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Today on the Dairy: Bird heads, Brad Pitt and the sewer monster explained!

Bird Headband?

                       

I'll be first to admit that I've abused a feathered accessory or two but this is just ridiculous. Then again, maybe I'm just not hip enough. We'll see about that after I take my gold chains and puffy paint bath. I'll be so ironic, it'll hurt.

[via Highsnobette]

 

How About Them Apples - Fruity Sticky Notes

                       

Whether they're a passive aggressive note on an ice tray or a naughty little sketch that you sneaked into your buddy's term paper, sticky notes are pretty fun as is. And while the yellow cube never left much for the imagination, they have evolved into different colors, shapes and sizes for maximum sticky potential. So what's next for the sticky note? Metamorphosis, of course! Well, not really. Just kind of. Take these apple and pear shaped sticky notes from D-BROS, a kind of redefinition of the "pad". Still totally awesome and fun (and now kind of delicious).

[via MoCoLoco]

 

What The Hell Is That!?!? - UPDATED!!!

                       

 This is said to be footage of some kind of unknown life form living in the sewers of Cameron Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. Real or not, that thing is foul and terrifying. Thanks a lot YouTube. After I finally got over my childhood fears of "things" crawling out of the faucet and shower head, I now have to worry about what's coming up through the drain. I hate you. P.S. If I'm going to have nightmares about this...thing, I'm bringing you all down with me. 

UPDATE!!: It's legit. Dr. Timothy S. Wood, an expert on freshwater bryozoa and an officer with the International Bryozoology Association was tracked down by DeepSeaNews to get some answers about the sewage monster. Here's his response to the creepy video that horrified all of us yesterday.

Thanks for the video – I had not see it before. No, these are not bryozoans! They are clumps of annelid worms, almost certainly tubificids (Naididae, probably genus Tubifex). Normally these occur in soil and sediment, especially at the bottom and edges of polluted streams. In the photo they have apparently entered a pipeline somehow, and in the absence of soil they are coiling around each other. The contractions you see are the result of a single worm contracting and then stimulating all the others to do the same almost simultaneously, so it looks like a single big muscle contracting. Interesting video.

 

... I have to admit, I'm still completely horrified. Check out a video of the icky worm-ies after the jump.

 

Brad Pitt Does Japan

                       

 While we're busy watching Brad Pitt bust some Nazi butt in the trailers for Inglourious Basterds, Japan will get to see a softer and more submissive side of him as he plays butler to Sumo champion Musashimaru for a series of SoftBank commercials. Then again, I guess you could say we already saw him get soft and submissive after he dived into a wave of babies. Apparently sultry lips and baby tsunamis can do that to a man. Anywho, I approve.

[via CrunchGear]

 

First Aid For Wedding Emergencies

                       

 I'd be the first to tell you that weddings are an absolute disaster and should be avoided (unless an open bar is guaranteed). But sometimes we don't really have a choice and must attend or you know, get married. Don't worry, I may be critical but I won't judge you. I've dined in hell for a free meal, you can bet I've attended a wedding or two for one as well. At least the First Aid for Wedding Emergencies video series can prepare us for whatever chaos may ensue. Plus, they're totally right on about the cake finger scoop. I totally remember that maneuver from a safety video in high school health class.

                       

                        

                        

 [via LaughingSquid]

 

Neill's A-Z Of Awesomeness - Now That's My Kind Of Alphabet

                       

Comic book artist Neill Cameron has taken the daily task of illustrating the alphabet, one letter at a time, as pertaining to readers' suggestions. Why? Because he loves you. Or because thinking up something new and clever every day is truly a daunting task. Nah, he just loves you.

This is - patently - inspired by Garen's A-Z of Comic Strip Characters from last year, because.. well, because that was fantastic and looked like a lot of fun to do. I'm widening the remit for my attempt, from comic strips to the wider world of pop cultural entertainment. You may suggest characters from film, animation, TV, literature... anything, really, so long as it is AWESOME.

(And yeah, I actually kind of hate the word 'awesome', but it's the best I could think of to encapsulate the general aura of geeky thrills I'm going to be aiming for here.)

So for each letter of the alphabet I am going to let people suggest a character, and I will then draw that character, on a daily basis. Got it? You are also allowed to suggest what that character should be doing, with bonus points awarded for imaginative alliteration.

So for example, for B:

Batman = good.
Batman Beating up a Bear = better

I don't know Neill, I love the word awesome.

As of today we're up to R so there's only a few more characters to go. If you have any suggestions, send 'em on over to Neill via facebook group or twitter. Check out Neill's A-Z of Awesomeness here!

Thanks, Paige!