As the West Coast’s fifth most authority on human-Melmac relations, I give my full blessing to this hilarious–and totally fucking bizarre–Blitzen Trapper fan video set to various scenes from Alf. Oh, and it’s in Spanish. Listen people, none of this makes sense. All we can do is just watch the video and enjoy.
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Cat Monday
Books and Cats , via the LA Times’ Jacket Copy: That cat is not experiencing an omnivore’s dilemma. That cat is a tiny, fuzzy murderer, and if it could figure out a way to eat you, it totally would. Irony alert!
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Cartoons, Pies, Cats.
Couple things. 1. The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book was totally right on when it informed me that pouring warm pumpkin pie filling into a warm crust would make for a creamier pie, and subbing vodka for some of the water in the crust does in fact make it flakier. Who knew. ATK’s Jack […]
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Caption this Photo of Kitten Vs. Turkey
Do it in the comments section! Extra points if your caption includes something about leftovers or shopping! Back Off! The $150 laptop is mine!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I just wanted an excuse to post this picture again.And here’s a tune from the Kinks’ Ray Davies, who is surprisingly good at writing holiday songs. LISTEN:<param name="FlashVars" value="autostart=no&bg=0xCCCCCC&leftbg=0x0056A5&lefticon=0xFFFFFF&rightbg=0x0056A5& ‘rightbghover=0xE87217&righticon=0xEEEEEE&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666& ‘track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x6CB112&soundFile=http://www.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2008/11/26/1227741086_1127-rd.mp3″ /> Ray Davies – “Thanksgiving Day”
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Rich Pets Have More Fun
Sometimes it’s good to just absorb the strange with a smile. Settle down, take a big whiff, all the while realizing the world–and by extension, the things that trouble you–is just no big deal. Take, for example, this list of the world’s richest pets. That there’s a dog worth some £90 million is just too […]
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Old People Forced to Eat Cat Food
Perhaps the saddest byproduct of our struggling economy is how it will undoubtedly affect the older generation. When times get really tough, those who won’t be able to support themselves will be forced to take extreme measures in order to find sustenance. For example, this grandma who has obviously been forced to eat cat food. […]
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DJ Anna the Cat
Kicking your cat Friday off in style–AND keeping it oh-so-relevant–here’s a picture of DJ Anna the Cat, courtesy of local musician Corrina Repp. Corrina’s band band Tu Fawning is playing the Doug Fir this Sunday with the Nick Jaina Band (anyone else have a total rock star crush on that guy?) and That One Dude […]
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Coats for Cubs
Whatever your attitude towards fur, if you have any you need to unload, I can’t think of a better use than the Humane Society‘s Coats for Cubs drive, which kicks off this Saturday and and runs for a week, through the 22nd. Anytime between those dates, bring by your real fur or shearling clothing (including […]
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Cat Friday.
(That’s Blogtown reader Suzannah’s cat Neptune, posing with Chairman Mao. Feel free to send me your cat pictures if you want to see ’em up here.) Here’s your rather disturbing cat news of the day: Man apparently killed for killing cat And while we’re on the subject (of cats, not killings): My roommate recently got […]
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Twisty Cat Thursday!
Normally Alison is in charge of the Mercury‘s “Cat Beat.” However, I know if I passed this video on to her, there’s no way in a billion years she’d post it. IT’S THAT DISTURBING. Ladies and gentlemen, please say hello to the TWISTY CATS. Cats that have been bred to have inverted elbows — on […]