Cancer magister
The face of a Dungeness crab (Cancer magister), a common crab found from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to Santa Cruz, California. The two eyes sit on eyestalks, with two antennules on either side of the rostrum (center, above the mouth).
Full Size: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Dungeness_crab_face_closeup.jpg
5,000th MCS Member
wow, we just got our 5,000th member to join m[c]s! Thank you to the user by the name of “Who”. To celebrate this monumental achievement, I shall now display everyone’s UID next to their names in the comments (not on the drop down comment on the front pages though).
Since I’ll now be able to see how long you’ve all been around on the site, I plan on being rude to everyone lower then UID 1000. If you haven’t registered to speak on mcs yet, I would highly suggest it!
Do a Barrel Roll!
Tags:Cute As Hell Animals, Gaming, Humor, WTF
How to tell Japs from the Chinese
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Some old WW2 article from Life Magazine
How To Tell Japs From The Chinese
Angry Citizens Victimize Allies With Emotional Outburst At Enemy
In the first discharge of emotions touched off by the Japanese assaults on their nation, U.S. citizens have been demonstrating a distressing ignorance on the delicate question of how to tell a Chinese from a Jap. Innocent victims in cities all over the country are many of the 75,000 U.S. Chinese, whose homeland is our stanch ally. So serious were the consequences threatened, that the Chinese consulates last week prepared to tag their nationals with identification buttons. To dispel some of this confusion, LIFE here adduces a rule-of-thumb from the anthropometric conformations that distinguish friendly Chinese from enemy alien Japs.
To physical anthropologists, devoted debunkers of race myths, the difference between Chinese and Japs is measurable in millimeters. Both are related to the Eskimo and North American Indian. The modern Jap is the descendant of Mongoloids who invaded the Japanese archipelago back in the mists of prehistory, and of the native aborigines who possessed the islands before them. Physical anthropology, in consequence, finds Japs and Chinese as closely related as Germans and English. It can, however, set apart the special types of each national group.
The typical Northern Chinese, represented by Ong Wen-hao, Chungking’s Minister of Economic Affairs (left, above), is relatively tall and slenderly built. His complexion is parchment yellow, his face long and delicately boned, his nose more finely bridged. Representative of the Japanese people as a whole is Premier and General Hideki Tojo (left, below), who betrays aboriginal antecedents in a squat, long-torsoed build, a broader, more massively boned head and face, flat, often pug, nose, yellow-ocher skin and heavier beard. From this average type, aristocratic Japs, who claim kinship to the Imperial Household, diverge sharply. They are proud to approximate the patrician lines of the Northern Chinese.
Captions:
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Chinese public servant, Ong Wen-hao, is representative of Northern Chinese anthropological group with long, fine-boned face and scant beard. Epicanthic fold of skin above eyelid is found in 85% of Chinese. Southern Chinese have round, broad faces, not as massively boned as the Japanese. Except that their skin is darker, this description fits Filipinos who are often mistaken for Japs. Chinese sometimes pass for Europeans; but Japs more often approach Western types.
Japanese warrior, General Hideki Tojo, current Premier, is a Samurai, closer to type of humble Jap than highbred relatives of Imperial Household. Typical are his heavy beard, massive cheek and jaw bones. Peasant Jap is squat Mongoloid, with flat, blob nose. An often sounder clue is facial expression, shaped by cultural, not anthropological, factors. Chinese wear rational calm of tolerant realists. Japs, like General Tojo, show humorless intensity of ruthless mystics.
Chinese journalist, Joe Chiang, found it necessary to advertise his nationality to gain admittance to White House press conference. Under Immigration Act of 1924, Japs and Chinese, as members of the “yellow race,” are barred from immigration and naturalization.
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Tall Chinese brothers, full length, show lanky, lithe build of northern anthropological group that has suffered most in China’s recent history from flood, famine and war with Japs. Average height of Northern Chinese is 5 ft. 7 in., sometimes exceeds 6 ft. Most Chinese in America come from southern and coastal cities, Canton and Shanghai. They are shorter than Northern Chinese, but retain the slight proportions of the young men shown here. When middle-aged and fat, they look more like Japs.
Short Japanese admirals, full length, exhibit the squat, solid, long torso and short stocky legs of the most numerous Japanese anthropological group. Since Navy is relatively new and junior service, Jap naval officer corps numbers fewer Samurai, has more of the round-faced, flat-nosed peasant type. Over 6 ft. tall, Admiral Nomura shows traits of the big, fair-skinned hairy Ainu, aborigines who still live on reservations in Northern Japan. Special Emissary Kurusu, also atypical, looks European.
Where Wario lives
The high school I go to is too poor or lazy to fix the sign; it’s supposed to read “Home of the Warriors”
Dust Mountains in the Carina Nebula
Tags:APOD, Science!, Space, Wallpaper
Explanation: Bright young stars sometimes sculpt picturesque dust mountains soon after being born. Created quite by accident, the energetic light and winds from these massive newborn stars burn away accumulations of dark dust and cool gas in a slow but persistent manner. Such is the case in NGC 3324, a star forming region near the edge of NGC 3372, the energetic and expansive Carina Nebula. Pictured above, in scientifically assigned colors, is only a small part of NGC 3324. The Carina Nebula itself is one of the largest star forming regions known and home to Eta Carinae, one of the most unstable and variable stars known. The above image was created from archived Hubble Space Telescope data in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Hubble Heritage Project. The Hubble Heritage Project has created, so far, nearly 130 visually stunning images.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0810/ngc3324_hst_big.jpg
I guess his luck ran out…
I saw this as part of an expose on MSNBC about “why we vote”. The journalist asked 24 different people in 16 states about their reasons for voting. This guy is a champ.
Classic Antique Historical Hotrod
Yep. Mah whip. Awesome huh? And since I know you all gotta be like me, I’ma show you how to get one.
check it:
Lambomination
A Ferrari 456 Venice Station Wagon… >:|
This… thing… was apparently designed by Pininfarina for the Sultan of Brunei…
Historic Missouri River Bridge
A synchronized series of explosives shear the west arched section of Liberty Memorial Bridge into 26 pieces of steel Monday in Bismarck. Immediately after the demolition, the bridge pieces were lifted out of the Missouri River by a crew working from a large barge.
Da Killah Bee
One of Raytheons latest aerial UAVs. There are apparently plans to outfit it with jet engines… All it will need then will be to have a laser attached to it’s freakin’ head…
How awesome would that be? >:}
www.botjunkie.com/2008/10/03/video-friday-raytheons-killerbee-uav/
A Fit PC
I can think of a few good uses for this, but it’s still getting ridiculous…
www.gadgetgrid.com/2008/10/02/fit-pc-is-slim-to-say-the-least/
McCain Needs Brains!
Tags:Humor, Politics, Zombies
I knew I wasn’t the first person to think of this.
Pink Pedal Powerd Panzer
What kind of a tank is pink urban camo colored, pedal powered and fires water (or hotdogs ?!?)… The Pansie Panzer!
www.popsci.com/diy/gallery/2008-10/pedal-powered-panzer
The seven lady godivas NSFW???
The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History’s Barest Family is a picture book of the tale of Lady Godiva, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. One of Seuss’s few books written for adults, its original 1939 publication by Random House was a failure and was eventually remaindered. However, it later gained popularity as Seuss himself grew in fame, and was republished in 1987.
Plot overview
The book recounts the tale of not one, but seven Godiva sisters, all understandably nude. It opens with the sisters’ father, Lord Godiva, deciding to leave for the Battle of Hastings on horseback. This upsets the sisters, as horses are wild and untamed animals. Sure enough, before Lord Godiva manages to even leave the castle walls, he is flung from his horse and killed. As a tribute to their father’s fate, the Godiva sisters agree to never marry, despite the fact that each is courting one of seven brothers named Peeping, until they can warn their countrymen of the dangers of horses. The book then follows the sisters as they set out on individual quests for “horse truths”, which turn out to be well-known sayings involving horses.
Publication history
Seuss reportedly had misgivings about The Seven Lady Godivas before its publication; the drawing on the endpaper contains a small bucket of sap labeled “Bennett Cerf,” the name of Seuss’s publisher at Random House. Seuss, by calling Cerf a “sap”, was apparently implying that Cerf was being too nice in allowing the book to be published. The initial 1939 publishing had a print run of 10,000 copies, but only around 2,500 sold. Seuss himself called it his “greatest failure” and “a book that nobody bought”. The remaining copies were remaindered in the chain of Schulte’s Cigar Stores for twenty-five cents, though original editions now have been reported as selling at prices as high as $300.
The book’s initial failure has been attributed to several factors: at two dollars, it was priced relatively high for the Great Depression era. Also, the book’s depiction of nudity, though it was intended for adults, led to cold reception.
In 1974, Carolyn See wrote in Esquire that “America was feeling too blue to be cheered up by pictures of silly ladies”. Seuss said he tried to draw “the sexiest-looking women” he could, but they “came out just ridiculous”.
The failure of The Seven Lady Godivas, Seuss’s fourth book, may well have led to his subsequent immersion into the world of children’s literature. He stated that he would “rather write for kids”, who were more appreciative, and was no longer interested in writing for adults. Indeed, his general contempt for adults is evident in his oft-repeated quote: “Adults are obsolete children, and the hell with them.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Lady_Godivas
Personal Note – I remember finding this in my dads collection, when I was 9, and wondering why it wasn’t with all of our Dr. Seuss books. Not a bad story!
Attractive Face Scale
Tags:Computers, Sexy, Technology, WTF
Space Adventures of Mr. Chipmunk
Tags:Cute As Hell Animals, Humor, Star Wars
My pets are deranged animals of my own making.
Tags:Cute As Hell Animals, WTF
And all house trained!
McCane
Tags:Humor, Politics, WTF, Zombies
STFU PLS License Plate
The vanity license plates on the Volkswagen Jetta were meant as a tribute to a friend who died from cancer. The Commonwealth of Virginia, however, had a different interpretation of “STFU-PLS.
Full story, www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1211061stfu1.html
Alvin & The Chipmunks of the 80s and 90s
These are the chipmunks I remember before the CG movie and Rule 34.
Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future
I went a few days ago to the exhibit “Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future” which is currently at the Tech Museum (San Jose, CA).
If you’re in the area, check it out.
Lamborghini Estoque Concept
This is Lamborghini’s controvertial new concept car, which is the direction they intend to take in with their line-up. Powered by front-mid (meaning behind the front axle) mounted V10 and capable of seating four adults in comfort, Lamborghini are looking to push further into the market than ever before. And before you think that they shouldn’t be doing 4 seater cars, it isn’t their first. First to find their two previous, gets this grody old lollypop I found under the drivers seat.
Personally, I think it’s stunning.
Saint Fabiola
Different artists same figure.
Saint Fabiola was a Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church father St. Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted themselves to the practice of Christian asceticism and to charitable work.
www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=4536
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fabiola
Muhammad Ali Vs Sonny Liston (1965)
I Am The Greatest By Muhammad Ali
This is the legend of Cassius Clay,
The most beautiful fighter in the world today.
He talks a great deal, and brags indeed-y,
Of a muscular punch that’s incredibly speed-y.
The fistic world was dull and weary, but with a champ like Liston, things had to be dreary.
Then someone with color and someone with dash, brought fight fans are runnin’ with Cash.
This brash young boxer is something to see and the heavyweight championship is his destiny.
This kid’s got a left, this kid’s got a right, if he hit you once, you’re asleep for the night.
