Bound By Tradition:

On 20 October 1998, the Zhiqiang Shoe Factory in Harbin, China sent out a press release stating that they were officially halting production of a curious variety of footwear known as “lotus shoes.” This announcement may appear pedestrian to Western eyes, but in a way it was a symbolic epitaph for a bizarre custom which [...]

Who Wants To Be a Thousandaire?:

This article was written by our newest author, Alan Bellows. On the 19th of May 1984, at CBS Television City in Hollywood, a curious air of tension hung over the studio during the taping of the popular game show Press Your Luck. Ordinarily a live studio audience could be counted upon to holler and slap [...]

I didn't get a chance to recap last Friday so you, lucky reader, get a twofer this week.
 
This time of year seems to inspire greatness (in my own mind) because I've got a few uber popular posts such as the Laundry Day Caption Contest (I usually don't recap Caption Contests but this one's had over 17,000 hits) and one of my favorites, A Snapshot of Impending Doom Part 2. I've got a few other "pretty picture posts from years gone by such as...

• A picture of me back when I had dreadlocks and a sweet beard.
• Paris Hilton's face shopped onto the Mona Lisa
• A expose showing the secret connection between Celine Dion and Fabio
• Pics from the world's first time travel minimart
  

There were also a few angry-atheist posts such as...

• A critique of the Vatican's new list of "social sins"
• and news of a bill in Oklahoma that allows religion to override education

There were also a couple of gloriously long posts that might even pass for nerd theses...

• An in depth guide to using and getting traffic from StumbleUpon
• and my thoughts on the future of movie theaters (much discussion in the comments)

Lastly, a pleasant little song/video about pyramids from outer space...
 

This week in years past, I wrote 2 AWESOME posts and one that kind of "meh" but I'm not going to tell you which is which.
 
I wrote a detailed description of everyday life in my house to prove that I'm not whipped. Included are pics of me sitting on my wife AND shaving her head!
 
Even better, I wrote about the true meaning of airline emergency instructions. You're going to learn everything you need to know about surviving a plane crash and fending off zombies.
 
Speaking of zombies, check out these two, nearly identical videos.
 
Lastly, if you want to take a peak at what I've been working on this month, I posted a bunch of logos that I designed over on my design site.

Here's a few gems from days gone by...
 
Do you know what a 404 page is? If you do, you've probably got giant sausage fingers. Speaking of "giant sausage", two years ago I put together an analysis on the obsession of girls with guns.
 
Ok, that was a weak segue but last year's posts need no segue. Because they're both about swearing!
 
The Censored Count brings back childhood memories that you never knew existed. Ever want to watch The Big Lebowski but just can't find the time? You can thank me later for pointing you towards the condensed version. It's not safe for work but if you're already watching videos at work, what do you really have to lose?

One year ago I also drew this awesome picture of Conan stabbing a unicorn. So there's that.

One year ago the weather was looking pretty terrible and I posted about it because I had nothing better to do. The post is worth revisiting for the video alone. Prepare to get one awesome Canadian rap stuck in your head for a month.
 
In the same "frozen" theme, last year around this time, Improv Everywhere did their Grand Central Station freezing thing. 207 people frozen in place still gets me all giddy.
 
Lastly, last year I paved the way for Obama's win by posting the world's most embarrassing photos of some of the Republican candidates. Obama never did thank me but that's cool.

Once again, I'm breaking my own rules about posting my own art every Friday AND the astute observer will notice that I'm two weeks behind on that 52 Stories project.
 
I have a note from my doctor.
 
Instead, I invite you to explore my Flickr Favorites. I find neat stuff sometimes.
 
Two years ago we learned to "Speak Body". A skill especially useful when one's speaking orifice is distorted.
 
It was only one year ago that I put forth a detailed how-to on the no-no's of lawn decor yet you people just haven't seem to have gotten the memo. Read it. Live it. When you're done, go listen to Jose Gonzalez cover Massive Attack's "Teardrop" as a reward to yourself.

This past week has been another packed one.
 
I didn't get to any personal art (you should be so disappointed) and none of the new paid designs that I've been working on have been approved. I would show you the current state of them but a few of them are for fairly large customers and I don't want to ruin any confidentiality expectations.
 
Remember last year when that Tom Cruise Scientology video leaked? Did you see Jerry O'Connell's version and the declaration of war on Scientology? It was disturbing but not as disturbing as the camera work in Cloverfield. They posted warnings, we took souvenirs.
 
It was also right around this time last year that I had been attracting an unholy amount of people named "Andy". I capitalized on it, of course.
 
Finally, it was only 2 short years ago when the US government ordered Woodsy the Owl to be incinerated beyond recognition. For reals.

This week in GorillaSushi history is probably one of the best ever.
 
Two years ago I put together A Snapshot of Impending Doom and nobody noticed. A year after that I posted it in a wrap up and it kind of blew up. It's still the top viewed post here with over 106,000 views (and 120 views already today). So yeah. It's good. Check it out if you're new in these parts.
 
One year ago I exposed my subliminal advertising and posted a video explaining how to properly use the word "fuck" but best of all, one year ago I found a legitimate excuse to film myself shoving whale blubber in my ear. Top that.