Rue The Day!

I love this list of 13 common brain farts because I relate with most of them, particularly the one above.

Soviet soldiers that have become Americanized at last. And that’s what the Cold War really was all about.

This wedding proposal that was actually created by the company that puts out Borderlands is so ultimately geeky and cute that it made me tear up the first time I saw it. For more awesomely nerdy proposals, check out the 8 I wrote up for Neatorama and the 12 recently featured on Oddee. If you’ve ever wanted to ask a gamer, blogger, or any other type of geek to marry you, there are some great ideas in there too.

No, seriously, go make yourself a pirate like my boyfriend in this picture.

Best wrong geometry test answer ever.

I’m not big on getting revenge, but if I was going to, I’d like to go all out like these people. Renting billboards to harass your ex, buying a pet bear to take around school since you can’t have a dog and getting your wife banned from your country rather than getting a divorce are all great ways to get even.

Gator’s feet were sensitive to all of the rough pavement he has to walk across (being as how he’s a pet goose who goes on plenty of walks). So to protect his little toes, his owners ordered him his own custom shoes. The result is simply adorable.

The show could have been so, so terrible.

Stock images are useful for writers and editors who need an illustration to illustrate their article. That’s why photographers for stock image websites often try to create pictures that will suit every imaginable situation. The thing is, sometimes it’s impossible to guess just what the image was supposed to illustrate in the first place. BuzzFeed has a collection of 60 great stock images that seem entirely useless, so let’s make a game of it.

You have until May 19th to come up with any type of situation that this image could help illustrate. Winner will receive a can of homemade jam, one of my well-maintained, pre-owned books or $5, your choice.