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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Romney Raps
The Gregory Brothers gave the Autotune treatment to Mitt Romney, who has a few things to say. (via mental floss)
The Boss's Sign
The boss was complaining in our staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect.The next day, he brought a small sign that read:
"I'm the Boss!"
He then taped it to his office door.
Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to the sign that said:
"Your wife called, she wants her sign back!"
Miss Cellania's Links
Eduardo Saverin, one of Facebook's co-founders, is going to renounce his US citizenship so he can save himself money on taxes when the stock goes public. Discussion at Metafilter.
The concept of gay marriage owes its growing acceptance to the evolution of heterosexual marriage.
How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit. You can't fool all the people all of the time.
One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others… See if you can figure the odd one out (answers are provided, but not necessarily right answers).
George Lucas lost the battle with his neighbors to build a large studio in Marin County. But he still got the last laugh, by turning the property into low-income housing instead.
Sarah Cooper graduated from American University last weekend. At the ceremony she got her diploma, and an engagement ring from her boyfriend in front of a delighted crowd.
What does the definition of all-you-can-eat mean when a restaurant runs out of food? A Wisconsin man could actually eat more than the twenty pieces of fish he got, and returned to picket the restaurant.
Europe changed a lot in a thousand years. See it happen in just minutes in this time-lapse video.
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is. John Scalzi uses a video game as a metaphor for life. (via Metafilter)
Prayer
A priest, a minister, and a guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer, while a telephone repairman worked nearby."Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said.
"No," said the minister. "I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven."
"You're both wrong," the guru said. "The most effective prayer position is lying down on the floor."
The repairman could contain himself no longer.
"Hey, fellas," he interrupted. "The best prayin' I ever did was when I was hangin' upside down from a telephone pole."
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Applying to Join the Chinese Communist Party
If it weren't for the subtitles, you'd think this was a folk song, possibly about family. It's more like a love song to the Chinese Communist Party, the ultimate in this young man's aspirations. The propaganda music video is both amusing and unnerving. (via Metafilter)
The Life History of the Onion
This film about onions may not be as fast and snappy as more modern videos, but it's oddly fascinating. From the British Council collection from the 1940s. (via Boing Boing)
Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat
The Abbey Road Hustle
The Beatles have been walking across that street for forty years now, and they still haven't reached the other side! (via Arbroath)
The Bus
Did you hear about the young highland lad whose mother always told him. "Don't be ashamed of your kilt, Laddie! Be proud of it!! If you ever have to go to the big city, where your dress kilt and wear it with pride!"Eventually, she died, and he had to go to London for the estate paperwork. He remembered what his auld mother always told him, and wore his dress kilt. He was on a bus in London when the driver looked back in his rear view mirror and shouted, "You there! You'll have to put the animal off! Animals aren't allowed on the bus!"
The Highlander said, "Who? Me? I have no animal."
The driver said, "The animal in your lap, son!"
The Highlander said, "That's no animal - that's me sporran!"
The lady sitting next to him fainted. She had been petting it for five minutes.
Miss Cellania's Links
A $450 surgical procedure makes a world of difference for suffering African women. Which makes Dr. Urine a real hero.
Bandwiches: If bands were sandwiches, they would have some interesting ingredients. (via Nag on the Lake)
How to Win Battleship. With lots of math.
Fast and Furious fans will love this supercut: all the gear-shifting that happens in each of the five films. The rest of us will just giggle.
A 24-year-old graduate student in Georgia is battling Necrotizing Fasciitis from a flesh-eating bacteria. The scary infection can lead to pain, amputation, and death.
Part of being a mobster is getting a colorful nickname like "Tony Bagels" Cavezza. But each name has to have a good origin story, like these.
After ten seasons, CSI: Miami will not be renewed for this fall. In a touching farewell tribute, watch Horatio Caine park his car.
Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?
In Russia, even the dogs sing the national anthem.
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