Some of the images after the jump might be a bit graphic for some, but it just goes to show how loyal dogs are.

Check out these stories of dogs that walked miles to return to their owners. There’s the two famous ones: Hachiko and Grefriars Bobby.

More after the jump.

This one is more humorous than anything. One dog helping another out.

Here’s where it can get a bit graphic. The loyalty shown is just not found in cats.  If there is you certainly don’t hear about it.

One dog saving another.

You know amateur camcorder stuff from a guy fully zoomed in at the very back of a performance venue, shaky and full of ambient chit chat and noise.

They got a huge boost in popularity with their appearance on So You Think You Can Dance and I was reminded of how awesome their stuff is.

In case you don’t watch SYTYCD they were nominated for a 2009 Emmy for their choreography on that show and even credited with the creation of a genre of dance known as lyrical hip hop.

Here’s the Emmy nominated performance:

and some more of their crazy work on SYTYCD:

and something from a little while back in ‘07:

For those of you interested in transit and trains and what not, the building of the Dubai Metro is absolutely amazing. In just 4 years they built and completed the main line. Compare this to the long awaited second avenue subway line in New York City.

Did I mention it is a fully automated line?  What saddens me is that once the green line opens which adds another 20 km of track, Vancouver will no longer hold the title of World’s Longest Automated Metro Line ousted by just 3km.  Check out this awesome time-lapse video of the Dubai Metro:

Whether or not you’re going through a breakup, have gone through one or even if you haven’t, singing along with these songs is always fun.

The following list of songs consist of some that are great to sing along to whether you’re alone, or out at a karaoke bar with friends.  Belting these tunes out in the comfort of your shower or car or just lying in bed.

There’s a few songs for all sorts of breakup situations. Of course the angry songs are probably the ones that are more fun to sing, but there’s ones about longing, complications, and residual feelings.

Songs with videos after the jump.

Air Supply – All Out Of Love

Ne-Yo – So Sick

Destiny’s Child – Survivor

Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive

Marilyn Manson – Tainted Love

Originally recorded by Gloria Jones and then made famous by Soft Cel, the rendition by Marilyn Manson is probably more on par with the fun of singing karaoke after a break up. Scream it.

Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart

Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff

The Cranberries – Linger

Christina Aguilera – Fighter

No Doubt – Don’t Speak

Wave – Don’t Say Sarah

Chicago – Hard To Say I’m Sorry

Blu Cantrell – Hit ‘Em Up Style

Linken Park – In The End

A little screaming never hurt. By the time you’re done singing this song in that smokey karaoke bar who knows, maybe you’ll have that ever so appealing scratchy voice.

Rihanna & Ne-Yo – Hate That I Love You

Breakups are sometimes a little more complicated than making a clean break. There’s residual feelings and all sorts of other emotional ties.

Lara Fabian – I Will Love Again

Focusing on the future can often help in the process.

Fugees – Killing Me Softly

The Fugees rendition or the original Roberta Flack are both easy to sing along to not to mention they’re the songs that’ll have everyone who’s with you singing along with you.

Craig David Ft Guru – Don’t Love You No More

Caught in a situation where the other person is in utter denial? It doesn’t get clearer than this.

4 P.M. – Sukiyaki

Natalie Imbruglia – Torn

Here’s the original:

The modified version is after the fold.

Completely traumatizing. Every time it comes on I have to flip the channel. Blech. Normally I’m supportive of fellow Canadians, but not in this case. Go back to doing different work.

Granted there are those people who are either busy texting or chatting on their phones that tend to drift.  I can’t understand how hard it is to maintain a straight line.  If you have that much trouble walking straight and talking, I’d really hate to see them try to multitask with anything else.

What really blows me away are the people who can’t seem to master walking straight when completely  sober and not preoccupied with anything else.

Please inform me, what causes this?

In a crowded city you can imagine how annoying this can be. Especially with everyone milling around like ants. By walking in zig zag patterns you’ll often see numerous people get thwarted in their attempts to get around people.

Do us all a favor and pay more attention to the lines you’re walking. Maybe we need to paint lanes on the sidewalks to keep people in line. Operate like you’re driving a car.

“Women would be amazed if they knew what men desire about them. Yes, of course, they want to see women naked and supine and melting, but male desire is far more readily stimulated by what the oblique glance discovers: the parted lips, the micron of eyelash which the mascara brush missed, the changing angle and shadow of cleavage, the bra-strap alternately displayed and covered up, the ripe-camembert plumpness at the edge of hips. There is, inside every adult man, a relentless Peeping Tom, a perennial 14-year-old boy, still amazed by the phenomenon of women on display, flagging their sexuality, their availability, with every square inch of visible flesh, clothing, make-up and curve.

We desire the personality that we discern in the walk, the clothes, the laugh… We look, and sigh, and wish to do certain things to her, first urgently, then luxuriantly, and keep doing it indefinitely; but we also hunger to have her do certain things to us, unimaginable though it may seem—we want her to want us. We don’t just want her surrender, like a slave captured in battle; we want her approbation, her adoration; we want to enchant her to desire us back. For, no matter how humble we feel before the dizzying fact of female beauty, men are just as narcissistic as women.”

- John Walsh

That about sums it up. Desire: What realy turns us on?

So here’s my question.  For the same reason why it’s suggested you don’t bring your bike on the train during rush hour, shouldn’t fat people be advised to stay off the train?

From the MTA regarding bikes:

Bicycles are permitted on Subway trains at all times. However, we strongly recommend that cyclists avoid boarding crowded rush hour trains. Be courteous to your fellow passengers by standing with your bike, moving it so others can pass, and not blocking doors

This could easily be applied to fat people simply by substituting the words “bicycle”, “cyclists” or “bike” with “fatties” or something to that affect.

Fatties are permitted on Subway trains at all times.  However, we strongly recommend that fatties avoid boarding crowded rush hour trains.  Be courteous  to your fellow passengers by standing with your fat, moving the folds so others can pass, and not blocking doors.

See simple right?

I’d also like to know why you must swing your arms in a circular and horizontal flapping motion, as if you’re like an overweight penguin trying to take flight. (This is especially prominent with verys short and obese people)

Please don’t tell me it is to help stabilize you as you walk. That’s a bunch of crock since you’ve got such a giant center mass anchoring you, your proportionately tiny flailing arms aren’t going to do anything.

By walking like this you are a total douche. You block the stairs with your slow pace and your wild arm movements prevent anyone from circumnavigating you.  If Columbus tried to sail around your waistline he’d get stuck in your ass crack and proclaim it India.

You already move at a snails pace, there’s no need to hold up everyone else. Either stay off the train during rush hour, or do us all a favor and get the hell out of the way. You’re almost worse than a tourist on the sidewalk snapping photos.  Don’t even get me started on tourist fatties.

Don’t act surprised when you get the dirty stare by the guy sitting next to you in the morning when your fat spills over the 1.5 seats you’re already occupying to repeatedly suffocate him with each jolt of the train.

Stop eating all those burgers, maybe start walking over a few stations more before hopping on the train and eventually you’ll have brought your weight back in line with the average subway rider.   It’s pathetic when a subway car’s bench seating that normally fits 4 comfortably can now only hold you and a small child.

Seriously MTA, you should be like the Airlines that make fatties buy an extra fare for the extra seat.  You raised the price for everyone, how about you charge the fat people extra for the extra room they take up.  That has to be at least 2 less riders on the train/in the system.  The money you’ll make will help plug your budget deficit.

I suppose the following amazingly cool dog feats I’ve found are probably due to their natural survival instinct, it is extremely contrasting to what we are used to seeing in our domesticated evironments.

Take a look at this dog saving another dog that’s been hit by a car!

Then there’s these smart Russian dogs that take the subway into the city every day in search of food from humans.  How they go about adapting to their environments is amazing!

Check them out at English Russia.

Meme details after the jump:

Orignated on Facebook.

1 – Go to “wikipedia.” Hit “random… Read More… Read More”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 – Go to “Random quotations”
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 – Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 – Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

5 – Post it to FB with this text in the “caption” and TAG the friends you want to join in. (you can untag yourself if you don’t want this photo up)

Note: I’d also feel free to hit those links a few times to get stuff that will have the best impact. Rules were made to be broken! Or just follow the directions to the letter if you want. Fun!