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overreactions
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Video: Very Excited About Shiny Ponyta
Obviously, this is one of the greatest things that's ever happened. Let's all share in his joy. [Jack's note: Not to sound like an insufferable Pokemon neophyte or anything, but if anyone could tell me what the fuck a Shiny Ponyta is, I would be immensely grateful.] (Via.)
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Video: Cop Punches Woman For Jaywalking
When they warn you not to jaywalk because you might get hit, I had no idea they meant by a cop's fist. Cop Punches Woman would make a great band name.
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Video: Turtle Freak Out
Chelonaphobia is an extreme fear of turtles. This woman appears to have a really bad case of it. Unless you're a strawberry, you have little to fear from a box turtle.
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Video: Guy With Sword Interrupts Neighbor's Porn
Some guy was watching porn by himself in his apartment when his downstairs neighbor kicked in his door and confronted him with a “three-foot long sword,” thinking someone was being raped. The porn watcher told the reporter that it won't stop him from watching porn in the future.
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Social Media Can Kill You!
Tech Buzz The British media is very breathless this morning about a study by Oxford neuroscientist Susan Greenfield which suggests that sites like Facebook are “infantilising the brain.” The study claims that young people could lose their capacity to empathize with each other if social media trends continue at the current rate. And it comes on the heels of a revelation by the journal Biologist that Twitter could give you cancer! I'm not stressed about it on my own account since I always wear my tinfoil hat when I update my Facebook status, but I'm obviously extremely worried for the children.
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Video: Woman Goes Nuts After Missing Her Flight
File this one under “overreactions.” A Hong Kong woman wins YouTube this weekend thanks to her sensational response to a missed Cathay Pacific flight to San Francisco. I don't speak Cantonese, but I'm getting that she may have been upset about the whole situation. See links below for coverage of the story.
