As per littlehoudini, go to the xkcd site today. It's a special tribute site redesign, for one day only (I hope).

From the BBC:

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This is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. I especially like the extemporaneous safer-sex advice and plot commentary. Warnings: NSFW in the slightest; direct mp3 link.

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A few more news links I forgot to post earlier...

Hilarious rant from Rick Mercer on why Canadians are plagued by voter apathy.

From fuzzyila: Gay American couples who married in Canada find that divorcing is not as easy. If they were heterosexual, their state government could dissolve the marriage. But because their local government doesn't recognize ( Read more... )

Your daily dose of cute, via aroraborealis: Video of kids trying to not eat marshmallows (for psych geeks -- this is a re-creation of a famous experiment on delayed gratification).

Maybe I should go on The Bachlorette so I can find the love of my life. Of course, the danger would be that I wouldn't like any of them, being the picky bitch I am ( Read more... )

It could be worse. ;-) Imagine facing this scene as you take your seat for the interview for your dream job:


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Normally only other The Cat Empire fans would be amused by their Twitter feed, but today there's something universally appealing: 3M Performance Plus 8979N Nuclear Grade 48-Millimeter-by-54.8-Meter Duct Tape, Slate Blue, as sold by Amazon. Read the reviews ( Read more... )

This one deserves its own post: New ad and safety video for Air New Zealand feature employees wearing nothing but body paint -- including the chief exec, playing a baggage handler. (direct link to youtube video)

The first minute of Life On Mars 2.05 is the funniest thing ever (where ever = about an hour, after conversion to internet time). You don't have to know anything about the series or old British kids' tv shows to appreciate, but it will be even funnier if you do.