Archive for February, 2011

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Trolldad of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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Trolldad of the Day

Trolldad of the Day: Gallant Dad spends 80 hours building a giant snowman slide for his kids to play with. Goofus Dad spends a couple hours building a giant snowman statue to scare the bejesus out of his kids with.

[reddit.]

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OMG! Adorbz of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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OMG! Adorbz of the Day: Fun Fact: Nothing will ever again amuse you as much as ripping paper amuses this baby.

[sayomg.]

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Preteen Wolfette of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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Preteen Wolfette of the Day

Preteen Wolfette of the Day: Supatra Sasuphan, an 11-year-old from Bangkok, has been named World’s Hairiest Girl by Guinness World Record — much to her delight.

“I’m very happy to be in the Guinness World Records! A lot of people have to do a lot to get in,” she is quoted as saying. “All I did was answer a few questions and then they gave it to me.”

Sasuphan says that, thanks to her new-found title, she is now extremely popular at school.

[telegraph.]

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Scary Surveillance Footage of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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Scary Surveillance Footage of the Day: Washington Metro has released security footage from a major escalator malfunction which occurred on Oct. 30th — the day of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear — when a downward escalator suddenly sped up, resulting several injured riders.

“Initially the reaction was oh good we’re moving faster,” escalator rider Peyton Robertson told Fox 5 News. “Then in about a split second I realized that’s not good. This escalator’s out of control and we were hurtling towards the bottom.”

Metro blamed the incident on “a failure of the braking system to stop when the over-speed safety switch activated.”

[myfoxdc / arbroath.]

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Shocking Footage of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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Shocking Footage of the Day: A video camera catches the terrifying moment a driver in a black VW Golf rammed his car into a group of cyclists participating in a Critical Mass event in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Miraculously, no one was killed in the incident, but a few bike riders were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. According to witnesses, the driver, 47-year-old Richard Neis, intentionally ran over the cyclists after following them closely for 100m. Neis reportedly claims he was acting in self-defense.

[@mpoppel / skynews.]

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End Of An Era of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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End Of An Era of the Day

End Of An Era of the Day: An ornery Savannah resident’s complaint about a Girl Scout cookie-selling station at the intersection of Oglethorpe Avenue and Bull Street brought to a close a decades-old Girl Scouts tradition of setting up shop outside the childhood home of the organization’s founder, Juliette Low.

According to Savannah zoning administrator Randolph Scott, the location of the troop’s table — a public sidewalk — violates city ordinance. He says he tried to find a loophole or a workaround, but to no avail. “I know it doesn’t look good,” Scott is quoted as saying. “However, other businesses won’t care if it’s the Girl Scouts or March of Dimes. They’re going to say, ‘Why can’t I sit out front and solicit business?’.”

Downtown Savannah Alderman Van Johnson said he was looking into convincing the City Council to grant the Girl Scouts a variance to allow them to sell outside Low’s house during the cookie season.

[savannahnow.]

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Music Video of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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Music Video of the Day: Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”

Nick Knight directs the first visuals for the title track off Gaga’s second studio album.

[vevo.]

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2011 Academy Awards: The PS22 Chorus Performs

Feb. 28, 2011

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Oscars: The Internet darlings of Staten Island’s PS22 Chorus play out last night’s Academy Awards ceremony with a performance of “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz.

[gothamist.]

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In Case You Missed It of the Day

Feb. 28, 2011

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In Case You Missed It of the Day: Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Minka Kelly, Kelly Ripa, Jessica Biel, Emily Blunt, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, and Lindsay Lohan (making her post-rehab acting debut) star in an infomercial for Jimmy K’s “Hottie Body Humpilates” exertainment system on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.

[jkl / h/t: deadline.]