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30 Aug 2009 12:08

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Offbeat: A few Navy guys put their twist on “I’m On a Boat”

  • In a few comments, some are criticizing these Navy guys for actually daring to have a little fun when they’re stuck in the middle of the ocean working. We don’t see that problem at all. In fact, we hope that they’re doing this instead of working, because they look so hard in this video that you can’t imagine any pirates would dare come up to their boat. (Props to The Lonely Island for the original, of course.)source

30 Aug 2009 11:15

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Offbeat: Hooray! The Beer Bike can keep rolling in Amsterdam

These fixtures of the biggest Dutch metropolis were in danger after a couple of recent crashes. But they can keep going – with some new restrictions. source

28 Aug 2009 17:46

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28 Aug 2009 10:50

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Music: That Bob Dylan Christmas album now has a cover

Bacon in a can

This cover looks like the kind of cover Bob Dylan would use for a Christmas album – traditional, with the air of a tongue implanted firmly in cheek. May we just say that we're actually excited about the prospect of "Christmas of the Heart" (which hits in October)? It has that appeal that the Scarlett Johansson album of Tom Waits covers did for us. source

27 Aug 2009 10:06

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Politics: Editorial cartoonists remember Ted Kennedy through creativity

Editorial cartoonists of all stripes took a stab at the legend that is Ted. The sheer number of angles taken is pretty awesome. source

24 Aug 2009 21:01

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Biz, U.S.: Cash for Clunkers deadline extended. Here’s a monster truck video.

  • Car dealers have until noon tomorrow to get all that paperwork in, thanks to server problems on the government’s end. Which is the not-fun part of the Cash for Clunkers program. Above? The fun part.source

24 Aug 2009 11:18

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Offbeat: Lego + 8-bit pixels: This poor guy’s getting eaten by his childhood

  • The guys who made this spent 1500 hours (!) putting it together. And, oh my freaking god, it shows. Michel Gondry, hire these guys. Stat.source
 

23 Aug 2009 21:26

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Offbeat: Smug bastard turns McDonald’s bags into a work of art. Show off.

This reminds me of that old adage. You know, that one: Just because it can be done doesn’t mean it should be. source

23 Aug 2009 12:13

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Culture: Awesome: Snoop Dogg goes on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”

  • Fo shizzle, ma nizzle, he’s playing for charity. Here’s Snoop Dogg with Regis Philbin doing his “Millionaire” thing last week. Because he’s awesome.source

23 Aug 2009 11:32

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Culture: Here’s an image of the Stephen Colbert namesake space treadmill

COLBERT, the treadmill
  • They’re sure running with this joke. (Sorry.) As you might remember, a few months back, Stephen Colbert attempted to win a contest to get a part of the International Space Station named after him. He won, but NASA chose to name this treadmill after him instead. Which, is still incredibly awesome. Admit it.source