Gather round, it’s time for another sugary sweet, heartwarming tale from the Department of Awesome and Unlikely Interspecies Friendships:
“A paternal [and completely awesome] dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child. Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon.
The kid was abandoned by her mother when she was only a few hours old and adopted by paternal Billy when his owner Elizabeth Tozer began hand rearing the goat. The unusual bond has developed over the last month and the pair are now inseparable. Elizabeth said: “Lilly follows Billy around which is really quite amusing to watch and Billy sleeps with the goat and cleans her mouth after she feeds.”
Lilly was the smallest of a litter of three kids and her mother abandoned her because she could only care for the two stronger ones. The pair have attracted quite a crowd at the animal centre and the staff are keen to see how their relationship will develop.”
[via Dailymail.co.uk]
This just in: There’s been another sighting of our Horse Head Mask!
Redditor narlity shared this photo of a seal wearing the infamous creepy horse mask, and looking surprisingly natural in it, if we do say so ourselves.
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Doghouse Diaries created this handy and surprisingly amusing guide to Star Wars arch-nemeses.
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Doghouse Diaries created this handy and surprisingly amusing guide to Star Wars arch-nemeses.
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Just a periodic reminder… Represent the 406 (aka 406mt, aka this blog) accepts submissions. Also, anyone interested in sharing curating duties (aka trawling a couple of tags & other stuff), inquire within.
(picture credit to James Woodcock, Billings Gazette - yeah this happened)
And if you are ever find yourself in Great Falls, Montana, you have to stop at the Sip and Dip bar. Where else can you find live mermaids in Montana.
Sometimes I feel like a failure as a Montanan because I’ve never been here. But I think I’ve only been to Great Falls twice (outside of high school trips).
Paradise Parking is a new series of work (and soon to be book by the same title) by American-born, Paris-based photographer Peter Lippmann. The photos capture abandoned cars in a state of complete decay as each is gradually consumed by [the awesome power of] nature. The works will soon be on display in Brussels courtesy Gallery Sophie Maree.
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Wild Guru Larry made this awesome Cthulhu Valentine featuring a wonderfully dapper illustration of our favouriter Elder God come a-wooing his lovely fishlass with a chompy piranha plant.
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Wild Guru Larry made this awesome Cthulhu Valentine featuring a wonderfully dapper illustration of our favouriter Elder God come a-wooing his lovely fishlass with a chompy piranha plant.
[via Kuriositas]
Just when you thought the internet could not get any
weirdermore awesome along comes the gentle art of cat-breading:1) Take a piece of bread
2) Cut a hole approximately 1 inch larger than your cat’s head. This trips some people up. Remember: the bread has to fit around not just the cat’s head, but it’s ears, too.
3) Gently place the bread around your cat’s head.
4) Take a picture & post it! We love Cat Breading!There’s even a website devoted to this nascent artform: Breadedcats.com
We love it when the internet lives up to its awesome potential!
[Photos via Neatorama, Digital Journal, and Cute Overload]
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The Catfish by Eric Joyner
This awesome painting is part of Eric’s solo exhibit, entitled It’s a Jungle Out There, currently showing at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, CA.
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The Catfish by Eric Joyner
This awesome painting is part of Eric’s solo exhibit, entitled It’s a Jungle Out There, currently showing at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, CA.
[via Hi-Fructose]
Milwaukee makes the list of Top 10 American Downtowns.
Milwaukee likely has the smallest urban core on this list, a fact that certainly hurts the city’s ranking. But this lack of size is also a definite asset: the downtown area boasts upscale river walks, one of the country’s most vibrant loft districts, an impressive collection of museums and academic institutions (try the Pabst Theater if you enjoy absorbing plays while supporting one of America’s most popular home-grown brews), and, of course, easy access to the Lake Michigan beach. Furthermore, Milwaukee’s downtown is clean and easy to naviagte, with a lake-and-river setting that makes it seem like a more relaxed version of Chicago’s central core.
