Entries tagged with 'weird'
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From the Presurfer comes 50 Strange Buildings of the World. There are three food-themed buildings in the mix. Above, from left, the Kettle House in Texas; the Longaberger Basket home office in Newark, Ohio; the Pickle Barrel House in Grand Marais, Michigan. But my favorite food-themed building by far is The Donut Hole in La Puente, California: Photograph from GarySe7en on Flickr...
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Must Wash Hands, a photo blog documenting "employees must" signs in restaurant loos. I heard once that the proper amount of hand-washing time was however long it took you to sing "Happy Birthday." Let's all not sing that aloud in the can, though. [via Eat Me Daily]...
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Photograph from Carol Mitchell on Flickr "The sky is falling!" That's what Chicken Little said and then panicked after an acorn dropped on his head. Even though he comes from a fable, it appears chickens might be terrified of things in the sky. In London, the Telegraph reported claims from a farmer that the presence of hot air balloons were causing her chickens to go into hysteria. But, in their attempt to hide, the birds bump into enough other frightened poultry, or walls, causing their unlaid eggs to explode inside their bodies, killing them. This bit of news is surprising and sad. But fortunately, the ballooning company has agreed to steer clear of the hen's fields now....
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Photograph from Rick on Flickr Answering an emergency call Monday night, Swiss police trekked out to a rural road where motorists reported "a long trail of blood." They followed the mysterious red strip for 12 miles before realizing it was cargo from a butcher's supply van. The barrel of pork blood had spilled accidentally en route to a sausage factory....
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I thought we'd seen everything bacon-related here at Serious Eats. But no. No. We had not seen the bacon lampshade. [via Donny] Related The Bacon Bra Bacon Mats...
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Honestly, I don't know what's going on in this video. Fake Barack Obama makes bacon, some of the kids behind Sizzology rap about it, and then—how did we ever miss this tidbit of news?—they cut in a Michelle Obama breakdown in which she says, "I do my protein as bacon. We're bacon people." I'd imagine that was clipped from some appearance on a morning talk show where she either made a recipe or talked about breakfast. The video, after the jump....
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The gigantic candy corn decorations we reported on last week are still for sale, even if the Craigslist ad has been removed. If you're interested, call seller Steve D. at 612-805-4738. God knows what you'd do with them, but someone, please give these monstrously huge candy corns a good home! Related Gigantic Candy Corn For Sale on Craigslist, $3800 Crazy Craigslist Cookie Ad Candy Corn Knit Cap...
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What has this family of corn terrified? See if the answer pops into your head before clicking play on the video after the jump....
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What could pass as a fruitcake but is better because you can't eat it? An inflatable fruitcake! No one wants to eat the real thing anyway; as long as you can blow air, the inflatable fruitcake offers the joy only a fruitcake could bring, year after glorious year. Practically a steal for only $9.50 (shipping included)! "This is the most perfect item ever created," declares the frighteningly enthusiastic dude in the commercial. You should listen to him. The inflatable fruitcake comes from novelty gift shop Archie McPhee, also the creator of the inflatable toast mattress. [via The Presurfer] Related Alright. Do people really hate fruitcake? The last bastion of fruitcake respect Fruitcake Defeated in Rap Battle...
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Want to keep up with the Joneses in the candy corn driveway decor department? This trio is so great, so surreal, and for some reason looks like they're posing for a family portrait. Found on a Minneapolis Craigslist ad: These "one of a kind" holiday decorations will set your house apart in your neighborhood! They just make people smile, in fact often people have left notes at the door saying how cool they are.3 pieces of candy corn make up the display: one 8 feet tall, another 6 feet tall and another 3 feet tall. Tradition candy corn colors of orange, yellow and white. They are of a very high quality, solid construction. They were designed and created by...
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