Lori Dorn

A Persistent Turkey Hilariously Attempts to Chase After a Slow Moving Police Car

by Lori Dorn at 1:50 PM on June 22, 2017

A hilariously persistent turkey named Jake attempted to chase after a slow moving car in the parking lot of the Niagara Falls Police Department in Upstate New York. According to the information provided, a wayward Jake appeared out of nowhere, but has since become the town’s unofficial mascot.

There is this turkey that has been walking around an area in Niagara Falls for months. He has been named Jake the Turkey. You can usually see him along Niagara Falls Blvd between 56th Street and the I-190. There’s been several times where he walked into the middle of the busy road and stopped traffic. He has become the unofficial mascot of Niagara Falls, NY.

Nyarageta, Japanese Geta Style Flip Flops Made In the Shape of Calming Cat Silhouettes

by Lori Dorn at 1:01 PM on June 22, 2017

The Village Vanguard, an online novelty store in Japan is offering an absolutely adorable line of traditional Geta-style flip-flop sandals that are made in the wonderfully calming shape of cats in repose. The sandals come in a variety of colors and breeds – a multi-colored calico cat, a sleek black cat and a cute little tabby cat. The sandals are waterproof, heatproof and are made with environmentally safe materials.

(translated) Flexible EVA material Use elastic cell foam sponge EVA (environmentally friendly EVA material used). It is so soft that it can be sucked in, and it is strong against water. Also, because it has thickness, it is hard to transmit the heat of the ground to the sole of the foot.

images via Village Vanguard Online Store

via PR Times, RocketNews24

Stubborn Baby Orangutan Repeatedly Escapes the Firm Grip of His Mother to Return to the Playground

by Lori Dorn at 11:56 AM on June 22, 2017

Peter Davies of Fishbeast Productions has captured the hilarious sight of a very determined and stubborn orangutan toddler who repeatedly escaped the firm grip of his mother in a persistent effort to run back to the playground where he was having so much fun.

A baby Orangutan tries to escape from its parent over and over, only to get caught each time, filmed by me at Jersey wildlife conservation.

via reddit

An Amusingly Tongue Twisting Cover of the Classic Barenaked Ladies Song ‘One Week’ Sung In Reverse

by Lori Dorn at 5:58 PM on June 21, 2017

Performer Hot Dad/Uncle Erik performed an amazingly precise, amusingly tongue-twisting version of the classic Barenaked Ladies song “One Week” but in reverse, keeping the beat, tempo and melody perfectly in synch with the original version of the song.

via reddit

An Unusually Affectionate Condor Repeatedly Hugs the Man Who Rescued Him as an Injured Chick

by Lori Dorn at 5:45 PM on June 21, 2017

Amazing footage taken by Nestor David captured a beautiful reunion scene with an unusually affectionate condor stretching out his enormous wingspan to hug his favorite human, Nestor’s cousin Edgardo Della Gaspera. Della Gaspera had nursed this beautiful bird-of-prey back to health after falling from the nest. While the condor is fully grown flies away, he always returns to the place near Loncopué, Argentina where Della Garda first found the injured chick.

One day in March he appeared here alone and with a broken leg. We were healing him from an injury that did not seem to be serious and from that day he approaches me every time I call him.

via Sarah Silverman

Words in the English Language That Originate From Terms Describing Weather Conditions

by Lori Dorn at 5:02 PM on June 21, 2017

In an atmospheric episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually offer examples of common words in the English language that originate from terms describing certain weather conditions, such as detonate.

The root of detonate is the Latin tonare, or thunder. De-tonare is a thundering down. By detonating something you can create your own thunder. Astonish also goes back to tonare. To be astonished is literally to be thunderstruck. Pretty astonishing, huh?

Winter Finally Arrives in the Seventh Season of Game of Thrones Bringing With It a Chilling Reality

by Lori Dorn at 4:15 PM on June 21, 2017

With the long-anticipated winter finally upon them, the various characters and factions within the world of Game of Thrones learn they need to work together to fight a common enemy and find their rightful place in the new world order of the seventh season. The seventh season of premieres on HBO July 16, 2017.

For centuries, our families fought together against their common enemy. Despite their differences. Together. We need to do the same if we’re gonna survive. Because the enemy is real. It’s always been real.

Twelve new character posters can be found via an online emoji scavenger hunt of sorts.

Rally the realm.
Find all 12 #GoTS7 character posters.
Tweet @GameOfThrones using #WinterIsHere + an emoji to unlock them. pic.twitter.com/oYtkre11Kg

— Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) June 21, 2017

It appears that winter came just a bit too early for other shows on HBO.

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