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06 May 2009 21:42

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Offbeat, World: The only pig in Afghanistan has even fewer friends than before

Thanks to swine flu, the pig – which is seen as unclean in Islamic culture – is now quarantined. Some pig. source
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06 May 2009 09:10

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Offbeat, World: Reason to hate Ben Southall: He just won a dream job

  • I just can’t wait to start. There’s a lot of different things to do over the next six months. I hope I can sell the reef as much as everybody is expecting.
  • British dude Ben Southall • The winner of the Australian Great Barrier Reef dream job contest. Southall has a long history of being adventurous – including ostrich-riding and scuba-diving – as well as prior experience with being a tour guide in Africa. Which means, simply, that he’s overqualified and will not do the job properly. If he’s not slacking off, he’s doing it wrong. • source
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06 May 2009 01:20

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Offbeat: If you had 14 live birds, wouldn’t you attach them to your socks?

Well, that’s one way to attempt to smuggle contraband through an airport security check. FAIL. source
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05 May 2009 10:31

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Offbeat, World: It’s Cinco de Mayo! Have a cold one on us!

We wanted to be able to hand this to you though the screen, but the technology isn’t available yet. Ah well, maybe next year. source
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05 May 2009 08:53

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Offbeat: Homemade X-Men Wolverine claws – they make you look crazy


Homemade Real Wolverine Like Claws X-Men - Funny videos are here
  • Uhhhhhhh … we’re at a loss for words on this one. Let’s just hope this guy gets the help he needs before he hurts anyone.source
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04 May 2009 10:11

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Offbeat, Tech: Oh, and related to URL-shortening, fun fact of the day

  • Did you know that TinyURL‘s founder is a unicyclist? His name’s Kevin Gilbertson and he started the service in 2002. He wanted to link the unicycling newsgroups easily. He had a problem, solved it via code and created a new business model. Genius. source
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04 May 2009 09:53

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Offbeat, U.S.: Obama’s “Oh-mama”-in-law is adapting to D.C. life pretty well

  • Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mom, had never lived outside of Chicago before she moved into the White House, and left for the District “kicking and screaming.” She did yoga! But she wanted to help her grandkids get settled, so she moved. source
  • Now, three months in, Robinson is savoring her life as a D.C. socialite – she’s out and about nearly as much as her kid, “so much so that sometimes we have to plan our schedule around her schedule,” Michelle joked. No word on if she’s still doing yoga. source
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03 May 2009 22:06

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Offbeat: Your business card isn’t as cool as this guy’s.

  • “It doesn’t fit in a rolodex because it doesn’t belong in a rolodex.” This may perhaps be our all-time favorite video on YouTube, because we like rewarding idiots for their idiocy.source
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02 May 2009 12:18

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Biz, Offbeat: Got your goats: Google tries avoiding mowing the hard way

30 goats hang out around the Google headquarters for a week, eat, fertilize and go away. Sounds like a great job! source
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01 May 2009 20:11

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Culture, Offbeat: “Twilight” + cheeseburgers – hot chick = win

  • For some reason, everything’s funnier with cheeseburgers, especially “Twilight.” We so want to suck the ketchup out of that burger.source
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