May 09, 2008
When the cat's away
A funny ad from FedEx that fits the season.
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That's a lot of seed money
Man accused of trying to cash check for $360,000,000,000
07:59 PM CDT on Wednesday, April 30, 2008A man has been accused of attempting to pass a $360 billion check, which he claims was given to him by his girlfriend’s mother to start a record business, Fort Worth police said. [...]
Police responded to a report of a man attempting to pass the check about 4 p.m. that day at the Chase bank in the 8600 block of South Hulen Street, Fort Worth police Lt. Paul Henderson said.
The personal check was not made out to Mr. Fuller and when the bank contacted the check owner, the woman said she did not write a check for $360 billion.
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More funny pix
Yet another collection of funny images at Dark Roasted Blend.
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Monkey business
Two monkeys are taking a bath in a tub. One of them starts yelling, "Ooh-ooh-ooh! Aah-ah!"
The other one says, "Well, turn on the cold water then."
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May 08, 2008
Eye test
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Mr. Fancy Pants is back
You have to admire Roy Pearson's persistence, even if you don't respect his judgment. A good thing he's no longer a judge, I suppose.
Former Judge Who Lost $54M Pants Suit Sues To Get Job Back
Last Edited: Tuesday, 06 May 2008, 9:25 AM EDTWASHINGTON (AP) -- A former judge who lost a $54 million law suit against a dry cleaners over a missing pair of pants is suing to get his job back and at least $1 million in damages.
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Two legs at a time
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May 07, 2008
Two tons o' crazy
...in a half-ton truck. This one's a little hard to summarize because it's so bizarre.
Luckily it's well worth reading this whole post about a professor who apparently sued some of her (former) Dartmouth students in a writing class called “Science, Technology, and Society."
Priya Venkatesan: a mad scholar sues her studentsPriya Venkatesan is a classic case of a postmodernist nutcase. She studied humanities but decided to deconstruct biology.
Update: Gawker says she's dropped the suit. But they're still hoping for the book she threatened to write on the topic.
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Brain drain
Here's a funny clip about a practical joke on Deal or No Deal that was so obvious it had to be explained.
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Commencement advice
P.J. O'Rourke isn't delivering any commencement addresses, but here's what he'd say if he were::
Fairness, idealism and other atrocities
Commencement advice you're unlikely to hear elsewhere.
By P.J. O'Rourke
May 4, 2008Well, here you are at your college graduation. And I know what you're thinking: "Gimme the sheepskin and get me outta here!" But not so fast. First you have to listen to a commencement speech.
Don't moan. I'm not going to "pass the wisdom of one generation down to the next." I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom.
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A well lit eruption
The Sun has photos and video of a lightning storm at a volcano in Chile.
LIGHTNING spears a plume of ash above an erupting volcano — sparking a spectacular natural light show.Storm clouds gathered over Chile’s Chaiten peak as it spewed the towering cloud of hot debris 12 miles into the sky.
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May 06, 2008
Wizardry in the classroom
I'll avoid the obvious Harry Potter riff.
Teacher Fired for Magic Trick, County Calls It "Wizardry"POSTED: 7:24 pm EDT May 5, 2008
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -- A Florida substitute teacher says his job disappeared after doing a magic trick in front of his students.
Substitute teacher Jim Piculas made a toothpick disappear, then reappear in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land O' Lakes, Florida. The Pasco County School District says there were several other performance issues, but none compared to his "wizardry."
"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue. You can't take any more assignments. You need to come in right away.' I said, 'Well, Pat, can you explain this to me?' 'You've been accused of wizardry,'" Piculas explained.
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Elephant painting
Carol sends this clip of an elephant painting a picture of an elephant.
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A cowboy walks into a bar
A cowpoke walks into a bar and orders whiskey. As the barman pours, he looks around at the empty barroom. "Where is everybody?" he asks.
"Gone to the hangin'," says the bartender.
"Hangin'? Who they hangin'?"
"Brown paper Pete."
"Why do they call him that?"
"Well," the bartender says, "his hat's made of brown paper, his jacket's made of brown paper and even his jeans're made of brown paper."
"Really?" says the cowboy. "Well, what're they hangin' him fer?"
"Rustlin'."
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Living photographs
Several of Arthur Mole's photographs of groups of people arranged to depict objects or people.
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May 05, 2008
Intelligence test
A Canadian psychologist is selling a video that teaches you how to test your dog's IQ.
Here's how it works: if you spend $12.99 on the video then your dog's smarter than you are.
- Jay Leno
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Way for the ducks
From the Tacoma News Tribune:
Lakewood officer helps make way for ducklings across Highway 512
BRENT CHAMPACO; brent.champaco@thenewstribune.com
Published: May 1st, 2008 01:00 AM | Updated: May 1st, 2008 06:29 AMAn act of mallard-like chivalry caught on video has transformed Dustin Carrell from a friend of the web-footed into a Web folk hero. Animal lovers from as far as Wisconsin, Louisiana and Italy are praising the Lakewood police officer for safely leading a family of ducks across Highway 512 during the Monday morning commute.
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A retirement haven
Suburb Hands Out Free Viagra
Mayor: Sexuality Improves LifePOSTED: 9:05 am EDT May 1, 2008
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A working-class suburb of Chile's capital began handing out free Viagra to senior citizens on Wednesday.
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China from above
A photogallery of aerial pictures, taken by George Steinmetz, at National Geographic.
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May 02, 2008
A short timer
When the doctor broke the news to me that I had cancer, I said, "Tell me straight, Doc. How long do I have?"
He said, "Ten..."
"Ten what?!" I asked. "Years, months, weeks?"
He said, "Nine... eight... seven..."
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A clever ad
For a Minneapolis realtor named Cotty Lowry. Click for a larger view.
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Those are some good friends
Prom Proposal On Buttocks Prompts Suspensions
13 Students Suspended For Outlandish ProposalPOSTED: 9:44 am EDT April 30, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Prom season frenzy has hit students across the nation. For the girls, it's important to have the perfect dress. For Detroit-area student Kristoff Wennersten, it was equally important to do something outlandish to get his potential date to accept his proposal.
Wennersten, a senior at Huron High School in Westland, Mich., didn't think it would result in suspension for himself and the 12 lacrosse teammates he recruited to help him spell out the proposal on their buttocks, reported WDIV-TV in Detroit.
At the Huron junior varsity soccer match Thursday night, the players mooned the crowd and displayed the question, "Will You Go To Prom With Me? Yes or No?" to Huron senior Carolyn Campbell.
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Fly, ladybug, fly
A funny, well done animation about a ladybug, a spider and some flies.
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May 01, 2008
Miracle-Gro
An interesting report from the BBC: The man who grew a finger. It's about a man in Ohio who regrew half an inch of one of his fingers using a powder developed at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Optimus Maximus
Fabled Optimus Maximus Keyboard has ArrivedYep. Time to take a second mortgage on your home or break into your kid's college fund. With the singing of angels and a ray of sunlight parting the clouds, the fabled Optimus Maximus Keyboard has descended from Russia design studio Art Lebedev like an orgasm of geekiness. As you should know by now this amazing keyboard features a tiny screen on each key... that's 113 screens in all.
Pretty cool. But at $1600, I can live with the keyboards I have now.
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Father of the Internet
Esquire has an interesting collection of thoughts from Vinton Cerf - and he even has a kind word for Mr. Gore.
What I've Learned: Vint CerfCreator of the Internet, 64, McLean, Virginia
By Cal Fussman- "Surf the Web" is a happy coincidence.
- You don't have to be young to learn about technology. You have to feel young.
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Office interiors
10 brilliant office interiors.
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April 28, 2008
How convenient
Deputies: Drunk Driver Crashes Through 911 Call Center Gates, Passes OutPOSTED: 8:45 am EDT April 28, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies say a woman who crashed her car into the Orange County Sheriff's 911 Communication Center was drunk.
Investigators say Jennifer Kossow rammed the gate of the facility on Saturday, then drove around to the back of the building where she passed out.
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Another Lassie
A clip about Kate Nicholas and her dog Gin at Britain's Got Talent.
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Three men
A priest, a rabbi and a preacher walk into a bar.
"Hey," says the bartender. "What is this, some kind of joke?"
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