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10 WTF Moments of the Day – July 14th, 2012

2 hours agoOdd : Off Stuff Magazine

Ad agency’s…, World’s shittiest river…, exists…, highway…, the mighty jungle…, Perfect explanation…, Saw This Driving…, Where you going buddy…,  I’m flicking…, On facebook one…1. I think this ad agency’s been reading too much insanity wolf 2. I present to you: World’s shittiest river 3. So this exists. 4. My dad sent me this … Continue reading ?

Bigfoot Air Freshener

last monthOdd : Neatorama

Bigfoot Air Freshener – $2.95 Does your car smell downright beastly? Get rid of that monster of a smell with the Bigfoot Air Freshener from the NeatoShop. This great air freshener is pine scented. We think Sasquatch would approve. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Car Accessories. Link

Large collection of default spam-comments from a slimy SEO tool

9 hours agoOdd : Boing Boing

I get a ton of spam sent to my personal WordPress site, which is evidently sent using some kind of toolkit for would-be SEO scumbags. The spams use the SEO-target's URL as the sender's web-page, and consist of a bland, usually mildly positive, usually ungrammatical comment. This morning, I woke up to find that someone [...]

10 Weirdest Olympic Sports Ever

4 hours agoOdd : Oddee

Check out ten bizarre sports that you won't see at this year's Summer Olympics!

FOX/Marvel Movie News: Fantastic Four Reboot Hires Writer

14 hours agoOdd : Nerd Bastards

Hot on the heels of locking in Chronicle director Josh Trank, FOX Studios is rumored to be wooing writer Jeremy Slater for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Rebooting (working title). The Hollywood Reporter says that the studio is just in the process of finalizing a deal with the up-and-coming writer. I guess we’ll have to assume he’s the [...]

Breaking Bad: Walt + Jesse amigurimi (the most adorable knitted meth cooks)

13 hours agoOdd : Boing Boing

Via a comment in today's earlier Breaking Bad meme roundup post, this DIY yarn project at Ravelry: Inspired by Breaking Bad, patterns to make little Walter and Jesse, everyone’s favorite meth cooks. Instructions include patterns for two dolls, two hats, glasses, jumpsuits, and tiny bags of crystal. Because of tiny parts, these patterns wouldn’t be [...]

Jessica Biel To Play Woman of HYDRA in ‘The Wolverine’

14 hours agoOdd : Nerd Bastards

Move over Scarlett Johansson and make way for a new Marvel movie hottie. Actually, come to think of it, the leading lady in today’s story is no stranger to the super hero genre. Jessica Biel kicked vampire butt in Blade III, didn’t she? Meh, that flick was unfortunate and doesn’t count as Marvel cred. Anyhoo, [...]

Hungry Dog Attempts To Eat Cars Passing By In Traffic

yesterdayOdd : Laughing Squid

A hungry dog trying to eat cars passing in traffic while hanging it’s head out of a moving vehicle. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

SDCC12: ‘Firefly’ Reunion Press Conference Recap — More Firefly?

11 hours agoOdd : Nerd Bastards

While the packed panel for the Science Channel’s 10th Anniversary Firefly panel seems like it was high on tears and reminiscence from both fans and the cast, the press conference that followed seemed a bit more cold and focused on the big question: is there any way we will ever get more Firefly? Our Steven [...]

Stuff makes us sad, especially in America

15 hours agoOdd : Boing Boing

In the Boston Globe, Beth Teitell discusses Life at Home in the Twenty-first Century: 32 Families Open their Doors, an accessible, illustrated text that summarizes the research of four archaeologists and anthropologists who did a long, deep study of 32 middle-class LA families, and who report that nearly everything that these families had striven for [...]

Bryan Cranston Picks 13 Favorite ‘Breaking Bad’ Moments

20 hours agoOdd : Neatorama

Who knows Walter White, the main character of AMC’s Breaking Bad, better than actor Bryan Cranston? After all, the role has won him three Emmys! In this post, he selects the pivotal scenes in which “something propelled Walt to the next thing or changed him somewhat or made the situation more profound.” With video evidence, [...]

Cleavage Creature Hands Reach Up to Lift & Separate Boobs

21 hours agoOdd : Laughing Squid

Regina Greenway of The Fairy Village in Flint, Michigan has created the Weird Renaissance Boob holder, a pair of plaster cleavage creature hands that reach up to lift & separate boobs. Costume enhancer for renaissance festivals or any costume. Place creatures hands in between your breasts and see all the attention you will receive at [...]

Sheila Heti’s Rocket Fuel For The Fearful Artist

21 hours agoOdd : Thought Catalog

Sheila Heti’s How Should A Person Be?, a “novel from life” just released in the US (it came out in Canada in 2010), is not the kind of book that comes along often. It’s highly quotable, funny, shocking, anxiety-inducing and, finally, inspiring.

SDCC12: Karl Urban Explains His ‘Star Trek 2? Spoiler Slip-up & Teases “Secret” Footage to be Revealed Before Comic-Con Ends

20 hours agoOdd : Nerd Bastards

Earlier this week, y’know, before the madness that is Comic-Con struck, I shared some comments from Karl Urban where he outright named Star Trek 2‘s villain. Of course, since then fans have been suspecting it was only more misdirection as the name dropped is another character writer Robert Orci has denied being in the film. [...]

San Diego Comic-Con off to a strong start

23 hours agoOdd : Boing Boing

Yesterday was the official first day of San Diego Comic Con following Preview Night last night, and that means that stuff happened! The panels have commenced, the pictures are starting to surface, and here are some of those points of interest: AMC's The Walking Dead booth gives everyone the Madame Tussad experience by letting attendees [...]

10 Great Comic Book Cliffhangers

23 hours agoOdd : mental_floss

Super-hero comics have provided some brilliant cliffhangers over the decades. Choosing 10 of the best, most significant cliffhangers is a tough job, so let’s narrow it down to the “Big Two” comic book companies, Marvel and DC Comics. Between them, they have provided some cliffhangers that not only brought us back for more, but have [...]

Neil Gaiman is writing a prequel to Sandman next year

21 hours agoOdd : Boing Boing

Last night at Comic Con, during a DC Comics panel that focused on its Vertigo imprint, it was casually mentioned that Neil Gaiman would debut a prequel to his Sandman series in November 2013. In a prerecorded message, he provided the following quote: "When I finished writing The Sandman, there was one tale still untold. [...]

The Rolling Stones Have a Brilliant 404 Error Page

21 hours agoOdd : Geekosystem

Ah, the HTTP 404 error. A sure sign that what you're looking for online has been moved, deleted, or you just mistyped it. However, a 404 is not always a bad thing -- in fact, some sites celebrate it with custom error pages. And among the most ingenious -- or perhaps, the most appropriate -- is this page on The Rolling Stones' official website.

The 13 unluckiest moments on Facebook.

22 hours agoOdd : Happy Place

1. Mistaking the status update field for your browser's search field. It's Friday the 13th again, which means you'd be in grave danger of interacting with black cats or being hacked to death by hockey-masked immortals who love the woods if you ever did anything but sit inside staring at your computer. Show More Summary

The Book Fountain

yesterdayOdd : Neatorama

(Video Link) In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, you can find this lovely book-shaped fountain. With each spray, a page of water turns. -via Bit Rebels

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