Next Life

Grandma is dying, but she has a plan. If it was just a silly plan, that would be enough to leave her grandson with a smile and fond memories. However, this goes a little further into ...the Next Life. Or maybe even way beyond. (via Boing Boing)

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7 enduring lessons from It's a Wonderful Life. It may not have the number of laughs that other Christmas movies have, but it leaves you feeling more satisfied at the end.


Great Works of Girls und Panzer Fan Art.

Medieval Sex Flowchart.

Spring Break, Mumbai: How Surviving Sexual Assault Makes It Hard To Go Home Again.

How the Führer Stole Christmas.

When a man loves his cat, of course he wants to take it to visit Santa Claus. And he'll want to document the whole trip in photographs.

Imagine skating on ice so clear that you can see the bottom of the lake. This idyllic interlude happen on Lake Vann in Condon, Montana.

Watch a stop-motion video of Mario Kart in real life. It might make your butt hurt.

15 Awesomely Terrible Christmas Songs To Make Sure Your Party Is A Huge Success. These aren't traditional carols, but they might get your guests dancing. Some are NSFW.

See One Room Transformed Into 14 Unbelievably Surreal Fantasy Landscapes. Artist Jee Young Lee is serious about the backdrops in her self-portrait series.

Cold

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Wildest Things in the World

Steve Irwin talks about how wonderful his job is and how passionate he is about wildlife. He always did, but this time it's set to music! Melodysheep (John D. Boswell), who gave us the Symphony of Science videos, gives Irwin the AutoTune treatment in this tribute video. We miss you, Steve. (via Laughing Squid)

Just Follow

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Chore

The Peterson Farm Bros are back with another parody rewritten about the life of a farmer. They previously did songs by PSY, LMFAO, and a even Will Smith, and now they spoof Katy Perry's "Roar" with a song called "Chore." (via Viral Viral Videos)

12 Wonderful Homemade Christmas Cards

I was delighted in December of 1997 when my brother sent a Christmas card he made featuring the sonogram of their unborn first child wearing a Santa Claus hat. All these years later, that child is learning to drive a stick shift and tons of people sends sonogram Christmas cards with little cartoon hats pasted on with a simple app. But people are still pushing the envelope when it comes to personalized family Christmas cards. Some are funny just because they are awkward or unattractive, but the pictures I selected are very intentional in their strangeness. And these only represent a small sampling of the crazy Christmas cards people make. See a dozen of them in a list I posted at mental_floss.

You Better Watch Out

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I'm Climbing Up the Christmas Tree Neow

Christmas is a wonderful time for cats. They get: a tree in the house, toys dangling from the tree, shiny stuff, balls that roll around, boxes, wrapping paper, and ribbons. What else could a cat want?

Shorty and Kodi bring you a new Christmas song, written by Robert Moore, sung by Tricia Cole. The song is available at iTunes. (via Tastefully Offensive)

Can't Rightly Recall That I Have

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Sesame Street: Lord of the Crumbs

Sesame Street continues their series on delayed gratification starring Cookie Monster -and their series of movie parodies we all can enjoy! The latest episode is their version of Lord of the Rings in which Cookie Monster stars as "Gobble," must bake the "precious" cookies without succumbing to the temptation to eat them before they are done. Can he control himself long enough to accomplish his quest? And by the way, Gandalf looks pretty cute as a Muppet, don't you think? (via Gamma Squad)

Darth Vader Nutcracker

Darth Vader Nutcracker | $42.95

Right now, in a galaxy you live in... A NEW HOPE for Christmas decorations has emerged. It is the Darth Vader Nutcracker from the NeatoShop. This striking wood nutcracker is shaped like your favorite Star Wars character and is ready to forcefully capture the spirit of the holidays in your home.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Star Wars items.

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I Don't Think So

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WestJet Christmas Miracle

As far as advertising stunts go, this one is a winner. For 250 WestJet passengers on two flights, one from Toronto to Calgary and the other from Hamilton to Calgary, it was an unexpected miracle. Passengers were greeted by a video-linked Santa Claus who asked them what they wanted for Christmas. Then things got really hectic -for Santa and his 175 WestJet volunteer helpers. If that's not enough, you can see additional footage that didn't make it into the video, in which Santa has fun with the passengers. (via Daily Picks and Flicks)

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Plain Dressing: The Amish and similar groups call themselves "plain people." Here's the plain truth about the plain way they dress.

Why Do We Value Gold? Because every other element has something that makes it not work as an exchange medium. (via the Presurfer)

Walking Dad Jokes. (via Pleated-Jeans)

Invisible Child. A five-part series on the everyday life of a homeless girl in New York City.

Lighting the Christmas tree.

A guys tells his friend he's been in a coma for ten years. The prank may cause him to stop drinking and driving -at least we can hope.

20 Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About Die Hard. Arm yourself with trivia to impress your friends while you watch the 1988 Christmas classic.


The Homeschool Apostates. (via Metafilter)

Surviving your office holiday party: A guide for introverts. Unless you are lucky enough to be able to avoid them altogether.

Bizarre But Clever Christmas Decorations. Some people spread Christmas cheer by making their friends and neighbors laugh!

Coming Out

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