"Secret" Navy Spirit Video

Apparently this "spirit video" caused a bit of a stink between Annapolis and West Point, but for some reason I find it to be entertaining with a selection of interesting eye-candy to boot.



Eye-candy & humor aside, may Navy continue to beat Army!

Alexander the Great Conquered City via Sunken Sandbar

And thus ancient Tyre fell.

Phallic Symbolism in LOTR

Who knew that when the women of Lord of the Rings fingered their swords that they were "grasp[ing] the 'hilt' with envious longing"?

Phony Photo Booth

Pretty funny prank.

New Theory on Construction of Pyramids

Good article giving plausible evidence for the use of interior ramps in their construction.

Parking Space In Manhattan: $225,000

This is absolutely insane.

Animator vs. Animation 2

Very clever!



(the original can be found here)

Demetri Martin - "Jokes With A Guitar"

Bit long, but very funny.

Ancient Etruscans Immigrants From Modern Turkey

Interesting how DNA testing is affecting our understanding of history. Perhaps there is something to the Romulus & Remus legend beyond pure myth.

Have You Seen This Penis?

Porky's was one of those idiot teenage films from the early 1980s, not known for great acting or writing but drenched in sophomoric humor and enough sexual innuendo to make the most stolid young lad...well, you get the idea. At any rate, it did have some very hilarious moments that even 25 years later make me laugh. For those who may not have seen the movie, to set up the following scene: some teenage boys are caught by the female Coach Ballbricker (whose very name brings out a snicker) peeping on some naked young women taking a shower in the gym. When one fellow puts his tallywhacker through the peeping hole and the Coach spots it, she grabs hold of it much to the discomfort of the young lad. Since she notices a distinguishing mark on the offending organ, she calls a meeting with the school principal and the male coaches to discuss how to find the young men responsible for spying on her girls. This leads us to the following scene:

The Best Geek Vacations

A short list of favorite vacation spots for geeks the world over, according to Wired Magazine. Such places as the film locations in New Zealand from Lord of the Rings, Chernobyl, Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine (never knew it was a real hotel), the South Pole, etc. Pretty cool I guess.

Human Pong

The very first video game, in a unique way...

Lars around the world 2005/2006

Clever travel video in the style of the Where the Hell is Matt? internet phenom. The Benny Hill theme was a nice touch.

The Hitch Dance

I don't get it. What's so funny about this? Heck, he dances better than I do...

Happy Independence Day!

Over 200 years ago our forefathers defiantly cried out: "Down with the Redcoats!", and a new nation was born "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal". We haven't always lived up to the ideals upon which this country was founded but the capacity for change and improvement was woven into the fabric of our Republic without which our ideals would never have had hope of surviving.

(h/t: Kevin & Patrick Blog)

The enemy today is apathy among our people, incompetence from our leaders and a brutal foe who makes the old Redcoats seem pollyanna in comparison. As we celebrate this important day let us not forget the men and women who have answered the call of our nation to defend our lives and liberties and re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals upon which our Republic stands. God bless the United States of America!


(h/t: Buck Sargent)