Chuckles the Beast.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
magicpowerbleakness: 3dprintmeafucktogive: *eats falafel in bathroom with a small group of...
*eats falafel in bathroom with a small group of strangers*
On a stormy day recently, I was getting my oil changed at a Jiffy Lube when the guy asked me if it would be ok if we went to the basement in case the tornado warning went off. I said, “Can I ask you a question: are you ready to die together?”
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"If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for..."
“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.”
- Theodore Roosevelt (via devilduck)
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- Theodore Roosevelt (via devilduck)
Fact.
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npostlife: Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a...
Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a shipping container?
Well, with a bit of the design savvy of Victoria’s Keith Dewey on your side, it could very well be as cozy as this: presenting the Zigloo Domestique. (Click through for a full gallery of the home, created from eight industrial shipping containers.)
[Nik West/Canadian Press]
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loversdreamersandyou: “I have three secrets for success which I...
“I have three secrets for success which I call ‘Pepe’s Three Secrets for Success’ okay:
The first secret, which I call ‘Secret A’, I cannot tell you because it is a secret.
The second secret, which I call ‘Secret Number Two or B’, is this: if that doesn’t work, go to secret number three, okay.
Secret number three is the most important secret of all, okay. But it is really a part of secret number one, okay. So, it might not make much sense, but here it goes, okay: Always rinse carefully and allow to the drain three minutes before chilling.”
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"Daddy, it should be like church. Everybody should be welcome."
“Daddy, it should be like church. Everybody should be welcome.”
- 9 year old boy, upon being told by his father that he had to quit the Boy Scouts because they now accept gay members.
source (via early-onset-of-night)
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- 9 year old boy, upon being told by his father that he had to quit the Boy Scouts because they now accept gay members.
source (via early-onset-of-night)
Kids say the darnedest things.
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vb: ilovecharts: Life, four billion years later -Andrew...
vb:
Life, four billion years later
-Andrew Boggess
And it’s SCIENCE that has told us this, not a fucking bible.
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pantslady: colderwinters: waltdisnerd: beautilation: So...
So like, they photoshopped cartoons and made them look like reality TV assholes. This requires some shade:
SNOW WHITE- NICE SPARKLE BOW HEADBAND, I DIDN’T KNOW CLAIRE’S EXISTED IN FUCKING 1938.
CINDERELLA, YOU GET SOME SERIOUS SIDE-EYE FOR THAT SIDE PART GURL
AURORA WENT TO KOREA FOR A JAW REDUCTION OR SOME SHIT APPARENTLY
ARIEL, USING YOUR NIPPLE PASTIES AS EARRINGS ISN’T DISTRACTING US FROM THAT COMBOVER
BELLE LOOKS LIKE SHE JUST GOT THE FRENCH FUCKED OUT OF HER
GOLD HOOPS, JASMINE?
POCAHONTAS LOOKS LIKE A BACKUP DANCER IN A KE$HA VIDEO
MULAN HOW THE FUCK YOU SUPPOSED TO KICK HUN ASS WITH THAT RAT TAIL IN YOUR FACE
TIANA- you aight girl.
RAPUNZEL, NICE EXTENSIONS BITCH. WE ALL KNOW HOW YOUR HAIR LOOKED AT THE END OF YOUR MOVIE.
Reblogging again for these comments. I can’t even.
dead.
.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
lemonsweetie: Let me tell you a thing, about an amazing man...
Let me tell you a thing, about an amazing man named Patrick Stewart
I went to Comicpalooza this weekend and I was full of nervous energy as I was standing in line to ask Sir Patrick Stewart a question at his panel. I first had to thank him for a speech he had given at amnesty international about domestic violence towards women . I had only seen it a few months ago but I was still dealing with my own personal experience with a similar issue, and I didn’t know what to call it. After seeing Patrick talk so personally about it I finally was able to correctly call it abuse, in my case sexual abuse that was going to quickly turn into physical abuse as well. I didn’t feel guilty or disgusting anymore. I finally didn’t feel responsible for the abuse that was put upon me. I was finally able to start my healing process and to put that part of my life behind me.
After thanking him I asked him “Besides acting, what are you most proud of that you have done in you life (that you are willing to share with us)?”. Sir Patrick told us about how he couldn’t protect his mother from abuse in his household growing up and so in her name works with an organization called Refuge for safe houses for women and children to escape from abusive house holds. Sir Patrick Stewart learned only last year that his father had actually been suffering from PTSD after he returned from the military and was never properly treated. In his father’s name he works with an organization called Combat Stress to help those soldiers who are suffering from PTSD.
They were about to move onto the next question when Sir Patrick looked at me and asked me “My Dear, are you okay?” I said yes, and that I was finally able to move on from that part of my life. He then passionately said that it is never the woman’s fault in domestic violence, and how wrong to think that it ever is. That it is in the power of men to stop violence towards women. The moderator then asked “Do you want a hug?”
Sir Patrick didn’t even hesitate, he smiled, hopped off the stage and came over to embrace me in a hug. Which he held me there for a long while. He told me “You never have to go through that again, you’re safe now.” I couldn’t stop thanking him. His embrace was so warm and genuine. It was two people, two strangers, supporting and giving love. And when we pulled away he looked strait in my eyes, like he was promising that. He told me to take care. And I will.
Sir Patrick Stewart is an absolute roll model for men. He is an amazing man and was so kind and full of heart. I want to let everyone know to please find help if you are in a violent or abusive house hold or relationship. There are organizations and people ready to help. I had countless people after the panel thanking me for sharing the story and asking him those questions. Many said they went through similar things. You are not alone.
^ Here is the video of my question to Sir Patrick Stewart
Photos by Eugene Lee, Thank you
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mapsontheweb: Generic Names for Soft Drinks Red states. ...
Generic Names for Soft Drinks
Red states. Nearly all of them are too dumb to know that Coke is a brand.
I thank god monthly that we in St. Louis have enough sense to not use the word ‘pop’.
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crimeschedule: Tried to put a clickthrough link on the photo...
Tried to put a clickthrough link on the photo and found a new problem in addition to the problem of asks being unrebloggable. Here you go.
http://fuckingrecipes.tumblr.com/post/51749483557/do-you-have-salad-recipes-or-if-you-do-can-you-tag
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
I always pictured you like Frank Grimes, after Homer making him blow a fuse.
Strangely, I have pictured myself as Homer in that episode, driving Old Grimy to his unfortunate and early demise.
Schlemiel / Schlimazel I suppose.
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throughaface: The Third Man (1949) directed by Carol...
The Third Man (1949) directed by Carol Reed
Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly.
This is a movie that will make you a better person by merely watching it. Well, maybe not better, but you’ll be just a little different.
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"We know marijuana isn’t medicine because studies of marijuana are illegal."
“We know marijuana isn’t medicine because studies of marijuana are illegal.”
- Gil Kerlikowske, Obama’s Director of National Drug Control Policy (via early-onset-of-night)
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- Gil Kerlikowske, Obama’s Director of National Drug Control Policy (via early-onset-of-night)
Hang on, I’m gonna need a hit to wrap my head around that logic.
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bigfloatinghead: Artist: Violent Femmes Track: Add It...
Artist: Violent Femmes
Track: Add It Up
Album: Violent Femmes
(Repost due to broken link)
A dude drove down the alley the other day and was singing along to this very song with the car stereo the cranked well pass eleven.
I realized at that moment that there is only one way to listen to this album and that involves hearing loss and scratchy voices.
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dataanxiety: hackedy: wavy Oh wow! What a beautiful little...
hackedy :
wavy
Oh wow! What a beautiful little Shar-Pei! His little paws are so cute. Does he have dew claws?
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mediaite: Glenn Beck says goodbye to Michele Bachmann. That...
Glenn Beck says goodbye to Michele Bachmann.
That statement implies that she had either of those qualities in the first place.
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mediaite: Farewell, Michele: Watch 8 Of The Craziest Things...
Farewell, Michele: Watch 8 Of The Craziest Things Bachmann Has Ever Said
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nationalpostsports: WATCH: Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff...
WATCH: Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman threw the first pitch at the Red Sox game on Tuesday night. He was being honoured at Fenway Park along with his rescuer, Carlos Arredondo on Tuesday night.
Bauman, who lost both legs in the blast, threw out a ceremonial first pitch to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia before the Red Sox game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Arredondo pushed him out to the mound in a wheelchair and threw out a first pitch to Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. (Photos: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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"It must have been late 1941 or early 1942. Jews were required to wear the Star of David and to obey..."
““It must have been late 1941 or early 1942. Jews were required to wear the Star of David and to obey a 6 p.m. curfew. I had gone to play with a Christian friend and had stayed too late. I turned my brown sweater inside out to walk the few blocks home. As I was walking down an empty street, I saw a German soldier approaching. He was wearing the black uniform that I had been told to fear more than others – the one worn by specially recruited SS soldiers. As I came closer to him, trying to walk fast, I noticed that he was looking at me intently. Then he beckoned me over, picked me up, and hugged me. I was terrified that he would notice the star inside my sweater. He was speaking to me with great emotion, in German. When he put me down, he opened his wallet, showed me a picture of a boy, and gave me some money. I went home more certain than ever that my mother was right: people were endlessly complicated and interesting.””
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Doing a bit of casual research on the history of behavioral economics, and came across this origin story for it’s erstwhile founder, Daniel Kahneman.
Daniel Kahneman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
... Her ghost! ...
Curious. I’m not saying it IS a ghost. I’m just saying it IS a little strange.
So, the ceiling fan in the living room has a light on it, as many do. It is powered by a switch on the wall and the fan and light settings are set by a chintzy remote. Typically the switch is OFF as we rarely use the light (overhead light? Blech!) and we rarely use the fan, unless it is really warm inside.
Now, sometimes when the fan is running, it will spontaneously change directions even when the remote is sitting up on the mantle away from everything. It is disconcerting, but can easily be written up as radio interference or perhaps the crappiness of the remote/fan.
But, on occasion, the actual SWITCH will be flipped into the ON position from the OFF position by something other than human hands.
This falls into the ‘little bit more creepy’ camp as it will take place when the house is dark at bedtime or sometimes while we are watching a movie. Suddenly, the switch is flipped and the fan and light come in at full. Yes, the SWITCH which was previously in the OFF position is toggled to the ON position and suddenly, glaring overhead light and high speed air circulation commence. Other times the opposite takes place.
Keep in mind, I am a bit of a compulsive electricity miser and am constantly turning shit off. Sometimes I follow The Strangelet around and turn off lamps and switches behind her saying things like, “do we *really* need this light on? Come on!”. I know that the switch this very evening was in the OFF position, while I was showering and The Strangelet was putting away laundry it somehow ended up in the ON position.
So, unless the dogs figured out how to use the switch or the cats finally completed their ‘reaching stick’ something is wantonly toggling our switches.
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missbhavens: Great. Now Brian’s afraid to drive home. Another...
Great. Now Brian’s afraid to drive home.
Another North Korean fortune cookie.
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Monday, May 27, 2013
"The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius,..."
“The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.”
- John Stuart Mill (via devilduck)
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- John Stuart Mill (via devilduck)
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"But Nate Silver makes a different prediction. His model recognizes that a scandal “having legs”..."
“But Nate Silver makes a different prediction. His model recognizes that a scandal “having legs” involves more than just whether the charges are important or true. He judges a scandal’s potential by (i) whether the accusation is easier to describe than the defense; (ii) how well the story fits or contradicts some pre-existing narrative; (iii) whether the opposition can push the scandal without getting tarred by it; and (iv) whether the media has anything shinier to pay attention to.”
- What Happens to a Scandal With Boring Details? | The Weekly Sift (via paperbits)
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- What Happens to a Scandal With Boring Details? | The Weekly Sift (via paperbits)
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