October 2012
105 posts
What our editor-in-chief is probably up to during the NYC power outage →
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Our editor-in-chief Nick is in New York City, and he’s without power and internet like millions of other people. Fortunately, he let me know he’s fine, so whew!. Naturally it was time to celebrate by writing a short list of things he might do in a fit of internet withdrawal.
Here are the first 3:
- Using a battery-powered strobe light to recreate popular animated GIFs by himself in front of a mirror
- Leaving real life YouTube comments by shouting “Fail!” out the window at his flooded neighborhood
- Creating a “Slacktory Supercut” of the wackiest Ron Weasley moments by physically cutting and pasting together passages from actual Harry Potter books in his living room
“I like to dance, read, communicate, go in for sport, listen to music. I would like to meet a man, who is kind and clever. Who has strong family values, who can be a reliable friend for me, and can be a good father. He must be able to sympathize and support me whatever life brings us.”
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The weirdest spam email wants love and commitment, not boners
This is an actual spam email I received. It reads like it’s targeted at someone who would think, “Oh man, she wants a good father with strong family values? Can’t wait to click that link and look at some naked ladies!”
Are spam emails evolving, or is this just the type of junk mail you get as you get older? I’m baffled.
“We’re supposed to believe that Steve’s extraordinary accomplishments are all a result of his genius intellect, but no human being in the history of existence has been able to do the things this teenage nerd can do. If he were a real person, his scientific discoveries would have completely redefined our way of life. Steve Urkel would have singlehandedly propelled our species into its next stage of evolution.”
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Steve Urkel wasn’t a geek. He was a powerful sorcerer.
This is another excellent pop culture essay from Kris Moore, the same man who argued (successfully, I think!) that Kimmy Gibbler was NOT the wacky neighbor on Full House.
These 8 viral photos aren’t of Hurricane Sandy →
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Listen, a lot of viral photos have been going around lately. We just want to clarify that these are NOT actually of Hurricane Sandy at all.
For example, this one is actually a father-daughter Halloween costume:
Hurricane Preparedness Tips →
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Plenty of tips in here! Some samples:
- Secure your property. Padlocks on everything.
- Build an emergency kit out of papier-mâché or old clothes. Or just use your imagination!
- Identify levees and dams. What does a levee actually look like?
“Did you see that commercial, though? This guy’s building a rocket ship on a frozen lake, and the rocket ship is a metaphor for America, and that guy’s wearing a bunch of flag stuff, and he’s a metaphor for America, too. And then at the very end the guy runs away from his rocket, and that’s a metaphor for America running away from America, and now that you’re confused, maybe you’ll buy some pants.”
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Glenn Beck is selling USA-made patriot jeans because of course he is (also, America)
Remember Glenn Beck? That guy was everywhere, and then he just disappeared. Well, now he’s back and doing what he does best: Selling blue jeans waitwhat
What moms really think about razorblades in Halloween apples →
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Michele Catalano takes us inside the world of mom paranoia and dangerous Halloween candy.
