John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

Which ocean?

It's snarky, but hilarious, and part of this collection of Apollo-themed mocking. 

 

A terrible, terrible Sherlock Holmes joke

There are even more, and even worse, here. I'm sorry ... but I know you'll laugh. 

These two dogs go out to lunch ...

How did I not see this video until now? It's been viewed more than eight million times since it was posted 13 months ago. (The creators note, by the way, that the dogs had been introduced to the cutlery beforehand, and it was recorded in one take. Adding the ambient sound later helps with the illusion of being in an actual restaurant!)

 

One way not to endear yourself to others in winter

Do this. 

Or, for that matter, any of the things featured in this collection of pranks. 

T-Rex hates pushups

The funniest thing I've seen today. 

In praise of the sarcastic comeback

It may not be polite to take a marker to someone's sign ... but it can be really funny. Check out a gallery like this.

Big heads

From this gallery of photo-manipulated fun. Thanks to Richard for the pointer.

 

Should you have the misfortune to have been bitten by a zombie in England

... here's the advice. 

As seen here. 

Sand in the hand

This kid has nailed it. And isn't this the best picture you've seen today? 

I saw it here in my Tumblr feed. 

A very Monday morning message

There you have it. Chin up. 

As seen here. 

Paper, scissors. Rocks.

Have a look.

The shadow of Fifties-era toys

I grew up in the Sixties and Seventies, and have never really felt part of the Fifties generation. When I saw the headline for this How Stuff Works article ("23 Must-Have Toys from the 1950s and Beyond"), I was wondering how well I would relate to the list. 

The answer: quite a bit. 

I guess the thing with toys is that they had a lot more staying power in those days ... not to mention the fact that a good few of those items from what we could call the Toy Story era are still with us. 

A slice of Life (magazine)

Life has a Facebook app called CoverMaker. And, of course, I had to try it. 

Have a go at it yourself. If we're connected on Facebook, show me what you came up with! 

What happens when you tickle a penguin

You laugh. Here: I'll prove it.

Furball

You see, it's not just that you take a photo of a cat ... you have to get it at precisely the right moment.

Click here for a gallery of photos that would not work at all a split-second before or later.

Easter egg time

Christoph Niemann does these great series for the New York Times called Abstract Sunday. The drawback? They don't appear every Sunday. There is one today; the first three panels are above. Click here to see the rest.

Half man, half cocaine

Anyone can edit (almost) anything on Wikipedia, but you've got to be really fast to get a screengrab before it gets fixed. I spotted the above here; it's making the rounds this week virally.

 

Alternative ways to read laundry instructions

Same pictures, different words. My favourite: "Use heat vision."

As seen here.

Subway steps

A great optical illusion. Seen today on Louisiana Jeff's Tumblr.

Drawing v. Photo

This is part of a funny collection of material on The Wondrous, in which a bit of illustration is strategically held up in a photo.

Sometimes with extra eyes.

We never really grow up

... we only learn how to act in public. (I saw this on Gina's Tumbr.)

Jumping around San Francisco

Parkour, that French-derived word that describes a highly athletic bit of leaping, jumping and acrobatically overcoming urban hurdles, is fascinating to watch, if only because it seems like an ER visit is a split-second away.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about.

Trucking, from A to Z

From Eric Tabuchi's collection Alphabet Truck.

Why you won't get anything productive done today

There's a flowchart to explain what you're going to do next. And after that. And after that ... and so on, until you possibly might get around to some work.

Which was cooked first, the chicken or the egg?

As seen here.