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Encounter #20: The Pig Couch

Rare Encounter
Rare Encounter
Episode • Nov 25, 2020 • 1h 15m

Coming early and coming often.

Show opening theme: Tempest Rides

Show Notes

When moose lick cars

Why Were Canadians Warned Not to Let Moose Lick Their Cars? - The New York Times

A moose licking a visitor's car last month in Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. [Credit: Elizabeth Wishart]
A moose licking a visitor's car last month in Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. [Credit: Elizabeth Wishart]

Anime

Tonikaku Kawaii

Tonikaku Kawaii (TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You) · AniList

Journey of Elaina

Creepy fucking dolls.

It's staring into your soul.
It's staring into your soul.

Majo no Tabitabi (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina) · AniList

Prisma Illya

After watching one episode, and from the perspective of someone who has never been into Fate, it seems like a pretty amusing parody of magical girl shows.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya - Wikipedia

Digg still exists! (and other old internet properties)

Digg - What the Internet is talking about right now

The Hampster Dance

Flash Animations Live Forever at the Internet Archive - Internet Archive Blogs

Gary the goat has trouble down under. - YouTube

James Bond

A View To A Kill

You Only Live Twice

Themes and intros

  • Skyfall CG versus real acting in the past

Atomic photography

An image of a single positively-charged strontium atom has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition organized by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Photo by David Nadlinger / University of Oxford
An image of a single positively-charged strontium atom has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition organized by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Photo by David Nadlinger / University of Oxford

Here Is a Photo of a Single Atom | What Do Atoms Look Like?

Fuck you, Popular Mechanics.
Fuck you, Popular Mechanics.

Stunning image of a single strontium atom wins British photography prize | National Post

Pig couch

Pando: A strange 'pig couch' scam keeps popping up on Craigslist

RE20_pig_couch.jpg

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

This 'Home Alone' Superfan Decorated His Home With Self-Made Sculptures Of Kevin McCallister And The Wet Bandits

Utah monolith

Theories abound over mystery metal monolith found in Utah | US news | The Guardian