So many people have asked lately, “How long does it take you to prepare a post?” Um, months. Not that I devote that much time to each, but I don’t just throw a subject together at the last minute. They’ve also asked “Where do you get all this?” The answer is: everywhere! See, I don’t just work on one subject at a time. I check regular sources, some every day and some  once a week or so. If I see something that amuses me, I copy it on my notepad. Eventually, I sort those  items into subject folders. People send things, too. When a folder gets enough material, I make a post out of it. Preparing a post then takes between five and 30 minutes. Its like my garden- people ask me how long it takes to make salsa. I can prepare a dozen pints in about an hour, but that doesn’t take into consideration that I planted those tomato and pepper seeds six months ago, or that I spent all day yesterday peeling them. Or that I memorized the recipe years ago. Holding material that long does cause problems occasionally, like when someone sends me a great joke, but I’ve been sitting on that one for a year already. So if you submit something and don’t get cited, that’s usually why.

Leyan Lo set the world record for Rubik’s Cube solving at 11.13 seconds. His trainer, Tyson Mao is in the TV show Beauty and the Geek. After this interview was recorded in 2006, Tyson’s younger brother Toby Mao broke Lo’s record. Here are Leyan and Tyson on Leno.

In response to my Mars and Venus post, RockyJay is looking for real world examples of “he said, she said,” or how the sexes misperceive what each other is saying.

Profiles in Courage: Zube Girl is in the middle of a high-risk pregnancy. But she still made the effort to testify in front of the Senate Hearing Committee about her experiences, to support a bill that would compel hospitals to inform rape victims of their emergency contraception alternatives. It’s sad that the government would have to compel hospitals to provide information, but thats the way it is.

Have you ever called a radio station to find out if school is closed? Was the DJ really rude about it? There may be a reason, if not an excuse. This explanation leads into an amazing story of how Mack took revenge, and was arrested for it. Radio stations can dish out the pranks, but they can’t take them!

Human Cursor. After the page loads, you can move the cursor around and even click your mouse! (via Arbroath)

Kindness, one of my team members at Freedom’s Place, made this video. You should watch it all, even if it makes you cry.

On the Lunch Hour Veg this week, I posted a collection of ninja animal videos. I hope you enjoy them. 

His parachute did not open. He fell 12,000 feet and survived. And he had a helmet-cam. So did his skydiving partner, who found him on the ground. See the video footage at the Daily Mail.

The Famous Leader Test.  J-Walk was Abraham Lincoln. Jonco was Bill Clinton. I am

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

A dozen different interpretations of video games in the real world. Each funny in their own way.

Aniboom’s new animation competition centers around American Idol contestants. Create a short animated parody or satire and you could win either an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles to meet your new agent OR a production deal with Aniboom! They offer 26 downloadable song parodies to use, or you can create your own. Contest details are available now.

Play Connect 4 online. (via Ursi’s Blog)

Osama Team Hunger Force

Bug Orgy. I don’t know if this is an accurate description of how bugs multiply, but that’s not the point. I think the point is to hypnotize you into a catatonic trance at your desk. Downloadable as a screensaver.

What do Do with Your Dead Hooker. An educational film.

Fight the Mooninites and keep Boston safe for advertising in the game Save Boston. (Warning: cheesy music and thick accents) Your score will be ranked as a 70s hairstyle.

On May 4th, 1988 a fire at the Pacific Engineering Production Company in Nevada ignited tons of the chemical ammonium perchlorate, a rocket-fuel booster. The resulting explosion was said to be roughly equivalent to a kiloton of TNT.

First, take a look at the first prize winner in the World Press photo contest, singles division. Then read the story behind the portrait. More photos here. (via Arbroath)

Dave at Pointless Waste of Time wrote 7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making Us Miserable. He’s got some interesting points! A lot of it boils down to “we have it too easy now.” Which is true.

IRONY

1. Online pop-ups offering to help you get rid of online pop-ups advertisements.

2. When your Seeing Eye dog goes blind.

3. Needing to pay someone to help you pay your taxes.

4. That Valentine's Day was placed in February, just in case single people who have recovered from the loneliness that Christmas and New Year's Eve induced.

5. That even the fanciest restaurants suffer from pest-control problems.

6. Wondering who was rude enough to leave an empty roll of toilet paper and then remembering it was you.

7. Tipping the bartender for handing you a bottle of beer, but giving nothing to the guy who pumps your gas in the pouring rain.

8. That we judge balding men by the choices they make in coping with their baldness.

9. That finding your roach traps empty only adds to your fear that they don't work, instead of reassuring you that you don't have roaches anymore.

10. That all good things come to an end, but some mediocre things seem to last a very long time.

11. When you wish, as you blow out the candles, is that this be the last birthday you spend with the people around you.

12. Cults that build up huge arsenals, refuse to pay taxes, and complain that the FBI is watching over them.

13. People who refuse to see a psychologist because they don't need to pay someone to help them out with their issues, but will gladly spend $100 a week at a tanning salon.

14. What most telescopes are used for.

15. When your fear of overpacking causes you to underpack.

16. Paying a toll to cross a bridge when you know you're going in the wrong direction.

17. The fact that many old people are forced to live out the remainder of their lives in formerly good neighborhoods.

18. Paying three bucks for a cup of soda that's 70 percent ice.

19. That the most intense laughter you have usually comes at the least appropriate time.

20. Wondering if you are entitled to the deep sense of loss you feel when a celebrity you admire dies.

21. That you wouldn't have the faintest idea if your accountant was ripping you off.

In 1999, the BBC aired a six-part series Walking With Dinosaurs. The Guiness Book of World Records says it is the most expensive documentary series per minute ever. Watch the video to see why! (via Neatorama)

Thought for today: Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. - Ogden Nash

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