Mother Defends Her Son’s Halloween Costume

A mother writes on how she faced disgust from other moms when she let her son dress as Daphne from Scooby Doo. A must read. This mom ROCKS!

[via:Nerdy Apple Bottom]

Scholastic Arrow Book Club News Feb 1991

I was wrong, THIS is the best thing I’ve seen in weeks! Awesomesauce.

The nostalgia is hitting me hard now.

Do they still do this kind of thing in school? Anyone know?

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This is seriously the best thing we’ve seen in weeks.

“The Carriage” by xkcd

What’s better than poetry + pop culture?

[via:thedailywhat]

Golden Girls Nesting Dolls by Ginger Williams

Not available for purchase at the moment, it seems, but maybe in November! TEASE!

We are TOTALLY SPEECHLESS at danielextra HQ on how awesomesauce this graphic is.

War = foreign policy fail.

Occupation = foreign policy fail.

And not to minimize the dead either—civilian and soldier alike.

[via:the-illest-of-ills]

Super Heroes vs. the Westboro Baptist Church

Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego’s Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting “WHAT DO WE WANT” “GAY SEX” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT” “NOW!” while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom’s finest stood and delivered.

We were going to look for instructions but we thought it would somehow be a less magical feat!

[via:ialmostlaugh:youdontlivelong]

You are lazy AWESOME

We’ve been getting an ab workout all morning laughing at this.

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The Official Betty White Aging Timeline

This is the most fabulous thing we’ve seen all day. And this is the best photo. Who knew she had a book and how can we get a copy of it?

(via zev)