Quote of the Day:
“Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.” -Mother Teresa
Fact of the Day:
The world’s tallest woman was 7’7†and, she died yesterday. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Creamsicles Day -noms
Link of the Day:
Why not get yourself a cute hairless mouse?
Neatorama posted this first, but it’s so cute I can’t pass it up. National Geographics archieve has this photo and story and it’s so cute and silly.
Photography by Kurt Severin, National Geographic Image Collection
SITTING KITTY
A patient little cat endures lessons in baboonery. According to notes accompanying the photograph—which arrived at the Geographic in 1956 but was never published by the magazine—”Baboon mother tries to make Fluffy sit up like a good monkey baby. But the kitten always falls back on her four legs. It seems like such a hopeless case.” The baboon, named Helen, was an attraction at Ross Allen’s Reptile Institute, a roadside zoo funded in 1929 in Silver Springs, Florida. She may have been a holdover from the days when Tarzan movies were filmed in the region and Allen provided animal actors for visiting Hollywood productions. —Margaret G. Zackowitz
Quote of the Day:
“Work and pray, live on hay, you’ll get pie in the sky when you die -That’s a lie!.” –Joe Hill -Thanks Neatorama -BTW, if you’re a bit of a logophile like myself, you’ll love learning where the expressions we use everyday come from. (I know, I’m a nerd.)
Fact of the Day:
There were twice as many speak easies in 1930 than there were legal drinking establishments prior to prohibition. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Lighthouse Day -they can be fun to visit.
Link of the Day:
50 Animals Smooshed against glass. ADORABLE!!!!!
I know it’s been circulating a while, but thanks to my company’s wonderful habit of blocking YouTube, I only now got to watch this video.
And tears welled up. If you haven’t seen the story of Christian the Lion, then watch and enjoy!
At Comic Con, I was lucky enough to be introduced to the brilliance that is the Dogville shorts. These “Barkies” are hilarious, perhaps animal abuse, but hey…it was the 20’s. You won’t believe how cute the costumes are, particularly on some of the girl dogs. They actually have plots. Bad plots for the most part, but the adorable dogs with decent enough plots actually make them worth watching. Plus, I’ve decided they are the ultimate party/bar films for something that people will look up at and say “WTF,” without actually stopping to watch the screen for too long.
These short films using dogs as actors were collected and compilled into one bootleg DVD that you can buy from this site. I’m not trying to sell these to you, but I will say this DVD was the best thing I bought at the comic con and that’s the only place I can seem to find them for sale.
Quote of the Day:
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.†-Anne Bradstreet
Fact of the Day:
The less you sleep, the more you dream. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
Link of the Day:
Some really cool looking marine animals.
This news story almost made me cry…I’m such a sucker for aminals. Thanks Neatorama!
Quote of the Day:
“An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.†-Alfred A. Knopf
Fact of the Day:
Coal ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Mutt’s Day –One of my favorite holidays ever. My favorite mutt is to the right, a Mr. Percy P. Pants
Link of the Day:
Make a movie poster from your home photos.
An Indian politician is so thrilled to have one the recent election that he has sacrificed over 200 goats and four buffalo. Take that PETA. More info available at Metro.co.uk.
This crazy little deer was found a mile and a half out to sea. Luckily, a marine found him and returned him to shore. Thanks Cute Overload, for giving us the story.