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Frenzied Waters Tells Me I Was Eaten By a Shark

2009-07-09T19:33:22Z

Friends, there are some strange events happening here in Gotham. Apparently I am dead. Eaten by a great white shark.

That is according to frenziedwaters.com.

Here's what happened:

I am dead...

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The Rosy Lipped Batfish

2009-07-09T17:12:16Z

I'm not sure why this interesting fish looks so glum. He's freaking cool. And he hasn't been altered by science. Those red lips are permanent. Hence the name Rosy Lipped Batfish. The lips aren't the only thing weird about old batty. It walks on it's fins which are modified to work like feet. As it walks/glides on the ocean floor, its dorsal fin is shaped like a single spiny projection to lure prey. It also has a lure on top of its head for an unknown purpose. A bat signal perhaps? I hope it's enough to keep the folks at Revlon away. You can find the rosy lipped Batfish in the waters around Costa Rica. But beware, they apparently hate globetrotting Austrailian snorkelers. ]]>
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Marrying Other Species

2009-07-09T16:59:50Z

Not that I watch Fox News -I don't have to, because all the funny stuff ends up on the internet. Apparently, Brian Kilmeade is trying to say that Swedes can't do research because they are inbred. The way it came out was "We keep marrying other species and other ethnics..." which is screwed up all the way around. You get the feeling he really wanted to say "races" but thought other words would be better. They weren't. Continue reading for a video of what interspecies marriage would look like. ]]>
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3 Chords & the Truth Episode Lucky #11

2009-07-09T13:03:45Z

Well, I don't really know what to tell you about this installation of 3 Chords & the Truth. Have you ever sat around with your pals and wondered aloud what in the hell is going on with a sex change? So have we. With the camera rolling.

Chastity/Chaz/Chuck/Chester Bono (Just covering my bases there, not sure what the proper nomenclature is) has already switched teams 20 years ago. Now she is changing sports. And genitalia. I don't get it. We discuss this news in an inappropriate and stupid manner.

By the way, I am submitting a trademark application for the phrase "junk swap." I coined that. Like Pat Riley and "three-peat." All uses of the phrase "junk swap" on t-shirts, bumper stickers, trucker hats or keychains will be putting coin in my pocket.

Thanks again to Baierman for coming out and helping with the madness. Want my t-shirt? Click here.

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Sacha Baron Cohen Talks Terrorists

2009-07-09T11:22:49Z

On Letterman the other night, Sacha Baron Cohen (as himself, not Bruno or Borat) talked about how he was able to interview a "real" terrorist for his new movie. And what it took to find him. ]]>
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Disaster Porn

2009-07-09T02:25:33Z

I have a feeling I've just seen all the good parts of 2012. The music really makes it! This was originally produced for io9. ]]>
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U2: Pollution

2009-07-09T01:54:13Z

I'm posting this story In the Name of Love and massive carbon footprint... Environmentalists and fans of Earth, you have a new enemy: U2. It has just been reported U2's latest world tour will not help Earth have a Beautiful Day. So Bono, Edge, Adam and the other guy, get ready for War. According to the folks at carbonfootprint.com, as U2 walk on their 100 date, 18 month world tour, their carbon footprint will equal the yearly output of 6,500 people. Blimey Gloria, call the Angel of Harlem! This will Bullet the Blue Sky!

"The carbon footprint generated by U2's 44 concerts this year is equal to carbon created by the four band members traveling the 34.125 million miles from Earth to Mars in a passenger plane."

Link That's Bad. Worse, the tour continues well after New Year's Day 2010 finishing around October of next year. Spew Carbon spew! Now much of the tour's carbon footprint won't coming via Mysterious Ways. It's from transporting the three 390-ton stages, using 3286.60 tons of CO2, with another 916.07 tons for extra equipment. Then pile on all the Electric Co. costs of power stadiums and arena's. Wow, out of control! I guess when Bono said last year that we all need to "become better at looking after our planet" he wasn't including his band in the mix. Now for the good news: If U2 want to offset their emissions they won't need a Miracle Drug. They'll just have to visit Van Diemen's Land, find One Tree Hill and plant over 20,000 more around it. Course One will be a start. Feel free to work a U2 song title into your comment. ]]>
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Cultured on the Subculture

2009-07-08T22:40:28Z

We are not cool. We don't loathe. We have savings accounts and ambitions. We try. We enjoy music that ventures into the Top 40. We love our parents. We cannot name all the members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

We are not hip.

This is the story of a man looked down upon. An outcast. A stranger in a strange land. Feared, questioned, and prejudiced against due to his lack of coolness. This is the story of a man who ventured somewhere dark and barely escaped with his madras shorts. ]]>
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When the World Crumbles

2009-07-08T15:25:16Z

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Politics

2009-07-08T15:15:04Z

Are you right for a career as a politician? Here's a handy guide. Via TooFar.TV]]>
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Nathan Sorry - A Graphic Novel by Evil Richard

2009-07-08T13:42:35Z

Evil Richard here. I know, I know, it's been a long time since I've posted anything. And I'm not sure when or if "Wednesday is New Comics Day" will be returning. (Free tip: Go pick up DC's Wednesday Comics book today) But, Scaramouch gave me permission to stop by and fill you in on what I've been up to. Especially since I got some exciting news about it last week. Nathan Sorry is an online graphic novel that I've been working on for a while now and is just starting to ramp up. It's about a guy named Nathan Sorry who should have been in the World Trade Center on 9/11 but instead disappears with a new identitiy and $20 million stolen through a Ponzi scheme. Two months later a guy named James Goode shows up in a small town in North Carolina and shakes up the lives of a few of its residents. Last week, Warren Ellis, writer of such famous comics as Transmetropolitan, Planetary and The Authority, mentioned Nathan Sorry on his website as a webcomic worth watching. Come check it out here. I'm working towards getting to a 1 page per week schedule as there's a lot more stuff to tell. Stolen and confused identities, online sex ads, an unsolved murder, cheating hearts and the War in Afghanistan all play a big part in the story to come.]]>
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United Breaks Guitars

2009-07-08T00:58:41Z

When a traveling band wants to complain about customer service, they might want to go through channels. A year later, there's nothing else to do but write a song about it. In case you're interested, there's a more detailed version of the story. ]]>
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New York City Sidewalk Rules

2009-07-07T22:46:18Z

Much as we did with our article on Hobo Decorum, we have compiled another list of rules for people to use in their everyday lives. Specifically if they live in New York. More specifically, if they are in my way and I'm trying to get somewhere. Today, and through a tremendous amount of research and beer, we give you rules for walking on the sidewalk in New York City.]]>
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Caption Competition

2009-07-07T18:19:06Z

This photo accompanied a Wired article about AK-47s, original by Flickr user Foxtongue. (Thanks, Brother Bill!) ]]>
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All Together Now

2009-07-07T15:17:39Z

Fun execution and interpretation of this Beatles song. Not really sure what it has to do with Budweiser but so what. ]]>
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And Steve Jobs new liver came from...

2009-07-07T02:30:13Z

Steve Jobs comes back to work last week and this week the former Matchbox 20 frontman freaking owns iTunes. Well there's got to be some strange explanation for these shenanigans. (And yeah, it is possible to donate part of your liver.) ]]>
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District 9

2009-07-07T00:57:06Z

I snapped this on the way to the subway this evening - a fantastic execution of guerilla street advertising for the upcoming District 9 movie (and you'll find a lot of great site experiences on that link) The location, the way it was painted, and the public information style - all just made me think this was exactly how this kind of stuff should be executed. Pitch perfect.

I saw the trailer at the weekend (before the godawful Transformers dreck) and it looks like the movie has been made with the same attention to detail. Really looking forward to it.

After the jump, I've embedded the original short film on which the movie is based.

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Jacko Already Haunting Neverland Ranch

2009-07-06T20:13:46Z

You could believe that if you are duped by this kind of nonsense. In just 3 days, this footage has been seen 2 million times. Wow. It's a ghost! Give me a break...

Where's my Proton pack? I better hop a jet and head to Neverland to bust this specter. This is too hot to handle, too cold to hold.

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Why Coming Home From Vacation Sucks

2009-07-06T18:26:52Z

A commute comparison. Last week vs this morning.]]>
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Move over Jesus. I spotted Michael!

2009-07-06T18:17:36Z

People have been spotting Jesus everywhere. In toast, false ceilings, The Egyptian Book of the Dead. But, with the death of Michael Jackson, a new trend may be starting. Get ready for a wave of "I spotted Michael ______." Here's the first: A family in Stockton Ohio claims an image of The King of Pop appeared on a tree stump in their front lawn. They hadn't noticed his image before. Neighbors gathered over the weekend to look at the image for themselves and wonder why Michael chose to appear as opposed to other recently killed celebrities, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon or Steve 'Air" McNair. Well it's simple really...

To Stockton, Michael Jackson meant more to us than Jesus, to some people. I think they're both about even.

Link Jackson once visited the city after a school shooting. Jesus never has. Yet. And now the race has started. Who will find the next image of Jackson and sell their story to a tabloid newspapers? We shall see. I knew this, if find Michael's image on the back of a NYC subway rat I'll report it here.]]>
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