Standing Broom

Read about the broom that stands by itself here

The Importance of Good Eye Care

Gorrillas love pop-tarts

Read about new dietary supplement here

Nessie on Goggle Earth?

Read about alleged Google Earth sighting of Nessie here

How the Dinosaur Tracks Got There

Read about the discovery of dinosaur tracks here

The Balloon Man

Read about the balloon man of Georgetown and other memories of Washington, D.C. here

Most weekends when the weather was fine our very large, friendly balloon man would be seen walking up and down the street with a huge cluster of balloons saying "Make the ladies happy...make the children happy" in his booming baritone.

NYTimes.com The Local Week 14 Cartoon Caption Contest Winner

Read about the winning caption here!

As for last week’s cartoon…

And the winner is … drum roll followed by the painfully slow opening of an envelope …

Joel Schwartzberg for:

"Just so you know, side effects include dizziness, joint pain, and seeing water animals as health care providers."

Mr. Schwartzberg narrowly beat out the second-place entry:

"We contacted the nearest doctor on call."

By … Joel Schwartzberg!

What a sweep!

Check your email, Mr. Schwartzberg, for details on your prize. And

congratulations!

Close Encounters of the Strange Kind

Trials and Tribulations

"There is no evidence (of UFO's)"

Read about the British Ministry of Defence UFO files here

How Zombies Can Help

Read about the research into zombies and swine flu here

Upsides to Global Warming

I can do that in 30 seconds!

Read about the crafty bear here

Bob Dylan Meets Gen Y

and ... gets busted! Read about it here



So Much for Woodstock, Forty Years Later

Why BMW?

When you absolutely have to get there safely. Read about why the Stoat Automotive Safety Association named BMW as its car of the year here

"Why?" Scientists ask, "Why do flamingos stand on one leg?"

Why they do is discussed here

How Things Have Changed.

The Local (the NYTimes.com blog) writes about the Cartoon Caption Contest

See the New York Times' The Local Cartoon Caption Contest Collection Here

Latest Cartoon Caption Contest



Enter your caption here and win prizes.

Gotta Keep on Dancin'

Why they dance is discussed here

Why the Earth Hums

Why the Earth hums is discussed here

The Tooth Fairy

The tooth fairy is discussed here

Opposite Day

The Heart Break of Twitter-stasis

DEFINITION OF TWITTER-STASIS

Twit-ter - sta-sis
  
–noun, plural twit-ter - sta-ses  .

1. the state of electronic equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.

2. paralysis of post-modern form of communication using the thumb as the principal tool for vocalizing human expressions through electronic means in less than 140 electronic characters.

3. most dramatically expressed during so-called "point of service" web attacks as seen here

Delmar's Website Gets Swamped

Read about recent "Denial of Service" attacks here

Mystery of Birth Certificate Solved

Read about efforts to expose this mystery here

Dynah Looks For A Job

Hadran Collider Problems Explained

Read about Hadran Collider problems here

Alien Invasion

Comets Didn't Cause Extinction!

Read why comets did not cause mass extinctions here

The Devil Made Me Do It!

Read about dire warnings here

A guy has gotta do what he's gotta do.

I remember this little weaver who spent weeks building and tearing down nests outside my window in Johannesburg, South Africa. Poor little guy was finally reduced to hanging around my garden, smoking butts, and drinking. He was a frustrated mess, his feathers were askew. I worried for him. I think he eventually went into therapy or threw himself in front of a marauding mongoose.

Read why the little guy was so obsessed here