Archive | April, 2011

Warning: this may disturb you

Angelina Jolie with Steve Buscemi's eyes

This Tumblr is surprisingly perturbing. The simple premise is to take “beautiful” celebrities and replace their eyes with the eyes of Steve Buscemi. Why should this cause such psychic disturbance? I don’t know, but all I can tell you is this website is much less upsetting when viewed on a nice sunny afternoon.

I’d advise going if it is: a) night b) stormy or c) the day before you have to convince anyone of your sanity.

You can find “Chicks with Steve Buscemeyes” here.

Alltop is always worried about its mental state.

March of the Angry, Fuming, Vengeful Penguins

penguins chasing little girl

Suzie loved penguins, ever since her first trip to the zoo.

She’d tell her mother every night, “oh I wish I could see a funny, awkward, goofy penguin, again Mummy. I love them SO!”

“One day we’ll go back to the zoo,” her mother replied, “so you can mock them some more.”

And Suzie would fall asleep, thinking of how lovely it would be to see the clumsy, ridiculous, hilarious penguins.

But they were going to see her first.

Alltop is angry, funny and goofy, all at once.

Creepy euphemisms

normal sentence - euphemism = creepy

This ignores the list of euphemisms that are creepy all on their own:

  • making the beast with two backs
  • enhanced interrogation technique
  • pre-loved
  • asleep with Jesus
  • therapeutic misadventure.

What are your favourite euphemisms?

Alltop has no idea what I’m talking about.

Professor Quippy: Finally, an excuse we can all get behind

Professor QuippyWho knew that giving up mastery of your domain could provide significant release — uh, relief — of restless leg syndrome (RLS). This wankingly good news was recently discovered by Luis Marin and colleagues at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.

RLS is no joke. It’s a disturbing need to move your legs, caused by — as yet — unidentified neurological problems. A dopamine imbalance is one of the features of this syndrome, and drugs that increase dopamine levels can help. But the researchers in Brazil have found that sufferers get complete release — sorry, relief — after masturbating.

Unfortunately, it might not be the kind of relief you can get on your morning commute.

The extra good news? Sex has the same effect!

Alltop doesn’t like the whole “master of the domain” euphemism. More details about this study at The New Scientist.