Category Archives: Squid

peregrine falcon cam

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Peregrine FalconLet the Americans have their "Live from New York, it's one has-been host and a bunch of regulars you never heard of."

We've got our "Live from the rooftop of the Radisson Hotel in beautiful downtown Winnipeg, it's a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons" cam.

And raincoaster must remark on how other countries may have rooftop gardens, rooftop dancefloors, rooftop lidos (whatever the hell they are) but leave it to Canada to not only reserve the rooftop for a pair of unhousebroken predators, but to also name the whole damn hotel chain after a stinky old canoeist.

Streaming Eagle Cam roundup here.

Peregrine Portrait

Your Daily Squid

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From the Stick Figures in Peril pool on Flickr, via BoingBoing.

Squid Alert!

WWFSMWear?

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Perhaps He would wear this spiffy Flying Spaghetti Monster Crocheted Hat. Self-referential, sure, but great for keeping the ol’ strands cosy and dry.

FSM chapeau

The Flying Spaghetti Monster Hat

The Pope has a special hat. Rabbis have special hats. Rastafarians have special hats. Why not Pastafarians?

This hat is crocheted (I assume you could knit something similar). Unfortunately, I don’t how to write patterns — my grandma taught me how to crochet in a rather freeform manner (she also made the best spaghetti and meatballs, EVER – coincidence?). So here’s a very rough guide…

Fsm hat front view

Now put on your hat and waggle your noodly appendages in His name — you’re warm, blessed, and look like a complete dork. AMEN.

Modeling hat

I’m sure she meant to say RAmen.

Meanwhile, I think we can see in this video an unheralded, early sighting of FSM Himself. His vengence is terrible: I miss the Swedish Chef so much…

useless facts: perfect for looking as if you’re actually working!

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Via Fark. A collection of 371 useless facts and, surprisingly, the ones I've bothered to verify (ie the ones I know off the top of my head) are actually correct!

  1. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
  2. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."
  3. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!) [actually raincoaster can keep her right eye open. It's a long story]
  4. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
  5. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
  6. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
  7. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.

Well okay, Mr. Rogers is dead. But it's not like he was defrocked or anything. Or even decardiganed.

Swedish Chef vs Lobsters

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Yep, the smart money is always on the one that gets the Squid tag. But I didn't know they had lobsters in Mexico: live and learn.