Tracy Jo Seneca has been roaming the streets of Chicago with a camera in search of interesting, unusual and strange signs. My favorite so far: The Mexican Pagoda Sign. Kind of reminds me of a restaurant here in Indianapolis called the “Oriental Smorgasbord.” Also, Rosario’s Italian Sausage, where the pigs just happily jump into the meat grinder. Mmmmm. Sausage.
“One of the wilder stories circulating about Sept 11, and one that has attracted something of a cult following amongst conspiracy buffs is that it was carried out by 19 fanatical Arab hijackers, masterminded by an evil genius named Osama bin Laden, with no apparent motivation other than that they ‘hate our freedoms.'”
Hog Heaven: Celebrating 100 Years of the Harley-Davidson. Brought to you by the Library of Congress, this retrospective explains how the modest “transport vehicle” became an American icon.
Well having to eat any of these dishes would most certainly cause me to lose weight. And probably lunch. Check out the fluffy mackerel pudding. And the liver en masque, whatever that is. Ugh.
So you’re writing a novel, and your supervillian needs a name? Need to come up with a new spacecraft model? Got a new mixed drink and you don’t know what to call it? Visit The Page of Generators for all your creative needs.
To play the Trogdor game, Use the arrow keys to control Trogdor. Stomp ten peasants to achieve burnination. Burn all cottages to progress to the next level. Brought to you by Strong Bad and Homestarrunner. For the origins of Trogdor, check out the Strong Bad e-mail about drawing a dragon. Heck while you’re at it, read all of Strong Bad’s e-mails.
The Memory Hole: ” The Memory Hole exists to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known. The emphasis is on material that exposes things that we’re not supposed to know (or that we’re supposed to forget).”
Unknown News: “The news you need, whether you know it or not. We try to spotlight news that hasn’t gotten enough (or appropriate) attention.”
Both these news sites monitor and record big news reports, and in the case of The Memory Hole, when a newspaper censors itself for some reason, they will take note of the original writing and how it’s been changed. For example, check out how the New York Times deleted mention of Police Snipers at a recent anti-war protest.
Is now a flash video game by Scott Pehnke – Adventure. That’s so cool. Except that I can’t play it until tomorrow when I’m not at work. 🙁
