2011
How Dr. Martens Airwair boots are made
Dr Martens – The Art Of Industrial Manufacture from Ivan Ogilvie on Vimeo. Every now and again I get a real hankering towards getting myself another pair of 12 hole Docs. Usually it’s when I’m listening to Fugazi or The [...]
2011
A Drove of Asses, a Drunkenship of Cobblers and Other Collective Nouns
Ever wonder what a collective of Asses is known as? Curious as to how to describe that group of crows? Look no further. Sadly we still don’t know if a group of mongoose is known as Mongeese or Mongaggle. In [...]
2011
Five things you should know about using alcohol as fuel
At the pump today I noticed that E85 was $.50 cheaper than standard 87 octane. I’ve been noticing that American cars have been all using fuel flexible engines, and have been far more efficient than previously stereotyped. My next car [...]
2011
Is The M-80 Fire Cracker A 1/4 Stick Of Dynamite?
Contrary to urban legend, an M-80 that contains 3,000 mg of powder is not equivalent to a quarter-stick of dynamite. Dynamite generally contains a stable nitroglycerin based high explosive, whereas M-80s or any other kind of firecracker contains a low explosive [...]
2011
Mobster Whitey Bulger Arrested in Calif.
Holy Cow!!! They got Whitey Bulger!!!! Police – Mobster Whitey Bulger Arrested in Calif. – NYTimes.com You Also Might Enjoy:Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Getting Deluxe Reissue | SPIN.com45,000 Told To Evacuate German Town Before Massive WWII Bomb Is DefusedJack's Lucky $57 Bill [...]
2011
My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as ‘Bronies’ | Underwire | Wired.com
I’m really not sure how to file this one away in my head. As far as playing with dolls go this one is definitely one of the strangest obsessions I’ve seen yet. Although the Real Doll phenomenon is pretty freaky [...]
2011
Today I Learned That Johnny Depp Financed and Coordinated Hunter S. Thomspons Funeral Service
Thirty-three years after Hunter S. Thompson took us on a trip to Las Vegas for the macabre funeral of the American Dream, he placed a well-aimed Colt .45 bullet in his brain, saying farewell in a typically loud fashion. Depp [...]
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