Billboard promoting historic dockyard accidentally portrays historic sodomy

Here's a billboard promoting the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in Great Britain. I don't think the advertisers intended to emphasize the role of sodomy in British naval dominance, but as Winston Churchill said, "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash." Via.

Go here for The Register's idea for the next ad in the campaign.

*Previously: Group promoting women's issues has acronym TNA.

*Find great deals on Patrick O'Brien's tales of the British navy at Amazon.

Jodie and David Peskimo cheerfully illustrate the danger of the bends

Jodie and David Peskimo cheerfully illustrate the danger of the bends.

*At my custom toy site: Peskimo meets Visell in this BambooZoo custom figure.

*Buy toys by Peskimo at eBay.

Sketch book by John "Robot Johnny" Martz

Here's the front and back covers to John "Robot Johnny" Martz's new sketch book "Warm-Up Drawings: The First 100." On sale here for $5.

*Previously: Robot Richard Nixon action figure.

*Buy tin robots and books about tin robots at Amazon.

Video of UFC fighter Jon Koppenhaver explaining why he legally changed his name to "War Machine" amd other news of the day

You can read more about "War Machine" at Wikipedia.

Other weird news of the day:

1. Video of a moth with the face of Jesus.

2. Video of driver driving wrong way on freeway. The reporter mocks the driver at length, repeatedly calling him a "rocket surgeon." First time I've heard that phrase, but it's surprisingly common.

3. Roger Ebert tells Jay Mariotti to suck it.

4. West Point instructor describes fascinating visit with Sikhs at the Golden Temple.

*Find more weird news here.

*Buy War Machine action figures at eBay.

Vintage ghetto blaster

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It's a statue of Apollo by Henri Bouchard at the Trocadero in Paris.

*Previously: Vintage Nite-Owl comic book cover by Rob Ullman.

$9 t-shirts at Threadless

Now t-shirts are only $9 at Threadless.



I turned Barf Trip by Justin White into a desktop wallpaper.

Teenage angst depicted in some great book covers from Flux

Here are a few great book covers from the Flux imprint. Teenage angst never looked so good:



The Shape of Water.




The Second Virginity of Suzy Green.




Band Geek Love.




Busted: Confessions of an Accidental Player.

Via these fine sites.

*See previously posted book covers here.

*Buy a collection of Chip Kidd's book covers at Amazon.