(via Mostly Forbidden Zone)
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The Birds and the Bees
A father asked his 10-year old son if he knew about the birds and the bees.
"I don't want to know," the child said, bursting into tears. "Promise me you won't tell me."
Confused, the father asked what was wrong.
The boy sobbed, "When I was six, I got the 'There's no Easter Bunny' speech. At seven, I got the 'There's no Tooth Fairy' speech. When I was eight, you hit me with the 'There's no Santa' speech.
If you're going to tell me that grown-ups don't really get laid, I'll have nothing left to live for."
(Thanks, April!)
Snoring Hummingbird
Well, how did you expect a snoring hummingbird to sound? This female Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) at a research facility in Peru is sleeping inside a device that measures its oxygen use. The machine is probably not really all that loud, but the sound was cranked up so we could hear the snoring. (via The Daily What)
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Three Wives
Three women were sitting around talking about their husbands' performance as a lover.
The first woman says "My Husband works as a marriage counselor. He buys me flowers and candy before we make love. I like that."
The second woman says, "My husband is a motorcycle mechanic. He likes to play rough and slaps me around sometimes. I kinda like that."
The third woman just shakes her head and says, "My husband works for Microsoft. He just sits on the edge of the bed and tells me how great it's going to be when I get it."
Friday, February 24, 2012
Pun Hunting at the Grocery Store
Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans went to the grocery store to shop for puns. He found plenty, although the quality of the wares varies widely. Buyer beware!
Puffer Fish Chasing a Laser
It's always fun to watch your cat chase a light from a laser pointer, but if you don't have a cat, fish will do it, too! (via Arbroath)
Life is Weird. Also beautiful.
Something came along that makes me think that sticking with mental_floss so long might not be a bad idea after all. Two former mental_floss writers have books at the top of the NYT Bestseller list. And they are friends. John Green made this video about it. Read more here.
The News Out of Context
Cassetteboy shows how easy it is to get recorded people to say anything you want them to say, with a little deft editing. (via The Daily What)
Friday Fun Links
6 Movies That Inadvertently Remade Other Movies.
Allie Brosh's "Clean All the Things" comic panel took on a life of its own as a meme. Now artist Sam Spratt has made a terrifyingly hyperrealistic version, and shows us how he did it.
On the Implausibility of the Death Star's Trash Compactor. Real space stations recycle, and would never bother powering two moving walls. (Thanks, Bicycle Bill!)
William Hughes snowboards down the French Alps at night wearing a suit covered with light-emitting diodes designed by John Spatcher. (via Metafilter)
Brave is Pixar’s first movie featuring a strong female heroine. And she’s a crack shot, as you’ll see in the new trailer.
Theo Gray, co-founder of Wolfram, talks about how his Periodic Table Table came about. Most of the elements are represented physically in the table table.
Just Some Meerkats Discussing Tom Cruise Movies. They’ve been known to be vicious critics.
The Flasher
Three older ladies named Rose, Gertrude and Mildred were sitting on a park bench having a quiet conversation when a flasher approached from across the parking lot. The flasher came up to the ladies, stood right in front of them and opened his trench coat.
Rose immediately had a stroke. Then Gertrude also had a stroke.
But Mildred, being older and more feeble, couldn't reach that far.
(via It Occurred to Me)
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hors Cycles
Um, don't try this at home, even if you happen to have a bicycle, trampoline, and unicycle. (via Metafilter)
He Hates the Broccoli!
Even a 7-week-old Pomeranian puppy can tell that dropped piece of broccoli is up to no good! (via Bits and Pieces)
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