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Forum: The Lighter Side

Funny, off beat, or lighter news stories.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: What is The Lighter Side, you ask?

    You can think of The Lighter Side as the demented little brother of the In The News forum. The strange one, who giggle a lot, and who can't stop twitching. The one who points and laughs at everything, including you. So, what exactly goes on in this forum? Why does it exist? The former I...

    Started by Davidxvx‎, 04-08-2004 07:16 PM
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  1. Cool When you see it…

    by xbradtc | May 22, 2013 @ http://xbradtc.com/2013/05/22/when-you-see-it/?utm_source=feedly [get an enlarged version at the site Don’t give it away. Just say “got it.” Got it!

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-23-2013 04:28 PM
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  2. Cool Political Cartoons

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-03-2013 10:59 AM
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    05-23-2013, 04:22 PM Go to last post
  3. Worst driver in all Asia?

    yTgTP304RYA

    Started by Going Postal‎, 05-21-2013 11:23 PM
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    05-21-2013, 11:23 PM Go to last post
  4. Red face 16 Dogs Who Want You To Keep Up With Them

    13. She’s been practicing her dance moves with this Chihuahua. They hope you like the Miami Sound Machine because they want you to Conga with them tonight. Mine stands up like this but doesn't dance.

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-21-2013 11:54 AM
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    05-21-2013, 12:14 PM Go to last post
  5. Newscaster says n-word...inaugural ...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXEPpU29GuU AXEPpU29GuU :D I believe she said it from the heart, then she thought about her job....a couple of minutes later, she probably was apologizing and trying to make up for it by telling everyone that she is now going to adopt a baby from Kenya. ...

    Started by Going Postal‎, 01-21-2013 02:54 PM
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    05-20-2013, 06:32 AM Go to last post
  6. Cool Shetland pony adopts orphaned lamb

    A Shetland pony forged an unlikely friendship when it adopted an orphaned lamb, even standing watch over her new family member at night. Nice story @ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10066850/Shetland-pony-adopts-orphaned-lamb.html

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-19-2013 03:05 PM
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    05-20-2013, 06:20 AM Go to last post
  7. Cool 21 Things New Yorkers Do Better

    There is no arguing. New York is the best place in the world. From http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/shfk/inteliq/21-things-new-yorkers-do-better Appreciated by an ex-taxi driver

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-19-2013 03:00 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    05-19-2013, 03:04 PM Go to last post
  8. 17 People With Amazing Organizational Skills

    All it takes is a little creativity to make a special space, or the array of your stuff feel perfectly in the right place from http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/shfk/microsoftoutlook/17-people-with-amazing-organizational-skills My favorite

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-19-2013 03:02 PM
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    05-19-2013, 03:02 PM Go to last post
  9. 14 Little Things That Will Make Your Day Instantly Better

    Sometimes the tiniest thing can make your day instantly better @ http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/shfk/coke/14-little-things-that-will-make-your-day-instantly-better

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-18-2013 04:32 PM
    • Replies: 6
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    05-19-2013, 02:56 AM Go to last post
  10. This Week in Wild Animals for May 17, 2013

    From http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/this-week-in-wild-animals-5/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29 always interesting. An ad in a Yiddish-language newspaper in Brooklyn recommended fresh, warm pigeon blood as a cure for...

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-17-2013 07:50 PM
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  11. Cool Pictures of the Day

    3 May 2013 by Telegraph Staff @ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/10034847/Pictures-of-the-day.html A tardis duck house, a woollen tortoise cosy and shark heels. There were a couple of nice ones today but I like this:

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-03-2013 11:00 AM
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    05-14-2013, 01:23 PM Go to last post
  12. Cool California Subdivision Mysteriously Sinks Away

    Eight homes abandoned, 10 more soon to follow icon Serves 'em right for building in stupid places for nothing more than esthetic reasons. As an ex-Californian, I feel no sympathy whatever for them. Boo hoo. Read more @...

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-12-2013 02:27 PM
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    05-12-2013, 02:27 PM Go to last post
  13. Smile Calculate your dog's true age

    This comes from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22458083 and is pretty interesting For first two years: 12.5 years per human year for the first two years for small dogs 10.5 years per human year for the first two years for medium sized dogs 9 years per human year for the...

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-11-2013 03:45 PM
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    05-11-2013, 08:25 PM Go to last post
  14. Cool Dogs Are Taking Over America— Enough!

    http://www.newser.com/story/167652/dogs-are-taking-over-america-enough.html?utm_source=feedly ]

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-10-2013 12:48 PM
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  15. Cool Louisiana Is Shrinking, Thanks to Giant Swamp Rats

    Beaver-like creatures behind vast erosion By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff, Posted May 9, 2013 Another case of Man screwing Nature in pursuit of $$$$$. Read more @ http://www.newser.com/story/167622/louisiana-is-shrinking-thanks-to-giant-swamp-rats.html?utm_source=feedly

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-10-2013 12:41 PM
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  16. Cool Cloud Art Over New Zealand

    By Tom Yulsman | May 10, 2013 This false color view over New Zealand was captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in April. (Image: NASA) Read more @ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/#.UYzxSEqjZB4

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-10-2013 12:34 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    05-10-2013, 12:34 PM Go to last post
  17. Exclamation Hotmail : Good Night and FAREWELL!

    We hardly knew ye... Link Courtesy SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Not since Yahoo! & Google, anyway...

    Started by BadNews88‎, 05-03-2013 12:47 PM
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    05-07-2013, 10:56 PM Go to last post
  18. Bear Takes Performing Seriously, Angered That Monkey Screwed Up, Eats Him

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e0f_1367852065

    Started by Šñøü†ê®‎, 05-06-2013 05:52 PM
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    05-06-2013, 06:55 PM Go to last post
  19. Cool How to keep your beer cold.

    Lots of $$$ and we get this::rolleyes: Read more @ http://blog.seattlepi.com/hottopics/2013/05/01/science-fact-how-to-keep-a-bottle-of-beer-cold-keep-it-dry/

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-04-2013 03:49 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    05-04-2013, 07:59 PM Go to last post
  20. Cool Ways To Instantly Make Your Day Better

    Check 'em out @ http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/shfk/dunkindonuts/ways-to-instantly-make-your-day-better This #6 is me:

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-04-2013 03:48 PM
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  21. Cool Picture This

    from der Spiegel online Divine Plowing Italian artist Dario Gambarin is famous for his land art -- an eco-friendly and extremely transient art form that sometimes lasts less than a day. He plows his motifs with a tractor, never knowing exactly what they will ultimately look like from...

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-03-2013 11:02 AM
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    05-04-2013, 03:34 PM Go to last post
  22. Exclamation Man Bites Dog (No, REALLY....It's for *TRUE!!**)

    Link Courtesy WHO, Channel 13, Des Moines But...why...WHY...was this ALLOWED to transpire in the FIRST place?? Moreover, AT *ALL?*:confused: :shrug: And all this time, I thought this kinda gig was ALWAYS...Make-Believe..as depicted on telly by Detective BELKER ("HILL STREET...

    Started by BadNews88‎, 05-04-2013 12:46 PM
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  23. Cool This Week’s Oddest Interactions Between Humans and Wild Animals

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-7ZHryytkkc By Jon Mooallem, 05.03.13 Some interesting and truly weierd pets @...

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-03-2013 05:03 PM
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  24. Cool Funny Political Pictures

    More @ http://www.rightwingnews.com/photoshops/the-most-popular-conservative-photoshops-for-april-of-2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rightwingnews%2FhGmL+%28Right+Wing+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 05-03-2013 10:58 AM
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  25. Question Crikey, he musta been AWFULLY NERVOUS...

    ...to just LOSE IT....like....*THAT!* Link Courtesy WJW, TV 8, Cleveland, Ohio I **WOULD**.........say : See Ya On "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE", mebbe? But you ALREADY have HAD your "Charles Rocket Did The Same Gig And HE Became Unemployable" moment....

    Started by BadNews88‎, 05-01-2013 01:38 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    05-01-2013, 02:44 PM Go to last post
  26. Exclamation Bloody HELL! THIS is a HEALTH BENEFIT?!?

    Link Courtesy WGCL, Channel 46, Atlanta, Georgia If I'd not known any better...I'd (once again) SWAER that THIS was from outta The "ONION"...:eek::eek7::eek3: What's next, smoking crack discovered to be a cure-all for EVERY cancer know to man?:rolleyes:

    Started by BadNews88‎, 05-01-2013 01:44 PM
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    05-01-2013, 02:41 PM Go to last post
  27. Exclamation Better Late Than Never, I guess....

    Link Courtesy The BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION All very well & good, I guess.... Anne, herself, will be the last to have kudos to forward to the parties involved. Morevover, Anne was the last to have a beef with the original error. :hmm:

    Started by BadNews88‎, 04-30-2013 01:52 PM
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  28. Cool Moose hunt leads police to pot bust

    Posted: Apr 29, 2013 2:34 AM PDT By WCAX News - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Thanks to Drew Curtis' FARK - Darned animal was probably walking around high or stoned, leading the cops to his stash.:)

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 04-29-2013 12:51 PM
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    04-29-2013, 10:34 PM Go to last post
  29. Cool How in the World?

    Today's real question – video and story @ http://www.kptv.com/story/22100451/how-did-the-truck-wind-up-in-the-tree

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 04-29-2013 12:53 PM
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    04-29-2013, 01:54 PM Go to last post
  30. Cool Grate catch!

    By GARY BUISO - Last Updated: 2:54 PM, April 28, 2013 I wonder if he got a PhD from Columbia to figure this out. Read more @ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/grate_catch_7XmxwW6cq2gOH2A3BhmtyM

    Started by sargentodiaz‎, 04-29-2013 12:54 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 78
    04-29-2013, 01:50 PM Go to last post

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