Weekend Links: The First Meme

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Was Le Cochon Danseur (The Dancing Pig) the first meme? If you haven't seen it, you really must. I was lucky enough to see it on the big screen about a month ago, and it was so wholly terrifying. People from the past … not so different from us.
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The return of the "World’s Most Wonderfully Ridiculous Movie Computers."
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Rap coloring book. Does more need to be said?
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20 Interesting SkyMall Products. Interesting is one word for them … have you ever bought anything like these items?
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A misheard lyrics super-cut (light language warning). What are some of your misheard lyrics? For a long time I thought "pays my ticket when I speed" from the Grateful Dead's "Sugar Magnolia" was "feeds my chicken when I leave." When in doubt now I just sing phonetically ...
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This is an unexpected career jump: Keith Miller, a former college and pro football athlete, transitioned from playing football to singing opera as a bass-baritone.
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This list of "101 Books To Read This Summer Instead of '50 Shades of Grey'" goes well beyond summer, and I find its flowchart layout particularly lovely.
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Siberia's stunning Lena Delta, seen from space (link in honor of my late grandma Lena).
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A big thanks to everyone who sent in links this week - keep it up! Send your submissions to FlossyLinks@gmail.com