Mary Poppins Brings Back The Kid in You

Willy Volk of Gadling wrote a post (well, actually two) compiling the Weirdest Amusement Parks in the world. For example, the Suoi Tien Park, a Buddhist-themed amusement park in Vietnam:
In addition to a giant splash park and various thrill rides, the "amusement park" features Heaven Palace, the Park’s vision of eternal life for people who manage to escape the torments of hell after years of gambling, adultery, and taking drugs. If hell isn’t enough to scare you straight, the park also features "Bat cave with innumerable bats, Mid air cycling over crocodile farm with more than 1,500 crocodiles of all sizes which cause fearful feeling for tourist." Yikes.
Here are the links: Very Weird Amusement Parks More Very Weird Amusement Parks

~~Teach A Penguin To Read Week~~

Weekend Whimsy

toenail necklacemaking your own toenail necklace via blue_beetle

Goldfish Live In Deep Fat FryerSupposedly these goldfish live under the oil in a fryer. The oil and water do not mix so the water stays cool while the oil is over 300 degrees.

Candy Wrapper Quiz They show you a letter from a wrapper and you guess what candy it's from. Fun!

I'm already tired of these cartoon penguins being all cute. How about a movie where they're evil and nasty? Have them be the ones causing the hole in the ozone.

Funny News

Ten Thousand Penguins
Air Force pilots stationed on the Falkland Islands have devised what they consider a marvelous new game. Noting that the local penguins are fascinated by airplanes, the pilots search out a beach where the birds are gathered and fly slowly along it at the water's edge. Perhaps ten thousand penguins turn their heads in unison watching the planes go by, and when the pilots turn around and fly back, the birds turn their heads in the opposite direction, like spectators at a slow-motion tennis match. Then, the paper reports, "The pilots fly out to sea and directly to the penguin colony and over fly it. Heads go up, up, up, and ten thousand penguins fall over gently onto their backs."

Captain Ozone - http://www.captainozone.com~~A very, very strange sort or super hero guy. Yes kids, he's real and in color! Kid friendly site!

People will start a website about anything~~This one is all about balls and round objects~~All Ball - http://www.allball.org/THE WORLD'S ONLY KNOWN BALL ARCHIVE!

Ukrainian artist Nikolai Syadristy's miniature art works are most likely the smallest in the world; some are less then a millimeter high. The fly above is about as big as this comma ,
Syadristy creates his works of art with tools he also makes. "It's infernal work, considering the fact that very often it has taken more time to make an instrument than to process a part with it", he says. "Every new piece needs a new set of instruments. When I make my miniatures, I try to hold my breath and touch the work with the instrument between the beats of my heart to prevent my hand from trembling".
Among his masterpieces - or is that micropieces? - are a 3.85mm model of Columbus' ship the Santa Maria, composed of 256 gold parts - and a detailed nest of birds. The nest, for starters, being made out of half a hollowed-out poppy seed with some of the birds inside the nest and some in flight around it.
For great photos of his work see Microart.kiev.ua

Virtual Dog-Walking Arcade Game.
This is Lisa Katayama from Tokyomango playing a dog walking arcade game in Japan. Lisa explains: “basically you have to walk on a treadmill while holding this white dog’s leash. Walk too fast, and he’ll get tired. Walk too slow, and he’ll get bored. And when obstacles like the neighborhood bully dog or a oncoming car shows up on the screen, you better steer clear! If you mess up, your dog dies.”

WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

Politically Correct Cat Facts

1. My cat does not barf hairballs, he is a floor/rug redecorator. -
2. My cat does not break things, she helps gravity do its job.
3. - My cat does not fear dogs, they are merely sprint practice tools. -
4. My cat does not gobble, she eats with alacrity. -
5. My cat does not scratch, he is a furniture/rug/skin ventilator. -
6. My cat does not yowl, he is singing off-key. -
7. My cat is not a "shedding machine", she is a hair relocation stylist. -
8. My cat is not a "treat-seeking missile", she enjoys the proximity of food. -
9. My cat is not a bed hog, he is a mattress appreciator. -
10. My cat is not a chatterbox, she is advising me on what to do next. -
11. My cat is not a dope addict, she is catnip appreciative. -
12. My cat is not a lap fungus, he is bed selective. -
13. My cat is not a pest, she is attention deprived. - My cat is not a ruthless hunter, she is a wildlife control expert. -
14. My cat is not evil, she is badness enhanced. -
15. My cat is not fat, he is mass enhanced.

Halloween is still five months away but there’s talk of haunting spirits, ghostly happenings and unexplained mysteries at one of the area’s liveliest nightclubs.
The Locker Room Saloon in Utica, on Tuesday will celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the fire that destroyed the village of Utica, wiping out 50 buildings and leaving more than 150 homeless.
There will be a psychic for customers in the main bar area but a small select group will attend a private seance in an effort to determine whether the bar on Auburn near Van Dyke is haunted.
“We have a ton of weird stuff happening here,” said Dave Pittman, whose family has owned and operated Locker Room Saloon for the past 25 years.
A massive fire in 1904 swept through what was then a tiny village, wiping out much of the business district and St. Lawrence Church. The epicenter of the fire was the former Exchange Hotel, which was located on the property now known as Locker Room Saloon.Continue Reading »

The World’s First Computer?
Was the Antikythera Mechanism the world’s first computer? [link]

Theme Song Quizzes~~These Are Fun!

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Paul Revere never completed journey
On the evening of 18 April 1775, Paul Revere was instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them, and then ride on to Concord. Riding a horse that he borrowed from his friend Deacon John Larkin, he alarmed the countryside, stopping at each house, and reached Lexington at midnight.
After delivering the message, Revere was joined by William Dawes, who had been sent on the same errand by a different route. On route to their next destination, Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were hidden, they were joined by Dr Samuel Prescott. At 1am, they were arrested by a British patrol, but Prescott and Dawes managed to escaped. Revere was released without a horse at 2 am and returned to Lexington.