Derry's Blog.

February 11 2012

01:40

Ocean's 11 Just Happened in Real Life [WTFriday]

$500,000 of jewelry is missing from a Chicago store after thieves drilled their way from a sushi restaurant into a jewelry store next door, evaded a state-of-the-art security system, and cracked a supposedly theft-proof safe. More »

Tags: WTFriday Crime Wtf

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February 10 2012

21:40

Why Is This Squirrel Purple? [WTFriday]

A couple in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, found a purple squirrel in their backyard. No one knows why it's purple. And it's really freaking purple. More »

Tags: WTFriday Animals Wtf

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18:00

George Lucas Now Says That Han NEVER Shot First As He Shoves Star Wars 3D Down Your Throat [WTFriday]

I hate history revisionists, but not as much as I hate George Lucas for making Han shoot last. Now, with Star Wars 3D coming, he's now saying that the scene modification wasn't a change. He claims that Han NEVER shot first: More »

Tags: WTFriday Han Solo Movies Star Wars Star wars 3d

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January 28 2012

00:20

Why Is There a Hyperlink In a Newspaper? [WTFriday]

A lot has been said about how newspapers need to embrace the Internet and tablets in order to survive. Apparently, this newspaper has already figured out how to embed interactive features in paper. Bravo! [Reddit] More »

Tags: WTFriday Newspaper

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00:10

Macworld Is Weird Now [Video]

I love Macworld Expo. I've gone more years than I haven't out of the last dozen. But for most of those years, Apple was presenting. That's changed. More »

Tags: Apple Macworld WTFriday

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January 27 2012

20:20

This Centimeter of Dried Glue Is Apparently Worth Thousands of Dollars [Video]

This glob of dried glue kind of looks like Homer Simpson. Kind of. The thing is that this insignificant blip in the scheme of humanity is about to sell on eBay UK for a metric crap ton. It's at £151,000 with two days to go. More »

Tags: WTFriday eBay Glue

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15:40

How Did 30 Pounds of Drugs Get Delivered to the United Nations? [WTFriday]

Thirty pounds of cocaine was mysteriously delivered to the United Nations mailroom according to a report. There are no further details available about the incident, but it makes wonder how all of that blow got that far undetected. More »

Tags: WTFriday Cocaine Drugs

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15:15

Surprise Asteroid Passing Really Close to Earth Right Now (Update: So Long Surprise Asteroid) [Space]

Astronomers are saying that we shouldn't be concerned about 2012 BX34, the asteroid they were surprised to detect on Wednesday. After all, it's only passing by at less than a fifth of the distance to the moon, "one of the closest approaches ever recorded." More »

Tags: Space asteroid Bx34 Top WTFriday

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January 20 2012

13:50

These Guys Put a Truck Into a Boot—Or Vice Versa, I Don't Know [Video]

Holy Batman's pants, check out this Bootmobile. These guys created a truck that is a boot that is a truck that is a boot. Pedal to the leather to the metal! I'm so excited I can go like this all day. More »

Tags: WTFriday Bootmobile Boots Clips Truck Video

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January 14 2012

04:00

Worst. Cosplay. Evar. [WTFriday]

I've been to my fair share of Comi-cons. I understand that not everybody can blow ten grand on a fully-functional Patlabor costume, and that's cool. I dont expect you to. I do, however, expect more than whatever the hell this is. More »

Tags: WTFriday comicon Cosplay iron man tweet

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January 13 2012

23:00

Bed Bath & Beyond Caught Selling Radioactive Tissue Boxes [WTFriday]

Time to decorate! I'll take this potpourri urn, these palm frond bookends, a nice neutral-colored bathmat, and OH GOD WHY IS THIS TISSUE BOX EMITTING DANGEROUS RADIATION— More »

Tags: WTFriday Bed Bath And Beyond Cobalt-60 Isotopes Radiation

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January 06 2012

13:29

A Chinese Chef Died After Serving the World's Deadliest Mushroom by Accident [WTFriday]

We've all been tempted to pick wild mushrooms, if only because they're free. Sadly, when a Chinese chef did just that he made a mistake, and accidentally served himself and a colleague the world's deadliest mushroom. More »

Tags: WTFriday Cooking Food Mushroom Poison

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December 17 2011

05:00

On the First Day Of Cthulhumas, My True Love Gave to Me... [WTFriday]

A Cthulhu in a fir tree. Because nothing says "Happy Holidays" like a Douglas Fir decked out in 50 Cthulhu tentacles and topped with an utterly adorable Bringer of End-Times. [Archie McPhee via Nerd Approved]

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Tags: WTFriday Bow Down Cthulhu Cthulumas Douglas Fir

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December 02 2011

16:20

Sadistic Little Boy Scalps Women and Catapults Cats All in the Name of Advertising [Video]

There are commercials so good, you'll never forget them. There are also commercials so bad, you can't help but remember them. Where does this Norwegian commercial that shows a creepily sadistic little boy who scalps women and catapults cats for Norway's 1888 telephone directory/text messaging service fall then? More »

Tags: WTFriday Commercials Norwegian sadism watch this

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15:33

Airplane Food Finally Kills Someone, Says Lawsuit [WTFriday]

A woman and her daughter is suing American Airlines and flight catering company Sky Chefs for one million dollars, claiming that their airplane food killed her husband. I would sue Sky Chefs for crimes against humanity and good taste. More »

Tags: WTFriday Airplanes American Airlines Bacteria Death Food Sky chefs Top

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November 11 2011

20:00

Nobody Asked for Smaller 'Nano-SIM' Cards, but They're Coming Anyways [WTFriday]

Data, reception, battery, screen, CPU, weight, size. These are the cellphone specs I'm concerned. Smaller SIM cards? Not so much. But Giesecke & Devrient, one of the original SIM manufactuers, thinks we need a nano-SIM that's 30 percent smaller. Great? More »

Tags: WTFriday Cellphones guts Nano-sim SIM Cards

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15:20

Judge Orders Divorcing Couple to Share Facebook Passwords [WTFriday]

I hate you; you broke my heart; I never want to see you again. Oh, and can you check my Facebook while I'm at yoga to see if my sister got back to me? That's what a Connecticut couple's doing after a judge forced them to share Facebook and dating website passwords. More »

Tags: WTFriday Facebook Idiots Legal social media Wtf

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September 16 2011

16:00

Weekend at Bernie's Just Happened in Real Life [WTFriday]

When Jeffrey Young recently discovered the corpse of his dearly departed friend, he did what any sensible 80s screwball comedy would: called his buddy, took the body to a strip club, and charged $400 to the dead man's debit card. More »

Tags: WTFriday Crime Dead Death Denver Strip Clubs weekend at bernies

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14:07

Intrepid Masturbating Cable Installer Serviced Woman's Living Room with a Smile [WTFriday]

Cable installers are dicks. They keep you on house arrest for unreasonable blocks of your day; they break appointments on a whim; they show up at your home to smile and masturbate in your living room; they install the wr—hold on. More »

Tags: WTFriday Cable Comcast Crime Fb Fixcable Masturbation Sex Wtf

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August 26 2011

20:40

Why Do Idiots Keep Trying to Outrun Speeding Trains? [WTFriday]

Well, it was a big week for morons and trains. There is clearly some kind of locomotive Darwinism at work, but miraculously both of these dipshits survived. We hope these serve as a warning to not ever be this stupid. More »

Tags: WTFriday Flirting Idiot Moron Near death Parkour Stupd Trains

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