Friday, June 23, 2006

AUTOGNOME 7 CHAOS SELF PORTRAIT JOIN THE SELF PORTRAIT MARATHON 10:31:14 PM    comment []

RAT FRIDAY GEORGE W. RATBASTARD: A RAT WITH A PICKLE ON HIS BACK? Why is the First Cucumber nicknamed Pickles? If you are pushing 50 or have been pushed past 50, and have a long memory, you may recall that on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Morey Amsterdam's wife was called Pickles. The young 'uns will just have to take our word for it, or come up with a better idea. *Dr. Omed has noted the spread of the meme "Friday Cat Blogging" wherein a blogger posts a picture of his/her personal feline or felines each Friday. Now, Dr. Omed is a civilized man, and therefore has cats about the house, but I introduced a slight twist on this meme a while back. I have a black plastic rat I purchased at the "Big Lots" store for 99 cents. In honor of our all too fearless leader I dubbed this rat George W. Ratbastard, and on Friday, September 3, 2004 I instituted a new meme at the Tent Show, that of Rat Friday, and documented the entirely premeditated and carefully arranged tableaus of the adventures of the aforsaid George W. Ratbastard. Say it with me, Pilgrims, George...W....Ratbastard. Feels good to say it, doesn't it? George...W....Ratbastard... 10:12:01 PM    comment []

AUTOGNOME 6 TWEAKED, WITH FEZ This is what I got when I applied the photo editor "stained glass" effect, with all the slider settings pegged to the maximum, to the same .jpg you see above. JOIN THE SELF PORTRAIT MARATHON 1:46:57 AM    comment []

POEM OF THE DAY MOCKINGBIRD WAR (CLICK IMAGE TO READ POEM) Mockingbirds (Otus polyglottos) are found in just about every habitat type in the state. The males' territoriality and constant singing and displaying during the breeding season make them the most noticeable. Often this territoriality takes on the form of early morning singing sessions or diving attacks on other animals or people. Unmated male mockingbirds sing more than mated ones, and only unmated males sing at night. Both sexes sing in the fall to claim winter feeding territories. These areas are often different than their spring breeding territories. Mockingbirds mimic 50 other bird's songs. They have also been known to imitate other sounds they hear such as rusty hinges, whistling, cackling hens, and dogs barking so expertly that even an electronic analysis could not tell the difference between the mockingbird and the original. Scientists have found that female mockingbirds are attracted to males that can make the most different sounds. 1:37:30 AM    comment []