Peggy Gavan of The Hatching Cat has discovered an unnatural number of firehouse cats who would slide down the fire pole! Some have links to further stories of their fame. (via Strange Company)
The Story Behind My Blue Heaven.
This woman went from the nomad lifestyle to van life to being homeless. The only difference between those things is money.
Jim Thorpe Completely Reinstated as Sole Olympic Gold Medalist. (via Digg)
The Hazards of Videography Around Farm Animals.
Ranking the Oranges in The Godfather. Even if you don't like oranges (in which case, what's wrong with you?), the list will bring back memories of when you first saw The Godfather. (via Metafilter)
Heinz Made French Fry Spoons So You Can Maximize Your Problematic Carb Loading. (via Pictojam)
The Alanis Morrisette Pun Thread.
I was in the Netherlands for a while and they'd tease me on my pronunciation of Dutch words and cities, but I got them back with this one word:
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Apparently, the peculiarly English way of pronouncing 'r's is magnified about 100x with this one word.
It is not as much fun as listening to her pronouncing hippo-po-potamus though.
"the peculiarly English way of pronouncing 'r's" is very different depending on whether you are referring to American English or British English.
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