Miss Cellania

Soda

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

This comic is from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble.

Blame the Cat

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

From 1906. (via Undine)

Six Ways America Feels Like a Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Most Americans assume that the way things are in America is normal. Yeah, it's normal to us. Every country has its own customs and flavors, but what makes America different is that the rest of the world gets to see the way we do things in the movies. Sure, there are foreign films, but the majority of what the world sees is cinematic America, which is different from any other place. And that's what made Laurence Brown dream of visiting America when he was a child. Now he's an American citizen who's lived here for 18 years. And he still has those moments when the movies of his childhood come alive for him here. This video has a skippable ad from 3:30 to 5:02.

Going With It

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

(via Give Me a Sign)

US Military Food

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Today's US military is an all-volunteer force, and they spend most of their time on military bases. These young, strong people eat a lot of food. To attract and retain them, base food is plentiful and pretty good. There are plenty of options, and experts are always trying to improve both nutrition and quality.

The story is different for wartime. From the beginning, the nation grappled with the difficulties of procuring, paying for, and delivering food to its troops in the field. There was no refrigeration, and preservation was hit-or-miss. but behind the scenes, there were those trying to solve the problem, because an army travels on its stomach. They developed C-rations, K-rations, and ultimately MREs. All of those work under the idea that hunger makes everything taste better. Weird History Food takes us through the evolution of military food in the United States.

Adulting

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

(via She Who Seeks)

Rolling in the Deep Fried

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Taco Bell food has a reputation, deserved or not, for running right through you. It's never happened to me, but then again I have never been able to eat a whole bag of their food. But that's what happens in this parody version of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." Not that Taco Bell deep fries their food, no, they rely on mini-ovens to melt that cheese. But it works with the title.

This is the first offering from Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It in three months, since YouTube put him in a time-out over some copyright kerfluffle. The song isn't AI-generated. He wrote and sang it, then ran it through an AI filter to make him sound like Adele. His band is working on a way to present it live at their Austin and Houston shows this summer.

Miss Cellania's Links

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000

I know you don't watch Meet the Press anymore, but yesterday's episode was worth it. (via Fark)

The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time. They didn't ask for these titles. (via Nag on the Lake)

DuPont vs. the Phantom Airborne Saboteurs. Did the Germans infiltrate the US to bomb gunpowder factories? (via Strange Company)

Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump.

The Beatles Hit John Lennon Called “Meaningless” That Sparked Their Breakup.

Peacock silliness. (via Everlasting Blort)

Gargoyles – Glorious Gruesome Grotesques.

The reality of having a premature baby.

We analyzed paper money printed by Ben Franklin to uncover his anti‑counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations.

First Contact

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

(via Fark)

Why Are There No Mosquitoes at Disney World?

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The worst mosquito tourist experience I know is Roanoke Island in North Carolina, and the best is at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. But when you go to Disney World in Orlando, you're too busy having fun to notice the lack of mosquitoes. The theme park is built on a swamp in Florida, so what gives? The truth is that Disney goes to great lengths to control the mosquito population. Rob Plays explains how that happens.

Hand Dryers

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

When there's no paper towels, I am most liable to dry my hands on my jeans. This comic is from Tommy Siegel. (via Pleated-Jeans)

Today's Menu

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

(via Bad Menu)

One Man Band

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Three Dog Night released "One Man Band" in 1970. I seemed like a strange title for a band that had seven members, including three singers. This performance is from the BBC series In Concert in 1972.

Priorities

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

(via Bored Panda)

Moose Calf Rescued on the Highway

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

A mother moose in British Columbia could cross a highway barrier, but her twin calves couldn't. Traffic stopped for the drama, but what could anyone do? Approaching a full-grown moose, especially a protective mother, is dangerous. One calf made the leap, leaving his brother behind. Finally, when the mother was off the highway, people could approach the stranded youngster. While others surrounded the calf, Duane Hogberg was able to lift him over and carry him to the other side of the road.

iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

(Thanks, WTM!)

The World's Longest Domestic Flight

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

What is the longest flight you can take without leaving a country? The answer could be pretty simple and make for a very short video- but first we have to define what we're talking about. Does a "domestic flight" mean a regularly-scheduled airline route? Does it mean that you don't have to have a passport or move through immigration? Does it mean within a nation proper, or do overseas territories count? And are we talking about a currently-existing route, or one from the past? That's what makes this video from Half as Interesting, well, interesting. He goes through several flights that might be contenders for one reason or another, and eliminates them due to any of the reasons above. Yes, we have a winner, but you'll still learn about geography and aviation history along the way. This video is less than six minutes long; the rest is an ad.

Big Mouse

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

(via Fark)

Parrot Sings "Bacon Pancakes"

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Milo the Quaker parrot sings along with his human, Erica Croke. The song is a classic, "Bacon Pancakes" from the TV show Adventure Time. Milo must watch the show a lot, or he sings it a lot, or he just loves making -or eating- pancakes. You can see more of Milo at his Facebook page.

(via Tastefully Offensive)

Can't Complain

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

This comic is from The Obscure Gentleman.

Parenting Skills

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

(via Bad Newspaper)

Beginning of the End

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Beginning of the End was a 1957 science fiction film starring Peter Graves. Nuclear radiation gives us giant vegetables, but then they are eaten by locusts, so they grow to enormous size, too. But the radiated grain and vegetables aren't enough, so the locusts start eating people. How can we defeat them? Maybe a nuclear bomb- or maybe something less destructive. Beginning of the End was made on a generous budget for its time and genre of $170,000, and it made some money. But the implausible plot and the laughable special effects relegated it as forgettable at the time. Today, it is somewhat of a cult classic for those exact reasons. (Thanks, WTM!)

Fire

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

(via Give Me a Sign)

Useful Robots

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

British engineers show off futuristic robots in 1968. They say that the first man on the moon will take machines like this with him. Sorry, that happened only a year later, and we have yet to do any mining on the moon. And the reference to Thalidomide victims again makes me glad I wasn't born in Europe. (via Laughing Squid)

Additive

noreply@blogger.com (Miss Cellania) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

(via Bilbo's Random Thought Collection)