Archive for September 27th, 2009

Colonel Sanders Child Costume

This little girl's Colonel Sanders Halloween costume is too precious. Her mom not only made  the entire outfit, but she also made the wig out of wool yarn and the effect is pretty priceless. Link Via Craftzinehal...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/colonel-sanders-child-costume/

NY Snuggie Fashion Show

If you've ever thought that New York's Fashion Week is taken way too seriously, then you might be like the Snuggie marketing team. Yes, they actually introduced new fabrics and colors, but the reasons behind the show...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/ny-snuggie-fashion-show/

Scissors + Shredders = Shredsors

Shredsors - $19.95Need to destroy that top secret memo but got no office paper shredder? Here's the product for you: a strange yet effective combination of scissors and shredders. Behold, the Shredsors - a pair of scisso...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/scissors-shredders-shredsors/

Movie Plot Holes

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Image copyright Warner Bros., used under fair use."][/caption]Or as writer Matt Blum likes to call them, the Top 10 Unanswered Questions in Geeky Movies.   Yes, Wire...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/

Cycle-Through Windows Emerging

While it seems most establishments with drive-thru windows are in agreement that bicycles are forbidden, and refused service, Washington-based restaurant Burgerville is leading the way to change that.  All 39 of their s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/cycle-through-windows-emerging/

William Safire, R.I.P.

Speechwriter, author and famous New York Times columnist William Safire has just died of pancreatic cancer. I don't always agree with Safire's politics, but I've always found his wr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/william-safire-r-i-p/

Moooo!! Lulu The Cow Got a Free Cable Car Ride

Poor Lulu. When the bovine miscowculated the steepness of the pathway near the German castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, she was stuck down in the valley with moo way back up to the farm. What to do?Help came in th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/moooo-lulu-the-cow-got-a-free-cable-car-ride/

Mobile Tree House

It's a house carved out of a solid tree trunk! This astonishing mobile tree house started off life as a mobile information centre for Forestry Tasmania. It has recently sold on e-bay for AU$12,000 where it grabbed the at...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/mobile-tree-house/

The Super-sized Saguaro and its Greedy Guests

The Saguaro - now there is one big cactus.  A native of Mexico and Arizona (with some in California too) it attracts a number of visitors - especially when it flowers.  Not all of them are desirable however, wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/the-super-sized-saguaro-and-its-greedy-guests/

Hacked Floppy Disk Drive Plays Star Wars Music

(YouTube Link) This floppy disk drive has been altered to play the Darth Vader theme from Star Wars. I have no idea how, but here's an explanation floating around the blogosphere: I can't find any documentat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/hacked-floppy-disk-drive-plays-star-wars-music/

The Blood Lamp

The Blood Lamp only works once, and you need to add of a drop of your blood to activate it! The idea is to stop and think about how badly you need light before you use it. Designer Mike Thompson created the lamp in o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/the-blood-lamp/

Appetizing Architecture

Nothing draws attention like oversized objects, and when you’re traveling along the highway, hungry people notice big food. During the 1930s, buildings that look like something else popped up all over to draw in tr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/appetizing-architecture/




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