WTF Wednesday - Round 73 (catch-up from 6/17)
I'M PLAYING CATCH-UP. I'M PLAYING CATCH-UP. (Read here if there's any confusion.)
With Sims 3 being released not too long ago, delightfully there's been several Sims 3 related sites that have popped up, of a spaztic manner. One of the first I found was Exploring the mysteries of the mind (with Sims 3), in which an ethics experiment is set up around "Subject Beef:" an insane, hydrophobic and art-hating fat clown. Subject Beef is then thrown face first into it's (his?) designed phobias. Scientific inquiry ensues.
Next is similarly a social experiment, also letting the Sims run free in their environment for one Sim Week. It seems that some of the best fun from this game is to let your characters do what they will.
And to END the Sims 3 related stuff is Alice and Kev, which is a whole blog revolving around two homeless Sims (once again, letting them go off and do what they want for the most part). Blogger's description: "I created two Sims, moved them in to a place made to look like an abandoned park, removed all of their remaining money, and then attempted to help them survive without taking any job promotions or easy cash routes. It’s based on the old ‘poverty challenge’ idea from The Sims 2, but it turned out to be a lot more interesting with The Sims 3’s living neighborhood features..." I highly recommend that when you go to the blog, you click the link that allows you to start reading from the beginning (and, if you have a Twitter feed, you can see tweets when the blog updates).
OF COURSE TWITTER ISN'T ALL GREAT. Why, not too long ago, one girl died by electrocution while twitting in a bathtub. "Twittercide" has a fun ring to it, doesn't it? ._.
Check out this glorious shot done by a middle school kid on a basketball court. No seriously. It's insane.
Do you like fluffy bunnies? Yes? Okay sure, but how about vicious killer fluffy bunnies? Now don't start with that look. In my infinite backlog, I came across a photoshop contest from a few years back, in which participants had to create creatures that look cute at first but harbor darker secrets. I'm going to link through BoingBoing, who links through to the main contest, mostly because they picked out a preview shot of one of the cutest in the bunch.
OH SIR, YOU CLEARLY MUST BE A WINNER. One first class passenger on a flight was apparently so enraged that coach fliers got off the plane before him that he "yanked open an emergency hatch and slid down the chute." I believe this falls under "things one fantasizes about doing, but should never actually do." I wonder how late this guy ended up being after security caught him for being stupid.
UM HAY. I saw a certain movie this past weekend that made me think of this: "Great pyramid mystery to be solved with hidden room?" And while aliens aren't involved with this one per say, it may actually reveal (or partly reveal) how the pyramids were built.
Whoops, epic fail. Especially when you consider that each balloon (released by the University of the West of England) was said to represent an orphan in need. Umm... you did have backup balloons, right?
Someone, ever so lovingly, posted Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974. Jellied Tomato Refreshers or Caucasian Shashlik, anyone?
Attention: late breaking news! PETA runs out stuff to get pissed over, so they hate on Obamas's Mr. Miyagi-worthy swipe on a fly. Everyone rolls their eyes.
....Of course, while very cool looking, the Obamiyagi Swipe (oh shit! That looks so official!) has nothing on five of the most badass presidents of all time. I suppose a man's got to start somewhere.
OH SHI-. Meant to post this before: Japanese workers in Wikipedia row - "Japan's Agriculture Ministry has reprimanded six civil servants who spent hours at work editing articles on Wikipedia - mainly about robots." Only in Japan will there be someone who will say, with a completely straight face: "The Agriculture Ministry is not in charge of Gundam." Ahahahah.
Okay, you know you're having a bad day when you get hit by a meteor. But I guess it means you have great luck for surviving getting hit. Then again, the kid didn't end up with superpowers, so I'm not entirely sure about that. At least you get a great story to tell.
Here's a fun site: Texts From Last Night. Basically, people post anonymous (sans your area code) hilarious text messages. You can also search by area code (one of the awesomer ones involving the home state: "I just saw a woman parallel park a horse. Awesome. Only in New York.").
Impaled by a sting ray? Crushed by a war elephant? These are only the first two in a collection of 10 of the manilest ways to die. Oh yes. D:
:| Okay. Dumbness ahoy. At one high school graduation in Maine: "....one student walked on stage to receive his diploma and blew a kiss to his family. The school administrator, clearly not the sentimental sort, sent the student back to his seat ... sans diploma." Are you for real?
YOU GUYS. IT'S THE MOST AMAZING DOG COSTUME EVER. REALLY.
As you know, analog television broadcast is officially at an end... but did anyone stop to consider the aliens?
And to end: it might be a little tasteless but it needs to be said.
