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Westboro Baptist Troll of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:19 PM PST

Westboro Baptist Troll of the Day

Westboro Baptist Troll of the Day: When Margie Phelps, prominent member of the stridently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, tweeted a manipulated photo alleging to show church protesters picketing the funeral service of Whitney Houston, many in the media rushed to the conclusion that WBC was trying to pull a fast one by pretending to be somewhere they were not.

But in their rush to call out Westboro for being predictably awful, the finger-pointers inadvertently gave the Phelps clan as much, if not more publicity than they would have received by physically showing up.

After hundreds of outlets republished the church’s hateful shop, Phelps posted a tweet thanking the media for doing her legwork.

“Multiple media outlets publish”Whitney in Hell,”while whining Westboro didn’t picket :) ,” Phelps tweeted. She followed that up with another tweet noting that Raw Story had tweeted the fake Whitney protest photo to its 19,500 followers, subtly referencing the subterfuge with the hashtag “#SoManyWays2Picket.”

Before the media began voluntarily advertising the WBC’s message, Margie Phelps’ tweet of the photoshopped photo received all of 8 retweets. Now it’s been seen by millions. Instead of embarrassing the church, the media emboldened them. Now they know they can get front page coverage without ever leaving the compound.

[nj / @margiejphelps.]


Tagged: Margie Phelps, This Looks Shopped, Westboro Baptist Chruch, whitney houston

Sh*t Slavoj Žižek Says of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:29 PM PST

Sh*t Slavoj Žižek Says of the Day: Slavoj Žižek has a hate-hate relationship with tulips.

Transcript:

My relationship towards tulips is inherently Lynchian. I think they are disgusting. Just imagine. Aren't these some kind of, how do you call it, vagina dentata, dental vaginas threatening to swallow you? I think that flowers are something inherently disgusting. I mean, are people aware what a horrible thing these flowers are? I mean, basically it's an open invitation to all insects and bees, "Come and screw me," you know? I think that flowers should be forbidden to children.

[d|m.]


Tagged: Slavoj Žižek hates tulips, video

Looks Legit of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:02 PM PST

Looks Legit of the Day: Santorum is clearly way off in his comparison of President Obama and Hitler. Everyone knows Obama is much more dangerous, what with him being the human vessel of multiple Reptilian overlords implanted in his head as a child.

[mefi.]


Tagged: Conspiracy Theory, Looks Legit, Reptilians

Godwin’s Santorum of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:31 AM PST

Godwin's Santorum of the Day

Godwin’s Santorum of the Day: Rick Santorum today denied he had compared President Obama to Hitler in a campaign speech over the weekend.

“No, of course not,” the presidential candidate told a National Journal-CBS News reporter. “The World War II metaphor is one I’ve used 100 times in my career.”

The comparison in question came during a Sunday evening rally in Cumming, Georgia, when Santorum suggested the upcoming election beared similarities to World War II — particularly the uncertainty Americans had about getting involved.

“We’re a hopeful people,” Santorum told the crowd. “We think, ‘Well, you know it’ll get better. Yeah, he’s a nice guy. I mean, it won’t be near as bad as what we think. This will be okay.’ I mean, yeah, maybe he’s not the best guy after a while, after a while you find out some things about this guy over in Europe who’s not so good of a guy after all. You know what, why do we need to be involved?”

He went on to say that this election demands the sort of involvement from Americans that was needed in the fight against Hitler.

[cbsnews / photo: ap.]


Tagged: Godwin's Santorum, Obama Hitler Comparison, POTUS, Rick Santorum

Stupid Pet Trick of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST

Stupid Pet Trick of the Day: Fetch ALL the balls!

[tastefullyoff.]


Tagged: doggeh, Stupid Pet Trick

Lunchtime Links

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST

Lunchtime Links

Lunchtime Links:

[photo: thanks gina!]


Tagged: Funky Monkey, Lunchtime Links, monkey business, monkeying around

From The Archives

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:10 AM PST

From The Archives: The New Sport of 1949: Blindfolded Men’s Boxing.

[nag.]


Tagged: Blindfolded Men's Boxing, From The Archives

Think Of The Children of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST

Think Of The Children of the Day: An inebriated Disneyland Resort patron was arrested Saturday for a violent “cursing tirade” that was caught on camera and uploaded to YouTube.

The altercation, which involved punching “security cast members” and kicking fellow visitors, appropriately took place near the Tower of Terror ride.

Park authorities finally managed to subdue 53-year-old Glenn Horlacher with the help of passers-by after administering a significant amount of pepper spray

Horlacher was booked, cited, and released on his own recognizance. At least one security cast member was treated for injuries at a nearby hospital.

[kabc / @slashfilm.]


Tagged: Disneyland Resort, Family Unfriendly, Think Of The Children

Oldie But Goodie of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:23 AM PST

Oldie But Goodie of the Day: Gallant Dog patiently waits his turn on the trampoline. Goofus Dog patiently waits for you to fall down and then humps your head.

[videogum / failnation.]


Tagged: doggeh, Oldie But Goodie, tramapoline

Urban Intervention of the Day

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:58 AM PST

Urban Intervention of the Day

Urban Intervention of the Day: Austrian artist Werner Reiterer‘s “Street Chandelier.”

[notcot.]


Tagged: Street Art, Street Chandelier, Urban Intervention, Werner Reiterer