Get your free Orrin Hatch Hanukkah song while you can

That's right, Amazon is actually GIVING AWAY this gem.

Groovy

Thanks to Melissa.

Doestoevsky train station less than uplifting

"The station, called Dostoyevskaya, is decorated with brooding grey and black mosaics which depict violent scenes from the nineteenth century writer's best-known novels.

"One controversial mural re-enacts the moment when the main character in the novel Crime and Punishment murders an elderly pawnbroker and her sister with an axe.

"Another shows a suicide-obsessed character in Dostoevsky's novel The Demons holding a pistol to his temple. If that was not enough to darken the mood, shadowlike characters are shown flitting across the cavernous new station's walls and a giant mosaic of a depressed-looking Dostoevsky stares out at passengers.

"The artist responsible for the murals, Ivan Nikolayev, said he was unrepentant and had trouble understanding his critics. 'What did you want? Scenes of dancing? Dostoevsky does not have them,' he said."

I'm voting for Clint Webb

Via: Mr. Blanks

Chipping in for donuts

Via Liberalismo. More fun over at Cop Block.

Vuvuzela Hero

I don't care if it rains or freezes

'Long as I got my plastic...oops. Looks like lighting rods would've been prudent because evidently the Lord's not a fan of tacky roadside statues of Himself. The question remains whether "Touchdown Jesus" will be, um, resurrected?



Obligatory

Stop-motion Post-it Mario

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Via Xaq

Cool in Blue

Hitchcock: That's what she said

Alfred Hitchcock demonstrating an early version of the that's what she said joke: "...as the girl said to the soldier":)

Via The Agitator

BP spills coffee

Via Paula

"Wax On, F*ck Off" with Ralph Macchio

With the renewed interest in the classic "Karate Kid" and following on the AV Club's recent interview with PoF favorite Billy Zabka.

Wax On, F*ck Off with Ralph Macchio from Ralph Macchio

Thanks to Casey F. on Facebook.

Genius

Twin Peaks Rap

Via the unstoppable Jerry Brito.

Toyota rehabs its image

No one's worried about unintended acceleration in a Swagger Wagon:



Via the lovely BunBun

Weird Island

Dana Carvey's 'Lost' Spin-Off

Not that pagan yoga

Thanks, Courtney!

Get crafty with your diva cup

Diva cups need not be purely utilitarian - add some style with a strawberry, whale, or squid pouch.

Billy Zabka, All-American Bully

Not normally one to pay much attention to the HuffPo, but dear friend of PoF Casey F. clued me in to this brilliant supercut of 80's bully excellence on FB. It could have used a little more from "Better Off Dead", but I can't complain.

Paper or water?

From The Big Necessity: "In toilet customs, the world divides, roughly speaking, into wet (flush) or dry (no flush). In anal-cleansing terms, it's paper or water, and, as with driving habits, cultures rarely switch.

"Paper cultures are in fact using the least efficient cleansing medium to clean the dirtiest part of their body. This point was memorably demonstrated by the valiant efforts of a Dr. J. A. Cameron, who in 1964 surveyed the underpants of 949 men of Oxfordshire, England, and found fecal contamination in nearly all of them that ranged from 'wasp-colored' stains to 'frank massive feces.' Dr. Cameron, though a medical man, could not contain his dismay that 'a high proportion of the population are prepared to cry aloud about the footling matters of uncleanliness such as a tomato stain on a restaurant tablecloth, whilst they luxuriate on a plush seat in their fecally stained pants.'”

Because what else are you going to do...

with your ex-wife's wedding dress:



Offer more suggestions here.

Via BunBun

Have allergies? Try worm therapy

"You’ve probably used antihistamines or nasal sprays for your allergies but have you tried worms? Helminthic, or worm therapy, involves purposely putting parasites into your body to treat allergies, asthma and other diseases."

Ok, sounds good so far, but how much does it cost?

"Cost varies, from $2,900.00 for hookworm, which will last on average for five years. Or, whipworm therapy which lasts on average for two years. Combination therapy is $3,900 and includes a treatment with hookworm and whipworm, and retreatment with whipwom after the first dose dies off around year two. Discounts are available for people who buy together."

Brontë Sisters, Power Up!

Super X-Treme Mega History Heroes!



Via The AV Club

Pieces of Flair, Back in the Day

Take a magical trip through time to see what Pieces of Flair looked like when the bloggers were fresh-faced Chargers, eager to share their interests with the amazing new World Wide Web:

Pieces of Flair on Geocities

Courtesy of the Geocities-izer

Awesome.

Lin Yu Chun, you have arrived.

Via DW.

Politickin'

Sadly, it's political season here in Bama and this year we get to choose from among candidate like Roy Moore, the Ten Commandments guy, and Tim James, the man who's made national headlines for his absurd English-only campaign ad.

Normally, I wouldn't bother you fair folks with any of this, but there's a certain commentator in these here parts whose winsome charm and outright dandified mannerisms deserve note. He's also the creator of the above proposed ad for one of our candidates and many others. His identity remains shrouded in mystery, but he styles himself King Cockfight and his writing reflects a certain T. Herman Zweibel sensibility and flair. He's certainly one of the most entertaining writers to come out of this state in a while.

Enjoy.

The Tudyk Obsession Continues...

Can you blame me? Pure awesome. [Warning - Spoiler Heavy]

Expose children to technology early and often

According to internationally recognized brain development authority Dr. Bruce D. Perry, "The technologies that benefit young children the greatest are those that are interactive and allow the child to develop their curiosity, problem solving and independent thinking skills."

The Gospel of Cottontail

A Little Solidarity...

Smartphone Domino Machine

Vodafone Italy makes their pitch.



Via PDA-247

Alien v. Pooh

Alien, Predator and maybe those bugs from the Mummy vs. Pooh and Friends. Pretty great, thought the ending makes no sense, IMHO (according to John "The ending makes perfect sense").

The (possible) Lovecraftian origin of 420

Cthulhu hits the pipe. Buy this print for the stoner Lovecraft fan on your Christmas list here.

Origin theory. Lovecraft's "In the Walls of Eryx"

No idea what any of this is about? 420

Happy 4/20 everyone. Beware of Cthulhu!

Jim Henson pays the bills

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What happens after you save the princess

What Happens After you Save the Princess - More Things to do when you're bored

Via Joseph

Similac makes better stool

Here's the proof:

Star Wars Uncut

Star Wars Uncut "The Escape" from Casey Pugh on Vimeo.

More: You can help finish this film!

via Kyle

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Via Sullivan

This.

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Off to never neverland

Metallica - Smooth Jazz Style - watch more funny videos

Here's a little smooth jazz to cleanse that last post from your palate.

Magnificent

Yvette's Bridal Formal is located in beautiful Panama City, Florida. Yvette's is open till 6 P.M. Yvette's was established in 1980. Yvette's has Garters & GLOVES!!

Elder Futhark
Visigothic Gaul
Land of Mist
Light the Hall
Kronus Magnus
Lead onward fro
Flickering Shadows
Dimming Low

a thousand and one Thank
Yous to the young woman who
loves the NightQueen,
Antressa the Theophlosser !!~*

For all this, some Old Timey Country Cookin' Recipe's [sic], a chance to order a portrait of President of the United States Barack Obama by World Famous Artist Sean Terrence Best, and a virtual concert of public radio scraps (without a pause button), be sure to visit Yvette's.

Attention Robert Smigel!

This is just asking for the Smigel treatment

Via Nikki

Forget the thrills, dope kills:)

Via JP

Weird

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" from Aaron Paul

This one's for every guy out there who, like me at 12 years old, knew more parody songs than originals. I think Patton Oswalt is probably in that club with me.

Grade School Scarface

When I was in *high school*, I played a detective who tracked down the school's litterbug and made him "clean up"-- fudging kids these days, don't know how good they got it.

Via Jonathan Blanks

"Tesla was the electric Jesus"

I had to complete the Jesus post trifecta, even if in a very tangential way:) If history was actually taught this way, more people would become historians, but they would all die young.

Via Xaq via /.

UPDATE: Evidently, high schools don't take kindly to this type of pedagogy.

"Jesus-beats bangin' in my trunk"

Credit to John.

The wrong mushroom?

Dead Mario and Crucified Jesus

Thanks to Neil L. on Facebook

Fashion must be destroyed

Not railing against size zero models or Kate Moss' coke binges, this is a horse of a different color. Not sure what to make of it actually.

Via the irrepressible Jerry Brito.

Before LOST, Ben Linus: Prison Counselor

Via the lovely Erin R.

What do you mean we?

Via the magnificent SageFats

Academy Award-Winning Movie Trailer

So very meta.

Via the glorious Dan Kennedy

Tokyo/Glow

Tokyo/Glow HD from Nathan Johnston on Vimeo.

More

Via Xaq

Although not remotely related, I also wanted to highlight the NPR remixes of Church of the SubGenius "congregant" F. Le Mur.

Via Reason

The Age of Humbert

Via Slate

I'm probably bringing Pieces of Flair dangerously close to relevance, but I don't doubt that there will be a post about a graphic novelization of the life of Godzilla creator Tomoyuki Tanaka or the like in the near future to compensate.

Regardless, as I find myself firmly in the "Hell, that's messed up" camp, and as PoF has previously highlighted the disturbing without ignoring the pedophilic, I thought I could give this a go. It also helps that I believe that Brazil's rising international clout makes them the successors of Japan and Russia as international purveyors of cultural unease.

So, with that in mind, I thought I'd seek commentary on Brazil's 8-year-old Lady Gaga, which, while double-take inducing, doesn't lack for camp value:



A frightening new stage in the sexualization of pre-pubescents, or is nothing new under the sun? As Shirley Temple shows us:



OK, with that, I'll start hunting regretsy for a follow-up post.

Smells like Teen Spirit - The Ukulele Orchestra

It is finished.

Speaking of abusing Smells Like Teen Spirit....

Via BoingBoing

You've been badly whipped...

For more of this general brilliance, visit Nate Bloch's site.

Thanks to Mike N. at FEE, and Tom, in his own nagging way...

Politico Editorial Meeting

It's possible that i find this funny solely because i used to live in DC. Possible, but I think it's pretty funny:)

Via Dave Weigel

Nirvana, Rick-rolled

There really are no words.

via CNet's The Social

Terrifying moments on Sesame Street

More here--from the good folks at Mental Floss.

The Olympic Spirit

At times, Shabalin led Domnina around by her ponytail. They mugged, stuck out their tongues and mimicked the hand over mouth gesture that was once associated with American Indians. (See it here and judge for yourself.) After the dance ended, the crowd gave the Russians what could generously be called a lukewarm reception.

The picture hardly does it justice. If it weren't for NBC's super-douchey video restrictions, I'd post it here. The best I can recommend is to google and watch at your leisure. The part where he appears to drag her by her hair is a particularly nice touch. Don't miss the eskimo tard kiss at the end.

Chocolate Shop

Faith in humanity = restored

All Creative Work Is Derivative

In honor of how much the D word has been thrown around on PoF:



Via Stephan Kinsella at the Mises Blog.

How English sounds to non-speakers

Evidently, to Italians it sounds like this:



Via this blog full of fascinating things i recently happened across.

Happy Valentine's Day

I think this is Jimmy Fallon's Mike Myers impersonation. That's really all I have to say.

Beaker's Ballad

Your Super Bowl moment of Zen

Selleck Waterfall Sandwich

Exactly what you're thinking and one of the most brilliant gems hiding in the internets rough. The best use of the tumblr platform to date.

Take a listen to the theme song.

Haloscan's demise

Bad news... Haloscan, the awesome free software I've used for the blog to manage comments has just given me its two weeks notice. There are two options: (1) export and save the comments and hope that a third party vendor develops something to import Haloscan files, (2) sign up for Echo ($12/yr), which may or may not be as functional as Haloscan, or (3) ditch the old system altogether. Any thoughts on this matter of vital importance are welcome. Please note that the quote bin will not be affected, as these comments are saved on blogger.

Best news story ever

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Via Ivan O.

Rock-a-bye

From the defensive, to the offensive, to the macabre, and everything in between. If you've already exhausted other means of using your child to broadcast your personal aesthetic, consider one of these to ensure everyone out there knows how truly non-conformist you really are.

Baby Carriages of the Damned.

Thanks to Xela B. on Facebook.

Finally! Econ Rap

Just another reason to love Russ Roberts.

This has me thinking about dusting off my "Income elastic, unitary" (set to the Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic") rap i composed in undergrad. Nah, that's still a terrible idea.

Via: every free-market/libertarian/economics peep i know.

Werner Herzog read Curious George

Via Andrew Sullivan

The Late Night War

Via Adam Mueller.

I get the news I need from the weather report

Though currently on hiatus, the David Lynch Daily Weather Report is worth the subscription. It's not daily of course and some episodes are more Lynchian than others.

Also, if you're semi-obsessed with Lynch as many of us here at PoF are, this interview project, aptly titled: INTERVIEW PROJECT, deserves a gander.

No Comment

For women too!

Geekstars of tomorrow?

Via "Sex, Drugs and Applied Science"

Mystery solved

You've probably always wanted to know what teddy bear diarrhea looks like. Thanks to the fine folks at Pedialyte, now you do.

At the risk of alienating all of you...

...FaceBook users.

Seasteading's "Burning Man on the Water": Ephemerisle

Ephemerisle Documentary by Jason Sussberg from The Seasteading Institute on Vimeo.

More.

No idea what's this is all about? Check it.

Behold, the Star-Spawn of Cthulu!

Okay, so it's just an octopus...that's using a coconut shell as armor!

Full story.

How Twilight Works

With typical direct simplicity, The Oatmeal breaks down America's most beloved mopey-bastard-driven literature. Consider this your gateway to The Oatmeal's creamy goodness...



The Oatmeal

Also recommended: What Marcellus Wallace Looks Like.

Thanks to Daniel K. at Facebook

The Barry Manilow t-shirt experiment

Via the WSJ: "maybe we worry too much about what others think. A Cornell study of the psychology of embarrassment—which I like to think of as the Barry Manilow T-shirt experiment —suggests as much. Subjects were required to enter a room wearing a T-shirt featuring a large picture of Mr. Manilow, the crooner whose hits may induce as much wincing as swooning. Although 50% of the T-shirted subjects were self-conscious about what they were wearing, only 20% of the people in the room even noticed it. This experiment yielded the reassuring result that individuals are more aware of their gaffes—from flubbing an answer at an interview to having a bad hair day—than most of the people observing or talking to them."

I Declare This Kid the Winner.

The Post Anything and Win 2009 PoF Song-Off!

Ok, so I realize my postings have dwindled to a nearly non-existent trickle. Hello billable hours! Anyway, I just looked at the date and realized we have exactly one day to get a 2009 song contest in. So here it is. Post a song, any song. It must be an original recording. If you post something truly kick-ass, I will even provide a kick-ass prize. Anything goes folks, after all, sometimes the bare minimum is enough.

Had enough this holiday season?

Not yet, you haven't.



The poor-quality video above is just a small sampling of what you can expect from the 30th Anniversary Dean and Company Christmas Special! Here's the "promo" and you can view the entire spectacular extravaganza here (just click on videos). Those of you following along at home may recall that excerpts from the Dean & Company Christmas Special of 2007 was posted here by Matt at my behest. More info here and here.

The dean family and their variously-named relations are essentially folks with too much money and time on their hands. Their show has lost some of its earnestness recently as attention from from folks like Rick and Bubba have made them realize that folks have been laughing at them over the years rather than with them. The Deans appear to have embraced this new role and ham it up with the best of them. I, for one, am glad that the Deans chose to spend their fortune and free time producing three decades of truly mesmerizing and completely awful local access programming.

Even though the Deans are now playing along, they still have an amazing capacity for unintentional dissonant brilliance. Just check out their unbelievably terrifying website complete with dead baby doll guide and a virtual shooting gallery where you take potshots at children and their families in a deeply unsettling Victorian carnival ground.

Enjoy.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas by Tay Zonday

Deconstructing The Phantom Menace

For all of us who need to kill an hour or so over the holidays instead of killing our relatives.

Full story and parts 2-7 here.

Merry Christmas from PoF and Wham!

Um, stand up for Jesus?

Btw, in case our reader thinks that the PoF cabal meets secretly to come up with posting themes, let me assure you that mine and James' pee-related posts are purely coincidental. Our secret meetings have much more important matters as their focus...

Via Justin.

It's all pipes

I'm probably playing with fire by posting an environmentalist promotion on a libertarian blog, but I have to give the Brazilians points for style and practicality. I was green before it was cool.

Want

Via Reason.

Accenture cancels revised Tiger ads

PoF News: Accenture announced it is breaking up with Tiger Woods, but it's a difficult break-up. In fact, the company even briefly toyed with launching a new ad campaign that would reflect the changed atmosphere around the beleaguered golfer. Thanks to the same folks who raided email accounts to bring us Climategate we have a sneak peek at this ill-conceived effort:



Thanks, Charles!

Then how about a smile?

In a culmination of my hopes and dreams, I've now become a POF Blogger. And so, I'm pleased to give all of you a Christmas present, straight from the heart.

Via AV Club

Customers love new laptop steering wheel desk

The AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate Steering Wheel Desk Tray attaches to your steering wheel for easy access to a writing and drink storage surface.

Here's an excerpt from one satisfied customer's review: "I use it as a 'mini-bar' when the friends and I go out to the bars. I can quickly fix multiple shots of tequila for myself and the friends as we drive from one bar to the next. We also discovered that if you place a pillow on top of it and turn on the cruise control you can catch quick naps on the interstate."

Via Ze Frank.

Give it a ponder.

Ok, so I'm a sucker for viral ads.

Are you a traceur, too?

Via Kent.

Becoming Batman

Last year author E. Paul Zehr released Becoming Batman, a training manual for how an average joe could achieve the physical transformation necessary to be a superhero. Earlier this year, a trailer debuted on YouTube for a new feature film documenting just this process.

Thankfully, though, you don't have to wait on the movie to come to your local theater. You can watch all of the episodes leading up to this point here.

All politics is local

Independent endorsement of Birmingham mayoral candidate Patrick Cooper. Yeah, that's how we roll down south...