WW II-era Iron Man designs (link roundup)

Some of the World War II-era Iron Man designs Bill Presing tried out for his Iron man cover. He's looking for a copy of Iron Man:Legacy #3 with his variant cover, so if you have one, get in touch.

And a few more links:

1. Kafakesque tale of how plumbers unions fought against acceptance of waterless urinals (if you need less plumbing, you need less plumbers, too).

2. Funny dieting tips, including, "Instead of three big meals per day, try eating five or six smaller meals. Then watch that gradually evolve into five or six huge meals, and rue the day you took that advice."

3. Tilda Swinton learned to speak Italian with a Russian accent for her role in I Am Love. Via.

4. Impressive Sin & Punishment 2 gameplay.

*At Toycutter: Custom Iron Man and War Machine toys.

*Buy Iron Man toys at eBay.

King Kong Company t-shirt (link roundup)

The latest t-shirt on sale at Last Exit to Nowhere features the King Kong Company patch Travis Bickle wears on his jacket in Taxi Driver.

And a few more links:

1. Absolutely ghastly video and information about the egg industry and what's done to unwanted male chicks (seriously, the description is bad enough, I didn't watch the video).

2. There are salt lobbyists and balloon lobbyists. You can learn about legislation affecting balloons at The Balloon Council. Via.

3. Writing for the NY Times, William Broad describes efforts to find the world's oldest living fossil:

Dr. Rona has found that P. nodosum thrives in restricted areas of Atlantic seabed. Its only visible feature consists of tiny holes arranged in six-sided patterns that look curiously like the hearts of Chinese checkers boards. He has photographed thousands of the hexagons and found that large ones have 200 or 300 holes.

Via.

*Previously: King Kong vs. a giant shark and a giant snake.

*Buy King Kong movie posters at eBay.