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  • Blue Jeans And Skin Spikes: Bad Ads’ Photoshop Fails

    Blue Jeans And Skin Spikes: Bad Ads’ Photoshop Fails

    A facepalm worthy Photoshop job is one thing.

    But when a recent Target ad ruffled feathers with a half-assed editing job on model’s bikini clad body (no – literally – half of her undercarriage is missing), it was cause for questions, like: “Why’d they cut off her lady parts?” and “Will this mid-kini give me some sweet underarm and hip spikes too? Sold!”

    There was a hypothesis that perhaps a Target photo editor (finally fed up with illusory and mass distributed ideas of beauty) sabotaged the snapshot on purpose. I’d like to believe that actually happened, but I can’t confirm.

    In the latest, related, debacle with Old Navy, the company was slammed for allegedly “Photoshopping a model” to have a thigh gap too.

    I’d call the model “plus size” like everyone else seems to be doing. But, firstly, it’s a mannequin. Secondly, the sizing question is: plus what? We can’t say “plus-the-industry-standard”, can we? Well, you can if you like. It’s a free country. But if you feel empty enough inside to eschew that freedom in favor of chaining yourself to some Platonic barometer for where your own weight should be, you’re gonna have a bad time. Why? ’cause we can’t even tell what the dictated standard for body types are supposed to be anyway. Even super physically fit chicks get chop ‘shopped into some deluded ideal (or an Aquateen Hunger Force alien, if you’re Target).

    Thus, when an Old Navy mannequin became the object of controversy, it was a bit of a head-scratcher:

    Is Photoshop really the issue here? It’s a mannequin. If you’re going to ask about unrealistic body standard-setting, ask why it was constructed with unnatural body proportions. That said, is it possible that “Photoshop accusation” just sounded like a perfect synthesis of pity buzzwords for piggybacking off press of other companies? (“Old Navy’s the victim of haters! Put on your protest hats – we’re gonna go buy all their mom jeans in a show of solidarity!”)

    Better yet – can we please assess the false advertising that seems to be tacitly approved by everyone?

    The retailer stated, “At Old Navy we strive to show our customers the most accurate representation of how product fits the body.”

    Okay. That sounds good so far. But wait! There’s more:

    “This includes pinning garments on body forms to show how they will actually appear,” they added, “While we do remove these pins in post-production, we do not use any photo-altering techniques to deliberately distort the actual look or fit of our product.”

    Wait. What is this non-logic? Since when does “pinning garments” show how they’ll actually look on a body? The claim that clipped clothing hopes to show how apparel will appear (assuming they mean “on an actual body”) is like saying, “I am beginning the Big Mac, Little Activity diet to get a thigh gap.”

    Does anyone reading this walk around with clothespin laden garb?

    Wait! Is that what was underneath that Target model’s underarm?

    Time to spring clean these notional norms from our noggins!

    Have a beautiful day and remember – most models don’t even look their own ads.

    Images via Youtube

  • Florida Kid Sent a Bomb Threat to His School via Facebook Message

    Florida man kid strikes again!

    The first rule of anonymous bomb threats is that they are anonymous. Interestingly enough, that’s also the first word in “anonymous bomb threats.”

    Most Americans who have gone through the public schools system are quite familiar with the school bomb threat. We’ve all had to evacuate the building, line up outside at a rather unsafe distance (depending on the size of the possible bomb), and watch the fire department sweep the building. Most of the time, school officials never really figure out who called it in. It’s most always just a prank. Stupid kids, right?

    Well, for one Winter Haven, Florida school, the search was quick and easy.

    From WTSP:

    A 14-year-old middle school student on leave was arrested Monday for sending a bomb threat in a Facebook message to his school.

    Winter Haven Police say the Denison Middle School student sent the private message via mobile device saying, “I’m gonna bomb this school,” to the school’s official Facebook page on Jan. 24 and it was picked up by school administrators.

    Cool, bro. Direct and to the point.

    Apparently the kid also chased a classmate around with a kitchen knife and told him he’d be coming back for him the next day. Our little troublemaker was taken to juvie and charged with aggravated assault with deadly weapon and threatening to discharge a destructive device.

    “Any inappropriate posts or comments will be deleted and the user will be banned. If unsure about a comment, it is probably best not to post it,” says a disclaimer on Denison’s Facebook page. In order to clarify, I guess the school should have also discussed bomb threat direct messages. I know, but you gotta spell everything out these days.

    Our future is bright, you guys.

    Image via Denison Middle School, Facebook

  • Adding Street Fighter’s Chun-Li To Fail Compilation Videos Wins

    If ever anything was meant to be collected and presented in a compilation video, it’s people failing on a day-to-day basis. I mean, is it right to laugh at the misfortune of others? No, but who cares, especially when it’s in video format. No one can judge you if you’re laughing from the safety of your own home/office/cubicle, right? To give you an idea of just how popular fail videos truly are, when you search for that simple term, there are over 12 million results. Have fun sifting through that particular morass.

    With that in mind, if you want your video to succeed, it has to stand out and grow some viral wings. One tried and true way to do that is to add some remix flavor to the proceedings in the hope that your creativity catches the eyes of blogs and web news sites around the globe. Using a popular video game character in your remix never hurts, either. Just ask the guys at ParodiePub. You might recognize the name from the “Blanka is a Troll” videos, a series that clearly demonstrates the creator’s love for Street Fighter characters.

    As the title suggests, in their latest video, the group placed another popular Street Fighter character, Chun-Li, in the middle of the action, and let’s just say she doesn’t take kindly to people making fun of her powerful thighs. Observe:


    While we’re a little late to the party–the video was posted two weeks ago and has almost 1 million views–it’s the thought that counts. And hey, if you haven’t seen it, it’s still new to you. Whatever the case, I truly hope this isn’t the first time we see Chun-Li wreaking havoc on those who were foolish enough to be in a position of failure while in her presence.

    [Lead image via Dual Shockers]

  • Here’s 18 Minutes of 2013’s Best YouTube Fails

    2013 is a little more than halfway over, and that means that idiots have had over 6 months to fail, record themselves failing, and post their videos of themselves failing on YouTube.

    There’s simply nothing like watching people bust their asses for 18 minutes. Really. It’s a beautiful thing. Almost beautiful enough to make you forget that it’s the Monday after a holiday weekend.

    Schadenfreude, baby.

    [via FailArmy]

  • This Unsuccessful Burglar Is the Best at Being the Worst

    In Redding, California, there is currently a 5′ 11”, 350-pound man still at large who may have just committed one of funniest attempted burglaries in the history of convenient store burglaries.

    Lucky for us, there’s surveillance footage.

    [Redding.com via reddit]

  • NASA Report Explains Satellite Launch Failure

    NASA Report Explains Satellite Launch Failure

    NASA this week released an eight-page report detailing all its engineers have learned about a failed satellite launch that took place on March 4, 2011.

    The launch of a Taurus XL T9 rocket, designed by Orbital Science Corporation, was meant to carry the Glory climate change monitoring satellite into orbit. The rocket instead failed to reach orbit, costing the agency around $388 million.

    A “mishap investigation board” put together by NASA in the aftermath of the failure determined that the rocket’s fairing system failed to open fully, causing the destruction of the rocket and its payload.

    Fairings are clamshell-shaped nosecone devices that surround satellites on their way to orbit. Normally, fairings are jettisoned soon after launch when friction heat from the Earth’s atmosphere is no longer a concern. When Glory’s fairing failed to open, the fairing’s mass altered the rocket’s trajectory. NASA states in its report that the launch vehicle “likely broke up or burned up, or both, because of reentry loads and aerodynamic heating.”

    Though the fairing was determined to be the cause of the failure, the NASA board was unable to figure out exactly why the fairing had not opened. The board, though, did narrow down the possibilities to some sort of failure with the frangible joint components of the fairing’s side rail system. Both NASA and Orbital are continuing to investigate the fairing system, and will be making improvements to future designs based on their findings.

    (Image courtesy NASA)

  • Airball Three Shots in Less Than a Minute, Then You Can Say You Had a Bad Day at Work

    I know you hate you job, but at least you’re probably doing it better than Mirza Teletović did his on Wednesday night.

    The Bosnian Brooklyn Nets player had a pretty rough 40-or-so seconds in last night’s game against the Detroit Pistons. On three consecutive trips down the floor, Teletović airballed a shot. Check it out:

    Everyone has bad days – even Kobe Bryant. We worked out the calculation and Teletović still made about $500 in that 40-second span of airballs. So, you know, we really are the peanut gallery.

  • Luke Bryan Doesn’t Know the National Anthem, Issues Apology

    Luke Bryan, the country music singer who began his career by penning tunes for the likes of Travis Tritt and many others, recently performed the National Anthem at the Major League Baseball All-Star game. Although it would appear that Bryan is well-versed in the country’s patriotic ditty, eagle-eyed viewers noticed the musician kept looking at his hand during his performance. As it turns out, Bryan didn’t know the words to the song by heart, forcing him to read the lyrics he’d scrawled on the palm of his hand. Naturally, people were angry.

    “I had a few keys words written down to insure myself that I wouldn’t mess up. I just wanted to do my best. I promise it was from the heart,” Bryan said of the debacle. “If I offended anyone with my approach I sincerely apologize. Anytime I sing the anthem it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.”

    Honestly, I kind of feel bad for the guy. Singers who tackle the anthem at sporting events are under the insanely critical eye of the masses, who, if forced to sing the anthem in front of a large crowd of people, would probably have some trouble remembering every single word to the song. People make mistakes, folks — it’s going to happen. Calling Bryan “unpatriotic” for his efforts is madness, as I seriously doubt he was attempting to insult the country by making sure he didn’t screw up. In fact, he was trying to prevent such a thing for happening.

    Guess what? Bryan isn’t the first singer to botch his performance of the National Anthem, and, chances are, he’s not going to be the last person to do it. Below you’ll find a collection of videos from folks who, for whatever reason, didn’t rise to the occasion when they were tapped to perform the song for the masses. So get off Bryan’s back, already. Unless he was singing the song while burning an American flag, I seriously doubt he meant any harm.

    And, because it’s funny, a clip from “Naked Gun”.

  • Everyone At The San Diego Fireworks Fiasco Probably Thought They Were Witnessing The End Times [VIDEO]

    Everyone At The San Diego Fireworks Fiasco Probably Thought They Were Witnessing The End Times [VIDEO]

    It’s been a week since the entire country got to see the city of San Diego fail in spectacular fashion when they accidentally launched 15 minutes worth of fireworks in about 15 seconds. The whole thing was blamed on a glitch, or more specifically “a signal that was sent to the barges to set the timing of the fireworks.” Nevertheless, the huge, unplanned explosion was so catastrophic as to almost elevate itself to the level of art.

    Truly, San Diego, bravo.

    You’ve probably already seen the mishap in various YouTube videos – some of which have garnered a couple million views. But I bet you haven’t seen it like this.

    YouTuber danwroy posted the show “up close and in HD (and LOUD).” He’s serious about that “loud” part. Check it out below:

    “This is the best fireworks show, ever!” says one woman.

    I don’t know about “best,” but I think San Diego has “pantsshittingly spectacular” on lockdown.

  • Science Girl Ad: If You Want to Be Smart, You’d Better Work It

    Here’s a tip, science girl ad masterminds: If you want to attract more women to the field, the last thing you probably want to do is play into gender-based stereotypes. Unless you’re hopelessly single and/or a total misogynist, chances are you’re aware of the fact that girls hate being talked down to, particularly when it comes to topics such as careers and education. With this in mind, is really so surprising that the advertisement you see embedded below has caused quite a bit of controversy? I’m actually surprised this one made it out of the gate at all.

    The “Science: It’s a Girl Thing!” campaign, created by the folks at the European Commission, was supposed to help get girls interested in science. Instead, it insulted the gender as a whole by issuing this peculiar little video featuring three attractive females strutting around a laboratory/runway while doing vaguely scientific things. I get what they’re attempting to accomplish with the clip — make-up and skin care products and what-not have their roots in science, after all — but they’ve failed miserably in the execution.

    The backlash has been so considerable that the video has been removed from the campaign. Rightfully so. Apparently I’m not the only one who feels this way, either. Below you’ll find some Twitter reactions to the video, which are understandably negative. Once you’ve seen the clip, there’s a very strong chance you’ll feel the same way.

  • Microsoft Surface Crashes Mid-Debut

    Microsoft Surface Crashes Mid-Debut

    It’s hard being Microsoft. Windows has had the stigma of software crashes associated with it for over nearly two decades now, and its blue screen of death has become iconic. The company has even tried to lighten up that blue screen for its new Windows 8 operating system, but a crash is a crash, and its never fun.

    Since Microsoft’s new Surface tablets will run on Windows 8, I suppose customers can expect to see the new frowny-face blue screen of death at some point. However, the screen was curiously lacking on Monday when a Surface tablet decided to become obstinately frozen during the middle of Microsoft’s big Surface announcement.

    Watch the video below to see Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows division at Microsoft, show off Internet Explorer on a Surface tablet, only to have it lock up. Even the home button on the device fails to fix the problem. Sinofsky tries his best to work through the setback but is obviously flustered, and eventually has to swap the tablet for a back-up:

    Ouch. I can almost hear Steve Jobs laughing from beyond the veil of death. Though Apple’s computers aren’t quite as stable as they once were, the company certainly hasn’t had a product crash mid-debut. That sort of luck is reserved only for Microsoft. It’s too bad, because Microsoft was probably working on that presentation for weeks, and now the news of the flub will partially overshadow what appears to be a well-designed device. However, if Microsoft’s software can’t hold up, there is no point in dropping hundreds of dollars for a pretty tablet.

  • Birthday Fail: Knocked Out Cold [Viral Video]

    Megan’s friends gathered around to wish her a happy birthday. They sang the song. She blew out the candles. Then…

  • Video Game Thieves Butt-Dial 911, Discuss Crime For An Hour

    If you know anything about me, you know that I love stupid criminals. Sometimes, people are such perfect idiots that the stories write themselves. There’s really no need to embellish or play up the crime in question – it’s just that flawlessly moronic.

    According to police in Madison, Wisconsin, two men were arrested after they attempted to sell stolen video games at a local video game exchange store. The police were waiting for the two thieves when they arrived, guns drawn. How did the police know they were going to try to cash in on their crime? Well, that’s the good part.

    After making away with their loot (video games and DVDs from Target), our two master thieves started to discuss their crime. They talked about how they were better at stealing than other thieves, and how others fail to act nonchalant, and that’s their biggest mistake.

    What they didn’t know was that one of them had butt-dialed 911, and an operator was listening to the entire conversation. Reportedly, this went on for about an hour.

    The key part of their conversation (the one that eventually led to their arrest) was the tidbit about going down to the video game exchange to sell the stolen merchandise. After the 911 operator told the police of their plans, snagging the criminals turned out to be a pretty simple operation.

    For some snippets of the unknown 911 call, check out this video below:

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    [ABC News via Kotaku]

  • Drunken Congressional Staffers Use Twitter To Detail Office Party, Bash Boss

    Although it’s no David Vitter visiting a prostitute or Anthony Weiner exposing himself to everyone on the internet, it’s still a political scandal worthy or your time. Taxpayers, take a direct look into some of the uselessness of your Congress, all caught on the watchful eye of Twitter.

    Drinking on the job, while generally frowned upon, could be acceptable in some scenarios. For instance wine tasters, food critics, bartenders and possibly dentists all have perfectly acceptable reasons for throwing back a few while on the clock.

    One group of people that should probably refrain from boozing on the job is United States congressional assistants. And if they must, it would most likely be advised that they leave the discussion of said drinking off social networking sites like Twitter.

    All of this should have been covered in “Working for a U.S. Representative 101,” but was apparently lost on a few staffers working for House member Rick Larsen.

    Tweets from the personal accounts of three legislative assistants to Larsen paint a picture of drunken debauchery taking place on the Hill. Most of the tweets come from a legislative assistant named Seth Burroughs (@therocketship1), but some mention other staffers (@betsybites and @byers_remorse). The accounts have been taken down, but the NW Daily Marker has screencaps of many of the controversial tweets.

    The first batch of tweets hints at some office drinking. According to the NW Daily Marker, the hashtag #D2R refers to “December to Remember” – or in this case, it looks like December to not remember all that well:

    (image)

    Drinking on the job is tough to pull off, so I guess it’s oftentimes easier to just come to work already hammered:

    (image)

    To be fair, congressional staffers probably don’t have too much to do during a Summer recess, but come on man…

    (image)

    The tweeting genius went on to apply his skills as a filterless drunk to insulting his boss, the aforementioned Congressman Larsen:

    (image)

    Of course, these tweets were made by staffers and not the Representative himself – that would have been a scandal on a whole other level. But, if accurate, they definitely show that one doesn’t have to be the sharpest tool in the shed to get a job working on the Hill.

    A spokesman for Larsen told the Washington Times that their office become aware of these tweets just recently, and everyone involved has been fired.


    Neither Congressman Larsen nor his other staff were aware of the actions by these three staff members before today. Congressman Larsen is disappointed by their actions and takes this very seriously. He has made it clear that he will not tolerate this kind of behavior.

    Situations like this are giving Twitter the reputation of a place where careers go to die.

  • NBC News Twitter Gets Hacked, Spreads False Terrorist Attack Information


    With the significance of the weekend quickly building into its emotional crescendo, people are sensitive to any mention of an attack on the United States. So when a prominent television channel finds that their Twitter feed has been hacked and was being used to spread erroneous news concerning a terrorist attack on Ground Zero, there’s a lot of backtracking that needs to be done, and a lot of ruffled feathers that require smoothing.

    Just ask NBC News because they experienced this very thing on their Twitter account. While the offending tweets have been summarily removed, NBC is being very open about their account status, ensuring they have things under control. As indicated, the Ground Zero attack tweets have already been purged from NBC News’ feed, but at least one publication copied the offending text. Considering the content, which again, comes from a second hand source, NBC had no choice but to put out the social media fire. The text of the tweets in question, allegedly:

    Breaking News! Ground Zero has just been attacked. Flight 5736 has crashed into the site, suspected hijacking. more as the story develops.

    Flight 4782 is not responding, suspected hijacking. One plane just hit Ground Zero site at 5:47. #groundzeroattacked.

    This is not a joke, Ground Zero has just been attacked. We’re attempting to get reporters on the scene. #groundzeroattacked.

    Soshable has a screenshot of the tweets in question:

    NBC Tweets

    Considering the significance of this weekend, not to mention the overall tone of the country in regards to said significance, to say these tweets were poorly timed and were weak attempts at humor is quite the understatement. For some reason, I’m reminded of the Orson Wells/War of the Worlds radio broadcast. If ever a Twitter account could inspire members of the population to panic, it would be under these conditions like this.

    As of this moment, NBC News’ Twitter feed is under control, but they do have posts up acknowledging the hack:

    @NBCNews
    NBC News    Thank you for helping spread the word and not sharing bad information. 10 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @NBCNews
    NBC News    Our account is secure and under control. Apologize for the scare. We value your trust. 10 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    The hashtag of choice for the script kiddies who thought it would be a great idea to stir up painful emotions on such a significant weekend–#groundzeroattacked–still has some activity in it, but now, it’s filled with nothing but admonishment:

    @lzone
    Lisa Zone    They should be ashamed. RT @mlperryny: To The Morons Who Hacked @nbcnews With #groundzeroattacked http://t.co/ri7R3km via @zite 1 hour ago via Echofon · powered by @socialditto

    With that in mind, at least NBC News got out in front of the story. Hopefully, they corrected whatever “security flaw” that allowed others to take control of their Twitter feed. Password strength is not a myth, folks.

  • Marc Tyler Experiences The Strength of Social Media

    Evidently, there should be a rule for all athletes in the public eye — hell, even for those who aren’t — that social media is not your friend. There’s a smoldering battlefield littered with casualties. Names like Kenny Britt and Rashard Mendenhall come to mind, but they are just some of the most recent examples. Now, there’s a new name to add to the list of “Athletes Who’ve Fallen Victim to Social Media,” and his name is Marc Tyler.

    Unless you follow college football, you may not be aware of Tyler’s existence, at least until yesterday. But now, thanks to a video that’s blowing up on TMZ, coupled with the American public’s burning desire to watch football again, Marc Tyler is trending topic (in the public’s eye, not on Twitter). Before the video, a little background on Tyler: He’s a senior running back at the University of Southern California (USC), and he comes from professional football player stock, as his dad, Wendell Tyler, played in the NFL for 10 seasons.

    Son Marc has simply following in dad’s successful footsteps, although, without the same degree of success. In fact, Tyler the Younger was already dealing with fallout for an alcohol-related incident. That pales to the degree of scrutiny Tyler faces now, thanks to the “look what fell in our laps” level of reporting from TMZ. The video in question:


    TMZ’s annoying production values aside, as well as Tyler’s amusing quips about USC running backs getting a shot at Kim Kardashian — I doubt Kris Humphries laughed — the kicker of the video is when the guy with the video camera on his phone asks Tyler if he got paid more at USC than in the pros, a common refrain of sports fans who let jealousy do the talking are trying to be humorous. Instead of laughing it off or cussing out the guy who asked the question, Tyler stupidly answers with the following:

    USC, they breaking bread!

    Screenshot:

    Breaking Bread

    And now, Tyler has been suspended for USC’s upcoming season opener against the University of Minnesota. Welcome to the town of “Brilliant Moves by People of Interest,” Mark Tyler. Enjoy your stay. It’s funny how, in two seconds (the amount of time it took for the words to leave Tyler’s mouth as he begins to answer the question), a person can go from “Eh, Mark Tyler’s a decent running back who should contribute nicely to USC’s upcoming season” to “what an idiot” just that quickly.

    Naturally, Tyler has issued the appropriate responses and insists his response was a joke. Nevertheless, Tyler’s father completely supports USC’s decision to discipline his son, based on direct comments on ESPN Radio this morning, as the lesson in dealing with people in the social media age is no doubt resonating throughout the Tyler household. Perhaps even more ironic is USC Head Coach Lane Kiffin’s response to the suspension:

    “That is not the way that we expect our players to represent USC and our team,” Kiffin said in a statement, adding, “Although Marc may find this punishment severe, it is imperative we continue to have a high standard for player behavior.”

    Ask Tennessee Volunteers fans about the high standard of behavior, especially in relation to a potentially-hypocritical head coach who ran from Knoxville like a thief in the night. It’s doubtful they’d find Kiffin’s response amusing in the least, but I digress.

    As for Tyler, he’s just another in the ever-growing list of people who doesn’t seem to understand how to navigate through a social media-connected world. It probably shouldn’t be as difficult as the Marc Tylers and Kenny Britts make it, but here we are, once again.

  • Philly Inquirer Confuses Atlantis With Challenger on Twitter

    Earlier today space shuttle Atlantis launched into space, which marked the end to NASA’s 30-year space program. As with anything else, people flocked to social media to discuss the monumentos, yet sad, event.

    Mere moments after the countdown clock hit all zero’s, and Atlantis was on it’s way, the Philadelphia Inquirer made a head scratching mistake. They confused Atlantis with a pervious shuttle… the Challenger. The doomed shuttle that exploded on January 28, 1986, which was less than two minutes into its flight.

    @PhillyInquirer
    PhillyInquirer    The Challenger has lifted off for the last mission by an U.S. space shuttle 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    The Inquirer was quick to delete the tweet, updating their status with the following message:

    @PhillyInquirer
    PhillyInquirer    Correction: Atlantis has lifted off for last mission by American space shuttle. 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Before they could even get the tweet deleted… Twitter users had already seen it. As I’m sure you can imagine, some were astounded at the typo:

    @MarkScheuern
    Mark Scheuern    And they wonder why newspapers are dying. RT @PhillyInquirer: The Challenger has lifted off for the last mission by an U.S. space shuttle 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @TheAkronHammer
    Adam Reisinger    I believe this is what kids today call a “FAIL” RT @PhillyInquirer The Challenger has lifted off for the last mission by a US space shuttle. 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @palvar
    Terry Nicol    @PhillyInquirer Pretty tasteless joke. 58 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @gplefka
    Greg Plefka    WOW…just wow…RT @PhillyInquirer: The Challenger has lifted off for the last mission by an U.S. space shuttle 2 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

    @BrianKal
    BMK    Lots of media #fail today. AP too RT @PhillyInquirer: The Challenger has lifted off for the last mission by an U.S. space shuttle 3 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry · powered by @socialditto

    You can read more Twitter reaction here.

    To stay up-to-date on all things Atlantis be sure to check out NASA’s site, you can even read tweets from the astronauts

  • Harold Camping: Rapture Rescheduled for October 21, Twitter Laughs On

    The “flabbergasted” biblical numerologist Harold Camping has emerged from seclusion and addressed the world about the still impending rapture.

    Until a broadcast on Family Radio late last night, Camping had only said a few words about the fact that the world did not begin its tailspin towards destruction at 6 pm on May 21st. Those words were caught on tape, courtesy of NPR:

    Harold Camping speaks at home 5/22 by Brandoom

    But last night, the 89-year-old fake prophet announced that the rapture was far from cancelled – but simply postponed. More specifically, he was not off on the dates. May 21st marked a more “spiritual” beginning of the end, and in five months the real end will come.

    In Camping’s original prediction, the rapture was to take place on May 21st, sending the souls of some 200 million people to heaven. The world was then supposed to linger about in post-apocalyptic misery for five months, finally ceasing to exist on October 21st. It was a soft opening for the rapture, if you will.

    Now, Camping is saying that there will be no lead up to the end, it will just happen on October 21st – a hard opening.

    Camping, as quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle:

    “Were not changing a date at all; we’re just learning that we have to be a little more spiritual about this. But on Oct. 21, the world will be destroyed. It won’t be five months of destruction. It will come at once.

    We don’t need to talk about it anymore. The world has been warned – my it has been warned. We have done our share and the media picked it up. The world has been warned that it is under judgment.”

    Well, the Twitterverse is reacting as you would expect:

    @Lord_Voldemort7
    The Dark Lord    Apparently the apocolypse is moved to Oct 21st, which also happens to be Kim Kardashian’s birthday. It’s all starting to make sense… 2 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @FrankConniff
    Frank Conniff    The Rapture pushed back to Oct. 21 after being overhauled & retooled by “Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark” creative team. 5 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @JoyVBehar
    Joy Behar    Harold Camping is now saying the Rapture will occur on Oct. 21. Apparently he was able to file for an extension. #Rapture 3 hours ago via Seesmic Web · powered by @socialditto

    @JimGaffigan
    Jim Gaffigan    Boy, even that fake Judgment Day is making Flag Day look like, well, Flag Day. 1 hour ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    And joking seems to be to preferred method of talking about Camping’s rapture predictions. Social media monitoring company Crimson Hexagon analyzed over 500,000 relevant rapture discussions on Twitter from May 20th to May 23rd and found that 67% of those tweets were in the form of jokes, humor and sarcasm.

    9% were about end-of-the-world parties while 10% were direct knocks on Harold Camping himself. 3% were talking about how they survived the rapture and 3% also said that the whole nopocalypse actually brought people closer to God/religion.

    So the rapture is still imminent, my friends. And if Harold Camping has taught us anything it’s that when money is involved never give up on the crazy – you double down on the crazy.

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  • News FAIL: Obama Mixed Up With Osama

    News FAIL: Obama Mixed Up With Osama

    Late night reporting has to be exhausting, and with all the scrambling around to come up with the breaking Bin Laden news on Sunday, people were bound to make mistakes.

    Whether malicious or innocent, people unfortunately mixed up Obama and Osama during the coverage of the latter’s death in a Pakistani compound. I, for one, can see how you could mix up the names. They are only one letter off after all.

    News Manager at YouTube Olivia Ma just tweeted the link to a video that the Washington Post has provided. It serves a round-up of the name-mix-up FAILS of the night. Funny, awkward and painful…it’s exactly what an end of the day YouTube video should be.

    @oliviama
    Olivia Ma    Painful video from @washingtonpost showing reporters getting “Osama” and “Obama” mixed up: http://youtu.be/Ly9s7-K3Zlg 20 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Check it out: