Television is free anyways. I watch television online on nbc.com and hulu.com all the time. I do not mind the ads and would not mind it if the “pirates” included the ads on the shows record and upload to the internet. This would be great for all parties involved.

Movies are great. I watch them online, go to Blockbuster and get them, rent them on Netflix, and even spend the ridiculous amounts of money to go see movies (and the forced commercials–not trailers–don’t even let me get started on that either) in theaters if I heard good reviews. Nothing beats that huge screen.

Games. Well I do not really have time for games nowadays, but they are so expensive anyways. Yeah, those corporate whores keep saying that they increase prices to combat piracy, but then they will just continue to lose more business. How ironic. Don’t even get me started on games that make you pay monthly fees even after you have purchased the game.

Music, like movies, I own most (let’s say at least half) of what I have stored on my computer. I will admit that I downloaded the Juno soundtrack before buying it just to hear the songs. Afterward, I liked it so much I ordered it on Amazon’s mp3 service.

The moral of the story goes out to the piracy police and those they represent: Make a good product and it will be purchased. Stop trying to blame piracy for having a bad product. Your sales are going up!

[Photo courtesy of orangeek | Original post: June 3, 2008]

I was happy. My girlfriend and I were dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. My parents helped us in every way; my friends encouraged me, and my girlfriend? She was a dream!

There was only one thing bothering me and that was my mother-in-law to be.

She was a career woman, smart, but most of all beautiful and sexy, who sometimes flirted with me, quite obviously too, and made me feel quite uncomfortable.

One day, she called me and asked me to come over, to check the invitations. So I went. She was alone, and when I arrived, she whispered to me that soon I was to be married and she had feelings and desires for me that she could not overcome. So before I get married and commit my life to her daughter, she wants to make love to me just once.

What could I say? I was in total shock, and could not say a word. So, she said, I’ ll go to the bedroom, and if you are up for it, just come and get me. I just watched her delicious behind as she went up the stairs. I stood there for a moment, and then turned around and went to the front door… I opened it, and stepped out of the house.

Her husband was standing outside, and with tears in his eyes, hugged me and said, we are very happy and pleased, you have passed our little test. We could not have asked for a better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family.

Lesson learned:

Always keep your condoms in your car.

[Source: Digg.com]

[via Lifehacker]

First built in 1901, El Caminito del Rey (The King’s Little Path) in El Chorro, southern Spain, now serves as a great tourist location for adventure seekers. The camera man is simply amazing.

[Thanks Joe]

Nigerians are pretty much the only reason why I use Amazon instead of eBay, but if you must scam someone on eBay, then at least do it properly and follow these guidelines:

Make sure you do not use your real name! Seriously, what kind of an idiot are you if you are using your real name to try to scam people.

Do not be stupid.

Yeah, that’s about all you need to properly scam people. You do not even need to know to write in English!

Now, if you are trying to avoid being scammed on eBay, follow these rules:

1. 1. Never, I said Never do business on eBay using Western Union, even eBay will tell you this is not secure. If you don’t take my word for it go to western unions website, they even have a page dedicated to showing how scammers use there service.
   2. Read Feedback. Yep, everybody looks at the pretty little number next to a seller or buyers name but if you want to see what is really going on you need to actually click on that number and read the good and the bad feedback. If you see something that seems wrong or out of place beware.
   3. Remember just because a seller has something you want doesn’t mean that you cant find it from another seller on eBay. So don’t be afraid to jump ship when something smells fishy!
   4. Ask the seller a question, prior to bidding. Many people will bid on an item, before they really know what the item is or what they are getting into. I don’t care if you think the description tells you all you need to know, you need to test the water by actually communicating with the party you are planning on buying from. You will be amazed how much a first response from a seller can tell you. Were they curious, professional, and prompt in there response? If not, remember, its okay to jump ship.
   5. If you are going to purchase an expensive item, you must insist on secure payment but tell the seller you will pay the cost of using a service like cod, ups cod, or escrow. If the seller refuses, no matter how good of a story he will give you, and believe you me, they will give you a great story, THIS IS A SCAM.

-eBay user Nick Simpson (Sorry Nick, I had to correct your spelling.)

Now, Judge Judy demolishes an eBay scammer (I hate Judge Judy too, but hate scammers ten time more so this was just too good):

“You weigh way more, but you are not going to be as smart as me in one finger.”

The video depicts a real safari battle. First lions attack, then crocodiles, then buffalo. Who will win? Place your bets and then watch the video.

[Thanks Joe!]

Hopefully this can inspire you to come up with your own pranks to play on your roommates, friends, and even professors. It will add a little spark to your college life. Also, let me know if you want to see more pranks like this by posting a comment.

Here you go:

[Via: Digg.com]

See what I did there? I have demonstrated that I have above a second grade education and just donated 20 grains of rice to some poor people! For each word you get right, the WFP will donate 20 grains of rice. The words do change difficulty as you get them right or wrong however, so at least that should keep you from getting bored. There is a max of 60 levels–wow!

How does the WFP do this? Why don’t they just give the rice without having us play this game? Well the website has sponsors and by playing the game and seeing the ads on the website you are giving money to the WFP. With the money they are making from you playing the game, they donate it to the poor people of the world.

As an added bit of fun you can hear each word spoken out loud by a funky computer voice.

Now go spend your non-College Being online time on something productive.

[Click here to play the game]