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Cats, humans, celebrities, whatever.

Why, Dante, are you implying that celebrities are not human?

Yes. Yes, I suppose I am.

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Maud Pie's poetry, taken to level 9.  That's what we have in the first one.  Hopefully you like rocks.  I like rocks.

And slot number two is one of those more traditional electronic vocal tracks! We can't all be about Maud.  Get both below!

1.) Mush - Rocks (Ft. Maud 'The Rock' Pie) (Maudelectronic - Maud)
2.) Ocean Eyes (Burj Al Arab) - FritzyBeat (Vocal) 

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Continuing our trend of ponifying everything, we have The Count of Monte Cristo getting some animatic love.  Apparently five of these are planned, complete with the boatloads of frames that come with them.

Head on down below the break to check it out!

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I bet you wouldn't fall asleep if Maud was doing poetry for you.  These ponies are just disrespectful.

In fact, I bet this is one of the top videos of the month.  Go get some Maud below. 

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Hiya guys!
As most of you probably know, my embroidery machine hoop decided to break and I was stuck waiting for a new one to come in :I I did already have a set of Pinkie cutie marks set aside, so I decided to work on her while I was waiting for a new hoop (which meant she was headless for a while since I couldn't make eyes! lol)

Anyway, I decided to make a small change to the flank of the pony. My pattern now has a more show accurate patoot!

When I saw 's beautiful open mouth Fluttershy, I felt very inspired to try and make a super happy Pinkie Pie. She gave me the go ahead to do it, and I am very pleased with the outcome. Her eyes are so expressive, and I think that the front view is 100% Pinkie Pie in feeling. I can't decide whether to keep her or sell her; I am very attached...

-She is 18" tall not including her massive hair.
-Minky fabric used
-I use machine embroidery with my Brother SE 400 machine and use Stitch Era Universal as my digitising program,
-This is my pattern and not for sale, please do not ask.

I hope you guys like her!!

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mutesymphony:

here we see the majestic asshole not giving a fuck in its natural habitat

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In 2012, a married couple from Massachusetts, Alain Beret and James Fairbanks, came across a for-sale 44-room mansion in Northbridge that they decided they wanted to buy and turn into a hotel. The seller was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester.

The negotiations seemed to go well until the padres began to imagine what Fairbanks and Beret might do with the place. Would they perhaps (shudder) have gay weddings there? The very thought was too much, so the diocese instructed its real-estate broker to politely tell Fairbanks and Beret to buzz off.

The reason behind the refusal might have never come to light if not for a dumb mistake by the broker. When she emailed the prospective buyers, she inadvertently sent along the message from Monsignor Thomas Sullivan to her. It read:

LiSandra,

I just [w]ent down the hall and discussed it with the bishop. Because of the potentiality of gay marriages there, something you shared with us yesterday, we aren’t interested in going forward with these buyers. I think they’re shaky anyway. So just tell them that we will not accept their revised plan and the Diocese is making new plans for the property. You find the language.

Msgr Tom

Under the federal Fair Housing Act, what the diocese did is most likely illegal, and so the parties ended up in court. There, the church found a formidable foe in Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who filed a court brief in support of the spurned buyers.

Monsignor Sullivan is on record as saying that

“We wouldn’t sell our churches and our properties to any of a number of things that would reflect badly on the church. These buildings are sacred to the memory of Catholics.”

Which sounds almost reasonable. Almost.

Until, of course, you look into the reasons why the mansion, now called Oakhurst, was on the market to begin with:

Under its former name, the House of Affirmation, it has another, darker story, associated with pedophile priests.

“There’s a lot of shame attached to that building as a result of the church,” said David Lewcon, the son of a man who was employed in the house. Lewcon was victimized by one of those pedophiles. He reached a six-figure settlement with the church.

The House of Affirmation closed as a result of financial scandal amid reports of a sex ring involving the priest who was running it.

Not such a very “sacred” place after all, then, is it?

Over at the Humanist, Luis Granados has more.

(Photo via BishopAccountability.org)

This week the Supreme Court denied cert in the case involving a photography business in New Mexico that refused to do a lesbian wedding, leading Bryan Fischer to fire up the exaggeration machine and declare that it’s now a crime to be a Christian in the United States.

Uh, Bryan…if it were a crime to be a Christian, you’d be in prison. The fact that you’re not means you’re full of shit. It’s getting to the point where I almost feel sorry for the wingnuts. I mean, they keep having to up the ante, to top the last bit of inane hyperbole they put out. Once you’ve ranted absurdly about Nazis and Stalinists and terrorists, what’s left?

A history of bacon advertising.

The season premiere of Mad Men is on April 13th. It’s also the last season premiere, a fact that makes many Bacon Today staff very, very sad. Many things have contributed to the success of the show, like its excellent writing and Don Draper’s smoking-hot looks. We’ve put together a bacon advertising post as homage to the show that has revitalized interest in the history of advertising.

If there’s one thing that vintage bacon ads tell us, it’s that not much has really changed regarding America’s favorite meat candy. Bacon is shown as a campfire favorite, a hangover helper, the duct tape of food, and as something that can be added to just about any other food to make it better. So mix yourself an Old Fashioned and take a nostalgia trip by checking out these retro bacon ads.

Bacon = Hangover Cure

This ad from 1920 advised consumers to “Start the New Year right.” In other words, lose the New Year’s Day hangover with a bacon sandwich.

 

Bacon & camping

Long before REI, bacon was the meat of choice for cookin’ up around the campfire. Luckily this hasn’t changed, but thankfully camping clothes have. Can you even imagine setting up camp in a dress and heels??

 

Wrap it in bacon!

Bacon-wrapped meatloaf and bacon-wrapped hot dogs. Still delicious and still popular. This first one looks like a Bacon Explosion forerunner.

 

Not so sure about these bacon-wrapped sweet potatoes on pineapple slices, though… Perhaps in 1928, this was considered haute cuisine.

 

If anyone can tell us what is in this 1946 ad, please do so!

 

Make it better with bacon!

Bacon’s appeal was used to sell other foods and make foods that are unappealing to some people more edible. Like, canned sauerkraut. Check out these Bacon-Wrapped Kraut Kabobs. Eww…

 

Bacon: it’s what’s for breakfast.

Serving bacon with French toast and pancakes is just as popular as it ever was. Check out these sweet “Bacon Logs” that are made by stacking pieces of French toast and bacon strips, and the classic short stack served with bacon.

 

 

 

Bacon is good protein.

The debate on whether bacon is healthy will go on and on, but few can debate the fact that the protein and fat in bacon will keep a person full for hours. “Bacon is the savory, flavory way to spark the brighter breakfasts that nutritionists tell us active minds and bodies need.” And yet, the bagels vs. bacon debate still goes on.

Is that you, Peggy Olson?

 

Who stole the bacon?

Bacon theft was a common theme in bacon advertising. Kids stole it, and blamed it on the dog. Dads stole it, and blamed it on the kids. And bacon theft still happens to this very day.

 

Bacon & Patriotism

1940’s bacon advertising couldn’t help but reference WWII. This ad mentions the advances made in packaging that allowed soldiers to receive canned bacon.

 

This 1946 ad from Swift’s refers to food rationing and mentions “dark days and bright” and “in peace and in war.” With food rationing going on, consumers wanted to be assured that there was equal access to bacon.

 

Smoky Bacon!

The smoky taste of bacon is why we love it so. The smoke from the campfire indicates “that heavenly sweet smoke taste.”

 

How it’s smoked.

“It’s Ovenized!” was Swift’s marketing slogan that let customers know about their improved smoking techniques.

 

How it’s packaged.

New-fangled inventions like cellophane allowed customers to see what they were getting.

 

It’s hard to wait for bacon.

Not much has changed since 1955. No one likes waiting for da bacon!

 

Toaster Bacon?

One thing that hasn’t endured (thank god!): toaster bacon. ‘Nuff said.

 

Bacon for Holiday Meals

This ad for “Rose Brand” bacon recommends eating the classic “bacon and eggs” breakfast on Easter Sunday.

 

Bacon Cherubs

Image heavy and light on copy, this early bacon ad features a cherubic child and the simple motto, “Worth hunting for.”

The post A History of Bacon Advertising appeared first on Bacon Today.

Earth’s upper atmosphere—below freezing, nearly without oxygen, flooded by UV radiation—is no place to live. But last winter, scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that billions of bacteria actually thrive up there.

Expecting only a smattering of microorganisms, the researchers flew six miles above Earth’s surface in a NASA jet plane. There, they pumped outside air through a filter to collect particles.

Back on the ground, they tallied the organisms, and the count was staggering: 20 percent of what they had assumed to be just dust or other particles was alive. Earth, it seems, is surrounded by a bubble of bacteria.

Now what? Read the whole story over at PopSci…

Today I’m breaking from this week’s bird theme to make a double-dedication to two Happy Tree fans… Happy birthday to Giuseppe today! And a very belated happy birthday to Sam!

I have no idea if that is legit or not, but it's the best pizza box pony I've seen yet. One of these days I'm going to run a "order a pizza and request a pony" event.  How many of you would be up for that?

Thanks to Timwaller for the heads up.

It may seem simple, but the Apple Family probably provides a large amount of the food for Ponyville considering we have seen more than just apples grown on their land. Keep up Apple Ponies!

Comics again, click for full.

Dear editor of the school newspaper,

Nelson Mandela was not "African-American." He didn't even like America.

Sincerely, concerned for the future of journalism

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