Swans on Tea

Dead at Your Age
At your exact age, Pierre Curie died in an accident. He was a physicist who won a Nobel Prize with his wife Marie Curie for discoveries in radioactivity.

‘Most unfortunate names’ revealed
Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.
It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.
Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.
And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd [...]

Hanging Harry light-pull cord

“Scientists have shown that the fastest animal on Earth is a cow dropped from a helicopter, which quickly reaches speeds of 120 feet/second.” — Dave Barry

Pillow Talk: 25 Strange Throw Pillows
Here’s one that will scare away any pain-in-the-ass innocent bystanders

Long ago I had the idea that someone should do a film called “The End” where all of the serial stories finally get terminated. Batman gets killed by some combination of the Joker, the Riddler, Catwoman, the Penguin, et al. The Roadrunner finally gets eaten by Wile E. Coyote. Tom Cat [...]

Danger sign
Unfortunately, safety inspection people don’t generally have a sense of humor about such things.

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Yep. Still funny.

What’s he doing?
Drowning!
The Gin & Titonic
Ice cubes in the shape of ocean liners and icebergs
via the Amateur Economist

File this under “What were they thinking?” Someone has to be exceedingly innocent or stupid to have approved Dora the Explorer Aquapet

Babies by mail (and the picture from the Smithsonian)
After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.

Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71
Plain pine box, right?