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05 Sep 2010 15:22

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Offbeat: Can’t work, clowns will eat me: Crazy dude has crazy cubicle

Ever wonder what kind of sociopaths work at Associated Content? Try this guy. Darnell Witt has dozens of clowns in his cubicle space. source
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05 Sep 2010 11:48

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Offbeat: Company tries to fire dude for charging Segway, fails

  • 2¢ the amount he stole by charging his Segway for 1 & 1/2 hours source
  • » And he gets his job back: While his German employer didn’t want to reinstate him, going so far as to appeal his claim, the court decided that their grounds were unfair, partly due to the fact that people regularly charged their cell phones or digital photo frames using the company’s power. Oh, and he had been with the company for 19 years. Problem is, they didn’t look like douches for riding around on a Segway, which we’re guessing was the real grounds for dismissal.
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04 Sep 2010 20:15

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Offbeat: South Korean woman turns bad luck with driving tests into free car

This unlucky woman here, Cha Sa-soon, gained notoriety because it took her 960 tries to get her driver’s license. But by golly, she did it. She got a free car. source
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03 Sep 2010 23:12

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Offbeat: Catstravaganza is coming back! Here’s what you need to know.

  • It’s that time again. After some soul-searching and a little talking over cat food, we’ve decided to bring back Catstravaganza, our popular cat feature last year. We’re teaming up with our good friends at Cavalcade of Schlock this year in ensuring total cat saturation. We’ll be bringing you tons of cat photos and cat-related news, and Micah and company will be bringing you lots of cat movie reviews. It’s win-win. (Are you a blogger who wants to saturate your site with cats next Thursday? Bug us. We’d love another sponsor.) Anyway, we want your cats. Here’s what you need to do to submit us cat photos:
  • oneTweet them to us! Send us your cat photos via Twitpic or Yfrog. Then send us a tweet. Be sure to hashtag them as #catstravaganza.
  • twoPost them to Facebook! Our Facebook page (like us yet?) accepts photos and videos, so feel free to submit your fancy feasts over there.
  • threePrefer to keep them a little more private? Send them to us via our official e-mail address, [email protected]. We’ll throw them up.
  • » And a footnote to readers: We’re aware that there are two kinds of people – cat people and people annoyed by cats. To people annoyed by cats, we promise that your regularly scheduled programming will be back on the tenth. And we’ll also set up a non-cat version of the blog for you guys. Promise. 🙂
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03 Sep 2010 10:06

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Offbeat: Posted without comment: The world’s oldest bottle of beer

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02 Sep 2010 21:41

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Offbeat: A note to readers: Would you like to see another Catstravaganza?

  • What is Catstravaganza? To our readers who have only been reading the site for a year or so, we had a sort of fake battle with Urlesque, which ran “A Day Without Cats,” a day where no cats would prowl the interweb. We responded by turning the site into a mecca of catdom, complete with reader submissions.

    Our question for youDo you want to see another Catstravaganza, or would you prefer to get more short, sweet news? Acutally, you’ll get news either way. But there’ll be more cats hanging around on 09/09/10 than usual. Most of them will be strays, though if we find any with tags, we’ll do our best to return them to their rightful owners. And trust us; your allergies won’t kick in.

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02 Sep 2010 10:25

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Offbeat: Wrong kind of “dirty”: Libel lawsuit nails the wrong site

  • the dirty Posted racy pictures of a Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader and school teacher. Also had Ben Quayle as a writer.
  • the dirtGot sued for The Dirty’s actions, ignored it. Lost the $11 million suit. In ironic twist, considering suing back for libel. source
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31 Aug 2010 21:42

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Offbeat: Deep-fried beer from Texas: Because, well, why the hell not?

This little chunk of ravioliesque bread includes a little lump of beer. It’s been fried inside for 20 seconds – just long enough to keep it alcoholic. It’s not cheap, though, at $5. source
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31 Aug 2010 08:45

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Offbeat, World: Apparently, mushrooms are a big deal in Italy

  • 18 deaths in Italy as a result of careless mushroom hunting source
  • » A local Italian paper dubbed it “The Massacre of the Mushroom Hunters.” But the source of the deaths isn’t toxins; it’s negligence. Mushroom-lovers have been ignoring safety precautions during their hunts, falling to their deaths off of “steep, damp slopes” as a result. And although the victims couldn’t be bothered to follow basic safety procedure, they did apparently have time to purchase camouflage clothing for their hunts (presumably so the mushrooms don’t spot them coming).
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25 Aug 2010 20:09

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Offbeat: Synergy: Sumo wrestlers and iPads go fat-hand-in-fat-hand

  • It’s official. Sumo wrestlers have fat fingers. Their fingers are so fat, in fact, that they have to use iPads as phones, because they can’t quite tap on mobile phones OK. So, the Japan Sumo Association decided to give their wrestlers 60 iPads to use. This is funny, sure, but there’s a spying element to this story. See, the league has recently been nailed by scandal recently. Sumo wrestlers like gambling, and who can blame them? Gambling is awesome. source
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