(via reddit)
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Entrance of the Goldens
On November 11, the mall in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, welcomed dogs to come and shop. The local Golden Rretriever club made their entrance together with the dogs dressed to the nines. However, dogs don't do escalators, so they needed a bit of help. That's a good dog -all of them. (via Digg)
The Cookie Fairy
When you come right down to it, what's the real difference between monsters under the bed and fairies who get under our pillows? The money, of course! This comic is from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble.
Miss Cellania's Links
Administration Admits Border Deployment Was a $200 Million Election Stunt.
What Kind of Person Steals Their Co-workers’ Lunch? (via Nag on the Lake)
6 Factors That Determine Whether or Not You Remember Your Dreams.
The Turkey Microwave Challenge. Ask your parents how to microwave a 25-pound turkey, and then share their response.
Arkansas’s Medicaid experiment has proved disastrous. Thousands of working people have lost their coverage because of the hoops they had to jump through.
John Oliver presents The Wax and the Furious. In which he finally finds a use for all those wax presidents he bought last year.
21 Tiny Things That Changed The World In Huge Ways.
A blast from the past (2008): Coney Island Freaks of Yesterday and Today.
The Day the President Moved Thanksgiving
This is more of a true story than it appears. Franklin Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving from the last Thursday in November to the next-to-the-last Thursday, in order to give retailers a longer Christmas shopping season. It was only in December of 1941 that congress set the date of Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in November, which can occur as early as the 22nd (like this year) or as late as November 28th.
Tweet of the Day
This is Katara. She has too many toe beans. One of the rarest puppos out right now. 14/10 would pet for good luck pic.twitter.com/sN90a6Ih4G— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) October 31, 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Matching Pets with Owners After Camp Fire
The devastation of the Camp Fire in California has killed at least 80 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Thousands of pets have gone missing, and many have been picked up by search and rescue teams. Animals shelters and veterinary clinics took in unidentified cats, dogs, exotic animals, and livestock. The process of returning the pets to their families is a huge task. In the video above, Laci Ping and her husband Curtis Mullins are reunited with their cat Mayson. When you've lost everything, finding a family member is extra special.
The North Valley Animal Disaster Group posted on Facebook that it has 1,798 pets in its emergency shelters.Read about the volunteers who are caring for the animals and see more reunions of people and cats at Buzzfeed.
Wood said that the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is currently taking care of eight goats, two pigs, a mini horse, three horses, a llama, five chickens, one duck, one goose, and 29 cats.
Not That John Lewis
Sorry about the cake selection. I'm watching my figure. @jlandpartners https://t.co/c45vlQpz0m— John Lewis (@johnlewis) October 28, 2018
The only time I use straws are when I stick them on my teeth and pretend I'm a walrus. @jlandpartners https://t.co/wjiaUD8944— John Lewis (@johnlewis) November 17, 2018
The British department store John Lewis gets a lot of attention around Christmas, even on Twitter. But the Twitter handle @JohnLewis belongs to a man in Blacksburg, Virginia. Lewis gets a lot of Twitter replies and messages meant for the retailer, and he has become pretty clever with his responses, so much that he has become semi-Twitter famous in his own right. Twitter UK even reached out to use Lewis in their Christmas ad. That's an ad for Twitter, not for John Lewis.
Lewis has some behind-the-scenes stories about the video shoot at -where else- Twitter. (via Laughing Squid)
Why I'm Reluctant to Get Tattoos
The title is from Possum Wave, as is the comic. I've never had a tattoo. When people ask, I say, "Life has enough pain without paying for more."
The Turkey Microwave Challenge
Parents aren’t a fan of my cooking pic.twitter.com/DP2yDHfwbB— Tim O'Shea III (@oshea_iii) November 16, 2018
This year's viral Thanksgiving prank is to text your parents and ask them how to microwave a 25-pound turkey. The responses are wonderfully funny. But is it really a prank when your parents "fall for it"? That only tells you that your folks consider it plausible that you're that clueless about cooking. One of the more common responses is "Are you high?"
Ask my dad how to microwave a Turkey. pic.twitter.com/QGQZJYsSHQ— C.P. (@CPblazin) November 17, 2018
You can see a lot of responses at Twitter. Some of the humor comes from the very idea that anyone would have a microwave that would accommodate a 25-pound turkey. However, Butterball has instructions for microwaving a turkey, so it is possible. Just don't expect it to be good. Read those instructions, and some more challenge responses, at Patch. If you are outside the US, go here. (via Metafilter)
Miss Cellania's Links
Found: one pigeon, wearing a rhinestone vest. If this is your pigeon, contact Fallen Feathers in Phoenix, Arizona.
If you hate the media, you’re more likely to be fooled by a fake headline. You’re also more likely to confuse news and opinion — but more likely to think you never need any help finding accurate information online, thankyouverymuch. (via Digg)
Video games are great, but sometimes it’s nice to unplug and play a game of Jenga with your cat.
I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It. (via Kottke)
My Dog Didn't Forget Me When I Went to Prison. To be honest, she did, but this is still a great story.
A look at some quirky, and downright strange, 2019 calendars.
More Companies Are Chipping Their Workers Like Pets. What could possibly go wrong? (via Digg)
Why a New Robin Hood Arises Every Generation.
A blast from the past (2011): 11 Impressive Thanksgiving Cupcakes.
Ski-Jumping Tires
Did you ever wonder what kind of tire would make the longest leap off a ski jump? Me neither. But this Japanese TV show not only answers the question, it makes the competition quite entertaining.
Tweet of the Day
Wow, Mr. President, that’s a good one.— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 18, 2018
Was that like your answers to Mr. Mueller’s questions, or did you write this one yourself? https://t.co/Yd27sayt7C
In case you're not keeping up, one does not need Senate confirmation to act as special counsel, and anyway, Mueller was confirmed by the senate when he was named FBI director in 2001. Read what you will inyo the president's misspelling of the congressman's name. (via Metafilter)
Monday, November 19, 2018
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)