OhMyGoose

Man gets hook stuck in ass, fires gun for help

2011-06-20T21:49:00.000-07:00

Charles Rempe, of Frederick Maryland, somehow managed to get a fish hook stuck in his ass. In an effort to call out for help, Rempe decided to bust out his .45-caliber hand gun and fire several shots inside his apartment. Apparently, it worked as officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to a noise complaint on the 200 block of E. Frederick St. where they found Rempe with a hook embedded in his butt.

Officers promptly arrested Rempe and escorted him to Frederick Memorial Hospital for examination. According to the police, one round went through a side window and was found lodged into the brick wall of an adjacent building. Luckily, no one was hurt.

But seriously, couldn't he just pick up the phone and call 9-1-1? But, then if he did, this story wouldn't be as funny.

[WUSA9]

Wii Fit and Corgi's don't mix

2011-01-27T21:28:00.000-08:00

This is why you should clear the living room before using the Wii (or Kinect for that matter) -- and that includes dogs. Otherwise, be prepared to buy a new TV:

I sure hope the dog is okay.

[YouTube - Morphine2006]

Baby Toss!

2011-01-24T02:27:00.000-08:00

Oh. My. Goose! What the hell were these parents thinking? I mean, sure they were only about two to three feet away which made for a short toss, but seriously? I'm pretty sure the mother could have safely handed the baby off without requiring a throw. I hope the Dad isn't Mr. Butter Hands. Plus, who hell takes their baby rock climbing? Leave the baby at home - I bet he'd rather be napping anyways.

[Reddit]

Kid gets an hour detention for farting

2011-01-23T23:04:00.000-08:00

Eleven year old and sixth grader, Christian Summers, got written up and slapped with an hour worth of detention after farting on the school bus. Apparently, the bus driver didn't think it was funny nor did the other kids, writing on the detention slip: "Thinks it’s funny to pass gas while on the van. I’ve told him it’s not funny, nor polite to the others in the van. While the others scream, he laughs." The school, Thoreau Elementary in the Parma School District in Cleavland, Ohio, has threatened Christian with four to five days of detention if caught farting on the bus again.

I love how the parents handle the situation of their gassy son. I agree that this isn't that big of deal and shouldn't have gotten this much attention. The kid had to pass gas, what's the big deal? But, something tells me little Christian is one of the mischievous type. He does seem like a kid that would laugh his ass off after letting one rip -- and there's nothing wrong with a little sense of humor! His father even looks proud. Just give the kid some Beano and call it a day.

[Fox 10 News]

Wheel of Fortune Fail

2011-01-23T22:25:00.000-08:00

This is hilarious. Watch as these military duds try to solve an "unsolvable" puzzle:

I guess if you're in the military, you don't have time to watch morning talk shows to know who Regis Philbin is. Honestly, I thought the Air Force guy should of won. I mean, he may have mispronounced "Ripa," but I thought it was close enough for them to give it to him. I guess I don't watch enough Wheel of Fortune to know the rules.

[TV Squad]

Infographic: 20 most common passwords used

2011-01-23T00:45:00.000-08:00

Alright, folks. Courtesy of software firewall maker Check Point (Zone Alarm), here's a list of passwords to avoid, unless you want your passwords hacked and online accounts compromised. Most of these passwords are obviously horrible and vulnerable to dictionary attacks. My favorite dumb password of all time is "Password". "123456" and "Qwerty" are pretty retarded too. If you have a password on this list, please change it!

Okay, I understand if you use a really simple (and dumb) passwords for websites that do not store any personal or sensitive information, say like a forum about cats that only stores your name. But, for websites like your bank, please use a stronger and more difficult-to-guess password.

KeePass Password Safe

Okay, I can hear some of you in the back whining that creating a strong password makes it harder to remember. That is true. So, let me introduce you to KeePass Password Safe. KeePass is an open-source password management utility that allows you to easily store and randomly create strong passwords. It sports a very easy to use interface that you can use to create a database of all of your passwords encrypted with AES or Twofish. So, if you ever forget one of your passwords (or username), you can simply launch KeePass and see all of your passwords and associated websites and usernames. However, you'll need to remember at least one password, the password you set to open KeePass. The software works on Windows, Linux, and OS X. Use it and you can thank me later.

[ZoneAlarm Blog]

Wearing the same jeans for 15 months isn't as bad as you think ...

2011-01-23T00:11:00.000-08:00

John Le, a 20-year old student of the University of Alberta, decided to do an experiment -- to wear the same pair of jeans everyday for 15 months straight in order to determine the yield of bacteria that can grow. So, starting in September of 2009, Le went out and bought a pair of (*gasp*) $167 Nudie Jeans, which were not pre-treated or washed with chemicals during manufacturing.

After 15 months of daily use and occasionally spilling food on the jeans, Le and University of Alberta Assistant Human Ecology Professor, Rachel McQueen, swabbed the inside denim for bacteria. The results? Shockingly, the jeans had normal levels of bacteria. Le then washed the jeans and wore it for only 13 days straight and took another bacteria sample. Again, the results were similar -- all normal, with the highest concentration of bacteria in the crotch area of the jeans. Surprisingly, no E. coli or fecal matter was found in either tests. Le is planning on doing the experiment again with a $185 pair of jeans he received for Christmas. However, this time he is aiming for a daily use of 18-24 months.

What's up with the expensive jeans? Why not just get some cheaper Levi's and get more subjects to wear them and compare the results - it just might be more interesting. Also, I wonder how this experiment would go with shirts. I'm sure that his underwear/boxers may have provided a buffer from all of the bacteria that would have otherwise grown on the jeans. I don't know about you, but I'll still washing my jeans (laundry) though, despite the results of this experiment. I think it's the smell I'd be more worried about.

[dBune News]

'Car Surfing' - sounds fun, but will probably get you killed

2011-01-21T20:17:00.000-08:00

A bunch of kids from Midhurst, West Sussex (England) were caught "car surfing" on the country's CCTV. Apparently, the Sussex Police ended arresting the two drivers, a 21 and 17-year old, who had just passed his driver's test two months ago. Both had their licenses suspended for 12 months. What? No punishment for the other kids that were riding? I guess not.

While I don't necessarily approve of "car surfing," what's the big deal? They didn't seem to be harming anyone but themselves. I mean, they were pretty much alone in an empty parking lot. I'd understand it if they were doing this in the middle of the city and endangering the public. But anyways, car surfing reminds me of "ghost riding," but car surfing is probably a lot more fun. Since with car surfing, you're hanging on to dear life as your buddy drives around in circles. What? You don't know what "ghost riding is?" Hit the jump to find out.

Ghost riding is basically getting out of your vehicle and dancing around while your car accelerates in gear. Which is safer? You tell me.

Here's how not to Ghost Ride:

And finally, Grandma and Grandpa Ghost Riding:

[YouTube - itnnews]

Beach Garbage Hotel opens in Spain

2011-01-20T21:59:00.000-08:00

How do you illustrate the growing littering problem plaguing the beaches of Europe? Why build a hotel out of the trash laying around on the beaches, of course!

That is exactly what German artist, Ha Schult, did. The five-room Beach Garbage Hotel was constructed by collecting 12 tons of garbage found all across Europe's beaches, landfills, and flea markets. Approximately, 30-40% of the garbage used for the hotel were found on the beaches of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The Beach Garbage Hotel was put on display in Madrid to coincide with the International Tourism Fair being held in the Spanish capital.

Ha Schult told AFP news agency: "I created the Beach Garbage Hotel because the oceans of our planet are the biggest garbage dump."

Rose Piqueras, a spokesperson for the project, added: "We wanted to show what our holidays could become if we don't clean our beaches."

If you're planning on checking out the Beach Garbage Hotel, you have until January 23 before the display becomes one giant pile of garbage again.

Hit the jump for some pictures of the hotel.

[The Huffington Post]

Student pays $14K tuition with $1 bills

2011-01-18T22:04:00.000-08:00

Meet Nic Ramos, a 20-year old University of Colorado (CU) economics major. Ramos thinks that college tuition is expensive (which I agree). So, to express his disapproval of the rising cost of his education, he decides to pay his $14,300 tuition with nothing but $1 bills ... 14,300 of them. To get enough George Washington bills, Ramos had to travel from bank to bank and suffer through a lot of weird looks and questions just to get enough singles. Once he had accumulated enough $1 bills, all 30 pounds of it, he stuffed them all in a duffle bag and dumped it 'baller style' at CU's business office.

"I walked in there and put it on the counter and said: 'I'm here to pay my tuition,'" Ramos recounted.
The teller looked in the bag and said, "0h my gosh!" said Ramos. "And then all the other tellers came over and they couldn't believe it."

According to the college spokesperson, it took three university clerks almost an hour to count all the money. Bravo, Nic!

I think someone else should follow in Nic's footsteps, but instead of $1 bills, pay in all pennies! =)

[The Denver Channel]

Boiling water freezes instantly in Canada

2011-01-18T21:12:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wish I lived in some part of the world where it got really cold. Here in southern California, it's like 80 degrees Fahrenheit in January. Winter doesn't exist here. But, if I lived in Canada, where it does get cold, I'd be doing things like this all day:

Awesome!

[Break - billydakid1975a]

Barbie's Dark Side

2011-01-18T14:04:00.000-08:00

Ahhh, Barbie! Every little girl's favorite doll. Barbie represents fashion and a glitzy lifestyle -- she's all about pretty dresses and high heels. However, photographer Mariel Clayton, thinks otherwise. She reveals Barbie's dark side by creating and photographing dramatic and violet scenes using the doll (Ken included). Let's just say Mattel wouldn't be approving any of Clayton's art work.

WARNING: These are pretty graphic and may be disturbing to some. For the rest of us, enjoy the following sample after the jump.

Is it just me or did Clayton make Barbie a lot more interesting?! It's funny how Barbie still looks fashionable ...

Anyways, there's plenty more over at Mariel Clayton's website, so be sure to check them out.

[Mariel Clayton]

Mesmerizing look at how Lexar makes its memory chips

2011-01-17T19:04:00.000-08:00

If you aren't familiar with Lexar, it's a company that makes memory chips, i.e., USB flash drives and SD cards (for your camera). While this post will probably be enjoyed more by the geeks and fans of the Science Channel's, How it's Made, the video below provides an amazing behind-the-scenes glimpse of how Lexar makes its memory chips that we all buy as consumers:

All that robotic twisting and grabbing is mind-boggling! I wonder how many lines of code it takes to run an operation like that? Watching all of those machines move those wafers 24/7, 365 days is absolutely mesmerizing. With all those machines running constantly, I wonder the cost of the electricity bill Lexar must pay monthly? Can you imagine having an office with machines constantly zipping around above your head? While I would hate to be working in a clean room (I like to drink coffee/tea and eat munchies while I work), seeing all of that technology and the intricacy involved is impressive. I thought my job was tedious until I saw those workers quality testing and packaging all of those SD cards and USB drives. However, my favorite part has to be watching the products get laser etched. I have got to get me one of those!

[YouTube - Lexar Media Inc.]

Lucky Bowling Shot

2011-01-17T16:41:00.001-08:00

Watch Josh Scanlan make this lucky bowling shot. During the USBC Team USA Bowling Trials in Henderson, Nevada, Scanlan goofs on the release of his third shot in the tenth frame causing the ball to lob into the gutter. Miraculously, he gets one hell of a lucky bounce:

Despite his disappointed look as he casually walks away from the lane, Scanlan plays it off with a fist pump as if he had planned the trick shot from the beginning. A pro indeed!

While the shot wouldn't have counted, it's still one impressive shot.

[Game VIP]

Found hair in your food? You might want to reorder ...

2011-01-17T14:56:00.000-08:00

Credit: Seizethedave (Flickr.com)

Occasionally, while eating at a restaurant, I'll find a strand of hair in my food. I'm sure this has happened to everyone, but the reaction to the offense differs. When it happens to me, I usually just remove the "filament" from my food and continue on with my feast. Others prefer to take the more "scenic" route, by making a bigger scene by alerting the restaurant staff and reordering their meal. While it does makes sense to complain and negotiate a free meal (who knows where that hair has been?), I personally don't think it's worth the hassle. I mean, it's just a strand of hair. There are worse things to find in my food, like insects, urine, or feces.

I just don't really care and I don't give it much thought. That is, until I ran into an article on the Dallas Observer discussing the very topic of finding hair in one's food. So, what's the real danger of finding hair in your food? Here's the gist:

"It's better to overdetect pathogen risk and miss a meal than possibly contract a life-threatening illness," Curtis e-mails. "Anything that cues possible contamination from others' body products is therefore best avoided. If there's a hair in your food -- what else has got in there too?"

And while the hair cooked into my chicken at Saint Ann didn't pose any real danger, Curtis says eaters are right to worry about raw hair.

"Human hairs can actually transmit ringworm -- a fungal infection," she adds.

Ringworm? Disgusting. I'll definitely be reordering my meal the next time I discover any type of biomaterial in my food. So, to those that reorder their food in disgust, good on you!

Read the full article over at the Dallas Observer.

[Dallas Observer]

Elmo orders some Taco Bell (Prank)

2011-01-17T11:50:00.000-08:00

I know this is old, but surprisingly, I have not seen it and it made me LOL. So, I will post it.

It's YouTube prankster Janman33, aka Josh, ordering at a Taco Bell drive-thru using his best Elmo (Sesame Street) voice. Pretty funny:

Josh also has a video of him ordering as Elmo at a McDonald's, but unfortunately, it isn't as funny. But, check it out anyways after the jump.

[YouTube - janman33]

Jurassic Park Theme Song Slowed Down = Amazing!

2011-01-17T02:37:00.000-08:00

Jurassic Park Theme (1000% Slower) by birdfeeder

SoundCloud user, birdfeeder, has uploaded a version of the Jurassic Park theme song that has been slowed down by 90% (1/10th of the original speed). The result is truly amazing! Not much more to say here than to just press "play" above and enjoy! Be sure to check out birdfeeder's SoundCloud user page to listen to his other works.

If you want to hear the original Jurassic Park theme, hit the jump.

[SoundCloud]

Feeding homeless in Houston = illegal

2011-01-16T22:32:00.000-08:00

Are you one of those generous souls that live in Houston, Texas and want to help others? Well, good for you! But, if you plan on providing free hot meals to the homeless population of Houston, you might want to think again. A couple, Bobby and Amanda Herring, have been feeding the homeless for over a year, but the city of Houston has put a stop to it. Apparently, without a permit, it is illegal to provide hot meals to the homeless people of Houston.

Ridiculous. If the city is trying to "protect" the homeless, then why aren't they feeding them? If I was homeless and hungry, I'd definitely take a free meal. No questions asked. The idea of potentially getting sick from a hot meal would probably be last on my mind.

But anyways, if you can't provide hot meals, there's always canned food.

[Houston Chronicle]

Want to see 3D without glasses? Blink really fast!

2011-01-16T13:43:00.000-08:00

This is crazy! Francois Vogel has invented a new device that allows you to view 3D movies without wearing those silly 3D-glasses. You might be thinking, "So what? No big deal, Nintendo has the technology in its upcoming 3DS." True. But, this is on a whole different level. Instead, Vogel has a device that you stick to the side of each of your eyes allowing you to see 3D. However, it has one side-effect: it causes you to blink a bajillion times a second and makes you look creepy!

This post is worthless without a video, so ...

[Kotaku]

McDonald's Canoe-Thru: Not really...

2011-01-16T12:29:00.000-08:00

Yup, you read that right! Apparently, in Brisbane, Australia canoeing is so popular that McDonald's has a canoe-thru. Why go fishing, when you can simply row your fat-ass through McDonald's? Imagine how (sorta) awesome that would be to be able to eat a Big Mac and some McNuggets in your canoe... yeah!

Okay, so not true. I kid. If it wasn't obvious by now, this is the aftermath of a flood. Notice how there is no one working the counter and the brown poop color of the water? It'd be cool if it actually existed and they found a way to keep the employees dry.

But, anyways... that stupid "Fish heads" song is going to be stuck in my head:

Fish heads fish heads,

Roly poly fish heads,

Fish heads fish heads,

Eat them up yum.

...

[BuzzFeed]

Jennifer Rubell: An artist of food

2011-01-16T11:39:00.000-08:00

I'm not usually a fan of artsy shit, but the edible art that Jennifer Rubell does -- I dig. A lot. I'm not the type to go visit an art museum or exhibition just to stare at a bunch of random wall paintings, but I'd have no problem checking out Jennifer's food art. She doesn't create food sculptures that you admire from a distance, instead, she creates art by simply piling food on a table and handing you a plate. I don't care if you can call me a fat-ass, but if an art exhibition had donuts hanging on the walls and a delicious mound of ribs for anyone to grab and eat buffet style, I'm in. So in.

Feast your eyes on her other works, after the jump.

A room with the walls painted with pink cotton candy:

[Visual News]

9 Ways Guys Pee: So damn true!

2011-01-16T03:15:00.000-08:00

This comic made me laugh because of how true this comic is. I'm sure every guy can say that at least one of these "ways" apply to him. I'm not going to spoil all of the depicted ways that guys pee, but here's a couple applied to me -- making me nod my head in agreement (while laughing):

I have to admit to that one. This is my preferred "technique" every morning -- not only because I am tired and half asleep while peeing, but because of this:

For reasons that remain unknown to me, on some mornings I will spray piss everywhere. Instead of a stable and steady stream, my morning urine will occasionally spray in several unpredictable streams. I have no idea why it happens, so I will piss sitting down in the morning to avoid the cleanup.

[I Can Has Internets]