Simply, for lack of a better word, classic.

My best friend Rupert Scammell, while browsing through some old pictures in an antique bookstore in San Francisco, came across this image, which though likely not the source of the original meme, is strikingly similar (and arguably even better– just look at that pose!)

As one of the creators of Schrodinger’s LOLcat, and a good netizen, I feel it my duty to try and bring some meme magic to this aging sepia-tone print.

In reference to another classic.

And finally…

Okay, so none of them are stellar, but inspiration is a fickle mistress. I’d love to see what others come up with.

With video reviews featuring the comedy talent of the Geek Comedy Tour 3000 team, we think Through the Wash has the potential to be a hit– but we need your help, so check it out and spread the word!

A few days ago, I was listening to a podcast lecture on the basics of quantum cryptography when I got into a discussion about the nitty-gritty of the subject with my friend Justin.

…
dantekgeek: exponential on a regular computer, but reasonable time on a quantum computer, right?
justinwick: Right right
justinwick: assuming ur in ur quantum computerz, giving them enuff qbitz
dantekgeek: hahahaha
justinwick:
justinwick: schrodinger’s lolcat
…

I quickly searched flickr for a suitable image, and came across Kevin Steele’s fantastic “a box for every cat.” Some quick work in Skitch, and Schrodinger’s lolcat was born.

I figured my circle of friends would get a kick out of it, and that maybe it would be picked up by BoingBoing, but could never have predicted the amount of exposure my little creation has received.

Others had the idea long before I came across it, but for whatever reason, it was my LOLcat which gets all the glory. This puts me in kind of a weird position; On one hand, I don’t want to be seen as taking credit for an idea that was already floating in the ether, but the fact remains that we did create this thing without knowledge of prior-art, and I think that should count for something.

I want to make clear that I couldn’t have made this thing on my own, and it was only through the spirit of the meme, my conversation with Justin, and Kevin’s photo that this thing came to fruition. I am but one small robot on the LOLcat assembly line.

I’m in talks with Justin and Kevin about possibly printing up some t-shirts, but nothing is guaranteed– we might choose to just let this thing stay online, where it was born, and where it belongs.

Brilliant new ad for the Samsung Ultra series of mobile phones. To quote the ever witty Phil Torrone,

We’re never going to solve the bees all dying off if we keep throwing tiny pies at them…

[via Make]

This evening, Nick Douglas introduced us all to The Vagina Game, in which one replaces words in film titles with the word “vagina.” Collective credit for the examples presented below goes to the channel as a whole. As the game progressed, the rules were bent to allow for the inclusion of television shows, video game titles, and podcasts.

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Vagina
• Harry Potter and the Vagina of Fire
• Big Trouble in Little Vagina
• Any Given Vagina
• Saturday Night Vagina
• 10 Things I Hate About Vaginas
• The Texas Vagina Massacre
• 50 First Vaginas
• I Know What You Did Last Vagina
• Vaginas of Thunder
• Dead Vaginas Society
• Jay and Silent Vagina Strike Back
• Sixteen Vaginas
• Lethal Vagina
• A Clockwork Vagina
• Clear and Present Vagina
• Crouching Tiger Hidden Vagina
• A Series of Unfortunate Vaginas
• Ishtar
• Fellowship of the Vagina
• Sleepless in Vagina
• Kentucky Fried Vagina
• The Man With the Golden Vagina
• Vaginas Are Forever
• Vagina the Barbarian
• Vaginas are Forever
• Steel Vaginas
• Jesus Christ Vigina Star
• Buffy the Vampire Vagina
• Law and Order: Special Vagina Unit
• America’s Funniest Vaginas
• CBS Evening Vagina with Katie Couric
• Vaginastar Galactica
• Vagina Time with Bill Maher
• Snatch
• Vagina Royale
• Hannity and Vagina
• Vaginas Big Adventure
• Vagina Vagina
• V for Vagina
• The Devil’s Vagina
• Vagina Throat
• Requiem for a Vagina
• Field of Vaginas
• Vaginas on a (motherfucking) Plane
• Dude Where’s My Vagina
• Harold and Kumar go to Vagina Castle
• Vagina of the Dead
• Vagina Fuzz
• Geek Entertainment Vagina
• Vaginaboom
• This American Vagina
• 28 Vaginas Later
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Vagina
• The Shawshank Vagina
• I, Vagina
• Oh Vagina, Where Art Thou
• Intolerable Vagina
• Pretty Vagina
• The Truth About Cats and Vaginas
• Napoleon Vaginamite
• Grumpy Old Vaginas
• The Hunt for Red Vagina
• Crimson Vagina
• Everyone Loves Vagina
• A Midsummer Night’s Vagina
• House of Flying Vaginas
• Blazing Vaginas
• World of Warcraft: Burning Vagina
• VaginaCraft
• Pac Vagina
• Vagina Invaders
• Mortal Vagina
• Splinter Vagina
• Donkey Vagina
• Tom Clancy’s Vagina Recon
• Grand Theft Tom Clancy’s Vagina Recon
• I Think I Married an Axe Vagina

Larger version here.

In these troubled times, it’s important for internet users to have an easy way to determine whether the content on a given site is age/sensibility appropriate. In the past, one would be forced to actually read things to determine their content, but no longer will unsuspecting pussies be placed in this vulnerable position. Introducing the Airbag Blog Advisory System

Built by people who have read about scientist from NASA, the Automatic Rating System scans your site for certain words that might otherwise scare good people away from reading or commenting on UR website.

A quick glance at the sidebar indicates that Geek Friendly is currently at threat level Blue, which indicates the use of strong opinion, and not-quite-as-strong language.

This has been a Geek Friendly public service announcement.

Two years later, in August 2003, the band released “Someday,” which although not as successful as their first hit, still reached a respectable #7 on the US charts.

Even to the casual listener, these two songs are strikingly similar. But they couldn’t possibly be the same song… could they?

The answer– a resounding yes– comes in the form of a creatively put together flash animation. The two songs are overlayed to deomonstrate their near-exact similarity, with one each coming out of the right and left speaker. For added fun, switch quickly between your left and right speakers to hear how the two songs fit together.

[via Kottke]