October 2010
At least they didn't blow it up first
A bomb squad was summoned to inspect a suspicious package left outside the Cocoa Beach, Florida Social Security office. Sometimes, bomb squads will detonate packages after clearing the area. Fortunately, they broke from that protocol this time:
The bomb squad quickly suited up and headed to the scene to defuse the situation. Once they arrived on scene, specialists found a box slightly stirring. There was no “tick-tock,” but a different familiar sound. Meow.
Boba Fett charged Jabba a hefty sum for that Carbonite encased Han Solo:…
Boba Fett charged Jabba a hefty sum for that Carbonite encased Han Solo: Boba’s Invoice (by Brock Davis)
lamas playing basketball Photoblog - Monks playing basketball
lamas playing basketball Photoblog - Monks playing basketball
Mama elephant kicks baby elephant. Baby elephant gets some good distance……
Mama elephant kicks baby elephant. Baby elephant gets some good distance… Elephant kicks baby elephant (via tubeyourgoods)
How they shot the opening story lines in Starwars (via Make: Online : How…
How they shot the opening story lines in Starwars (via Make: Online : How they shot the opening crawl in Empire Strikes Back)
Stowaway Croc Causes Plane to Crash
Yet one more reason not to allow crocodiles onto air planes.
A STOWAWAY crocodile on a flight over the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the flight to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew, reports said today.
Teens Send Incredible Numbers of Text Messages Each Month
New data just released from Nielsen show the average teenager sends 3,339 text messages each and every month. More impressive, the average teenage female sends over 4,000 messages on a monthly basis. (via Average Teenager Sends 3,339 SMS Messages Monthly, Average Teen Girl Sends 4,050 - Mobile Marketing Watch)
If that is the average, then it means there are teens sending out much more per month.
22words has a very cool collection of shadow sculptures, sculptural art done…
22words has a very cool collection of shadow sculptures, sculptural art done by casting a shadow on a wall. It’s incredible what these artists do with light and lines. Amazing shadow sculptures - 22 Words
The Economic Argument: via imgs.xkcd.com
The Economic Argument: via imgs.xkcd.com
Andy Warhol on Coca-Cola
What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.
Medicare Fraud Puts Insurance Profits in Perspective - By Mark Hemingway -…
Medicare loses seven times as much money in fraud every year than the combined profits of the 14 health insurance companies on the Fortune 500.
Boomerang kids: 85% of college graduates must move back home - Oct. 14, 2010
AIRPLANE, a melodrama! It’s just not the same without the jokes…
AIRPLANE, a melodrama! It’s just not the same without the jokes…
Generally, you wouldn’t want to stand that close to a volcano. Most…
Generally, you wouldn’t want to stand that close to a volcano. Most incredible volcano footage ever (via geoffmackley)
