Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
Woman Returns Home to Find a Chicken Riding Around the Living Room on a Roomba
A pet chicken named James rode around the living room on a Roomba robot vacuum without ruffling a single feather. According to his human, James…
A Yummy Double Cheeseburger Cake Made From Chocolate & Buttercream With Sugar Cookie Fries
In the latest episode of the yummy video series “How to Cake It“, talented baker Yolanda Gampp demonstrated how to make a double cheeseburger cake.…
Skilled Maker Demonstrates How to Craft DIY Bottle Openers Using Random Toolbox Items
A few weeks ago, in honor of National Beer Day, skilled guitar-builder and maker Jimmy DiResta demonstrated via time-lapse video how to make ten different…
A Fascinating Explanation Why Germany Has So Many Different Names in Different Languages
Linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the fascinating history of why Germany has so many different names in what seems…
High Speed Camera Captures a Blue African Finch Performing a Lightning Quick Courtship Tap Dance
High speed footage shot by Nao Ota of Hokkaido University captured the incredible sight of a blue-capped cordon-bleu performing a lightning-quick courtship tap dance that…
Cute Ceramic Animals That Drink From Straws When the Plants on Their Backs Get Thirsty
The Chuppon Self Watering Animal Planter is an adorable set of ceramic animals that sip through a straw whenever the plants in their respective backpacks…
90-Year Old WW II Veteran Tearfully Reads Aloud a Letter He Sent in 1945 to the Love of His Life
In early 2015, Bill Moore, a 90-year old veteran of World War II in the Denver, Colorado area, tearfully read aloud a letter that he’d…
Tiny Orange Kitten Hiding Behind a Wall in Surprise Mode Gets Outsmarted by His Older Sibling
A tiny orange tabby kitten thought he’d be getting the best of his feline sibling by hiding behind a wall and then unexpectedly jumping out.…
‘Fallout’ Fans Concoct a Real Life ‘Dirty Wastelander’ Cocktail With Improvised Nuka Cola and Mutfruit
Andy Farrant and Mike Channell of Outside Xbox, both big Fallout 4 fans, concocted a real life “Dirty Wastelander” cocktail at their collective cooking station.…
Disabled Dog With an Adorable Underbite Learns to Walk Then Run With a New Set of Prosthetic Legs
A sweet little blonde chihuahua named Daisy, who has underdeveloped front legs that make her hop like a bunny and terrific underbite, underwent an incredible…