TheMishMash.com

Giving a Whole, New Meaning to the Phrase 'Golden Shower'

Not just a whole, new meaning but a much more socially acceptable and far less nauseating connotation also.

(Photo by Jim Bowers).

(Photo by Paul D. Carey).

Like another favorite photo, these images were also taken at the Burning Man annual event. Wikipedia has more here.

9 Weird Public Art Displays That Surprisingly Don't Suck

It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for purposes of this feature, in all our puerility, we're the beholders. We present then nine weird public art displays/exhibits that, in our lowly opinion, surprisingly don't suck.

1. Jane Alexander's Butcher Boys. Good for a nightmare or two.

(Photo by barbie in spyland).

2. Luckily for fans of the movie Alien, HR Giger had issues. From the HR Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland:

(Photo by Republicanito).

According to the Museum: "It was Giger’s popular art book, Necronomicon, that caught the eye of director Ridley Scott as he was searching for the right look for a creature in his upcoming film. That creature, of course, turned out to be the Alien, and Giger’s masterful designs for the film of the same name garnered him a much-deserved Academy Award."

You've Probably Crossed the Mason-Dixon Line When...

1. Who says you need snow or water to ski!

(Photo by Katie Weilbacher).

2. Grandpa is armed and dangerous.

(Photo by Tread).

"What a Difference a [State] Makes..."

Nice a$s in California:

Nice a$s in Mississippi:

"WHERE you wish THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME..."

Either the 'City Fathers' where the following streets are located are imbeciles or they have a great sense of humor; possibly a little of both.

And, yes, ALL of the street names are real. Google Maps links are provided for each.

1. Butt Hole Road

2. TitMan Road

No Joke: Construction of Spaceport America Begins 2008

The world's first commercial spaceport, which will be located in New Mexico, begins in 2008. Holy crap.

A newly released design rendering:

According to the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) and Virgin Galactic:

"A team of U.S. and British architects and designers, accompanied by officials from the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) and Virgin Galactic, [unveiled] the design renderings of Spaceport America at a press conference...in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Construction on the 100,000 square-foot hangar and terminal facility is scheduled to begin in 2008."

Initial ticket prices are $200,000 apiece. Is that all?