Oddities and Humor

Re-Creating Indiana Jones' Boulder Run In D.C.'s 'Alley Of Doom'

http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/10/03/8041750157_1f782ef886_b-62c53dc605f4706acc71fd9cb4dfa9ad9ef38430-s3.jpg

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/10/04/162216241/recreating-indiana-jones-boulder-run-in-d-c-s-alley-of-doom

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@edgarblythe,

A beak and fangs? WTF?

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Special Sauce: McDonald’s ‘Pimp’ Headed to Jail
http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/10/mcdonalds-pimp-penn-station.html

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@tsarstepan,

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Germany's former first lady Bettina Wulff has sued Google over its autocomplete function. As people type words into the search engine, Google suggests additional terms that have been popular in previous searches. For example, after typing in "Boston," Google's autocomplete recommends "Boston weather" and the "Boston Globe" newspaper.

However, if you enter Ms. Wulff's name, the top suggestions are "Bettina Wulff escort" and the German word for prostitute.

Bettina Wulff and the trouble with fighting Google's autocomplete
Bettina Wulff, Germany's former first lady, objects to Google's autocomplete. But suing the company may make things worse.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech/2012/1003/Bettina-Wulff-and-the-trouble-with-fighting-Google-s-autocomplete

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World’s Least Fun Person Removing One-of-a-Kind Slide From Apartment He Just Bought

http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/intel/2012/03/19/19_apt-slide.o.jpg/a_560x375.jpg

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/10/slide-east-village-apartment-gieschen.html

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@tsarstepan,

that room needs an iron spiral staircase.

slides are too one way...

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@tsarstepan,

You'd either kill yourself or land on your fat ole duff, Tsar.

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FINALLY, a job for the erstwhile writer!!

http://gawker.com/5949880/worst-writing-job-ever-offering-between-009-and-02-per-word

Joe(snap it up)Nation

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What about us Neverwuz writers?

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Get inspired, Edgar, do it like Dali.

http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/behold/2012/10/05/magnum_01.jpg

Caption. Spain. Salvador Dali in bed in 1964, projecting pieces of dirty paper "to stimulate his inspiration.”
Joe(I'm inspired)Nation

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3. The dictionary

The dictionary as banned book – really? Yes. The dictionary has been banned from libraries in California because it includes sexual definitions.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/1003/20-banned-books-that-may-surprise-you/The-dictionary

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@tsarstepan,

Hey, I still get hot remembering the first time I looked up "Coitus". It was like discovering a secret password into the world of adults.

I was 36 years old, but still..... .

Joe(No,,,,I was 12....yes, 12)Nation

PS: Now it's used in common speech ever since Big Bang Theory came on the air.

http://media.80stees.com/images/products/Ladies-Coitus-Big-Bang-Theory-Shirt.jpg

Let's go ladies.....let's get those shirts on so we can get those shirts off! Cool

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@Joe Nation,

Well... well... what's not to love about... well you know. Embarrassed

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This tragic news just in on Facebook:

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Museum of Bad Art
ANOTHER THEFT AT MOBA!
This piece has been stolen from the MOBA gallery in the Somerville Theatre. It was on display for informational purposes only, as we do not include paintings on velvet in the collection. This is the second theft this year; it's getting annoying. If you are the selfish lout who took it, or have information about the piece's whereabouts, please contact: [email protected].