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Just in case you don’t spend your time watching dogs chase laser pointers:

Did you know that as a dress code, Informal means “dark suits for him, short dresses for her”?  As far as confusing things go, this one is really out there.  The wording seems like it could ONLY have been invented to mess with people my age who don’t know any better.  

While we’re on the subject I wish I’d chosen Morning Dress for my wedding dress code.  It’s the old-time-iest thing I’ve ever seen.  (It means old fashioned suits with tails OR Scottish Kilts, whichever the guest prefers.  Huh?!?!)

Wedding diapers are a thing.  They’re diapers for women whose wedding dresses are so big & elaborate that they won’t be able to use the bathroom during their wedding.   Knowing that fact has given me a new perspective on weddings, and now it is my gift to you.  Enjoy the next wedding you go to!

(Also, I’d like to make it clear that I discovered this fact while browsing a wedding message board on a totally unrelated, non-gross topic.)

I totally dropped the ball on getting myself a sweet personalized facebook URL.  The coolest name I could think of is already taken:

Sorry bookface

 

So then I checked in on the lamest name I could think of, which was also taken!

This one flew off the shelf!

 

So I think I’ve decided to go with the next best thing… stealing a name from a friend as my own:

Get on the ball Frances!

This name isn't mine yet -- I still need to pick the lucky victim

 

At least this way when they go to make their username it will be even worse for them than it is for me.   That will teach them not to leave things to the last minute!

Wondering where all the weight loss secrets are?  Those jerk natives have been hoarding them!

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Those Amazon Rainforest natives have been hogging all the sexiness!

But now, thanks to the work of spamming drug companies, their secret it out…

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(From Flickr, through Julia)

Have you ever looked at the Google Traffic Map of the US?  It’s really quite handy as it helps you avoid the 30 traffic lights in North America.  Consider taking routes through Maine, Oregon or South Dakota to help get to your destination on-time.

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Poor Cuba, Mexico and Montana. Don't worry -- you'll develop the technology soon!

In 1955 Sir Hugh Beaver had a dream.  He dreamed of creating a fact-checking book to prove what things were the biggest or the fastest — to solve arguments and provide interesting pub trivia.

Today we honor that dream by taking pictures of the biggest things with the smallest things:  

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PEOPLE!

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DOGS!

HORSES!

HORSES!

It’s amazing what shifting a question mark can do:

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From endorsement -- to offensive!

 

And I, for one, don’t plan on washing my hands until then:

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www.globalhandwashingday.org

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