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20 Sep 2010 00:29

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Offbeat: Secret Services loses woman’s car, doesn’t help her find it

  • dumb A woman (illegally) parks in a handicapped spot outside of a dinner where Obama’s speaking; a police officer says it’s OK for her to park.
  • dumberUpon leaving, she learns that her car has been moved by Secret Service agents – and they don’t know where they put it. They can’t find it.
  • dumbestThe woman, after having given up and run through red tape, finds it herself the next day – less than a block away from the convention center. source
  • » How far did WaPo commenters read? Rather than get upset about the fact that the Secret Service lost her freaking car, they criticized the woman for parking in a handicapped spot, even though the tag was for her husband. Not to underplay the traffic violation, but the Secret Service lost somebody’s freaking car.

19 Sep 2010 11:17

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Offbeat: Manhattan sandwich shop makes best of “B” rating

If you can’t “B” the best, you might as well fake it. Which is what Manhattan sandwich shop Cer Té did. They added the letters “EST” to their safety inspection grade. source

18 Sep 2010 20:05

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Offbeat, U.S.: Strained acronym alert: US Air Force instates BATMAN program

  • Supposedly, it stands for “Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided (k)Nowledge,” but we all know they really just wanted to name the initiative after Batman. Why? The program aims to reduce the weight and burden of soldier’s equipment without reducing their efficiency and ability in the field. In other words, the Air Force wants their soldiers to have Bat Belts, so they’re trying to make their gear lighter. Hence, BATMAN. source

18 Sep 2010 12:25

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Offbeat: Guy with appropriately huge nose catches Guinness’ scent

This guy has a bigger nose than anyone else. Which also means that he can smell you from a mile away. Take a shower, dude! Eww. source

17 Sep 2010 20:41

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15 Sep 2010 23:03

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13 Sep 2010 10:38

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Offbeat: Pedobear: Misguided police department makes 4chan’s day

  • But he’s so friendly-looking!No matter. The San Luis Obispo (Calif.) County Sheriff’s Department has warned parents to keep an eye out for this bear, who is described as having a “lecherous nature” and as having been adopted by real pedophiles as a symbol of um, being pedophiles. The article goes on to say that, “Although there have been no reported sightings of the image on the Central Coast, individuals dressed in the bear costume and car decals have been seen in Southern California.” Police don’t understand the Internet! source
 

12 Sep 2010 10:23

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Offbeat: Chocolate fans: You’ll probably want a piece of this bad boy

That’s a pretty freaking huge piece of chocolate guys, isn’t it? How huge? Well, it’s reportedly 9,702 pounds, according to Guinness. source

11 Sep 2010 10:56

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Offbeat: Because we’re not purrfect: Here are two cats we missed

  • Also, Here’s how to find the cat photos! First of all, the cats (from left Lil’Bit and Kirara) above come from friend of the site Megan Lavey, and somehow we missed them. We apologize profrusely. Want to find these and the rest of Catstravaganza’s photos? Head here. Also, we’ll be keeping a link to the CatFormBlog site design on the top of the page for the next few days. Sometime next week we’ll move the posts to the Offbeat section, which is about to get flooded by kittens. Anyway, we’ll get all serious after this post. Promise!

06 Sep 2010 23:21

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Offbeat: Dude climbs giant tower in San Francisco just ‘cuz

  • How’d you spend your Labor Day? Just hanging out? If so, you did the same thing that this guy did. Kinda. You also probably didn’t get arrested. source