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Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Sep 28 20:24:55
"covid is really making their practices seem stupid"

Drinking from a shared cup in church has always been a bit filthy, so maybe COVID will finally get them on board for cleanliness ;p

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Okay, looks like beavers can be pets too?:
http://imgur.com/gallery/BLsJlRy
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Sep 28 20:41:09
Iguana doing motion capture footage for the next Godzilla movie ;)
http://imgur.com/gallery/EkO3wsq
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Sep 29 23:28:47
i admire this guy's confidence in his system
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=Cfsiu_1601390128

but maybe it had worked to fill it up as full as it was :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Sep 30 13:33:50
can anyone explain this? :p
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=kBQs6_1601419891
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Oct 01 05:29:59
Aww, it cut out just before traffic inevitably got enraged by his carts blocking the road ;D
And definitely a crack situation :D

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Another video of someone making kitty cat faces out of wool felt:
[Wakuneco, July 1st, 2020]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvdsqo_87o
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 01 12:26:35
definitely lots of talent... too much talent... looks like you killed & mounted a cat :p
i wouldn't want one
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 01 22:51:33
gross video
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CPC3p_1601517544
but that had to have felt good for the elephant :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 02 02:08:15
sea lion scooped up by whale
http://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1311911306639953920
was likely unharmed

if only sea lions had selfie & social media technology, (s)he'd get so many likes
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 02 02:17:53
...the whale too for that matter
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 02 16:44:44
squirrel appropriating American culture
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=kUPRu_1601566941
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Oct 03 16:10:23
person hit by falling object
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=OJK1_1601679504
happening far away makes it funny somehow... like a Monty Python bit
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 04 21:37:30
D:
That was random. This was an obligatory comment from a LL user: "That's some final destination shit right there."

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"squirrel appropriating American culture"

I do like the comical/sad reality of seeing wild animals get diabetes from human foods ;D

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In Internet Zeitgeist news, George Takei apparently wanted to be relevant for gay issues again, so following the Trump/Biden debate he started (or was one of the starters of —) a #ProudBoys hashtag-hijacking designed to drown out the message of the Proud Boys organization by using the hashtag to promote gay issues. People have been asking in Imgur comments if the Proud Boys care or if the Proud Boys have shown anti-gay bias. The leader says, "[No]":
http://i.imgur.com/vXCj8rg.png
..but because that breaks the flowchart rules of trolling effectiveness¹ (here, that the Proud Boys don't even care, so the trolling makes no difference), my simply posting that article got me quite a few downvotes :D

Apparently the evidence that the Proud Boys represent a hate group is flimsy. It basically just amounts to "[White supremacists showed up at events where they were present, and some of their members *might* be white supremacists]." So the motives of this particular hashtag don't really have a strong attachment to reality.

¹ Trolling flowchart (I can't find the picture, but it goes something like this):
• Do they know you're trolling? ➤ No ➤ Keep trolling
• Do they know you're trolling? ➤ Yes ➤ Are they mad? ➤ Yes ➤ Keep trolling
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 04 21:37:34
There have already been a lot of variations of the "[cruising while drinking and listening to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams"]" meme, but this one was good :)
http://imgur.com/gallery/662h0mk
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Oct 05 00:18:36
London (CNN) — Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers.

The foul-mouthed birds were split up after they launched a number of different expletives at visitors and staff just days after being donated to Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in eastern England.

"It just went ballistic, they were all swearing," the venue's chief executive Steve Nichols told CNN Travel on Tuesday. "We were a little concerned about the children."

"I get called a fat t**t every time I walk past," Nichols complained.

The African grey parrots -- named Eric, Jade, Elsie, Tyson and Billy -- were given to the park from five different owners within the same week, and shared a quarantining facility together before being placed on display.

But staff immediately noticed that the birds shared a propensity to fly off the handle.
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"They literally, within a very short period of time, starting swearing at each other," Nichols said. "'F**k off' is the most common one," he explained -- "it's a very easy one for them to learn" -- but the birds would utter "anything you can think of."

Most customers enjoyed the talent once the parrots were displayed. "The visitors were giving them as much back as what they were giving to them," Nichols said.

But concern for younger customers forced staff to split up the birds and temporarily remove them from the park's public areas. Staff now hope the birds' language will become more family-friendly now that they have been separated.

http://edi...-park-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 05 06:52:51
lol, let them fucking swear and let the kids say that they learned it from birds ;D

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"Report: This Article Successfully Pads Out Content Quota"
[Onion: News in Brief; October 2nd, 2020]
http://www...ds-out-content-quot-1845184363
"CHICAGO—According to a new report released Friday, this article, the one you are currently reading, has successfully padded out The Onion’s daily content quota and is expected to help generate the minimum level of web traffic necessary to keep the publication financially viable. “All indicators suggest this article will fulfill its purpose as a piece of filler content written with the express purpose of meeting the day’s minimum publishing requirements,” the report read in part, adding that the article is completely devoid of editorial value, contributes nothing to the public discourse, and serves no purpose beyond increasing ad impressions on the website. “While this won’t be The Onion’s highest-performing article of the day, it should nonetheless boost the click-through rate and, by doing so, keep the lights on a bit longer. Media-focused articles such as this have a niche audience, but with the addition of SEO keywords like “late capitalism,” “Harry and Meghan,” and “TikTok challenge,” it should deliver numbers just high enough to justify its existence.” The report concluded by noting that the bottom of the barrel has now been scraped, there are no stories prepared for tomorrow, and it might be best to start the morning off with a slideshow of past favorites."
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 05 06:52:59
That article reminds me of an older Onion video..
"Blood-Drenched, Berserk CEO Demands More Web Videos"
[Onion; July 23rd, 2020]
http://www...nds-more-web-videos-1819595264
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 05 20:35:18
LOL! YAY!!! Eric Andre season 5 was announced :D :D

"The Eric Andre Show | October 25 @ Midnight | adult swim"
[Adult Swim; September 30th, 2020]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaNlQE5wbNU
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Oct 06 04:23:45
youtube recommends his links to me because of your posts (& me clicking them) :p

and recommended this rodent of unusual size
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCwcJsBYL3o
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Oct 06 15:33:10
Baldurs Gate 3 is available on Steam as early access... for $60...

plenty of games like that have come along, so not sure if it offers anything particularly notable, but interesting seeing the name after so many years :p

it's got lots of cutscene shit as sample videos... i can't stand those! the still frames suggest no revolutionary changes in format (like with Fallout 2 to Fallout 3)

i'll consider it when under $25 :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Oct 07 00:12:54
Steam needs a haggle option...
Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Oct 07 08:14:47
The gameplay for Baldurs Gate 3 does make it look nice:
[Fextralife; October 6th, 2020]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f20zCpvjHs
Not sure I like the D&D and turn-based mechanics, but they clearly did some artistic work. That reminds me that Diablo IV had a quarterly update that I forgot to post in the other thread! :D
Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Oct 07 08:36:11
Nice tornado:
http://imgur.com/gallery/ed4DAJM
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Oct 07 15:09:24
'Raft' has a big update tomorrow that they've been hyping if anyone's playing that (the game where you float around being harassed by a shark & seagulls :p)

one tip: don't leave your sail up if not going somewhere specific (you will leave the debris stream... lowering sail solves it, don't have to sail back anywhere)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Oct 07 15:09:48

Mr Bean taken by terrorists:
http://ich.../jpg/_80775331_025725730-1.jpg

(actually it's some greek neo-nazi party leader being arrested, so i guess the terrorists are cops... the photo wasn't well captioned so not positive)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 08 13:36:43
A Chicago woman was arrested after she allegedly chased and tried to hit several police officers with her car because they were pulling over someone she knew, officials said Thursday.

Dawn Moore, 30, was charged on Wednesday evening with nine felonies after her run-in with police hours earlier, the Chicago Police Department said in a press release. Moore, a Chicago resident, allegedly interrupted a police stop on South State Street shortly before 11 a.m., when she pulled up in her 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon SUV.

According to police, a woman, later identified as Moore, “pulled up and told officers that the man they had pulled over was someone she knew and she demanded the officers to let him go.”

Police told Moore to leave the area “because she was obstructing traffic,” authorities said.

She responded by crashing her SUV into one of the police cars at the scene, allegedly sideswiping the vehicle and then trying to “run over an officer,” police said.

“The female driver then made a U-turn in the middle of the street and struck another police vehicle in which an officer was exiting,” officials said. She then fled the area.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-woman-chased-struck-police

i'm surprised that didn't work out
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Oct 09 06:17:03
D:
That's... a practical approach ;D XD

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"'Raft' has a big update tomorrow that they've been hyping if anyone's playing that (the game where you float around being harassed by a shark & seagulls :p)"

Ohhhhhh I hope "Let's Game It Out" starts working on something for that :D :D :D

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The Onion found a novel angle on recent Trump news :D

(see the picture at the link; very fun)
"Trump Prepares For Next Debate With Help Of Dexamethasone-Induced Hallucinations"
[Onion, Politics; October 8th, 2020]
http://pol...help-of-dexamethaso-1845313484
"WASHINGTON—In an effort to be as rehearsed as possible for the rescheduled rematch against Joe Biden, President Donald Trump was reportedly hard at work preparing for his next debate Thursday with the help of a team of Dexamethasone-induced hallucinations. “Biden is definitely going to hammer you for being so big and strong and smart, so be prepared to seize the spotlight,” said the floating head of Herman Caine, joining a phantasmagorian Kermit The Frog, Richard Nixon, and dozens of other faces flashing through the president’s brain to urge Trump to get on the offensive as soon as the debate stage stopped spinning and materialized from the darkness. “Remember, the vice president is going to try and distract you by bursting open into a thousand bats or becoming a giant and swallowing you whole, so be sure to have a pithy response on how to keep our cities safe. And whatever you do, try not to let the flesh melt off your body until you’re only a skeleton like you did during the last practice session, as this could be looked upon as a sign of weakness.” At press time, the debate prep had been halted after Trump became furious over conflicting advice from a snake-covered George Washington and himself as a two-year-old."
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Oct 09 06:20:57
"The Fish Dance"
(cat responds to fish on screen)
http://imgur.com/gallery/69vce8w
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 09 13:40:25
some so-so video of that bad idea jeans lady above

impacts @ 0:32 (including guy falling out), 1:06, & 1:17
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CsvHf_1602198051

probably could've justifiably shot her if they wanted to, so black life saved!
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 11 16:02:50
this should probably be an album cover:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9wH93_1602374432
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 11 21:09:21
Maybe named.. "For Love of the Rose", or something more obvious like, "The Snake and the Rose", or maybe, "Satan's Reconciliation"? We'll talk to the producers and work on it ;D

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"probably could've justifiably shot her if they wanted to, so black life saved!"

Yikes, yeah D: ... any of those movements with a car towards others can be considered lethal force, so police were actually being restrained here. She'll be in jail for a very long time..

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Quokka watches juggler:
http://imgur.com/gallery/Wckueif
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 11 23:19:20
such tiny hands :p

i was googling more quokka images, & all good, but particularly notable one:

http://www...1425788188704.adapt.1900.1.jpg
...seems kinda familiar, may have seen before :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Oct 12 15:26:06
try to figure out who stole the package
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=krUd8_1602460777

can't be done

(could be staged, but i choose to believe real... & that the red shirt kid is the Trump kid from that native american standoff)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Oct 12 18:45:45
new fashion
http://pbs...XgAAv4U9?format=jpg&name=large

the orange was a terrible color choice...

available at utwpods.com
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 12 22:45:25
Good to see that we're giving the next generation a few bad trends to look at and laugh about .. like commercials from the '50s for products that never took off ;p

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"try to figure out who stole the package"
lol... I *really* hope that was staged... the amount of judgment errors otherwise... wow.. :D

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Exceptional kitten roar:
http://imgur.com/gallery/hDZL4Dw
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 12 23:06:35
Someone in the comments already pointed out that this bee emerging from its little nest looks like it was in a "dolmas" dish (stuffed grape leaves):
http://imgur.com/gallery/UcdOSX7
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Oct 13 05:10:00
Driving onto a bridge and jumping off the roof of a moving bus with a parachute:
http://imgur.com/gallery/21jWsPl
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Oct 13 14:31:14
that looked unsafe


guy comes upon family of mountain lions... & is then escorted out of the area
(some intimidation stuff at 2:50... i didn't watch all 6 mins)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pg2CDCm34w&feature=emb_logo
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Oct 14 12:36:14
"SCARY-GOOD DECORATIONS: One family’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’-themed Halloween decorations are SO lifelike, passers-by are calling 911!"
http://twitter.com/abcWNN/status/1315939518466449408

does look real & i don't associate house fires w/ halloween decorations so i can see the issue :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Oct 14 16:21:40
Surprise Motherfucker
http://twitter.com/SHO_Dexter/status/1316468804378079234
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 15 00:05:43
the impossible achieved
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uk4Br_1602589338

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 15 02:13:04
fish scarer

http://twitter.com/Poland_MOD/status/1316282610071592960

best view at the end imo
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Oct 15 09:00:41
Many fishies died to bring us this dope explosion :')

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"SCARY-GOOD DECORATIONS"

[Anchor]: "In *California* they're doing this!?"
lol... That just makes it topical ;D
Really good decorations though, yeah, wow. Also a prime target for *real* arson >:D
;p

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"Surprise Motherfucker"

OMGs!!!! Realies????? :D :D :D
Will he just be killing people in .. [Alaska?]? I hope the writers have had time to get back to their season 4 selves ;p

That reminds me that Showtime exists and that I never watched the final season of Homeland... Looks like Hulu will finally upload it on October 26th.

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"the impossible achieved"

D:
..I expected the title to be fake and for there to be some kind of massive accident after the first couple of attempts :D

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Kitty can hand-le it:
http://imgur.com/gallery/GffOTt5
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 15 15:58:07
maybe Dexter will avenge Herman Cain

i look forward to the return despite some weak seasons at the end... too bad it's on Showtime, not sure how that channel survives
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Oct 16 06:09:17
Yeah, Showtime doesn't have a lot of good original programming. They also have only very slowly been getting on board with full streaming... They have a presence on Hulu, but it still doesn't include new releases — just back catalogue. By October 26th, it will have taken them 6 months to finally release Homeland season 8 on Hulu. They didn't even allow direct sales of it on iTunes. You probably remember me complaining about them with Dexter too: I was willing to pay for the season pass of Dexter on iTunes, but they wouldn't release it until months after the season completed. That would [allegedly] have been a tough wait :p

They apparently have more options on Amazon Prime. Homeland season 8 is already available there via a Showtime add-on. If they release Dexter episodes as they air, I'd probably get a temporary subscription..

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heckin' chonk
(*very* fat cat)
http://imgur.com/gallery/LqtWLQF
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Oct 16 22:38:49
Imgurian makes a device that sprays him with "blood" (food coloring) every time he takes damage in Dark Souls:
http://imgur.com/gallery/xDI7XOo
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 16 23:07:50
"why did i think this was a fucking good idea"

i had that thought from the start :p

maybe he can convert to porn use & make money
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 16 23:12:56
A Wichita man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to kidnap and kill Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple over frustrations with the city’s mask ordinance, the mayor and police said Friday afternoon.

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The apparent motive was the suspect’s opposition to “masks and tyranny,” Whipple said.

“He said he was going to kidnap me and slash my throat and he needed my address because I needed to see the hangman — me and everyone who, something about tyranny,” Whipple said.
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http://www...vernment/article246513655.html
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Oct 17 12:19:41
very failed effort to fix the ice
http://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1317439717974011905

good composure in driving back to the exit... unless it set more stuff on fire... & did more damage than just dealing w/ it in the rink
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Oct 17 14:41:00
Lets Game It Out -did- do another video for the Raft update (it's semi-spoilerly on some stuff if intending to play)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yYsmzeVHaM

20:20 the best achievement :p

also, at 23:30, if i didn't know this guy's craziness, i would doubt he punched in 4000 codes, but this guy probably did :p


(also, i'd like to note you can make a permanent anchor, don't need to keep doing the rock bucket... and well, a number of things he was doing were sub-par & not entirely accurate :p)
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Oct 17 21:37:52
lol@ending
"I'm gonna take a quick power nap before filling this whole place with zip lines"

And yeah I *hope* he didn't really just sit there punching in codes, but... maybe? D:
:D

He made a good effort to mix things up from last time. He seemed to *want* to make a giant line of material gatherers again, but he kept things fairly compact :)

His anchor use was at least better than last time where he built the raft into a hook around island rocks :D

Left me wanting moar! Might have to go into his older videos again :)

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kitty offers angry interview:
http://imgur.com/gallery/kWxytE2
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 18 07:46:33
fat cat barely tolerant of kid's amateurish petting:
http://imgur.com/gallery/ejjpwtl
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 18 14:01:02
i'm sensing some history there :p too hard of petting in the past
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 18 14:59:14
fluffball enjoying some petting
http://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1317914797661454340
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 18 22:01:05
Aww :D
That reminds me.. I very rarely favorite dogs (I'll upvote cute dogs but not *favorite*), but this one was an easy favorite :D
"My favorite old man was relaxed today"
http://imgur.com/gallery/SFBZVDt
(the title sounds somewhat like the dog was put to sleep via euthanasia, but the OP confirms that the dog lives!)
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 18 22:05:28
"i'm sensing some history there :p too hard of petting in the past"

Yeah :D ... children petting cats remind me of raccoons trying to pet cats... they get the general motion, but they kind of pull on the hair instead of running through it at the optimal pressure :)
btw.. my former roommate's cat really loved the texture of the "Wet Brush".. it could get all the way through the soft fur of the cheeks without pulling on the hair.

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I'll say that *my* keyboard is always clean, but I've had to clean shared keyboards.. so this rings true ;D
http://imgur.com/gallery/DUOzMkw
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Oct 19 13:28:35
mine do collect a suspicious amount of crumbs & hairs...

my preferred method of cleaning is that middle hook piece in fingernail clippers, dragging that between the rows of keys

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'Generous man donates to McDonald's'
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=GeJk_1603063893
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Oct 19 21:47:40
"Today was the Eagles' first game with fans in the stands this season, so naturally a fight broke out against some Ravens supporters"
http://twi...log/status/1317968532475383808
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Oct 20 01:36:38
Only animals support the Ravens, so this seems justified ;)

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"'Generous man donates to McDonald's'"

So kind! :')
Workers really need that right now. I hope more heroes like him can reach into windows and make a difference!

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random cute cat:
http://imgur.com/gallery/OK9bEmF
hood
Member
Tue Oct 20 14:00:19
"random cute cat:"

I thought it was Batman's latest nemesis, the daughter of cat woman and two-face, Mimzy Dent. With some appropriately witty villain handle, like Broken Mirror.
Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Oct 21 05:55:09
That seems to fit very nicely! She'd fit well into that "Gotham" color scheme :D

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Doctors recommend this one simple trick!
http://imgur.com/gallery/oZ1Zup1
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Oct 22 06:17:45
YouTube keeps giving me clips of "The Adjustment Bureau", and I just keep clicking them. Such great chemistry in that movie ❤

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Daily Dose that starts with a bear so fat that I thought it was people in a suit:
[From October 19th, 2020]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMpB9mNmPuQ
The computer-generated face web-page also seems neat. Could be useful for people animating new characters.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 22 13:05:41
bull taking advantage of its status in India
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=aa8hd_1603354869

no sense of shame...
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 22 18:23:39
there's been a fair # of videos of people stealing Trump signs... well here's what a person who steals a Biden sign looks like
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=LEZf_1603309370
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Oct 23 05:41:47
Is that like.. his protest both of Biden and of wearing disguises? ;)

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Good to see people helping in that India clip, but now I'm curious how far they go to not interfere with grazing animals :D

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For this, the source video given at the link has better video quality, but it's in Russian, so... anyways..
(Another one of those RPG in real life videos where the NPCs act clumsily)
http://imgur.com/gallery/q4vgA3r
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Oct 23 06:34:35
"Uruk-hai With Normal Voices"
[Burt Bot; November 7th, 2019]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9AJeakCa6w
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 23 21:30:53
i think they made the right choice in the movie version

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"When 'Cocoon' reached theaters on June 21, 1985, Wilford Brimley was 18,530 days old. This account makes note of people who have reached that age."

http://twitter.com/BrimleyLine

that exists for some reason

there's also a Brimley/Cocoon Line Calculator out there
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 23 21:34:44
odd choice of play out music on this Fox segment

http://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1319764844065792000

(pretty sure not just a fake clip :p)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Oct 23 23:27:06
girl disrupts cleric's spellcasting... adorably
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=sW9P5_1603394897

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Oct 24 12:12:13
a lawyer on Twitter posted this old legal response letter:

http://pbs...YAARBDG?format=jpg&name=medium

so presumably lawyer Dale Cox had threatened some lawsuit against Cleveland Stadium & this was their response

("Attached is a letter we received on Nov 19. I feel that you should be aware that some asshole is signing your name to stupid letters.") :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Oct 24 13:30:53
way better than that orange phonebooth monstrosity

http://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1320067495911448579

i'll wait for 1-way directional viewing through the plastic
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Oct 24 22:11:48
Whenever I see those I just think of that scene in "Pandorum" (2009) where they show the future state of Earth, and Ben Foster's character is walking around in something like that because it's so polluted.

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That FoxNews playout song kind of fits though ;D

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Ducks following something or other
http://imgur.com/gallery/eHAxqlJ
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 25 01:16:03
this guy gives off Jeff Bridges vibes to me (other than the hostility part)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9Sm24_1603467076
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 25 01:23:46
^the Fisher King 2
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 25 03:24:59
Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where they all wanted to upgrade to first class to avoid the common folks ;)
I'm kind of amazed with anyone capable of being super confrontational on a plane in a Post 9/11 world.. given the flight crew's discretionary power to kick people off the plane and put them on a watch list..

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"Nurse Bakes Gruesomely Hyper-Realistic Desserts"
[60 Second Docs; September 25th, 2019]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EBFODoXcXc
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 25 03:45:10
Oh, someone in the LL comments posted slightly more context for that plane confrontation (video from before he stood up):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d09NgZbEeDo
The way he was fidgeting and undressing/redressing makes it look like he's a meth-head or something.

TMZ adds slightly more context:
http://www.tmz.com/2020/10/23/jetblue-racist-tirade-passenger-n-word-burger-king-crown/
"the man initially got aggravated when he was told there was no more overhead space for his bag, and began cussing loudly as he walked to his seat. [/] Then he got into it with a nearby female passenger over seating assignments"
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 25 09:39:16
"Asshole Refusing To Pay Reward For Lost Dog As If Poster Specified It Had To Be Alive"
[Onion, News in Brief; July 23rd, 2020]
http://www...ost-dog-as-if-poste-1844481061
"WESTMINSTER, CO—Attempting to renege on his original promise by invoking a bullshit technicality, some asshole was reportedly refusing to pay a reward Thursday for returning his lost dog as if the poster specified it had to be alive. “The poster clearly said 200 bucks to find the dog, and I did—it’s on you if you’re not specific on the terms of the reward, pal,” said local man Miles Pearson, who added that the dog he’d returned to the owner was about 25 pounds, had a distinctive marking behind its left ear, and answered to the name Daisy, and that if the owner wanted the return of a dog that was also breathing, the poster should have said so. “This fucking dickweed set the terms of the dog’s return and now he’s trying to add conditions, which is clearly horseshit. When I called the number on the poster, this fuckhead was all like, ‘How does she seem?’ and I said, ‘Seems fine,’ and he said he’d have the money ready. And now he’s crying and angry and trying to take back his promised reward? This is completely on him—if he’d specified ‘alive’ on the poster, then I wouldn’t have put the dog in the trunk.” Pearson added that he should’ve learned his lesson last time when he tried to return the kid he’d seen on a milk carton and the kid’s asshole parents wouldn’t give him anything for a dead one either."
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 25 13:42:48
a 3rd video of the burger king (that renzo posted)

http://twitter.com/KING__MEKA/status/1319024878587174917

(is similar to first, but not sure any overlap... definitely some different content)
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 25 22:03:37
That confirms some of the articles and LL comments. Sounds like she was in his seat, she refused to move, and he berated her until she did. Then it sounds like she left possessions behind in his seat. It'll be interesting to see if she really did knee him, but otherwise it sounds like he was just getting too loud/unruly about the whole thing. Saying the n-word shouldn't matter so much as the volume of his voice, at any rate. I'm actually a little curious at what point the flight attendants went from "Let's sort this seating assignment issue" to "Okay, call the police on this guy."

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I am *so* moved to see that these sorts of things have become possible in our life times!!! I know some people might not be ready for it yet, but this lays the foundation for our children's futures!!

"Progress: Watch A Man With Hair Enter The All-Bald Gazebo For The First Time Ever"
[Onion/Clickhole; February 8th, 2017]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoFK1qnUMg
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Oct 25 22:19:00
looks wrong to me, destroys the whole identity of the gazebo
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Oct 25 23:42:35
Maybe *we* can't stomach it, but — some day — our bald children will be able to play with our haired children at the BBQ. <3

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This random David Lynch video popped up in my suggestions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBelvYeF440
"I am so depressed I don't know what I'm doing. I have not got a clue."
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Oct 26 14:03:01
i hope they draw the line at always needing a tie & a wrench... if you lose those, it's just another gazebo

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HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been accused of stealing a bulldozer from a Florida construction site, driving it into a neighborhood and knocking down campaign signs for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, according to authorities and homeowners.

The man took the bulldozer in Haines City on Saturday and repeatedly destroyed Biden signs in full view of people who live in the neighborhood, witnesses said. James Blight was charged with grand theft auto and trespassing, according to the Haines City Police Department.

...

Police said Blight claimed he was too drunk at the time to remember what happened.


#maga
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 26 22:11:47
#FloridaMan
I wonder if there were enough signs to justify a bulldozer or if it was just like.. one or two signs. Plus, if it was just those little wire signs, it's probably more efficient to just pull them out. ;p

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"i hope they draw the line at always needing a tie & a wrench... if you lose those, it's just another gazebo"

Holy crap... I didn't even consider that those traditions could be under threat D:
That would be *too* far. >:|

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Very vocal but squeaky kitty:
http://imgur.com/gallery/dwScxIh
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Oct 26 22:16:35
Majestic-looking mountain biker caught on trail cam (allegedly):
http://imgur.com/gallery/uC3MR1T
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 29 00:05:13
DAVIE, Fla. – A man who paid $150 for a “full-contact experience” with a black leopard says he had to undergo multiple surgeries after he was mauled by the fully-grown animal in an enclosure behind a Davie home.

A picture obtained by Local 10 News shows Dwight Turner’s heavily bandaged head and ear after the savage attack, which detectives from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say happened behind a home on Earnest Boulevard on Aug. 31.

The man who lives there, identified as Michael Poggi, has a Facebook page saying he runs an animal sanctuary for rare and endangered animals.

Investigators say Poggi charged the 50-year-old Turner $150 for a “full-contact experience” with his black leopard — to “play with it, rub its belly and take pictures.”

FWC’s report says that once Turner walked inside the enclosure, the leopard attacked.

The injuries were so severe, the report says the victim’s scalp was “hanging from his head and his right ear was torn in half.”

http://www...-by-leopard-behind-davie-home/
McKobb
Member
Thu Oct 29 07:49:26
thats so Florida
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Oct 29 07:54:36
lulz
That's one problem with kitty cats... you can't just meet a kitty for the first time and expect it all to go well. I wonder if FloridaMan even tried to warm up to the cat before just barging in :p

"Cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do." ;)
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Oct 29 07:59:37
The Onion semi-plagiarized themselves with a new article (old article below):

"Hundreds Of Years Of Race, Class Privilege Allow Man Extra Legroom"
[Onion, News in Brief; October 28th, 2020]
http://loc...vilege-allow-man-ex-1845496935
"DENVER—As he stretched out 3 inches beyond the space afforded passengers in the rest of the main cabin, Delta Airlines passenger Carter Foss reportedly enjoyed the benefits of hundreds of years of racial and class privilege Wednesday by upgrading to a seat with extra legroom. Sources confirmed his purchase of a Delta Comfort-plus seat, the culmination of centuries of social and financial advantage granted to his family by virtue of their skin color and accumulation of wealth across generations, added $70 to the cost of his flight from Denver to Atlanta, a price Foss could easily pay. According to reports, the circumstances of his birth also provided the 31-year-old consultant with premium snacks, guaranteed overhead bin space, and the right to sit in front of other people on the plane, amenities he received in addition to a lifetime of access to quality healthcare, elite education, home mortgages on generous terms, and good-paying jobs. At press time, sources reported that Foss had decided to expense the cost of the upgraded seat to his employer, a request that would be granted without question."
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Oct 29 08:03:18
"White Male Privilege Squandered On Job At Best Buy"
[Onion, News in Brief; April 21st, 2014]
http://www...-on-job-at-best-buy-1819576421
"HAMILTON, OH—Despite being the beneficiary of numerous societal advantages and having faced little to no major adversity throughout his life, local man Travis Benton has spent the last four years squandering his white male privilege on a sales floor job at Best Buy, sources confirmed Tuesday. “You can get by with a regular HDMI cable, but if you’re looking at a length longer than 10 feet, I’d go with a gold-tipped one,” said the man dressed in a bright blue polo shirt and pin-on name tag as he continued to fritter away such innate life advantages as greater access to higher education, leniency from the justice system, and favorable treatment from other white males who lead and make hiring decisions at a disproportionately high number of American companies. “The AudioQuest gold-tip is actually the cable I use in my own home entertainment center and it provides excellent audio and video clarity, plus it comes with a full five-year warranty, unlike the 90-day warranty of a bargain brand. For your money, you’re not going to find a better cable.” At press time, the man born into the world’s most affluent and privileged socioeconomic group was spending his 15-minute break silently consuming a sleeve of Donettes purchased out of a vending machine."

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They need to avoid these redundancies if they want to keep their long-time readers. We remember these sorts of things ;D

It also looks like the newer article didn't quite commit to the joke; they wanted to make the joke that privilege only amounted to extra leg room, but they felt the need to undermine the title by saying it represented "amenities he received in addition to a lifetime of access." Maybe the writers room has changed in the last 6 years.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 29 12:12:59
i probably wouldn't remember... many times i'm wondering 'did i already post that?' of my own posts :p


"
(CNN) Two sisters are being held on attempted first-degree murder charges in Illinois for allegedly stabbing a store security guard after being told they needed to wear a mask and use hand sanitizer.

The sisters entered a retail store and got into a verbal altercation with the victim, a 32-year-old man who was working as a security guard, Chicago Police said.

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office said the man had told the sisters they had to wear a mask and use hand sanitizer.

Their argument became physical when Jessica Hill, 21, pulled out a knife and stabbed him in his back, neck, and arms 27 times, according to the criminal complaint.

Her sister, 18-year-old Jayla Hill, held the victim down by his hair while the attack occurred, according to the complaint.

Police said the victim is in stable condition.
"
http://www...security-guard-trnd/index.html
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Oct 29 12:29:17
A Bronx man who plummeted 15 feet after a sinkhole opened underneath him had to deal with a swarm of scurrying rats as he waited for help, his brother told the Daily News.

Leonard Shoulders, 33, was waiting for a bus on Third Ave. near E. 183rd St. in Belmont Saturday afternoon when the concrete sidewalk suddenly cracked open and swallowed him.

“As he was falling, he scraped his face, broke his arm and broke his leg," his brother, Greg White, 22, told The News on Monday. “He couldn’t move, and the rats were crawling all over him. He didn’t scream, because he didn’t want the rats going into his mouth.”

Shoulders was stuck for about a half-hour until help arrived, his brother said.

http://www...6hragbi5kte6zurc554-story.html
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Oct 31 18:31:30
McCloskeys halloween costume
http://twitter.com/yashar/status/1322681229632708608
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Nov 01 05:59:13
That's the look of Fall 2020 ;p

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the rat thing... D: D: D:

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I just got muted by another person on Imgur :p
This was #3 for sure, though I only started tracking in early October and couldn't answer for ones that muted me without saying anything first (you can only tell that you've been muted when your responses to the muting-person fail to remain on the page after refreshing or when clicking on the comment in comment history returns a failed link). This one went right from the mute playbook: his last comment to me was, "Yeah, great. Anything to say other than inane platitudes?"

See the playbook trick? :D
Lots of people do it on Imgur now:
He muted me after asking a question knowing that my silence (from him muting me) would make him look good to passers-by (passerby: "[Oh! This person really did *not* have a response! Game, set, match!]"), but, the solution is simply to post an image of my response to him in response to myself so that it still appears (Making another account could work too, but Imgur frowns on having multiple accounts to avoid mutes). And because he muted me, he doesn't know that his plan failed (ironic because people who get muted usually don't know it, whereas in this case the muter doesn't know). Maximum petty on my behalf, but I don't like these sorts of cowards. The conversation wasn't exactly vitriolic before his mute, he just took the easy way out. :p

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Imgur user puts in a *lot* of work to make a cat version of "The Martian" movie poster:
http://imgur.com/gallery/AOoVMV8
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Nov 01 08:30:58
There's a little more to this video, but the best part is where Russian "ksksks" man is breathing heavily while walking with a kitten in a bag (set to that part):
[Robin Seplut; September 15th, 2020]
http://youtu.be/kHX99930Xu8?t=123
Earlier in the video, Seplut reveals his face (I hadn't seen it before in his other videos, though I notice now that he links to his personal site). And at the end he also shows his pretty barren-looking apartment with about 6 cats in view. It makes me wonder if he's one of those people whose heart is bigger than his ability to be loving. Like, sometimes animal hoarders can end up giving a lower quality of life to pets than if they had just not intervened at all... there's that tipping point of too many cats in too little space. So I just hope he's getting enough income to build a cat sanctuary ❤;p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Nov 01 14:06:28
i wish Twitter would say who has blocked you too... i've detected 3 people so far (all Fox News guests :p)


that's a crazy amount of effort on that cat costume/poster :p i wonder if he knew ahead of time if the cat would even tolerate it (plus there's the smashing it & needing a 2nd one)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Nov 01 18:57:54
bear mauls saint
http://twitter.com/zachwolfelaw/status/1323059501940002817
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Nov 01 19:11:59
"i wish Twitter would say who has blocked you too... i've detected 3 people so far (all Fox News guests :p)"

Yeah, I'm not a fan of shadow-banning and shadow-muting. I understand why media sites do it (in a worst case scenario it diffuses the situation without confrontations), but it's too underhanded. I'd like to know for sure who the cowards are :p

I also think that people should only get to mute others for specifically difficult situations, like outright spamming, trolling, and harassing. But muting because you disagree? Yikes. And I've been seeing people do that more and more. Lots of Twitter conversations (not even talking about mine) end with people making some one-dimensional declaration about the other person followed by "muted". It just reinforces echo chambers... not a good look. Personally, if I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall, I just tell the other person something to that effect, read their retort, but then don't respond. No muting necessary.
*shrugs*

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Pickup truck moving furniture takes a turn a little too fast:
http://imgur.com/gallery/0Bcrrgc
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Nov 01 19:27:08
"bear mauls saint"
lulz. I was just watching that clip :D
Pretty bazaar behavior. Articles still unsure why it even happened, though the game just ended so there may be an explanation soon..

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Homeowner seems bummed that trick-or-treaters took all of the unattended candy:
http://imgur.com/gallery/ND7ues7
..but Halloween's rules have been written since time immemorial!! If you leave candy out, it's going to be taken. So it is written!
hood
Member
Sun Nov 01 19:44:55
"Articles still unsure why it even happened, though the game just ended so there may be an explanation soon.. "

On the previous drive, saints 22 stuck a finger in the helmet of bears 17. So the next drive Wims decided to punch saints 22 in the face. Twice.

He should be cut.
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Nov 01 20:54:07
Oh, okay. Thanks!
One of the clips I watched before posting speculated that that was why, but I thought the helmet poking was two completely different players, so it seemed weird that 83 (Wims) would retaliate on the wrong person. So.. makes slightly more sense that 83 was at least retaliating against the correct person, albeit on someone else's (17's) behalf and on the next play — a pretty indirect chain :D

That reminds me of the Garrett/Rudolph fight from last season.. which resulted in a few suspensions. I'm guessing that's how things will go for Wims; maybe his season will be over right there. I'm pretty impressed that players don't fight more often, but maybe the self control comes from protecting their paychecks.. and maybe Wims wasn't thinking about his ;)
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Nov 01 20:57:54
A Daily Dose from October 29th that has a raccoon in a trash can and a "Fun with Dick and Jane" style long-distance high five:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_gYWcCVIZ4
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