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Q: White rappers still have a hard time gaining credibility in the U.S. Is that barrier one that concerns you?
A: This is not a barrier that concerns us, because as you may have noticed, we have fucked this barrier in the face. link

nixta: A Map of the Human Body - Underskin

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:25:20 +0000

nixta:

A Map of the Human Body - Underskin

daveholmes: So here are some things that happened this...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:59:19 +0000

daveholmes:

So here are some things that happened this afternoon that I am not lying about:

Ben came in from getting the mail and said, “There’s a giant tortoise loose outside.”

“Oh. Okay. What?”

“There’s a giant tortoise loose outside. Come look.”

I went and looked. There was a giant tortoise loose outside. He was walking through the yard across the street, and going pretty fast. There were four other neighbors standing around watching, two of whom had been following him since he walked through their their own yard three blocks away. Nobody knew what to do. So we all stood and watched for a while longer.

“Is he a pet?” “Do we call animal control?” “Can we pick him up, or will he bite?” There were a lot of questions, and nobody had answers.

People started to slow down as they drove past, and a few took pictures. We asked everyone, “Is this your giant tortoise?” After the third one, when they said no, I started adding, “Would you like a giant tortoise?” No takers.

A woman in a housecoat walked over. We asked: “Is this your tortoise?” She said: “No. Mine’s in the backyard. But it might be my son’s.” She walked over to him, checked his shell for markings, and said: “No. He don’t look like Torty.”

TORTY.

At around this time, the giant tortoise was starting to walk into the street, which we tried to discourage him from doing, because people drive fast on our street. Eric, who apparently is a personal trainer and my neighbor, picked him up and turned him back toward grass. He strained to do so, and estimated the giant tortoise’s weight at about 60 pounds.

Just then, another neighbor came from around the corner. He asked: “Is that Steve’s giant tortoise?” To which we responded: “Who’s Steve?” He got a good look at the giant tortoise and said, “I’ll put him in my truck and bring him to Steve’s. If it’s not his, then at least he’ll be safe there. If you start seeing signs for a lost tortoise, call the number and tell them he’s at Steve’s.”

We agreed to do so. We don’t know who Steve is or where he lives.

But we do now know that at least three of our neighbors own giant tortoises.

Oddly, of the four of them Harrison Ford somehow looks most...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:02:35 +0000

Oddly, of the four of them Harrison Ford somehow looks most dysmorphic in this photo.

from zoomar:

"I got it made/If Jeezy’s payin’ LeBron, I’m paying Dwyane Wade."

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:09:17 +0000

““I got it made/If Jeezy’s payin’ LeBron, I’m paying Dwyane Wade.””

- A Common Misunderstanding of the Lyrics of Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” | The Awl

fuckyeahslightlyamusing: ohheydebie: thedailywhat: The Holy...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:16:42 +0000

fuckyeahslightlyamusing:

ohheydebie:

thedailywhat:

The Holy Trinity of Unwelcome Self-Flagellation Auditors.

[themattsmith.]

Best boat name EVER

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:11:35 +0000

Best boat name EVER:

"According to sales figures from stick manufacturers, a majority of Canadian hockey players shoot..."

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:22:41 +0000

“According to sales figures from stick manufacturers, a majority of Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, and a majority of American players shoot right-handed. No reason is known for this disparity.”

- The article doesn’t actually expand on this curiosity, but it has to relate to some kind of advantage on the ice of passing between players who share the same ~~hand~~stickedness. Hockey Stick Divide - Canada Leans Left, U.S. Right - NYTimes.com

Shaun White's Private Halfpipe

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:47:50 +0000

Shaun White's Private Halfpipe:

60 Minutes ran an interesting piece on Olympic snowboarding sensation Shaun White last night. Informative as always, and full of facts about the athlete, the neatest part had to be near…

CubeStormer: a Lego Mindstorms robot that can solve any...

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:11:06 +0000

CubeStormer: a Lego Mindstorms robot that can solve any Rubik’s cube in

(via qef)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:29:13 +0000

(via qef)

mayonaka: なんだこの自販機ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:24:06 +0000

mayonaka:

なんだこの自販機ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ

HexaKopter is a semi-autonomous open source self build 24 bladed...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:32:10 +0000

HexaKopter is a semi-autonomous open source self build 24 bladed helicopter come to haunt your nightmares with its infernal buzzing.

Photo

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:25:59 +0000

36 Songs that use the same four chords (via Jorn)

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:23:37 +0000

36 Songs that use the same four chords (via Jorn)