February 2010
Ex-Prosecutor Gets FedEx Package Full of Marijuana →
A former Air Force intelligence officer thought something was amiss when the Federal Express package delivered to his door was wrapped in Styrofoam, foam insulation, duct tape, plastic wrap and…
As Experts Debate Whale’s Intent in Trainer... →
Although a 40-year-old trainer drowned by a 12,000-pound dominant male orca whale at SeaWorld this week is the third human death linked to this individual animal, experts are debating whether Tilikum…
Save Energy with Glow in the Dark Toilet Paper →
Behold: glow in the dark toilet paper! No need to turn on the light for those late-night ventures to the bathroom,.
Toilet paper has been the subject of considerable drama here on the ole’…
Obscura Day →
Atlas Obscura is organizing a worldwide event on March 20th called Obscura Day, “a day of expeditions, back-room tours, and hidden treasures in your own hometown”. Events include tours of a…
1,200 Pounds of Recycled Steel Form Hulking Alien... →
The Irish firm RoboSteel has created a giant sculpture of an “alien queen” based on the Hollywood cult movie Alien that has more than 4,000 parts and weighs 1,200 pounds.
Lawyer-unsafe short film of the year →
Logorama is an Oscar-nominated 16-minute film with R-rated language and situations and as many as 2,500 possible intellectual property violations. [GarageTV, Belgian, via Nancy Friedman, who…
Key Letter By Descartes Found After 170 Years →
Schiphol writes of a long-lost letter by René Descartes to Marin Mersenne that has come to light at Haverford College, in Pennsylvania, where it had lain buried in the archives for more than a…
Admiral Ackbar Poised for Ole Miss Glory →
With Col. Reb long since retired, some students want to replace him with Star Wars’ legendary Mon Calamari.
The Bloody Truth: How to Interpret Blood Spatters →
Veteran detective Rod Englert has written a book about what evidence tells us when it drips down the wall.
Great Geek Debates: Han Solo vs. Mal Reynolds →
As a society, we’ve always idolized the embodiment of the headstrong cowboy gunslinger anti-hero. From John Wayne’s many iterations of western sheriffs and outlaws to Clint Eastwood showing us the…
Military Monitored Planned Parenthood, White... →
New documents released by the Defense Department reveal potentially illegal surveillance of U.S. citizens.
The Inventor Of The Easy-Bake Oven Has Died →
Ronald Howes had an illustrious career as an inventor. While he did some defense work, what we care most about is his work at toy maker Kenner. There, he helped make Play-Doh less toxic, helped…
Traveler Makes Better Movie Than Avatar While... →
You’re stuck in a almost-vacant airport overnight during a blizzard — What are you going to do to entertain yourself? The answer was simple for one young potential victim of boredom… Turn the…
Caribbean Cruise Ship Turns Into Diarrhea... →
When gastrointestinal illness hits a cruise ship, there’s nowhere to run or hide, as nearly 450 passengers and crewmembers aboard the Celebrity Cruises ship Mercury have discovered. Celebrity…
Handy Flowchart for Losing Your Virginity →
Losing your virginity is never easy. There are so many unknowns – who to do it with? Where to do it? Luckily, the folks at Holy Taco have designed a handy flowchart for losing your virginity. If…
Drunk Shopping Fail →
Couldn’t they have found a couch?
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Oh Look, There's A Severed Frog Head In My... →
There’s some disagreement about the identity of the creature whose head ended up in a Texas family’s frozen green beans. Is it a frog? Is it a snake? The family and the vegetable manufacturer…
30 Worst NJ Toll Collectors →
Never give a New Jersey toll collector pennies. Never. Ever. Not unless you want to risk them being thrown in your face. That’s the lesson I learned from reading the 30 pages of customer…
Judge Accused of Paddling Defendants Is Disbarred →
A former Alabama judge accused of paddling defendants has been disbarred. Former Judge Herman Thomas of Mobile County was disbarred Monday after a closed hearing, report the Associated Press, the…
Dead People of Walmart →
“Generously sized, the Star Legacy’s Regal Wide Body has extended dimensions width combined with an adjustable bed. Exceptional quality, sleek design and squared corners add to its contoured look….
Dilbert for Sale. Peanuts Too. →
Today United Media announced it might try to sell the licensing rights for Dilbert, Peanuts, and the rest of its licensing properties. http://www.cnbc.com/id/35536849 United Media has been…
Freedom →
The Haunted Mansion's House Band [Imagecache] →
We love figuring out how things work, but in the case of this video—a bizarre musical performance involving disembodied holographic heads—it’s probably better to just behold. OK, fine,…
Why Doesn't My Email Program Have This Button?... →
I get a lot of emails from cruel, annoying, persistent individuals and I sometimes don’t know how to deal with them. If I had this little extra button in my email program though,…
MagicJack's Defamation Case Against Boing Boing... →
Doing the right thing by exposing a company’s shoddy product, customer service, or iffy privacy policy can have consequences. Our friends at Boing Boing just finished dealing with MagicJack and…
The Absinthe Museum →
New Orleans, Louisiana | Repositories of Knowledge
“The real characteristic of absinthe is that it leads straight to the madhouse or the courthouse. It is truly ‘madness in a bottle’ and no…
Vintage Ad (1945): Dr. Grabow →
“Baldwin can relax anywhere when he’s smoking his Dr. Grabow Pre-Smoked Pipe.”
Creation and Earth History Museum →
San Diego County, California | Strange Science
Designed and built by the Institute for Creation Research, the Creation and Earth History Museum is “a show case for a literal six day young…
New England Road Sign Win →
New England Road Sign Win
The roads are wicked slippery!!!
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Music Won't Feed the Band — But Merch Might →
Say what you will about shlock-rock band K.I.S.S., but they understood one thing: There’s lots of money to be made by selling nonmusical merchandise to music fans. You might say it’s better than the…
Sperm Whales Use Teamwork to Hunt Prey →
Sperm whales appear to hunt together in teams, with some whales herding prey into groups while others dive into the group to eat.
4chan As An Answer on Jeopardy →
4chan was featured as an answer on tonight’s episode of Jeopardy.
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YouTube - Benny Hinn feat. Benny Hill →
Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead - The... →
The Grateful Dead Archive, scheduled to open soon at the University of California at Santa Cruz, will be a mecca for academics of all stripes: from ethnomusicologists to philosophers, sociologists…
Catroulette →
Forget about Chatroulette, the new hotness is Catroulette.
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MagicJack dials wrong number in legal attack on... →
Gadget maker MagicJack recently lost a defamation lawsuit that it filed against Boing Boing. The judge dismissed its case and ordered it to pay us more than $50,000 in legal costs.
The…
Juggalo News, For Fans of Insane Clown Posse →
Scott Gairdner, Los Angeles-based sketch comedian, created this wonderful news segment spoof aimed at Jugglos aka fans of Insane Clown Posse.
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“Homeopathic remedies work no better than placebos, and so should no longer be...”
– Slashdot Science Story | Britain To Stop Funding For Homeopathy
If you're going to fire your gun into the air to... →
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The 10 Most Addictive Sounds in the World →
You’re probably among the millions who have experienced it: driving in a car, listening to the radio, and suddenly this song comes on. It is not just any song—this was your favorite song…
Laptop-Spying School Accessed Webcams 42 Times;... →
Surely by now you’ve heard about the high school student suing Philadelphia’s Lower Merion School District for remotely accessing his webcam. And maybe you read the Superintendent’s response and…
Shuttle Makes Rare Night Landing →
goG writes “After over 200 orbits around the Earth, Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely in Florida on Sunday, ending a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA pressed ahead with the…
Doctors confident of finding a cure for childhood... →
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And the winner of the 2010 Maine Chevrolet Sebago... →
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“Swiss to vote on lawyers for animals” →
“Fish don’t get much sympathy,” laments attorney Antoine F. Goetschel about one of his recent clients. Zurich prosecutors went after an angler whose ten-minute battle with a pike, they said, was…
Fnord: conspiracy is job one →
Fans of Robert Anton Wilson, the Principia Discordia, and the Church of the Subgenius will appreciate this delightful logo. To understand (or rather experience the illusion that you…
Addressing the most pressing problem facing the... →
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Calm down, tinfoil-hat-wearing wingnuts: Those... →
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