Doodads and Gimcracks

Kiwi on a Treadmill

Kirby — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:07:09 +0000

It sounds like something you say when you drop something on your toe. “Kiwi on a treadmill, that hurt!”

But it’s not. It’s an actual kiwi bird on a treadmill as exercise for his broken leg. Not something you see every day.

Runty kiwi on treadmill for rehab.

Sorry, geeks.

Kirby — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:27:21 +0000

Wii Fit isn’t as effective as actual excercise.

Who woulda thunk?

A World Without Mosquitoes

Kirby — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:34:33 +0000

Apparently no one would notice. Not even the ecosystem.

Ecology: A world without mosquitoes.

Hey, I’m all for giving it a shot…

Attention All Artists

Kirby — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:51:46 +0000

Please stop painting now.

There is no way that you can ever beat this painting of Chewbacca riding a giant squirrel and fighting Nazis.

Ever. Don’t even try. Just look upon greatness and despair that you will never create anything this full of awesomeness.

Doubles as a Dog Chew Toy!

Kirby — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:43:50 +0000

Take it, split it, rub it with sea salt to cure it, then treat it with tannin and egg yolk to make it pliable, then make a teddy bear out of it.

Leather?

Deer hide?

No, placenta!

Just a Drop in the Gulf

Kirby — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:43:30 +0000

So you think British Petroleum’s outgoing CEO Tony Hayward is getting a sweet deal in his retirement package? $One year’s salary ($1.6 million) and a $930,000 per year pension seems outrageous, doesn’t it?

Well, he’s a piker compared to these guys.

CEO payouts: Golden parachutes | The Economist.

For example, when Lee Raymond left Exxon Mobil, he got $400,000,000 as well as a $98,000,000 lump sum pension and use of the company jet.

I’ll bet Tony feels ripped off to only be getting a measly mill a year. If he had any self-respect he would just throw it back in their faces until he’s recognized for the value he brought to the company.

*cough*

This is Less Than Kind

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:27:39 +0000

If you’ve never seen the sitcom Less Than Kind, filmed in Winnipeg, you’re missing out. Hilarious, quirky, bizarre and heartwarming. Track it down. It’s definitely worth it.

Enjoy the few episodes that were made, though, because the actor (Maury Chaykin) that played the father (Sam Blecher) just died. Sigh.

Actor Maury Chaykin dies at 61.

That’s Not Moss!

Kirby — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:00:26 +0000

From boingboing.net we find a video of a thick fuzzy patch of moss on a tree.

Oh wait!

that’s not moss!.

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGG!

Forget the Toys, It’s the Receipt!

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:12:27 +0000

You know bisphenol A (BPA), that chemical that’s had parents in a panic for a couple of years now? The one that mimics the bodies hormones and messes up your endocrine system? The one that was in pretty much every toy and food can liner, and sparked bans from government agencies around the planet?

Well, according to this testing agency, the receipt you handle when you buy the toy has 250 to 1000 times as much BPA in it, and you can absorb it through skin contact.

Tests Find High BPA Loads on Many Receipts.

Toxin? You’re soaking in it.

Sam & Judy

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:17:59 +0000

Hey all you Winnipeggers, make sure you don’t miss the funniest Winnipeg Mayoral Race political comic in town!

Sam & Judy: A 2010 Winnipeg election comics blog!.