Laughing Squid
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Rescued Egyptian Dog Gets Groomed to Sleep by Her Doting Patagonian Maras Friends
A beautiful baladi (stray) dog gets comforted to sleep as two doting Patagonian Maras groom her as if she were one of their very own.…
A Compilation of Scares that Ellen DeGeneres Had Arranged for Her Guests During the Month Leading Up to Halloween
The beloved talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has proven time and time again that she really enjoys giving her staff and her guests a good…
Daylight Saving, A Mock Movie Trailer Depicting Overly Dramatic Responses to Turning the Clock Back One Hour
The comedy troupe Nacho Punch (previously) has created “Daylight Saving“, a mock-movie trailer that depicts several characters reacting dramatically to the concept of turning the…
Danish Orchestra Performs After the Musicians and Conductor Eat the World’s Hottest Chili Peppers
Musicians of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and guest conductor and chili pepper enthusiast Claus “Chili Klaus” Pilgaard recently performed a rousing rendition of “Jalousie…
Meteorologist Uses Green Screen To Appear As a Creepy Skeleton for Halloween Weather Report
Post by Jude Redfield. For Halloween this year, meteorologist Jude Redfield appeared as “Bones Redfield” — a wonderfully creepy skeleton — for his morning weather…
Ellen Sends Her Executive Producer and His Assistant Through a Haunted House for Halloween
Ellen Degeneres of The Ellen Show evidently likes to give her staff a good annual scare by sending them through the haunted house at Universal…
‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 3’, A Darkly Humorous Film That Warns Against Accepting Love From a Stranger
Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of Blink Films have created the darkly humorous cautionary short film Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 3, a follow up…
The Astonishingly Sophisticated Techno-Pumpkins Created at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pumpkin Carving Contest
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober recently stopped by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California to observe the research and development center’s annual pumpkin carving…
Radio Host Ira Glass Dressed As a Dog Dressed As Ira Glass on Halloween
Left: A dog dressed as Ira Glass. Right: Ira Glass dressed as a dog dressed as Ira Glass. Photo via Ira Glass At the 16th…
Expert Mixologist Tony Conigliaro Demonstrates How to Create Halloween-Themed Cocktails
Expert mixologist Tony Conigliaro demonstrates how to craft gothic cocktails, such as the “Nosferatini” and “Silver Bullet” for Huang’s World on the Munchies channel. Perfect…