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Charles Addams, uncredited co-creator of the Haunted Mansion Ken Anderson, Marc Davis and the other Imagineers who created Disney's Haunted Mansion were clearly influenced by Charles "Addams Family" Addams's cartoons, but until I read this amazing post on Long Forgotten, I had no idea how much influence he exerted on them. Read the rest... I PARKED IN A BIKE LANE stickers 3" neon-green stickers: $5 for 20. By purchasing and using these stickers, you agree that #IParkedInABikeLane assumes no responsibility or liability due to altercation, injury, damages, legal issues, etc due to individual use of these stickers, and your actions are of your own accord. (via JWZ) Read the rest... The Ice Pirates (1984) Surprisingly, this farce survived the test of time! The Ice Pirates is still one terrible, funny movie! Robert Ulrich plays Jason, captain to the goofiest crew of space pirates around. Read the rest... Modern farm equipment has no farmer-servicable parts inside Ifixit's Kyle Wiens writes about the state of modern farm equipment, "black boxes outfitted with harvesting blades," whose diagnostic modes are jealously guarded, legally protected trade secrets, meaning that the baling-wire spirit of the American farm has been made subservient to the needs of multinational companies' greedy desire to control the repair and parts markets. Read the rest... Cop who switched off traffic cam in order to make illegal threats will keep his job Niles, OH Patrolman Todd Mobley followed an acquaintance home in his cruiser and yanked him out of the car and threatened his life; when another cop arrived, Mobley had the cop turn off his dashcam and continued his illegal behavior; he has served a 30 day suspension and is back on the job. Read the rest... Tea party hero Dan Burton willfully ignores facts about vaccines On CNN this week, former Indiana Rep. Dan Burton told Anderson Cooper that he believes that mercury-based vaccine preservative caused his grandson's autism. Read the rest... West Virginia lawmaker on rape: “What is beautiful is the child that could come from this.” Del. Brian Kurcaba (R) of West Virginia told a hearing that women should be forbidden from getting an abortion after they've been raped. Read the rest... In praise of the "dingbat" apartment "Like starlets striving to be noticed, many announce their names in whimsical midcentury script—the Camelot, the Wilshire, and, hilariously, the Crapi." Read the rest... Why does Japan get all the cool vending machines, anyway? And is the "you can buy Japanese schoolgirls' underwear" thing true, or creepy urban legend?Read the rest...