Category Archives: Weird

jackbooted Chinese authorities finally get SOMETHING right

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don't expect these two to be hugging soonThey’re arresting the street hug thugs.

Reuters via Fark

Chinese appear not to have warmed to a “free hugs” campaign aimed at cheering up strangers by hugging them on the street, with some huggers even being hauled away by police for questioning, media said Monday.

The campaign hit the streets of Beijing, Changsha and Xian this weekend, with participants opening their arms to embrace passers-by and brandishing cards saying “free hugs,” “care from strangers,” “refuse to be apathetic,” the Beijing News said…

“Though some people refused (to be hugged), I hugged 20 people in one minute,” one girl was quoted as saying.

The Free Hugs campaign started in Australia and gained fame with a music video this year.

Well that explains it; any woman who’s ever been in a bar with Aussies knows they can’t keep their hands to themselves. They probably promised those Chinese Hug Thugs free work visas in exchange for promiscuous stranger-fondling.

Go Team Authoritarian Crackdown! They must never reach our fair shores.

Swing Blade: Swingers meets Sling Blade

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I normally avoid picking from the most popular videos on YouTube, but this is so funny I cannot resist. If, however, you see me posting napping kittens or puppies, please feel free to beat me severely about the head and neck.

Made in 1997, this mock movie trailer has Billy Bob Thornton‘s character, Karl, from the film “Sling Blade” entering the world of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau‘s “Swingers.” Written by Chris Cox, Matt Sloan, and Darren Des Voigne.

Brian Atene 2.0: Good Day Mr. Kubrick 2006

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Stolen from BoingBoing, but I’m sure it’ll be all over in twelve hours. Click here for the original, perhaps the most perfect, and most perfectly amusing, bad audition ever captured on film; the fellow in the video in this post claims to be the contemporary, 43-year-old Brian Atene, and it’s just so cheaply amusing that I’m not going to question it even though the fellow looks nothing whatsoever like Brian Atene.

“Me so hoooooorny. Me love you long time!“

The real Brian Atene, if he knows what’s good for him, should just let this ride. The last thing he needs is to go toe to toe with somebody this mean and this much bigger than him.

advice show o’ the day: Calls for Cthulhu!

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When you’re at the end of the line and you just don’t know where to turn, you might as well throw yourself into the insatiable tentacles of the utter horror which is the Great Old Ones. In fairness, Cthulhu is a more attractive host than Howie Mandel.

pic o’ the day: Great Cthulhu sez Kids First!

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both pics heartlessly stolen from Pharyngula

From Virginia. Naturally. It would be that or Massachusetts, of course.

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