Help me identify this animal. [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2008 - 8 answers

What are these weird posts on the sidewalk in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2008 - 4 answers

I found this gigantic item in my backyard when I moved in here. It's really the only thing in the back yard that is like this - it's not like there's a pile of junk like this lying around. It is about 3 feet wide, a foot high, and the metal is about an inch thick. [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 11 answers

Are there any good online resources for "Mystery Object" games? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 5 answers

What composition/recording does the eerie melody played by the solo violin in the trailer to Crispin Glover's film What Is It? come from? Does anyone recognize the tune and/or recording? (YouTube link to trailer inside). [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 5 answers

Can anyone help me identify this odd cabbage-like plant that we have tons of growing on our property? Pictures and more description inside. [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 15 answers

Watching last night's Westminster Kennel Club dog show, what is this thing attached to the terrier's lead under his throat? It's made of metal and it isn't a tag.
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 12 answers

Any idea what this is? My sister has it in her kitchen, but doesn't know what it is. Our guess is it has something to do with grapefruits, but doesn't look like a regular knife or spoon. Grapefruit spork? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2007 - 18 answers

One day about six years ago I was headed out to lunch when I found something in the parking lot. What is it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2007 - 11 answers

Any idea what this object is/was once used for? I'm fairly certain it represents an obsolete technology, but I'm curious. It's quite well-made. [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 56 answers

What is this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2006 - 10 answers

Help my identify what food this is a picture of. (Picture inside.) [more inside]
posted on Feb 3, 2006 - 23 answers

What is the font used on these covers? I've tried the usual online automated font-identifiers, with no luck.
posted on Dec 24, 2004 - 8 answers

Occassionally found on the sidewalks of Seattle, and probably other cities, steel blue columns stand about three feet tall, bolted down to the concrete. About seven inches in diameter, they are topped with a cap one foot tall with a door in the side. A padlock keeps the door shut. What are these things?
posted on Sep 18, 2004 - 18 answers

I keep seeing a weird decal on cars- it's a circle, maybe 8" diameter, with this weird hawk-man thing inside flexing its wings/arms and screaming. This is in Minneapolis- I don't know if this is purely local, or nationwide. Does anyone know what the hell it signifies? Is it some sort of hawkman army planning a violent revolt?
posted on Mar 4, 2004 - 20 answers