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.
Man Builds Elevator for His Beloved 20 Year Old Cat Who Has Trouble Climbing Stairs
Liam Thompson built a clever elevator that safely takes his beloved 20 year old cat Frodo up and down a very steep set of outdoor stairs.
Australian Woman Tries to Pet Wild Kookaburras
Backyard Birds of Australia went outside to try and pet the five wild kookaburra birds who were sitting on the table in her yard.
Fred Armisen Hilariously Plays Guitar in the Style of Each Decade of Punk Rock Music From 1970 to 2000
While on "The Tonight Show", Fred Armisen picked up a guitar and played in the style of each decade of punk rock music from 1970 to 2000.
A Horse Making Music With a Rubber Chicken Is Remixed With a Danceable Techno Beat
David Scott of The Kiffness amusingly remixed footage of a horse who made music with a rubber chicken to a highly rhythmic techno beat.
The Engineering Differences Between US and Soviet Spacesuits From the 1960s
While visiting the National Air and Space Museum, Adam Savage examined David Scott's Apollo 15 A7LB and a Russian Krechet moon suit
The Carpentry Origins of the Idiom ‘Dead as a Doornail’
Malcolm P.L. explains how the idiom "Dead as a Doornail" came to be while demonstrating the carpentry process provided the analogy.
An Amusing Scene From ‘I Love Lucy’ Shows the Inconsistency of English Words Ending in O-U-G-H
The classic TV series "I Love Lucy" shows the inconsistency of the English language, particularly when it comes to words ending in O-U-G-H.
A Strangely Satisfying Mashup of Leo Sayer’s ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’ With Metallica’s ‘Sad But True’
Bill McClintock mashed together Leo Sayer's disco song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" with the menacing sound of Metallica's "Sad but True".
Silly Yellow Lab With Her Head Stuck in a Trash Can Lid Looks Like a Handmaid From ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’
A yellow lab named Mabel got her head stuck inside the lid of a plastic garbage can, making her look like a handmaid from "A Handmaid's Tale".
Clever Lovebird Separates Trash From Coins
A very clever little lovebird quite adeptly separated trash from coins, placing each item into either a tiny trash can or a tiny piggy bank.