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Archive - October 2004

October 29, 2004  
More air raid siren sounds than you can stand. [via j-walk]

Our popular, nutritional bar, the Bible Bar, is available in a box of six, individually wrapped, 60 gram bars. Each six-bar box contains a Prayer Card as a free gift. -They're religiously delicious!
religiously delicious
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What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?
If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy
! -Turkey humor.

Interesting new interview with Lance Armstrong.

2005 Tour de France stages and route.

Cajun swamp tours.

1940's
A page of old snack and candy advertisements. Part of a huge collection of old toy ads.
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"I've gone through a lot of, what I feel, undeserved bad situations for myself and my family over a long period of time, and for someone to come up to me and say, 'Hey, you're forgiven,' I mean, it just kind of brings a really bad taste in my mouth." -Bill Buckner speaks and he's pissed. [via sportsfilter]

An encyclopedia of animal ethics.

Real and fake ghost pictures.

October 27, 2004  
Too many chicken jokes.

Current tally of newspaper Presidential endorsements. [via romenesko]

hubba hubba
RefAss is what you get when taking photos at a sporting event, and the Ref gets in between you and your subject. Often this happens at the exact worse time possible.
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In far reaches of Red Sox Nation they gathered, downing clam chowder and Sam Adams beer in a suburban Seattle living room, lining up the ketchup bottles in a D.C. bar to ward off The Curse, or watching the game from Murphy's Bleachers in Chicago, steps from storied Wrigley Field. -Everyone's a Sox fan. Except Cardinals fans.

Interview with Christopher Sabec, former Hanson manager and current CEO of the Jerry Garcia Estate.

Take OLN's survey and help them decide which cycling events to broadcast.

Two pages of World War II German and British pilot portraits.
[CHRISTOPHER FOXLEE-NORRIS]
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Animated aviation GIFs. Also, ash scattering by airplane.

Which is stronger, you or air?

The flapping wing Cybird, 3 channel electruc R/C ornithopter!

October 26, 2004  
Silhouettes of Aeroplanes. [via thingsmag]

"One day I got a call from a man who said that two people were quarreling on Hang Bong street," said Tran Hong Ha, 30, an operator in Hanoi for 10 years. "That old man asked me to come there immediately because they were quarreling with each other very fiercely and he hoped that with my sweet voice, I could help..." -Vietnam's very helpful telephone operators.

Sushi tools.

A 1965 Tonka toy police jeep. Part of a large collection of Tonka toy trucks.
willys
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Total lunar eclipse to occur during Wednesday's World Series game four. Those clever Fox Sports bastards. [via j-walk]

"It's better to have a fast runner on base than a slow one." -From the 'Shut Up Tim McCarver' website. No doubt. [via sportsfilter]

Painting the Weather, a neat BBC art gallery.

Who owns what in Las Vegas. [via growabrain]

heavy but fun?
Introducing "Water Wheels"™ - the world’s first bicycle-mounted squirt gun system. "Water Wheels"™ is an innovative newly patented concept which is being offered for licensing to an appropriate manufacturer or investor. -Act now!
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Short promotional video from the 1987 Jerry Garcia on Broadway shows.

NOAA's collection of sounds from the sea. [via thingsmag]

October 25, 2004  
Japan Air
A 747 passes over my head while standing on the top level of a parking garage in San Bruno, California.
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Fantastic fish of the Middles Ages.

Bidding for Barry Bonds' 700th homerun ball up to $825,000+.

Feline dental care photos!

A 24 passenger hotel stagecoach, $110,000. Horses optional.
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Official glossary for Scientology and Dianetics. They forgot "scam".

Bush is Lord - Our purpose is to bring you documentation to our media-supported claim that George W. Bush is indeed not only our nation's leader, but our spiritual lighthouse and embodied salvation. The end is near.

October 22, 2004  
From Craigslist: "Ode to Poop". Sorry.

Fruit facts. Also, bird first aid.

Crystal air horns for you car or truck. Many other styles available including glow-in-the-dark.
sweet
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The American's guide to speaking British. [via presurfer]

British cat loses weight on Atkins diet. It really works!

Convert your car to alcohol.

Chicago student may have longest eyelash. She's kinda hot too.

antilles
An enormous collection of cruise ship memorabilia.
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The Soxaholix. [via sportsfilter]

Things haven't changed all that much where George W. Bush comes from. Houston is a cruel and crazy town on a filthy river in East Texas with no zoning laws and a culture of sex, money and violence. It's a shabby sprawling metropolis ruled by brazen women, crooked cops and super-rich pansexual cowboys who live by the code of the West -- which can mean just about anything you need it to mean, in a pinch
. -From a new Hunter S. Thompson article in Rolling Stone. [via everywhere]

October 21, 2004  
unbelievable
Unbelievable. Holy shit. Wow!
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Aerial photographs of Colorado.

Learning the secrets of fireflies.

The many uses of hovercraft.

Promotional trucks.

Help, I'm stoned, who should I vote for? John Kerry. -High Times magazine's Presidential endorsement. [via wonkette]

October 20, 2004  
Breeds of cattle. [via incoming signals]

Banana George, a 79 year old barefoot water skier and snowboarder.
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Skulls in culture. [via corsinet]

Anime pumpkins!

124 ways sugar can ruin your health. Also, sugar factories of the world.

Giraffobia. [via B&Es]

friendly rivalry  makes good sport
Historic canoe catalog reference guide.
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The Moon in science fiction.

October 19, 2004  
Space capsule hits apartment in China upon return. [via slashdot]

Virtual tour of the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station in England.

hubba hubba
This Tiki Girl Dog Costume includes a grass skirt with an elastic band, Hawaiian print bikini top with ties and lei. -More costumes for your dog.
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A virtual pig dissection. Also, Canadian Bacon customer testimonials.

Be aware of where your hair is at all times, especially in a restaurant. In other words, be careful not to drag your hair through the guacamole. -Hair manners.

John Elway, furniture guru? Hey, a guy's got to make a living. Why not do it in the furniture business? ''I feel like we have a great team,'' said Elway, who still communicates in football jargon. ''I'm excited about taking the furniture industry by storm.'' -Celebrities in the furniture industry.
comfortable because he's a star
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Comparative risk of different activities.

How are Red Sox fans with heart conditions able to watch playoff games? Damn.

October 18, 2004  
Mister AppleHead I love you?

Scarlett O'Hardy's Gone with the Wind museum.

North American butterfly migration routes. Also, butterflies love watermelon.

A marching band passes by during last week's Columbus Day parade.
drummer drumming
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Moviepooper: This site is intended as a resource to "poop" or spoil the endings to classic, near-classic, recent and new movies.

Custom crafted shuffleboards.

sonrisa de cerveza
Camera made from Cuban beer cans. May not work. From a collection of dangerous cameras at CameraOddities.
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Penis humor archives. Also, amusing religious jokes.

The Red Sox managed not too get swept by the Yankees in a 5+ hour extra-innings thriller. Wow.

October 15, 2004  
Satellite photo of contrail clutter over Georgia. [via boingx2]

Frank Zappa references on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Jerry on Broadway
The October 1987 Jerry Garcia shows on Broadway are being released on CD. Also, a Jerry Garcia video.
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Time-lapse movie gallery.

A thousand years of Chinese reign.
A hundred years of French domain.
Twenty years fighting brothers each day,
A mother's fate, bones left to dry,
And graves that fill a mountain high.

-Vietnamese and Indonesian folk songs.

Dave's list of words that are fun to say.

Watching your favorite NFL team play on Sunday is essentially a fundamental right of Americans, which is a right the United States Virgin Islands do not have. Until the Tennessee Titans (and every other NFL team) are available each weekend, I will eat pudding and pudding alone. -The NFL pudding strike.

Four pages of apple photos.
fameuse
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Photos of snow-making work. Investment opportunities too!

Bush's smile is like a toddler showing his parents his doody. -From Metafilter's Presidential Debate thread.

October 13, 2004  
Hamburger duplicator? Also, a huge amount of hamburger collectibles.

How to Get a Head Without Hunting. -Animal head sculptures by Merikay MacKenna.
Barbary Sheep
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Five questions with Hank Azaria.

ObedientRepublicans.com.

There is a lot of finger food around now - burgers, pizza and chips. I think it may go hand in hand with something that concerns us and that is that families are not sitting down to eat like they used. -Kids these days need lessons in using eating utensils.

[Josh Putnam]
Taylor, the mountain biking dog. Found amongst Josh Putnam's nice cycling photos. Also, do-it-yourself bicycle projects.
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Birth of the bicycle. Also, cycling in Taiwan.

Make your own lava lamp. Also, cloning techniques.

October 12, 2004  
What homeless people in London carry. [via boingx2]

There is a general supposition that women don't hold their liquor very well but our results show that it is men who become uninhibited and get a high more quickly. -Good news for ladies who enjoy the drink.

satchmo
Small collection of Polish jazz posters. [via growabrain]
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Monkey items
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Basic Mandarin phrases. [via askmetafilter]

Slide a well-greased length of thin, flexible rubber tubing through one nostril to the point where it just barely touches the back of the throat (be careful not to hurt the sensitive lining of the nose). -From a large list of cures for hiccups.

Some really nice Halloween postcards. [via life in the present]
boo!
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From Craigslist: Dear John. Wow, and it's not me.

Unproduced pilots and teleplays. [via cynical-c]

October 11, 2004  
A list of Wile E. Coyote's many Latin names. Also, a Foghorn Leghorn photo album.

Hidden gags in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.

The bicycle chainwheel tattoo project. [via off the back]
Motobecane
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Shortwave radio humor.

Excessive meowing or vocal blackmail.

I do
From a very, very large assortment of political stickers and stuff for sale.
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A visit to Malibu Creek State Park, site where the TV series MASH was filmed.

October 8, 2004  
Pumpkin poetry.

big value toilet issue
A Zimbabwe ad for toilet paper. From a collection of advertising from around the world. Also, the museum of weird consumer culture.
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High quality images of Mount St. Helens from the USGS. [via j-walk]

Steam bicycles.

The Enchanted Highway in Regent, South Dakota.

Space Shuttle tile material made for the Space Shuttle Columbia in the late 1970's.
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Motley Crue guitarist gets a hip replacement. Man, I'm getting old.

October 7, 2004  
Pictures of pretty glaciers. Also, much information about dry ice.

A field guide to American spacecraft.

From the old space colony of Looprevil, just a light year away from Nodnol in the Zeta Reticuli Star System, a blast of Zetamania™ has swept the solar system. -Weird UFO and alien collectibles.
uh...yeah
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Six pages of tall women photos.

Free 1 year subscription to TV Guide. [tnx mjmc]

Terminology of the component parts of a bicycle.

"Utiwae"Picture of Japanese fan? About1902
Six pages of old Japanese bicycling photos and artwork.
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''We get anywhere between 100 and 200 people, depending on the nature of the game, it's like a dysfunctional family reunion. Everybody knows somebody, but nobody knows anybody. But if you're from New England, you're my buddy. -Red Sox Nation alive and well in California.

Fairy tales about seatbelts.

October 6, 2004  
Brosamer's Bells - World's largest dealer of historic and pre-owned bells.

ride away?
Man with bicycle watches San Francisco burn after the 1906 earthquake. From the SF Public Library's historic photo archive.
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SF Chronicle article on the houseboats of Sausalito.

A collection of old and rare crystal radio kits.

People who look like Dodgers players.

Curious George and the High-Tension Power Line. [via metafilter]
zap!
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The art of driving. Also, robotic parking.

October 5, 2004  
Spring Broke - A Spring Break photo book. [via boingx2]

Simpsons spoiler: [.....] is gay! Duh.

Centernnial School, Montgomery County, 1910
Photo gallery of one room school houses.
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If there are olives, onions or cherries in your drink, you may remove them with your fingers; it is easier to wait until all the liquid is drunk, when you can tip the glass back to allow the garnish to slip into your mouth. -The chic way to drink, as according to the Epicurious etiquette guide.

The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs & Body Language Cues.

Long update on Everest pioneer Rheinhold Messner. [via sportsfilter]

Pictures of sundials in The Netherlands.
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What time is it in Indiana?

October 4, 2004  
Submarine humor.

Elegy for Bob Ross.

BOLINAS – A woman on Wharf Road at 1:16 p.m. last Wednesday reported that a man with a walker was being abusive and loud. She said he might be drunk, but a deputy determined he wasn’t. -From the Point Reyes Sherrif's calls.

Mt. St. Helens - Evidence in support of biblical catastrophe.

Henry the Hand wants to help you not spread germs by keeping your hands clean.
legs?
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Documenting early radio - A review of existing pre-1932 radio recordings.

Bus Exhibition Centre of Hong Kong. Also, the electric trolleybus homepage.

October 2, 2004  
[AFP/Paul Richards]
 
Presidential shadow : The shadow of Air Force One is cast upon homes near Lehigh Valley Airport near Allentown, Pennsylvania. (AFP/Paul Richards).
Copyright © 2004 Agence France Presse.

October 1, 2004  
Selected Voodoo terms. Also, a list of zombie movies.

dear mr. president, There are too many States. Please eliminate two.
Old Man Simpson. All Grampa all the time.
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Historical Asylums - America's vanishing historic asylums, state hospitals, sanitariums, county homes, medical hospitals, and other institutions.

Some nice bike art. [via inflight correction]

A couch potato sun gun.

From a collection of gypsy photos - Carlo Basili and some of the children [with violins], Barnet, Herts, September 1921
Carlo Basili and some of the children [with violins], Barnet, Herts, September 1921
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A photo guide to constructing a BBQ pit. Also, how to buy meat.

Extending broom life - New brooms will wear longer if soaked in hot saltwater before they are first used. -From a list of the many uses of salt.

150 French Toast recipes

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