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11 Videos Of Irresponsible Fireworks Use. It’s all fun and games until you see something like this in real life.
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Four things EVERYONE needs to know about sharks. Especially those who haven’t been in the water since Jaws premiered.
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24 Most Ridiculously Thought Out Storefront Signs. They may be victims of language differences, but they certainly will draw your attention.
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LEGO Acade. The stop-motion video recreates classic 80s video games using our favorite building blocks.
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A philosophy professor battles alcoholism with a variety of methods: rehab, psychotherapy, medication, and AA. So far, something is working for him. (via Metafilter)
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A list of red, white, and blue recipes for Independence Day. I can go for the cobbler or parfait, but the tricolored potato salad has me scratching my head.
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Putting the fun in funerals. If you could have any kind of funeral, what would it be like?
I could totally go with the tri-colored potato salad if I just used Peruvian blue potatoes and left the skins on regular red ones. Ta-dah! Red, white and blue and no dye.
posted by tea on 7-2-2009 at 5:33 am
Clancy Martin’s, the philosophy professor,diary was dated “9 July 2009″. Today is July 2.
posted by Annie on 7-2-2009 at 10:57 am