2. No outside force can harm the Coyote — only his own ineptitude or the failure of Acme products.
3. The Coyote could stop anytime — IF he was not a fanatic.
4. No dialogue ever, except “beep, beep”.
5. Road Runner must stay on the road — for no other reason than that he’s a roadrunner.
6. All action must be confined to the natural environment of the two characters — the southwest American desert.
7. All tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the Acme Corporation.
8. Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote’s greatest enemy.
9. The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.
10. The audience’s sympathy must remain with the Coyote.
Cliche watch: "I love the smell of X in the morning" »
Madelines, crackberry, Harpies, SeaFoam, desperation, schadenfreude, boobies, diesel, kerosene, unleaded, jet fuel, Woot, cordite, impeachment, hipocrisy, sawdust, supremacy, sunblock, homophobia, freshmen, kippers, neoprene…..and that’s just the first page of google results. (via robowis)
Invader - Google Maps Invasion Map »
Some serious invader fans have made this sweet google maps mash-up that locates and identifies Invader mosaics around the world. Paris looks to be complete, but only two entries for London so far. On a related note flickr user karramarro caught him in action in Bilbao.
Galapagos.org : 8 more eggs discovered in Lonesome George’s enclosure »
Lonesome George aka Solitario Jorge has been at it again! After 36 years as the last of his kind, he might finally have infants. Apparently weight loss has been the secret to his increased libido. The EDD (expected date of delivery) for the first batch of eggs from July, is November 21st.
List of oldest trees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia »
I am definitely taking a trip to see The Llangernyw Yew next time I’m in North Wales. I have seen the alleged Burning Bush in Sinai, which if true, would be 3495 this year. My parents also have a childhood photo of me climbing a baobab in Kenya that is 2000+ years old.
Pando (tree) »
Pando aka The Trembling Giant is the world’s largest organism, and possibly the world’s oldest. It’s a group of 47,000 Quaking Aspens, all connected by the same root system.