Charting A Course Through The Mundane
Fly-kick Hollywood supremo Chuck Norris, whose films have inhabited bargain bins around the world, turned 75 today.
To celebrate the sheer scale of the man’s illustrious career here’s a montage video of the martial artist kicking the shit out of everything that moves.
Stuff which what we found interestin’.
Naked man found wandering around a German wood turns out to be a monk who was tripping balls on some berries – (The Local)
Some stunt footage of the Fast And The Furious 6 currently being filmed in Glasgow – (SPR&R)
Robbers toss out all their stolen cash onto the streets of LA during police chase – (NBC Los Angeles)
Hider in the house. Woman fnds ex-boyfriend living in her attic 12 years after they broke up – (Huffington Post)
Fantastic piece about the dark history surrounding ‘old timey’ stand-up comics in the 50s and their relationships with Las Vegas and The Mob – (WFMU)
The many different faces and expressions of Britters on American X Factor – (Buzzfeed)
5 videos of super human reflexes that saved lives. Avengers assemble! – (Cracked)
The amazing story of the scientist who nearly died while debunking ‘the hottest day on earth’ – (IO9)
Stuff which what we found interestin’.
The Hubble telescope has discovered an ancient galaxy which shouldn’t exsist – (iO9)
The BBC claim that there’s a ‘lack of evidence‘ when it comes to performance enhancing sports products, such as drinks and expensive trainers – (BBC NEWS)
The dirty secrets of the supermodels from the 80s – (NY Post)
Modern Family and Anchorman star Fred Willard caught by police doing a ‘pee Wee Herman’ in an adult movie theatre – (Holy Moly)
Two sisters attacked by a beaver in Virginia are now being tested for rabies – (Huffington Post)
A botnet responsible for 18% of all spam emails is now dead. Huzzah! – (Geek O System)
The 10 most irrationally evil fictional companies – (Topless Robot)
British TV shows slated to appear on your small screen over the next few months, which you might not want to miss – (Den Of Geek)
Stuff which what we found interestin'.
Buy a Game Of Thrones replica Iron Throne for only $30,000. – LA Times
A beginners guide on how to fire a shotgun and more importantly how to treat it with the respect it deserves. – Art Of Manliness.
Due to a spate of cannibal related crimes in the US the Centers For Disease Control is forced to assure everyone a zombie apocalypse isn’t going to happen. – Gamma Squad
The Call Of Duty – Black Ops 2 trailer was screened to nerds on a 140ft televisual wall. – Kotaku
Author Ray Bradbury passed away yesterday at the age of 91. Here’s 20 of his best thoughts on life and death. – Buzzfeed
Rats who were deliberately paralysed in a lab learn to walk again. – BBC News
Scientists are due to determine, this Friday, what the mystery object is which sits on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. – Huffington Post
Did John Travolta have a six year gay relationship with his pilot? – Radar Online
A group of young Polynesian men were doused in the face with pepper spray by police officers in Utah, for simply perfroming a Haka after a college American football match.
The Huffington Post reports that police in Roosevelt, are now being accused of over reacting and that around a dozen men along with bystanders and spectators were hit with the spray when the Haka, (a traditional Maori dance), was being performed.
Apparently the group of fans were trying to boost their side’s morale after they finished the game and season without a single victory. But the police misinterpreted their actions.
One fan, Rem McCormack, who was interviewed in a deserted warehouse, was quoted as saying:
“See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrating life. It’s the way it was in the beginning. It’s the way it’s always been. It’s the way it should be now.”
He then theatrically jumped off the bonnet of his yellow Volkswagen Beetle, took of his sweatshirt and angrily cartwheeled through the warehouse.
(via The Huffington Post)
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This is quite literally heartbreaking.
The Huffington Post is reporting a story about a couple from Iowa who died an hour apart holding hands in their hospital beds. Norma, (90), and Gordon Yeager, (94), were admitted after they were involved and injured in a car accident. Staff apparently gave the couple a shared room where they were allowed to hold hands in adjacent beds during their final moments. Gordon passed away first but his heart monitor continued to register a pulse, medical staff explained to family members that because the couple were still holding hands Norma’s heart was beating through Gordon.
*squints eyes at monitor, clears throat, holds breath*
Norma died one hour later. The couple leave behind a large family after a staggering 72 years of marriage. In the Huffington Post article Gordon was quoted:
‘I can’t go until she does because I gotta stay here for her.’
*gets up from desk, looks for source of smoke in the room, opens a window to dry streaming eyes*
HMS Friday 