ZOMGBALL!!!!1one of the Day: More stunning underwater dog photos from Little Friends over here.
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From The Archives
Feb. 9, 2012
From The Archives: Says the person who submitted this mid-50′s photo of a dog dressed up in people clothes holding a cat: “I hooked a coat hanger over his collar to form shoulders, and newspaper stuffed into his trousers.”
Before you judge, consider this: What else was there to do for fun in the 50′s?
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Look At This Hamster Dog of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
Look At This Hamster Dog of the Day: Alaskan Husky runs circles inside doggie-sized exercise wheel.
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Lunchtime Links
Feb. 9, 2012
Lunchtime Links:
- Cat Fancy doesn’t fancy the official unofficial Cat Fancy twitter feed.
- Meet 21-year-old Chris Kutill — or, as he is known around these parts, Cartman IRL.
- Kenny Powers pens an open letter to Tim Tebow.
- Lunchtime Leisure: Envoy.
- Lunchtime Lady: Sabrina Puggelli.
- Lunchtime List: 5 Real Places Plucked Straight Out of Fairy Tales.
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Purple Squirrel of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
Purple Squirrel of the Day: A purple squirrel caught by a couple in Jersey Shore, PA, has cryptozoologists scratching their heads.
Connie Emert says she told her husband Percy that a purple squirrel had been getting into their bird feeders, but he didn’t believe her. Sunday around noon he checked their rodent trap, “and sure enough, there it was.”
The Emerts claim they had nothing to do with the animal’s unusual color. Several theories have been put forth, including the possibility that the squirrel fell into a port-a-potty or got into some ink or paint.
But Lock Haven University professor Krish Pillai suggested that something more sinister might be afoot.
“That color looks very much like Tyrian purple,” Pillai said. “It is a natural organobromide compound seen in molluscs and rarely found in land animals. The squirrel has too much bromide in its system possibly from all the bromide laced frack water it’s been drinking. I would raise the alarm. This could mean bladder cancer for humans down the road.”
A similar squirrel was spotted in the UK in 2008.
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Parents These Days of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
Music Video of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
Punch Line of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
Punch Line of the Day: Times of India, the world’s most widely circulated English-language newspaper, published this terribly tasteless joke involving singer Chris Brown and his 2009 physical assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna in today’s Delhi edition.
“Is this ‘joke’ in Delhi Times really about beating women, in country where 1/3 will experience physical violence?” asks Anna Barry-Jester, the Delhi-based photographer who spotted the bit. “It is just a joke,” Forbes India reporter Ashish Mishra said in response to criticism.
What say you? Just a joke?
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RIP Society of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
RIP Society of the Day: Not content with cornering the pizza party market, Pizza Hut has set its sights on the proposal party set too.
For $10,010, Pizza Hut will provide you with all the trimmings necessary for just a really classy way to kickstart an engagement: A ruby engagement ring, a bouquet of flowers, a personal fireworks display, a professional photographer and videographer, and, of course, a $10 Pizza Hut Dinner Box complete with a one-topping pan pizza, five breadsticks with marinara sauce, and 10 cinnamon sticks with icing in a cup for dippin’. Last but certainly far from least: A limo to take you to the Pizza Hut of your choice.
Like I said: Just really classy stuff.
You’re going to want to act fast, though: Pizza Hut has only made 10 “Perfect Proposal” packages available. For the love of God — hurry.
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This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day
Feb. 9, 2012
This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: [Trigger warning: Child abuse] Footage of a four-year-old boy from Nanjing, China, being forced to run through the snowy streets of NYC in his underwear — at times even told to lie down — was uploaded online by the boy’s father.
According to the man’s assistant, the boy, Duo Duo, was born prematurely and had a variety of ailments, but thanks to a tough regimen of strength training he is no longer sick.
In the video the boy can be seen crying and begging his father to pick him up, leading many to conclude that child is being abused. “You are torturing your child,” said one commenter. “”Why didn’t you run with your son naked too? You are crazy!” said another.
His assistant, however, defended the self-proclaimed “Eagle Dad” (a male equivalent of Amy Chua’s “Tiger Mom”), saying that he agreed to run and even warmed up before with “slow running,” and “the fact that the child lived showed that he has tenacious vitality.”
