Silly Site o' the Day

These charts of multiple actors playing historical figures (via BoingBoing) read like an Oscar-bait ballot.

Silly Site o' the Day

Did Red Nose Day come a year early to New York? (Via Laughing Squid.) I know my nose is red from this little mini-fwinter we're having...

Silly Site o' the Day

Now that Mom can see things like videos and such, I figured she'd get a kick out of the background antics of the Bearcats baseball team as shown on Wil Wheaton's Tumblr. I know I did.

Silly Site o' the Day

I think it's an interesting experiment to try and make a short film with a completely drunk cast, written whilst drunk as well:



Via Laughing Squid. Sure beats most sober movies of the same ilk...

Silly Site o' the Day

We're back home, and Mom's wifi and iPad are working just fine. She's still not going for the social media stuff, though, so this rude Twitter bio generator (via Laughing Squid) is definitely not for her...

Silly Site o' the Day

We're visiting Mom today, in the former Land of Dial-Up, to help her with her new wifi and iPad. And we brought along my laptop as well just in case, so I can blog from here now! Now that Mom has my page bookmarked and her wifi is even zippier than ours, I'm sure she'll get a kick out of this interactive map showing how baby names have been chosen throughout the country in the last century (via io9). Have at it, Mom!

Silly Site o' the Day

No, I haven't seen the new Captain America movie yet. Heck, I haven't seen Frozen yet, and that seems to have become something of a cultural touchstone. But I have seen videos of cats as superheroes:





Via Laughing Squid and lots of other places.

Silly Site o' the Day

Starting to see a time when I may finally be able to post more than silly sites, but we'll see. In the meantime, here's what some real-life heroes might look like as Disney princesses (via Laughing Squid). I loved the one of Jane Goodall, who was just on the soon-to-be-flown Colbert Report last night.

Silly Site o' the Day

What a clever idea - A Tumblr based on recycled Hollywood costumes. Via io9.

Silly Site o' the Day

For those with short attention spans, here's the Facebook version of the Civil War (via Arthur). Check out the bottom of the page for their take on other historical events.