bookofjoe

BehindTheMedspeak: "Surgeons are mean people!"

Wonderful graphic just in from Richard Kashdan, as seen on 9gag.

How accurate is it?

Quite, in my case.

"Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard." Heh.

"Like A Surgeon."

Whipped Lightning

From uncrate : "Making a frozen, boozy treat? Want to take it to the next level? Top it with some Whipped Lightning ($TBA). Available in a variety of flavors — including white chocolate raspberry, amaretto, and tropical passion — this "whipahol" is actually flavored, alcohol-infused whipped cream. While it won't be knocking any socks off with its 36.5 proof alcohol content, it should be enough to kick up your Irish Coffees and Mudslides...."

[via clifyt, who now knows what he wants for Christmas. Besides snow, which more likely than not in Bloomington, Indiana he'll get his fair share of.]

From the availability map (below)

it would appear it's already here in Virginia.

"We are not men, we are

Devo."

Speak for yourselves.

LEGO x Castelbajac

From his Spring/Summer 2009

women's ready-to-wear collection

shown in Paris on October 3, 2008.

[via China Daily]

"China Girl."

FunFact: it was co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop during their Berlin years, first appearing on Pop's 1977 album "The Idiot."

 

Black Box Light

Designed by Jonas Hakaniemi, who derived it from a matchbox.

Adjust the light by pulling out as much as you want.

Aluminum and plastic; 6" x 4" x 3.25".

Black or Grey: $275.

Paint it.

Black.

Water is dangerous

[via Joe Peach and the newsgroup rec.humor.funny]

A little known 1970 song from the Beach Boys' "The Warmth of the Sun" 2007 compilation album.

"Cool, Cool Water."

Facebank Robotic Cat Money Box

"The rubberized cat face uses sensors to munch in a surprisingly life-like manner any coins you choose to feed it."

The video up top show a different iteration but you get the idea.

3.8" x 3.8" x 3.8"; Yellow or Purple.

Requires 4 AAA batteries (not incl.).

$47.

"I am the modern... cat."

Domo arigato.

"If you have a big enough hammer, you don't have any problems"

"On the Fastrack" by Bill Holbrook.

"I'd rather be a hammer than a nail."

You?

SoftBowl

By Jaime Salm and Roger Allen for the Philadelphia-based design firm Mio.

From the website:

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SoftBowls, a line of decorative bowls made from 100% molded wool, are manufactured in Philadelphia by one of the last remaining millineries in the U.S.; each container is handmade by local crafts people.

• Practical as storage containers, planter cozies or decoration.

• Renewable + Recyclable + Compostable

• Red, Yellow or Pumpkin

• 8.5"Ø(22 cm); 4.5"H (11cm)

••••••••••••••••••

$39.

[via Rima Suqi and the New York Times]

Philadelphia?

Who said that?

Above, Elton John at the Royal Opera House in London.