The Spare Cat

She's a pretty girl, and must be traumatized by all the crazy change lately -- I hope she settles in soon.

Peanut Butter + Chocolate == yum is a self-evident axiom people.

When I lived in Australia, the kids thought PBJs were PBJello sandwiches. No wonder they all thought AMericans were nusto for eating them.

This, from the country that gave the world vegemite.

Hitler's First Self-Portrait Up For Auction

The watercolour painting is among 13 works by the Nazi dictator, created back in 1910 when he was just 21. The small portrait has no nose or mouth, but the side parting hairstyle is unmistakable and experts are sure it is him because of the markings on the piece.

No mouth? Just like Hello Kitty.

This, from the country that gave the world vegemite.

Hold on for a moment.

You're telling me there's something worse than - gasp - marmite?

(FTR, my mom loves marmite. But she was also born in Manchester, which might give the idea of why, the hell).

Rachel Maddow Mixes Cocktails With Jimmy Fallon, Says He Needs To "Drink A More Manly Drink" (VIDEO)

Hobbyist mixologist (and MSNBC darling) Rachel Maddow appeared on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Tuesday night and demonstrated how to shake up a Bijou cocktail.

"I'm like a mean dork about [drinking]," Maddow said, explaining that while she does not cook she has a full bookshelf of books about 19th century cocktails.

Maddow also scoffed when Fallon claimed to like a nice Bud Light Lime — "No you don't!" she said — and told him that he could "drink a more manly drink" than his go-to Gin & Tonic.

TV alert for tonight: PBS's Great Performances this week has Ian McKellan as King Lear!! Chicago's WTTW is showing it tonight. Three hours long--set your dvrs accordingly!

You know what I love?? Peanut butter sandwich with green olives on the side.

And peanut butter and chocolate.

I am at a loss for words to describe this....

Cat Shit One - The Weirdest Anime Series Ever?

This is how you blow my mind. With realistic animals. In realistic warfare. Animated. And called “Cat Shit One”. On TV. In Japan.

eta: from another blog:

Apocalypse Meow is the Americanized title of Cat Shit One, a dark and befuddling manga series by Motofumi Kobayashi. Published in the late 90s, the book features a team of fuzzy wuzzy widdle bunny wabbits in an American special ops team battling the forces of cutesy wootsy wily Viet Cong kitty cats on a wide variety of historically accurate, often graphically violent recon missions. Characters are depicted as different species according to nationality; Yankees as rabbits, the Vietnamese as cats, Frenchmen as pigs, Koreans as dogs, Australians as koala bears, etc.

Yyyyeah. Cute Overload it ain’t. Or Watership Down, for that matter. And now, it would seem that Anima Studio has produced an equally gory animated trailer/short based off the manga. Only this time, special ops team Cat Shit One is in the Middle East, fighting… Taliban camels? Taliban camels wearing… turbans?

Oh god. Oh my god. Ohmygodwhatthefuckbarbeque, even.

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Hogwarts Castle made from matchsticks.