assorted crap 8: the reckoning

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Box

Box is a project from 354 Photographers involving cardboard and miniature furniture and unpleasant things happening.

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For your next ugly holiday sweater party

IF you can get it, that is... currently sold out on the Official Slayer Merchandise Website:

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I want to know what the bathrooms look like.

The Giger Bar:

This trippy place is in the HR Giger Museum in Gruyeres, Switzerland.

It's the perfect place to wear these shoes. More photos of the bar at Beautiful/Decay.

Turkey Toss

Every year the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle does a "Turkey Toss", where they provide turkeys to the zoo's carnivorous animals.

No, you cannot has, tiger. Get your own.

However, last year they apparently turned the tables:


BRING IT ON!!
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UPDATE: I just realized, they might have meant:

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Your Grandpa Wears Thigh-Highs

Offbeat China has the story of a 72-year old grandfather of one of the founders of Yuekou, an online clothing store for teen girls, who began modeling clothes for the site after a tongue-in-cheek photo session.

The story notes that this is proof of increasing diversity in China. Honestly, I'm not sure how an elderly man modeling clothes for girls would go over in America! Kudos, China.

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Well, look what the cat dragged in

Hey y'all,

Bret Michaels has a pet merchandise line.

It's called "Pets Rock",

because of course it is.


All via PetSmart, to whom this fabulous line is exclusive.

Goodbye, Stalking Cat

Stalking Cat, original name Dennis Avner, has died at 54, possibly by his own paw.
image via; thanks arbroath for the story.

Hurricane Sandy recap

Hark! A Vagrant's Kate Beaton was visiting New York City right in time to get stranded in the dark for a couple days, and live-sketched it. Click here and magnify for her story.

I scream.

No.

Ayuh, I mean... no.

Probably not.

Not in the store, at least. And spit out the gum.

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