Funny Hand Faces

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Ren Netherland

Pet photographer Ren Netherland travels across the US to attend 'creative grooming' shows' to capture poodles disguised as other animals resembling pandas, camels, snails.....

Photograph: Ren Netherland/Barcroft Media

Dead Flies Art

I was a little iffy about posting this but then again isn't art subjective?
Dubbed as Flychelangelo, this Swedish artist is creating a buzz by using dead flies in his masterpieces.
Icky or cute?

"It's the latest craze...."

"Is this good?" "This, you really succeeded with the British... It tastes like crap, of course"

“Hey I've got to sneeze"

Rejected Dictionary Entries

Here's an e-mail to share.

ADULT :
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.

BEAUTY PARLOR :
A place where women curl up and dye.

COMMITTEE :
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.

DUST :
Mud with the juice squeezed out.

CANNIBAL :
Someone who is fed up with people.

GOSSIPER :
A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage.

HANDKERCHIEF :
Cold Storage.

INFLATION :
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.

CHICKENS :

The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.

EGOTIST :
Someone me-deep in conversation

MOSQUITO :
An insect that makes you like flies better.

RAISIN :
Grape with a sunburn.

SECRET :
Something you tell to one person at a time.

SKELETON : 
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.

TOOTHACHE :
The pain that drives you to extraction.

TOMORROW :
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.

YAWN :
An honest opinion openly expressed.

WRINKLES :
Something other people have. You have character lines.

Amelia Santiago

Portland artist Amelia Santiago creates realistic needle felted portraits commissioned by pet owners.Her replicas bear an uncanny resemblance to their real-life models. ...

Deepavali

An expatriate friend once commented that life in Malaysia is like a never ending carnival. The Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Mid-autumn festival are barely over and now Deepavali is just a week away! And to think that Malaysians celebrated the Hungry Ghost Festival a month ago!
Interestingly, Malaysia is one of the countries in the world with the highest number of public holidays.
Deepavali, also known as the Festival of Lights is celebrated by the Hindu Community to symbolize the triumph of good over evil, the victory of light over dark.

Here's how Hindus prepare themselves for Deepavali.

Spring cleaning - Homes are given a thorough clean up. Besides the cleaning of homes and temples, Hindus also prepare themselves by cleansing their bodies and minds. Many among the devout fast, or observe a strict vegetarian diet, and spend hours during the preceding weeks in prayer and meditation.

The entrances to Hindu homes are decorated with fresh mango leaves and kolams (Indian floor art).It is believed that the Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, will only enter a home that is adorned with a kolam.

The kolam or floor-painting uses colored rice grains or powdered rice to prevent evil entering the homes. It is believed to bring prosperity and harmony.

On the morning of Deepavali, Hindu devotees take a spiritual bath before sunrise.

Oil lamps are lit in Hindu homes on Deepavali morning. By lighting the oil lamps, the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness, knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received.

Devotees will head to the temple for prayers

Muruku

Visiting Hindu friends during Deepavali is quite a treat, as you will get to taste a wide variety of delicious food.

Foie Gras

I was never a fan of foie gras so keeping it off my plate is no big sacrifice on my part but I totally loved shark fin's soup when I was a kid until I was old enough to know where they came from. I've never had one since discovering the truth.

I received these pics in an e-mail today. I know they are not pleasant to look at but I could never forgive myself if I did not share this information to those who are still unaware of the truth behind the foie gras industry.

"Foie gras," literally fatty liver,a disease marketed as a delicacy.

A foie gras duck (or goose) is bred specially, and, beginning when the bird is 8 to 12 weeks old, it is force-fed several pounds of cornmeal two or three times per day through a long metal tube inserted in its throat
Ducks and geese suffer tremendously during and after the force-feeding process. Within just two weeks, their livers have become diseased and have swollen up to ten times their normal size—a condition known as hepatic lipidosis. The birds can scarcely stand, walk, or even breathe, panting and struggling to stand, using their wings to push themselves forward when their crippled legs can no longer support them.

A force-fed goose chokes on its own vomit and dies

Surviving ones suffer from anal hemmorrhaging.

The liver of a foie gras duck (left) that is 10 times its normal size

Prized delicacy or epitome of animal cruelty?