Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘Bill Murray Stories’, A Comedy Sketch Featuring People Sharing Bill Murray Stories Around a Fire Like Ghost Stories
“Bill Murray Stories” is a comedy sketch by Jon Bershad that features friends sitting around a campfire sharing stories about the actor Billy Murray (see previously)…
A Massive Outdoor Sculpture of a Man Bursting From the Ground in a Public Square
] photo by László Balkányi/We Love Budapest A gigantic man bursts from the ground in Széchenyi Square in Budapest, Hungary in the massive outdoor sculpture…
Evil Vinyl Toys Based on Iconic Characters From Horror Films
A Large Evil Corporation (previously) has designed a magnificent series of vinyl toys based on iconic characters from horror films like A Nightmare on Elm…
Eager Golden Retriever Fails Repeatedly in Her Attempts to Catch a Tennis Ball
An eager golden retriever named Duff does her best to try to catch the tennis ball that her human keeps tossing to her, but fails…
NASA Launches a SoundCloud Page Full of Audio Clips From Historic Missions
NASA (see previously) has launched a SoundCloud page full of audio clips from missions like Apollo, Mercury, Voyager, and other important moments in the history of…
Adorable Cupcakes Shaped Like Tiny Cacti and Succulents
Designer and baker Alana Jones-Mann has created adorable cupcakes topped with cactus- and succulent-shaped frosting. The cupcakes include “sand” made of finely processed Teddy Grahams.…
Carefree Dog Gleefully Bounds Through the Tall Grass Like a Bouncing Kangaroo
A really happy Lurcher named Megan gleefully bounds through the tall grass like a kangaroo or even perhaps more like a bouncing baby goat, leaping…
A Custom-Made Ping Pong Table With a 300-Pound Glass Playing Surface
For the discerning ping pong aficionado, Southern California sportswear brand TravisMathew has created a stunning glass ping pong table complete with a 300-pound polished glass…
MailChimp Snap, An App for Creating and Sending Photo-Based Email Campaigns
MailChimp Snap is an app that allows users to create and send photo-based email campaigns — through MailChimp, of course — from their smartphone. The…
Jimmy Kimmel and Science Bob Pflugfelder Shoot Lightning Guns and Explode Paint Cans on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel and guest Science Bob Pflugfelder (see previously) blew up paint cans to demonstrate how car…