This re-imagining (and clever editing) of the trailer for the movie “Titanic“, to include a cat, had me laughing out loud. Is that really Leonardo Di-cat-rio? Peter
Tag: Animals
Amazing underwater photography
The winners of the 2022 Underwater Photographer of the Year have been announced. Here’s the first place winner, by Rafael Fernandez Caballero, showing a group of 5 whale sharks feeding near the Maldives. Click the image for a larger view. And here, from Alex Dawson, is the wreck of the Tyrifjord near the Gulen dive-resort… Continue reading Amazing underwater photography
Saturday Snippet: Vintage Mark Twain in the California goldfields
As part of my research for my most recent novel, “Wood, Iron and Blood“, I re-read the works of Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain), looking for information concerning the California gold rush and the following period. (He visited the goldfields at the end of the Civil War.) I thought you might enjoy one of… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Vintage Mark Twain in the California goldfields
The ecclesial solution to squirrel infestations
Received from A. M. on MeWe: The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation. After much prayer and consideration, they concluded that the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they should not interfere with God’s divine will. At the Baptist church, the squirrels had taken an… Continue reading The ecclesial solution to squirrel infestations
Aaaaaaawwww!
Your feel-good story of the day (click the image for a larger view): (I presume that’s Rome, New York and its Humane Society.) I call that the spirit of Christmas in operation. Thank you, Jennifer! Peter
Heh
A reader sent me a link to a Tumblr post in which a user asked this question: I recall at least one of you guys having worked with livestock animals. Why are cows so damn indestructible while horses keel over and die if mercury is in retrograde or a dog barked in Kazakhstan? The… Continue reading Heh
Botox wars in the desert?
It’s not often that a headline can make me do a double-take in disbelief, but this one certainly did. Dozens of Camels Ejected from Saudi Beauty Contest over Botox Huh??? Saudi Arabia’s popular King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which kicked off earlier this month, invites the breeders of the most beautiful camels to compete for… Continue reading Botox wars in the desert?
Not your average service dog!
I’m still chuckling over this video from Double H Canine Training Academy. They titled it “Epic Service Dog Training Failure”. (A tip o’ the hat to IOTWReport for finding it first.) Fail or not, he’s certainly enjoying himself! Peter
The most epic prank I’ve seen in years…
… and yes, it’s schoolboy-type humor, but it still makes me laugh my ass off! A tip o’ the hat to Aesop at Raconteur Report for finding it first. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: seagulls on laxatives! Troll level: epic! Peter
Er… judge… about those hippos…
I’m still laughing after reading this report. The offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people or “interested persons” with legal rights in the US following a federal court order. The case involves a lawsuit against the Colombian government over whether to kill or sterilize the… Continue reading Er… judge… about those hippos…