A manor house in Nairobi, with giraffes on the premises? Sounds like it could be Tycho Brahe‘s vacation home. Instead, it could be your next holiday getaway.
I’m not sure there’s much more to say.
Photo found at Photo Donuts, by Michael Casker.
Webcomic is Cyanide and Happiness, by Rob.
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Have you always wanted to be a werewolf?
If so, you’re in luck — somebody is selling werewolf transformation spells on eBay! (Note: The Big Bad Blog does not endorse the use of Werewolf Transformation Magics. In fact, we do not believe such a spell would work.) |
| Some things are awesome.
The Erotic Monster Manual Contest is one of these things. |
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A quick tip to all the would-be bank robbers out there:
It is best not to interrupt your bank-robbery in progress to fill out a loan applications. |
| Girl Scouts: A feminist menace. |  |
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Sorry, Italian ice cream. But your advertising is too controversial for the Pope’s visit.
It’s a shame that the Pope doesn’t share the UK’s desire to keep his visit controversy free. |
| Now when your organs are removed they can also be branded!
Possibly against your will. |
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Check out how professional make-up artists take beautiful models and turn them into the freakish things you see on runways. |
| Dalek blueprints.
For making Daleks. |
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The world of medicine is becoming a happier place, thanks to the invention of therapeutic ice cream. Although currently only available in strawberry, we are certain that 31 flavours are right around the corner.
(Anticrepuscular Rays while flying over Arizona, by Craig Gould)
Pomegranate juice does not, apparently, cure cancer. Imagine that. The FDA is coming down on misleading health claims made on food packaging. Of those mentioned in the article, POM pomegranate juice appears to be the worst offender, actually claiming to prevent and/or cure diseases.
As widely reported, days are now shorter, thanks to the earthquake in Chile. It should be noted to those who are skeptical regarding global warming due to the cooling effects of winter that the number of hours of daylight will continue to increase until the summer solstice on June 21st, and that despite this days are actually a little bit shorter now.
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A device for injecting ice cream into bananas must exist somewhere. |
| Beware! The Bear Apocalypse has arrived. |  |
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The ethnobiology of the Haitian zombie |
| Unsurprisingly, the guy behind Girls Gone Wild is an asshole. |  |
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Police in Richmond are stealing valuables from people’s cars to teach them a lesson. How is breaking into somebody’s car and taking their property not a crime? |
| Chemistry of the BBQ. |  |
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In University statistics classes, we were often given questions including the words assuming a fair coin toss, or something to that effect. Imagine my devastation to learn that the fair coin toss does not actually exist. |
| Seth Godin on education. |  |
