Or maybe it’s just a table of animal noises in different languages…
But just think, what if it weren’t…?
(link [though not the graphic] via, probably, some other blog I’ve forgotten all about; just imagine the actual citation is right here)
It’s like Babelfish… for animals!
Posted by Ben on May 30, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/its-like-babelfish-for-animals/
If Only
As part of Slate’s Pulp Fiction week, some designers/artists were asked to envision classic works of literature as pulp fiction covers. The results are excellent. The Moby Dick cover won me over for its alliteration, but all the covers have their own special charms.
Posted by Ben on May 29, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/if-only/
More Rats
Rat scientists have found that keen old minds work in different ways than bright young ones.
Posted by Ben on May 28, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/more-rats/
Universal Acclaim!
“Excellent site! Thanks for author!”
–Cheap PhoneDrug Times
“Awesome, your webpage’s!”
-RingtoneWallpapr Gazette
“Your site is very cognitive! You I think have a good future!”
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“Best ever! I love this place!”
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Posted by Ben on May 27, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/universal-acclaim/
Rundown, Briefly
- TV-B-Gone. Can anything this delightful be legal? (via Cool Tools)
- Too Real. Schizophrenics are apparently not fooled by optical illusions that trick non-schizophrenics. Curious.
- Oh, that makes it better. “We didn’t actually hover an Osprey over a mosque.” A while ago, Bell & Boeing put out an ad for a type of aircraft (an Osprey) which involved said aircraft hovering over a mosque, troops rappeling, etc., with the tagline, “It descends from the heavens. Ironically, it unleashes hell.” Then everyone from both companies agreed, “oops.” (via The Seattle Times)
- Castles of the US. A surprisingly long list, though apparently the page’s maintainer no longer has time to update it. You wouldn’t imagine the castle landscape is too dynamic, however, so it’s probably fine. (via MeFi)
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/rundown-briefly/
They Are What They Say
Devices Of Wonder brings you the Magic Lantern Slide, Indonesian Shadow Puppets, Miroir de sorciére, and muchly more. From the Getty Museum.
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/they-are-what-they-say/
True
It’s too bad I haven’t been letting the comment spam post to this blog; you’d be up to your armpits in posts here, if that were the case.
Sadly, it’s not.
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/true/
Skateboarding dog
You read the book, now see the movie.
(Well, okay, you haven’t read the book. But that’s no excuse. Apparently this skateboarding bulldog has his own website, if you’re interested. Which you are, quite naturally.)
(via CuteOverload)
Posted by Ben on April 1, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/skateboarding-dog/
Miscellany
- Enter into thought about all the underplaces of London, in an interesting and highly photo-ridden post titled “London Toplogical.”
- Or entertain the thought of what “to call the food blech is an insult to blech” means, exactly. This and other insults that didn’t make the cut when slicing & dicing entries for Zagat guides.
- How to talk to a human. More specifically, how to reach a human through the tangle of touch-tone absurdity found w/ most customer support lines.
- It’s not just a tusk, oh no; it’s a tusk (tooth) with “hydrodynamic sensor capacities.” The narwhal’s secret powers finally revealed, and by none other than the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
- Now that summer’s coming around, watch out: that honeybee down the street may actually know more than you think. And no, I’m not using ‘honeybee’ in any sort of allusive manner. (via BoingBoing)
Posted by Ben on March 25, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/miscellany/
Moral of the story
…it’s better to go running with rats?
But new research with rats suggests that running solo might not offer the perceived benefits and, in fact, may actually be bad for runners when combined with social isolation.
The scientists behind the study report that mice forced to live and run by themselves have less brain cell growth than those that get to run with other rats.
The implications for humans aren’t clear.
I don’t plan on finding any rats to go running with anytime soon.
Posted by Ben on March 13, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/moral-of-the-story/