Languages express sounds differently. Looking at the sounds a cat makes, according to different langues, paints a colorful picture and describes this well.

Cat
Danish: miav
Dutch: miauw
English: meow
Finnish: miau
French: miaou
German: miau
Greek: miaou
Hebrew: miyau
Hungarian: miau
Italian: miau
Japanese: nyan nyan/nyaa nyaa
Russian: miyau
Spanish: miao
Swedish: mjan mjan
Turkish: miyav
Urdu: meow

For more animal noises, check out Derek Abbott’s Animal Noise Page.

(Via Boing Boing)

Languages express sounds differently. Looking at the sounds a cat makes, according to different langues, paints a colorful picture and describes this well.

Cat
Danish: miav
Dutch: miauw
English: meow
Finnish: miau
French: miaou
German: miau
Greek: miaou
Hebrew: miyau
Hungarian: miau
Italian: miau
Japanese: nyan nyan/nyaa nyaa
Russian: miyau
Spanish: miao
Swedish: mjan mjan
Turkish: miyav
Urdu: meow

For more animal noises, check out Derek Abbott’s Animal Noise Page.

(Via Boing Boing)

Want to know where the nearest fast food burger joint is to you or in a city you’ll be in soon? Check out this great mashup of Google Maps and the locations of over 27,000 fast food restaurants (McDonald’s, Burger King, Jack in the Box).

(Via Curbed)

Courtesy of TMZ.com is Mariah Carey’s new Pepsi TV commerical premiering May 15, 2006.

CLICK HERE to watch.

Mariah will also write and produce 20 exclusive ringtones and star in more TV commercials to promote Pepsi.

(Via Faded Youth)

Check out the promo pic for Madonna’s ‘Sorry’ single. What a great job of retouching!

(Via Faded Youth)

It’s common knowledge that most celebrity pictures not taken by paparazzi have been retouched, made better than they really are. Retouching photos takes both artistry and skill, two qualities found in master retoucher Glenn Feron. The before and after images are amazing. Check out his portfolio filled with famous celebrity images that have been enhanced, uplifted and transformed by his touch – The Art of Retouching.

(Via CityRag)

Want to know where the nearest fast food burger joint is to you or in a city you’ll be in soon? Check out this great mashup of Google Maps and the locations of over 27,000 fast food restaurants (McDonald’s, Burger King, Jack in the Box).

(Via Curbed)

Courtesy of TMZ.com is Mariah Carey’s new Pepsi TV commerical premiering May 15, 2006.

CLICK HERE to watch.

Mariah will also write and produce 20 exclusive ringtones and star in more TV commercials to promote Pepsi.

(Via Faded Youth)

Check out the promo pic for Madonna’s ‘Sorry’ single. What a great job of retouching!

(Via Faded Youth)

It’s common knowledge that most celebrity pictures not taken by paparazzi have been retouched, made better than they really are. Retouching photos takes both artistry and skill, two qualities found in master retoucher Glenn Feron. The before and after images are amazing. Check out his portfolio filled with famous celebrity images that have been enhanced, uplifted and transformed by his touch – The Art of Retouching.

(Via CityRag)