Christmas
grrlscientist | December 24, 2009tags: Jingle Farts, Holidays, humor, funny, silly, streaming video
Here's a silly holiday greeting and song especially for all my readers who appreciate such things.
catdynamics | December 24, 2009Not as intense as the original, but at least you can finally hear the lyrics...
bonus: original version (live)
grrlscientist | December 24, 2009tags: Merry Christmas, Maury Povich, ecard, comedy, humor, satire, fucking hilarious
[larger view].
As you all prepare to celebrate the holidays, I thought I'd send an ecard your way.
grrlscientist | December 22, 2009tags: Finnish Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Jack Bauer interrogates Santa Claus, comedy, humor, funny, fucking hilarious, holidays, Christmas, Finland, streaming video
Here's another video documentary that reveals the travails that Father Christmas encounters when he tries to enter the United States. It isn't easy being generous to strangers in the land of unfettered capitalism.
Video credit: Rebel Viral Team.
grrlscientist | December 21, 2009tags: Santa Claus, Santa the Fascist Years, comedy, humor, funny, satire, holidays, Christmas, politics, streaming video
We all think of Santa as "Jolly ole St. Nick." But who knew that he has a dark hidden past that's very un-jolly? This short film uncovers and explores Santa's flirtation with politics and ...
grrlscientist | December 21, 2009
As you know, I recently married a British nutter and relocated to Germany, where I assume we both will remain for a significant period of time. Like most newlyweds, we wish to start our own traditions for the holidays, but since our possessions have not arrived yet, we are living in a nearly empty flat.
No seriously: our flat is nearly empty. For example, in Germany, when people move into their own flat, it is empty of all furnishings -- including the entire kitchen. Most Germans design and purchase their kitchen before moving in -- refrigerator, stove, range top, microwave, dishwasher,…
grrlscientist | December 20, 2009tags: Finnish Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Rare Exports, comedy, humor, funny, fucking hilarious, holidays, Christmas, Finland, streaming video
This fascinating video, filmed and presented in the grand tradition of a National Geographic documentary, reveals what happens when an original Father Christmas, Hoho joulusta, goes on a rampage after being treated badly by humans.
The composer is Jim Dooley and the songs used in the film are "Mystic Tryst" and "Ancient Crystal".
sastyk | December 20, 2009Dear Sharon: Some of my friends say there is no Santa Claus. But I really need to know if there is. My Mom has been telling me about something called global warming, and I'm worried about Santa, because he lives up at the North Pole, and if it melts, he'll be in trouble. My Mom said some grownups were working hard in a place called Copenhagen to fix the problem, and I heard someone on the news say they decided something and someone else said they didn't. What happened in Copenhagen? Is there really a Santa, and what's going to happen to the North Pole? Please tell me the truth!…
grrlscientist | December 18, 2009tags: Finnish Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Rare Exports, comedy, humor, funny, fucking hilarious, holidays, Christmas, Finland, streaming video
This fascinating video, filmed and presented in the grand tradition of a National Geographic documentary, follows three Finnish hunters through the far northern woods of Lapland as they track, hunt and train an original Father Christmas, Hoho joulusta, for export to other countries.
The composer is Jim Dooley and the songs used in the film are "Mystic Tryst" and "Ancient Crystal".
grrlscientist | December 9, 2009tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum.
MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 8, 2009tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum.
MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 7, 2009tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum.
MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 6, 2009tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum.
MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [larger view].
As you can see in this image, Frankfurt am Main is giving NYC some competition in the "does Christmas extremely well" category. I think I am being spoiled by living in these two cites at Christmas since they both are class acts in my opinion.
grrlscientist | December 4, 2009tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat+Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in My Zeil Einkaufszentrum.
My Zeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [larger view].
As you can see in this image, Frankfurt am Main is giving NYC some competition in the "does Christmas extremely well" category. I think I am being spoiled by living in these two cites at Christmas since they both are class acts in my opinion.
grrlscientist | December 29, 2008tags: christmas, dogs, pets, cute, streaming video
Dog lovers will especially enjoy this video even though it is a few days late [3:19]
cwilcox | December 28, 2008As the holidays come to a close, we generally bemoan the large quantities of junk food we've eaten and all the money we spent. However, there are some reasons we shouldn't be so begrudging of our holiday cheer. Quite a bit of the things we do just for the holidays aren't as bad for us as we think they are.
For example, we shouldn't feel so bad about eating all those candy canes. It turns out that peppermint has quite a few health benefits, at least according the the National Institute of Medicine. Most relate to the stomach and digestive system, but there is weak evidence for improvements to…
grrlscientist | December 23, 2008tags: Santa Claus Bailout Hearings, satire, humor, christmas, streaming video
C-SPAN coverage of Santa Claus asking Congress for a financial bailout of the North Pole Gift Giving Industry. If they don't approve his aid package, Christmas may be ruined. [4:34]
awild | December 20, 2008An unusually festive jumping ant from a laboratory colony at Arizona State University. Researchers mark ants with unique patterns of paint to keep track of individuals for studies of ant behavior.
cwilcox | December 18, 2008Now that I have survived the frigid north and have returned to the real world where there is electricity, the sun is shining and there's no such thing as ice storms, I can return to providing you the most up-to-date and important science news and such from around the world. I know, you're all so excited!
So personally, I've been spending the past day or so getting myself all jolly for the holidays. Of course, we're talking tree decorating, gift wrapping and the lovely sound of holiday pop songs to set the mood.
Apparently, some researchers from Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre in Balloch,…