Tempting Picture of the Day
Here’s an article in which a foot was found in a newborn’s brain.
Here’s the picture and here is the article.
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Stampede of Dolphins
There’s a lot of dolphins at the beginning of this clip, but just wait until you get to the halfway mark.
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MOVIEmeter Top 25 Films of 2008
IMDb presents the MOVIEmeterâ„¢ Top 25 Films of 2008, rankings based not upon critical assessments or box-office performance, but the actual search behavior of over 57 million users of IMDb.com.
It’s a mix of box office hits, upcoming films in production, and classic user favorites — you’ll be surprised to see that some of the highest-ranked movies on our site don’t come out until next year (or in the case of one movie, 2011), but they’re the ones that generated the most heat.
The two oldest that make the list are the Godfather (1972) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
But here’s the top ten:
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Twilight (2008)
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
4. TR2N (2011)
5. The Expendables (2010)
6. Iron Man (2008)
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
8. No Country for Old Men (2007)
9. Juno (2007)
10. Transformers (2007)
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Things About Traffic That May Surprise You
- Men honk more than women, and men and women honk more at women than at men.
- U.S. statistics show that half of all fatalities happen at impact speeds of less than 35 mph.
- A driver driving at 30 mph sees an average of 1320 pieces of information every minute.
- One in five urban crashes is related to searching for parking.
- Studies have shown driving aggressively, which raises crash risk and increases fuel consumption, saves just a minute on a 27-mile trip.
Much more here.
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Microwave Christmas
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Japanese man dies at his retirement
TOKYO (Reuters) – A 60-year-old man who was thrown into the air in celebration at his retirement party died after his colleagues failed to catch him and he fell to the floor, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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‘Halo’ Wedding Planned By Two Video Game Fans; Master Chief Will Officiate
They met playing “Halo” in 2004, and in January they’ll get married by a guy wearing Master Chief armor.
Desirai Labrada, 29, and John Henry, 26, are having a “Halo” wedding.
And it was her idea.
And here’s the invitation:
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Bag of Randomness
- One of my favorite places to eat is a place called Babe’s. Don’t let the name mislead you, it has nothing to do with a Hooters like atmosphere. Simply, a husband called his wife Babe all the time and that’s how the place got its name. Well, she recently died, and here’s a short story about her.
- There’s no place better to have chicken fried steak or cream corn – none, none what-so-ever.
- Whenever a friend from out of state comes to visit, that’s the first place I usually take them. It’s got a nice down home Texan atmosphere.
- The waitresses do the hokey pokie once every half hour I think, and WifeGeeding will always leave the dinner table to join in on the fun.
- And every now and then a waitress will grab the mic and sing Crazy by Patsy Cline.
- As great as that place is, it is a heart attack waiting to happen so I limit myself to eat there only once per quarter.
- Come to think about it, I think that place is my Disneyland. It’s the happiest place on earth.
- I wonder why this space suit didn’t make it for the Apollo program.
- Let me let me let me upgrade . . . upgrade . . .
- Now that Dr Rob has posted a comment, I now know at least two M.D.’s that read this here blog.
- I know at least one Ph.D., J.D., Homeland Security Agent, Princeton grad, and one radio DJ that read BON as well.
- Mike Snyder hasn’t updated his blog since early October.
- I think I’m going to get one of these to solve our heating problem and place it in the middle of the living room.
- There’s this really great airline named Southwest. On their website you can now book a flight to Canada. I hear the people behind that implementation are some of the coolest people on the face of this earth. I’m just saying.
- Romantic comedies set unrealistic expectations. Article
- Happiness lessons from around the world. Link
- NORAD has their Santa tracking site up and running. Link
- Speaking of places underground, this is the coolest data center I’ve ever seen. Link
- Off hand I don’t think I have a favorite onomatopoeia, but whaaam comes to mind.
- I’m not the type to drive around or wait for a good parking space. I much rather park in the first available one I see and walk.
- Cadillac has a stupid commercial with a bunch of ladies getting into a SUV and the guy giving them reindeer nicknames.
- I’ve always admired how John Walsh was able to turn his anger into action that would help fight crime.
- Every Monday through Friday I drink one glass of warm green tea, with one Sweet and Low, and a spoonful of Benefiber. With that glass, I usually eat a bowl of cereal that consists of a half cup of Fiber One, half cup of Total, and a mixture of walnuts and almonds. This breakfast happens at my desk at work while I read the latest headlines, daily comics, and my emails.
- As a kid, I loved wrapping presents. Maybe it was because it felt cool knowing what everyone was getting and it felt good that others appreciated my effort. Now, it’s a beatdown. That’s why all of WifeGeeding’s presents will be coming from the Sky Mall. That goes for all my other family members as well.
- I’m still amazed that new species are still being found. Link
- There’s such a thing called the Santa Speedo Run.
- A Dubya shoe throwing game: Sock and Awe
- You only click once on this website.
- Crocodile birth. Link
- Old Soviet Christmas cards. Link
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