chewy comission fur on fur: painting of Chewbacca riding a squirrel fighting Nazis. Enough said.

Magic Trick Revealed!: oh, the Alliance isn’t going to like that. {via}

14 Famous Man Caves: personal retreats from the recent past.

Garden Zombie: this ain’t your father’s garden gnome.

Speaker Wiki: dang, that’s some serious honoraria. {via}

My Phone is Off for You: an important sentiment. {via}

From Spy Plane to Monster Truck – a Photo Gallery of Awesome Cockpits: this is seriously neat.

Because Every Country Is The Best At Something: what kind of sick bastards would reduce the United States to “being best” at producing serial killers?!

The Ins-n-Outs of an In-N-Out Double-Double, Animal-Style: I knew there was a reason why I loved them. Also, you can get your french fries animal style as well.

50 Fantastically Clever Logos: many aren’t particularly clever but well-executed. The “Spartan Golf Club” logo blew my mind.

Eisenhower Interstate System Diagram Map Posters: beautiful work. Makes it seem like a cross-country trip is a short subway ride away. {via}

iOS 4.0 on 3G iPhone parody: this is my experience since I “upgraded” to iOS 4.0. It certainly makes a compelling case to upgrade your phone to a 3GS or 4, doesn’t it?

Inside the Offices of Etsy: I think the environment would be a little too busy and distracting for me. {via}

Spiders, Scorpions, and Crawlies: holy crap! I hate bugs for exactly this reason—who needs that kind of aggravation?

Branch Skewers: expensive but a definite improvement. {via}

My Nature Documentary: speaking of Jack Handey…

tarp surfing: derivative of this but more professionally done. {via}

Hitler Parody – Hitler Speaks to Double Rainbow Guy: wow, there exists a different scene in Downfall?! Also, today I was reading What I’d Say to the Martians and came across this passage.

Gas pads by Subtle Butt – Disposable Gas Neutralizers: uhh. Wait, wha? Uhh. {via}

Motivational Posters from the Movies: all good ones.

How Do I Win Rock Paper Scissors Every Time?: I need to start playing some high-stakes Rochambeau.

Hilarious iPhone 4 Antenna Decal: it’s overblown and no big deal, but funny.

“Five things that could topple Facebooks empire”: it was kind of a linkbait article to begin with but completely blew any credibility with number four.

“Black parents give birth to white baby”: wow, that is quite a genetic quandary.

Portable Watermelon Cooler: I assume you could use it for keeping other watermelon-shaped items cool when watermelon’s out of season, like hams, severed heads, or jugs of milk. {via}

Launchlist: in the vein of “turn off the stove” checklists.

poopsenders: proving that there ain’t no niche small enough that someone won’t fill it. {via}

Monopoly: how the board game saved many Allied prisoners’ lives.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal“Economists are no longer allowed at boardgame night”: too true.

Oxford Dictionaries FAQ: lots of fascinating answers here, like one indicating the origins of the dollar sign. (HINT: it didn’t come from the United States’ initials.) {via}

Handmade Dollhouse Miniatures and Collectible: these are adorable and handmade.

Awkward Stock Photos: I can’t see using those in a design. {via}

Metafilter Turns 11: and I’ve been a member for over 10 years myself.

What’s Wrong With This Picture?: yikes.

West Baden Springs Hotel: wow, this is a magnificent hotel. I want to go just to see it in person. {via}

“Now I cut a hole in the box?”: well-played.

10 Innovative Subway Advertisements: my favorites are the funeral home one and the Durex one, though I think it’s wildly inappropriate for a public space.

Comic Fireball: Chrome extension to change Daring Fireball‘s font to Comic Sans and Marker Felt. (Note to non-avid readers of DF: John Gruber hates those two fonts.) {via}

Re: Haley | Old Spice: Old Spice guy responds to his daughter’s question. {via}

Undercover Karaoke with Jewel: just great stuff.

20 Weird and Goofy Facebomb Photoshops: these are surprisingly well done.

LOST Encyclopedia: as much as the series finale disappointed me, I still really enjoy the mythology of everything that came before it. It’ll be published on August 24, 2010.

Ten-Second Tales: Francesco Marciuliano’s (of Medium Large fame) new project. Hilarious and well worth following.

Stick with me, baby!: it seems rather sacrilegious to do this, but I’m sure a lot of people would love it. {via}

Balloons and Dyson Air Multiplier™ fans: simply stunning. As I said previously, it’s pricey but intriguing. {via}

Loiter: these are some of the best t-shirt designs I’ve seen in awhile.

I Shot The Serif T-Shirts: font puns are great.

Urban Dictionary – Social Fruitfly: I’ve met quite a few of these in my time.

The 7 Most Extreme and Weird Beds You’re Ever Likely To See: I see they failed to include the adjective “Expensive” in the list title. {via}

How to trick people into thinking you’re good looking: I enjoyed the earnest comments people left. “I thought she was beautiful before.” Point: missed.

Stealing login details with a Google Chrome extension: man, just when I made Chrome my default browser…

The Truth About Cold Water: the take-away lesson for me? Avoid cold water.

Garden path sentence: I’m a fan of these constructions. With thoughtful people, they practically force a re-read and more careful parsing. With the thoughtless, the likely result is “huh?” and moving on.

Tierney Wins Peak Oil Bet: Julian Simon is sighing contentedly in his grave.

The Fat Monkey: missing bacon, so pass.

Kristen Stewart Emotional Chart: I know, Twilight hate is so passé but I can’t help myself.

Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop: it’s jarring but I think I could come to appreciate such a reality.

Super Mario Bros. on a Wall: I watched the whole thing and loved it. {via}

“Many English speakers cannot understand basic grammar”: sad, but true. Grammar, like history, is one of those really lively subjects that are taught dryly and concrete-boundedly.

“Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters”: I bet that made some editor’s week. {via}

Ravoux’s slavemaker ant: yet another example of the insect world’s badassery.

Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?: interesting question and informative answer.

Missing Missy: something about this brings me to tears laughing.

Brett Erlich on Twilight: also, they call it the wrong thing. Twilight bills itself as a vampire movie but they aren’t vampires, aside from the drinking blood and immortality aspects. Similarly, soccer is called football despite its ball being the wrong shape, its goal is on the ground rather than in the air, and its discouragement of tackling.

A Sliding Alternative to CAPTCHA?: love it. But what about the “I don’t have hands you insensitive clod!” crowd? {via}

FAB-U-LOUS!: “I find your lack of pink disturbing.”

Pixar Star Wars: Pixar characters re-imagined as Star Wars characters. Just go look. {via}

“Contra vs. tetris”: funny and clever.

AT-AT day afternoon: I love the shooting at the squirrel scene.

Guy Beatboxing Super Mario Bros.: kind of fun.

The Geography of LOST: when I look at this, I just try to remember the show without the series finale.

U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype: this is way better than the Segway. I bet you could read a book on one of these things.

Clean Bottle: yeah, that’s a great idea. I hate those slender, long bottles for exactly this reason. {via}

That’s What BP Said: a nice variation keyed off the big oil spill.

That’s What Bea Said: I love this take on the meme!

Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009: it is astounding what they can do with green screens. There were a couple in there that I had previously thought were actually on location. {via}

An Actual Resumé: it certainly stands out from the crowd.

Tax Time!: wow, that’s faster than I would have expected. I guess “too soon?” will soon be said on the same day as the event.

Nerd Merit Badges: I could get them all save the BoingBoing one.

Epic Super Mario Land Rap: I had forgotten that there was even such a game. Game Boy nostalgia.

mental_floss store: more funny word plays on a garment.

Conan O’Brien Cheetos portrait: a portrait of Conan made entirely out of Cheetos.

Looking Into the Past: the “then and now” genre of photography is one of my favorites.

Imperial Death Star Officer Cap: oh my goodness, this would be a reason to wear a hat!

iPhone Pilot: I love this genre of app, my introduction being via Firepower.

Shhh! Share the secrets of your trade/ Lifes little easter eggs: I love these “insider knowledge” type of threads.

The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures: a dating site analyzes the effectiveness of various profile picture archetypes. Very interesting results.

Would You Have Spotted the Fraud?: no, I wouldn’t have. That is why I rarely use ATMs.

The Original ‘Wonka’ Kids All Grown Up: wow, it’s hard for me to even see them as being the same people. They’re just so … normal.

First-Person Tetris: awesome idea, highly disorienting in practice.

TSA Logo Contest: it’s a great idea from Bruce Schneier, but it’d get a lot better results if he had posted it to Fark instead.

Running from Camera: it’s the new phoon, as far as I’m concerned.

iPhone-Controlled Parrot AR.Drone May Be The Coolest Tech Toy Ever: something tells me this isn’t going to be priced to be competitive with the Air Hog.

5 Star Wars Status Updates: hee hee!

“Another Challenge for Ethical Eating – Plants Want to Live, Too”: I fully support those who would be persuaded by this sort of thing in their quest to abstain from eating anything.

How Programming Language Fanboys See Each Others’ Languages: hot on the heels of the operating system version.

The LOST Underground Art Show: that’s some pretty wacky fan art there. {via}

Hardcore Rollerblading: it’s too bad you couldn’t see the reaction of the motorcyclists he’s passing. Also, how does he stop? {via}

Christmas Light Hero: I confess that I’ve never played any of the “Hero” games, but this has got to be a blast.

Fun with Coloring Books: darkly re-imagining some lovable characters.