Blooper Reel of the Day: The Artist‘s blooper reel is pretty much the classiest blooper reel ever.
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The More You Know of the Day
Jan. 27, 2012
The More You Know of the Day: And so, one of the greatest mysteries of our time is finally solved: Ice Cube’s “good day” took place on the 20th of January, 1992.
How did Murk Avenue‘s Donovan Strain arrive at that particular date? Using details gleaned from the song’s lyrics, Strain was able to conclude the following:
The ONLY day where:
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…JANUARY 20 1992
So there you have it. Twenty years and one week ago today was what shall henceforth be known as the first annual National Good Day Day.
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Birthday Boy of the Day
Jan. 27, 2012
Birthday Boy of the Day: In honor of Mike Patton turning the big 4-4 today, I would like take the opportunity to post Faith No More’s “Midlife Crisis” which is both a friendly dig at Mike, and just a really awesome song that I really enjoy listening to.
Happy birthday, Mr. Patton! May you live forever.
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Colten Moore Crash of the Day
Jan. 27, 2012
Colten Moore Crash of the Day: Snowmobile freestyler Colten Moore had the dubious honor of being the first person at Winter X Games 2012 to wipeout in spectacular fashion.
The Extreme Texan walked away from the 120-foot freefall unscathed, and even managed to pick up a gold medal for his trouble.
From The Archives
Jan. 27, 2012
From The Archives: A fascinating look at the coffee bar culture of 1950′s and 60′s London.
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Parei-d’oh-lia of the Day
Jan. 27, 2012
Parei-d’oh-lia of the Day: An eBay auction for a piece old, dried glue that slightly resembles Homer Simpson has racked up over 80 bids in the last few days, with the highest bidder (as of now) offering up £151,000 for the chance to own a blob of gunk.
Christopher Herbert posted the item on eBay after finding it while cleaning out his stationery cupboard. He says he never expected anyone would offer to pay money for the sticky “collectible,” clearly underestimating just how many real-life Homer Simpsons there are out there.
Hand-Drawn Bags of the Day
Jan. 27, 2012
Hand-Drawn Bags of the Day: “Trick your eyes! Twist your view!” exclaim Taipei-based designers Chay Su and Rika Lin, AKA JumpFromPaper.
Their collection of clutches, satchels, and other carrying accessories are all designed to look as if they’ve been brought to life by a magical crayon set.
Pricing and other info here.
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Say No To Understanding Terrorism of the Day
Jan. 27, 2012
Say No To Understanding Terrorism of the Day: When MidAmerica Nazarene University student Sophia Stockton received her textbook on understanding terrorism from Amazon, she flipped through it to find that it came with an unwelcome study aid: A bag of cocaine.
Stockton says she took the substance to the Gardner police station, where it was identified by an officer.
“He put some gloves on and put it in a plastic bag, he took it back to test it and like 10 minutes later he came back and said, ‘Did you happen to order some cocaine with your textbook?” Stockton told KWCH.
Though the book, Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, was used, Stockton claims she received it directly from Amazon “entirely wrapped up.”
He (the person who previously had the book) did not know it was in there,” she said. “I am sure the guy was mad he left it in there, but I am kind of glad it is off the streets.”
Amazon has not yet commented on the case.
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Follow Up of the Day: Taco Mayor Gets His Tacos
Jan. 27, 2012
Follow Up of the Day: Following East Haven mayor Joseph Maturo’s insensitive comments toward the Latino community, a local branch of the Reform Immigration for America organization made sure he got his just tacos.
“I might have tacos when I go home” the mayor told a reporter when asked what he plans to do for the Latino community in light of four local police officers being arrested by the feds for racial profiling.
The activist group Junta for Progressive Action decided to give the mayor what he wanted, and launched a campaign promising to send Maturo a taco for every text they received.
500 tacos have been delivered thus far.
“The town of East Haven has received an abundance of tacos as a result of the campaign initiated by the group ‘Reform Immigration for America,” the mayor’s office said in a statement. “Recognizing that there are many in need in our state, we have arranged for all of the tacos to be donated to local soup kitchens and pantries, including the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven.”
The mayor previously apologized for his remark, blaming it on fatigue from a long workday. He insists he has no plans to resign at this time.
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