Happiness is Bart Simpson giving the Statue of Liberty an edgier voice

Here.

h/t Chris

Happiness is the inspirational Dushun Wang who reinvented himself yet one more time at age 79

Video here.

Forget radiation: Micro plastics contaminating fish now showing up in humans

From the story here:

Seafood eaters ingest up to 11,000 tiny pieces of plastic every year with dozens of particles becoming embedded in tissues, scientists have warned, in findings described as 'sobering' by the Prince of Wales. Researchers from the University of Ghent in Belgium believe that microplastics accumulate in the body over time and could be a long term health risk.

What a horrible development, all thanks to everything plastic finding its way into the oceans, from particles from washing your fleece clothing to plastic micro beads in personal care products and cleansers which pass into the seas.

Read a study about it here.

Everything that lives in the water worldwide appears to be in danger, especially shellfish which filter lots of seawater, but particles were found in a majority of species from the Adriatic to the North Pacific to China to Brazil:

Data analysing fish caught in the wild and sold for human consumption at markets found the following: “In Indonesia, anthropogenic debris was found in 28% of individual fish and in 55% of all species. Similarly, in the USA, anthropogenic debris was found in 25% of individual fish and in 67% of all species. Anthropogenic debris was also found in 33% of individual shellfish sampled. All of the anthropogenic debris recovered from fish in Indonesia was plastic, whereas anthropogenic debris recovered from fish in the USA was primarily fibers”.

Frau Merkel und Hans Merkel?

Don't think about it . . . ever.

Ya, or you might cause a flabulance.

Happiness is a punk rock cover of Melanie's "Brand New Key" by the Dollyrots

Here!

No offense to Melanie, but I LOVE this cover much better than her original from 1970, except that the Dollyrots dangerously lengthened it just a little bit. The early Ramones always kept things short, but this is a great wall of sound at a fast, electric tempo nonetheless.

Turn it up!

Happiness is Manfred Mann singing "Do wah diddy diddy" from July 1964

Here.

Happiness is "Stove-top Espresso", sung to the tune of "Blessed Assurance"

Stove-top espresso! Coffee is mine!

Oh, what a foretaste, of glory divine!

Luigi De Ponti, inventor from God,

For Bialetti, made moka pot.

Refrain:

This is my coffee! This is my cup!

Waking my mind up, all morning long!

This is my coffee! This is my cup!

Making me wind up, all morning long!

Perfect bean grinder, grinding beans fine;

Piercing my hearing, through last night's wine!

Aromas ascending, lift me above,

Aromas of mercy, whispers of love.

From agitation, I let the milk rest;

Macchiato, from my glass French press!

Doing it this way, I know isn't quite right,

But the thing only cost me, nine ninety-five.

Mein Damp, Schatzie