April 16, 2014

Website Wednesday
a subsidiary of Skip's House of Chaos

"From the Large Intestine of the Internets,
through the Sphincter of Electronic Mail..."

   What’s all this talk about adding Puerto Rico as

   our 51st State? It seems to me that our new goal

   number should be 53 States. A Prime Number.

   “One nation, indivisible…”

Top of the Heap:  An airline pre-flight briefing actually worth listening to (Thanks, Melody!)

Here's 1 Unexpectedly Awesome Reason to Be Proud Of Your Home State (Thanks, Uncle Mel)

The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now (Thanks, Michael)

This is National Library Week, so here are 10 Reasons Why Librarians are Awesome

20 Things You Might Not Have Known About Gone With the Wind

How the Muppets Created Generation X

The Origin of the Fork. And Table Manners

You might just catch a glimpse of your parents (or grandparents) in these Vintage Photos of Spring Breakers

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shakespeare

Related:  Shakespeare 3-Panel Web Comics  (contains spoilers)

In honor of my late Mom's birthday today: How to Insult People in Italian: the Goodfellas Edition

Curly of the Three Stooges - the Funniest Guy in the World

New Poll Shows Americans in Red States Want to Expand Medicare

A Dutch journalist staged an interview on a boat. Everything was going great until she fell in the water

Google Glassholes: High-Tech Visionaries or Fashion Victims?

Staples is about to bring 3-D Printing to the masses

The 6 Best Mobile Games You've Never Heard Of

Things That Will Make Your Home Extremely Awesome

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April 9, 2014

Website Wednesday
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"From the Large Intestine of the Internets,
through the Sphincter of Electronic Mail..."

                "Oh, I see you, you son of a bitch."
                    - Special Forces sniper in wartime,
                    - or me looking for pickles anywhere near my plate

Top of the Heap:  A few days late, but still on top - The Ultimate Game of Thrones Drinking Game (Thanks, Tally!)

Top of the Heap:  How to Raise Happy Kids, According to Science

New Super-Accurate Atomic Clock Unveiled (Thanks, Melody!)

Here's a twofer: the Most Interesting Place and the Most Popular Attraction in Your State

25 Things You Didn't Know About 2001: A Space Odyssey

In the same vein,,, 21 Things You Didn't Know About Raiders of the Lost Ark  (Actually, I *did* know a couple...)

How (and Why) to Fight Television's Cultural Amnesia

Quiz of the Week: How Well Do You Know Time Travel Movies?  (Better than me, apparently)

The Most Expensive Burgers, Pizza, and Hot Dogs in America

Got an extra $69K? Wanna buy the Monkeemobile?

This simple fix could virtually end smartphone theft

Hilarious Yahoo Answers. Who said there's no such thing as a stupid question?

Fat Chance: The War Between Butter and Margarine

The Five Biggest Disasters in the History of Marketing

Excerpts from The Awkward Human Survival Guide

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April 2, 2014

Website Wednesday
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"From the Large Intestine of the Internets,
through the Sphincter of Electronic Mail..."

                Parents don't seem to like it when
                you lean in close, gesture toward the
                child sitting in their grocery cart
                and whisper, "They sell those here?"

Top of the Heap:  15 Courses That Should Be Taught in College (or from their parents)

A Day Late: Pranklopedia - The funniest, grossest, craziest, non-mean pranks on the Internets.

George Clooney's Longest Practical Joke (Thanks, BFF!)

23 Unbelievable Places to Visit Before You Die (Thanks, Stogie!)

The Best Kept Secrets of Pilots and Flight Attendants

Stars That Were Banned From Saturday Night Live

9 Things Photographers Need to Know About Memory Cards

Game of the Week: How fast can you spot the misspelled word?

35 Odd Baseball Facts (That Are Too Strange To Be Made Up)

14 Web Toys to Fill Your Day

25 Things You Should Know About Life With a Toddler

Related: 20 Absolutely Genius Parenting Hacks

How Optical Illusions Trick Your Brain (the explanation of the first picture is worth the click)

22 Words That Have a Completely Different Meaning in Chicago

In this week's "No, DUH" department:  TSA agents steal from travelers

Suspicious "quotation marks"

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March 26, 2014

Website Wednesday
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"From the Large Intestine of the Internets,
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                    My dream job is to be a professional musician
                    in the "Jeopardy!" house band -- because
                    then I'd only have to learn that one song.

Top of the Heap:  Graph ratings of your favorite TV shows

Christian Conservatives Should Be Christians First and Conservatives Second (And all God's chillin' said, "Amen!")

After 68 years, this WW2 widow finally gets some closure  (Thanks, Susie!)

Dream Dome Home in Thailand (Thanks, Jimmy!)

9 Crazy-Looking Deep Sea Creatures

17 Everday Words You Just Might Be Mispronouncing... and Why You Need to Stop

The Popeye the Sailor Story

An Insane Fan Theory That Would Put "Frozen," "Tangled," and "The Little Mermaid" in the Same Universe

12 Chinese Travel Trips for Visiting America

NOW we're cooking! How to Upgrade Your Mac and Cheese

The Most Beautiful Animal You've Never Seen

Before and After Photos of Seattle's deadly mudslide last week (Thanks, Melody)

The signs are pointing to a power grab in the Westboro Baptist Church now that the Fred is dead

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March 19, 2014

Website Wednesday
a subsidiary of Skip's House of Chaos

"From the Large Intestine of the Internets,
through the Sphincter of Electronic Mail..."

                    If I have one complaint about being a man,
                    it's probably my inability to experience the
                    joys of child bearing. That, and women's suffrage.

Top of the Heap:  Four Terrifying Myths About Adulthood That Every Kid Believes

Check. This. Out.  A Life-sized elephant folded out of 1 piece of paper ... Duu-u-u-u-u-de!

Game of Thrones returns next month. To help get you ready, here's a 25-minute recap of Season Three

20 Cult Movies That Absolutely Everybody Must See

10 Books That Changed The World ... For Better or Worse

65 Songs That Will Never Be the Same For You. Ever again.

Left-Handed Facts and Statistics.  They forgot the one about how they had no souls.

How to Easily Bypass YouTube's Regional Filter

18 DIY Cooking Hacks

Senator Fights to Add .sucks As an Internet Domain. He's got my vote.

25 Things You Probably Don't Know About The Godfather

Scientists May Get Best View Yet of a Black Hole in Action

How many streets, towns, parks, schools, lakes, etc. have your name?

Four Neat Facts About the Big Bang That Will Make You Look Smart Without Understanding Any Physics

Okay, THIS looks interesting: Boosters for Orion Spacecraft’s First Flight Test Arrive at Port Canaveral  

10 Interesting Psychological Facts About Love

The Shocking Lie About Baby Carrots  (Thanks, Uncle Mel!)

An Uplifting Story: The History of the Bra

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