Boing Boing: Andy Kaufman-esque yo-yo prankster confuses local TV news stations

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From Dangerous Minds: "Evidently this guy is going around tricking local news stations in the mid-west into letting him give these “yo-yo” demonstrations on live TV. Brilliant!"...


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Boing Boing: Keytar-playing platypus explained

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From Tenso Graphics....


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Boing Boing: Flying donkey shocks Russians on vacation

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A flying donkey!...


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Boing Boing: 5-year old girl accidentally kidnapped in carjacking

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A 5-year old girl was accidentally kidnapped this morning when someone carjacked her dad's Cadillac while he was paying for gas at a Richmond, CA gas station. The girl — and later the car — were found abandoned on two separate street corners nearby....


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Boing Boing: I know why the vampire sparkles, alas ...

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In what may possibly be the best fantasy fanwanking ever, writer Kay Holt presents a creepily dead-on theory explaining the characteristics of Twilight-series vampires (up to and including the sparkliness) via revised taxonomy. Ladies and gentlemen, vampires are insects....


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