Bathroom Readers' Institute's Blog, page 189

Luckiest (Creepiest) Baseball Story Ever: Jack “Lucky” Lohrke

From the UJBR Throne Room, the story of “Lucky Lohrke,” from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Takes a Swing at Baseball:

Update: Forgot to say that this story was published before Lohrke’s death in 2009, having lived to the (lucky) old age of 85.

(Hit pic to go to the Amazon age.)

Needs More Cow, Bell

An Uncle John’s original…from the groan file:

Blame it on Saturday…

P.S. For those who need the reference:

Gawwwwd – it still kills.

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Bookbinding Tutorial With Pics

This is so cool. We found this wandering ’round the intertubes the other day, and got in contact with the guy who made it, artist James Darrow. He gave us permission to post it here. (Thank you, Mr. Darrow!) It is just so nicely done, very understandable, and besides giving you a how-to for what would be a very special gift for someone—even yourself—it has the added bonus of giving you the basics on how books are made. We approve!

Take it away, James:

There’s more at the link (and don’t worry about the name – deviantArt is just a site for artists to sell their work, and it’s suitable for all ages), including thorough information on the materials and tools used.

Thank you once again, James Darrow.

“Hipster Traps” Being Left Around New York City

 

Holy fartnoodles, this is funny:

You almost don’t need the caption:

Jeff Greenspan and Hunter Fine have been installing “Hipster Traps” around New York City which include sunglasses, a yellow bicycle chain, a Holga camera, a can of PBR and a pack of American Spirits as bait. Jeff is the same artist who came up with the idea for last Summer’s Improv Everywhere prank “The Tourist Lane”. Next up: Bridge & Tunnel Traps.

Very Weird: Man Jumps From El Train in Bronx Zoo, Loses Leg to Tiger

Not your ordinary trip to the zoo:

NEW YORK — A visitor to the Bronx Zoo was mauled by a tiger on Friday after he leaped from an elevated monorail train and plummeted over a fence into an exhibit, police and zoo officials said.

The man lost a leg in the mauling, police said.

The attack happened at around 3 p.m. in the Wild Asia exhibit, where a train with open sides takes visitors over the Bronx River and through a forest, where they glide along the top edge of a fence, past elephants, deer and a tiger enclosure.

Passengers aren’t strapped in on the ride, and the 25-year-old man apparently jumped out of his train car, with a leap powerful enough to clear the perimeter fence.

Zoo staff apparently used fire extinguishers to get the tiger away, and got the guy to roll under the electrified fence. He’s in critical condition in a nearby hospital.

So how was your day?

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Mt. Shasta at Twilight

 

From BRI crack staff member Ol’ Jay – who’s also a crack shot with the camera – Northern California’s Mt. Shasta. Click to en-huge-ify.

 

And a letter:

November 12, 1908

White House

Mr. H.C. Best,

Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: I appreciate very much your painting, the “Afterglow on Mount Shasta,” and shall give it the place of honor in my home. I consider the evening twilight on Mount Shasta one of the grandest sights I have ever witnessed. Kindest regards to Mrs. Best and little Virginia Best.

Yours truly,

Theodore Roosevelt

British Soldier Gives Birth on Front Lines in Afghanistan

INCOMING!

A British soldier who was complaining of stomach pains gave birth to a son while serving in Afghanistan at the same camp where Prince Harry is deployed and a Taliban attack last week killed two U.S. Marines.

Britain’s defense ministry said Thursday the soldier told authorities she had not been aware she was pregnant and only consulted doctors on the day that she went into labor.

The birth in a combat zone field hospital is thought to be the first ever case of its type for Britain’s military.

Mom and babe are in reported as being in stable condition.

• Photo of British Army tent at Camp Bastion (where the event occurred) from here.

 

Creepy Classic Ad: Australia’s “Louie the Fly”

This is an ad from the 1950s for Mortein, an Australian bug spray brand. Ask an Aussie and they’ll likely be able to sing the jingle for you.

One of the YouTube comments:

I remember sitting on my Dad’s lap bawling my eyes out when Louie died & the family laughing at me

Not surprising!

Dinosaur Goes After Kids

The screams!

That was done somewhere in Australia. The first comment under the YouTube video:

As much as I’d like to see kids scared to hell, this is Australia. They’ve seen cockroaches bigger than that.

Too funny.

Video: 100 Years of Fashion in 100 Seconds

Very good:

Found on StumbleUpon.

We should do a book on fashion, shouldn’t we? VOTES?

• Fashion bonus. (Warning: Weird factor 9.)