Song of the Day: Bad Case . . .

"Apparently from a Japanese 'Learn to Speak English' show" - Link (via Jim Smash!!!). Here's some more of the same - Link and Link

Join Tommy's 12 Days Of Christmas

"This kitteny celeb-fest of a video brings you some of today’s biggest stars, all supporting Tommy’s 12 Days of Christmas." - Link

YouTube Roundup

Here's a few of my favorite YouTube videos that I hope I get credit for introducing you to. If you've seen them before, I still saw them first. How can I prove it..? Well, I can't. I just know.

Whale, Dealership Training Video, I Hate Drake, Jack Black on Piracy, Winnebago Man, What's It Gonna Be?, Not Funny Blood, Well Hang, Spiders On Drugs, War Zone, Phone Guy: Okay, Naturally 7, Exploding Whale

Brickshelf

In my mind's eye growing up with Legos, this is what I saw. Well, maybe not this exactly. The stuff that I created was better. Anyway, some very cool images here - Link

AT&T: Remember Your Satellite Receiver When You Flee Your Burning House

"When this Azola couple got back from their honeymoon, they had about an hour of matrimonial bliss before being forced to flee as their house was engulfed in flames. So you can understand they had some things on their mind other than the status of their AT&T | Dish receiver as they ran for their lives. When they called to cancel service, the customer service rep asked if they had "remembered to pick up the receiver" as they left the house..." - Link (via Consumerist)

A Tale of Two Decisions

"According to Higazi, the investigators coerced him into confessing to a role in 9/11. Higazi first adamantly denied any involvement with 9/11 and could not believe what was happening to him. Then, he says, the investigator said his family would go through hell in Egypt, where they torture people like Saddam Hussein." - Link

The Book of SPAM

"Quick: what’s a product that’s found in 99% of all supermarkets in the US, sells about 80 million pounds every year, has a 20,000 member-strong fan club, its own museum, and even its own Broadway musical? It’s SPAM, of course!" - Link (via Neatorama)

Climate Could Wipe Out Half of World's Species

"If present global warming trends continue, the number of plant and animal extinctions we've witnessed over the past few years could be just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. A new study to be published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has suggested that rising temperatures could spark a wave of mass extinctions, claiming close to half of all species." - Link

DirectTV Uses Illegal Telemarketing

"DirecTV is defending automated sales calls to Do Not Call List subscribers as 'informational,' and 'not telemarketing.' The satellite TV provider recently called customers to say: 'Because you are on our Do Not Call List, we can't call you with all of our super-awesome special promotions.'" - Link

Condoms and HIV Cocktails will give you AIDS

"The head of the Catholic Church in Mozambique has told the BBC he believes some European-made condoms are infected with HIV deliberately. Maputo Archbishop Francisco Chimoio claimed some anti-retroviral drugs were also infected 'in order to finish quickly the African people'." - CNN Link (via Boing Boing)