WEDNESDAY #2075

NEWSY BITS...

Yes, he was really that good...

Depression. There's so much we don't know..

The "suicide contagion" is a real phenomenon, says the CDC, and here's some of their advice to news outlets:

All parties should understand that a scientific basis exists for concern that news coverage of suicide may contribute to the causation of suicide.

Engaging in repetitive, ongoing, or excessive reporting of suicide in the news...is a bad thing.

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Shop owners in St. Louis protecting their store from rioters.

 Would I do that? You bet your ass I would.

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 In China, knife fell from sky into man's head

 Someone placed the knife on his balcony rail and it fell many stories.
Interestingly, the doctors won't let him use a cell phone for fear it could complicate his recovery.

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 Merlin, a Border Terrier, stands by a dead rat which he killed during an organized rat hunt on New York City's Lower East Side.

 I had no idea there were such hunts.

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Stopping cyberattacks likened to a war and experts say the crooks are winning

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After last week's stunning revelation that Russian crooks had stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords, the biggest breach on record, experts say making the Internet more secure will take a huge global effort --bolstering website security, a stronger push to prosecute the cybercriminals and better vigilance by consumers.

(tick, tock, tick, tock...)

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“Watching Australia's Attorney-General try to explain why tracking Australians' web histories is not such a big deal resembles listening to a dirty joke told by a ten-year-old.”

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Science: It's better to cook a frozen steak than a thawed steak.

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DEA paid Amtrak worker $854K for customer data it could have obtained for free

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The world’s most popular country: Germany

The world’s least popular country: Iran

The world’s most dangerous city: San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Most sexually satisfied country: Switzerland

Least sexually satisfied country: Japan

Country with the highest average IQ: Hong Kong

Country with the lowest average IQ: Equatorial Guinea 

Do you think the spoon is specially made of a material that would not disrupt the sound waves?

I knew there had to be a drawback...

Doctor told me to take one pill when I woke up and one in the afternoon. I just laughed that he assumed those were two separate times.

Attire...

The "L" in Samuel L. Jackson stands for motherfucker.

Indeed.

If a woman ever pulls out a knife on you during an argument, pull out some bread and mayo. Her woman instincts will kick in and she'll make you a sandwich.


Chocolate...

I'll pass.

The pieces for this sculpture were 3D printed...

The Smallest Thing In The Universe Is So Tiny It Seems To Have No Size At All.

This man is lifting two anvils by the "horn"; the way body building used to be done...

We could all use a reminder of how precious water really is...

Speaking of......sort of....

Gentle Readers, the work of artist Trina Merry...

When you say the word "crisp", it moves from the back of your mouth to the front as you say it.

The latest quadcopter from toy 'drone' maker Parrot is the palm-sized $100 Rolling Spider. It can be controlled by your smartphone...

Put your heart, mind and soul into every smallest act and someone will eventually medicate you.

Lord Arch George, Victoria Australia...

Remember back in like the 5th grade when everyone vowed never to do drugs, drink or smoke? Yeah, well, that went to hell didn't it.

One of the best Steadicam shots of all time...

That is one of the most eerie things I've ever seen...

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.

I find language so...amusing...

Some signs are merely the sharing so information, but some, like that last one, must have a very interesting story.

A new gun control book...

A page from said book...

Once a dick is sucked, it can not be unsucked.

Fuck the police...

I may not have my life together, but I've never kissed my car.

 This is one of the exercises to use if you have to sit many hours...

But, to me it looked like the guy was trying to get dog shit off the bottom of his shoe.

The Iron Lady know of whence she speaks...

Wife: You haven't moved since I left the house 8 hours ago!
Me: Excuse me? Where do you think this beer came from?

We're all just trying to get fucked. Stop pretending your sexual orientation makes you special.

In an episode of "Life After People" that said that even this marvel won't make it very long without maintenance...

Whenever I visit someone I take a bath instead of a shower, then leave the water in the tub "in case anyone else want to take a bath."

What a marvelous idea...

I barely survived yesterday, and it's already today.

I know it's corny, but there is a method to my madness...

When my school district made us all wear ID tags with out picture on them, I taped Prince's face over mine and no...one...ever....noticed.

This should be mandatory viewing for anyone thinking of dropping out of school...

By the way, not that he gives a shit, but fucking with that mailbox is a federal offense.

I've found a new favorite site....

SCORPION DAGGER - James Kerr.

Digital collages made mostly from northern and early renaissance paintings...

And in case you are interested, here's the link...

http://scorpiondagger.tumblr.com/

At what point do pubes become leg/ass/stomach hair?

Keep your eye on the muzzle....

 We shooters call that "writing you name with the barrel". With such an error she couldn't put two rounds through a 4x8 sheet of plywood from 30 feet.

My hunter buddy told me "Don't worry, when I hunt I use every part of the animal." I said, "You know who else uses every part of the animal? The animal."

Photography...

 Flies over and shoots a stream of molten metal down through the turret...a proximity fuse in a nutshell, as it were...

The secondary explosion is the munitions and gas inside the tank. I can only assume that there were no survivors.

Some lessons are easier learned than others...

I have never actually met anyone who thought that pot smokers should be arrested. No.....one.

So...ah...you hate your parents?

Look, I think people can do whatever the fuck they want if it brings them happiness, but does this child look happy to you?

Of course you can...

 I knew a sculptor in graduate school who mail shit all the time. The trick was to find a rural post office that would accept it at the outset. He mailed a pair of tennis shoes with the laces tying them together; a brick; and other items too numerous to list.