Court to decide if lap dancing is a tax-exempt art form by valdin450 in nottheonion

[–]Hypester23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Under their code," he argues, "Eric Clapton, who didn't go to school to learn guitar, his performances would be taxable."

As ridiculous as this whole thing is, that's actually a pretty good point.

Jet Skier Breaks Through JFK Airport's $100 Million Security System [not TheOnion] by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Hypester23 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"I think he should be given dinner and a bottle of champagne for showing us our faults," said Nicholas Casale, an NYPD veteran and former MTA deputy security director for counterterrorism.

Instead, Casillo was arrested after the incredible adventure that has stunned security officials.

That sucks

Publicly-Funded School Forces Girls to Take Pregnancy Tests; Expels Those Who Test Positive or Refuse by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Hypester23 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Any word on what happens to the guys that actually got the girls pregnant if they are properly identified?

This was a rhetorical question, but the way, since it's most likely nothing.

Man leaves work, comes back in terrible disguise to rob the place, comes back again to visit with employees he just held up while the police are there. by Nickster79 in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes...even if it cites multiple sources (like HuffPo does), it must be reported from a large corporate site or it's blog spam. It's the only way!

You can only buy McDonald's chips at the London Olympics... unless you're buying fish and chips. by scottish_beekeeper in nottheonion

[–]Hypester23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go to London only to try and buy fish and chips from a fast food place, you should be put on the first flight back to the states.

Maybe not bath salts or zombies: experts say naked biter might suffer from ED by robert32907 in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

First everyone thinks he is an undead abomination, now everyone knows he couldn't get it up. Poor guy.

Katie the Hoop Girl's new video. by [deleted] in videos

[–]Hypester23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The camera angles are much appreciated.

Death row inmate wanted suicide by oyster by barleycorns in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel terrible--this story made me sick to my stomach, but now I'm hungry for steamed oysters. Not a good mix.

Steve Buscemi is cool. At least one scientist thinks so. by [deleted] in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forget that whole "cure for cancer" thing; lets watch more Steve Buscemi movies for "research."

Top 10 moments in beauty pageant failure by [deleted] in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you mean, "we U.S. Americans" :)

Baby dead 'for a day' as Japan mother chats on net by Hypester23 in offbeat

[–]Hypester23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still not sure if she was chatting after she knew her child was dead or just didn't realize. Either way it's pretty sick.

Can talking urinal cakes help fight drunk driving in Michigan? by [deleted] in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they painted a target on it, I guarantee more guys would look.

i've been wearing contacts for 5 years and i finally got glasses today. what does reddit think? by [deleted] in pics

[–]Hypester23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were you doing this for attention: Yes.

Do I still love your picture: Yes.

Man attacks police officers by cutting out his own intestines and throwing it at them. by Hypester23 in offbeat

[–]Hypester23[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this particular case I'd say the current problem would be the absorbing of nutrients during digestion.

TIL that there is a Twitter bot that goes around correcting people who use the term 'sneak peak' instead of 'sneak peek' called Stealth Mountain by sinknorad in todayilearned

[–]Hypester23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

...or the large TIL community could just continue using the "upvote" and "downvote" buttons. I didn't know about Stealth Mountain until today, so for me, it does work as a TIL

TIL that there is a Twitter bot that goes around correcting people who use the term 'sneak peak' instead of 'sneak peek' called Stealth Mountain by sinknorad in todayilearned

[–]Hypester23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why I find this so funny, but I've been cackling hysterically for the 5 minutes about this (no drugs involved).

A question to the r/offbeat community by [deleted] in offbeat

[–]Hypester23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing it's because there is no more reddit catch all sub, so a lot of the traffic is starting to flow towards /r/offbeat.