20 Years Ago Today

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Northridge earthquake, which occurred during my senior year in high school.

It was early morning. I heard the neighborhood dogs all go nuts, then felt everything and saw a wall-covering bookshelf spew many of its books, and was very happy that it occurred while I was in bed instead of next to the bookshelf.

Then I went back to bed.

Dogs Have a Preferred Pooping Orientation

Yup, you read that correctly: apparently, dogs prefer to take a dump in roughly a north-south orientation. It's science --- and also a strong contender for an Ig Nobel Prize.

(Tip of the cap to Julius Su.)

Cats and Dogs

China has a really "awesome" zoo that does an impressive job of labeling its animals. Seriously.

(Tip of the cap to I Fucking Love Science.)

Tales From the ArXiv: For the Dogs

This new paper on the arXiv is for the dogs. In particular, it discusses how dogs forage in an urban environment. I wonder if an Ig Nobel is in the authors' future?

Worth 1000 Words

This demotivational poster about customs (the kind in the airport) is worth 1000 words.

A Holy War is Brewing

Apparently, another holy war is brewing.

(Tip of the cap to Zifnab.)

Best. Spoiler. Ever.

I can't help it---this demotivational poster is just too funny. Does that make me a bad person?

(This, by the way, is blog post number 2000. I produce a lot of text.)

RIP Gidget the Taco Bell dog (1994-2009)

The celebrity world has taken a major hit today, as the dog from the Taco Bell commercials (whose name in real life is Gidget) died of a stroke today. In case you don't remember, the dog's famous tagline was the dubbed "You quiero Taco Bell."

(Tip of the hat to Bonnie Harland.)