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Jack Vale Makes People Paranoid in a Store by Talking About Them on His Cell Phone While Passing By
“He’s got the Milk Duds!” Internet prankster Jack Vale (see previously) recently made random people paranoid in a store by talking about them on his…
Time-Lapse Video of an Amish Barn Raising in Ohio
Penny Miller created a time-lapse video of an Amish barn raising in Ohio. The incredibly efficient process, which took a total of 10 hours, three…
Deliriously Happy Pug Goes Nuts in a Pit Filled with Colorful Plastic Balls and Stuffed Animals
A deliriously happy pug named Grover goes nuts in a pit filled with colorful plastic balls and his favorite stuffed animals that his humans made…
Baymax Asks Hiro to Rate His Level of Pain in a Funny Animated Clip From Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
“On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?” Walt Disney Animation Studios has released a funny new clip from Big…
KFC Japan Creates a Fried Chicken Keyboard, Mouse, and USB Drive for ‘Colonel’s Day’ Contest
KFC Japan has created a fried chicken keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. The items appear to be prizes for a special promotion for “Colonel’s Day” and are not…
‘Borg Like Me’, A Collection of Writings by Cyberculture Author Gareth Branwyn
Borg Like Me is a new paperback collection of short writings by Virginia-based cyberculture author, Gareth Branwyn. The Kickstarter-funded book, published by Branwyn’s own Sparks…
Wily Bunny Creates A Clever Shortcut While Running Through Animal Agility Course
A wily little bunny cleverly created a shortcut in order to avoid the high jump portion of an animal agility course during the 2011 Aggie…
A New York City Subway ‘L’ Train Covered in an Extremely Colorful Vimeo Ad Wrap
Vimeo director of design Justin Dickinson captured video of a Brooklyn-bound New York City Subway “L” train at Union Square in Manhattan covered in a…
Stubborn Husky Verbally Informs His Human That He’s Not Ready to Leave the Dog Park
A stubborn husky woefully informs his human that he’s really not ready to leave the dog park. The little guy goes on for a bit,…
The Basic Format of Every Mumford & Sons Song Boiled Down Into a Single Short Clip
Musician Dion Beary accompanies himself on acoustic guitar for a short video that boils down the basic structure of just about every song written by…