[http://youtu.be/iupm6VHKoQU] (YouTube link)Not a good day for lake surfing. The shores of Lake Michigan look like they are being assaulted by floating boulders! No, these aren't rocks, but balls of ice. They form as sma...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/A-Sea-of-Ice-Balls/Thanks, brain. You're a big help. I had a moment of actual joy going on until you stepped in.Tom Fonder of Happy Jar reminds us that our brains are kind of jerks. Now take a moment to remember that embar...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Memories/Fans of the hit AMC television series Mad Men know that the characters Megan Draper and Joan Holloway are the most fashionable characters on the show, and they love showing off their designer retro style whether at work...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Printable-Mad-Men-Paper-Dolls-Of-Joan-And-Megan/Benjamin is a Holland Lop rabbit and an Instagram star. With the assistance of his human, Lauren Gates, he has released a 2014 calendar featuring him dressed as your favorite characters from classic movies of the 80s and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Bunny-Dressed-as-Characters-from-Famous-Movies/(Video Link)Short films usually have a pretty simple premise, and wait until the bitter end to deliver the punchline, twist or moral message.However, Struck doesn’t really need to keep you in suspense unti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Star-Studded-Short-Film-STRUCK/The Intelevator is a recurring skit on Ylvis' TV show Tonight with Ylvis, in which Vegard and Bård mess with people on an elevator. The "intelligent elevator" does many things -and speaks an almost unlimit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/The-Intelevator/Ever wonder what Alaska, California or Iowa means? Well, Like Cool can help you better understand what your state name means, along with any of the other states...well, that is assuming you don't live in one of the state...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/The-Meaning-of-the-Names-of-All-Fifty-States/Mixed Messages MugDon't let your boring coffee mug hold your prisoner. Capture the Mixed Messages Mug from the NeatoShop. This frightfully fun mug features 150 removable characters so that you can create your own h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Mixed-Messages-Mug/The Colorado restaurant chain Hapa Sushi offers a new menu designed by ad agency TDA_Boulder. No, they don't offer pot for sale, and there is no smoking on the premises, but the menu does offer suggestions for p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Advertising-in-the-Age-of-Legal-Marijuana/(Fight Fire with Fire t-shirt now on sale at the NeatoShop)Now before you start breaking open fire hydrants, know that this was a special case. Capt. Craig Moreau, a firefighter in Houston, Texas, was driving from A...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Firefighter-Puts-Out-Fire-with-Beer/[http://youtu.be/M8uWG2icAbk] (YouTube link)Shorty and Kodi star in a video titled "A day in the life of every cat owner." I work at home, and have four cats, so what you see here is my life, and one of the reasons why I...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Working-Around-Cats/Bananas foster is a magical dessert filled with banana liqeuer, bananas, caramel flavor and rum. So what happens when you combine that fantastic flavor with cheesecake? Pure dessert bliss. And you can learn to make...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Bananas-Foster-Cheesecake-Bars/Anne Frank and her family fled the Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany by immigrating to the Netherlands. After Germany conquered the Netherlands, they and a few other people lived in hidden rooms in in a house in Amster...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Alternate-History-Short-Story-Anne-Frank-Survives-the-Holocaust/Christopher Schaeffer was sworn in as a member of the town council in Pomfret, New York, last week while wearing a colander on his head.Schaeffer wore a colander (a strainer typically used to drain water...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Pastafarian-Councilor-Sworn-in-Wearing-Colander/Ultimately, the title says everything you need to know about these photos -they show an adorable baby skunk in pajamas cuddling with a sloth toy. But, if you want to know why said baby skunk happens to be in pajamas, the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/A-Baby-Skunk-In-Pajamas-Cuddling-With-A-Toy-Sloth/[http://youtu.be/OcPqk-O-fD4] (YouTube link)Tom Scott explains how terrifyingly dangerous human beings are, in the form of a educational safety video for interstellar travelers who aren't humans. This video was inspired...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Danger-Humans/(Video Link)It’s best not to think about what Pokemon would be like in real life, the mortal ramifications of enslaving poor little creatures then forcing them to battle in arenas for human fame and glory...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Its-A-Good-Thing-Pokemon-Isnt-A-True-Story/A familiar character is evoked with only a few simple shapes and colors in these perfume bottle concepts by artist Ruby Spark. Without faces or movement, you'll recognize each and every one, if you've seen the Disney mov...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Disney-Villains-Perfume-Bottles/(Image credit: unknown)The Doctor has been through...well, a bunch of incarnations. The enumeration really gets confusing, what with the War Doctor being thrown into the middle. And then there's Peter Cushing playing the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/The-First-and-Last-Line-of-Every-Doctor/[http://youtu.be/FoGa9JXfA7I] (YouTube link)Finally, a parody of "Royals" that not only makes sense, but will resonate with anyone who would like to recapture their youth while retaining the wisdom that comes with age. M...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Hopkins-Royals/Disney Princesses are usually depicted as dainty, delicate and dressed to the nines, except for Mulan and Pocahontas who are much tougher than the rest, but what would these animated ladies look like if they grew up in a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Disney-Princesses-As-World-Of-Warcraft-Characters/Hey look! It's time for our collaboration with the wonderful What Is It? Blog! Do you know what the object in this picture is? It doesn't really matter if you do, because we are looking for the funniest g...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/What-Is-It-game-309/The Podpad is a desk, storage space, charging station and stereo in one. When you need it, you can fold down the bottom compartment and use it as a desk for your laptop. Open the right cabinet and you have a storage spac...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/A-Desk-When-You-Need-It-A-Chic-Stereo-When-You-Dont/Alexander Girard Alphabet BlocksCelebrate the work and legacy of the famous design icon Alexander Girard with the Alexander Girard Alphabet Blocks from the NeatoShop. This colorful set of 28 wooden blocks feat...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Alexander-Girard-Alphabet-Blocks/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4KPWOUkbw8](Video Link)Kevin Strahle--AKA The L.A. Beast-- is a competitive eater. But whereas other competitive eaters focus on eating vast amounts of normal food, such as hot dogs, the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Watch-This-Guy-Eat-Two-Cactuses/Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. Robert Osbourne David Denver was born in New Rochelle, New York, on Ja...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Little-Buddy-The-Life-of-Bob-Denver/We Want to Ride in a Supersonic Passenger Plane, Bute Still Not In Coach (Dark Roasted Blend)Let Yoda Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolution (The Mary Sue)Your Entire Childhood Trained You to Love Futurama (Unreal...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Neatolinks-Yoda-Is-Ready-to-Help-You-With-Your-Resolutions/(Video Link)Here’s the story they didn’t tell you in The Terminator movies, TV shows and video games, the story of what happened when a hapless janitor came across a sentient Skynet AI warning of imp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Techno-Thriller-And-Terminator-Prequel-The-Awareness/(Photo: Mickaël T)(Photo: Julen)(Photo: Julen)Fadiouth is an artificial island off the coast of Senegal. It’s made almost entirely of clam shells. People living in the area built it over gener...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Fadiouth-An-Island-Made-of-Clam-Shells/[http://youtu.be/OkfEChXa2V0] (YouTube link)Get ready to see an adorably cute and furry baby! The two-month old yet-unnamed polar bear at the Toronto Zoo drinks milk six times a day, and is developing like a little champ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/09/Polar-Bears-First-Steps/
