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[tree]

It won the vote, by the way.

http://www.theguardian.com/environm...tface-wins-poll-to-name-polar-research-vessel

Yeah, I know.
Whether the ship actually gets that name
is the next move.

The NERC, however, has made sure they have the final say, with one of the competition's conditions being: 'the final name will be selected by NERC'. - See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/o...nitiator-backpedals.html#sthash.lVUEvo53.dpuf

They aren't convinced 'Boaty McBoatface' is sufficiently
inspirational or illustrative of the work the ship's crew
means to pursue.

 

[Cosmophylla]

They aren't convinced 'Boaty McBoatface' is sufficiently
inspirational or illustrative of the work the ship's crew
means to pursue.

Yes, it's a tough one. The name RSS Boaty McBoatface would be a sure fire way to get many more people interested in science, especially kids, but it hardly gives credence to the ship's crew.

 

[qwerty]

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/04/saddam-hussein-given-key-detroit/

 

[tree]

"The profundity of this issue is....like...way profound & totally deep."
Ted Theodore Logan


http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1119731/beyonce-fans-confuse-rachael-ray-rachel-roy

 

[tree]

So...the CIA teleported
teenage Barack Obama
to Mars.

https://www.inverse.com/article/6741-remembering-that-time-teenage-barack-obama-went-to-mars

 

[qwerty]

So...the CIA teleported
teenage Barack Obama
to Mars.

https://www.inverse.com/article/6741-remembering-that-time-teenage-barack-obama-went-to-mars

i love these kind of conspiracies!!!!!!!!!
i have been binge watching a heap of them over the last
couple of weeks. i think many of them are far more imaginative
and entertaining than most movies.

but that's just what "THEY" want you to think

 

[Butterfly88]

 

[qwerty]

OMG, please tell me this is satire?

 

[Butterfly88]

OMG, please tell me this is satire?

I don't think it is, unfortunately.

 

[tree]

qwerty
Butterfly88

I remember reading about this trend
a few years ago, starting in California.

This is a link to a story about a place
in Michigan. The PR is good in this story.
Makes it sound ever so much less crass.
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/09/funeral_home_offers_drive-thru.html

 

[Cosmophylla]

OMG, please tell me this is satire?

I remember hearing about such things in the 90s. Usually in anecdotes about how "crazy" the US was. It's funny how we (as a species) say this or that is crazy, shake our heads at the state of humanity, and then turn around and do crazy stuff ourselves. Turn asylum seeker boats around, lock innocent people up in prison for seeking refuge, follow stupid sports (Australian rules football is the first that comes to mind), obediently obey advertising directives and become blind fashion slaves and pay people a pittance to work in abominable conditions to produce such "fashion"...

 

[tree]

The second part of the headline made me laugh out loud.
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/police-man-gropes-employee-challenges-officer-with-mannequin-arm

And it's no wonder the officer offered to use a taser.
The man was....armed.

 

[tree]

Chinese doctor prepares for full body transplant.
http://time.com/4366454/china-body-transplants/

Rogue dentist offers Sculpey teeth on craigslist.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/craigslist-teeth-illegal-clay-1.3633608

New weight loss device sucks food you have eaten out of your stomach.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/14/the-...vice-that-sucks-food-out-of-your-stomach.html

 

[tree]

Naked Restaurant: If you are too young, too old, or too fat,
you can't eat there. They won't let you in.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/japanese-naked-restaurant-to-ban-overweight-diners-1.2941711

 

[tree]

"The shelter say they're often called about what people think are animals,
which end up being something very different..."
http://www.itv.com/news/channel/201...o-animal-shelter-turns-out-to-be-hand-puppet/

I like that they tried.

 

[tree]

The New Zealand McDonald's 'Create Your Own Taste' promotion:
I don't know if the Jizzy Burger is still available.
http://www.dorkly.com/post/79724/mc...ate-their-own-burgers-and-guess-what-happened

 

[Butterfly88]

Burrito saunas are the latest wacky health trend

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/07/20/burrito-saunas-are-latest-wacky-health-trend.html

 

[tree]

The Naked Donald Trump Statue phenomenon:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/18/1...mp-statues-union-square-los-angeles-indecline

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ulpture-indecline_us_57b5d9d0e4b034dc73260c94

 

[Butterfly88]

Musicians in South Korea make dance beat with rubber chickens

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/09...-rubber-chickens/9281473173568/?spt=sec&or=on

 

[tree]

QUOTE
Officials told people that sarcastic expressions such as
“This is all America’s fault” would constitute
unacceptable criticism of the regime.
END QUOTE

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...casm-kim-jong-un-freedom-speech-a7231461.html