Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
TV Show Intros Mixed Up With Different Theme Songs
Aspiring New York City comedy writer David Elmaleh created a video that takes popular TV show intros and mixes them up with different theme songs.…
Ren & Stimpy Wood Sculptures by Amanda Visell
Los Angeles illustrator and sculptor Amanda Visell created a fantastic collection of Ren & Stimpy hand-crafted wood sculptures. They were on display during It’s the…
Chuck From the Bronx Eats a Ghost Pepper While Skydiving
We recently featured Chuck from the Bronx when he consumed both an extreme hot sauce named The Source (7.1 Million Scoville units) and a…
Lost Letter Project Aims to Find the Intended Recipient of Mail Delivered Nearly 70 Years Late
An old letter addressed to Lt. Joseph O. Matthews recently got delivered to Abbi Jacobson, a woman living in an apartment in New York City’s…
Ultrasound of a Giant African Land Snail
Veterinary Surgeon Romain Pizzi of the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland uses the zoo’s ultrasound machine on a Giant African land snail and talks about how…
Vertigo, Dizzying Paintings of Cities as Seen From High Above
In the painting series “Vertigo,” cities are seen from high above in a dizzying downward fish-eye perspective. The paintings are by Milan-based artist Fabio Giampietro.…
Blood-Spattered Cleaver Clutch Bag
Kreepsville 666 has made the Cleaver Clutch Bag, a zippered vinyl purse that looks like a blood-spattered cleaver. This cool “axessory” is available to purchase…
Episode 2 of ‘Convos With My 2 Year Old,’ A Show Where Grown Men Reenact Conversations Between a Dad & His Toddler
“Because I’m naked, I’m the boss.” Episode 2 of the funny web series by Warmland Films, Convos With My 2 Year Old, features 2-year-old Coco…
Chicago – Five Great Buildings, An Animated Ode to Chicago Landmarks
Designer Al Boardman honors five landmark buildings in Chicago in his short and sweet motion graphics animation “Chicago – Five Great Buildings.” via Vimeo Staff…
Runaway Monkey Lingonberry-Scented Air Freshener, Based on the Monkey Found in a Shearling Coat at IKEA
First there was a cute little monkey in a fancy shearling coat and a diaper named Darwin found wandering a Toronto IKEA parking lot and…