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09 Sep 2009 00:13

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Offbeat: And so, the Catstravaganza begins. Here’s our first cat photo.

I'm plotting against you
  • Our first cat comes from Paul Wallen. Want to submit yours? Read more info here. We’re gonna go cat crazy all day today, guys.source
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08 Sep 2009 11:26

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Offbeat: It’s not a badger, it’s a rat: Giant new species discovered

This ugly little beast, the Bosavi woolly rat, will be the first victim of the Catstravaganza tomorrow. source
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08 Sep 2009 10:53

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Offbeat: This little piggy had bacon rage and ran away from home

  • Someday, this boy will watch this video on YouTube and realize how much of a jerk he really was to this woman who was simply trying to get him to eat healthy. The best part of the video was when he said she couldn’t run in her high heels.source
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08 Sep 2009 10:41

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Offbeat: She said yes. Then she fell down a rocky incline.

  • That must have been a heck of a proposal. I believe she did [say yes] … If she didn’t, I think we ought to investigate this one.
  • Montgomery County, Maryland Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief Scott Graham • On a proposal with a romantic beginning but a rocky, bizarre end. During a hike, a guy asked for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage. Then she fell down a rocky incline (just like Homer Simpson) and had to be rescued via helicopter. At some point during the hike, she said yes. While she lost consciousness for a little while, her injuries weren’t serious. • source
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07 Sep 2009 22:53

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Offbeat: Catstravaganza ’09: Five things you should know about 09/09/09

  • Urlesque thinks it can make “fetch” happen by trying to convince sites to not post cat stuff on 09/09/09. Well, much like the cat in the video above, felines aren’t going out like that. Neither are we. Here’s five things you need to know about our counter-protest, the Catstravaganza:

    1. We’ll still post news, but the bulk of our posts on Wednesday will be cat-related. We swear, our timing will be nothing less than purrfect.
    2. Cats have nine lives, and 09/09 is nine squared. And 09/09/09? Well, it’s nine cubed. Which means that the ante has been upped. Any attempts to kill their influence on that day will be futile and if nothing else will make the cats scratch back even harder.
    3. Tell the world about the Catstravganza by sending them a Tweet. The #catstravaganza hashtag will be heavily used in the operation.
    4. Have something cat-related that the world must know about? E-mail it to us. We’ll help it claw up to the top.
    5. Best of all, guys: We have an official badge you can throw on your blog. Support the Catstravaganza with the love of linkage.

    Catstravaganza '09: Now it's purrsonal

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07 Sep 2009 10:16

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Offbeat: 09/09/09: A day without cats on every site except for ShortFormBlog

Find cats here
  • The gauntlet? Thrown. You say you want a day without cats, Urlesque? Well, you aren’t going to find any not cats here. We’re picking up the strays. We’ll post as many cute cat videos between news items as we can. We’ll take submissions. And we’re not going to use stroked Impact. That’s a Bush League move. We’re using stroked Chunk because it’s Impact for classy people.source
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07 Sep 2009 09:52

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Offbeat: Sudanese lady fined (not beaten) for wearing apple-bottom jeans

  • They were too tight for the authorities. A Sudanese journalist, Lubna al-Hussein, walked away with approximately 40 fewer lashes than she could’ve gotten after wearing clothing too indecent for their tastes. She was fined instead, but because she chose not to pay the fine, she’ll be spending a month in jail. A fair price to pay for wearing tight pants, if you ask us. source
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05 Sep 2009 11:14

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Offbeat: “Corrupt official” is rising up the “when I grow up” charts

  • When I grow up I want to be an official. … A corrupt official because corrupt officials have a lot of things.
  • A young Chinese girl interviewed on TV • When asked what she planned to do when she grew up. You know, young anonymous Chinese girl, you could get more specific with your “when I grow up” statement and simply say you want to be a corrupt blogger. ShortFormBlog will probably be hiring in 20 years. • source
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04 Sep 2009 13:11

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Offbeat: Conspiracy theorist convinces newspaper The Onion’s story was real

  • We thought it was true so we printed it without checking. … We didn’t know the Onion was not a real news site.
  • The Daily Manab Zamin associate editor Hasanuzzuman Khan • Describing the thought process that led to his Bangladesh-based paper printing the false-on-its-face story “Conspiracy Theorist Convinces Neil Armstrong Moon Landing Was Faked,” which the Onion put online earlier this week. Total feather-in-cap situation for The Onion, we’re sure. • source
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03 Sep 2009 22:27

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Offbeat: Breast implants “buy one get one free,” but you probably need both

  • This is effective marketing, friends. Take notes.source
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