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Funny song: "Reluctant Pirates" by Strong Men Stoop.

Stories that would have been different if they'd had cell phones. "But soft! What SMS through yonder RAZR breaks?"

Funny: Interview with a Dalek!

A comic about a character who knows he's a character in a comic.

52 ways to piss off Naraku. (Explanation, though some of the details ( Read more... )

I wish I had a job and money. Because these shirts are freaking AWESOME! DO WANT! DO WANT!

First known vegetarian spider found!

Wow, you mean making drugs legal actually WORKS?

Take a bite out of crime before crime takes a bite out of you. No jokes about "spit or swallow" now ( Read more... )

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New Portland company delivers large loads with bikes to cut down on delivery trucks clogging up traffic.

Woman suffers stroke, now has a phantom THIRD ARM!

Fun video of Earth from the POV of Martians!

posthuman_blues kind of mocks this, but I think Segway's new PUMA looks pretty awesome.

inkytwist wanted to know what this is, and everyone's making smart- ( Read more... )

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This speaks for itself: http://www.hoodthong.com/

FASCINATING VIDEO: Six areas of exploration to make publishing better. Very good video about seeking out innovations during recessions to improve the economy.

Wanna find really bizarre porn? Go here. (Most of it is cartoon stuff ( Read more... )

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Creepy crawling robot is critical of the economy.

Do you Twitter or use Facebook at work? Then you might be a more productive worker!

Iowa legalizes gay marriage! This doesn't surprise me in the least.

New discovery may help the brain unlearn traumatic experiences.

"Steampunk" prosthetic arm uses rocket fuel and reminds me of Edward ( Read more... )

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What one trillion actually looks like.

Children born to lesbian parents can now legally list both as their mother, at least in NY.

Ice that burns could be eco-friendly fuel.

These next three are courtesy of my new friend Ben M.:

Bigelow Aerospace wants to make a space hotel on the ISSWonder why China and the US have a new moon race? ( Read more... )

Titling these things "potpourri" all the time is kind of boring. Feel free to jump in with subject suggestions, everyone.

This gave me a several minute long giggle fit: Taco Bell introduces the new "morning after" burrito.

Periodic table of typefaces

Man in faraday cage suit plays Tesla Coil music - awesome!

Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory as a ( Read more... )

Looking for a job? The US government is hiring: www.usajobs.gov

Mattell announces a "Dora The Explorer" for tweens. Basically, an older, better-looking Dora. Which is good, I hope they make a "grown-up Dora" version of the TV show, too, because the usual version of the character is ugly, and the show is unwatchable.

From the FreeRangeKids blog: ( Read more... )

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Squirrels are cannibals, according to news reports saying they love squirrel-flavored potato chips!

There hasn't been an embedded video in a potpourri post for a long time. Thankfully, we have this beautiful short film in the steampunk tradition:

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And this song is hilarious, because it's very NSFW and mean (towards an anti-gay idiot) ( Read more... )

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ysabetwordsmith has written a hilarious poem about the role of missing socks in the universe. :-)

This has got to be the strangest premise for a zombie movie ever. Made by - who else? - the Japanese.

This will tell you what would happen to the world if humans suddenly went extinct.

A mutant's guide to sexuality. Thanks to kengr for sending me this link ( Read more... )