Anyone reading my blog over the last few weeks may think I have an unhealthy obsession with guns. They’d be wrong. I have an obsession with unhealthy guns – most perfectly epitomised by this the Ba-K-47. An AK 47 made entirely out of bacon.
Mmm. Bacon. There are many more pictures of this piece of bacon architectural awesomeness here.
If you’re a city person itching for the feeling of grass between your toes then this one is for you… if you’re a country person itchy because of grass between your toes then it’s probably not.
Methinks the creators were inspired by a “hamsterdam” joke – and decided to combine a hamster wheel with grass…
Getting your hair to have just the right balance is vital if you’re a villain. You don’t want to end up looking like Kim Jong Il. To make sure you’ve got a killer do you need a killer comb. One of these might help. It’s a comb with a hidden stiletto dagger in the handle. Found here.
Or perhaps you just want to get in the right head space. This one’s not quite so subtle – or dangerous. Found here.
There’s a bit of a movement in the coffee scene to truly distinguish cafes as a “third place” – a safe haven from home or the office. It’s a nice idea. It’s in keeping with the traditional Italian cafe culture – which you can read a bit about here – in this article.
Here’s a nice little “pay it forward” aspect of coffee culture:
It is not uncommon for a contented patron to pay for two cups of espresso when he gets to the cashier—one for himself and one as an offering to humanity, or to the guy lucky enough to be next in line. This extra coffee is commonly referred to as a caffè sospeso, or a dangling espresso.
And here’s what Italians apparently think of my predilection for cappuccinos…
“There is, however, one rule that holds true throughout the peninsula: a cappuccino is only a breakfast drink. No self-respecting Italian would be caught dead sipping on a cup of hot milk with a splash of coffee anytime after the mid-day meal.”
Label generated here. Make your own. Go on. Do it.
Ahh… some “Christians” give the rest of us a bad name. Choosing to make one verse of the bible a point of distinction for your ministry is almost always a bad idea. The badness increases based on the obscurity of the verse – the prayer of Jabez is a case in point. As is the building of a massive cross shaped conference centre in Nazareth.
If your verse is this:
And he said, so is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how
You’re likely to be in a bit of trouble. Especially if you use that verse to justify a ministry of literally “seeding” the ground in the Holy Land. Because the ground is nicer there. More sanctified.
Seed of prayer is a service that enables believers all over the world to cast a seed of prayer in the Holy Land.
Casting a seed is a spiritual ceremony in which your prayer or heartfelt personal memory (which might be represented by anything that symbolizes your hopes and dreams, such as a photograph, a token, a greeting card, or a piece of jewelry) is cast as a seed of prayer upon the soil of the Holy land.
And what’s in it for you – if you choose to partake in their service. For a $12 fee (plus extras).
Apart of course from the feeling of spiritual wellbeing. This. Holy soil.
If you use it for your tomatoes they’ll no doubt be blessed. And taste better.
You can also get a DVD of your casting ceremony. To relive the moment no doubt. Over and over again.
One of my favourite EA sports games was the Rugby League 96 game featuring commentary from Channel 9’s commentary team – with no Phil Gould. I hate Phil Gould (except when he’s coaching NSW). One of Paul Vautin’s frequent pieces of commentary advice was for people who did something stupid to “give themselves an uppercut”. This guy took that advice literally…
Say you invent a time machine. And accidentally send yourself back in time – and it breaks. And Doc isn’t there to fix it for you. And you need to get modern science happening quicksmart so that you can send yourself back home. You better be wearing this shirt when it happens…
Make your next dinner party a perfect tessellating Tetris dinner party with servings customised to fit the bill. Here’s a link to the designer. You can’t buy these yet. 
I have a confession. I have a dangerously low tickle threshold – lower than indicated by this graph. My wife likes to tickle. This is a shameless attempt to prevent any future tickling.
This gun looks pretty threatening – especially to a plate full of chopped beef. From here. Unfortunately it was probably an April Fools Day joke. They were offered to NRA members who could “prove themselves in the kitchen”…
Ok. So that title was purely a reference to a Tenessee Williams play. But this is pretty funny. This Google Streetview car misjudged the height of a bridge. And submitted the photos anyway.
Is there a hypochondriac in your life? Do you think they’d enjoy visualising the germs on their children’s toys? Perhaps this new line of bacterial toys is just the ticket.
Here’s Chlamydia, Mad Cow and Black Death – but there are plenty more where they came from.
Apparently this is how people who celebrate passover do it – with an Old Testament inspired cakefest.
Well not really – perhaps subscribing to the six degrees of separation theory they’re a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of mine. This children is why you shouldn’t eat (or breathe) seeds. This is a 5cm plant growing inside somebody’s lung. True story.
