Whatever happened to Chunk?

Truffle shuffle, do it!

Dinos are scary, kapeesh?

This is a short video of a guy wearing one of those ultra-realistic 'Walking with Dinosaurs' t-rex suits and running around an Australian schoolyard trying to make kids tar their pits pants. Most of the children run in terror, but I spotted at least a couple future dino-lovers in the crowd. Personally, I would have mounted that thing like a rodeo bull and ridden it for the full 8-seconds -- then another 30 until I was finished. "Finished what?" *wink* "FINISHED WHAT?!" *raising the roof*

Thanks to Enormosaurus, Jim, peanut, Shenanigans and Jonathan, who used to have imaginary dinosaur friends that sat with them at lunch to help protect their desserts from bullies. Daaaaaaaaaw.

Source:  Geekologie

But Cats don't like water......

Cat's amazingly cute encounter with dolphins becomes Internet sensation

By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com

Recently-posted video footage showing a cat's incredibly cute encounter with dolphins at a marine park in Islamorada, Fla., is touching the hearts of viewers from around the world. The playful bonding between a cat named Arthur and dolphins named Thunder and Shiloh occurred in the late 1990s at Theater of the Sea, during the facility's swim-with-dolphins program. The footage, showing Arthur rubbing his head against and lovingly pawing the slender snouts of the sleek mammals, has gone viral since being uploaded to the Internet last month.

Beverley Osborne, then a dolphin trainer and now curator at Theater of the Sea, said Arthur was one of the facility's many house cats and used to look forward to the swim programs and the arrival of dolphins and guests at the shoreline floats. "That was his area and he was there for every program," Osborne recalled. "He'd walk toward the dolphins when they'd arrive but the dolphins would come over to him, too. But he was very friendly with Thunder and Shiloh during that particular session."

I have been coveting any of my friends or family that has a Roomba for years now. And just when I thought things couldn't get more awesome, what do they do? They invent a self-mopping robot! Take that dirty floors!

The Little Robot Made to Clean the Icky Spots

By Katherine Boehret, The Wall Street Journal

Thanks to robots, there's no excuse for a dirty floor.
This week, I took a break from my normal product testing to run a robot through the paces of washing, scrubbing and squeegeeing my tile and hardwood floors. The Scooba 230 (iRobot.com) is the latest model in iRobot Corp.'s large family of household-helping gadgets, which includes the popular Roomba robotic vacuum, introduced in 2002.
Sold in a $300 package with accessories, the Scooba 230 is the least expensive Scooba from iRobot; the earlier Scooba 350 and Scooba 380 cost $400 and $500, respectively. It's less than half the size and weight of its larger and pricier predecessors, giving it the ability to scoot into tough-to-reach spots, like behind most bathroom toilets, where nobody wants to clean.
I like a lot of things about this robot, especially that it's smart enough to separate clean water from dirty water as it goes—instead of just regurgitating the same water and pushing it across the floor, like a mop. Loading the robot with water and cleaning solution takes just a minute, robbing even the laziest people of an excuse for not cleaning. And its compact size makes it easy to store.
But to keep its price down, iRobot took away this Scooba's ability to vacuum as it scrubs the floors like previous Scooba models, so users will have to sweep or vacuum before they place it down and hit the power button. This defeats the idea of letting the robot do all the work. And unlike Roomba, which automatically returns to its recharging base after vacuuming so it can charge itself, Scooba stays where it finishes the job. An iRobot spokeswoman said this design is deliberate because it forces people to empty Scooba's bladder full of dirty water, rather than forgetting about it.
According to iRobot's findings on people's use patterns, the Roomba robotic vacuum is used three to five times a week, a stark difference from their normal cleaning patterns of vacuuming once weekly. In my experience, the Roomba study held true for Scooba, as well.
IRobot, which was founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by two students and their professor, has sold more than six million robots in the past nine years. Specialty models include land-mine detectors for the U.S. Army, a robot that monitored the water in the Gulf of Mexico after last year's oil spill and four robots that iRobot sent to Japan for help with recovery efforts at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The company's future plans include AVA, a robot that uses an iPad or Android tablet to run apps created internally and by outside app developers. Though AVA is just a concept for now, it could function autonomously, running apps that offer health-care assistance, games and mobile music. IRobot operates on the philosophy that a robot isn't a robot unless it interacts with its environment.
One of Scooba's competitors, the $200 Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner from Evolution Robotics Inc.Swiffer Sweeper. Mint follows a projected signal beamed out from a separate device set in the room, and this is intended to help the device build a navigational map of a space, though it doesn't prevent the device from leaving a specific area. (mintcleaner.com), isn't quite as advanced. It moves around the floor with wet or dry cleaning cloths attached to its underbelly, much like a motorized
I tried the Scooba 230 in a large bedroom and a small bathroom, though it didn't fit behind my toilet, which I'd estimate is over 30 years old. In my bathroom, I didn't sweep first, and Scooba just pushed hair and dirt around on the floor as it cleaned. One eight-hour Scooba charge lasts for two 20-minute, small-room cleanings defined as 60 square feet each, or one 45-minute large- room cleaning measuring 150 square feet. When Scooba's battery is dead, a red light on its lid turns on.
Scooba comes with four removable bottom plates, which are plastic pieces that house its squeegee and brushes, and four packets of cleaning solution. This solution costs $12 a bottle when purchased separately, and one bottle lasts for 64 cleanings. Two small, battery-powered devices called Virtual Walls also come with the Scooba. When powered on, these devices project a beam that Scooba won't cross, so they can be placed in front of an opened door or set up to restrict the robot to a certain area in one room.
One task that I gave to Scooba was washing my hardwood floors after I spilled a glass of juice. I soaked up the juice with paper towels, but the floor was still sticky and dirty with a scent of V8 Splash. I filled Scooba with one packet of cleaning solution and warm water. Using its flip-up handle, I carried the robot into a room and placed it in the center of the floor, pressing power, then Clean; holding the Clean button down turns on its shorter cycle, indicated by a different tone. Scooba made a whirring sound as its wheels propelled it across the floor with its underbelly brushes at work. A bumper on its front keeps Scooba from nicking walls.
Sometimes Scooba moved slowly then sped up quickly, or hugged walls, or spiraled out from the center of the room. It's mesmerizing to watch, and as it moves it lays water down on the floor to loosen stuck-on particles. Once in a while, Scooba seemed to get stuck in a corner, humming and grinding for 10 to 15 seconds. It was tempting to want to help it get unstuck, but it used what iRobot calls "escape behavior" to eventually get back to zipping around the floor.
My grimy kitchen floor needs a serious scrub to get clean, which the Scooba alone couldn't do. It could, however, be used to maintain a degree of clean—and pinch hit when juice is spilled. Just be sure to sweep your floors first.

What?

I'm not even sure if I can comprehend how this man does what he does!

OH, you crazy football fans....

I WISH I could take credit for the following stunt pulled at the University of Florida gators football Spring Game....



There’s been some hub-bub today over a flyover at Florida’s spring game that included a banner that read: “31-7 Go Noles!”
The numbers were, of course, in reference to last year’s Florida State-Florida game that saw the Seminoles come out on top of their hated rivals to the southeast. As of now, there is no clear indication who came up with the idea of the plane and banner, but rumblings and rumors are joyously roiling away inside Seminole Nation as we speak. That said, there probably are many who would like to claim credit for the prank.
One thing is clear. Neither one of the guys in the video below had a part in the festivities. They were inside Doak Campbell Stadium, going through their own workouts when the Gators took to The Swamp for their annual “Orange and Blue” spring game this afternoon.
Check out the video below of FSU RB Lonnie Pryor (left) and K Dustin Hopkins talking about the flyover and what having a potentially bigger spring game crowd than Florida’s announced 53,000 would mean to them.

 

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Peanut Butter Jelly time...

There is an artist from Indianapolis named Terry Border who takes inanimate objects and tries to, well, make them more "animated". By simply adding a little wire, and some creativity, this man has created some very adorable art.

Enjoy :)

 Marry me?

Candy bar escapes overzealous

Bon Voyage: Golf ball prepares to leave

Dancing queens take stage

Sweet cupcake becomes Marilyn Monroe

English Breakfast

Little egg has big dreams

What is key to happiness?

And this is why we don't steal, especially from nerds....

Laptop Stolen, Owner Remotely Accesses Computer, Thief Gets Humiliated


Seen here getting his what will go down in history books as "ZERO SWERVE" on, a laptop thief records himself on webcam dancing to 'Make it Rain' (make it rain? you couldn't even muster a drizzle -- you'll never be an Indian shaman!) IN HIS MOM'S KITCHEN. My f*** that's gangsta. Unfortunately for Sir Spazalot here, the laptop's rightfully owner was able to remotely access the unit, determine who the thief was, and post this video on Youtube.

I was going to stage serious lulz but the police apparently cracked down right as I filed the report.
EDIT: laptop recovered! :D
EDIT 2: I bought another laptop during the time it got stolen, so I'm going to sell the old one and donate all the proceeds to Japan relief. Thanks for your support, everyone :)

The perp, obviously disappointed some Youtube codec made his fresh moves appear stale onscreen, took the time to write the owner a Facebook message (screencap after jump) asking him to remove the video. Obviously, the owner has not. Hey -- you know the Ja Rules: you do the crime, you do the time get humiliated by a half-million people on Youtube.
Knock knock.
"Who's there?"
A producer from 'So You Think You Can Dance?'
"REALLY?!"
No asshole, it's the amberlamps -- we thought you were having a seizure.
"Damn."
Cops are here too, something about a laptop.
Hit the jump for the Facebook message and video of in action.



This article was just TOO funny NOT to post here.

Source: http://www.geekologie.com/2011/03/laptop_stolen_owner_remotely_a.php

truly, a best friend

This video is form the aftermath of the Japan earthquakes/tsumnami. A newsreporter team found these dog and recorded the following video. If this doesnt touch your heart, I dont know what will.
(English translations below video)

We are in Arahama area. Looks like there is a dog. There is a dog. He looks tired and dirty. He must have been caught in the tsunami. He looks very dirty.

He has a collar. He must be someone's pet. He has a silver collar. He is shaking. He seems very afraid.

Oh, there is another dog. I wonder if he is dead.

Where?

Right there. There is another dog right next to the one sitting down. He is not moving. I wonder. I wonder if he is alright.

The dog is protecting him.

Yes. He is protecting the dog. That is why he did not want us to approach them. He was trying to keep us at bay.

I can't watch this. This is a very difficult to watch.

Oh. Look. He is moving. He is alive. I am so happy to see that he is alive.

Yes! Yes! He is alive.

He looks to be weakened. We need to them to be rescued soon. We really want them rescued soon.

Oh good. He's getting up.

It is amazing how they survived the tremendous earthquake and tsunami. It's just amazing that they survived through this all.

Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/dog-in-japan-stays-by-the-side-of-its-ailing-friend-in-the-rubble

Money, money, money

I know I am not the only one who feels professional athletes are overpaid, and most of the time pretty terrible with their millions of dollars made. But then i read a story like the one below and I don't feel such anger about how much money some people have when they use it for a great cause.

Players chip in to save coach’s life after Clippers decline medical coverage

By Kelly Dwyer

Seven years ago, former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Kim Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and the ensuing aftermath will change the way you feel about several NBA types significantly.
Up until Tuesday afternoon, the only functional knowledge I had of former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Kim Hughes was that he was, in fact, a former Los Angeles Clippers head coach, and that he once touched his elbows on the rim in a lay-up line at a high school tournament in Illinois, which really impressed my father.
Beyond that, nothing. Until Tuesday afternoon, when Howard Beck brought this column to Trey Kerby's attention, and he brought it to our attention. And now we're passing the feel-good savings on to you, in the form of an anecdote that reveals that NBA players Corey Maggette(notes), Marko Jaric(notes), Chris Kaman(notes) and Elton Brand(notes) all chipped in to pay for expensive life-saving surgery for Hughes, after the Clippers organization (read: Donald Sterling, noted worst person in the world) declined to cover the costs.
Declined to cover the cost of a surgery that would save their employee's life. While playing rent-free in an often sold-out arena in America's second-biggest television market. Unyieldingly evil.
Gary Woelfel has the original story:

"Those guys saved my life," Hughes said. "They paid the whole medical bill. It was like $70,000 or more. It wasn't cheap.

"It showed you what classy people they are. They didn't want me talking about it; they didn't want the recognition because they simply felt it was the right thing to do."
Hughes said he will be forever grateful to Brand, Jaric, Kaman and Maggette. In fact, Hughes said every time he runs into any of them, he thanks them from the bottom of his heart.
Maggette said that was indeed the case, laughing how he has repeatedly told Hughes over the years it wasn't necessary.
"Kim thanks me every time he sees me; he does that every single time," Maggette said smiling. "I've said to him, 'Kim, come on. You don't have to do that. You're good.'

No, you're good, Corey Maggette. You're pretty fantastically good. And so are you, Marko Jaric, Elton Brand, and Chris Kaman.
And Donald Sterling? You remain a terrible, terrible person.

Source:http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Players-chip-in-to-save-coach-8217-s-life-after?urn=nba-wp184

I heart Rachel Zoe

Besides her being just fabulous in every way, she is now possibly the most fabulously glamorous pregnant lady of all time.

Rachel Zoe Won’t Style Snooki For Any Amount Of Money

 After her first job as a fashion assistant in New York at the now-defunct YM magazine (her salary: $18,000), Zoe went freelance at 25 and began styling for the likes of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys from a one-bedroom West Village apartment. “I worked 20-something hours a day, seven days a week,” Zoe says. “I was completely obsessed with fashion and spent all my money flying to Paris to go to couture because that was the dream. I crashed shows, stood in line for Marc Jacobs.”

Zoe, an admitted hippie who walked down the aisle to the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’,” swears she’s never touched a drug in her life. As for the 30 Dead shows she attended (compared with Berman’s 91), she was no doubt the only girl at Washington’s RFK Stadium wearing heeled wedges under her kaftan — and under the influence of nothing more than a wine cooler. 

tyling celebrities and a few private clients (says Zoe, “Sometimes princesses will fly in for three days from Dubai or Russia or London — that’s always fun”) remains RZI’s bread and butter, but she’s not looking to expand the roster anytime soon. “That’s not to say I wouldn’t take on new clients,” Zoe says, “if I was really excited about someone and if it was the right fit.” And if that person were, say, Snooki waving a $10,000 fee? “I don’t have time,” coos Zoe, who says she’s never seen an episode of Jersey Shore. “No really, because she’s so out there right now, that’s like a full-time job. It’s nothing against Snooki.”

Source: Rachel Zoe Won’t Style Snooki For Any Amount Of Money

She is just to DIE for. I <3 her and her crazy butt.

Oh, Rodger......

 

Can I PLEASE have her closet now?

Clarissa?Ferguson?Sam? Hooray!

I don't know about you, but I love 90s Nickelodeon TV shows!

Okay, maybe you have to be a child of the late eighties and 90s like myself to truly appreciate the awesome that was nickelodeon back in the day. So you can only imagine my happiness when I read this:

Nickelodeon’s TeenNick Channel to Bring Back ’90s Programming

If you’re one of the people who got all nostalgic at yesterday’s news about Nickelodeon’s new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, prepare to take another trip down memory lane. Nickelodeon’s TeenNick channel has announced a plan to show reruns of ’90s shows like Pete & Pete and Rugrats as part of a new programming block. Read more details after the jump.
Entertainment Weekly reports that TeenNick (formerly known as The N), has scheduled a two-hour block from midnight to 2 AM called The ’90s Are All That — sort of a retro TGIF for people who grew up with the original TGIF, I guess. The block will include old programs like Rugrats, Kenan & Kel, Pete & Pete, The Amanda Bynes Show, All That and Clarissa Explains it All. TeenNick plans to eventually use the block to show other ’90s shows and films as well.

Umm, Hello? This is great! Now I wish I had DVR......hmmmmm

I love Orange soda! I do, I do, I dooo-oooooo!

Oh, there you go again

Now normally, I would not promote anythign by Kesha ( I REFUSE to use the $ sign) sings or does, but James Van Der Beek has lit up my life once again. I love this video and I love how he can make fun of himself it the most amusing of ways.

Put down my cookies!!!

If you try and steal these

From this lady

You may end up here

Thin Mint thrashing lands Florida woman behind bars

Dispute over Girl Scout cookies escalates to involve scissors, board, sign 

By Brian Hamacher

NBCMIAMI.com NBCMIAMI.com

updated 2/22/2011 4:39:18 PM ET 2011-02-22T21:39:18

Stay away from Hersha Howard's Thin Mints!

The Collier County woman was arrested Sunday after a savage beatdown of her roommate over a box of the delicious Girl Scout cookies that were apparently off limits to her kids, according to naplesnews.com.
The brawl began when the 31-year-old cookie monster confronted her sleeping roommate and accused her of eating the box of treats, police said. The roommate told Howard she'd given the cookies to Howard's kids, who were awake and hungry around 1 a.m.
The roommate offered to pay $10 for the cookies, but Howard wasn't having it, and began fighting with the other woman, police said. The roommate's husband pulled Howard off her so she could escape, but Howard took off after her.
According to a police report, Howard grabbed a pair of scissors and threatened the woman. When the woman started to run down some stairs, Howard allegedly dropped the scissors, picked up a board and hit the woman as she ran down the stairs.
Howard caught up to the woman again and knocked her to the ground and started to hit her. When the roommate managed to get outside the house, Howard grabbed a sign and started hitting her again, police said.
Police finally arrived and arrested Howard, charging her with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
No word on what dessert was served in jail.
Source:Thin Mint throw down


Good thing I prefer Samoas over Thin Mints....

 

If you need help stalking that ex of yours...

Talk about being a major creeper...

Apparently there is a new Facebook app that will alert you when someone's relationship status changes. So if you were wondering about that ex of yours, or wanted to get with a certain special someone, now you can keep extra special tabs on them!

Breakup Notifier is a Facebook app that'll send you a notification whenever somebody you're interested in (read: creepily stalking) changes their relationship status. Because if there's one thing a girl appreciates, it's a guy who's created a 'want to bang' list on Facebook and sits around waiting for the girls to break up. Seriously, that shit makes chicks hotter than getting flowers. Unfortunately, the program can't distinguish between breaking up and getting together, so you can also expect an email when the girl of your dreams lady of your sad fantasies changes her relationship status to 'engaged'. You know, so you can leave a really passive-aggressive post on her wall. *



Source:  Geekologie

Not how I would want to catch a ride....

Sorry I have been MIA lately, but due to unforeseen family emergencies I have been neglecting things. But to get back into the swing of things I bring you this fun little video of how people catch a train in Myanmar. No, thank you, I'll just walk....

&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/boarding-a-train-in-myanmar/207l7cng?q=Train&amp;amp;rel=msn&amp;amp;from=en-us_msnhp&amp;amp;form=msnrll&amp;amp;gt1=42010&amp;amp;src=v5:embed:&amp;amp;fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Boarding A Train In Myanmar"&gt;Video: Boarding A Train In Myanmar&lt;/a&gt;

HOLY CRAP

daaannnnnggggg

I like to move it , move it

Gotta love random, silly videos of people acting a fool and dancing.


&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/man-inspires-crowd-with-amazing-dance-moves/20d2fcds?rel=msn&amp;amp;src=v5:embed:&amp;amp;fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Man Inspires Crowd With Amazing Dance Moves"&gt;Video: Man Inspires Crowd With Amazing Dance Moves&lt;/a&gt;

Soulja Boy? Sure, why not!?

&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/soulja-boy-wedding-dance/20c7lfwa?rel=msn&amp;amp;src=v5:embed:&amp;amp;fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Soulja Boy Wedding Dance"&gt;Video: Soulja Boy Wedding Dance&lt;/a&gt;


Old people love

&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/coolest-elderly-couple-dance-ever/203cmx7u?q=Old+Dance&amp;amp;rel=msn&amp;amp;from=en-us_msnhp&amp;amp;form=MSNRLL&amp;amp;gt1=42007&amp;amp;src=v5:embed:&amp;amp;fg=sharenoembed" target="_new"title="Coolest Elderly Couple Dance Ever"&gt;Video: Coolest Elderly Couple Dance Ever&lt;/a&gt;

Super Bowl ad #3

&lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=156f2dfc-2c36-482f-89a0-29dd93f89893" target="_new" title=""&gt;Bridgestone: Karma&lt;/a&gt;

My favorite Super Bowl Commercials

As per usual there were some very funny ads this year and some very not funny ads, but here are a few that I loved.

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=8a69ecae-1bfb-49a9-9e3d-5679464c5fda" target="_new" title=""&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Doritos: Best for last&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=8a69ecae-1bfb-49a9-9e3d-5679464c5fda" target="_new" title=""&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Doritos: Best for last&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;