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Robot Monkey Pants
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Half monkey. Half pants. All robot.
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Anytime a dog can umpire a cricket match, you have a winner. See the movie clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGgF...
Tuffy the dog umpires a cricket match. A white Indian Spitz, Tuffy is sitting in a red high chair while wearing a white straw hat that says "Umpire". In front of Tuffy are two signs that Tuffy will display during the game (IN / OUT)
July 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The "Candy Salad" would like to have a word 🍽️
A bucket labelled "Candy Salad", available for sale at the local grocery store. Features products from Nerds, Jolly Rancher, Sour Patch Kids, and other gummy-related candy products all mixed up into a single package
July 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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What started as a "look for an ad for the Banana Printer" led to a rabbit hole: The 1984 DAK Electronics Catalog. From computer accessories to audio equipment to fancy phone gadgets that let you turn on your lights remotely, it's all here for cheap prices!

More here: archive.org/details/1984...
The Complete Computer Here's a 50 character per second plain paper, dot matrix printer that you can use with virtually any home or office personal computer. It's built really tough to withstand heavy use. And, it's really easy to use. Price Slashed to $129. Let's clear the air. This printer isn'tthe fanciest. It doesn't have the most features. And, it's not the fastest. But, it uses plain paper and it's super reliable. It prints both upper and lower case characters. And, if you aren't using a printer with your computer, read on. LISTING/INDEXES/LETTERS AND MORE Experience the thrill of actually writing your letters and reports on your computer. Now you'll be able to use all of your computer's word processing and correcting capabilities to really explore your creative talents. It's easy. Some of the new word processing programs are so 'user friendly' that you can learn to use them in just about 1 0 minutes. Change a line, change a word, move a line. It's all just a push of a button away. Are data bases a four letter word? Not on your life. Now you can use your computer to organize all your telephone numbers, your stocks, stamps, and recipes. If you' re using your computer for business, you can have a complete, instantly accessible file for each customer by name, what they bought, when, etc.
June 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Mickey started out with minimal clothing. Gloves were added later to help differentiate his hands when they were animated in front of his body

Curious how many SKUs the Disney Character clothing shoppe needs to carry for the different animal shapes, or if different companies specialize per animal?
Mickey Mouse in PLANE CRAZY is not wearing shoes or gloves (but he does have on shorts)
April 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Selected excerpt from an exercise in making homemade BBQ sauce

Spoiler alert: it did not go well

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threw these together in a bowl, and it was bitter and weird and looked like a tar pit. How hard could it be to replicate the qualities of ketchup? Tomato paste could do it. Only I didn't have any, despite always having some. Now my thinking shifted to crowdsourcing. Ketchup is tart. OK. What else is tart is vinegar. So I added more vinegar to the ketchup-less concoction in the bowl. Now it was more tart, but still not right. Ketchup is sweet. OK. What else is sweet is honey. So I added some honey. Now the barbecue sauce was more sweet, but still bland and somehow flat-tasting. Ketchup is umami-rich, due to tomatoes. What else is umami-rich is gochujang ... and I'd somehow run out of gochujang. What else is umami-rich, that I did have, is fish sauce. So I added some fish sauce. Now the barbecue sauce was watery and bad-tasting and nasty. Ketchup is salty. What else is salty is salt. So I added some salt. Now the barbecue sauce tasted like hell's dishwater. Now I was flailing. Sriracha? Sure. A different brand of sriracha? Why not. A pinch of white sugar. A different kind of mustard. It only got worse and worse. The bowl looked like someone had liquefied a sea lion in it. A pinch of powdered cumin. Black pepper. A different kind of vinegar. A splash of dill pickle brine. In the distance, a foghorn blew. A flock of birds took flight from a tree outside, squawking in horror. At a certain point I spooned maybe half a cup of this stuff into a second bowl, so that I could stir a scoop of grape jelly into it, and on the other side of the ocean all the crucifixes in the Vatican spontaneously flipped upside-down.
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Thanks to the CBS camera crew for sharing the Wifi SSID and password for the basketball tournament

#MarchMadness #Infosec
CBS March Madness placecard on the broadcasters table, listing what appears to be an official SSID and password
March 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Then there was the Creative Labs Nomad MP3 player

About the size of a portable CD player (so missed out on the pocket-sized trend), and ran through batteries like nobody's business

Here's an interesting write-up comparing the marketing of it to the iPod chep2m.medium.com/creative-nom... 🎵
the Creative Labs Nomad MP3 player
February 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Of course, there's always this Wizard of OZ plot summary (h/t Entertainment Weekly and others who've shared it previously)
THE WIZARD OF OZ: Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets, and then teams up with three strangers to kill again
February 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Did you say Indy journalism?
A newspaper clipping of the Shanghai Evening Post highlighting Indiana Jones in a feature story, "Archaeologist liberates abducted youths from Thuggee Cult and returns sacred stone to Mayapore" Also included is an advertisement for "Club Obi Wan"
February 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Like... a Yeti trophy?
An engraved insulated Yeti mug sitting atop a stand as if it were an award trophy
January 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Maybe they're using a kettle IN the microwave?
This white plastic tea kettle is short and stout. Here, the handle shown on the right is gray, while the tiny spout is on the left. It is designed to be used in a microwave The kettle sits in the foreground of the photo, while a microwave oven in the background looks on lovingly. If the microwave had arms, it would be extending them into a warm hug around the teapot, embracing it in a loving embrace as the kettle warms the water inside to an exciting 65°C
December 30, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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Hard-core D&D gamers played only with these dice
A set of dice from the game Pass the Pigs. The dice are in the form of pigs and are designed to land in various positions when rolled. The example shows one pig landed on its feet, while the second pig landed on its head. Other options for how the pigs can land include lying on its side, lying on its back, and resting on its trotter, snout and ear
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Flow diagram showing naming options
A PDF flow diagram showing whether you can trust a particular bluesky username online or not. @jonworth.au created it
November 20, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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Things were so much simpler then
Screenshot of Procomm Plus, the best comm software ever made
October 18, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Finally!
FINALLY, an album by Too Much Joy
September 27, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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SPY Magazine
A cover of SPY magazine featuring a James Dean look-a-like wearing a Guns-n-Roses t-shirt, with the tagline of EVERYBODY'S A REBEL
September 25, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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The Nike vs Reebok color shifts were problematic

On the other hand, you can tell who's a real fan by how off the colors are on their sports wardrobe vs current "Process Blue"
Comparison of old color Carolina Panther blue, vs the official Process Blue color favored by the team.
September 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Why not both?

Reference photo from HBO's documentary WELL GROOMED: www.hbo.com/movies/well-... 📺
Screenshot from HBO"s documentary WELL GROOMED, showing a dog that's been painted and groomed to look like a chicken
August 14, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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THE WHO agrees?
The Who
July 8, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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But was there a disco light showerhead?
disco light shower head
June 5, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Unsure if this is a typo (either mistaken or deliberate). Sentence seems to read correctly either way.

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However, it’s good to remember Musk’s track record before doing that. During his long career, Elon has created and grown five completely desperate companies to a more than a billion-dollar valuation.
April 22, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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HIGHLIGHTS magazine has revamped Goofus & Gallant for the Internet age
Goofus & Gallant: When you're using the Internet, let your Gallant shine! Goofus posts random photos on the internet without asking, while Gallant asks if it's okay to share the photos.
March 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Have you tried balloons?
A GIF from the movie UP, with DUG THE DOG being held aloft by balloons
March 4, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Are we all supposed to store our iPods in the safe now? 🎵
Promotional image of a safe that someone has stored their red iPod in for safekeeping
February 17, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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Demonstration of quality ingestion and publishing of Reuters articles via CMS software shown here

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The bad copy reads: "Roughly 115 positions may be eliminated at One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, according to Business Insider, which first reported, opens new tab the job cuts. A person cited by Insider estimated up to 400 employees could lose their jobs." Will start including "opens new tab" in future pieces
February 7, 2024 at 6:47 PM