Asylum http://www.asylum.com Asylum http://www.asylum.com/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum http://www.asylum.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/What's in That Tub of Cool Whip?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/whats-in-that-tub-of-cool-whip/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/whats-in-that-tub-of-cool-whip/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/whats-in-that-tub-of-cool-whip/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Cool Whip: The very name conjures up images of tasty summer treats that even those lame lactose-intolerant (or as we like to call them, lactose-bigoted) kids can eat. But really, do you know what you're putting in your body? No? Well, for crying ... Read more

 

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]]>cool whipCoolWhipinfographicBrendan McGinley2011-01-21T15:00:00+00:00Models in Lingerie Bouncing on Balls ... to Sell Car Insurancehttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/20/video-models-lingerie-bouncing-space-hoppers-car-insurance/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/20/video-models-lingerie-bouncing-space-hoppers-car-insurance/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/20/video-models-lingerie-bouncing-space-hoppers-car-insurance/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Advertisers aren't stupid. OK, some of them are, but most of them know what helps things get sold: pretty girls. Preferably pretty girls wearing not that much, as seen in this recent viral hit from Romania, featuring models on bouncy balls selling ... Read more

 

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]]>advertisingcar insuranceCarInsurancelingeriemodelsracy adsRacyAdssexyAlastair Plumb2011-01-20T16:00:00+00:00Austin Musician Has the Best RV Everhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/austin-rv-house-david-weaver/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/austin-rv-house-david-weaver/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/austin-rv-house-david-weaver/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Austin, Texas, apparently everyone's favorite city in America, is famous for its array of street-legal art cars. But Austin musician David Weaver has done them all one better -- he has an art school bus. It's also a viable house, complete with a ... Read more

 

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]]>art carsArtCarsaustinbusbusesrecreational vehiclesRecreationalVehiclesRVDan Solomon2011-01-18T11:30:00+00:00Homeless Man Woken Up on Subway by Rathttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/homeless-man-woken-up-on-subway-by-rat/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/homeless-man-woken-up-on-subway-by-rat/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/homeless-man-woken-up-on-subway-by-rat/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We've all fallen asleep on the train, right? Luckily, the worst thing to happen to us was missing our stop. This homeless man wasn't so fortunate; he was woken up by a rat running onto his face. In the brief clip, everyone's favorite ... Read more

 

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]]>homeless manHomelessManratssubwayAlastair Plumb2011-01-14T10:30:00+00:00Annual 'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Feast Combines Movies and Hobbit Foodhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-feast/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-feast/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-feast/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, may seem far away from Frodo Baggins' epic path to destroy the One Ring. However, the cinema house proudly held its annual 12-hour-long "Lord of the Rings" event this past weekend. On Jan. 9, attendees watched ... Read more

 

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]]>alamo drafthouseAlamoDrafthousefellowship of the ringFellowshipOfTheRinglord of the rings trilogylord of the rings trilogy feastLordOfTheRingsTrilogyLordOfTheRingsTrilogyFeastlotrreturn of the kingReturnOfTheKingthe two towersTheTwoTowersJustin Massoud2011-01-13T11:30:00+00:0017-Year-Old FX Artist Raising Funds for High-Tech Monster Suithttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/17-year-old-fx-artist-raising-funds-for-high-tech-monster-suit/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/17-year-old-fx-artist-raising-funds-for-high-tech-monster-suit/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/17-year-old-fx-artist-raising-funds-for-high-tech-monster-suit/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Monsters are going to be hot in 2011. Everyone from Kanye West to J.J. Abrams agrees, and so does Derek Tonks, a 17-year-old from Pomona, Calif., who's using the fund-raising website Kickstarter to finance the creation of a new, full-size, ... Read more

 

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]]>derek tonksDerekTonksfxkickstartermonsterspredatorDan Solomon2011-01-12T13:30:00+00:00Warm Crack in Michigan Sparks Panic Among Localshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/warm-crack-in-michigan-sparks-panic-among-locals/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/warm-crack-in-michigan-sparks-panic-among-locals/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/warm-crack-in-michigan-sparks-panic-among-locals/#commentsFiled under: ,


It's been long enough that we'd almost forgotten what life is like outside the big city, in places where bars only sell 3.2-percent-alcohol beer and people participate in pie-eating contests without any discernible sense of irony. Thank goodness for ... Read more

 

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]]>Michiganwarm crackWarmCrackEmerald Catron2011-01-12T10:30:00+00:0013 of the Most Ingenious (and Creepy) Spy Cameras Ever Madehttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/13-of-the-most-ingenious-and-creepy-spy-cameras-ever-made/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/13-of-the-most-ingenious-and-creepy-spy-cameras-ever-made/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/13-of-the-most-ingenious-and-creepy-spy-cameras-ever-made/#commentsFiled under: ,


Spy cameras -- typically hidden around the houses of paranoid loons, tech-friendly perverts and, well, actual, real spies -- are not gadgets we recommend to our readers, by and large. It gives the impression that you're uneasy in your own skin ... Read more

 

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]]>camerasclever spy cameraCleverSpyCamerahidden camerasHiddenCamerasspy cameraspy gadgetsSpyCameraSpyGadgetsweird spy cameraweird spy gadgetsWeirdSpyCameraWeirdSpyGadgetsAlastair Plumb2011-01-11T13:30:00+00:00World's Largest Remote-Controlled Claw Machine Dispenses Crossbows, Fruitcakehttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/worlds-largest-remote-controlled-claw-santa-claw/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/worlds-largest-remote-controlled-claw-santa-claw/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/11/worlds-largest-remote-controlled-claw-santa-claw/#commentsFiled under: , ,


And here we thought remote-control technology had reached its pinnacle with the invention of a brain-tumor-removing robot arm. But my, how The Santa Claw has proved us wrong. Instead of tumors, it grabs prizes! Billed as "the biggest, most ... Read more

 

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]]>claw machineClawMachinereal art design groupRealArtDesignGroupremote control technologyRemoteControlTechnologythe santa clawTheSantaClawLaura Leu2011-01-11T10:30:00+00:00The Oldest Websites on the Internet -- The Top 10 Golden Oldies of the Webhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/the-oldest-websites-on-the-internet-the-top-10-golden-oldies/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/the-oldest-websites-on-the-internet-the-top-10-golden-oldies/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/the-oldest-websites-on-the-internet-the-top-10-golden-oldies/#commentsFiled under: ,


It's hard to fathom sometimes the kind of things people believed in the olden days -- that the earth was the center of the solar system, that the world was flat, that hysteria was caused by woman's womb coming loose and moving around in her body, ... Read more

 

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]]>ancient websitesAncientWebsitesfunny websitesFunnyWebsitesold web-designold websitesOldWeb-designOldWebsitesweb designWebDesignOliver Jones2011-01-06T13:30:00+00:005 Unintentionally Creepy Dolls to Scare the Special Little Girl in Your Lifehttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/5-unintentionally-creepy-dolls/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/5-unintentionally-creepy-dolls/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/5-unintentionally-creepy-dolls/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We know what you're thinking: Dolls are for girls. And we tend to agree (with certain exceptions). Still, there's something to be said about a girly plaything that's inadvertently creepy as hell. And that something is "I need to get one of those for ... Read more

 

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]]>birthing dollBirthingDollcreepiest dollsCreepiestDollsetsymonkeyrebornLaura Leu2011-01-05T13:30:00+00:00YouTube's Most Pointless Talentshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/30/youtubes-most-pointless-talents/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/30/youtubes-most-pointless-talents/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/30/youtubes-most-pointless-talents/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The Internet -- a magical land full of wonder and joy, weirdos and freaks, kittens and porn. And in the town of YouTube, there live some of the oddest people known to man. And though they impress us for a few minutes, as we wonder how they did it ... Read more

 

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]]>cup stackingCupStackingpen spinningPenSpinningRubiks CubeRubiksCubeyoutubeAlastair Plumb2010-12-30T13:30:00+00:00Dine by Law -- Welcome to Your Barely Legal Tasting Menuhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/illegal-food/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/illegal-food/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/illegal-food/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


If you feel like you've tried it all when it comes to unique foods, we my have the solution for your precocious palate: Eat and drink dangerously by gorging on this feast of criminal and once-forbidden foods. Get ready, rebel, it's time to ingest ... Read more

 

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]]>foie gras banFoieGrasBanillegal foodsIllegalFoodsjamon ibericoJamonIbericoortolanraw milkRawMilkzubrowkaMike Dawson2010-12-27T13:30:00+00:00The Craziest, Cheapest and Funniest International Superheroeshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/the-craziest-cheapest-and-funniest-international-superhero-boot/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/the-craziest-cheapest-and-funniest-international-superhero-boot/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/the-craziest-cheapest-and-funniest-international-superhero-boot/#commentsFiled under: , ,


At Asylum our heroes are superheroes. Basically, 99 percent of the points on our adult moral compass, by which we steer our way through life, are made up from lessons learned from superheroes. We wanted to know if this was a cultural thing -- ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanbootlegFilipino BatmanFilipinoBatmanforeignforeign superheroesForeignSuperheroesindian supermanIndianSupermaninternationalItalian SupermanItalianSupermanjapanese spider-manJapaneseSpider-manmexican batwomanMexicanBatwomanReturn to supermansReturnToSupermansripoffspidermansuperheroessupermanTurkish SupermanTurkishSupermanAsylum Staff2010-12-22T13:30:00+00:00Fight the Powder -- 6 Extreme Sledding Videoshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/extreme-sledding-videos/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/extreme-sledding-videos/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/extreme-sledding-videos/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Every year when the scene in your window turns into a blanket of pristine white powder, something inside us says, nay, screams, "You must tame that." Enter the sled, a winter weapon that says to the world, "I'm not going to let the danger or the ... Read more

 

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]]>extreme sleddingExtremeSleddingsleddingsnowDanny Gallagher2010-12-20T13:30:00+00:00Up Yours -- X-Rays of the Weirdest Items Found in Buttshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/craziest-rectal-foreign-bodies/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/craziest-rectal-foreign-bodies/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/craziest-rectal-foreign-bodies/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The next time you lose your keys, check your butt. They might be in there. Because besides being fun to ogle and rent out as ad space, the human derriere has an extraordinary capacity to store things. It's like nature's little knapsack. Just don't ... Read more

 

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]]>buttscase studiesCaseStudiesrectal foreign bodiesRectalForeignBodiesrectumLaura Leu2010-12-20T11:30:00+00:00My Day in Jeggings -- Confessions of an Average Guy in Extraordinary Pantshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/can-men-wear-jeggings/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/can-men-wear-jeggings/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/15/can-men-wear-jeggings/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Conan O'Brien in acid-wash jeggings was a disturbing sight, but not as disturbing as Tim Gunn's proclamation that such ultra-snug denim is "not just [for] ladies." Fashion-forward men from the catwalks of Milan to the boutiques of SoHo have embraced ... Read more

 

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]]>fashionjeggingsMarty Beckerman2010-12-15T13:30:00+00:00Porn Laws Around the Globehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/porn-laws-around-the-globe/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/porn-laws-around-the-globe/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/porn-laws-around-the-globe/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Did you know Australian female adult-film stars have to have B-cups or bigger? Or that Brazil has a condom requirement for all male porn stars? Keep reading for all the info on porn laws around the globe, compiled by the fine people at RedTube, ... Read more

 

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]]>lawspornporn starsPornStarsweird lawsWeirdLawsBrian Fairbanks2010-12-14T13:30:00+00:00Ice Hockey Teams Brawl ... Just 6 Seconds Into the Gamehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/ice-hockey-teams-brawl-just-6-seconds-into-the-game/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/ice-hockey-teams-brawl-just-6-seconds-into-the-game/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/ice-hockey-teams-brawl-just-6-seconds-into-the-game/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


We all know ice hockey games can easily spill over into violence as the tension builds -- but this one managed to become an all-out brawl in just six seconds. No sooner had the referee dropped the puck to begin the clash between two Russian Hockey ... Read more

 

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]]>brawlingfightfightinghockeyice hockeyIceHockeykickingpuckspunchingsportsAlastair Plumb2010-12-14T13:00:00+00:00Pinata C-3PO Gets the Ride of His Short Lifehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/pinata-c3po-gets-the-ride-of-his-short-life/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/pinata-c3po-gets-the-ride-of-his-short-life/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/pinata-c3po-gets-the-ride-of-his-short-life/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As you know, C-3PO wasn't the bravest of bots. However, a bunch of Star Wars fans were able to turn a piñata version of everybody's favorite protocol droid into a straight-up daredevil by stuffing his hollow shell with rockets and then ... Read more

 

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]]>c3popinataRocketsStar WarsJeremy Taylor2010-12-13T13:00:00+00:00