Polar Bear Drowns Frankenstein

The world can rest easy now that Frankenstein has been drowned by a huge polar bear at the San Diego Zoo.

 

24 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Halloween

Thousands of people suffer from Samhainophobia which is an irrational fear of Halloween.
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Pumpkin in love

How do dog whistles work?

iYacht

He was a man of modest means, who lived in a normal house and only ever wore jeans and a black turtle-neck sweater. So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that Steve Jobs spent the last six years of his life designing a bespoke superyacht, which was unveiled this week in the Dutch port of Aalsmeer. A series of slender aluminium planes, stretching up to 80m long and held between crisp bands of frameless glazing, it looks like a stack of the latest Apple products.

 

'Major disaster' declared in New York

Barack Obama declares a "major disaster" in New York state after "super-storm" Sandy triggers devastating floods and cuts power to millions on the US East Coast.
A record 4m (13ft) tidal surge sent seawater cascading into large parts of New York City's subway system. Across the city, a power sub-station exploded, a hospital was evacuated and fire destroyed 50 homes. At least 20 people are reported dead across several US states. In New York City, 10 people were killed and the death toll could still rise, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
 

Go Home Sandy!

Thor Hedgehog

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Half a million US homes are left without power as Hurricane Sandy unleashes floods, gales and even snow... and it hasn't hit land yet

Half a million people have been left without power as Hurricane Sandy batters the East Coast ahead of her landfall tonight - and authorities have warned they will switch off power across areas of Manhattan, potentially affecting millions more. As Sandy barrels towards New Jersey, where it is expected to touch down at around 9pm on Monday, at least 500,000 people across Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Virginia are without power. And, with utilities company ConEd calling customers to warn it will shut off power lines across Manhattan and Brooklyn, millions more will be affected. The company shut off power in 200,000 homes in the area in last year's Hurricane Irene - but this year's storm packs a much fiercer punch. Sandy, which forecasters said could be the largest hurricane in U.S. history, has revealed the first signs of her monstrous power, dumping snow, breaching rivers and forcing floodwaters into towns and homes across the East Coast.

 

Can You Make It Through This Post Without Feeling Absolutely Delighted?

You can try not to, but I bet you'll feel a little giddy inside.

 

41 Dogs Who Are Ready For Hurricane Sandy

And one elephant.

 

Am I The Only One Around Here

Dog clearly knows the difference between a bath and a walk

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Jo Nesbø explains why Scandinavian writers are drawn to crime fiction

It's not a lot of laughs being Harry Hole – "The Norwegian pronunciation is Hoola, but it's fine if you call him Hole" – the maverick cop at the centre of nine of Jo Nesbø's bestselling Scanda-noir crime thrillers. Over the past 15 years he has been shot, stabbed and beaten up countless times and has the scars to prove it, a titanium finger and a slash from mouth to ear among them. He is an alcoholic who keeps falling off the wagon. His two best friends in the police – pretty much his only friends – have both been killed and he can't get married to Rakel, his long-suffering girlfriend, because she would almost certainly be topped as well. And at the end of The Phantom, his most recent outing, he was left for dead in a sewer with two bullet wounds and rats gnawing at his body.
So are there any laughs in being Harry Hole's creator?

 

US East Coast Prepares for Hurricane Sandy

As the National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Sandy could bring “life-threatening” flooding along the Atlantic coast, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said that subway, bus, and railroad service in New York would be suspended beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday. more

 

Awkward family photos of Halloween

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Richard Dawkins: If I meet God when I die.

George Carlin about necrophilia

This skull is driving me nuts!

Picture: Mike Walker 

 

Halloween Hedgehogs

Ectoplasm Slimed Popcorn

"For Halloween, Nova Scotia-based Suzie Ridler of Suzie the Foodie created a Ghostbusters-inspired recipe for Ectoplasm Slimed Popcorn. It consists of “old school” popcorn topped with a green slime made of melted white chocolate, heavy cream and green food coloring paste."
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God Distances Self From Christian Right

THE HEAVENS—Responding to inflammatory remarks made by Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock during a debate Tuesday night, Our Lord God the Almighty Father sought today to distance Himself from both Mourdock and the entire right-wing fundamentalist Christian movement, sources confirmed.
 “I want to make one thing absolutely clear: Mr. Mourdock’s comments from last night in no way reflect my position on this or any other issue,” said the Divine Creator, speaking at a press conference this afternoon to address Mourdock’s remarks that rape-induced pregnancies were God’s intent.
 “And furthermore, I would like to take this opportunity to say definitively that I, God, do not officially sanction or condone the words or actions of anyone involved in the fanatical, conservative Christian faction that Mr. Mourdock represents.”

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Vote with your gum

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Picasso at the beach

Happy birthday to Pablo Picasso, who was born on October 25, 1881. The artist who brought us Cubism allowed many of his camera-wielding contemporaries to document his life, even up to the night he died. Here is a selection of portraits of Picasso, along with some of the artist’s words of wisdom.

 

“I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.” Albert Einstein

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