Tag: animals
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TIL the ancient Greeks used shocks from electric rays to numb the pain of childbirth and operations
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Found "Lucky number 7" in /r/pics, but here's a better home
AltCow with "7"-shaped marking on face
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Where'd it go!? [x-post from /r/funny]
AltCat pranked by video of another cat
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Owl in flight [x-post from /r/pics]
AltOwl in flight
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Kitten vs. wipers [x-post from just about everywhere, but we know it belongs here]
AltKitten chasing windscreen wipers
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Here, fishy fishy fishy...
AltFlying shark toy scaring a cat.
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Jersey
JTA, Dan, Ruth, and her mother take a long-weekend holiday to the island of Jersey, and nobody kills anybody.
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Hello 2013: Goodbye 2012
In a belated blog post, Dan looks back on 2012, and describes it as one of the hardest years of his life.
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MS Paint sloth [x-post from /r/funny]
AltMS Paint sloth
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Puppy Eating Time
Dan puts his foot in his mouth, and makes it sound like he was considering putting his boss's new pet puppy in there, too. But then everything turns out better than expected.
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Uncommon Occurances
I didn't sleep well; I woke up several times throughout the night. On the upside, I have a strong recollection of three distinct yet inter-related dreams:
Dream I: Alex and the Accident
I came into work as normal and spoke to Alex, my co-worker. He'd been in some sort of car accident in which he'd hit … -
Fry's Dog
Remember Jurassic Bark, Futurama series four, episode seven? It's the one in which Fry's dog, Seymour, left in the present-day when Fry gets cryogenically frozen and wakes up in the far future, sits outside the pizza parlour where Fry had worked, waiting for him to return. Turns out it's based on a true (sad) story, … -
The Starling
I have a hard time believing that this story is true: it's just too crazy - but the photos are good and hard to forge without more resources than your average internet prankster. So, here's the tale as it was told to me...
There's a company in the States that sells automatic car washers as a … -
Instructions On How To Clean Your Toilet
Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to … -
Quacks Do Echo, Thank You Very Much
At long last, I feel justified! As a long-time arguer (as much out of reason as playing devil's advocate) that a duck's quack should make an echo just like any other sound, recent research reported by the BBC demonstrates the fallacy of the widely-accepted myth!
In other news, it looks like my suggestion to Paul to …