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22 Apr 2009 09:26

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Offbeat: “Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg” mispelled

You would think to quadruple-check this lake’s name, but it was apparently misspelled on this sign. *forehead slap* source
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21 Apr 2009 10:57

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Offbeat: Best way to describe this house: “Slide slide, slip and slide!”

This house wears its frame like a piece of clothing. We’re impressed. But we’re also easily impressed. source
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20 Apr 2009 10:49

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Offbeat: This waiter is a regular Frank Abagnale. Catch him if you can.

  • $186 collected in tips by the fake waiter. Genius. source
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20 Apr 2009 10:07

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Offbeat: What the heck killed all these dead horses?

  • 21 horses died before a polo match; none were beaten source
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19 Apr 2009 10:04

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Offbeat: A “Nude dude ranch” seems like an odd way to use lottery winnings

  • He won $3.3 million – now he lets it all hang out. The CJ Dude Ranch, located in Brooksville, Fla., is facing a bit of controversy for its clothing-optional policy, as well as the fact that they created the ranch without receiving proper permits. But who needs permits when you have a Web site with photos like this? (Don’t worry, it’s safe for work.) And plus, they do have standards – the site says people “must wear pants and boots to ride the horses.” source
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18 Apr 2009 19:14

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Offbeat, Tech: The guy behind Comic Sans talks about his reviled creation

  • If you love it, you don’t know much about typography. If you hate it, you really don’t know much about typography, either, and you should get another hobby.
  • Vincent Connare • The guy who created Comic Sans in the early ’90s. Connare made it for a singular purpose in Microsoft Bob and now the font has become the bane of the man’s existence. He currently works as a typographer for Dalton Maag. • source
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18 Apr 2009 15:17

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Offbeat: Whoa: Despite getting shot in the head, she offered the police tea

  • There’s no way she should be alive other than a miracle from God. You just don’t hear of something like this. Somebody gets shot in the head and they’re dead.
  • Jackson County, Miss. Sheriff Mike Byrd • On the miraculous survival of Tammy Sexton, who was shot squarely in the forehead by her husband, who killed himself afterward. Sexton, despite having a bullet go through her brain, did not seem to suffer serious brain damage, and even offered the police a beverage (and made herself tea) when they came to look into the incident. • source
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18 Apr 2009 15:07

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Offbeat: Nasal irrigation: Strange concept, good for your health

Pouring a teapot-like device into your nostrils sounds like a bizarre fetish, but really, it’s supposed to clear your sinuses. source
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18 Apr 2009 12:26

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Offbeat: In case you needed more cute animal photos in your life …

… The Boston Globe has organized dozens of zoo creatures for you to fawn over. This seal wants more sushi. source
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17 Apr 2009 21:10

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Offbeat: Shigeo Tokuda wants to inspire his fellow old people in Japan

  • 75 the age of Japan’s oldest porn star (video SFW, barely) source
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