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Why I hate the index finger - PMC

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2997957/
To me, index fingers portray a hideous personality reflecting conceit and pantywaist attitudes. In essence, they are smart-ass digits we can often do without. If I had to lose a finger and had my choice, I would choose first my nondominant hand index ray and next the other index. I find index digits easy to hate and sometimes hard to love.
#anatomy #fingers #medicine #science #wtf
archive.org #29864

Grimes (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes_(musician)
In 2009, Boucher and her then-boyfriend from Tennessee constructed a 20-foot houseboat, named the "Velvet Glove Cast in Iron", with the intention to sail it down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans. The cargo included chickens, a typewriter, 20 pounds of potatoes and a gifted copy of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. However, the chickens caught eastern equine encephalitis virus and perished soon into the trip. Boucher and her companion adopted the names "Varuschka" and "Zelda Xox" for the trip.[14] Due to engine trouble and subsequent harassment from the Minnesota police, the journey was cut short and the houseboat and chickens were impounded.[14] Their diet consisted mainly of potatoes.[15]
#grimes #imported:pinboard #music #odd #to:fb #wtf
archive.org #22618

Obvious Winner - So Easy To See The Awesomeness - ow - Fleshlipad: The FleshLight Holder iPad Case Concept of Digital Bliss

http://www.obviouswinner.com/obvwin/2012/1/20/fleshlipad-the-fleshlight-holder-ipad-case-concept-of-digita.html
Most apple fanboys out there would LOVE to stick their peenors into their precious ipads. Seriously, they would. Well this is a concept for the fleshlipad holder which would take your overused fleshlight and turn it into a high tech instrument of digital fap fap fappery.
#fleshlight #ipad #odd #wtf
archive.org #20483

From the Mailbag | Regretsy

http://www.regretsy.com/2012/01/03/from-the-mailbag-27
I am now out a violin that made it through WWII as well as $2500. This is of course, upsetting. But my main goal in writing to you is to prevent PayPal from ordering the destruction of violins and other antiquities that they know nothing about. It is beyond me why PayPal simply didn’t have the violin returned to me.
#paypal #violins #wtf
archive.org #20366

Walmart Heirs Worth Same Amount As Bottom 30 Percent Of Americans In 2007: Analysis

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/walmart-heirs_n_1137492.html?comm_ref=false&ref=fb&src=sp#sb=2466791,b=facebook
The six children of Walmart's founders, Sam and James "Bud" Walton, had the same net worth in 2007 as the entire bottom 30 percent of American earners, according to an analysis from Sylvia Allegretto, a labor economist at University of California-Berkeley's Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics.
#economy #politics #walmart #wealthinequality #wtf
archive.org #20187

Dumbest War Ever Erupts Over Which State Looks Most Like a Mitten

http://gawker.com/5866161/dumbest-war-ever-erupts-over-which-state-looks-most-like-a-mitten
That image (above, left) has become the centerpiece of Travel Wisconsin's website and Facebook page. Michigan is (justifiably) pissed off, as they have long compared their state to a mitten, and feel Wisconsin is just flagrantly stealing their mitten-shaped-state shtick! A website called Awesome Mitten first noticed and tweeted their outrage to their followers, and an all-out social media war has ensued.
#michigan #mitten #wisconsin #wtf
archive.org #20179

The Silver Bear Cafe

http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/10.11/gaoaudit.html
$16,000,000,000,000.00 had been secretly given out to US banks and corporations and foreign banks everywhere from France to Scotland. From the period between December 2007 and June 2010, the Federal Reserve had secretly bailed out many of the world’s banks, corporations, and governments. The Federal Reserve likes to refer to these secret bailouts as an all-inclusive loan program, but virtually none of the money has been returned and it was loaned out at 0% interest. Why the Federal Reserve had never been public about this or even informed the United States Congress about the $16 trillion dollar bailout is obvious - the American public would have been outraged to find out that the Federal Reserve bailed out foreign banks while Americans were struggling to find jobs.
#bailouts #economy #government #politics #wtf
archive.org #19781

Lying on the Internet could soon be a federal crime

http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/lying-on-the-internet-could-soon-be-a-federal-crime
The US Department of Justice wants to make it a federal crime to violate the “terms of service” of any website, reports Declan McCullagh at CNet. According to this interpretation, breaching the terms of service of websites — which can be done by simply using a fake name on Facebook, lying about your weight on a dating site, or using Google if you’re under the age of 18 — could make you a criminal.
#crime #internet #law #wtf
archive.org #19732

Robotic bear pillow stops your snoring by gently mauling your face (video) -- Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/16/robotic-bear-pillow-stops-your-snoring-by-gently-mauling-your-fa
Looking to stop snoring? What you need is Jusui-Kun, a robot bear that paws your face while you're sleeping. Okay, it's more of a "gentle tickling," according to the bear's creators. The key is to get the snorer sleeping on the pillow to move his or her head from side to side. Jusui-Kun has a built-in mic to detect the sleeper's snoring, while an equally cuddly hand monitor detects blood oxygen levels, letting the bear know when to issue one of its loving face swipes. Video after the break. What could go wrong?
#apnea #bears #sleep #toys #wtf
archive.org #19730

NBCs mid-season schedule benches Community, kills Prime Suspect, brings back 30 Rock - HitFix.com

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/nbcs-mid-season-schedule-benches-community-kills-prime-suspect-brings-back-30-rock
"Community" is a mess ratings-wise, but it's one of NBC's few shows that still draws largely unabashed love from critics (and from its shrinking but passionate group of fans). Pulling it off the schedule temporarily given the ratings is understandable; pulling it off the schedule while leaving "Whitney" on is not. Either show is going to do the same pathetic numbers on Wednesdays at 8 - away from its "Office" cocoon, "Whitney" could easily do worse than "Community" would - and one move at least buys continued goodwill from the press and viewers, whereas there's no one outside the immediate families of Whitney Cummings and Chris D'Elia who will be happy that show continues to air, week after week.
#comedy #community #entertainment #nbc #tv #whitney #wtf
archive.org #19688

The Pirate Bay Trademark Handed To Alcohol Entrepreneur | TorrentFreak

http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-trademark-handed-to-alcohol-entrepreneur-111110
A Sweden-based alcohol entrepreneur has successfully obtained the trademark “The Pirate Bay”. Colin Scragg, who made to complaints to police over share dealings at his former company earlier this year, had faced opposition at the Patents and Trademarks Office, but now the decision has swung in his favor.
#booze #piratebay #tech #wtf
archive.org #19638

Anne Rice picks a fight with Stephenie Meyer: "Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle"

http://io9.com/5855615/anne-rice-picks-a-fight-with-stephenie-meyer-lestat-and-louie-feel-sorry-for-vampires-that-sparkle
Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun. They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high school over and over again in a small town —— anymore than they would hurt the physically disabled or the mentally challenged. My vampires possess gravitas. They can afford to be merciful.
#annerice #funny #twilight #vampires #wtf
archive.org #19328

Snow Leopard broke Control and Caps Lock swapping

http://troyandgay.com/blog/2009/08/30/snow-leopard-broke-control-and-caps-lock-swapping
"The problem turned out to be related to the wireless USB hub for Logitech’s MX Revolution (and others?) mouse. If you unplug it before you change the Modifier Keys the changes do take effect. You can then plug the Logitech USB dongle back in and everything works fine. I tried every combination of plugging my keyboard into my computer but the Logitech dongle was plugged into the back of my display so I didn’t think to try it. Michael Richardson figured it out."
#drivers #logitech #mac #macosx #osx #wtf
archive.org #12687

Whither Eucalyptus? - Jamie’s Web Log

http://www.blog.montgomerie.net/whither-eucalyptus
"If you’re wondering why Eucalyptus is not yet available, it’s currently in the state of being ‘rejected’ for distribution on the iPhone App Store. This is due to the fact that it’s possible, after explicitly searching for them, to find, download from the Internet, and then read texts that Apple deems ‘objectionable’. The example they have given me is a Victorian text-only translation of the Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. "
#apple #appstore #censorship #iphone #kamasutra #wtf
archive.org #12243

Amazon.com: Playmobil Security Check Point: Toys & Games

http://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-3172-Security-Check-Point/dp/B0002CYTL2/lewrockwell
"The woman traveler stops by the security checkpoint. After placing her luggage on the screening machine, the airport employee checks her baggage. The traveler hands her spare change and watch to the security guard and proceeds through the metal detector. With no time to spare, she picks up her luggage and hurries to board her flight! "
#checkpoint #playmobil #security #toys #wtf
archive.org #11779

Natural Harvest - A Collection of Semen-Based Recipes by Fotie Photenhauer (Book) in Cooking

http://www.lulu.com/content/4956212
"Once you overcome any initial hesitation, you will be surprised to learn how wonderful semen is in the kitchen. Semen is an exciting ingredient that can give every dish you make an interesting twist. If you are a passionate cook and are not afraid to experiment with new ingredients - you will love this cook book!"
#books #cooking #donotwant #food #humor #semen #wtf
archive.org #11684

girl takes world's longest shit at the cranbrook academy of art

http://intermaweb.net/index.php/2005/10/29/world-record-4-peristaltic-action
"In February 1995, working in conjunction with nutritionists at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, I adopted a super fiber-rich diet which allowed me to successfully produce a single extruded excrement the exact length of my colon: 26 feet. I documented the extrusion at the Cranbrook-Kingswood High School Bowling Alley, Bloomfield Hills, MI, which offered a length of floor suitable for the process and measuring the results. The cathartic diet was supplemented by a high intake of Metamucil fiber substance. The weeklong endurance prior to the event was ensured by the employment of a plug specifically designed to curtail any premature excretions."
#art #colon #cranbrook #culture #detroit #disturbing #funny #michigan #poop #via:jm3 #wtf
archive.org #11598