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10 Apr 2010 12:16

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Offbeat: RyanAir charges for bathrooms, American Restroom Association exists

  • It is a human right to freely eliminate yourself. It’s conceivable that people could be stuck on an airline for 15 to 20 hours. The idea of having only one bathroom in a situation like that is … strange.
  • University of Maryland professor Dr. Steven Soifer • Regarding RyanAir’s decision to cut the number of bathrooms from three to one, and make that one coin-operated. While he may miss the boat on some aspects of this (he argues that it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, even though RyanAir is a European company, on other aspects he’s dead-on. Fun fact: Soifer is the co-founder of the American Restroom Association and Shy Bladder Center, two organizations we can’t believe exist. source
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08 Apr 2010 22:27

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Biz, Offbeat: Nudists better at public relations than Spirit Airlines

  • bad pr In an attempt to get people to
    stow more of their luggage, Spirit Airlines starts charging as much as $45 for carry-on items. Instead of, you know, not charging extra to stow luggage.
  • good pr Seeing a perfect opportunity,
    the American Association for Nude Recreation leaps on the news as a chance to promote nudism, because, hey, you’ll need less
    luggage! source
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07 Apr 2010 11:15

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Offbeat: Weekend at Bernie’s 3: Dead husband on flight to Germany

  • normal Two women (a wife and step-daughter) tried to to get their 91-year-old patriarch on a flight to Germany.
  • weird They neglected to mention, however, that old boy was dead, which was plainly clear from looking at him. Oops. source
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06 Apr 2010 09:06

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Offbeat: Guy attempted to break stupid world record during SoCal quake

  • Know what would’ve been really impressive? If Mike Perber had managed his record-breaking elbow-to-hand quarters attempt while the quake was happening. Then we’ be really impressed. Gawker thinks it’s a hoax, but we think it’s just a bizarre attention grab. (He’s done this before.) source

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05 Apr 2010 21:55

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Offbeat: Whatever the heck an “Oriental Yeti” is, we’re scared of it

Alright, what sick (#&@ thought it was a good idea to shave a dog and pretend it was some mysterious Yeti-like creature? source
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05 Apr 2010 00:17

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Offbeat: We can rap movie titles just as effectively as this dude

  • 109 movie titles, five minutes. Despite that (and probably due to the fact that he fudged a couple of the fan-submitted movie titles, DeStorm’s rap is actually fairly coherent and pretty awesome. His beat sucks, but it doesn’t matter. Any dude who can fit that much into five minutes deserves a gold star and a cookie.
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04 Apr 2010 11:41

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Offbeat: If you like huge pillow fights, you might like this video

  • Feel the fluffy pain. Yesterday was International Pillow Fight Day, and cities all over the world celebrated by throwing down-feather-filled projectiles at one another. We didn’t notice yesterday because we were busy obsessing over the iPad. Cute, violent and funny all the same. source
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04 Apr 2010 11:16

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Offbeat: Long Beach City College’s bunny problems are multiplying

Maybe we’re just splitting hares here, but we really like puns. And bizarre stories like this one. source
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03 Apr 2010 17:32

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Offbeat: Guy ensures second interview with deadly precision

  • We wish we could throw business cards like this dude. Next time we go to a job fair, we could guarantee ourselves an interview.
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03 Apr 2010 16:50

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Offbeat: Baseball + smiles = Long lives, according to random study

Some supergeniuses decided to compare baseball player’s lifespans to how much they smiled. Ted Williams’ wide grin outlived Mickey Mantle’s stoic pose. source
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