all go through that obnoxious stage between 12 and 20. Fortunately, there’s an anti-teenager sound out there that only people under 25 can hear and it’s so annoying that it is used […]
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If A Bicycle Tree Falls In The Forest…
Posted 2/25/2009 1:48 pm by Ron HoganIt’s amazing just how adaptable trees can be. They grow just about anywhere, in just about every climate, and can survive almost anything. Their hardiness results in the trees that have a lot of quirky, unusual, or just plain strange features, like the 14 trees featured over at Treehugger. In the aftermath of our […]
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Transparent-Headed Barreleyes Fish Shocks Monterey Bay
Posted 2/24/2009 5:30 am by Ron HoganIf you thought Frankenfish was ugly, you haven’t seen anything yet. That’s because you haven’t seen the fish with the transparent head. That ugly beast off to your right is called Macropinna microstoma, or the barreleye fish. His head is completely transparent, and incredibly gross. It looks like some kind of mutant, but this unfortunate […]
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The Lighter (And Darker) Side of Pro Wrestling
Posted 2/23/2009 9:44 pm by Ron HoganProfessional wrestling is getting more mainstream exposure now than it has since the halcyon days of Stone Cold Steve Austin and the New World Order back in 1998. Thanks in no small part to Mickey Rourke, who was robbed of an Oscar win for his incredible role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. It’s a hard […]
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Artistic Time Lapse Photographs
Posted 2/20/2009 2:00 pm by Ron HoganBack in olden times, every picture was a long exposure photograph. That’s why no one ever smiled or looked happy, because while it’s possible to fake smile for a minute or two, smiling for half an hour is impossible. In one of my old family photos, from back in the early 1900s, my various ancestors […]
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How To Spot And Skip Bad Movies
Posted 2/19/2009 2:51 pm by Ron HoganWe’ve all been suckered before. You’re sitting in the theater or in front of the TV, and a movie trailer comes on. It looks awesome. You’re blown away, and the next week or the next month, you rush out to the theater, give the man behind the counter your fist full of money, fork over […]
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Creepy, Unusual Diseases Bill Gates Wants Eliminated
Posted 2/18/2009 11:01 am by Ron HoganSome of the world’s most unpleasant parasites and diseases are also some of the ones most easily cured. Unfortunately, the places most susceptible to epidemics of horrible parasites are also the places where there’s no money for antibiotics, water filters, and mosquito nets. That’s where the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation steps in, with $34 […]
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Biker Dog: Dalmatian On A Bicycle!
Posted 2/17/2009 10:57 am by Ron HoganThis is what the world needs more. Back in the day, or what I assume to have been the day from what I’ve learned via movies and the History Channel, animal acts were everywhere. If Siegfried and Roy can have a tiger jump through a flaming hoop before eating Roy’s face, then why can’t the […]
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Valentine’s Day Cards For All (Even Valentine Haters)
Posted 2/13/2009 2:20 pm by Ron HoganTomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and for all those out there looking for something to give that significant someone in your lives, there’s nothing as classic as the Valentine’s Day card. But, well, not everyone is gifted socially. Since we’re talking about the Internet here, basically no one is gifted socially, which is why you […]
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Ultra Luxury Graves And Motorcycle Hearses
Posted 2/12/2009 10:42 am by Ron HoganOne thing I’ve never understood is extravagance at a funeral. Why buy an expensive coffin you’re just going to bury? Or have an elaborate party for the deceased when a simple viewing can provide closure for all involved? Do you really need to be pulled to the funeral via custom motorcycle? I can understand […]
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The KKK Took My Dog Away
Posted 2/11/2009 12:28 pm by Ron HoganThis is the scene outside the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York City. The Klansmen you see distributing leaflets? They’re not actually Klansmen; this is the latest publicity stunt from those classy folks at PETA, who equate the AKC’s annual doggy contest to the Klan’s desire for racial purity. I guess Nazi outfits […]
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Get Clean With The Human Washing Machine
Posted 2/10/2009 2:46 pm by Ron HoganI used to have incredibly long hair. One of the reasons I got my newly short haircut (I got it cut on Friday, in fact) is because I was sick and tired of dealing with all the care long hair requires. Lots of shampoo, lots of conditioner, time spent with the hairdryer or, if you’re […]
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Danish Beer Bottle Dominoes
Posted 2/10/2009 12:49 am by Ron HoganI thought the only people who drank this much were Russians, who drink a lot to be stabbing-resistant, but apparently the Danish can put back their Carlsberg, Tuborg, and apparently, Bombay Sapphire Gin (based on the shape of the bottles). Miss Cellania passes along a great video of some inventive Danes who put together their […]
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2,222 Toothpicks, 1 Beard
Posted 2/06/2009 2:21 pm by Ron HoganProject Beard Full of Toothpicks is, quite possibly, the greatest name of a project ever. Given that it’s a guy sticking 2,222 toothpicks into his beard, you can’t say you’re not getting what you expect! George, whose last name I don’t know, is epic. That beard is also incredible, even before you start jabbing sticks […]
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Baking Cookies The Gourmet Way
Posted 2/05/2009 1:44 pm by Ron HoganWhen I got out of bed today, the temperature was in the single digits. When it’s bitterly cold outside, do you know what I’m instantly hungry for? It’s not soup, or chili, or stew… nope, it’s fresh from the oven, homemade cookies. Via Neatorama, Suburban Food For Thought passes along a delicious link to Gourmet […]
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Recycled Robots From Retro Rubbish
Posted 2/04/2009 12:29 pm by Ron HoganI’m kind of a geek for unusual ways of recycling, so found art is one of my favorite things. I’m also a gigantic science fiction geek, as you’ve no doubt figured out by now if you’re a regular reader of PopFi. Putting those two things together is Dark Roasted Blend, who feature an awesome gallery […]
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The Day The Music Died, 50 Years Later
Posted 2/03/2009 10:05 am by Ron HoganOne event is rarely influential, but fifty years ago today something happened that altered the entire course of both rock and roll as a nascent musical movement, rock and roll in the years afterward, and music history in general. This event was a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa that claimed the lives of Charles […]
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Groundhog Day 2009 Predictions: An Even Split
Posted 2/02/2009 10:54 am by Ron HoganEveryone knows just who the world famous Punxsutawney Phil is. He’s the weather predicting groundhog from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who has been forecasting the end of winter for over 120 years. This year Phil says we’re in for six more weeks of suffering. However, and I did not know this, Phil has competition! There are other […]
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