In another episode of life-imitates-Voltaire, a plastic surgeon accidentally removes half a woman's tush in a botched liposuction.
( Why I giggled all the way through Candide )

Baby echidnas are called "puggles."

Delightful!

There is an SNL sketch with Dana Carvey as Tom Brokaw from about 10 years ago. Tom Brokaw is going on vacation and the network wants to film headlines for major news events that could possibly happen while he is away ( Read more... )

As heard on NPR on story re: John Bolton:

BOLTON: "We want a butterfly. We don't intend to put lipstick on a caterpillar and call it a success."

I have never tried to put lipstick on a caterpillar. Mostly because I'm not sure where caterpillar's lips are, if they have any at all.

When I was in high school, I kept a running list of words I came across that I was reasonably sure would never make it on the SATs verbal section ( Read more... )

I'm pretty sure it snuck out from some level of the Dark Tower.
From the AP:
( Hybrid Mutant found dead in Maine )

From a few days ago:
Israel Drafts LlamasAlso from a few days ago ( Read more... )