Category Archives: Foto Phun

Pop Culture Hauntings

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Gaius

Benjamin Radford, who thoroughly enjoys poking holes in "mysterious" things, has another column up over at LiveScience that discusses how pop culture media influences the public's beliefs in "supernatural" phenomena. The occasion is the 25th anniversary of the movie Poltergeist. … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun | 3 Comments

“Labour Brainwashing”

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Gaius

A British father is asking a court to intervene in what he is calling brainwashing by the Labor government in Britain. Specifically, he wants them to stop distributing copies of Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, which he asserts contains … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Foto Phun, World news | Comments Off

The Truther Future

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Gaius

With abject apologies to Mary Katherine Ham who actually had to bear the presence of these jackals. My own take on the future of the 9/11 "truth" movement. Tweet

Posted in Foto Phun, Insanity | Comments Off

Told You So, Didn’t We?

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Gaius

Just a few days ago, we posted about the really bad move made by a British man by giving meerkats cameras. Meerkats, too often thought of as "cute" by the easily conned, are actually well known blackmailers and extortionists. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Foto Phun | 1 Comment

Meeting Standards

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Gaius

In the interest of adhering to truth in advertising standards, the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism has come out with a new logo reflecting the state of the state. Tweet

Posted in Foto Phun, Humor | 1 Comment

Classic Computer Game!

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Gaius

Hey! Look what the software fairy dropped off! (Apropos this post, of course. Or this one. ) Tweet

Posted in Crime, Foto Phun, Politics | Comments Off

A Different Kinder Surprise

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard brought you the terrifying story of the chocoholic squirrel that was stealing "Kinder Surprise" chocolate candy from a grocery store in Finland. We warned that since squirrels share a group mind, if one has … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Foto Phun | Comments Off

You Knew This Was Coming

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Gaius

I simply cannot let SeeDubya have the last word on posters. Apropos this post. Tweet

Posted in Blogosphere, Foto Phun | 3 Comments

Dodo DNA?

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Gaius

Scientists are rather excited about the very strong possibility of being able to extract some DNA from a recently discovered dodo skeleton named Fred. A newly discovered dodo skeleton has raised hopes for extracting some of the legendary extinct bird’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, Humor, Science | 3 Comments

Lascaux Envy

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Gaius

The discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings showed that stone-age man had an artistic side. Many other sites with cave paintings have been found and documented over the years, but cave art was pretty well missing in Britain for some … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Foto Phun, Humor, World news | 6 Comments

Vanity, Vanity

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Gaius

“We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.” Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach The Telegraph reports on a new phenomenon. The increasing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have led … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilization, Foto Phun, World news | Comments Off

Tupelo Goes Bananas

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Gaius

Oliver "Capuchin" Monkey is still on the run in Tupelo, Mississippi. You may remember that Oliver picked the lock on his cell door and broke out of confinement. He has outsmarted his pursuers at every turn despite having been spotted … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Foto Phun, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

The Last Sup(erimposed)per

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Gaius

A brand-spanking new theory about Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper is apparently causing websites to crash like mad under high demand. Slavisa Pesci, described as a "information technologist and amateur scholar" in the linked article, has superimposed a reversed image … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, World news | 9 Comments

A Field Guide To Cicadas

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Gaius

Yesterday, we linked to a wire story that described how a six-year old Illinois boy managed to find a blue-eyed cicada. Now, this isn't all that odd, it happens in about one in a million cases according to the experts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Foto Phun | 1 Comment

What The HECK Is That?

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Gaius

Good heavens. The London Olympic Committee kiddies have unveiled their brandy-spanking new £400,000 logo for the London Olympics. And we'd just like to ask one teensy question: What the heck is that thing? Bosses of the 2012 Olympics were plunged … Continue reading →

Posted in Foto Phun, World news | 2 Comments