Generous UAE man

A European family wanted to spend some time in the Dubai desert on a cool afternoon. Since they did not own a 4×4 they decided to park their car on the side of the road and camp close by.

A local man driving by with his 4×4 noticed the car on the side of the road and foot prints leading into the desert. Who could that nice man be?

A true story of a European family who met an unexpected Emarati man in the desert.

A bouncer’s night in Manchester

A night outside a Manchester nightclub

We have several different killing boxes for cattle…

How reading an email from “The Chicken Shed” led to poultry slaughterlines, killing boxes and intestine cleaners.

Start on clavicle. Remove middle third. Control and divide subsc art and vein.

In October, a British surgeon with MSF called David Nott conducted am amputation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on a war victim:
I knew that the only way to save him would be to perform a forequarter amputation – removing what remained of his arm, and his shoulder. It is an incredibly difficult operation [...]

Desperately Seeking Mahler

An amazing tale of one man’s love for Maher’s Second Symphony

Benny Lava - who put the goat in there?

A hilarious video of the English lyrics to how an India video sounds. “Minor bun engine made Benny Lava!”

For once, a clever advertising analogy that doesn’t suck

What well-known identity is most desperately in need of a redesign?
America. The whole message is wrong. The creative brief—The Constitution—is great, but the execution is horrible. Today, its reputation is almost beyond repair (we may even need a new name and flag). Hopefully we’ll be getting a new managing team in soon.
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John Travolta’s House

John Travolta, apart from being an occasionally awesome actor and a Scientology nut, also has the dubious distinction of having one of the world’s only noncommercial airports…in his backyard. John Travolta moved to Jumbolair, the world’s only “fly-in living community.”
Apparently, he used to have an airstrip near his old house, but was sued by his [...]

Volleyball: why does one player wear a different color?

I’ve been agonizing over this question for a while. I used to play a lot of competitive volleyball when I was younger, but I never understood this recent development in the game. It turns out that the person with the different color is a “libero.”
The libero is a player specialized in defensive skills: the libero [...]

When cakes go bad

When cakes go bad
I stumbled onto this cake website today full of the worst cakes in the world. Truly awesome stuff. I especially liked “Olympic Rings”, Kermit’s Gash, and the tartan special.