Who would have thought that cakes could be so funny?! This genius idea for a blog looks at ill-conceived baked items. The cake photos are humorous but it is the stories people write about each cake that had us laughing out loud. (And Spot Cool Stuff does not take to bellowing laughs lightly). Check out some of the cake photos below . . .

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The New Shelton Wet/Dry is like a photographic non sequitur and we sure do like pizza. The site’s tag line, What Matter Who’s Speaking, gives a sense of this photo blog’s surrealist nature. Put on some Pink Floyd, take some stash from that coffee can in the fridge (if that’s your thing), and click through the captivating visual images on this site. We were especially mesmerized by the shadow art made from shining a spotlight on strategically sculpted trash and by the offerings in the photo illusion category.

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At BeFunky you can make your digital photographs look as if they were drawn cartoons and sketches. Of course, you could do the same thing in PhotoShop if you own it and if you are reasonably proficient at it. But using BeFunky’s free service has two advantages. It is easy to use — play with a few settings and the website does the rest. And BeFunky makes it easy to share your photos on MySpace, Facebook, Friendster and other community websites. Check it out.

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Vodka, babushkas, authoritarian leaders — these are what come to mind when most people think of Russia. English Russia sets out to break that stereotype by showing that “something cool happens daily on 1/6 of the Earth surface.” Granted, several of these “cool” things are done by babushkas drinking vodka. Nevertheless, the photos and blog posts on English Russia show a side of the world’s largest country  more interesting, quirky, depressing and hilarious than you could possibly imagine.

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