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27 Oct 2009 23:16

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Offbeat: Sketching by helicopter: Well, that’s one way to remember New York

London-based artist Stephen Wiltshire went up over New York by helicopter, memorized it, and then started sketching it. That’s a lot of pencil scratching. source
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27 Oct 2009 20:33

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Offbeat: Anyone want some of Ernest Shackleton’s old whiskey? It’s on ice!

The failed Antarctic explorer’s whiskey supply has been stuck near the south pole for 100 years. Which means that it’s REALLY good scotch. source
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27 Oct 2009 11:04

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Offbeat: Five-year-old Giuliano Stroe is the strongest kid ever or something

  • We’re imagining five-year-old Giuliano Stroe has a great future in Hollywood starring in B-level action movies with a cougar-aged Kate Gosselin as his mom. Guinness thinks he’s strong. And look at him do these flips and stuff in this YouTube video.source
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27 Oct 2009 10:34

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Offbeat: Call this idiot at the Norwegian customs office “snakeskin”

Fourteen pythons. Ten lizards. Fourteen stockings for the creatures. One stupid human being who looks like he’s wearing a halter top. source
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26 Oct 2009 22:36

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Offbeat: Gary Brolsma gives Michigan State the gift of “Numa Numa”

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  • Dude, you’ve come so far from simply being an accidental internet celebrity. Now you’re turning our alma mater into an entire crew of Numa Numa fans. This is nice and awesome, and way less d-baggy than the other viral video that caught our eye tonight. Go Gary Brolsma! Way to be awesome, dude!source
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26 Oct 2009 21:14

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Offbeat: Wildlife biologist ruins our myths of Winnie the Pooh and Yogi Bear

Lynn Rogers, the subject of BBC documentary “Bearwalker of the Northwoods,” says that bears are friendly (when not on ice skates) and don’t like honey. source
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26 Oct 2009 10:20

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Offbeat: Flu vaccine + hot cheerleader = Dystonia + WTF is wrong with her?

  • We honestly have no idea what to make of this. It’s honestly very sad and unbelievable, but we’ve never seen anything like it before, so we’re just kind of awestruck. Dystonia sounds like the scariest disease ever, and Desiree Jennings got it from a flu shot. WTF?source
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26 Oct 2009 09:20

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Offbeat: Chinese kids have to do the dumbest things for some reason

Apparently, Chinese children have to salute all cars that pass. ‘Cause you never know when one of these cars is going to be carrying the corpse of Chairman Mao. source
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25 Oct 2009 10:19

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Offbeat: Not impressed: Some guy shoots an anvil 200 feet in the air

  • Who cares if what Gay Wilkinson is doing is technically impressive and kind of neat? It doesn’t fit our personal standards as video watchers, so we’re gonna complain without merit. Because, seriously, would you expect any less of us?source
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24 Oct 2009 17:09

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Offbeat: The movies are one letter off, but these jokes are mostly ON.

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