Food Photography for Sharks
In general, a photo like this one from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia would be more at home on a shark's food blog than my funny photos section, but in this case, the food got away. No one wants a photo of food they didn't get to eat and the happy ending for us humans makes the picture kind of funny. It also tells me not to go swimming anywhere near this area. This … [Read more...]
Dog Staying Cool in the Singapore Heat
Singapore is located just north of the equator, making it one of the hottest cities I've visited. Everyone and everything spends all day sweating, but this dog looks like he doesn't even notice the heat. It must be the cool sunglasses. This week’s photo was kindly provided by Julia Chan of A Chinese Nomad. … [Read more...]
Funny Sign Teaches Toilet Brush Use
I spent last week in my mother's hometown, an area of Germany with more pigs than people, for a cousin's wedding. I found this helpful sign teaching toilet brush use in the bathroom of our bed and breakfast. You might be able to guess this, but 'falsch' means 'incorrect', 'fast richtig' means 'almost correct' and 'richtig' means 'correct'. To be honest though, this sign doesn't … [Read more...]
Did You Know Hello Kitty Has an Evil Twin?
Japan has to be the world export leader of all things cute and among their cute exports, Hello Kitty is probably the most famous. Everyone knows her, but very few are familiar with her equally cute, but decidedly more evil, twin Hell Kitty. Surprisingly, it's the good twin who seems to have set her sights on world domination, with stores and products all over the planet, while … [Read more...]