Archive for October 14th, 2009

Man High Fives People Hailing Cabs In NY [Funny]

Nathaniel Kassel is a genius. He simply rides his bicycle along the streets of New York City and high fives everyone that’s hailing a cab. He put a smile on the faces of many, a confused look on others, and a frown on a few. It’s all in a days work for Nathaniel. Good job!

A Speaking Piano

A “speaking piano” reciting the Proclamation of the European Environmental Criminal Court at World Venice Forum 2009. Unfortunately it’s all in German, but what the piano says is all English, and it’s really neat to watch.

All About the Junk Mail

Junk mail is a pain in the backside, we all know that, but just so you can fully comprehend how much of a pain it is, not just to you, but to the environment and the rest of society in general, here’s a nice illustration from The Cool Print detailing everything you could possibly want and need to know about junk mail.

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Rare Hour-Long Alfred Hitchcock Interview With Tom Snyder (1973)

Long thought to be lost or destroyed a complete recording has been found of one of the few hour long interviews of Alfred Hitchcock. Originally broadcast as one of the first Tomorrow Shows with Tom Snyder in the Fall of 1973.

Here is part one:

Follow the links for the remaining parts.

Part two, part three, part four, part five, and part six.

Via Kottke

Woman Arrested For Facebook Poking

The Facebook poke – a harmless tool used to interact with your friends, flirt with someone or let someone know you’re thinking about them. Well people, the virtual poke may not be as ‘harmless’ as first thought. In fact someone’s been arrested for doing it.

Granted, Shannon D. Jackson wasn’t arrested last week strictly on charges of abusing Facebook’s most annoying application. In doing so however, the 36-year-old poking perp from Hendersonville, Tenn., violated an order of protection — one that stipulated “no telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner.” Jackson faces up to 11 months, 29 days in jail and a possible fine of up to $2,500.

No doubt Jackson’s offending Facebook poke was just the latest in a long string of harassment, part of which likely occurred in meat space. Alone, the Facebook “Poke” is simply not criminal — though there are plenty of Facebookers who’d gladly join a FB petition group to see such a law enacted.

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Ever Dream This Man?

In January 2006 in New York, the patient of a well-known psychiatrist draws the face of a man that has been repeatedly appearing in her dreams. In more than one occasion that man has given her advice on her private life. The woman swears she has never met the man in her life.

That portrait lies forgotten on the psychiatrist’s desk for a few days until one day another patient recognizes that face and says that the man has often visited him in his dreams. He also claims he has never seen that man in his waking life.

The psychiatrist decides to send the portrait to some of his colleagues that have patients with recurrent dreams. Within a few months, four patients recognize the man as a frequent presence in their own dreams. All the patients refer to him as THIS MAN.

Have you ever dreamt of this man? If not, after reading this you probably will…

Link Via Presurfer