The Barber’s Lament
BARBER: Being a barber used to be great. Back then, everyone wanted to be a barber. There were barbershops everywhere. It’s not that way anymore. It’s Ella Grasso’s fault. She… Read more »
Category: Wonderful and Strange
Robot Performs Wedding
Eyes flashing, robot conducts wedding in Tokyo. Somebody asked, “Is that legal? A Robot, since the minister has to sign the Marriage License!” The answer is that in Japan what… Read more »
Unexpected Problem with 3-D Movies
I’ve posted before about the unfortunate side-effects of 3-D movies, such as their tendency to cause headaches and nausea in some viewers. However there is one side-effect that I never… Read more »
Stereoscopic Images
Here’s a surprisingly effective way to view stereoscopic images without special glasses: This site has a lot more of them (via).
Strange Sushi Commercial
Lisa Katayama calls this a “funny sushi restaurant commercial.” For me the words that come to mind are “bizarre” and “disturbing”.
A Real Live Mecha!
via Steven.
This is Not a Joke
…I think. This pamphlet arrived in the mail: (Click for larger image.) Ever since the scientific community adopted heliocentrism as fact, attempts have been made to prove it. Some of… Read more »
Japanese actress caught in sheep ‘poodle’ scam
Important consumer alert: If you want to buy a poodle, make sure that you aren’t actually getting a sheep with a funny haircut! (If anyone has pictures of this, let… Read more »