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12 People Who Did an Excellent Job of Quitting

Emerald Catron — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:16:11 +0000

We saw this amazing resignation cake and got inspired. Not to quit our jobs, but to admire the ways others have in the past. Our most "creative" quit was telling the owner of a Chinese buffet over the phone that they couldn't yell at us anymore, because we quit so there. Compared to these, that just isn't that impressive.

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Man Buys Poodles, Discovers They're Actually Ferrets on Steroids

Emerald Catron — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:40:40 +0000

This is not a joke. A man at the largest outdoor bazaar in Buenos Aires bought two toy poodles from a vendor for $150 each. Only he didn't actually buy two poodles. He actually bought two ferrets that were hopped up on steroids and given fancy hairdos so they would look like poodles.

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Teen 'Jeopardy!' Contestant Answers Final Question Like a Champ

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:12:19 +0000

Finally, 'Jeopardy!' gets entertaining!

Who would've thought that one of the best 'Final Jeopardy!' moments to ever grace the stage would come from not a scholar or professor, but a teenager? Leonard Cooper -- the recent 'Jeopardy!' Teen Tournament winner -- gave host Alex Trebek, his fellow contestants and the audience a hearty laugh with his Final Jeopardy! answer, one that was surely unexpected.

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Man's Hilarious Amazon Resume Goes Viral

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:35:02 +0000

When making a resume, there is a fine line between standing out and being too gimmicky. Job seeker Philippe Dubost completely destroyed that line, but we have to say his Amazon-style CV is much more brilliant than it is off-putting.

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Video of Mouse Being Released Into Wild Doesn't End Well

Emerald Catron — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:09:02 +0000

We commend these guys for humanely trapping and releasing a mouse. Too bad their plan backfired so very, very quickly. Seconds after being set loose in a field, a hawk swoops up and grabs it. Their reaction is priceless

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Man Reunited With Car Two Years After Forgetting Where He Parked It

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:00:42 +0000

Forgetting where you parked your car always gives you a sinking feeling. However, it may have been for the best that this German man lost track of where he'd left his vehicle in December of 2010...

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Angry Woman Frightens Off Gigantic Black Bear

Donald Deane — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:45:46 +0000

The North American black bear may have few natural predators in the wild, but when it comes to angry housewives, they know enough to run.

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Lufkin Thieves Caught Red-Handed Thanks to Unintended 9-1-1 Call

Danny Merrell — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:05:41 +0000

Dumb = Committing a crime.

Dumber = Inadvertently dialing someone while you are committing the crime.

Dumbest = That someone you dialed is the 9-1-1 dispatch.

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Angry Garbage Man Caught on Camera Destroying Mailbox

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:55:08 +0000

As this video begins, one is impressed with the speed with which this garbage man jumps from his truck and begins disposing of the waiting trash bags. Now that’s one dedicated civil servant.

However, things quickly take a turn when his haste becomes rage and he begins smashing a trash bin on the side of his truck.

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GOP Action Figures Are More Animated Than Some of the Candidates

Shauna Wright — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:40:04 +0000

If the eleventy-billion GOP debates just haven’t been enough for you, now you can act them out at home — with your very own Republican action figures.

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Mitt Romney Gets Glitter Bombed by Protestor [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:55:14 +0000

On Wednesday in Minnesota, Mitt Romney found himself on the receiving end of a glitter bomb. But this wasn’t, as he later tried to spin it, a form of celebration for his recent Florida primary win.

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