Mar
29

For Easter Michael Procopio of Food for the Thoughtless adapted Saveur magazine’s corn dog recipe to create irreverently and deliciously awesome Crucifixion Corn Dogs.

He says to serve, “decorate with mustard. You do not have to put the image of Christ on every corn dog. If you have any martyrs in your family, feel free to squirt on their likeness and share it with them to show that you know how much they themselves have suffered, which will give them great comfort.”

“They’re more substantial than a communion wafer, and more delicious, too. And, given the nature of hot dogs, you still won’t be certain from which part of the body they came.”

Head over to Food for the Thoughtless for the recipe and instructions.

[via Laughing Squid]

Last year we featured Christa and Volker Kraft’s incredibly awesome tradition of decorating a tree in their garden in Saalfeld, Germany with 10,000 Easter eggs.

The couple has been decorating their tree in this fashion for over 40 years now and, as you can see in the photos above, this year the Easter tree is looking more splendid than ever. 

Photos by Jens Meyer

[via Design You Trust]

Mar
18

Feb
06

Redditor Sarcasticonomist and his family have one of the most incredible lawn ornaments we’ve ever seen: a great big Tyrannosaurus rex named Dug. The family dress him up in timely holiday and seasonal attire. Dug is awesome. He’s even got his own Facebook page. 

[via Technabob]

Jan
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Dec
25

“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.” We’ve seen plenty of gingerbread houses over the years. We’ve even made a few of our own. But this is the first time we’ve seen a gingerbread Millennium Falcon. Entitled Canoe Wars, this edible masterpiece was created by the folks at the Canoe Brewpub in Victoria, BC for Canada’s National Gingerbread Showcase 2012. [via That’s Nerdalicious!]

“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.”

We’ve seen plenty of gingerbread houses over the years. We’ve even made a few of our own. But this is the first time we’ve seen a gingerbread Millennium Falcon.

Entitled Canoe Wars, this edible masterpiece was created by the folks at the Canoe Brewpub in Victoria, BC for Canada’s National Gingerbread Showcase 2012.

[via That’s Nerdalicious!]

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This awesome Perchten costume has wicked light-up eyes! (You may recall that Perchta is the folkloric cousin of Krampus - previously featured here)  A man dressed in traditional Perchten costume and mask performs during a Perchten festival in the western Austrian village of Heitwerwang, west of Innsbruck on Nov. 23.  Each year in November and January people in the western Austria regions dress-up in Perchten (also known in some regions as Krampus or Tuifl) costumes and parade through the streets to perform a 1500 year-old pagan ritual to disperse the ghosts of winter. Each handmade traditional costume, consisting of up to 14 separate sheep or goat skins, takes three dress makers one day to produce, and costs between 500 to 600 euros. Some 15 hours are needed for a woodcarver to sculpt each demon mask which is made from stone pine wood with goat horns attached. Photo by Dominic Ebenbichler [via The Big Picture]

This awesome Perchten costume has wicked light-up eyes! (You may recall that Perchta is the folkloric cousin of Krampus - previously featured here) 

A man dressed in traditional Perchten costume and mask performs during a Perchten festival in the western Austrian village of Heitwerwang, west of Innsbruck on Nov. 23. 

Each year in November and January people in the western Austria regions dress-up in Perchten (also known in some regions as Krampus or Tuifl) costumes and parade through the streets to perform a 1500 year-old pagan ritual to disperse the ghosts of winter. Each handmade traditional costume, consisting of up to 14 separate sheep or goat skins, takes three dress makers one day to produce, and costs between 500 to 600 euros. Some 15 hours are needed for a woodcarver to sculpt each demon mask which is made from stone pine wood with goat horns attached.

Photo by Dominic Ebenbichler

[via The Big Picture]

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This particularly vicious-looking Krampus illustration, entitled The Dark Call of Krampus,  was created by California-based artist Skinner and released as a limited edition print that quickly sold out. Santa brings a special glee, a sparkle to the eyeBut brats take haste, the KrampusComes, to darken up the skyA jolly old soul with a heart of gold,Santa Claus is coming With cloven hoofs and goatish horns,the Krampus sends em’ runningAs good Saint Nick, will fill with toys,His magical red sackThe Krampus has a birch club,Strapped across his back                                     - Kenneth Widman [via OMG Posters!]

This particularly vicious-looking Krampus illustration, entitled The Dark Call of Krampus,  was created by California-based artist Skinner and released as a limited edition print that quickly sold out.

Santa brings a special glee, a sparkle to the eye
But brats take haste, the Krampus
Comes, to darken up the sky
A jolly old soul with a heart of gold,
Santa Claus is coming 
With cloven hoofs and goatish horns,
the Krampus sends em’ running
As good Saint Nick, will fill with toys,
His magical red sack
The Krampus has a birch club,
Strapped across his back
                                     - Kenneth Widman

[via OMG Posters!]

Source omgposters.com

Dec
24

Dec
23

ApplegateFarms created this awesome video of what might be the ultimate virtual fireplace to make your home feel festive and cozy. Behold The Bacon Yule Log: 

“Yule (love our) bacon log—because the only thing that could make the traditional holiday yule log better is sizzling bacon. Stream it all day on your screen and share it with your friends to add a little crackle to your holiday!”

Mmm… Bacon.

[via Gothamist]

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