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18 Dec 2010 12:34

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Offbeat: Bear cubs with murderous past now cute, cuddly zoo animals

These Montana bears look cute at the zoo, but they may be accessories to murder. See, their now-euthanized mom was involved in this scary incident. (But not this one.) source
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16 Dec 2010 22:30

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Offbeat, World: Tokyo Governor pushes for draconian restrictions on cartoon boobs

  • Tokyo is “cracking down” on anime porn sales. We put “cracking down” in quotes because the restrictions, proposed by conservative Governor Shintaro Ishihara, really aren’t all that strict, at least by US standards. The bill would make it illegal to sell anime depicting things like rape, pedophilia and incest to people under the age of 18. Offenders would be subject to a $3,500 fine. Quite frankly, we’re surprised this isn’t already illegal. Nevertheless, comic book publishers are now threatening to boycott the Tokyo International Anime Fair in protest. source
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16 Dec 2010 11:21

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Offbeat: Crazy animators make crazy animation with Google Docs

  • The people who made this are supremely clever, but have way too much time on their hands, honestly. Google Apps wasn’t designed for something this crazy. (thanks drawnblog)
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09 Dec 2010 23:16

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Offbeat, Tech: Poll: Sticking one’s tongue out via Internet unpopular

  • :P the most hated emoticon, according to a CNN poll source
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09 Dec 2010 22:27

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Offbeat: This exists: The Robostir, the next step towards robotic enslavement

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09 Dec 2010 10:33

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Offbeat: Elderly woman returns library book a couple of years too late

  • 74 number of years late a recently-returned library book was
  • 95 the age of the woman who returned the book, Hazel Severson
  • 1936 the year Severson checked out 1930’s “Seaplane Solo”
  • $2,701 the amount owed in late fees; the library wouldn’t accept them source
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06 Dec 2010 21:23

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Offbeat: Posted without comment: Bad photo juxtaposition of the day

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06 Dec 2010 11:05

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Offbeat: Third Eye (not) Blind: Guy installs camera in back of his head

If anything tops this NYU professor Wafaa Bilal’s new accessory as the day’s weirdest story, we’ll buy each of our readers a Coke. All three of you. source
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05 Dec 2010 23:00

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Offbeat: Scots upset that they have to wear undies under their kilts

  • A man’s a man. A Highlander doesn’t need underwear. … If we did wear underwear, it would be made of, like, twigs.
  • Washington, D.C. resident William Oscar Fleming • Expressing anger at a recent decision made by the Scottish Tartans Authority to change the underwear standards of its kilt-wearers. SImply put, now Scots looking to prove they’re real men have to wear undies, to the benefit of absolutely everyone who isn’t Scottish (and lots of people who are). Next step for them: Learning to stop playing dress-up, like they were at this weekend’s Scottish Christmas Walk and Parade in Alexandria, Va. source
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05 Dec 2010 13:01

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Offbeat: Too rich: Peanut butter, chocolate & bacon’s unholy union

  • Etsy was designed to combine these three things. Oh, and to convince people that their homespun hobbies deserve financial backing. source
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