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TSPDT - 1,000 Greatest Films (Full List) 252 of Japan's favorite animated gifs. Hey, you got a minute to spare?

252 of Japan's favorite animated gifs

Actually make that a couple dozen minutes. We’d like to share a few hundred of the wildest and funniest gifs getting circulated around the net in Japan. Chrome Experiment #500. The 25 Funniest Analogies. The 25 Funniest Analogies (Collected by High School English Teachers) 1.

The 25 Funniest Analogies

Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a ThighMaster. 2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 10 Disney Movies With Horrific Origins. Weird Stuff As many people know by now, some of Disney’s much loved animated musicals, beloved and enjoyed by so many happy little children for the past eighty years, have truly horrific origins involving rape, cannibalism, torture and other very nasty happenings.

10 Disney Movies With Horrific Origins

Some people believe Disney improved the original stories, making them more accessible and enjoyable to the general public, others are of the opinion that Disney mauled them, or at least failed completely to do them justice. Here are ten examples of some of the lesser-known origins of Disney’s movies, some going back in history to sources that many people are unaware of, others revealing origins that haven’t previously been discussed in such detail on the internet. Whatever your own personal opinions of these disturbing origins and Disney’s popular renditions of them, I hope you enjoy reading this list as much as I enjoyed writing it. Pinocchio: Corpses and Murder Dismemberment in Aladdin Original: Cassim Gets Dismembered Read More: Top mind blowing movies you never saw. Maxistentialism. “Werewolf is a simple game for a large group of people (seven or more.)

Maxistentialism

It requires no equipment besides some bits of paper; you can play it just sitting in a circle. I’d call it a party game, except that it’s a game of accusations, lying, bluffing, second-guessing, assassination, and mob hysteria.” – Andrew Plotkin, creator of Werewolf Werewolf is based on the game Mafia, which was created in 1986 by Dimitry Davidoff, a psychology student in the USSR. In 1997 Andrew Plotkin added the Werewolf theme and documented the rules. Werewolf has gone on to become a staple of tech conferences and gaming conventions, and many players, including myself, consider it to be one of the most difficult and elegant games ever created. Most reports credit Dimitry Davidoff with creating Mafia in 1986 as a teaching tool.

Mafia become Werewolf after author Andrew Plotkin became fascinated with it at the 1997 National Puzzlers’ League convention. The rules are simple. The game cycles between day and night. Famous Quotes are Paired with Clever Illustrations. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based illustrator Tang Yau Hoong has just released a brand new series where he pairs one of his older illustrations with a famous quote.

Famous Quotes are Paired with Clever Illustrations

A few years ago, we discovered Hoong and we quickly became fans after we saw his ability to cleverly incorporate negative space into many of his works. As he told us then, "I enjoy making illusion art because it has the ability to mislead us. We rely on sight in our lives and yet it is so fragile that we could easily be deceived by what we see.

" In one of our favorite new prints, Hoong takes one of Steve Jobs' famous quotes, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" and illustrates it by putting two half eaten apples next to each other. Within the negative space, one can subtly make out Steve Jobs' silhouette. As he tells us, "Most of them are old illustrations that I redrew to match the style I was looking for and the meaning of the corresponding quote. You can pick up these prints over at Hoong's shop. December. FOUND by Aaron in Clearfield, Pennsylvania I found this in a filing cabinet that my mom bought for me at a yard sale.

December

FOUND by Gabrielle Calcaterra in Southwest Portland, Oregon I found this in a mix of of old slides from a thrift store that I bought to test out a projector I found on the street earlier that week. Good news, the projector works like a charm. FOUND by McKenah in a high school cafeteria My friend and I were exiting our school cafeteria when we saw a note flutter to the ground. Sundance Institute. 40 Exquisite Independent Film Posters. Advertisement An independent film, traditionally speaking, is generally referred to as a movie created entirely outside the traditional Hollywood system.

40 Exquisite Independent Film Posters

It is usually the kind of production where the actors double up as camera men, friends and family provide the bankroll and the director’s mom is in charge of craft services. Over the last few years, however, the “indie” film has taken on a whole new face. Large productions houses have formed specialty divisions that focus exclusively on “limited run” titles. These are movies that may not have the broad appeal of a summer blockbuster, but still enough demand worth releasing in a limited capacity – often to critical acclaim.

Of course with a limited run comes a limited budget. Like the movies themselves, poster art for independent films can be especially beautiful and most certainly stand out from the crowd. 40 Exquisite Independent Film Posters Zoo (2007)1 Paris, Je T’aime (2006)2 Primer (2004)3 Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)4 Machinist (2004)5. Exciting Links for Boring Days. Watch the Titles - Home. Alfred Hitchcock - The Master of Suspense.