Since about 400 people have sent me this link, I’d better post it here. It’s a promotional video and site for some movie, but video’s still relatively impressive (I know I would’ve respected cheerleaders a lot more if they could pull that off, never mind that the girl nearly cracked her skull open).
2004 Office Attachment Awards
According to Yahoo! UK these were the top 10 video clips that were passed around the office in 2004. There are several entertaining ones there that I hadn’t seen. Thanks SEB for the link.
Elephants Helping Out With Tsunami Cleanup
There are just some places that human-made machines are not meant to go.
BANG NIENG, Thailand – A year ago, they were filming battle scenes for the movie “Alexander.” Now six elephants are pitching in to help with the massive cleanup from the tsunami that devastated many of Thailand’s prime tourist destinations.
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While heavy machinery works on the tangled wreckage that used to be posh seafront resorts, some areas are too muddy or hilly for anything other than 4 foot drive.
So the Wang Chang elephant farm in the 17th-century Thai capital of Ayuddhaya offered to send in its best pachyderms. They arrived by truck Sunday in Phang Nga and got to work immediately — after a quick shower to cool off in the tropical heat.
“The six were chosen because they are smart and can act on command,” said Romthongsai Meephan, one of the elephant farm’s owners.
Bad Porn
This is obviously not safe for work, but here’s a blog dedicated to really awful porn.
Would You Like Some Sauce On Your Wiener?
Talk about one stop shopping: Buy a hot dog and some sex, all in one place. Thank Barney for the link.
Tsunamis Bring Out The Crackheads
As much as I’m not a fan of George W. Bush, there are some nutjobs that are blaming him for the death toll. See Exhibit A and Exhibit B. But it’s not Bush’s fault: If you listen to these other nimrods, it’s all the fault of gays and lesbians.
Morons. All of those folks. Anyway, speaking of the Tsunami, here’s some good scientific data on the whole thing, a story about how the animals escaped the tsunami, a pile of links from Boing Boing and how the disaster is going to affect cryptozoology. The New York Times has a great package of infographics, photographs, and more. They’re still having a hard time getting inland and to some of the most devastated areas where there could be tens of thousands more bodies. And we could’ve saved a lot of this if we just follow these directions on how we can build a tsunami early warning system in one month. Here’s a good list of tsunami resources and good note on how the real news is getting distributed. If you really cared, there are some Starbucks that have been affected by this and they plan on donating all their sales from December 29th to disaster relief.
As it stands right now, the death toll stands at just about 150,000.
Most Art Is Crap
But this type of art can be used to wipe your crap.
The Graphing Calculator Story
Ever wondered how the graphing calculator made it onto the Macintosh? Read the fascinating story over here.
Black People Love Us
Racial harmony has finally been achieved. Or something like that.
The Impossible Situp
You know, the Web is full of really oddball crap. Like these guys, who convince folks to do the “ultimate situp” which is, according to their site “When you convince someone that it’s impossible to do a sit-up whilst blindfolded, then apply an ass to their face.” And they’ve got a bunch of drunken idiots on video doing it.