November 27, 2013

      I wouldn't object to being conscious
      during brain surgery, as long as
      someone told me where to cut.


Top of the Heap:  50 Things That Make Us Thankful to Live in LA (Thanks, Erin!)
     http://alturl.com/akyji

Related: 30 Things You're Only Afraid Of If You Live In LA (Thanks again, Erin!)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/kristinchirico/things-youre-only-afraid-of-if-you-live-in-los-angeles

This could be interesting - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Responses (aka "brain orgasms")
     http://alturl.com/87i2w

Wedding Planning: Expectations vs. Reality
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/monicasandler/wedding-planning-expectations-vs-reality

Graffiti you'll only find in Canada
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/graffiti-youll-only-find-in-canada

Time-lapse map of every nuclear explosion ever on Earth
     http://memolition.com/2013/10/16/time-lapse-map-of-every-nuclear-explosion-ever-on-earth/

Health Care Apps That Doctors Use
     http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303376904579137683810827104

Putting together a relatively low-cost emergency survival toolkit
     http://alturl.com/jvdb3

This year's National Geographic Photo Contest (Thanks, Billy!)
     http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2013/100629/

A KFC-scented candle.  Mmmmm, chicken...
      http://alturl.com/wv7s4

Dr. Phil's Personality Test (I got a 54)
     http://www.slideshare.net/javachai/dr-phil-test-1

100 Amazing Things You Never Knew About Your Body
     http://altering-perspectives.com/2013/11/100-amazing-things-never-knew-body.html

21 Cooking Tips That Will Change Your Life
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/cooking-tips-that-will-change-your-life

The best grass prank, EVER
     http://imgur.com/a/U0TYY



TURKEY DAY LINKS

Top of the Heap (Thanksgiving edition):  22 Awesome Cooking Hacks for Thanksgiving
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/22-awesome-cooking-hacks-for-thanksgiving-32466/

Manly Ways to Prepare Turkey
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/20236/manly-ways-prepare-turkey

The 9 Types of People Who Show Up at Thanksgiving Dinner
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamellis/types-of-people-who-show-up-at-thanksgiving-dinner

Thanksgiving Flowcharts
      http://mentalfloss.com/article/13144/8-thanksgiving-flowcharts

25 Things You Might Not Know About Thanksgiving
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/25-things-you-might-not-know-about-thanksgiving-32652/

19 Hideous Thanksgiving Sweaters
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/19-hideous-thanksgiving-sweaters-32745/

Fun Thanksgiving Food Ideas
     http://inventorspot.com/articles/13-fun-ways-play-your-food-thanksgiving

Five OTHER Thanksgiving Holidays
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/20184/five-other-thanksgiving-holidays