I predict that only jbg will enjoy this:

Via Bad Gods.

If there’s one thing the world needs more of, in addition to 1980s robotic dancing contests, it’s lasers:

It should probably be a little bit wider on the left, and could be totally absent on the right for all I care, but it’s pretty good.

Via Dustbowl, Good Blog, and Jacob Grier.

How is it that the 1980s robot dancing ever fell out of style?

I’m glad someone else is carping about this:

Nancy Haag does not understand the meaning of the word “ironic”:

Alaska has the highest per capita number of rape cases in the United States, according to FBI statistics.

“With a ranking that high, it’s ironic that the person who wins is a convicted sex offender,” Haag added.

“‘The panda is a national treasure, and I love and respect [him], so I didn’t fight back,’ Zhang said. ‘The panda didn’t let go until it chewed up my leg and its mouth was dripping with my blood.’” Somehow I suspect an agent of the Chinese government spoke to Zhang before he was allowed out of the panda pen.

One of these things is not like the others.

You know trouble’s around the corner when the Israel Defense Forces pulls out the silly hats:

Ugh. This is really bad. Five points to the first person who notices the lyrical change that undermines the entire song.

Voice of America will pronounce names for you. I think the longest name in their system is “AL-TIKRITI, IBRAHIM AHMAD ABD AL-SATTAR MUHAMMAD.” Via the Georgetown Law Library Blog.