Misery, photographed

From a listing at eBay:

We are selling 8 Beyblades, 2 of them light up. As you can tell they are not happy about this! They have been using their bathtub as a "battle arena" and Beyblades + Bathtub = Destruction!!! With the metal ones they managed to scrape the enamel off the tub, take a chunk of tub out and break off the soap holder. SO if you "win" this auction DON'T play with in a bathtub!!! We have recieved a quote of $500.00 to replace the tub, some tiles, and soap holder + labor of course! They had approxamently $125.67 in their piggy banks that will be going to toward the cost. We will use the profit from this auction towards the balance and then it is onto other toys!

Via.

(I feel more inclined to hug the boys than pity the parents.)

All grown up photo

I love this photo of adults holding a childhood portrait. It's by Mary Rosenbaum, who is currently giving away a wedding do-over photo session.

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Link roundup

1. A bittersweet comic about school by James Kochalka. And here's another good one.

2. The LA Times reports disturbing corruption by a LAPD officer:

A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he illegally tapped into a law enforcement computer on behalf of a gang member who was recently convicted of murder.

The officer, Gabriel Morales, 25, was seeking information on two key witnesses who testified at the gang member's murder trial, according to court records. Morales had been dating the gang member's sister for several years.

Via.

3. The BBTS has the JLU Parademons available for preorder. (I'm not sure why they're so expensive?)

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Andy Reid was an enormous child?

This could be an elaborate joke, or maybe he was significantly older than the other kids in line, but check out young, gigantic Andy Reid at a punt, pass, and kick contest. Via.

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Like Mom Like Dad

Great gallery of photos featuring people posing like their parents. Via.

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Link roundup

1. Justin Bieber uses 3% of Twitter resources at any moment.

2. Great photo of an adorable girl on Splash Mountain.

3. i09 is looking for an intern.

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First day of school

Don Clark drew this for his daughter's first day of kindergarten. It's available as a $12 print here. (I'll be living this with my son in about a week.)

*By lunch boxes at Amazon.

Lil' Darth Maul's off to his first day of school

Young Darth Maul by Bobby Chiu. He has lots of art on sale here, and wallpapers for download here.

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Young Nixon fan

Korean Nixon Kid coming soon to a photoshop near you. Via.

A young boy gets his heart broken

Watch a poor boy fail in his efforts to dance with a young girl. Via.

Fairy tale elk and bear (link roundup)

Elk and bear prints on sale in Jenni Saarenkylä's Etsy shop. Via.

And a few more links:

1. An "elaborate" and illegal mountain bike course was found in the forest in Orange County. Officials are going to dismantle it.

2. Mike Krahulik shares a really cute story about his (evil) Star Wars obsessed child.

3. Point someone to this next time they don't appreciate how great the world is.

*Previously: Finnish fairy tales used to promote a Japanese department store.

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A toddler practices Shakespeare (video roundup)

Brian Cox teaches a toddler Hamlet's to be or not to be speech. Via.



Time-lapse of an office building being built out of shipping containers. Via.




Timelapse video of sea stars and worms swarming the ocean floor to devour a dead seal. Via.




Watch repair in microgravity.



Butterflies in zero gravity.

*Previously: Shakespeare hates your emo poems.

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Angel Dust, Death Drug (video roundup)

Philip Michael Thomas hams it up in this warning about angel dust. Via these sites.

And a few more videos:


Video of a cat rubbing against and then climbing a police officer in the middle of writing a ticket.



Six-year-old kid devastates smaller kids playing football.



Transformers 3 teaser courtesy of Robot Chicken.




The Muppets sing Bohemian Rhapsody.

*Previously: Minimalist anti-drug ad.

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Kitesurfers jump a pier (link roundup)

Video Lewis Crathern and Jake Scrace kitesurfing over a pier. They waited three years for the right conditions. Via.

And a few more links:

1. When you put in the Fight Club Blu-Ray disc, the initial title screen is for Never Been Kissed. A prank cooked up by David Fincher and approved of by Drew Barrymore. Via.

2. When your son wants to know the worst swear word in the world.

3. Twilight's screenwriter got her first agent because they mistakenly thought she was Joan Rivers' daughter. Via.

*Previously: "You're on my sh*t list" stationery.

*Check out Amazon's Black Friday Blu-Ray deals.

Beer Lady action figure by Suckadelic (link roundup)

So weird. Stop at Whole Food in New York on Saturday, have some Beerlao beer, meet the Sucklord, and buy a new vinyl toy.

And a few more links:

1. Neil Gaiman's daughter briefly hijacked his Twitter feed.

2. Will Leitch remembers the year 2000 month by month.

3. Tapestry made from spider silk. Via.

*Previously: A tasty beer's journey through your body.

*Buy Suckadelic toys at eBay.

Papercraft Birds

Follow the links to download the pelican, samurai dad, and stork paper toys.

*Previously: Stork versus winged monsters.

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Manholes put to good use (link roundup)

Jiae Kwon turns a manhole into a Map Hole, adding a compass, landmarks, and advertisements.

And a few more links:

1. From Overheard in New York:

Little boy, about little brother: Daddy, he says that when the blood on his knee dries, he's gonna pick it off and throw it at me! Daddy, tell him not to do that!

Dad: That scrape is fresh. We have plenty of time before we need to worry about that.

Via.

2. Bats have oral sex while engaging in intercourse.

3. Discovery magazine names the 10 Greatest Adventure Biographies (obnoxiously spread across ten pages).

*Previously: Bat and Robin.

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T-shirt for a trap, neuter, and return charity (link roundup)

T-shirt Ray Frenden made for his wife’s trap, neuter, return charity for stray cats.

And a few more links:

1. Funny effort by a boy to convince his mom to buy a stuffed animal.

2. Pretty mailbox.

3. Photo of the colorful storefront for George's Wonderful World of Cakes.

*Previously: Guitar store facade looks like giant amp.

*Buy plush monsters at eBay.

If Charles Schulz drew the X-Men (link roundup)

Chris Giarrusso channels Charles Schulz to draw this X-Men/Peanuts mashup. See also, X-Men and Teen Titans vs. Apocalypse and an absolutely darling lil' Doctor Doom. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Mother of dead 21-year-old hopes to harvest his sperm, hire a surrogate, and become a grandma.

2. You can read several of the short stories nominated for 2009 Hugo Awards:

"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" by Kij Johnson
"Article of Faith" by Mike Resnick
"Evil Robot Monkey" by Mary Robinette Kowal
"From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled" by Michael Swanwick

Via.

3. At Mr. Wong's Laundromat, you'll be able to play flash games to earn money to spend in the DS version of Grand Theft Auto. Also, if you sync your DS to the Rockstar Social Club, you can unlock two missions in Chinatown Wars.

4. Golfer John Daly is currently banned from the PGA tour. But in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, he's selling possessions out of an RV parked across the street from the Augusta golf tournament. Photo here.

*Previously: The golf hole where you have to hit the ball off a cliff.

*Buy plush X-Men at eBay.

Kamikaze Komix logo (link roundup)

Logo by Bog Logan for Komikaze Komix.

And a few more links:

1. Funny line by Neil Gaiman: "Made pancakes for the Slumber Party breakfast. (Have not recovered from overhearing 14/15 yr old girl comments made as they saw Twilight DVD)." See also.

2. Plush scorpion and baby scorpions.

3. Steampunk MODOK.

4. The Quest for G Gatorade ad was apparently really expensive to make and is full of big name athletes. But the part that has gotten the lion's share of views is the short segment featuring the Jabbawockies.

*Previously: Homemade Midna's helmet from Twilight Princess.

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