Good morning all,
A year ago today The Coughing Dog published its first post. Since then we've added a number of new team members and posted over 1600 times. To commemorate the occasion, please enjoy a look back in the video below.
A sincere thank you to anyone who visits our blog, comments on our posts and suggests ideas for new posts. Keep coming back and please tell your friends.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Newly proposed packaging for cigarettes...
Here are a few samples of the F.D.A.s proposed packaging for cigarettes:
Sad. Gross. Sad.
Sad. Gross. Sad.
How Stupid is America?
This Stupid:
30 Rock is the best comedy on TV right now. S#*! My Dad Says is by all accounts one of the worst.
Thanks to Whatevs.net for the depressing infographic of the day.
30 Rock is the best comedy on TV right now. S#*! My Dad Says is by all accounts one of the worst.
Thanks to Whatevs.net for the depressing infographic of the day.
People are talented
Some physically, some in the video editing room. I know some of these aren't real and that others have been seen on their own in this blog, but this video is a cool compilation.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Best Underwater Photographs 2010
TCD analytics staff has told the talent that readers like lists. Fortunately for you, the last 1-2 months of the year always provide a wealth of "best of" lists - so we should be loaded to the "gills" for the rest of the year. We'll provide some good TCD originals, too. Check it here to enjoy the top 24 list (images) of the best underwater photographs from 2010.
Above: A sand tiger shark in a school of fish off of North Carolina.
Photo by Jeremy Kozman.
Above: A sand tiger shark in a school of fish off of North Carolina. Photo by Jeremy Kozman.
Pat Sajak Thought He'd Seen Everything...
She solves it with one letter. She had a good feeling about it.
Are we living in a new age of McCarthyism?
The war on cheese has begun, and responsible cheese eaters country-wide must pay attention.
The comparison to McCarthyism might be a little unfair. Afterall, it is the government that is promoting cheese consumption as opposed to trying to root it out. However, the heretical assault being launched by quack-infiltrated organizations like the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is rife with accusations of subversion and treason without proper evidence. This aggression will not stand.
It's high time we in this country as both citizens and individuals start taking responsibility for our own problems. For instance, Americans need not blame China for the unemployment rate, but rather examine root causes of laziness, poor work ethic, and education. Likewise, we can't blame cheese consumption, or a $140 million government sponsored marketing campaign on behalf of the cheese industry, for obesity in this country, but rather examine root causes like lack of exercise, over eating and the decision to order Domino's American Legend Six-cheese thin crust pizza than a pizza with one type of cheese.
Anyway, my opinion is pretty clear. But read the NY Times article here and decide for yourself.
The comparison to McCarthyism might be a little unfair. Afterall, it is the government that is promoting cheese consumption as opposed to trying to root it out. However, the heretical assault being launched by quack-infiltrated organizations like the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is rife with accusations of subversion and treason without proper evidence. This aggression will not stand.
It's high time we in this country as both citizens and individuals start taking responsibility for our own problems. For instance, Americans need not blame China for the unemployment rate, but rather examine root causes of laziness, poor work ethic, and education. Likewise, we can't blame cheese consumption, or a $140 million government sponsored marketing campaign on behalf of the cheese industry, for obesity in this country, but rather examine root causes like lack of exercise, over eating and the decision to order Domino's American Legend Six-cheese thin crust pizza than a pizza with one type of cheese.
Anyway, my opinion is pretty clear. But read the NY Times article here and decide for yourself.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Editoral: Response to Courtney Love
Courtney Love wants to be trusted again. I mean, just look at this headline from today's NYTimes:
"Courtney Love: ‘I’d Like to Be Trusted Again.’"
Dear Ms. Love,
No thanks. I'd rather watch the last 20 years of Country Music Awards back-to-back-to-back(and so on), than give you an opportunity to be in the news again.
Sincerely,
Phil
"Courtney Love: ‘I’d Like to Be Trusted Again.’"
Dear Ms. Love,
No thanks. I'd rather watch the last 20 years of Country Music Awards back-to-back-to-back(and so on), than give you an opportunity to be in the news again.
Sincerely,
Phil
Resurgent 1800s Law of the Day
A law in Florida from 1869 states that if a person takes over a home and the real owner doesn't claim it back within 7 years, then it belongs to the person who took it over. (See: Squatters' Rights).
With all of the home foreclosures all over the country, there are literally thousands of abandoned homes and businesses have sprung up to take possession (without paying a dime to anyone) while hoping they can ride out the 7-year period. These businesses are even renting the homes to tenants...homes they do not own.
Shady practices is an understatement.
Here's the full piece.
With all of the home foreclosures all over the country, there are literally thousands of abandoned homes and businesses have sprung up to take possession (without paying a dime to anyone) while hoping they can ride out the 7-year period. These businesses are even renting the homes to tenants...homes they do not own.
Shady practices is an understatement.
Here's the full piece.
More breaking news from prehistory
Our chief Rocky Mountain correspondent checked in yesterday with more updates from the resurgence of the Upper Paleolithic in Colorado's Elk Mountains. Scientists recently discovered a massive prehistoric Bison skull with a horn span of more than six feet. No doubt this dude made for a sizable Bison burger for some sort of sweet Saber Tooth Tiger back, back, back, back, back in the day. To date since discovering the mammoth at this site outside Snowmass, CO in a story TCD broke here , excavators have found bison, a deer-like animal, mastodon and a giant ground sloth. Righteous.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Infographic of the day: Measurements
Going out on a limb here to say that a lot of our readers aren't 100% sure they know all of the below.
The Top 15 Songs To Get You Pumped Up
From Ploomy.com, what do you think of this list?
I think we're missing some and I think Blink 182 has no business on any list of any kind. (list published in no particular order)
"Killing in the name of" Rage Against the Machine
"Blood" Pearl Jam
"Rock N Roll Star" Oasis
"For Reasons Unknown" The Killers
"Where the Streets Have No Name" U2
"Kickstart My Heart" Motley Crue
"Rock and Roll" Led Zeppelin
"Soldier" Eminem
"Hit 'Em Up" Tupac
"Master of Puppets" Metallica
"Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N Roses
"Cochise" Audioslave
"Feeling This" Blink 182
"A Decade Under the Influence" Taking Back Sunday
"Johnny B. Goode" Jimi Hendrix
Click here for the explanations for this list.
I think we're missing some and I think Blink 182 has no business on any list of any kind. (list published in no particular order)
"Killing in the name of" Rage Against the Machine
"Blood" Pearl Jam
"Rock N Roll Star" Oasis
"For Reasons Unknown" The Killers
"Where the Streets Have No Name" U2
"Kickstart My Heart" Motley Crue
"Rock and Roll" Led Zeppelin
"Soldier" Eminem
"Hit 'Em Up" Tupac
"Master of Puppets" Metallica
"Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N Roses
"Cochise" Audioslave
"Feeling This" Blink 182
"A Decade Under the Influence" Taking Back Sunday
"Johnny B. Goode" Jimi Hendrix
Click here for the explanations for this list.
Creepy news item of the day
This isn't the only "technological arms race" that's taking place right now (see tablet computers, smartphones, motion capture video games, 3-D everything, etc.) but some of the people driving this one have fairly creepy intentions. Basically, it's unmanned drones for the common person and they'd be used to track spouses, spy on celebrities and generally just give us access to way more data than we should have. It saddens me to know that my beloved geek incubator, MIT, is one of the leaders in the development of this technology.
From the Wall Street Journal:
From the Wall Street Journal:
Gary Morgan, chief executive of the celebrity-photo agency, said he'd like to be buzzing his quarry soon with silent, miniature drones mounted with tiny cameras. No more harassment from helicopters hovering in the Hollywood Hills.
"It would strike fear in the hearts of every celebrity having a birthday party," Mr. Morgan said. "Call it C3paparazzo," after the robot in Star Wars.
Personal drones aren't yet plying U.S. flyways. But an arms race is building among people looking to track celebrities, unfaithful lovers or even wildlife. Some organizations would like them for emergency operations in areas hit by natural disasters. Several efforts to develop personal drones are scheduled for completion in the next year.
Here's a comparative graphic to the Predator Drones we've all become accustomed to hearing about in the news.
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