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Nerd Litmus Test
If you laugh at any of these, you are one. (via Failbook)
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This Makes Me Happy
This viral ad for VW is popping up everywhere, but it makes me smile every time I see it.
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This is Surprisingly Accurate
A (very) rough summary of the formula for my favorite x-files episodes, by redditor monodon-monoceros (via Blame it on the Voices)
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Anger is Illogical
OneMinuteGalactica has a whole channel filled with stuff like this. (via Topless Robot)
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Klingon Huck
Recently on Twitter, Neil Gaiman commented on the “sanitized Huck Finn” flap by saying: People asking about http://wapo.st/eRHo6W. It’s public domain, so you can make Huck a Klingon if you want, but it’s not Mark Twain’s book. @neilhimself Which he then decided to illustrate by saying: What’s the use you learnin’ to do right, when…
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Seen Online
I want to see a hacker movie where the protagonist just stares in confusion at a stack trace for a few minutes. No typing, no chatter. — therealadam My bologna does not have a first name. I fear giving it one will make it self-aware. — sucittaM LOT OF BIRD DROP DEAD IN ARKANSAS! THEN…
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Grandma’s Superhero Therapy
via My Modern Met A few years ago, French photographer Sacha Goldberger found his 91-year-old Hungarian grandmother Frederika feeling lonely and depressed. To cheer her up, he suggested that they shoot a series of outrageous photographs in unusual costumes, poses, and locations. Grandma reluctantly agreed, but once they got rolling, she couldn’t stop smiling. SEE…
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6 Eerily Specific Inventions Predicted in Science Fiction
via Cracked by Colin Murdock Science fiction is by far the nerdiest of the fictions, and its bread and butter consists of robot uprisings and unexpected time travel consequences. But for every Martian invasion and robocop-related mishap it has warned about, science fiction has made some stunningly accurate premonitions. We’re not talking about broad predictions,…
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Happy Holidays!
Whatever winter holiday you celebrate, we at the O*W*C hope it’s fabulous. (From Shoebox Blog)
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Seuss Does Star Wars
Cartoonist Adam Watson has done a series of Seussian Star Wars images that are just lovely. I particularly like the G-rated “eviscerated” Tauntaun. You can also buy prints of his drawings here.