Hilarious Restaurant and Bar Signs

[From http://ifyoucantaffordtotip.com]

Sure to grab your attention and pull you into their establishments – these funny signs are definitely eye catching and most likely, wallet-opening inducing.  I know a few of these would pull me in!

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Man has replacement nose on his forehead

[From BoingBoing.net]

Chinese surgeons constructed a replacement nose on a patient’s forehead to replace his own that was injured. It will eventually be moved to the center of the man’s face.

This may look unusual but it surprisingly is fairly common practice. “The forehead is a traditional place to get extra tissue from to rebuild a nose,” says Shehan Hettiaratchy, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS, who the BBC quotedas an expert on the matter. “The skin from there is a good match for nose skin. Most importantly, the forehead skin can be moved to the nose and keep its blood supply, which is essential otherwise the skin would die.” This reminds me of body artist Stelarc’s ear on his arm.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE: http://boingboing.net/2013/09/30/man-has-replacement-nose-on-hi.html

Top 10 Most Disgusting Things Ever Found In Food

[From iWebstreet.com]

Fried chicken heads, frozen fingers, frogs, mice baked into bread… sounds yummy don’t it?  Take a look at some curious examples of the most disgusting things ever found in food!

Click here to be grossed out: http://www.iwebstreet.com/top-10-most-disgusting-things-ever-found-in-food/

 

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10 Reasons the Moon Landings Could Be a Hoax

[From Amazingbeautifulworld.com]

The theory that the moon landings were hoaxed by the US government to assert their victory in the space race over Russia, is something which has grown in popularity over time. Recent polls indicate that approximately 20% of Americans believe that the U.S. has never landed on the moon. After the Apollo missions ended in the seventies, why haven’t we ever been back? Only during the term of Richard Nixon did humanity ever land on the moon, and after Watergate most people wouldn’t put it past Tricky Dick to fake them to put America in good standing in the Cold War. There are several reasons to support the claim and the following are just 10 of the many reasons why…

#10. The Waving Flag

Conspiracy theorists have pointed out that when the first moon landing was shown on live television, viewers could clearly see the American flag waving and fluttering as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted it. Photos of the landing also seem to show rippling in a breeze, such as the image above which clearly shows a fold in the flag. The obvious problem here is that there’s no air in the moon’s atmosphere, and therefore no wind to cause the flag to blow.

Countless explanations have been put forward to disprove this phenomenon as anything unusual: NASA claimed that the flag was stored in a thin tube and the rippled effect was caused by it being unfurled before being planted. Other explanations involve the ripples caused by the reaction force of the astronauts touching the aluminum pole, which is shown to shake in the video footage.

READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE: http://amazingbeautifulworld.com/science/10-reasons-the-moon-landings-could-be-a-hoax/

 

 

 

 

Ben Affleck’s Batman Will Be Tired, Weary & Seasoned In The 2015 Superman/Batman Film

[From FireWireBlog.com]

Today, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara said, via Variety, that Ben Affleck is the “perfect” choice to portray the Caped Crusader in the still-untitled Superman/Batman follow-up to Man of Steel.  Tsujihara revealed that the Dark Knight will have been around for some time when the film begins.

“He will be tired, weary and seasoned and been doing it for awhile,” said Tsujihara of Wayne and his cowled alter ego. “…We think it’s going to be huge.”

Henry Cavill will reprise his role as Superman alongside co-stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.

The new film is being scripted by David S. Goyer from a story he co-created with Zack Snyder. The blockbuster is scheduled to hit theaters on July 17, 2015.

Viral Video Starring A Twerking Girl Who Sets Herself On Fire Was A Hoax By Jimmy Kimmel

[From FireWireBlog.com]

Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel revealed that the viral video starring a girl named Caitlin Heller who sets herself on fire during a twerking mishap was an orchestrated hoax. “Caitlin” is actually a stuntwoman named Daphne Avalon, and Kimmel shows the unedited version of the video in which he douses Daphne with a fire extinguisher.

Here is original video:

Here is the reveal video:

Free online college course about The Walking Dead

[From BoingBoing.net]

The University of California, Irvine is offering a free MOOC (massive open online course) about The Walking Dead. Titled “Society, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead,’” it’s a multidisciplinary course taught by instructors from public health, social sciences, physics, and math.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/amc-instructure-and-uci-to-offer-multidisciplinary-mooc-based-on-the-walking-dead/

Now Showing: StenzTV (Episode 1)

Getch’yer popcorn ready!

The new, revised, all spiffed up and ready for the air-waves – StenzTV!  The half-hour, variety style, some time serious, most of the time not-so-serious side of Niagara Falls and basically, the point of view from one of your average fellow residents, the glass is half full, keep me out of politics, we only live once, let’s all chill the F out, your brother from anotha’ mutha – Yours Truly… ME!

Consider StenzTV the NiagaraHub’s first full “network” show, a combination of elements you read and view on the Hub (The Images of the Day, The Soapbox, Headline Roundup, Food Reviews, Man on the Street, etc.), along with the hometown goodness and trivial nonsensical whatnot that always has been the heart of the website called StenzTV. I’ll be mixing in some local news and headlines, some guests and fun conversation, along with bits of local history and general autobiographical stuff that makes me, me.  My intention is to bring to local Niagara Falls visual media and cable access something that most people haven’t seen before in this area – something different than Mr. or Mrs. Blahblahblah sitting between two ferns on an old couch waxin’ philosophical about the 1965 School Board Budget… yaaawwwwwn! Don’t get me wrong, we will be as low tech, low budget and as crude as the worst of ‘em, but our difference is, we will have soul!  A little sumpthin’ for everybody… or maybe not at all, but hey, I’m givin’ it whirl and having a good time doing so.

This half hour episode is just the beginning – I hope to roll one out every couple months.  Ya know, like the beginnings of all great television shows… from M*A*S*H*, All in the Family, Happy Days to the Price is Right and Family Feud, it’ll be a series kick off to celebrate! Just remember, fish don’t fry in the kitchen, and beans don’t burn on the grill, took a whole of tryin’ just to get up that hill…

StenzTV will be filmed on location and also in front of a live studio audience (of one or two people at most probably!) and will be airing once every couple months or so.  If you want to appear on StenzTV or if you have a great video or segment that you think is a must to add to the next episode, lemme know!  Please give us a call at 716.299.0705 or email us at: theniagarahub@gmail.com

Watch the show here:

If embedded YouTube video doesn’t appear, simply click here to watch:  StenzTV (Episode 1)

 

 

 

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The infamous “selfie” – Hot dogs or legs?

[From HappyPlace.com]

It’s the most ubiquitous and annoying summer selfie. The waist-angle pic of a pair of thighs from just south of the crotch down to the knee, with a beautiful view that says, “Look where I am, Facebook aholes!” Hot Dog Legs have become so prevalent on Facebook and Instagram that they threaten to put people off the pork-like food product completely. Now with the tumblr Hot-Dog Legs, it’s been turned into a fun game. Guess which legs are real, non-edible human stems, and which are real, slightly-more-edible hot dogs.  Try your luck here: http://hot-dog-legs.tumblr.com/

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Ben Affleck revealed as new Batman

[From FireWireBlog.com]

Ending weeks of speculation, Ben Affleck has been set to star as Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. Affleck and filmmaker Zack Snyder will create an entirely new incarnation of the character in Snyder’s as-yet-untitled project—bringing Batman and Superman together for the first time on the big screen and continuing the director’s vision of their universe, which he established in “Man of Steel.”  The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

The studio has slated the film to open worldwide on July 17, 2015.

Last month’s surprise announcement of the new movie featuring both Superman and Batman created a wave of excitement and immediately fueled discussion and debate—among fans as well as in the media—about who would put on the cape and cowl of Bruce Wayne’s alter ego.

Snyder successfully re-imagined the origin of Clark Kent/Superman in the worldwide blockbuster “Man of Steel,” which has earned more than $650 million worldwide to date, and climbing. The director will now create an original vision of Batman and his world for the film that brings the two DC Comics icons together.

Affleck will star opposite Henry Cavill, who will reprise the role of Superman/Clark Kent. The film will also reunite “Man of Steel” stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.

READ REST OF STORY WITH PHOTOS HERE: http://firewireblog.com/2013/08/22/ben-affleck-revealed-as-batman-in-warner-bros-pictures-new-super-hero-feature-film-now-slated-to-open-july-17-2015/