"For the love it bears to fair maidens the unicorn forgets its ferocity and wildness and laying aside all fear it will go to a seated damsel and sleep in her lap, and thus the hunters take it."
Leonardo da Vinci, from his journals


We want to believe in the unknown. We want to know what we're not supposed to know. It's why the rubes buy tabloids. It's information we're not supposed to have.

In a way, I'm no different. When certain subjects come across my radar, be it magazine or internet articles or the occasional television documentary, I can't help but read or watch. Some are legit; The Civil War, Jack the Ripper, WWII, old west gunfighters, archeology, anthropology, the death of Hitler, Masons, The Crusades and The Templar's, Africa and monkeys. There's a lot more but that get could really boring.

But there are others that I know I should ignore. They're ridiculous. And yet I can't help it, they're too entertaining. Like cartoons. The subjects - that I'm exactly proud of - are Bigfoot, UFO's, The Loch Ness Monster and the John F. Kennedy Assassination. This admittedly goes against my snobby nature. My curiosity often wins the arm wrestling match against my shabby intellect.

When the subjects come up, I can't help it, I watch. Or I read. Just in case these is a new smoking gun laid out on the table to prove Nessie roams my homeland.

I make a lot of jokes on these mysterious subjects.

But do I actually believe?

Happy endings are so expensive. After the jump... (possibly NSFW, depending on where U W)

Centuries ago, the noble Robin Hood robbed from the rich, gave to the poor and hid in Nottingham Forrest.

Today, Robin J. Hood robs your identity and forgets to pay for baseball caps in Colorado.

As the story goes, Con Robin of Denver found a man's wallet on the street. Since he had a warrant out for his arrest on drug charges, Hood borrowed this man's ID to get the stuff he needed.

This idea worked for a while until he left a store without paying for some baseball caps.

Police arrested this Robin the Con Man and found some drug paraphernalia on him. Robin is now locked up, awaiting trial.

No word if his friend Meth Marian is trying to petition the Governor for leniency. It took a few centuries but the Sheriff's finally got Robin Hood.

Via Right Pundits

Suck It Canada!  That was a hell of a game.  I personally don't care if we win gold.  As long as we stuck it to the Canucks, then I'm a happy camper.  Let's savor the moment everyone.....

On the left is a real photo of Saturn's moon Mimas. It shows an 88 mile wide crater on the moon that looks eerily familiar.

The picture was taken by the The international Cassini space probe, then beamed back to earth. Pretty amazing.

No word on if Alderaan is still a planet or has been blown into smithereens by the moon Mimas.

We'll keep you posted...

Over the weekend we received an email with the subject: "I've got a story scoop for Johnny Wright!"

I thought it was about monkey motorcycle stunt jumpers. No such luck. Instead, it read in part:

Johnny: I first learned about Dimitri The Lover from you and wanted to let you know that the new Dimitri The Lover movie trailer was just released. I would like you to put your witty and entertaining spin on it. ... They say they are now convinced it would be perfect for theatrical release. What do you think? Has Hollywood crossed the line?

Suresh

Let's take a look at the trailer:



Lord Hanuman, please give us the strength not to got see this movie and let this piece of garbage profit from one of the biggest examples of douchebaggery in the history of North America.

I'm only posting the video to give a warning to movie goers on what to avoid: an obvious attempt at a shameless Borat-style attempt at a "movie." We beg you, not to see this flaming bag of dog-deuce on celluloid.

And, like we said before, if a grease ball chump tells you "you're very elegant," kick in the grapes.

Thanks for the email, Suresh

JW

While researching products for another story, I ran into this. The slogan is "Pour at the hip, drink from the tip". Oh my. It's called the "Iceman" Ice Luge, a mold for an ice sculpture with a chute inside. The idea is to pour a shot of your favorite beverage through the chute into your mouth which makes it colder and gives your fellow partyers ammunition to ruin your professional life when they post pictures online. Another sculpture from the same company that would probably appeal more to YBNBY readers (particularly Scaramouch) is the pictured "Ice Rack" Luge. Its slogan is "Take some shooters from the hooters." This one has two chutes through the ice, and according to another photo at Amazon, it's big enough for two men to partake at once. It's a single-use mold, for $24.99.