That is not some euphemism of unknown origin, but rather a statement of the rumor that Jimmy Stewart allegedly smuggled a Yeti hand from India to London in his wife’s underwear in 1959. The Pangboche Hand, an artifact stolen from … Read More
Some interesting notes about James Bond themes Full table and much info stolen from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_music Apart from the first film, Dr. No, which introduced the James Bond Theme (and was also the only film to use two songs during … Read More
Stolen from: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/04/the_uncanny_val.html See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley “…as a robot is made more humanlike in its appearance and motion, the emotional response from a human being to the robot will become increasingly positive and empathic, until a point is reached beyond which … Read More
I am going to be migrating some of the materials from another blog on over to here… It’s time yet again for the least compelling news item of the (however often I post one): NYC baby born with 12 fingers, … Read More
Sources:http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/150/sesq2plagueandfire and http://starbulletin.com/2000/01/24/features/story1.html Stolen from the first source:Honolulu greeted the 20th century under an ominous cloud as public health officials mobilized against an outbreak of bubonic plague in Chinatown.The first cases were confirmed on Dec. 12, 1899, and officials moved … Read More
Today is the Boston marathon. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Košice_Peace_Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km). The name, “marathon”, comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, who was sent … Read More