Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Halloween Retail Store Displays (1969)
Jason Liebig of CollectingCandy has scanned and posted images of fantastic Halloween retail store displays from a 1969 candy trade magazine. There’s a bunch more…
Belair X 6-12 Medium Format Analog Camera by Lomography
The Belair X 6-12 is a new analog camera by Lomography that uses medium format 120 film. The Belair has a collapsible bellows design and…
Moneygami, Paper Money Origami by Yosuke Hasegawa
Japanese artist Yosuke Hasegawa folds paper money into humorous origami that depict historical figures and heads of state in a variety of jaunty hats. To…
Silhouettes From Pop Culture, A Book of Paper Cut Art by Olly Moss
Winchester, UK illustrator Olly Moss created the book Silhouettes From Pop Culture published by Titan Books that is filled with classically styled paper cut silhouettes…
Cat Bounce, A Website of Bouncing Cats
Cat Bounce is a fun interactive site created by New York City artist Tara Sinn that makes images of cats bounce around your screen.
Frank Said What?, An iOS App That Generates Funny Photo Captions
Frank said what? is an iOS app that generates funny captions for photos you take and send in (From the description: “Frank looks at every…
MJ the Cat Enjoys Bike Rides Through the Streets of Philadelphia
Watch in this video (titled “My Cat Can Ride A Bike Better Than You Can”) as MJ the cat enjoys bike rides through the streets…
Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Cookies, Break Them Open to Get the Candy
These Trick-Or-Treat cookies by Megan of not martha are fun Halloween cookies that are filled with tiny edible candy treats (and in some cases, edible…
Ed Bassmaster Dresses as a Bush Man to Prank & Scare New Yorkers
In this humorous video, Philadelphia YouTube prankster Ed Bassmaster hides out around Central Park in New York City dressed up as Bush Man (a…
noPhoto, License Plate Frame That Thwarts Traffic Cameras
noPhoto is an electronic license plate frame that automatically obscures the license plate when a camera flash is detected (from a traffic camera or otherwise).…