“I don’t care to belong to any club that would have me as a member.”

- Groucho Marx

(Thanks to Phil for the quote)

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Love them or hate them, videos of Japanese gameshows are hilarious - especially if you have NO CLUE what’s being said. Here’s a classic Human Tetris episode, with a defiant cast of characters doing whatever it takes (read: whatever they can) to win!

Apparently stateside media has noticed how popular Human Tetris is on YouTube, and has decided to create an American version. Annnnnnnnnd, true to form, the name will be simplified for what I assume must be a huge swath of American audiences who don’t know what Tetris is. Ladies and Gentleman, allow me to present Fox’s Hole in the Wall.

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My favorite viral video guys are back at it again, with another straight-to-Internet smash to follow up mega-hits Ghostride the Volvo, Huge in Asia, and Give Me Your Heart (in San Francisco). Check out “Damn It Feels Good to be a Banker” and show these guys some love– after all, they’re Blogadilla readers!

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There aren’t many words for this one: at the Iowa State Fair this month, renowned butter artist Sarah Pratt unveiled a life-size sculpture of 16 year old Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Johnson, seen below. This, along with a Harry Potter scene and the annual display of the “Butter Cow,” round out the butter art. Interesting to note, the butter sculptures were kept at a brisk 40 degrees to prevent any melting. Rumor has it, upon completion of the fair, state officials unveiled the world’s largest baked potato.

(via AthleticsNation; via Neatorama)

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In conjuntion with the Democratic National Convention, MoveOn.org held “Manifest Hope,” a Barack Obama-inspired art contest, and is now auctioning the proceeds to charities aimed at social change.  The winning piece from the contest, by New Orleans artist Phil Fung, is for sale on ebay for $1525.00 and counting….check it out!

Another, larger piece is on sale for $3,050 here- very nice.  Both auctions have almost 5 days left, and if I had to predict, both will crack $10k.  Anyone else care to take a guess?

(via Eliot)

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(found on IronLife)

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John and Cindy McCain pay $270,000 per year for butlers and maids– $50,000 more than the median value of an American home.

- DailyKos.com

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Thanks to UltraMagnus for the heads up on this great bacon find: the Wake-N-Bacon Alarm clock!

Almost certainly the greatest feat of bacon engineering to date, the Wake-N-Bacon is  “an alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon” because “no one likes to wake up, especially to an alarm.”  Check out how it works here:

Though the Wake-N-Bacon appears to not currently be for sale to the public, you can most likely email Matty of Mathlete.com for a quote.

Also, become a fan of Bacon on Facebook! And to all Facebookers, check out our “weekly” featured bacon product, and send us a note if you find anything we haven’t yet covered!

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(image: Newsteam.co.uk)

The “Wasp Knife” was designed to kill bears and sharks (and ninjas) - this knife can inject a ball of frozen compressed gas and flash-freeze internal organs, etc. But British Police now fear this type of knife may show up on the streets (DailyMail Online link).

(via Susan)

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Wendy’s has created the answer to the question:
“How much meaty awesomeness can fit into a single burger?!?”

Behold the burger of the Carnivore Gods: The Baconator.

It’s like a farm in between two buns: two 1/4 lb. burgers with six strips of hickory smoked bacon.

This is the Banana Oreos of the burger world.
Mmmmm.
Bacon.

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(photo: Lyle Owerko)

Photographer Lyle Owerko’s “Boombox Project” (gallery link).

(via Notcot)

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It’s been years since I’ve given a damn about Oreos . . . until now.
Until they made them BANANA!
If awesome had a flavor, it would be banana Oreo.
I never thought a cookie could give me a boner.

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Yes, you heard me right.
Mike.
Chicken.
Headless.

(image: Wikimedia Commons)

In the 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen cut the head off of “Mike” the chicken. However, Olsen managed to strike the chicken at the base of the head - mostly decapitating it - but leaving part of the bird’s brain in tact. Remarkably, the headless chicken still walked about, made pecking motions, flapped its wings, and survived for 18 months (Olsen fed it with an eyedropper into its “neckhole”). Olsen toured the country with “Headless Mike” and they even made an appearance in Life Magazine. The town of Fruita, Colorado (Mike’s hometown) now proudly displays a headless chicken statue in his honor.

Wikipedia link
Legends of America link
Mike The Headless Chicken (Official Site) link

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Does this untitled painting by Keith haring invoke a peculiarly unpleasant feeling in anyone else? I think I need to sit down…

Buy your poster today and hang this masterpiece on your wall for only $21.98.

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“John and Cindy McCain buy houses like you and I buy umbrellas. They buy them, they set them down, and they forget where they are.”

- Eugene Robinson - Countdown with Keith Olbermann

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Unlike Timbo, I haven’t taken a vow of hatred toward the Olympics, watching bits and pieces of the games here and there. Here are some choice stories, controversies, and generally bizarre things I’ve spotted along the way:

1. Ugly Girl Cut From Opening Ceremony - Replaced by “cute” lip-synching 7 year old
   
2. “Don’t call me a Nimrod!”
   
3. Chinese women’s gymnastics team wins all-around gold, amidst questions and accusations that many of the team members are not, and will not turn 16 in this Olympic year– the requirement to be eligible for competition in the Olympics.  Decide for yourself– the average weight of each respective Chinese gymnast is 77 pounds!
   
4. Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was disqualified after throwing away his medal; vows to quit Greco-Roman wrestling.
   
5. Lisa Leslie of the USA Women’s Gold Medal Basketball team wants to make it clear that she is better than everyone else– by wearing ALL of her gold medals, from 4 games, during this year’s medal ceremony.  We get the message, Lisa.
   
6. Cuban Taekwondo athlete Angel Matos banned for life after kicking a referee in the face in response to his disqualification, for taking too much injury time during the bronze medal match:
   

(images courtesy of gadling.com, NBC, beijing2008.cn, Peter Parks, ESPN.com)

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“The World Wide Web is the only thing I know of whose shortened form takes three times longer to say than what it’s short for.”

- Douglas Adams - The Independent on Sunday, 1999

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(photo credits: Warner Bros./Turner, David Furtney)

I grew up in a neighborhood nearly identical to Cuesta Verde in the movie Poltergeist. And oddly enough, I grew up in a neighborhood 20 minutes away from Steven Spielberg’s childhood home.

David Furtney found the actual house from Poltergeist, in Cuesta Verde Simi Valley, California.

Clown Doll Bonus Round:
The Cuesta Verde Estates T-shirt.

(via Poltergeist: The Website)

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Stanford University is undergoing some renovations this Summer.
On the construction site, there is a strong concern that husky people will be run over by cyclists.
We all gotta watch out for the husky folks.
Words to live by.

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Ever since I saw this on Instructables, I’ve been fantasizing about making my very own Swiss Army keys.

(via Notcot)

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