January 2012
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HIMYM Alternate Ending #6: The yellow umbrella
himymmother:
“Kids, remember when I said that yellow umbrella was important? Your mother was once a street vendor who sold umbrellas. That’s it, really. Probably could have saved you some time by skipping ahead.”
Photo from Have-You-Met-Ted.com
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“Esquire: I think so. Does that mean you’re a religious or spiritual man?...”
– William H Macy talks with Esquire about religion, religious literature (and many other things
Guest HIMYM Alternate Ending #4: You don't know...
himymmother:
The darkest one yet, courtesy of Bryan.
Ted knocks up a $10 hooker, and then refuses to recognize his children when she confronts him. Years later, consumed with remorse and hooked on pain meds, Ted tells a long, rambling story about his heyday to his children in hopes they will see him as a once-good person.
Photo from Disparue.org.
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Guest HIMYM Alternate Ending #3: My mother, Ted...
himymmother:
Thanks, Jesse!!
“I kept telling the story for so long that advances in medical science eventually made it possible for me to have children without the aid of a woman. Kids, I AM YOUR MOTHER.”
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“Jesus waited three days to come back to life. It was perfect! If he had only...”
– Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother (via itsfarah)
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HIMYM Alternate Ending #5: Ted Mosby, Sex...
himymmother:
“Kids, I got that mustache, and the offers came rolling in. Way easier money, and I still got to be a, um, real architect on the side. Your mother and I co-starred in an AVN-winning feature, so, Hollywood royalty!”
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This Tortoise Is Older Than the United States →
mentalflossr:
Even with the long life expectancy of giant tortoises, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise named Adwaita blows all others away with a life lasting around 255 years. Estimates put his birth date around 1750, making him an entire generation older than the United States of America.
The tortoise was…
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HIMYM Alternate Ending #4: Ted, the convict
himymmother:
“Kids, that’s the story of how I met your mother. And now, off to serve my prison sentence for that faulty building design that killed a bunch of people. Arrivederci, Fiero!”
photo from Be Awesome Instead
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HIMYM Alternate Ending #3: Ted, the surrogate...
himymmother:
“Kids, as you know, your mother was Lily and your father was Marshall. And they died in that car crash. But I’m retelling this story as if I was the father, because I never did find the mother of my children.”
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Massive Solar Storm Causes Planes To Be Rerouted →
npr:
You might have heard about a major solar storm that is hitting Earth right now. It’s the biggest to hit us since 2005. You’ve also probably heard a few people say, “I didn’t feel anything.”
As our friends at 13.7 explained earlier today, the storms have the ability to disrupt sensitive electronics and even the power grid. Usually none of those things happen. But, today’s solar storm...
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“It’s perfectly rational and reasonable for progressives to decide that the evils...”
– Glenn Greenwald is on another planet, perhaps, but this is an argument worth engaging. Well, except for Ron Paul, bless him, not actually winning any votes that matter.
Progressives and the Ron Paul fallacies - Salon.com
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HIMYM Alternate Ending #2: Ted, the nursing-home...
himymmother:
Ted is an elderly man in the fog of dementia who never married or had kids. Barney, his nurse, tells him the story of his family, and now Ted thinks that’s what happened to him.
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HIMYM Alternate Ending #1: Victim of Robin's wrath
My Tumblr side project to this, my regular side project. If you love “How I Met Your Mother” but are dreading the inevitably clunky ending, you’ll love this. Here’s the first one:
himymmother:
“Kids, that’s how I met your mother, and also why gun safety is so important. If your Aunt Robin had learned that, perhaps your mother would still be here.”
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55 years ago today, the first Frisbee was produced →
“To achieve maximum efficiency and power, a car’s computer receives thousands of...”
– Making It in America - Magazine - The Atlantic
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NBC drops to eighth place on Thursdays →
I’ve said it before: I’d be shocked if NBC is still a functioning major network in 10 years, maybe 5. They still do well in most other time slots (and even win them), but the days of 8 to 11 prime time, 7 days a week are coming to an end for NBC. No reason for Comcast to waste its money.
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“The reality is that Romney would have been in violation of his fiduciary duty to...”
– Felix Salmon: How Capitalism Kills Companies | Epicenter | Wired.com
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WatchDid Babe Ruth call his shot in the 1932 World Series? Either way, there’s some amazing footage (fairly recently emerging, I believe; this compilation is from 2008) that shows that, regardless, the Babe taunted the hell out of the Cubs as he trotted around the bases.
(via Baseball’s Best Moments | MLB.com: Multimedia)
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“Tebow has come to expose something weirdly profound in our culture. This is...”
– Exhibit A in the case of our failed education system.
via The Atlantic
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“The inevitable end of the Tebow train. The New Orleans-San Francisco game was...”
– Tim Tebow Losing Is Why We Love Sports
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“Choosing a favorite episode of The Simpsons during its golden era is a Sophie’s...”
– A very long quote about Nathan Rabin’s ultimate “if you only watch one episode” episode of “The Simpsons.”
Best show, best episode | TV | AVQ&A | The A.V. Club
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Watch“The Daily Show” tries, and fails, to explain how leading a group aimed at “civil discourse” and then calling people terrorists can present a problem.
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My quintessential Jorge Posada memory →
As Jorge Posada prepares to officially announce his retirement, I look back on the catcher I grew up watching.
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Jessica Valenti: Why The Washington Post's new... →
Yeah, there are a lot of objections (and puzzling features) to WaPo’s lady blog, and Valenti covers just about all of them.
jessicavalenti:
Here’s the thing: I will always want more women’s (and feminist) voices in the mainstream media, particularly in politics. There’s an overwhelming byline gender gap and that needs to change. But The Washington Post’s new lady blog, “She the...
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Watch“Sergio,” from “Saturday Night Live,” starring the amazing Jon Hamm. If you missed it two years ago or have forgotten, catch up. It’s awesome.
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“Q: What advice would you give other editors interested in newspaper copyediting?...”
– Questions for a Newspaper Copyeditor: John McIntyre | Copyediting.com
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The dead department stores of our youth →
