In the 1990s Nick at Nite produced some excellent promo clips for the old TV series it ran. Here's one for I Love Lucy called "The Pants That Ate Fred… Read the rest of the article: Watch "The Pants That Ate Fred Mertz"
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Mark Frauenfelder Please refer to my dispatch from Monday before reading the following. "Are you telling me this is the beard of the man I had lunch with in PÅ‚ock? What happened to the… Read the rest of the article: The man who loves junk mail recommends Tschai, by Jack Vance
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Mark Frauenfelder A 10-year-old girl asked Alexa for a "challenge to do." The voice assistant replied: "Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to… Read the rest of the article: Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to electrocute herself
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Mark Frauenfelder Extraodinary Twitter exchange with a deaf customer who booked a flight on Lufthansa and Lufthansa's social media team who told him that flight changes could only be made by phone.… Read the rest of the article: Lufthansa to deaf customer: "please keep trying" to speak with us on the phone
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Mark Frauenfelder CNN interviewed political analyst Arieh Kovler, who predicted the January 6 Capitol riot two weeks before it happened. On December 21, Kovler tweeted: "On January 6, armed Trumpist militias will… Read the rest of the article: This analyst predicted the January 6 Trump coup riot
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Mark Frauenfelder Please refer to my dispatch from Thursday before reading the following. "You are?" I asked, stunned. "Yes. I am the man who had Piotr evicted from his apartment after he caused me… Read the rest of the article: How can a Flat Plug Indoor Extension Cord become an instrument of revenge?
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Mark Frauenfelder This list of most-reviled books is from 2003, but nevertheless entertains. JG Ballard: Author Finnegans Wake by James Joyce Joyce's incomprehensible novel, which has provided a living for generations of English Literature… Read the rest of the article: Famous Brits pick their most-hated books
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Mark Frauenfelder This video shows how a team of movers dealt with the logistical challenges of moving a 50-foot magnet from Long Island in New York to Fermilab outside of Chicago in… Read the rest of the article: How to transport a 17-ton, 50-foot wide magnet halfway across the country?
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Mark Frauenfelder Trump's army of worshippers, who have relied on livestock medicine, bleach, and televangelist blessings to survive the hoax plandemic, are now suffering severe psychological distress over the fact that their… Read the rest of the article: Alex Jones warns Trump: "You are either completely ignorant" or "one of the most evil men who has ever lived"
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Mark Frauenfelder Two men standing on the roof of a building are pulling up an air conditioner attached to tow lengths of rope. When one of the plastic straps around the air… Read the rest of the article: A valiant attempt to save an air conditioner
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Mark Frauenfelder I recently came across photos of some pinball machines that looked like playable pieces of art and I was so impressed by their strangeness and beauty that I contacted the… Read the rest of the article: Check out Tanner Petch's weird homebrew pinball machines
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Mark Frauenfelder What if Mick Jagger ran a moving company? This video will show you his moves. [via The Browser ]
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Mark Frauenfelder Hasbro's "Little miss no-name" doll was modeled after the orphan waifs painted by Margaret Keane. She had unkempt hair, rags for clothes, and a permanent tear. "Little miss no-name is… Read the rest of the article: Watch: 1965 TV ad for creepy kids' doll: Little Miss No-Name
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Mark Frauenfelder What is a Nepalese "tourist trap" restaurant? YouTuber Karl Rock, who makes travel videos about South Asia, created this guide to help you tell the difference between a good Nepalese… Read the rest of the article: How to avoid tourist trap restaurants in Nepal
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Mark Frauenfelder Michael Feeney says: "(mac)OStalgia is exploring my 2021 work-from-home routine from a nostalgic perspective. How would have the same workflow look like with the tools of today and the limitations… Read the rest of the article: Here's what modern apps would look like on a 1990s Mac
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Mark Frauenfelder Please refer to my dispatch from Monday before reading the following. I had a few hours to kill before my flight back to the United States, so I decided to… Read the rest of the article: I bought a Day-Glo running vest to command the respect I deserve
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Mark Frauenfelder Vyvianna M. Quinonez (28) pleaded guilty to a felony charge of interfering with a flight crew member on a Southwest flight from Sacramento to San Diego. On May 23rd, as… Read the rest of the article: Woman who knocked out flight attendant's teeth pleads guilty
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Mark Frauenfelder Cristina Cawthorn is divorcing her husband Madison, a notorious pathological liar, racist insurrectionist, and alleged sex pest after having been married for just 8 months. Cawthorn, who likens women to… Read the rest of the article: Earthen vessel is divorcing Madison Cawthorn after 8 months of marriage
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Mark Frauenfelder A couple of weeks ago, Ernie Smith, author of the excellent Tedium newsletter, received an alarming email from someone in Russia named Maya Mishina. "The email was worded as if… Read the rest of the article: Princeton study tricked small websites into thinking they could be sued by a Russian organization
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Mark Frauenfelder The Energy Vault seems like a good idea. It's a "gravity battery," a crane that uses excess energy produced by wind turbines to stack large blocks of concrete. During times… Read the rest of the article: This video debunks the much-hyped Energy Vault