Disturbed by the increasing bureaucracy and complete banning of the great American entreprenurial pastime of sidewalk lemonade stands, Country Time Lemonade has organized an “Legalade Lemonade” campaign in order to show which states allow lemonade stands and which don’t. For those citizens who live in states where lemonade stands are illegal, the campaign educates consumers…
Musician Makes Violin Sound Like Other Instruments
Sebastiaan Kulwanowski, the talented musician who previously played his violin to recreate the sounds of birds, insects, and mammals, did another round of sound recreations. Rather than animals, Kulwanowski replicated the sounds of various instruments including a flute, harmonica, cello, bagpipes, and ukulele using only his trusty violin. Similar feats have been previously accomplished on…
Amazing Mechanical Mirrors That Offer Curious Viewers New and Alternative Ways of Looking at Themselves
New York City artist Daniel Rozin creates amazing mechanical mirrors, software mirrors, and kinetic sculptures that viscerally respond to anyone who peers into the reflective glass. Each mirror offers viewers a different way of looking at themselves using video cameras, motors, and computers that are hidden out of sight. Wired took an opportunity to speak…
Amusing Compilations of the Best Lines Uttered by Steven Ogg’s Character Simon in ‘The Walking Dead’
Video editor Dynasty WarriorZ has created an amusing four-part compilation series of the villainous quips, threats and remarks uttered by Negan’s second-in-command Simon in The Walking Dead. This charming madman role was played by the wonderful Steven Ogg, who, among other things, famously played the role of Trevor Phillips in the popular video game series…
Wonderful Imaginary Insects Inspired by Looney Tunes Characters and Classic Horror Film Monsters
British artist Richard Wilkinson, who previously released very clever imaginary insects inspired by Star Wars characters, has gone on to create an additional series of imaginary insects that were inspired Looney Tunes characters (Insanusmelodiae). Insanusmelodiae are one of the smallest families of the order Mantodae. Their distinctive characteristics include loud and often odd vocalizations and…
WordPress Hosting at Laughing Squid
Some readers may realize this, but Laughing Squid is also a web hosting company that focuses on WordPress hosting. The revenue from our hosting services helps support this blog. In addition to our standard Cloud Sites hosting, we offer Managed WordPress, a hosting service that is highly optimized for WordPress featuring increased performance, scalability and…
GarfieldEATS, An Innovative Concept Restaurant and Ordering App Dedicated to All Things Garfield the Cat
GarfieldEATS is a wonderfully innovative concept restaurant in Toronto dedicated to all things related to Garfield the Cat. The accompanying app not only takes care of ordering the uniquely Garfield-shaped pizzas, sweets, and other food from the restaurant but offers Garfield-themed games, trivia, and cartoons to play. The app also offers discounts, loyalty programs. GarfieldEATS…
50 People From 50 Different States Demonstrate Their Regional Accents
The 50 people from the 50 different states who have previously shared their regional slang, their word for fizzy soft drinks and the worst thing about their state for the Condé Nast Traveler series Culturally Speaking, very amusingly demonstrated their own regionally accents for the cameras. While many readily acknowledged the particular verbal peculiarities of…