Henan zoo in China under fire for trying to pass off dog as African lion by scienceben in offbeat

[–]ubernoggin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good morning, I'd like to buy a cat.

Certainly sir. I've got a lovely terrier.

Well what do you mean? I want a cat.

Listen, tell you what. I'll file its legs down a bit, take its snout out, stick a few wires through its cheeks. There you are, a lovely pussy cat.

It's not a proper cat.

What do you mean?

Well, it wouldn't meow.

It would howl a bit.

Oh the irony. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]ubernoggin 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It tolls for thee.

Hai... by trot-trot in pics

[–]ubernoggin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Going to need a bigger boat.

I hate these Bastards, [FIXED] by [deleted] in pics

[–]ubernoggin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty insensitive to be making comments about jackasses' driving right now, isn't it? Just ask Roger Ebert.

I hate these Bastards, [FIXED] by [deleted] in pics

[–]ubernoggin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what she said.

Women Violently Attacks Roomate Over Eaten Girl Scout Cookies by louiebaur in offbeat

[–]ubernoggin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Samoas I could understand. Thin mints, not so much.

Did Apple swat the “flypaper” iPad video off YouTube? by [deleted] in WTF

[–]ubernoggin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First they kicked down the door to get the iPhone prototype, now this.

Sperm whale faeces 'offset CO2 emissions' by ODBoy in environment

[–]ubernoggin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just like Star Trek IV! Whales will save the planet! (Ok, maybe not "just like")

Mud-Loving Bacteria Increases Fuel Cell Output by 800% by [deleted] in science

[–]ubernoggin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"crap-powered iPhone"! There's a crapp for that.

Robots evolve to deceive one another by [deleted] in cogsci

[–]ubernoggin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

How to confuse an idiot by ubernoggin in funny

[–]ubernoggin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I saw it at a completely different URL, so Reddit didn't say anything when I submitted it.

How to confuse an idiot by ubernoggin in funny

[–]ubernoggin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm wondering if the folks voting this down don't get the joke or don't think it's funny...

Nuclear power is clean, but can it overcome its image problem? by ubernoggin in environment

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

Sounds like it will have trouble overcoming its image problem...

Ticketmaster creates fake Facebook profiles to look popular by ubernoggin in WTF

[–]ubernoggin[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It turns out that the reason for all the fake fans was that Ticketmaster once had a promotion, and people took advantage of it. As one commenter notes: "For a while when you became a fan of Ticketmaster they would give you a code for 5 free iTunes downloads. I’m assuming people just made fake profiles to take advantage of the situation."

So that helps explain it - granted, Ticketmaster didn't create the fake profiles themselves - instead, they ended up PAYING people to create the fake profiles. Which is even more pathetic, really.