Those of you who are slightly morbid should love these weird graves and tombstones. Some of them are very clever, including the Scrable one, the Yoda one, the weird asian “wok” joke on the dog one and more.
Go look, it’s very worth your time.
Time for the second contest ever here at RTD. This time, it’s a weird link contest. You have a week to submit the link to the weirdest site via the “submit a link” tab, in the comments section here or via email toadmin@ruethedayblog.com. The winner will receive Choke
Be sure to include your REAL email address so I can contact you if you win.
All links I like will get featured on RTD and the winner will be chosen exclusively by me mwahahahaha. If things go well, we’ll do this again.
Quote of the Day:
“The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to
tell them the truth.†-H. L. Mencken
Fact of the Day:
More than 1% of the U.S. adult population is in jail or prison. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
US Coast Guard Day
Link of the Day:
Check out some of the seriously bizarre stuff people post on eBay with Weird eBay Listings. I personally would love to own the flesh eating frog shown at right.
Great video found via Neatorama.
Web Urbanist has some excellent examples of Steampunk designs and what not. It’s definately a good follow up to the first set of Comic Con pics I posted yesterday.
While I’m on the subject, read this great imaginary letter where Timothy McSweeney tries to explain to his parents that he’s into steampunk. Via Boing Boing.
Quote of the Day:
“The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Fact of the Day:
The man on the can of Chef Boy-ar-dee was a real person. Hector Boiardi was a gourmet chef at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Tequila Day -This could be problematic.
Link of the Day:
Ack! Creepy nature. To be more specific, the 30 Creepiest Trees in the world.
Quote of the Day:
“Things are more like they are now than they have ever been.” -Gerald R. Ford
Fact of the Day:
There is no solid evidence that the $5.6 billion annual cost of airport screening is effective in preventing terrorist incidents. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Annual Soapy Smith Wake in Alaska and Hollywood.
Link of the Day:
101 picnic dishes that take under 20 minutes. Yum.
Via Neatorama.
Quote:
“It’s a control freak thing. I wouldn’t let you understand.” -S.H. Underwood
Fact:
Subway and streetcar operators earn more than twice the salary of ambulance drivers: $47,740 versus $22,310. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Today is the start of the “Dog Days” of summer.
Link of the day:
To celebrate the Dog Days of Summer, why not show something that’s really hot? Like the Door To Hell, pictured at right.
So all joking aside, having a spray on condom is a cool idea. They dry in 25 seconds and can fit everything to a mouse to an elephant wang . Besides bestiality purposes, normal humans can find some good use for these as well. The article says that people are worried it won’t be romantic. What’s not romantic about shaking a can and spraying it around your lover’s junk? Oh yeah, but I’m one of those weirdos that thinks sex shouldn’t always be dead serious. Oh well.