MOUSTACHE-O-RAMA

Have fun.

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GETTING THE FLU

CHIUNE SUGIHARA

Chiune "Sempo" Sugihara, 1900-1986. A Japanese consul in Lithuania who issued handwritten visas to thousands of Jewish refugees, against the express order of his government, and saved innocent lives during the Holocaust. His courageous efforts put his own family in danger and eventually cost him his career.

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STEREOVIEWS OF THE MEIJI PERIOD

Spectacular images of life in Japan during another era through the popular medium of the Stereoviewer.

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SUMMER SQUASH

Joining the ranks of Cake Wrecks and Go Fug Yourself, I will soon be adding this wonderful site to my FAVORITES area. 

AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTOS earned its way into the Dynasty of Lao and will soon earn its way into your hearts. 

(My thanks to the Half Pint for bringing this to my attention.)

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DENVER TO SINGAPORE AND BACK: FIVE MINUTES

Denver to Singapore (and back) in 5 minutes from David DAngelo on Vimeo.

LEGO NOMENCLATURE

More than just "clippy bits"...

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BLACK FRIDAY ADS LEAKED

GIZMODO has the circulars that will be coming out soon from your favorite brick-and-mortar places, such as K-Mart and Sears. 

Check out and stake your deals before all the rest of the country does. 

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STUNNING IMAGES

26 eye-catching images for you to feast on.

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DODGE VIPER LOGO LOOKS A BIT DAFFY

Perhaps the hidden reason the Dodge Viper is being killed is because the tail logo on the latest redesign looks like a duck when turned upside down, and we all know about the Italian's irrational hatred of ducks.

(via JALOPNIK)

MAGNIFICENT PIPE ORGANS

Some of the most epic and magnificent music masterpieces were created to be played on a large pipe organ - made even better if listened inside soaring gothic cathedrals with pretty much perfect acoustics. The wonder of such music is certainly timeless, and gets even more amazing when you start to investigate the history, science, and simple magnificence that has gone into the creation of some of the world’s most incredible pipe organs.

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HALLOWEEN: USA VS. JAPAN

* Packages of Halloween candy sold in the state are huge (this is at least partly because people need to buy a lot of candy to give out to trick or treaters, a fact that the report doesn’t adequately explain). * American Halloween candy is often shaped like gross and scary things like skulls and severed hands. Japanese Halloween candy is mostly cute-looking. * The biggest Halloween events in Japan are costume parades. They visit the Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin parade for a look at some of the costumes. Such events were originally started for foreign children, but now most participants are Japanese. * We are shown 4 women in Kanagawa prefecture who build an eco-themed costume for a costume contest. It seems that most Japanese people prefer cute costumes. * Viewers are told that scary costumes are popular in the United States. Their America correspondent puts on some make-up and participates in a Zombie Crawl. Onlookers, including small children, are amused by the zombie costumes. * To highlight the scaryness of American Halloween, we are given a look at the #1 haunted house in the States: Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls. * The last part is about a Halloween camp for Japanese kids. Families participate in a variety of Halloween-related activities, none of them particularly horrifying or scary. (via JAPAN PROBE)

TINY TRAIN

PLAY YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC

Virtual keyboard is handy for when you want to pound out a tune.

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OOPS.

MAN AS AN INDUSTRIAL PALACE

COSTUME IDEA #16

Thanks, Norma!

THE GRIEVING CHIMPS

The November issue of National Geographic magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees watching as one of their own is wheeled to her burial. Since it was published, the picture and story have gone viral, turning up on websites and TV shows and in newspapers around the world. For readers who’d like to know more, here’s what I learned when I interviewed the photographer, Monica Szczupider.

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DON'T JUDGE MY HAIR

Oompa Loompa doompadee doo
I’ve got another puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doompadah dee
If you are wise you’ll listen to me

What do you get when you dye your hair green,
And on the Internet your picture is seen?
This photo’s so awful I can barely look
Are you in jail, about to be booked?

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dare
Don’t use a marker to color your hair
You will end up with this guy’s ‘do
Like an Oompa Loompa doompadee do!

WAY MORE HAIR

HAPPY HALLOWEEN