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US states name and shame tax cheats (AFP)

Federal tax forms are distributed at the offices of the Internal Revenue Service. Americans who don't pay their taxes face hefty fines, can have their property seized or their wages witheld. Or worse still, they could find themselves named and shamed on the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - Americans who don't pay their taxes face hefty fines, can have their property seized or their wages witheld. Or worse still, they could find themselves named and shamed on the Internet.



US states name and shame tax cheats (AFP)

Federal tax forms are distributed at the offices of the Internal Revenue Service. Americans who don't pay their taxes face hefty fines, can have their property seized or their wages witheld. Or worse still, they could find themselves named and shamed on the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - Americans who don't pay their taxes face hefty fines, can have their property seized or their wages witheld. Or worse still, they could find themselves named and shamed on the Internet.



UK library receives book overdue by 45 years (AP)

AP - It's common to return a library book late — but not by half a century.

A Hummer That Doesn’t Need Gas

I hate Hummers, but this one's kind of cute.

The Best Links:

  1. Jeremy Deans Horse Drawn Hummer
  2. Video of the Hummer carriage

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I’m Here

Link: http://www.imheremovie.com

Spike Jonze's robot love story is now online in its entirety. You have to jump through a bunch of hoops to watch it, but if you are hungover at work it's worth it. Robots and love, ok? Ok.

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Trololololo Cat

I can't believe it took this long for this to happen.

The Best Links:

  1. Via Arbroath

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Petri Dish Art

For 365 consecutive days, artist Klari Reis painted one petri each day, producing a marvelous collection of candy-colored abstraction inspired by microscopic images of cellular reactions. Here are my favorites from each month, but make sure you check out all of them !

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Cat Fight

Things get hairy at 20,000 feet.

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Lady GaGa Goes Into Penis Damage Control

Lady Gaga's alleged vagina is getting a lot of attention these days, probably because some immature jerks claimed she had a penis, and she's deperate to prove otherwise. Here's the scoop on what GaGa's bits have been up to.

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Jon Stewart Does Glenn Beck

Jon Stewart is funny and Glenn Beck is a Category 5 idiot. Which we all knew already, but it's nice to see it reaffirmed with such vigor.

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Library book is returned — 45 years late (Reuters)

Reuters - Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own.

Cat-calling men give all men a bad name? (Reuters)

A woman casts a shadow as she walks on a street in Tokyo August 3, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.



Citizens told to brush up on etiquette (Reuters)

Reuters - India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citizens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms.

Jesse James’ Mistress Paid $30,000 For Interview

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03...

Michelle Bombshell Mcgee only took home $30K for her tell-all interview. You'd think ruining someone's life would be more expensive, but no. People will do it for a BMW.

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Surfing Alpaca

A dog trainer teaches an alpaca to surf with him. [ Amanda's Note : Um, I think I could surf too if I were allowed to just sit there. Stand UP, Disco!]

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Japan Outdoes Itself (Again)

What is going on here? [ Ed Note : I want some of those awesome hallucinogenic potato chips they're selling right now.]

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How to Stop Crying

A handy tip from Robots with Feelings… [ Ed Note : Try not to get too choked up by this stern but fair advice, you mewling little crybabies.] (via The High Definite .)

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2010 Winter Paralympics

Incredible Photos from The Boston Globe of the Winter Paralympics. Why don't these games get as much coverage?! So impressive. Do yourself a favor and check out the rest here .

The Best Links:

  1. 2010 Winter Paralympics - The Big Picture - Boston.com

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“Wayward Son” Organ Jam

Watch this young lady rock out to Wayward Son with an organ, a drum kit, and an effects pedal. Simultaneously! This has been your daily reminder that you have no talent.

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YouTube Closed Caption Fail

YouTube just launched a closed caption option for their videos which uses voice recognition technology to transcribe the audio into text. Here's what that did to an episode of Cheers . This makes “All Your Base Are Belong To Us” look like Hemingway.

The Best Links:

  1. YouTube Makes Captioning Available to All
  2. YouTube turns on automated closed captioning, gets hilarious results
  3. YouTube’s New Closed Captions Are Working Perfectly, Or: Best New Party Game: 17
  4. YouTube Closed Captions: Greatest. Thing. Ever.
  5. fourfour: Obsess me tender

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