The Monsters of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, As Drawn By Children. (Via HTML Giant — and be sure to check out Jimmy Chen’s site index, which is one of the funniest things I’ve read in a long time.)
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Wisconsin man blasts TV with shotgun to protest Bristol Palin’s lackluster dance skills
Wisconsin man blasts TV with shotgun to protest Bristol Palin’s lackluster dance skills: “A 67-year-old man in rural Wisconsin grabbed his shotgun and blasted his TV after witnessing Bristol Palin’s dance performance on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ Everyone’s a critic. The shooting resulted in an all-night SWAT team standoff. (Submitterator, thanks theatrechik77)
I have no responsd for that
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain: “‘Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.'”
(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)
Adventures in Epithetymology
November 3, 2010 1:24 AM
Adventures in Epithetymology
Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship. In dry form it weighs a lot less, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a byproduct is methane gas. Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM! Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was discovered what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term “S.H.I.T.,” which meant to the sailors, “Ship High In Transit.”More:
• Origin of the F-Word
• History of “The Finger”
• The True Meaning of “Dork”
Adventures in Epithetymology originally appeared on About.com Urban Legends on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 at 08:24:11.
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