Can you handle a little crystal blue persuasion in your cake? Well, if you can enjoy it without making it into a habit, it would be quite a treat to enjoy while watching Breaking Bad.

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All that street fightin' sure takes a toll. deviantARTist Arman Akopian (I-GUYJIN-I) explored what happened to main Street Fighter characters after the fight is over in his fan-art series, Street Fighter Chronicles:

"Fate, it would seem, has played a cruel joke with Col. Guile. One of his signature and most fearsome attack moves, the 'Sonic Boom' became the reason for his complete loss of hearing. As a result of that Guile got discharged from the Air Force. And to make matters worse, during the process of the medical exam, overblown with emotions, he lost control over his temper and knocked a military official into a permanent coma. For that reason he got discharged with dishonor and lost all his privileges as a veteran officer. After doing 2 years in prison, his life went downhill. At this point all we know about him is that he is smuggling illegal immigrants over the border somewhere between Mexico and the state of Texas."

"The man known as Ryu no longer exists. The power of the Dark Hadou has destroyed the soul of the ultimate street fighter leaving behind a demented empty shell that rages with uncontrolled ferocity, making it the perfect vessel for Akuma's evil spirit. Knowing that, Ken Masters has hidden what was left of Ryu in one of the mental institutions that belong to his company. With the help of Dhalsim he has created spiritual barriers that prevent Akuma from possessing Ryu's body in the hopes to somehow find a way to bring the consciousness of his best friend back into this world."

"Blanka was overblown with joy after reuniting with his long lost mother. Seeing that she was always anxious and concerned for his well being, due to his street fighting life style, he decided to make a few changes. With the help of his mother's boyfriend, who was a manager at the Brazilian division of Hydro Quebec, Blanka got himself a job as an emergency power generator for some of the hard to reach areas of the Amazon River. It was work perfectly suited to his profile. While buzzing out voltage he casually sips on margaritas and has been known to indulge on the occasional joint or two. Watching the local soccer team play as he powers up the beam lights of the field late in the evening he feels happy and at peace."

"It was the end of Vega as we knew him when he crossed paths with the rampaging Ryu. The mad warrior simply ripped apart the narcissistic Spanish matador leaving behind a smoldering carcass of what once used to be Bison's right hand man. But Bison saw this as an opportunity to test his new tech of creating cyber-warriors. After a while Vega emerged from the Shadaloo bio lab as Cyber Vega. Improved and deadlier than ever he is the prototype of the thousand cyber-clones that Bison intends to build on the road to his conquest. As for Cyber Vega himself, he is consumed with the wish for revenge and destroying everything that was once dear to Ryu."

"All of Japan's underworld has to pay heed to the new Oyabun. For the Yakuza clan have been all united under the heavy palm of Edmond Honda. Frustrated at the inability of the police and the military to prevent Shadaloo's expansion in to his beloved country, Honda decided to take matters into his own hands. But in doing so, he chose to approach the problem from a different direction. The Japanese Yakuza, an ancient and powerful organization, with a vast arsenal of quick and efficient methods of solving any problem, seemed like a worthy opponent to Bison's criminal might. And so, Honda joined one of the clans, and quickly rose through the ranks to a boss position. Eventually he managed to unite all the Yakuza under his iron rule. And now he reigns supreme as the sole leader of all the clans."

Read the rest over at Akopian's deviantART gallery: Link | More Street Fighter on Neatorama

Game of Bones by Firepower Tees

Dammit, Jim! I'm a doctor not a Protector of the Realm!

Firepower Tees designed one of my favorite Game of Thrones/Star Trek mash up ever! Check out his Facebook page for more neat shirts, then visit his NeatoShop page to get your favorite tees. Your purchase helps support the blog as well as indie artists.

Game of Clones	Iron Throne	Game of Jones	Throne of James

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Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop, earn generous royalties, and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

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Before Stephen Norrington became a film director, he did special effects for movies like Alien, where he developed the little guy we now call a Chestburster. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how they did it. Isn't he just the cutest little thing? See more at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy

It's like eating a piece of the sky after a rain shower. Yoite7, an artist in Italy, baked this lovely cheesecake. How would you make it?

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Abdul Mallik teaches 5th grade in a village school in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India. Every day for twenty years, he gets to the school by wading through a river, with water coming up to his neck. He holds his bag above him, and changes into dry clothes once he reaches the other side.

"If I go by bus, it takes me three hours to cover the 12-kilometre distance, but swimming through the river is easier, faster and I reach school on time," he says, after he emerges from the river 15 minutes later.  

Students are inspired by Mallik's dedication. The experience has made the teacher a staunch environmentalist, and he impresses upon his students the importance of saving the river and the polluted waterways of India. Link -via Arbroath

Spider-Girl Kutie

Are your spider senses telling you that Halloween is coming? Dress your little cutie in the in the Spider-Girl Kutie Costume from the NeatoShop. This super girly Spider Man costume features an attached tutu perfect for twirling. Bad guys beware. This little wonder is going to capture your heart. 

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Halloween Costumes for Toddlers. 

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Sea Turtle Waffle

Don't let my kids see this, or they won't stop bugging their mother to make their food this way. Actually, on second thought, let me call over my kids ... Kidding, wifey! Kidding!

Kellie Strickland of Little Nummies got the idea of making simple yet fun food while making meals for her three girls. Now, we've all seen fantastically creative bento boxes - but those are often pretty intricate. Instead, Strickland decided to "inspire everyone, with simplicity, to play with their food."

Lighthouse Sandwich

Sunshine Quesadilla

Boo the Trick-or-Treating Ghost

Spaceship Sandwich

Flash Apple

Fruity Crab

Bob the Banana in His Kiddie Pool

Bookworm Sandwich

Hot Dog Canoe

Take a look for many more simple yet fun food creations over at Little Nummies.

Panda Garden is a rather common name for a restaurant. I don't know where this one is, but I bet it's not in China or Australia. -via Bad Menu

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"This Is My Father's World" is a short film by Vietnamese sand animator Lê Phong Giao. Watch his moving story of a heroic, loving father.

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This luscious cake has layers of pumpkin cake made with ground graham crackers instead of flour, homemade marshmallow meringue filling (toasted with a blowtorch), and dark chocolate ganache to cover it all. A totally decadent treat when you really want to impress someone! The recipe from Desserts for Breakfast does not look simple, but I would bet the results are worth the effort. Link -via Buzzfeed

Teenager Zach Gibson came out as gay last week on his Facebook page, and got this surprise letter from his mom Michelle Conway McClain. She said, "I love you unconditionally. ... Your sexual orientation does not define you. You are still the boy who forever won my heart."

But, like a true mom, she ended the letter with "The only thing that concerns me is the number of empty soda cups and tea bottles in your room. Throw them away before ants come inside."

The letter has gone viral since it was posted on the NO H8 Campaign's Facebook page two days ago. Zach wrote"I never expected this much support. I knew my mom would be fine with it, but I never expected this letter and I never expected this many people to spread it around. This means so much."

Zach's mom Michelle emailed Upworthy the reason why she left the note: "I knew I wouldn't see Zach before I left work that morning, so I didn't want him to start his day without knowing I support him 100%, even though I was sure he already knew. I posted the note on my Facebook page knowing my friends and family would think it was typical of me to end with a joke since Zach and I share the same sarcastic wit. I had no idea it would become such a huge sensation on the internet."

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Muffin, Bun Bun, and Ducky have fun in hamster balls, sometimes getting two kittens in one ball. The mother cat is named Tiger, and she's not quite sure if this is a good idea, but she takes it in stride eventually. -via Metafilter

Victory or Death by Samiel

It's not wise to upset a wookiee, so be sure to get this neat T-shirt from Samiel before it runs out!

Let us welcome Madrid-based graphic designer Samiel to the NeatoShop. Visit his Facebook page and then check out his NeatoShop page for more neat-O shirts.

Vitruvian Hunters	One Throne	Original Team 1963	Kill or Die

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Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop, earn generous royalties, and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Jen of Epbot attended this year's DragonCon in Atlanta. She snapped photos of amazing works of cosplay, such as this incredible Cyberman from Doctor Who. You can see more of her cosplay photos at the link.

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The men and women who became pilots in the earliest days of airplane flight all had something in common -they were brave, adventurous go-getters. Many of them became quite famous, too, which means we have pictures of them to admire. Pictured here is British World War I flying ace Albert Ball. Check out more of those daring pilots from the early 20th century at Flavorwire. Link

You can't go wrong with this helpful flowchart by Sarah Emerson. Just follow the arrows to sing "Hey Jude." And any time you feel the pain, hey, reader, refrain.

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Halloween Doorbell (sold individually)

Are you looking for a frightfully fun way to give a little trick to those who seek your Halloween treats? Add a Halloween Doorbell to your haven. This great doorbell is avilable in: Mummy, Pumpkin, and Witch. Push the button on the chin and out pops a creepy spider, special effect sounds are activated, and the eyes light up. Beware! Someone might be in for a little scare.  

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Halloween items. 

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When people get used to seeing a bagpipe-playing, kilt-wearing, unicycle-riding Darth Vader, you've got to step up your game. Brian Kidd, the Unipiper, did just that by adding flame to his pipes! He's doing his part to keep Portland weird. -via Tastefully Offensive

See also: previous stunts from the Unipiper.

I see no reason why the next Avengers movie shouldn't be a joint project with Hasbro's My Little Pony animators. Angela Beegle already has a great character design for Natasha Romanova.

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Today is September 7th, so why is the Neatobot dressed as a witch? Because it's time to get serious about Halloween!

The Neatorama Halloween blog is now over a year old, and we've been adding to it constantly over that year: new items, Halloween posts from our archives, feature articles, and some posts exclusive to the Halloween blog. It now has almost 1200 posts! That will only get more intense as we get closer to the holiday. You should bookmark it now, or you can use the button at the top of the page here. The Halloween Shop inside the NeatoShop has such a huge selection that it's been subdivided into 16 categories -which will make it easier to find something in particular. Or you can browse the whole shop, starting with items that are new for this year. It will help with your plans to be the best-dressed at the costume contest, or have the best-decorated house on the block, or throw the best party for Halloween! And in case you've been busy, let's go over the highlights of the past week at Neatorama.  

Eddie Deezen told us the story of Baseball's Only Double No-Hitter.

Alex looked into The Curious Origin of Sarin Nerve Gas.

How to Make a Monster: The Story of Godzilla came from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

The Annals of Improbable Research contributed Deconstructing Astronomy’s Holy Grail.

Le Grand K: The Perfect Kilogram was from mental_floss magazine.

Hy Conrad's latest Whodunit was titled The Lost Etruscan Find. Did you figure it out?

We had two BRI lists: Amazing Anagrams and Flubbed Headlines.

David Israel's Question In Need of Answers this week was What Discontinued Product Do You Miss Most?  In the comments, some folks actually found what others were missing!  

In the What Is It? game this week, several people contacted the What Is It? blog to say this was used to sharpen cutters for a sheep shearing handpiece. That didn't matter to us, as we were looking for the funniest answers. One that made everyone laugh was from pismonque, who said it was an early working model of the farmship Enterprise. That's worth a t-shirt! Dennis 4 had a funny one, too: "It's a heavy metal record player. It works best playing Iron Maiden." That's good enough to win a t-shirt from the NeatoShop, too! Thanks to everyone who played along this week -all of the guesses were worth reading, so you should do that. Check out the answers to all this week's mystery objects at the What Is It? blog.

We also had the NeatoShop New T-Shirts Giveaway. Alex will announce the winners soon!

In other news, John Farrier published his 10,000th post here at Neatorama this week. That's a real milestone (and a lot of posts)!

The posts with the most comments were the giveaway posts and, of course, the Question in Need of Answers. Other than those, the most commented-on posts were Le Grand K: The Perfect Kilogram and More NYC Etiquette Tips.

The comment of the week has to go to the entire thread under Facebook-Flavored Ice Cream. I've never seen a comment get 20 ♥s, which is worth a mention even if it was mine. Many people had suggestions as to what Facebook tastes like. Believe it or not, the same kind of contributions came in at the Neatoramanauts Facebook page, too.

The most popular posts of the week were How to Make a Monster: The Story of Godzilla, followed by The Most Surprising Things about America According to an Indian Living There, and A Close Call in a Rock Slide.

The post that received the most ♥s was A Close Call in a Rock Slide. Coming in second was Diana Nyad Completes Cuba Swim, and Pirate-Themed CT Scanner in a Children's Hospital was third.

The most emailed posts were Guinness Ad Features Wheelchair Basketball and Goat Anatomy.

Now remember to check out the Neatoramanauts Facebook page for extra neat stuff you won't see here. That's where I found this funny street sign! You are also invited to follow Neatorama on Twitter and Pinterest, too! And mobile users: Flipboard makes it easy to keep up with Neatorama.

Have a great week, everyone!

(Photos: CitéCréation)

CitéCréation, a French art firm, claims to have composed the largest mural in the world. It covers this residential building in Berlin, adding wildlife and additional windows. You can view more photos of it at the link.

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