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The Twenty (Intentionally) Funniest Web Videos of 2007. If you produce a funnier video in December, it won’t be on this list.
The Annual Ten Worst Toys List. These may be hazardous, but they have a long way to go to rival Lawn Darts.
Seven Reasons Why I Use My Credit Card for Everything. “Because I don’t have any money” is not on the list.
The periodic table of elements on tarot cards. My past is gold, my future is oxygen, and my lovelife is carbon.
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Scientist: Edward Lorenz. From weatherman to chaos theorist.
I saw the link to Top Funniest Internet Videos on the blog of Amir (from the Prank Wars video) beingfamous.com. Prank Wars, along with his collegehumor.com column & jakeandamir.com videos, is HILARIOUS
posted by sd on 11-15-2007 at 8:49 am
That rubber band shooter looks awesome, though I don’t know what is wrong with using your fingers.
posted by Dusty on 11-15-2007 at 10:22 am
I totally had that “hip-hoppa” thingee when I was a kid but there was no rope attached to it that you held onto. Had no idea it was a “dangerous” toy….
posted by Mallory on 11-15-2007 at 12:27 pm
What’s with the worst toys list? I think they should all have the warning, “If you are a bad parent and let your child stab other people or swallow rocks then please don’t buy this.”
posted by Drew on 11-15-2007 at 12:34 pm
seriously I think many of the toys I had as a child would have made that list and I’m still here all body parts intact. Guess I’m just not dumb and really what is childhood without at least one trip to the emergency room?
posted by allison on 11-15-2007 at 4:00 pm
I love ‘bad’ toys…not because I want children to be hurt, but because we all had versions of these toys as kids - heck, we even had Lawn Darts and yet - we all seemed to survive into our 40’s…how’d we do that? oh yeah, common sense…
posted by donner on 11-15-2007 at 10:27 pm
i love that boron is the wheel of fortune!
posted by Becky on 11-16-2007 at 2:39 am