Halloween Costume Problems

Posted on October 29, 2009 by WillyP
In: Humor

A bald guy with a wooden leg was invited to a costume party for Halloween. He was worried about his bald head and wooden leg working into a good costume. So he wrote to a costume company,explaining his dilemma. They sent him a package, when he opened it there was a pirates costume in the box with a note explaining that with his bald head, and wooden leg he would be a perfect pirate. Upset with the costume he sent it back, stressing his disappointment in their choice. They sent him another package, this one was a monks costume, with a note stating as a monk the robe will cover your wooden leg and your bald head will fit right in as a monk. Furious, he returns this costume, stating his disbelief in their insensitivity. They sent another package, with the following note:

"We have done all we can do to accommodate you and you cannot be satisfied. Here is a jar of molasses, and a bag of crushed nuts. Pour the molasses and crushed nuts over your head, shove your wooden leg up your ass and go as a caramel apple!"


halloween costume problems - Harley Davidson Forums

Buffalo Springfield

Posted on October 27, 2009 by WillyP
In: Music



Why does the bassist have his back to the audience? According to the Buffalo Springfield page at Wikipedia, "Springfield's non-bass-playing road manager held a bass with his back to the camera while the band mimed to a prerecorded track."
Allman Brothers - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 1970
With Duane Allman, who passed away October 29, 1971, at age 24. His music lives on! Duane was such a great musician. Listen to the leads he just pulls off, one after the other!



There aren't many good videos of Duane around.
Thanks for this trip down memory lane.
Retrospace Zeta: Disturbing Ad For Child's Toy
Now we take you back to a time before political correctness. Do you remember when ad's like this were ok? I'm trying not to. It makes it hard to be anti-politically correct.
ummm... you know what i mean...

“Don’t worry. This is New York. No one will help her.”

YikeBike - Urban Freedom?

Posted on October 24, 2009 by WillyP
In: Bizarre

I'm glad I don't live in the city, I'd be tempted to get one of these. I am going to put this in the category 'Bizzare' I think it will fit well... ;)



Edit: I just found the price of this thing on their website and it is 3500 to 3900 euros, which according to Google is 5,250.70 to 5,850.78 U.S. dollars... Yikes... that's way steep!

Moto Guzzi V8

Posted on October 21, 2009 by WillyP
In: Motorcycles

Moto Guzzi

Posted on October 21, 2009 by WillyP
In: Motorcycles

Benelli Sei

Posted on October 21, 2009 by WillyP
In: Motorcycles



What, you weren't expecting pineapple in an Alfredo sauce with kielbasa, peppers and onions, on spaghetti? mwaaahahaha...

Actually, it's pretty damn good, if I do say so myself! The pineapple sweetens a bit, doesn't overpower at all. Oh, I should mention I'm no chef, I just throw things together. They don't always work so well but this time it does. I'll go into detail after the jump.

Kielbasa, peppers, onions, and pineapple simmering in a tempered steel wok. Spaghetti boiling in a pot.

Marcelino Pantoja is Contemplating.

Posted on October 17, 2009 by WPS
In: General

I work in a woodworking shop, and we are refinishing some cabinetry from Yale University. Student desks from the dorm. We found lots of names and messages written on them but one in particular stood out: "I, MARCELINO PANTOJA, AUG.4,2002, AM IN CONTEMPLATION......."
Drawer with words scribed into the top edge of the side.

Now, I am very curious what a collage kid, Yale no less, would be contemplating...

Close up of drawer box showing 'I Marceliano Pantoja, Aug. 4, 2002, Am In Contemplation....' inscribed in the top edge of the left side.

YouTube - The World

Posted on October 15, 2009 by WPS
In: General

The Worlds Most Dangerous Hike



Amazing... I wanna do that!

Message from Erik Buell

Posted on October 15, 2009 by WPS
In: Motorcycles

YouTube - Message from Erik Buell



This is hard news: Buell is no longer making new bikes. While I am sure the motorcycle industry has not heard the last of Erik Buell, the end of Buell motorcycles is truly a great loss. Erik delivers a very emotional farewell, I believe it really is more than 'just business' to him. Good luck in your future endeavors, Erik!

Now if only I had the funds to snap up a few of the remaining inventory, I would not hesitate.

Julien Dupont: urban and freestyle

Posted on October 11, 2009 by WillyP
In: Motorcycles

Urban Freestyle Trials riding in Lyon.
Some mad-ass shit, man!



And in Spain.

"Some people see lemons and make lemonade. William Kamkwamba saw wind and made a windmill. This might not seem like a mighty feat. But Kamkwamba, who grew up in Masitala, a tiny rural farming village off the grid in Malawi, was 14 years old in 2001 when he spotted a photo of a windmill in a U.S. textbook one day. He decided to make one, hacking together a contraption from strips of PVC pipe, rusty car and bicycle parts and blue gum trees."

Teen's DIY Energy Hacking Gives African Village New Hope | Wired Science | Wired.com

Home-made windmills in Malawi

A very inspiring story... no government grants, this kid saw a picture of a windmill... so he built his own. He figured out pretty much all on his own how to rig a bicylce generator to power a small lightbulb, and went on to power a radio, well pump, etc... Kudos, William!
How We Built A 638 HP LS9 Engine For A Corvette ZR1

Normaly that headline in a car-mag or site would be followed by an article on hopping up a motor, possibly the original, or a crate motor, maybe one from a junkyard, with lots of tips on how to select the optimum rod length, valve grind angles...

Jalopnic, in this story, follows a new LS9 assembly in GM's "Performance Build Center". Some pretty interesting pics, and of course being a production facility, you know GM has all the best toys!

Hey we're always told to torque head bolts in stepped sequence... Check out this tool torquing all the head bolts simultaneously!

Multi spindle head bolt torquer torquing head bolts.