Links n Miscellanea April 2008 [ on iamcal.com ]

Posted by Saltation, around 2nd April 2008:

I read with keen interest your gripping article on the hotheaded naked ice borers and was reminded of another savage carnivore here in the Pacific Northwest: the dreaded Puget Sound fanged slug.

While this shell-less snail (class Gastropoda; subclass Pulmonata) measures only four to six inches long, convergent evolution has bestowed on it dentition identical to that of the great white shark. Additionally, this mollusk is capable of oozing forward with hideous speed, being clocked at 1.3 meters per hour during an attack.

Hunting in packs, the gastropods prefer to prey on the Northwest spotted owl, which the slugs stalk by smearing unspeakable slime trails on tree branches that the owl cannot then firmly grasp. As the slugs hunker in ambush, the unsuspecting bird (order Strigiformes) lands and suddenly finds itself upside-down and swinging like a pendulum from the buttered perch, talons gripping in astonishment. As is well known, the owl cannot initiate flight from this position and is thus forced to dangle stoically as the herd of maddened snails rushes in, fangs flinging spit.

It is the horror of every nature walker to come upon the disgusting aftermath of this plunder--two knobby owl legs suspended from a tree limb, a beak and feathers on the woodland floor, the forest serenity shattered by the belches of satiated slugs.

William Peters
Bothell, Wash.

superb comment on a classic April Fool's hoax: The Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer

Posted by Saltation, around 2nd April 2008:

cal, you might like this

apparently, Machine City in Matrix: Revolutions was inspired by the San Francisco skyline by night from the water
io9.com/367603/eight-of-the...

Posted by jeffry, 3rd April 2008:

I think cal might like this more
www.flickr.com/photos/brian...

Posted by che, 3rd April 2008:

Depends what cup size he is.

(Might need a whole lotta bacon)

;)

Posted by Saltation, 3rd April 2008:

lots of bacon is a wunnerful thang

Posted by Saltation, 3rd April 2008:

the most aw-wwwesomest Finder bug ever

viddler.com/explore/rentzsc...

pretty!

Posted by Saltation, 3rd April 2008:

in other news: where the hell did viddler come from? that's the most awesome webtechnology i've seen in years! (observe its extremely graceful behaviour once you start mucking around with sliders, for example)
blows youtube into the weeds. you2.0b

Posted by che, 3rd April 2008:

"of io9's top 10 unsung sci-fi classics, i've only seen one. i suck » «"

I'm guessing that one is Farscape

(or possibly Lexx)

Posted by cal, 4th April 2008:

yeah, farscape

Posted by Meatwood Flack, 4th April 2008:

Q. What was the sequel to "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" called?

A. "Honey I kicked the dog in the ass... and now he's bleeding from the ass."

Posted by che, around April 2008:

Weird.
I always thought it was Honey I Blew Up The Kids

Posted by Saltation, around April 2008:

micheal jackson has a copy of that, but without the "Up"

Posted by Redmaiden, around April 2008:

bums
I just posted about the bacon bra thinking how much Cal would like to eat it and then I find there's a link to it already above. Oh well.

Posted by cal, around April 2008:

and i blogged about it a few days ago :)

Posted by Saltation, around 6th April 2008:

#738913

[Rx] I am eating hot dogs that have little bits of cheese inside the frankfurter
[Rx] It is amazing.
[Rx] I am sure this must be an american invention
[Rx] but it's like a man who ejaculates cream cheese is having sex in my mouth with a beautiful pork woman

Posted by mischief.bound, around 6th April 2008:

Thanks ..now I have this an image in my head to go along with the last comment. *pulls at eyes ... they burn*

"but it's like a man who ejaculates cream cheese is having sex in my mouth with a beautiful pork woman "

Posted by Saltation, around 7th April 2008: