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Stellar Track (Game)

http://www.giantbomb.com/stellar-track/3030-20288/
Stellar Track was a conversion of a college mainframe Star Trek game released by Sears in 1981. It is a suitably primitive game where you have to run scans to locate enemies and starbases on a 6 x 6 galactic map. You run scans to find the enemies then must warp to their quadrant to confront them with either phasers or photon torpedoes. You use the joystick to determine the numerals of where you intend you to travel to.

Stellar Track (Game)

http://www.giantbomb.com/stellar-track/3030-20288
Stellar Track was a conversion of a college mainframe Star Trek game released by Sears in 1981. It is a suitably primitive game where you have to run scans to locate enemies and starbases on a 6 x 6 galactic map. You run scans to find the enemies then must warp to their quadrant to confront them with either phasers or photon torpedoes. You use the joystick to determine the numerals of where you intend you to travel to.

“The Smell of a Boy’s Anus” Scented Oil on Sale Now in Japan (In Case You Were Wondering) | RocketNews24

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/11/02/the-smell-of-a-boys-anus-scented-oil-on-sale-now-in-japan-in-case-you-were-wondering/
(I didn't know this was a thing...) Sold under the tagline, “The forbidden scent…experience that smell one more time”, The Smell of a Boy’s Anus is a “real anal smell bottle” that captures the “pheromone emitted from the anus of a cute boy.”

“The Smell of a Boy’s Anus” Scented Oil on Sale Now in Japan (In Case You Were Wondering) | RocketNews24

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/11/02/the-smell-of-a-boys-anus-scented-oil-on-sale-now-in-japan-in-case-you-were-wondering
(I didn't know this was a thing...) Sold under the tagline, “The forbidden scent…experience that smell one more time”, The Smell of a Boy’s Anus is a “real anal smell bottle” that captures the “pheromone emitted from the anus of a cute boy.”

Sparkle Donkey Tequila

http://www.sparkledonkey.com/
The story of the Sparkle Donkey — or El Burro Esparkalo as he is better known — began as little more than a local anecdote about a humble-yet-noble creature that, in dire times, delivered liquid salvation to many who were in need. But as time passed and word of his strange, lustrous aura and invigorating, ambrosial drink spread, the Sparkle Donkey became a powerful symbol of hope — an iconic and inscrutable totem that resonates to this very day.

Sparkle Donkey Tequila

http://www.sparkledonkey.com
The story of the Sparkle Donkey — or El Burro Esparkalo as he is better known — began as little more than a local anecdote about a humble-yet-noble creature that, in dire times, delivered liquid salvation to many who were in need. But as time passed and word of his strange, lustrous aura and invigorating, ambrosial drink spread, the Sparkle Donkey became a powerful symbol of hope — an iconic and inscrutable totem that resonates to this very day.

Deep Inside Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

http://www.fastcompany.com/3008346/deep-inside-taco-bells-doritos-locos-taco
To Creed, the partnership between Taco Bell and Frito-Lay is more than a one-off collaboration. Like Android is to Google or iOS is to Apple, Doritos-based flavors represent a whole new framework for Taco Bell to build on. "It's not just a product; it's now a platform--Nacho Cheese, Cool Ranch, Flamas," Creed beams. "We're going to blow everyone away in the next few years in terms of how big this idea and platform will become."

In Norway, TV Program on Firewood Elicits Passions - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/in-norway-tv-program-on-firewood-elicits-passions.html?hp&_r=0
“We received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,” said Lars Mytting, whose best-selling book “Solid Wood: All About Chopping, Drying and Stacking Wood — and the Soul of Wood-Burning” inspired the broadcast. “Fifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.”

In Norway, TV Program on Firewood Elicits Passions - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/in-norway-tv-program-on-firewood-elicits-passions.html?_r=0&hp=
“We received about 60 text messages from people complaining about the stacking in the program,” said Lars Mytting, whose best-selling book “Solid Wood: All About Chopping, Drying and Stacking Wood — and the Soul of Wood-Burning” inspired the broadcast. “Fifty percent complained that the bark was facing up, and the rest complained that the bark was facing down.”

Grimes (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes_(musician)
In 2009, Boucher and her then-boyfriend from Tennessee constructed a 20-foot houseboat, named the "Velvet Glove Cast in Iron", with the intention to sail it down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans. The cargo included chickens, a typewriter, 20 pounds of potatoes and a gifted copy of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. However, the chickens caught eastern equine encephalitis virus and perished soon into the trip. Boucher and her companion adopted the names "Varuschka" and "Zelda Xox" for the trip.[14] Due to engine trouble and subsequent harassment from the Minnesota police, the journey was cut short and the houseboat and chickens were impounded.[14] Their diet consisted mainly of potatoes.[15]

Wagah border ceremony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagah_border_ceremony
The Wagah (Punjabi: ਵਗਾਹ) border closing 'lowering of the flags' ceremony is a daily military practice that the security forces of India (Border Security Force) and Pakistan (Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959.[1] This ceremony takes place every evening before sunset at the Wagah border, which as part of the Grand Trunk Road was the only road link between these two countries before the opening of the Aman Setu in Kashmir in 1999. The ceremony starts with a blustering parade by the soldiers from both the sides, and ends up in the perfectly coordinated lowering of the two nations' flags. It is called the beating retreat border ceremony on the international level. One infantryman (Jawan) stands at attention on each side of the gate. As the sun sets, the iron gates at the border are opened and the two flags are lowered simultaneously. The flags are folded and the ceremony ends with a retreat that involves a brusque handshake between soldiers from either side, followed by the closing of the gates again. The spectacle of the ceremony attracts many visitors from both sides of the border, as well as international tourists.

Silicon Valley tech executive nabbed in false barcode scheme involving Lego toys - San Jose Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20675946/silicon-valley-tech-exec-gets-popped-allegedly-stealing
But "loss prevention" officers at the Target on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino had never seen anyone take an interest in bar codes quite like Thomas Langenbach, a top Silicon Valley executive with the global software giant SAP. Prosecutors charged Monday that Langenbach used the tools of his trade -- computer codes and the Internet -- to steal a Santa's workshop worth of Lego toys. They say Langenbach brought his own bar code stickers to the store, used them to cover up the real ones, and then purchased his plastic prey at enormous discounts.

There's going to be an Inspector Spacetime web series!

http://io9.com/5886382/theres-going-to-be-an-inspector-spacetime-web-series
Word out of the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention is that there is going to be a web series of Community's Who-parody show Inspector Spacetime. It sounds like it won't be Donald Glover and Danny Pudi in the starring roles, however. Travis Richey, who plays the Inspector on the show within a show will be producing six episodes. [bessyboo via Charlie Jane]

Obvious Winner - So Easy To See The Awesomeness - ow - Fleshlipad: The FleshLight Holder iPad Case Concept of Digital Bliss

http://www.obviouswinner.com/obvwin/2012/1/20/fleshlipad-the-fleshlight-holder-ipad-case-concept-of-digita.html
Most apple fanboys out there would LOVE to stick their peenors into their precious ipads. Seriously, they would. Well this is a concept for the fleshlipad holder which would take your overused fleshlight and turn it into a high tech instrument of digital fap fap fappery.

How to Rediscover the Obscure TV Shows and Movies that Made Your Childhood Weird

http://io9.com/5863935/how-to-rediscover-the-obscure-tv-shows-and-movies-that-made-your-childhood-weird
It's usually pretty easy to track down most big Hollywood releases and major TV shows on DVD, or on Netflix. But what about those works that aren't popular enough for mass production, such as old TV movies, pilots that never made it to air, or lost films that only a die-hard film fan could appr...

Who Knew U.S. Airways Had Standing Room Only Tickets? - The Consumerist

http://consumerist.com/2011/11/who-knew-us-airways-had-standing-room-only-tickets.html
The passenger, who wrote of his troubles to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott, says that on a U.S. Airways flight from Philadelphia to Anchorage, the airline seated him next to a passenger who weighed more than 400 pounds. "His size required both armrests to be raised up and allowed for his body to cover half of my seat," the passenger tells Elliott.

How to Fry an Egg with a Sheet of Paper and Some Binder Clips

http://lifehacker.com/5860788/how-to-fry-an-egg-with-a-sheet-of-paper-and-some-binder-clips
Stefan Gates, author of The Extraordinary Cookbook, walks us through how to fry an egg with a frying pan made from a coat hanger, a sheet of paper, and those ever-useful binder clips we keep talking about. Just bend the coat hanger into a pan-like shape with a bit of a handle on one end, and then cut the shape of the pan out of the packing paper (leaving enough paper to wrap around the edges.) Attach the paper to the hanger with binder clips. Then just spread some cooking oil around the paper's surface, crack the egg into your paper "pan," and put it over the heat. Give it a few minutes, and the egg should be completely cooked, and ready to eat.

Burglar high on bath salts breaks into family's home, puts up Christmas decorations - NY Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/burglar-high-bath-salts-breaks-family-home-puts-christmas-decorations-article-1.977254
Cops in Vandalia, north of Dayton, say Terry Trent, 44, was high on the designer drug when he broke into a family’s home, put up some Christmas decorations and then plopped down on a couch to watch television, local station WHIO reported.

Interview: Getting to the core of Otomedius Excellent | Joystiq

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/interview-getting-to-the-core-of-otomedius-excellent
If you buy the Special Edition, you'll be able to see these entirely practical outfits on the characters in an artbook, as well as on ... a pillowcase. "When we were thinking of putting together the Special Edition," Lu said, "we were trying to come up with things fans would like. We had this beautiful artwork with Mine Yoshizaki, so we wanted to do something interesting and fun that would show it off. Also, one of the Japanese special editions comes with a bedsheet, so our super hardcore fans can have a full bed set." See? Practical through and through.

Java Now Running on Apple IIc

http://www.desnoix.com/apple2
"I strongly believe in WORA. Java is able to run on a lot of devices, from the credit card to the server. Today I'm pleased to announce the availability of Java(tm) [1] on the Apple II family [2]. This runtime is a partial port of Kaffe 1.1.4 (only the interpreter) and Classpath 0.08. Curently only a subset is available but the goal is to be fully compliant with the JRE 1.4."

The Pythagorean Lambdoma Harmonic Keyboard May Reveal Key to the Universe » Synthtopia

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/01/10/the-pythagorean-lambdoma-harmonic-keyboard-may-reveal-key-to-the-universe
"The Pythagorean Lambdoma Harmonic Keyboard, designed by mathemetician Barbara Hero, is an unusual MIDI controller that’s based on ancient concepts and fundamental harmonic relationships between notes. The keyboard is based on the Lambdoma Matrix, a mathematical grid attributed to the philosopher Pythagoras. The Matrix plots whole-number ratios, with whole numbers along on side (1,2,3,4….) and their inverse fractions (1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4….) along the other."

The Dead Battery Society

http://www.arcadecollecting.com/dead/dead.html
"Several arcade game manufacturers decided it would be a good idea to put a battery on their game boards that, when they die (and they will die), disable the game. Why they did this isn't exactly clear. Usually the way suicide batteries work is, the batteries supply power to a bit of RAM that holds a decryption table. This table is the key to decrypting the encrypted program stored in the board's ROMs. When the battery dies, this table goes away and the program code can no longer be decrypted. The CPU no longer has valid code to execute. The board stops working."

Compubeaver

http://kottke.org/09/09/compubeaver
It's not a dead badger, but it'll do. "Kasey McMahon decided to combine an interest in taxidermy with her PC. Fearing that the natural world is being replaced by technology, the artist installed a working computer inside of an idle beaver."

Founder of Islamic TV station accused of beheading wife - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/16/buffalo.beheading/index.html
I think this guy's just a psycho, but certainly he didn't reach his stated goal. "He launched Bridges TV, billed as the first English-language cable channel targeting Muslims inside the United States, in 2004. At the time, Hassan said he hoped the network would balance negative portrayals of Muslims following the attacks of September 11, 2001."

Best Week Ever » Blog Archive » The Most Amazing Video Of A Girl Playing Star Wars On The Trumpet… EVER

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/10/11/the-most-amazing-video-of-a-girl-playing-star-wars-on-the-trumpet-ever
"And just when you think you’re about to be blown away by her unbelievable horn skills… she proceeds to pump out the most cacaphonous, ear-splitting rendition of the Star Wars theme imaginable"

Chelsea Peretti: Level 3 Coffee Shop Prank

http://chelseaperetti.blogspot.com/2006/08/level-3-coffee-shop-prank.html
"There's a fine line between pranks, magic, and murder. It is a line I cannot distinguish, almost as if I am colorblind and it is written in a certain color I cannot detect. Sorry! Sorry for whatever I did and for however many dead lie behind me."

LUKE CHUEH

http://www.lukechueh.com
"When you first look at his paintings, it's really cute, but when you look again, you gotta think... this Luke Chueh guy's got issues."

BOOOOOONG GA!

http://www.sixsixfive.com/229.html
"And on the right, we have mascots for the game - one with a giant hand for a head and one who appears to be dressed with a fecal motif."

Recall The Rod!

http://nospank.net/lawrence.htm
'Thank you to all of you who wrote to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ask them to recall "The Rod" (nylon whip to beat children).'

Fewture Models Aphrodite

http://www.fewturemodels.net/action_figures/mazinger/aphrodite.html
Features "removable breast and lip missiles". And I can't believe this is from an anime I watched in elementary school, called Manzinger-Z/Tranzor-Z

Head Crash!

http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~ken/crash/index.html
"That's odd, I've never seen see through platters before." Wow. Head crash so bad it wiped he magnetic substrate right off all the platters.

JET-man project

http://www.yves-rossy.com/en/jetman.php
'Following the “Flying Man” project, the logical “next step” was to accomplish the secret dream of being able to fly like Superman or the Rocketeer'

Killer hamster ices owner

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/30/killer_hamster
"A Japanese man died after a bite from his pet hamster caused anaphylactic shock, Mainichi Shimbun reports."

ABCNEWS.com : Family Defends 'Hot Saucing' Kids

http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/Living/Hot_Saucing_Reaction_040830-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
"Melanie Butler was once given a drop of hot sauce on her tongue by her mother when she misbehaved as a child, and the memory of it stuck with her. Butler said the threat of hot sauce alone encouraged her to behave after the incident."

MapQuest: 324 S Main St Ann Arbor, MI

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?mapdata=OehTi+kPVgRJE6hPlmdAbP6vl/Jt8Oqn85F/AthMDRqnMbu/xTAhYPXhaPiOoMc8vxRmm30CMviP3+W6Ehby/K0dkXmOxEBRhK19D9hL5BqUShC7trGIgZDrhZH6Ck+fkPP8km70Xvfqt7ccOxGElK0HD+jpR6t5z7R9agwuvC2YTH0leVZvaYvjNDqbnXx4CcAdj8xFpxyrbod6WVhLPgJSQmjz0O4I0IvHK1cGxc+cnjeZeqfRX+5LRv5/dhxtBEnKzwVNt2p7sjLuy88s8N4aMPAGS1YlhP3Qus6Fyy4054GwI33+SQ1z6RhQGNrjmrsm/j7+5WVy8CMJqg5PuxvD+ABt6kjdmoVL4pN2ceNmisBxfJ/M+8CgpDzfpkb87RKW/lp7Mi5zbH/EBn9Ps+OoO+pAflTsSWZrcl0HKjuHppag4c0Ay+tK2evbaPq2nZtR/yuaUJg=&ovi=1&zoom=9
Coordinates closest to me. Anyone going to be there in a day and 6 hours? (Aug 23 7:59PM PDT, I think)

Quirk Blog: The Chicken Riders

http://surgery-graphics.med.umich.edu/~matt/archives/2004_08_17.html#000563
"Because, after all, nothing says 'cute' like dressing up a pair of overalls so that it makes your kid look like he's riding a gigantic mutant chicken."

Quantum Sleeper

http://www.qsleeper.com
'The Quantum Sleeper is the ultimate in protection, entertainment and communications, “ ALL ROLLED UP IN ONE”.' Dracula never had it this good!

jwz - Chipmunks

http://www.livejournal.com/users/jwz/370926.html
I bet the guys doing the voices for the Chipmunks got just plain sick and tired of talking like that.

Singles queue for man pillows

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10349617^13762,00.html
"Women of all ages have reportedly been rushing to buy their very own Boyfriend Arm Pillow - a snuggly alternative to the real thing."

Museum Considers Excrement Power

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?section=news&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=5680650&type=oddlyEnoughNews
"Britain's Science Museum says it is considering a radical way of paying its hefty energy bills -- using visitors' excrement."

bo logh

http://bologh.blogspot.com
Er.. um.. oh.. it's.. well, you see it's a blog written in Klingon. Yes, that's right: in Klingon.

Voters Urged Not to Eat Their Ballots

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?section=news&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=5532085&type=oddlyEnoughNews
'"Eating a ballot, not returning it or otherwise destroying or defacing it constitutes a serious breach of the Canada Elections Act," Elections Canada warns on its Internet site.'

The LiveJournal of Zachary Marsh

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/stories/the_livejournal_of_zachary_marsh.php
'This morning the authorities entered the home on Babson and found it deserted, the floors slick with mud and seaweed. On the computer was the LiveJournal of Zackary Marsh, with a notice reading “Update Successful.”'

Gorilla's amazing leap puzzles zoo experts

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/06/18/leaping.gorilla.ap/index.html
'"I think we probably have underestimated the ability of these animals," Maple said. "I'm not saying he did it, but if he did do it, it was a tremendous feat of athleticism that heretofore was not known to this species."'

Love Object

http://www.salon.com/ent/indie/2004/02/13/love_object/index_np.html
"It was only a matter of time before someone made a horror film about a sex doll, but don't burn rubber to see this one."

Low-Fat, High-Protein Cicadas: New Health Snack?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/05/0503_040503_cicadafeast.html
"High-protein, low-carbohydrate diet fanatics take note: The billions of cicadas emerging from the ground en masse this month are a healthy alternative to that bacon double-cheeseburger without the bun."

NOVELTY TA-52 CRITICAL MASS

http://www.888knivesrus.com/product/NVTA52CRITICAL
"Meassuring 21.5" in height and 14.5" in width, this bad boy of the novelty section will be a sure pleaser in the display category." Here, you can have one of those 'Melbourne street knives' for your very own weapons cache in your very own Mom's basement

Deadly weapons cache seized

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9603828^28101,00.html?txtmsg.org=
"A FRIGHTENING, multi-bladed knife destined for Melbourne's streets was among a cache of weapons seized by Customs yesterday" Whatever - this knife was destined for some fat-assed Klingon wannabe's Mom's basement.

90% Crud: New Résumé

http://george.hotelling.net/90percent/geekery/new_resume.php
George is updating his resume, but if I were him, I'd demand a re-roll or at least find someone with some decent magic items.

HUMAN KLEENEX

http://www.bushflash.com/unb.html
"How would you feel about a person who thinks it is okay to grab your shirt and use it clean their eyeglasses?" You know, it's a little thing, but it's a telling thing.

Apocalypse Please

http://www.monbiot.com/dsp_article.cfm?article_id=648
"We can laugh at these people, but we should not dismiss them. That their beliefs are bonkers does not mean they are marginal." I'd much rather strive for the Singularity than the Rapture.

Violinist strikes wrong chord with police.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1087781.htm
"A concert violinist in Canada has struck the wrong chord with police after putting in some extra practice while zooming down a six-lane highway." They worked hard on this headline.

Multi-coloured chicks for Easter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3615191.stm
"The dye, which the farm insists does not contain chemicals, is injected into ordinary chicken eggs a few weeks before Easter." Uhh... better living through non-chemicals?

Yo, Sparky. Yeah, You Know Who You Are.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/18/weekinreview/18MCCA.html?ei=5070&en=95d1271d54b8b325&ex=1080363600
"INSIDERS are admitting that President George W. Bush's penchant for bestowing his own nicknames on close associates has provoked the first crisis of his new administration."

RFID Tags in US banknotes? Probably not.

http://boingboing.net/2004_03_01_archive.html#107824694185791461
What a kooky way to waste $1000: "These guys microwaved a bunch of $20 bills and because the bills became scorched, they have concluded that they contain RFID tags."

Papal blessing for break-dancers

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/26/pope.breakdancers.ap/index.html
"In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II presided over a performance of break-dancers who leaped, flipped and spun their bodies to beats from a tinny boom box."

Duct Tape Wall Tapings

http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/walltapings/index.html
"If you are going to do a wall taping, please remember that this CAN and IS dangerous unless you know what you are doing. You can actually crucify someone if they are not properly supported during the taping process."