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Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” got Loads of Fan Remakes
I actually like the video. It’s minimalist, got plenty of sass and a catchy tune.
In fact, it’s so popular that it has spawned a host of fan remakes on the web – some gender-bending, some cutesy, and too many that are just barf-bag gross. However I applaud them for their balls (or lack of…) in making and broadcasting these fan vids. Hopefully, they’ll get their 5 minutes of fame and comfort.
And, damn man, Beyonce’s ass is so fucking HUGE…
Mimosa is the New Black. What say you Ladies?
Pantone says that all shades of yellow (<— on the left) will be the “in” colour for 2009.
Apparently, the recent economic crisis’s gloom and doom can be offset by this colour that’s “invariably connected to warmth, sunshine and cheer — all the good things we’re in dire need of right now."
Sure thing. Mr Pantone, sir. Should I colour my clothes Mimosa shade, sir? Just for warmth, sunshine and cheer, eh?
Source: Yahoo; The City Sage: Duh!
Otaku emoticons
Wahaha!!! Hilarious encyclopedia of emoticons as used by your neighbourhood Otaku.
My favourite: T_T Telephone poles got shoved in their eyesockets
And that’s probably the cleanest of the bunch.
Go read the list at Otaku emoticons – Encyclopedia Dramatica.
I am not thankful for…
- The smell of gasoline in the clear, crisp morning air.
- Leafblowers bellowing at leaves like some deranged Drill Sergeant Major.
- Rattling taxis and vans that idle across my house.
- Taxis beeping like Patpong touts.
- Friends who arrange to meet, then cancel 1/2 an hour before we meet. (Gosh darnit, I got a life too, you know!)
- Banks that eye your money.
Things that I’m thankful for…
- Rammstein – Hirach Tur Mich.
- A career that isn’t work.
- Relatively pain-free movement.
- Loads of books on my tables.
- Fixing my bicycle. Look out road! Here I come!
No Cats on Chinese Menus?
I’ve never eaten a cat before. It isn’t because I think it’s cute. It’s simply because I never found a place that sold cat as food. Apparently, they have it in Guangzhou… (Where have I been looking when I was in Guangzhou? Obviously all the wrong places…)
Surprisingly other Chinese are repulsed by the thought of eating a cat. And they’re not bothered by eating man’s bestest friend: dog. I found an LA Times story that narrated a rowdy rescue of a truckload of cats by Shanghainese activists, and a wink and a nudge to save “our furry feline friends”.
Personally, I’ll eat anything that flies, crawls, swims, hops, or walks. Cats, dogs, alligators, snakes, whatever…
Source: Los Angeles Times
PS: If you’re wondering how to cook a stray, try this recipe (from salon.com) – “Cut the meat of a mature cat and a chicken into cubes and steam them until tender with water chestnuts, pieces of fresh sugar cane, fresh ginger root, and preferred herbs. Cat meat is also stir-fried and sautéed by the same Chinese recipes as dog. It is eaten too in China as smoked meat.”
Panda Diplomacy by China
Alright, by now Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan should be nicely settling in their new homes… at the Taipei Zoo. The two Sichunese pandas are Beijing’s gesture of reconciliation between Taiwan and China.
On a less symbolic level, direct air, shipping and postal links were resumed between the two countries after six decades. And more financial contacts are expected as their leaders hammer out the specifics over smiles, alcohol and strong tea.
Hopefully, it’ll pull my Taiwanese unit trusts up from the doldrums.
Source: BusinessWeek
PS: Merry Christmas, everyone!
Kamikaze Cookery
Fucking brilliant and funny folks who take their cooking very seriously and in the only humanly possible way – with science. Think of them as the culinary version of Mythbusters.
They’ve mounted cooking challenges against celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsey; explained strange cooking like molecular gastronomy; and cook steaks with vacuum cleaners, thermometer and a blowtorch. (I’ve reproduced the video below from Youtube.) Now they’re on a Fife Diet (something to do with getting to a place, eating wrongly and dealing with train conductors).
Without further ado, on to their show lassies and laddies!
Source: Kamikaze Cookery
The dizzying diversity of human sexual strategies…
…really boils down to one factor – how good you look.
Apparently, “majority of men and women were able to accurately judge whether a person would be a good bet for a committed relationship or were more interested in a fling, just by looking at a photograph of their face.”
The result of a study done by Lynda Boothroyd of the University of Durham, UK. Also, it says (and I paraphrase like nobody’s business) if you’re an attractive woman or a masculine guy, then you’re more likely judged to be inclined towards casual sex – and to participate in it as well.
So show someone your photo and ask them, “Am I good for a fling or more?”
Source: New Scientist
Melting Man Protests Climate Change
The Red Cross of Argentina (in Spanish) came up with this amazing concept where a melted man in Buenos Aires hands out flyers on the evils of climate change and what you-as-the-average-person can do about it.
Unorthodox. Scary.
Imaginative. Impact.
Now this is advertising!
Source: TreeHugger
Are You Seeing Right? City Illusions by Felice Varini
Felice Varini is a Swiss artist who paints on architectural and urban spaces. Nothing surprising there ‘cos we’ve got loads of building painters in the world.
But makes his paintings so captivating is that they are only complete at one viewpoint.
Like M.C. Escher, Varini’s works rely heavily on the use of perspectives. For example, that which is a complete circle (he favours simple geometric shapes) at an viewpoint; disintegrates and breaks apart at another view point, just like the circle in the photos below…
Read more about him over at the Poetic Mind.
Source: Cooked Brains
Wend Right 