Back in the far distant past of the internet (round about 1993, it seems), back when Usenet was actually a bunch of popular discussion groups, the newsgroup alt.gothic had a simple post made by one Yohaun, a short list of translations of the phrase "Oh my god! There's an axe in my head!". Responses contributed translations in more languages. Now, nearly 20 years later, this list continues to exist and grow. [more inside]
posted by hippybear on Jul 17, 2012 - 54 comments

While filming a commercial, the Pine Sol spokeswoman decided to abruptly greet some of the product testers. [SLYT]
posted by schmod on Jun 6, 2012 - 52 comments

Muppets With People Eyes. [SLTumblr]
posted by kipmanley on Dec 29, 2010 - 61 comments

Live giant squid captured off Japan. (Reuters video). Alas, the squid died during capture. Poor squid.
posted by spitbull on Dec 22, 2006 - 64 comments

O'Reilly and Associates apologize about threats to keep an Irish non-profit from stealing O'Reilly's "Web 2.0" service mark. The usually-forgiving blogosphere cabal is not amused.
posted by Blazecock Pileon on May 27, 2006 - 38 comments