Celebrating quirky

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Jellyfish crop circle and other highlights

The crop circles of 2009 are promising to surpass earlier years. So either the aliens are getting better at it or the secret prize money at the local pub is enough to be inspiring.  I quite like the jellyfish design this year – the first ever jellyfish  crop circle but then there are a lot [...]

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Join the effort to save the tree octopus

While not mentioned in the video, there are those that believe the tree octopus to most heavily populated in the vicinity of Mt. Octopus on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This location is in close proximity to the town featured in the Twilight series and I don’t see how that could possibly be a [...]

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Lego Pirate Movie

Complete with sound effects, it’s hard to beat a good pirate movie, particularly if you can pull it off in under four minutes. Note at the end there’s a materials list so no more excuses for not building your own fully animated Lego theater.

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The ghost slug of Wales

Just when you thought Wales was a quiet part of the world someone discovered the ghost slug.  True, earth worms are the only ones with any need to shiver in their beds but there is just something creepy about he white, slimy thing. The video from the BBC may leave you more enamored of teh [...]

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Dancing with long johns

You might have seen this video on the Today show a few weeks ago. I know there’s a long history of dancing with brooms, mannequins, and dress forms, but there’s something about the red long johns that makes Robert Post’s interpretation stand out. The panache required to pull it off on national TV is worth [...]

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Not the usual political song

Hugh Laurie’s singing abilities don’t often get much press but they add a lot to his ‘best’ work. These songs are less well known than the Jeeves and Wooster clips. And if that didn’t give you enough to go on, here’s the sequel:

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P.D.Q. Bach: If it’s classical it must be serious, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5hmvGrrYjU

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The video Youtube doesn’t seem to have

I could swear that everything under the sun is on Youtube. Heck, there’s even a video that has my 80+ father singing in drag (for charity.) And no, I’m not disclosing the URL!  After hours of searching, what I can’t find is a video of senior citizens in either a wheelchair or walker drill team [...]

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Ant architecture

Just by watching their above ground behavior you might not think ants would have such complex and regulated environments downstairs.  If it didn’t involve killing them, ant colony castings would probably catch on as the next art craze.  But there’s no reason for the non-scientists not to enjoy the aesthetic aspects of scientific research.  Watch [...]

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Sheep must be the new media trend

Although it’s considerably more low tech than the Samsung LED sheep video, there is now a UK trial run of sheep as billboards, which could spread to more sheep a lot faster than the LED jackets, even if it’s not quite as fun.  But maybe if it works, there will be a combo; LED illuminated [...]

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