Doggie Doubles, Peter Pan Impression, Lucky Duck, Termintator Is Back and UK's X Files

Hello Friends! Here's some news stories on the lighter side that might have snuck past you this week. News can be pretty stealthy.


Man and Man's Best Friend: An Art Project

Can you spot the dog photo?

Swiss photographer Sebastian Magnani has created a series of dog and owner portraits in a project he calls "Underdogs". He photographed each owner and then dressed that owner's dog identically, even using wigs and hats. It's incredible how closely some of these people reassemble their pooches. Sebastian states "It is undisputed that the canines not only stir emotions and interest, but also our inner most needs. Dogs are considered loyal, selfless, trustworthy, life saving, fun and proud companions in a world where these values are gradually disappearing". Indeed. You can check out all the Underdog portraits here.


London Buses, The Only Way To Fly

Dynamo can fly! Peter Pan would be jealous. 

British illusionist Dynamo (I'm sure that's his real name) was seen using his powers for sort of good this week in London. As part of a Pepsi promotion, Dynamo levitated alongside a doubledecker bus while it was cruising around town. What's next Dynamo? I say levitating alongside the London Eye.


My Left Duck Foot

Our cute quotient has been met with this photo.

Thanks to 3-D printing, this is one lucky duck. Buttercup was born with a backwards left foot. His owner decided the best thing to do was to amputate it to prevent pain and infections. So Buttercup's owner contacted his local duck foot store for a replacement. Turns out there is no such thing, so instead he outsourced a new foot to a 3-D printing company. His new foot will be made out of a flexible silicone. Insert rubber ducky joke here.

He's Back. Again. Maybe.

Will the next killer robot from the future have an almost indiscernible accent?

Yet another "Terminator" reboot is in the works. Paramount announced this week that they are rebooting the killer robot franchise for a release date of summer 2015. It's unknown if the OG Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be back (couldn't help myself) for the new trilogy. 2015 is looking to be a huge sequel extravaganza with such movies scheduled as Star Wars Episode VII, Jurassic Park IV, Avatar 2 and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II.



Britain's X Files

UFO seen flying over Stonehenge. And if you look closely you can see Bigfoot having a smoke.

There are so many UFO sightings in the UK that the government there officially closed its UFO investigation desk three years. What's more interesting, the proliferation of sightings in the UK or the fact that the British government had a department for this stuff in the first place? Britain's Ministry of Defense released almost 60 years worth of UFO reports on Friday, including photos and documents describing sightings.  David Clarke, a UFO historian, posted a video reviewing and discussing the documents. You can view that video here.

LA Pride: A Debriefing

LA Pride weekend is a long two days of fun, music, dancing and people. Lots of people. By the end of the weekend we've sold a lot of Teez, met a lot of people and need a foot rub.


Here are some fun facts about our LA Pride weekend!

1. I love the LA County Sheriff's department. Not only were they responsible for our first sales of the weekend (3 'America, Blowing Shit Up Since 1776' and one 'Some Girls Play Dirty' tank top), they also helped us out all weekend long, including finding me a close spot to park my truck during load out. Thanks Deputies.

2. Speaking of the Sheriff's Department, I watched several guarded yellow jump suit wearing prisoners moving some equipment around the festival on Saturday morning. Our tax dollars put to work. Love it.

3. We got another visit from one of our most loyal customers, Kris. Last year she showed us her "Not A Dude" tattoo.  This year she stopped buy to say hi and to pick up another shirt. Thanks Kris. See you next year.

Me and Super Customer, Kris.

4. We broke up a fight! Leah, my lovely assistant for the weekend, saw a fight break out right outside our booth. She jumped into action and broke up the fight (I helped a little) before the Sheriff's department could do anything.  The Deputy thanked her for it. Leah gets the MVP of the weekend.

Leah earning her MVP title.

5. A friendly and fun Aussie bought me a beer. Thanks Georgi! Just saying.

6. Out of the 48 hours of LA Pride weekend, I was at the festival for 29 of them.

7. Our best selling shirt was a tie between "Lipstick Tomboy" tank and "Some Girls Play Dirty" tank, second best was "Lipstick Tomboy" t-shirt and rounding out the top three was our "America, Blowing Shit Up Since 1776" t-shirt.

8. Celebrity sightings for the weekend, Pauley Perrette who plays Abbey on NCIS and... Jesus!

Quick, look busy.

9. We had some awesome neighbors including Underwear Society, Bent-Con and Spare Parts Hard Wear. Check them out!

10. When your booth is set up across from a radio station's tent you witness a lot of impromptu dance parties.

Dance Party!

We meet awesome people every year at Pride and this year was no exception. Thanks LA Pride! See you next year!

Go to our Facebook page to see all the photos we took over the whole weekend.

Happy Pride!

Cat Crimins
Tomboy In Charge