At the University of Ottawa in Canada, a yoga class was cancelled because of complaints that the lessons were an unacceptable “cultural appropriation” of a non-Western practice.
Yes, that’s terrible. Like Canadians stealing US college students’ culture of whining like a toddler who dropped his ice cream.
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
16 Things You Might Not Know About “Mystery Science Theater 3000”
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A new study shows that lawyers have the lowest levels of health and well-being for any profession.
That sounds made up. If it were true, they’d have found someone to sue by now.
Show your support for American leadership in the international effort to #ActOnClimate: http://ofa.bo/t9Rv
“Don’t worry, it’s OK… thermometers won’t shoot you for religious reasons”.
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Hillary Clinton was just endorsed by…
Britain’s Prince Charles said that “climate change” was the root cause of the Syrian war.
Oh really? So “Koran” is really Arabic for “global warming”?
This is one of those things it feels like I should’ve been taught in school, but… liberals in charge…
[Eratosthenes calculation for the size of the earth around 240 BC] (Viewer #1,096)
President Obama said that Republican criticism of his foreign policy was a “recruitment tool” for ISIS.
Yes, it says “join now, before the US elects a President who will actually fight us”.
[High Praise! to Neatorama]
Teaching Economics with Dr. Seuss
The link above explains the concept. What you’re actually wanting to look at is a 4-page pdf file, which you can get by clicking here.
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I thought I would get bored quickly, or annoyed at the narration. Instead, I found myself fascinated from start to finish.
[Two months breaking ice (in under five minutes)] (Viewer #718,536)
Part of my connection with this, I think, is that I was stationed on an aircraft carrier, so I know how slow and ponderous large ships are. I can’t imagine how frustrating it was to keep having to back up and change directions over and over to avoid getting stuck.
Also, I’d always thought icebreakers just indifferently plowed straight ahead through mile-thick icebergs. Didn’t know they had a preference for channels of clear water.
During an interview with GQ Magazine, President Obama said he “fantasized” about owning an NBA team after he leaves office.
Hopefully by then he’ll be able to tell the difference between pros and JV.
I can’t think of any modern figure who does physical comedy with this level of creativity and panache. If you can, please drop a name in the comments.
[Buster Keaton – The Art of the Gag] (Viewer #459,997)
Update – Ok, maybe Jackie Chan, but that’s about it.
In Michigan, a sword-wielding man robbed a Dairy Queen.
Unbelievable. Did NOBODY think to post a sword-free zone sign?
