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“In the morning, it was morning, and I was still alive.” –Charles Bukowski, Post Office

From the Bar to the Grave: Man Orders Custom Beer Can Coffin

There are good ideas, and then there’s this idea. As FoxNews.com reports, Bill Bramanti, from South Chicago Heights, Illinois recently purchased a custom-made Pabst Blue Ribbon coffin, for himself.
Designed to look exactly like a can of PBR, the 67-year-old, who shouldn’t need the box for a long while, refuses to save enjoyment of the casket [...]

Download New Nine Inch Nails Record, “The Slip,” For Free!

As the music industry scrambles to reconfigure their archaic business plans, bands and artists like Radiohead have been taking business into their own hands, and releasing records via their Website, for free.
To add another notch into the “screw you” category, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails just released his new record, “The Slip,” 100-percent free [...]

Sweet Clever Jesus: MacGyver Movie In the Works

Grab your paper-clip and chewing gum grenades and get ready for the greatest masterpiece ever to hit the silver screen. As Gizmodo.com reports:
Today at Maker Faire 2008, MacGyver creator (and real life inspiration) Lee David Zlotoff announced he has a big budget MacGyver movie in the planning stages.
Zlotoff mentioned he somehow ended up with the [...]

Why You’re Still a Fat-Ass: New Findings Uncovered

Oh, good. Again we’ve found a reason to bring back the “big-boned” excuse. As the London Telegraph reports, “The difference in the number of fat cells between lean and obese people is established in childhood and, although fat people replenish fat cells at the same rate as thin ones, they have around twice as many.”
So [...]

Best Skate Video Intro You’ll See Today

Having made professional skate vids since 1991, this clip, from Lakai’s (clothing and shoe company) “Fully Flared” video is just the most recent release in a long line of superior films from music video director, Spike Jonze. I dare you to try the crazy sh*t these guys pull.

How Not To Catch a Foul Ball

 
 

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Man to Change Name to “In God We Trust” [...]

Video: Indian Baby-Dropping Ceremony

Sometimes, people you think might be crazier than you are, actually turn out to be entirely nuts. As the BBC reports, a group of Muslims in western India performs a yearly ritual, which involves chucking their newborns off the side of a building. It’s like having to re-live Michael Jackson escapades over, and over.

COED’s Complete Kentucky Derby Run-Down: Post Time at 6:04pm (EST) Today!

In just a few hours, the equestrian contenders will step into the gates at Church Hill Downs for the 134th, 2008 Kentucky Derby. Here’s everything you need to know about “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” to enjoy the race in all its julep-drunken grandeur.

What is it?
If you’re not an avid gambler or OTB [...]

Marvin Harrison in Hot Water Over Philly Bar Shooting

On the field, Colts’ receiver Marvin Harrison who, despite being injured most of last season, caught 20 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, plus his 1, 366 yards and 12 touchdowns he raked in, helping lead Indiana to Super Bowl victory in 2006. Off the field, however, Harrison has a different kind of record [...]

Feel Superior: Dating Site IntelligentPeople.com Requires IQ Test to Join

Sure she likes the same music as you, is into the same movies, maybe even read some of the same books, but is she a dumbass? New dating site IntelligentPeople.com answers this question for you by requiring people trying to join to take–and pass–an IQ test.