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for 2010-02-05
  • 1. Getting Smashed

    We haven’t been taking Guy Ritchie films seriously enough: The British are more committed to drinking and brawling than we realized. So committed, in fact, that the British government is developing a smash-proof pint glass designed to to cut down on the popular British pastime of “glassing” (smashing a glass over someone’s head). Brits should take it down a notch, and rediscover the magic of the fist.

    Read about it at NPR.

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  • 2. Deadliest Fashion

    Quick, take off your pants, your life’s in danger! Well, probably not, but you could start to feel numb. And nobody likes that, right? Details points out some fashion missteps that might be cutting your life short. From the dangers of year-round tanning to smoking (huge surprises), to the lurking threat of circulation-severing ties and dirty fingernails, you’ve got to act now before it’s too late.

    Most importantly, avoid looking anything like the cast of “Jersey Shore“. There are fates even worse than death.

    Read about it at Details.

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  • 3. Tiger Woods Has Balls

    Nope, we’re not going to do it. Just because there’s a new set of golf balls featuring the faces of Tiger Woods’ many mistresses doesn’t mean we’re going to reduce ourselves to a series of cheap puns. Feel free to combine the words “balls,” “play,” and “mistresses” in any combination you see fit.

    Read about it at the Daily News.

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  • 4. A Tasty Burger

    The humble burger is undergoing something of a renaissance. With new gourmet burger joints opening every week, there’s an arms race toward the most exotic burger. But Dubai looks poised to scoop victory with their unusual choice of meat: camel. We hear it retains moisture unusually well.

    Read about it at Reuters.

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  • 5. Compassionate Miranda Kerr

    A man looking at pictures of Miranda Kerr during a newscast became a YouTube sensation. Miranda Kerr, subject of those clearly not-very-safe-for-work pictures, says the employee shouldn’t lose his job. Because really, who can blame him?

    Read about it at The Telegraph.

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