tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52185712024-03-06T22:58:32.315-05:00Information NationIt rhymes, so you know it must be clever!captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.comBlogger1912125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-24628283926590408072020-11-23T13:22:00.002-05:002020-11-23T13:22:13.260-05:00I'd Probably Lose It If It Wasn't AttachedLike cicadas wriggling out of the ground at the end of their <a href="https://www.cicadamania.com/">mysterious 17-year cycle</a>, or someone saying "Bloody Mary" or "Beetlejuice" for the third time, this scrappy underdog of a blog has returned in an equally (un)welcome fashion. For one day only.<div><br /></div><div>Information Nation has been "off the air" for 8+ years at this point, and despite what you may have heard, it's going to stay that way. As long as it's still reachable, you are welcome to peruse the 1,945 previous entries in this dumb pile of electrons I typed out for you all those years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>In order to mollify my rabid fanbase clamoring for new content (one guy can too count as a fanbase shut up), I am willing to log back onto the hallowed server to release this one-time-only post. </div><div><br /></div><div>From that Nonstop Hit Factory Formerly Known As King Missile, please enjoy their finest opus.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4cH4UdJ2fHk" width="320" youtube-src-id="4cH4UdJ2fHk"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-4695530748504137882012-04-24T23:46:00.001-04:002012-04-24T23:46:53.130-04:00You Got A Little Something...<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1t24XAntNCY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Two office co-workers engage in a most deadly <a href="http://youtu.be/1t24XAntNCY">game of deception</a>.captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-43901713708821679182012-04-14T23:45:00.000-04:002012-04-14T23:45:39.979-04:00We Have To Go Deeper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Very large and detailed lake/ocean depth map at XKCD. Click to embiggen. <i>(via <a href="http://www.fazed.net/">FAZED</a>)</i>captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-69913468705828471452012-04-14T22:53:00.001-04:002012-04-14T22:53:18.913-04:00Three Arms To Hold You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW4fJtH-oRPZDKWo-LTaSaD7a9B27hagwDSsjHRU_m4403jhLJNgc0-l8W8HrUPwYOulWBBw1yseOloX4XQc9wEvxkTQNZPWMNBr6VQbiARciDY2OXCGr7QtnPYnbZVzWoIMqpw/s1600/arms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW4fJtH-oRPZDKWo-LTaSaD7a9B27hagwDSsjHRU_m4403jhLJNgc0-l8W8HrUPwYOulWBBw1yseOloX4XQc9wEvxkTQNZPWMNBr6VQbiARciDY2OXCGr7QtnPYnbZVzWoIMqpw/s400/arms.jpg" /></a></div><br />
That's Bjorn for you. Always wearing a sporty pair of Vans, and always willing to lend a hand. <i>(via <a href="http://www.psdisasters.com/">Photoshop Disasters</a>)</i>captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-18153901221153813082012-04-14T22:29:00.000-04:002012-04-14T22:29:24.446-04:00This Cat Food Comes In Two Flavors: Happy and Unhappy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3RE3vLtKFTcXm0YA0glP-ry8U38lg6fCmchrHnyJNYS6dlmgql05LFqnVNXGyDtJs8B6ReUb4xWg6yxB0JEmAH5b02_LDH0du2avUgXAAEc_ILjYUuE419VsLLBKAJIO1OvVtA/s1600/happy_vs_unhappy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3RE3vLtKFTcXm0YA0glP-ry8U38lg6fCmchrHnyJNYS6dlmgql05LFqnVNXGyDtJs8B6ReUb4xWg6yxB0JEmAH5b02_LDH0du2avUgXAAEc_ILjYUuE419VsLLBKAJIO1OvVtA/s400/happy_vs_unhappy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<br />captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-10500511496522518932012-02-21T07:09:00.000-05:002012-02-21T07:09:28.317-05:00Et ToiHappy Mardi Gras, all. Shorpy has a giant (click to embiggenate) street photo of Mardi Gras 1907. You know, I heard if you gave a lady some beads back then, she would pull up her sleeves above the wrist. Ooh la la!<br />
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<br />captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-11236339556513171672012-02-15T00:04:00.001-05:002012-02-15T00:04:55.617-05:00Well, That Explains The All-Leather Dress Code<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlrtNJnYHryKLhjagsjHrdk3ggKQbWP-Ek0y4eYpuJZvYuWkWPFLWHeqniEcUfyCfhzrcSLtzGjAoGvzpo0PBKUbjL8H0NrI7l9TeG_19tlM99qVaMlrvvJkGQU_JjPwt0safYw/s1600/sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="296" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlrtNJnYHryKLhjagsjHrdk3ggKQbWP-Ek0y4eYpuJZvYuWkWPFLWHeqniEcUfyCfhzrcSLtzGjAoGvzpo0PBKUbjL8H0NrI7l9TeG_19tlM99qVaMlrvvJkGQU_JjPwt0safYw/s400/sm.jpg" /></a></div><i>(via <a href="http://www.criggo.com/">Criggo</a>)</i><br />
<br />captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-84349552716241149242012-02-14T23:54:00.000-05:002012-02-14T23:54:30.250-05:00The Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Brief-Jerky-Edible-Underwear/"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQt1x8ZB2Dhgw5p0M5mwuy5s018YVj9wyCVjNaPkJHler9tg3SBPCLfnZgccBKxb7-covUvRMwUfJTMjiXtIGFqS9jx_g7NHi3NbnW0t7E1dzGjJQXek2_rECq3viPneo1q2Miw/s400/DIY-Brief-Jerky-Edible-Underwear.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>How to make <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Brief-Jerky-Edible-Underwear/">DIY Brief Jerky Edible Meat Underwear</a>. Take <i>that</i>, Lady Gaga!<br />
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Sure, maybe you thought <a href="http://youtu.be/CgmJWxt9XXM">The Go-Go's</a> did it originally (as I did in my Jane Wiedlin-crush days of the early '80s), but you would be wrong is what you would be, my friend. Motown-label cool cats <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Capitols">The Capitols</a> took it to <i>Billboard</i>'s #7 slot in 1966.<br />
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From an appearance on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridays_%28TV_series%29">Fridays</a></i> ABC's relatively short-lived (two seasons) answer to NBC's eternal <i>SNL</i>. Not the best quality of video, sorry.<br />
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<b style="color: red;">WARNING:</b> Three of the less-offensive ads are below, but be aware link contains racist, sexist, and just plain offensive vintage ads within)<br />
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<br />captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-9854605395534271372012-02-08T01:10:00.000-05:002012-02-08T01:10:07.488-05:00Gargle 'Em If You Got 'Em!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No lie. For a brief period, Lambert Pharmaceutical Company, makers of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listerine">Listerine</a> mouthwash, marketed Listerine Cigarettes. Let me repeat that. <i>There used to be Listerine-flavored cigarettes</i>. Someone recently <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-full-pack-listerine-cigarettes-from-the">auctioned this intact pack from 1937</a> on eBay. <i>(via <a href="http://boingboing.net/">Boing Boing</a>) </i><br />
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Mmm! Hacking up a lung was never more refreshing!<br />
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In 1966, Patent No. 3,234,938 was issued for, yes, of course, a Cheese-Filtered Cigarette. <i>(via <a href="http://www.lightlink.com/bbm/weird.html">Weird & Wonderful Patents</a>)</i>captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-68623886283464079532012-02-06T23:31:00.000-05:002012-02-06T23:31:13.251-05:00Are You Gonna Eat That?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laserbread/sets/72157626812709336/detail/"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUzEL-i10aEgLbYKinJi2BTXofCOsy_VjS37KLr6FjB6D7CraOPYA-6WQovoASxQL2jdmypZdIPrxtDpNx7CiE7_kY0TuwybCtELHm_VsudolJ6TvAViFWSuT0GpUthAmhyphenhyphenBMDw/s400/coffee.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<b>Exhibitionist Coffee Cup</b><br />
From Brock Davis's wildly creative <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laserbread/sets/72157626812709336/detail/">Food Stuff Flickr set</a>. <i>(via <a href="http://www.kottke.org/">Kottke</a>)</i>captnkurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755755074598527239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218571.post-60993154596921648842012-02-06T23:11:00.000-05:002012-02-06T23:11:14.973-05:00Sawing Logs With A Ukulele<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K9A3fupyjsk" width="480"></iframe><br />
I've been a fan of uke-slinging do-it-yourselfer <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/jaaaaaaa">Julia Nunes</a>, who has been making and distributing her own hand-made brand of covers and originals for a number of years now, on YouTube and eventually in live performances. She has a warm, sunny voice that I could listen to all day. "Stay Awake" is from her fourth release, 2011's <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/">Kickstarter</a>-funded <i>Settle Down</i>.<br />
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