June 2012
1 post
“I think it’s reasonable to expect people to have the capacity to remember...”
– Joseph Bonneau, Over-55s pick passwords twice as secure as teenagers’
May 2012
18 posts
“Too much exercise has not been a big problem in America.”
– When Exercise Is Too Much of a Good Thing
“However, foreigners are not taken into woods, for some reason. Instead, they are...”
– The Foreigner’s Guide to Finland
“Your wardrobe now consists of 20 different shades of black and grey.”
– You know you’ve been in Sweden too long, when…
“I think I’ve been able to reach my goals on the internet better
than most...”
– Linus Torvalds, Add support for AR5BBU22
Watch
“Despite promises of thousands of dollars in cash, limo services and restaurants,...”
– Tartan senior’s ‘porn prom’ will be a scaled-down affair
“a woman could not then publicly admit that she understood Shakespeare’s...”
– Thomas Bowdler
“good argument could be made for stfu about ween”
– some dude, Songs That Are Both Hilarious And Absolutely Gorgeous
“Hockeyfrilla” (Swedish for “mullet”)”
– De Lyckliga Kompisarna
“every state in the US, including Alaska and Hawaii, Canada, and more”
– International Luggage Shipping - Luggage Free
“Delivered in 3-4 business days via two-day shipping.”
– Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ - Google Play
April 2012
9 posts
“If 13 tons seems like a heavy load, it pales in comparison to the real Eiffel...”
– French police seize 13 tons of tiny Eiffel Towers
“suspicion of having murdered and eaten as least two women who they may have...”
– Brazil ‘cannibals turned women into pastries’
“The people of Norrland refer to Stockholm as fjollträsk (Fag-Swamp).”
– Norrland
“If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him.”
– Bill Curbishley, Olympics Organizers Ask Keith Moon to Play Closing Ceremony
“appeared to be from natural causes, according to the family.”
– Thomas Kinkade, popular artist, dies at age 54
“it’s not novel to think your life is in control and that you’ve got...”
– Trenton Ducati, Catnip
“The Vikings were Danish.”
– Sweden mulls shaving products ban for minors
“Norway. We don’t have any black people there, but we still like them!”
– Nasty Numbers
March 2012
20 posts
“An adult hagfish can secrete enough slime to turn a 20 litre (5 gallon) bucket...”
– Hagfish
“Her autobiography, If You Give an Author a Pencil”
– Laura Numeroff
“founder of the Danish Nudging Network”
– Nudge nudge, think think
“Page C (the one with the cleavage) resulted in an incredible 95% increase in...”
– ook At How Big A Difference Cleavage Makes When Selling Things Online
“we were impressed by EMC’s reputation”
– A New Chapter for Pivotal Labs
“Segura had worked at the warehouse for between 12 and 15 years”
– U.S. man buried under mound of pinto beans dies
“So they decided to test whether flies that were rejected sexually would be more...”
– Deprived of sex, jilted flies drink more alcohol
“But I’m not the only one stuffing my face.”
– The Sexual Manifesto: And Now I’m An Extra In A Porn Shoot
“he’ll be on probation [from teaching] for the next two years and has to get a...”
– Former gay porn actor can pursue teaching certification, agency says
“I do remember the nude scene. That just about blew my mind. I’ve been a fan of...”
– Brian Uzzi, Groupthink: The brainstorming myth.
“psychologists are unable to challenge this basic premise that reasoning really...”
– The Argumentative Theory
“I think the rest of the world is looking at us and thinking, ‘What are you...”
– Barbara Bush, Barbara Bush, Laura Bush headline conference; Barbara calls current campaign worst she’s seen
“the main US tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)”
– Americans in Sweden suffer US tax crackdown
“a blur of sweatshirts and Ugg boots and form-fitting leggings”
– Teaching Good Sex
“It’s more than just dancing around with a glow stick”
– Flynn Michael, Training New Jedis in the Force
“We have monitored the unfolding events and have determined that Mr. Limbaugh’s...”
– Limbaugh Advertisers: We Still Won’t Sponsor Rush Anymore (UPDATED)
February 2012
15 posts
“the straights”
– Gay Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Straight Couples
“Before the break-up, I had no idea how much break-up music was out there, for...”
– Starlee Kine, Break-up