Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Drowsy Meerkat Struggles to Stay Awake Amongst a Basket Full of Plushy Versions of Herself
A very drowsy meerkat does her very best to remain awake while sitting in a basket surrounded by comfy, plushy versions of herself, adorably without…
‘Ground Control’, A Short Video That Brings to Life the Collection of Photographs Taken by Apollo Astronauts
“Ground Control” is a short video by director of photography Tom Kucy that brings to life some of the photographs taken by Apollo astronauts during their missions…
‘Pneumatic Anatomy’, Intricately Tied Balloons Made In the Shape of the Human Respiratory and Digestive Systems
British artist Kerry Hughes has created “Pneumatic Anatomy“, a replica of the human respiratory and digestive systems playfully created from intricately tied and twisted balloons…
A Provocative Series of Embroidered Fashion Photos That Offer the Artist’s Alternative Vision of Beauty
Jose Romussi, a Chilean artist based out of Berlin, Germany, offers an alternative perspective of beauty with his provocative series “Anti-Serie“. In the series, Romussi…
Jack Vale & Rahat Hussein Fail While Trying to Confuse Drive-Thru Employees by Switching Places in the Driver’s Seat
In their most recent video, pranksters Jack Vale and Rahat Hussein show off some of the fails that they ran into while trying to confuse…
Playful Black Cat in High-Rise Apartment Grows Increasingly Fascinated With the Window Washers
Rina Takei has documented how her black cat named Guinness has reacted to the window washers who come to clean at her high-rise building.
Stewie Potter, A Magical Animated Parody of Family Guy and Harry Potter
Los Angeles-based writer and cartoonist Patrick McCarthy spent two months creating “Stewie Potter,” a magical animated parody of Family Guy and Harry Potter. Episode one…
FoxType, An Online Tool That Rates the Politeness of Written Text and Recommends More Polite Options
FoxType is an online tool that rates the politeness of written text and recommends more polite options when necessary. The tool rates the politeness of…
A Grateful Son Recalls a Valuable Lesson His Father Taught Him About Being True to Oneself
StoryCorps, the amazing oral history project that provides recording booths for people to tell their own life stories, has animated “The Saint of Dry Creek“,…
Stephen Colbert Debuts His Extreme Surgically Assisted Weight Loss Option, The Esophagorge
Stephen Colbert recently debuted his extreme surgically assisted weight loss option, the Esophagorge, during an episode of The Late Show. The parody device is a response…