This has been going on forever. When I was a kid it was Mikey from the Life cereal commercials who was falsely declared dead (after ingesting the lethal combination of Pop Rocks candy and Coca-Cola, which was rumored to make you explode). Since then, everyone from Dustin "Screech" Diamond to Justin Bieber to Bon Jovi have been pronounced dead when they weren't. At some point you see these things
Movie Characters Happen To Pass Through Pamplona On The One Week That Bulls Run
PAMPLONA, SPAIN—In a dangerous and completely coincidental confluence of events, three vacationing American movie characters were reportedly almost trampled to death when they just happened to pass through the center of Pamplona, Spain during the one week the running of the bulls takes place.
Iconic moving images from Kubrick's best movies. From FilmmakerIQ.
Filmmaker IQ: "Cinemagraphs are still photographs in which a minor and repeated movement action occurs. The term 'cinemagraph' was coined by U.S. photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, who used the technique to animate their fashion and news photographs beginning in early 2011." In other words, it's a fancy name for
Drunk thief returns bike with letter of explanation, Domino's voucher
According to Redditor "seenic," he found his bike in his yard three days after it was stolen with this letter of contrition and a Domino's coupon.
The bike owner said he "ain't even mad" about the theft, understandably so. Turns out it wasn't stolen, just "borrowed" by a drunk in need. Besides, that free lava
The Vent is a column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (or Urinal-Constipation, as it's called around here) where people can bitch anonymously about stuff. Here are some of the better entries of late.
I object and take exception to everyone saying that Congress is spending money like a drunken sailor. As a former drunken sailor, I quit when I ran out of money. Let me get this straight
Die. All of you. Or tell me you're joking.All from Tweeting Too Hard.
Let's play a little game just for fun. What would be poetic justice for any of these people? I'd laugh if, while examining someone's bookcase when they were "in the bathroom," David Rankin failed to notice them sneaking up behind him with a raised ax, about to lop off his superior head.
PYONGYANG—North Korea’s official news agency announced today that the military’s planned missile test had been put on hold because of “problems with Windows 8.”
Intelligence analysts said that the announcement gave rare insight into the inner workings of North Korea’s missile program, which until last year had been running on Windows 95.
Did you leave a prosthetic leg on the bus this morning? - w4m
I found a prosthetic leg wearing a Lucchese brand cowboy boot on the bus this morning. I'm not sure what brand the leg is, but it's only the shin and foot portion and it's not mechanical looking.
Rather, it looks semi-real--almost like it could be from a giant plastic doll or something. Here's a
What, sniffing them isn't good enough anymore? What's the world coming on to? Might as well put one of these on the seat.
From Copenhagen Post.
Woman stalked by serial bicycle-seat wanker
A young woman has in five instances gotten off the train by Mørdrup Station in north Zealand only to find that a man has masturbated onto her bicycle seat.
More nerdy goodness from TheFW. For all the hours I spent in game arcades in the early 80s, I don't remember any of these. I thought they might include titles like Q-Bert or Food Fight or that cops & robbers game whose name escapes me because it was a total Pac-Man ripoff.
DONKEY KONG 3
Unbeknownst to most gamers, there was a third entry in the original Donkey Kong arcade saga. The reason that
From Geekstir, an aptly named site when you read the comments and see all the nerds arguing about which ones are wrong. Cue nerd voice: "This is wrong. I did some research. The original Kong stands 25 feet in height while the Rancor is 16 feet in height, although in meters, if the the scale is dependent on BLAH BLAH BLAH DORK DORK DORK WHO FUCKIN CARES?!"
Ya know, eggs aren't really that hard to cook. Even if they were, I would rather eat them from a pan than from this egg rectum (reggtum?) that shits out an egg turd on a stick.
Turns out some of them have a little dignity after all.
Here are the people who politely told DWTS to shove it, and why they did (when known).
Jamie Lee Curtis - “My family commitments are such that I wouldn't have the time for it...but it definitely made me go, 'Hmmm.' It was fun to think about it."
Cops: Woman, 23, Assaulted Boyfriend Because He Would Not Stop Singing "Thrift Shop" Song
Angered that her boyfriend would not stop singing that catchy “Thrift Shop” song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, a Colorado woman allegedly choked and pushed her beau during a confrontation early Saturday.
Samantha Malson, 23, was arrested by the Longmont Police
Jesus and Gene Simmons with Elvis' hair. Notice which one has the angelic glow.
Jesus watching over a big rig. Or maybe it's just a big rig carrying a giant Jesus statue to Heritage USA. Or maybe it's not Jesus at all, but an Allman brother, showing us the model truck he just finished building.
Fallen Firefighter Remembered As Idiot Who Sucked At His Job
LENEXA, KS—Hundreds gathered for a somber memorial service Thursday in honor of Stuart D’Abarno, 31, a firefighter killed in a residential blaze whom colleagues remember as an incompetent waste of space who couldn’t fight fire for shit.
"I am proud to offer the unique *magical* service of Erial Ali creating a Celestial Soul Portrait of YOU!" -- artist Erial Ali. How it works:
1. Erial will send you a questionnaire to find out about you: your interests, your passions, your fascinations, how you "see" yourself, and other clues to your higher celestial personality.
2. You send Erial a high-resolution photo of yourself, an image
Before pianist André Tchaíkowsky of Poland died of cancer in 1982, he asked that his body be donated to science. He also asked that his skull be used to portray Yorick in a performance of Hamlet.
For many years, Tchaíkowsky's skull had been used in rehearsals of Hamlet in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, but never in an actual performance. Cue David
Nicknames for some of my favorite retailers. Some I made up, others I heard (from you, in some cases, the first time I posted this). If I slam your favorite eatery or store, here's a tissue. I hate the word eatery, btw.
Got some of your own? Speak up.
RED LOBSTER Dead Lobster Led Robster Fish Stickster
PANAMA CITY, FL—Following a weeklong vacation in Florida, local sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea announced it had an awesome time during this year’s spring break.
“Oh man, PCB was the best—I was at a new party practically every night and met a ton of cool people,” said the common bacteria-based genital tract infection,
White chocolate is nasty by itself; shape it like a maggot and you've got a winner. They look more like grubs than maggots--not that it really matters.
Hose Nose
Strap the plastic nose dispenser to your face and catch the oozing candy slime with your tongue, like you used to do when you were three.
South Carolina Defends Right To Fly Hardee's Flag From State Capitol
COLUMBIA, SC—Faced with mounting pressure from critics who say it sends the wrong message about the state, residents of South Carolina have mounted a vociferous defense of their right to fly the Hardee’s flag from the top of their capitol building, reports confirmed Thursday.
Applebee’s Just Wants You to Know That It Is Not Immune To Your Barbs
By Pete Reynolds
Look, it’s not like Applebee’s hasn’t heard the jokes. Applebee’s is not some out-of-touch square with no ears for hearing or feelings for feeling things.
Applebee’s is a restaurant. An honest-to-goodness, flesh-and-blood-and-Potato-Twisters restaurant who is right here—right everywhere,
Hey, don't look at me; you dirty bastards send me this stuff. I'm talking to you, Willie, Rachael, Donna, Jody, Bozospace, Jill, Laura, Bad Beth, ChrisP, Cyndi, and Lex.
90 degrees, baby.
...ass?
I know what I'm getting One Direction for Christmas.