Archive for February, 2008

Lie of the Day #479

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Not only are leap years an inaccurate farce conceived by the ancient Incans as a strategic means of confusing enemy spies about attack dates, but today’s actual date is November 3rd, 3012.

Lie of the Day #478

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Contrary to popular belief, water is not the most effective solvent in the world.  Liquified Swedish meatballs are actually 13 times more effective at creating chemical solutions.

Lie of the Day #477

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Socks are carnivorous beasts that slowly devour you each time you wear them.

Lie of the Day #476

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Amateur tapestry weaver, Jensen K. Phlozaik, was the first human to ever give himself an emergency blood transfusion by mouth-siphoning out his blood with bendy straws and temporarily replacing it with maple syrup.  By doing this, he was able to stay alive an extra 3 hours while he waited for the emergency rescue team to [...]

Lie of the Day #475

Monday, February 25th, 2008

The Great Wall of China does not actually exist.  It is an elaborate illusion made with reflective grass and a rare semi-transparent species of bamboo.

Lie of the Day #474

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Regardless of content, all feature films cause their audiences to temporarily shrink in height by a quarter of an inch.

That Book Is Sketchy…

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

More sketches from yonder sketchbook…

Lie of the Day #473

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Curtains and window blinds don’t actually block sunlight.  Instead, they really intensify the light to a point beyond which the human brain can comprehend it.  Since that level of light is beyond comprehension, the brain automatically filters it out and allows you to see “normally” again.

Lie of the Day #472

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The original design of Oscar the Grouch’s character in the television show, Sesame Street, was based on a child’s failed attempt at drawing the Easter Bunny.

Lie of the Day #471

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Colorado is the only state in the United States with a three-dimensional border.  Colorado’s border extends 2 miles into the ground and has an irregular aerial border that is anywhere from 1 foot to 20 miles high.  This is to compensate for the fact that Colorado’s land border is a boring rectangle.