just checkin’ in mid-vacation at a hostel in halifax.  here’s some highlights from my trip thus far:

wolverines on bibles on the US-canadian border:

googly-eyed lemon slices:

lobster-people roaming the streets in apparent distress:

here we saw a woman chasing after a man who has stole the bottom portion of her papasan chair:

gnome pinup photos:

possibly the best movie ever:

questionable labor policies in new brunswick:

more to come. hooray.

found via rebel:art - pretty much just a collection of signs directing you to the Internet. there are more. I’m not sure I know how to explain why I find this concept so funny. maybe its the concept of physical navigation to a virtual place? or maybe I just like somewhat absurd photo-collections. either way, checkout the rest of em.

and let me gush some more for rebel:art, (if you aren’t subscribed to their rss, you are basically dead to me), check out geeky global guerilla street art, part of the “space invaders” movement:

and

In honor of NSTGD’s 1st Bloggiversary today (first post 4/4/07), I will be sharing with you a random sampling of totally true facts* about the reclusive and mysterious wolverine species.

#1. The wolverine is the state animal of Michigan.

#2. Their saliva is an exotic aphrodisiac.

#3. Wolverines are not badgers.

#4. Wolverines cannot eat peas using a knife.

#5. Wolverines can not, contrary to popular opinion, easily be portrayed by british actors.

#6. Former President Gerald Ford was the Michigan football team’s MVP in 1934.

#7. Wolverines thumbs are imposing but NOT opposable.

#8: “Wolverines” anagrams to “wore snivel”.
#8a: Also, “loner wives”.

#9. Mating season is in the summer, but the actual implantation of the embryo in the uterus is stayed until early winter, delaying the development of the fetus.

#10. The title part in “Benji” was originally intended to be played by a wolverine, but unfortunately their salary requirements were beyond the budget of the film.

#11: If a wolverine spots its shadow, that means six more weeks of hiding from wolverines.

#13: Wolverines fear the number 12.

#14. There are 3 sub-species of wolverine: the common Grey Wolverine, the Domesticated Wolverine and the endangered Diamond-clawed Wolverine.

#15: Two out of three dentists prefer not to be mauled by wolverines.

#16: The “secret” ingredient in Aunt Louise’s “wolverine stew” is cinnamon.

#17: Wolverines know how many roads a man must walk down.

#18: Wolverine mythology is exactly like Greek mythology, except Charon does not use a ferry to transport souls across the Styx. He uses a surfboard.

#19: They do not like Pina Coladas. They do not like getting caught in the rain.

#20: Wolverine ate my baby.

#21: It only took 38 wolverines and 37 typewriters to recreate all the works of Shakespeare. (Wolverine #15 used a Blackberry.)

#22: Wolverines hold their own Scrabble National Championship, usually at a Denny’s near the Human version. The letter V has been banned from regulation play, for reasons unknown.

#23: When Wolverines take quizzes in Cosmo, they almost always circle C, which usually means they’re saucy attention whores.

#24: C.M. Coolidge turned to his infamous “Dogs Playing Poker” paintings when his “Wolverines Playing Texas Hold ‘Em” idea fell through. The Wolverines kept check-raising before the flop, and also they ate his cat.

#25: Wolverines are derided by other office animals for their lack of productivity. They do, however, have all the high scores on Minesweeper.

#26: Wolverines make up 7/8th of the Idaho Supreme Court. The lone remaining member is an Elk carcass that they have been feeding on for a week.

*credit to -j. (NSTGD-Commentus-maximus/friend-extraordinare) and mace (fellow blogger/dumbo octopus fanatic) who both long ago collaborated with me to provide some of the completely factual material listed above.

Last february, I flew to michigan for a work seminar, during a blizzard. Cold and alone at the comfort inn, with less-than-adequate tv options, I got my jollies by leaving a hand-drawn wolverine atop the bible inside the bedside table:

My dear friend josh then created a flickr group “Upside-down Wolverines and Gideon Bibles“* and promptly posted his very own wolverines:

We had never advertised this flickr group, so we naturally assumed that we would be the only folks to join it… BUT!!! today, josh noticed 3 new submissions, from people I HAVE NEVER MET.

Clearly, this is The Next Major Trend In Hotel Maid-Service Confusion, and all of you should join the group, and post photos of your wolverine droppings.

*bonus-points given to those who leave *real* wolverines on hand-drawn bibles.