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17 Oct 22:58

"I Stand For The National Anthem"

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

Yep. That’s about what I’d expect. Idiot. I find this far more offensive than kneeling for the national anthem

"There is a huge tv screen by the food carts right inside the stadium where people gather to watch. We went over there to check it out and we saw him spread the flag out and sit down."
Some additional details at Deadspin.

Addendum: validity of the image confirmed at Snopes (uncropped version there, with metadata).
17 Oct 22:57

Flying robots

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

I’m gonna need the jellyfish

17 Oct 19:37

Motion picture academy expels Harvey Weinstein over 'sexually predatory behavior'

SpinnyNuNu

Is Roman Polanski a member?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hosts the Oscars, says Weinstein's alleged behavior is "repugnant."

17 Oct 18:48

Coffee beans could power the cars of the future

SpinnyNuNu

I was going to say that it would be a waste of good coffee, but it says used coffee grounds, so I’m in.

The used coffee beans you throw away could help power your car.

17 Oct 18:41

High school pep rally - updated !!

by noreply@blogger.com (Minnesotastan)
SpinnyNuNu

This is seriously impressive

 

When I was in high school, a pep rally consisted of two or three girls waving pom-poms and trying unsuccessfully to get a small crowd to yell "Win team win."  Times have changed.

Some serious planning, choreography and hundreds of hours of practice must have gone into this routine at Walden Grove High School, Sahuarita Arizona.  Worth a few minutes of your time unless you are a complete grouch. 

Via Boing Boing.

Reposted from last year to add this year's equally-spectacular production:



If you're going to watch, you should definitely click the fullscreen icon in the lower right corner

This link goes to another view of the performance filmed from closer to the court.  And if you search YouTube you can find a "making of" interview video.  These kids practice every day for a year to prepare these performances.

Via Neatorama.
17 Oct 01:44

Some hunters using drones illegally

SpinnyNuNu

That’s not proper hunting

There’s been an uptick of people in Colorado violating a law that prevents the use of drones in hunting, KCNC reports.

16 Oct 19:38

Cheerleading coach who forced teen into painful splits won't face charges

SpinnyNuNu

By all means , let’s torture teenage girls.

A video that went viral this summer showed a 13-year-old at cheer camp crying out in agony.

16 Oct 17:53

Red Cross clears up donation misconception in Yuba County

SpinnyNuNu

Yes. By all means, donate your ugly 3” pumps to fire victims.

Someone claimed that the items were being shipped from the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds to other states. But the Red Cross said those items just went to a center that's in closer proximity to the victims of the Cascade Fire.

16 Oct 17:52

California has become the first state to ban sales from puppy mills

SpinnyNuNu

Good

15 Oct 21:16

Distillery Cat Wanted: Must Be Affable, Brand-Boosting, Cold-Blooded Killer

by Tove Danovich
SpinnyNuNu

A book about cats and their jobs in distilleries? Sounds perfect.

Brewster the Brewery Cat, of The Guardian Brewing Co. in Muncie, Ind., is a husky, middle-aged, orange Creamsicle–colored feline who enjoys tuna and sleeping in cardboard boxes.

A new book profiles some of the world's most fascinating felines, while telling how their job descriptions have evolved from rodent catchers to today's ambassadors for distilleries and breweries.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Distillery Cats/Julia Kuo)

15 Oct 17:28

Russell Westbrook, Nick Collison might have already won any Halloween costume contest

SpinnyNuNu

Perfect

Halloween is more than two weeks away, but two Oklahoma City Thunder players and their wives might have already won any group costume contest.

15 Oct 17:25

District erases 'To Kill a Mockingbird' from lesson plan

SpinnyNuNu

>>>some of the book's language "makes people uncomfortable.”

Fucking ridiculous.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is being removed from a junior-high reading list in a Mississippi school district.

15 Oct 17:10

Listen to This Atheist’s Incredible Story of Escaping the Train to Auschwitz

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

Less a story of an atheist and more an amazing story of survival and love.

Watch this and try to not cry.
15 Oct 16:52

'Cartoon' horse makes waves on the Internet

SpinnyNuNu

People suck

Animal experts are voicing their concerns about the breeding practices behind a viral Arabian horse whose face has been described as “cartoon-like.”

15 Oct 16:38

This family finding their dog alive amid wildfire aftermath is the best thing you'll see today

SpinnyNuNu

I like this good news

The video of Izzy’s discovery has gone viral on Facebook, providing a rare bit of good news amid endless scenes of severe destruction.

15 Oct 16:26

Hogwarts Express rescues stranded family in Scotland

SpinnyNuNu

No fair! I wanna be rescued by the Hogwarts Express

As if by magic, the Hogwarts Express has come to the rescue of a stranded family in Scotland.

15 Oct 16:24

'Quackery' Chronicles How Our Love Of Miracle Cures Leads Us Astray

by April Fulton
SpinnyNuNu

I’m going to buy this for my husband. He needs some amusement

Tape worm pills were once advertised as a way to stay thin.

Tobacco enemas? Mercury pills? Ice pick lobotomies? A new book explains how throughout history, miracle "cures" often didn't just fail to improve people's health, they maimed and killed.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Workman Publishing)

14 Oct 21:33

Michele Bachmann: “Every Archeology Find” Has Proven the Truth of the Bible

by Hemant Mehta
SpinnyNuNu

*snort*

Citation needed.
14 Oct 16:05

Copy of How to #Crochet Skull Scarf - Day of the Dead Part 4 Spanish Sub...

by noreply@blogger.com (Teresa Richardson)
Ahora después de cortar el hilo aquí y podría preguntar cómo es que yo simplemente no me voy dehacia abajo y eso es porque lo hizo la cabeza ves muy desequilibrada así, y tal vez quierees desequilibrada que eso depende de ti si querer hacerlo de esa manerapero lo que voy a hacer es trabajar a través de 13 puntos de sutura a través del centroaquí, así que simplemente les gusta tener una idea y...

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14 Oct 06:26

Pet shelter sorting dogs into houses, calls it 'Pawgwarts'

SpinnyNuNu

Adorable

Each dog is sorted into a house based off the Harry Potter series, appropriately named Ravenpaw, Slobberin, Gryffindog and Hufflefluff.

13 Oct 21:12

Hurricane Ophelia Takes Aim at Ireland

SpinnyNuNu

Srsly? Ireland?

Meteorologist Heather Tesch forecasts the expected path of Hurricane Ophelia.

13 Oct 18:55

Christian Radio Host: “Satanic Luciferian Devil Worshipers” Control the Media

by Hemant Mehta
It takes a lot of work to make Alex Jones look sane, but Rick Wiles is a man of skill.
13 Oct 18:33

Flight 666 just landed in HEL on Friday the 13th

13 Oct 15:40

Pink and white or gray and teal? Internet explodes with latest color debate

SpinnyNuNu

My brain sees both versions as pink and white. The one on the right looks like it has some kind of filter over it making it all over tinged bluish green, but my brain corrects it to pink and white

13 Oct 12:44

Suspect says his Louis Vuitton shoes are ruined after high-speed chase

SpinnyNuNu

Boo boo.

The suspect, who led Texas police on a high-speed car chase, said he stepped in cow manure after running from his car, losing one of his Louis Vuitton shoes.

13 Oct 12:40

Exclusive First Read: Philip Pullman's 'The Book Of Dust'

by Petra Mayer
SpinnyNuNu

Yay yay yay yay!!!

The Book of Dust, by Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman returns to the world of his beloved Dark Materials trilogy in The Book of Dust. We have an exclusive first peek at young protagonist Malcolm, his canoe, and the day his life changes.

(Image credit: )

13 Oct 00:04

Federal court reinstates Ezekiel Elliott’s 6 game suspension

SpinnyNuNu

But kneeling for the anthem is the real problem

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the NFL to suspend Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott six games for a domestic violence case in Ohio.

13 Oct 00:03

NRA opposes 'bump fire stocks' bills in Congress

SpinnyNuNu

Fuck them

The National Rifle Association said Thursday that it is opposed to new legislation that would ban the production and sale of "bump fire stocks."

12 Oct 20:59

​Man tried to sell drugs that featured Superman logo, police say

SpinnyNuNu

That looks exactly like candy

Police in one rural community are warning that drugs featuring a Superman logo seem to be geared toward children.

12 Oct 14:48

Mom jailed for not vaccinating 9-year-old loses primary custody

SpinnyNuNu

Good.

She says vaccinations go against her religious beliefs