FEAR THE BEARD

No way. You mean to tell me that a guy who looks like this-

is actually an ignorant jackass? It’s not just a clever persona he’s adopted?



Anyway, the frightening takeaway from the article is not that this ridiculous swamp-dwelling redneck has views that make him sound like a caveman, it’s that he has people standing with him in solidarity. The comment thread on this particular post might be the most depressing thing I’ve ever attempted to read, and I’ve read “Beloved.”

This comment was especially chilling:

Amazing. People get pretty ugly when they’ve got anonymous screen names to hide behind.

Hey, at least I learned a new word today: “GAYstapo”



It’s like Godwin’s Law doesn’t even exist for these doofuses.

via WINNING AT EVERYTHING http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/winningateverything/~3/JQB8rSS_OkQ/20824

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://netsauce.blogspot.com/2013/12/fear-beard.html

Holiday 2013 Finds: Brainiac kids need Recent Toys puzzles and games - Monsters and Critics.com

Holiday 2013 Finds: Brainiac kids need Recent Toys puzzles and games Monsters and Critics.com Skewb combines the classic game play of a twist puzzle with 12 colors, 12 faces and an irregular shape to create a unique puzzling challenge. Each turn creates a new color combination which will either bring you closer to a solution or scramble the ...

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png 3d wooden brain teasers for you to try

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Dec 19, 2013)

The Antisocial Club



The Antisocial Club meets every week at Jim's Bar. Since they are so antisocial, however, everyone always sits as far as possible from the other members, and no one ever sits right next to another member. Because of this, the 25-stool bar is almost always less than half full and unfortunately for Jim the members that don't sit at the bar don't order any drinks. Jim, however, is pretty smart and makes up a new rule: The first person to sit at the bar has to sit at one of two particular stools. If this happens, then the maximum number of members will sit at the bar. Which stools must be chosen? Assume the stools are numbered 1 to 25 and are arranged in a straight line.





Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Dec 19, 2013)

Don't Call Me "Old"!

I may be "chronologically gifted" or even "folliculously challenged", but please, never "old"! Political correctness, idioms, and some quotable quotes are featured in this quiz about the decrepit and doddery ... oops! ... the vintage and venerable!



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Memory : Episodic Memory

Episodic memory is the memory of the time, place and emotional state of events that you experienced. The formation of episodic memories is closely tied to the hippocampus. Without the hippocampus, you would not be able to remember events that you experienced, although you might still be able to use procedural memory to learn new tasks.



It is believed that the hippocampus stores episodic memories for a short time, after which they are consolidated into the cortex. Many researchers believe that episodic memories are transformed into semantic memories over time. This would explain why old memories are often recalled as a kind of pre-written story instead of as a memory of the actual event.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Detumescence

de-tu-mes-cence



noun :: Diminishing or lessening of swelling.



"The patient had less pain after the detumescence of his wound."

Creativity : Break It

We mentioned yesterday that it is very easy to become attached to your first idea and have trouble moving on to find alternative ideas or solutions to problems. One way to move past your first idea is to "break it." Break your idea by fabricating in your mind an obstacle that will prevent this idea from working. Now, try to find other ideas that work around the obstacle.



Let's say that you have an unwanted pile of dirt in your yard. Your first idea might be to haul it to the dump and be done with it. To break this solution, pretend that the dump is closed. How will you deal with the dirt now? Perhaps you can ask your neighbors if they want some free dirt. Maybe you could buy some containers and plant something. Maybe you could start a business baking and selling mud-pies!



Use your imagination to come up with as many solutions as you can and then pick your favorite (which may still be your first idea, but at least you gave the other ideas a fighting chance!).

Here’s Why “Home Alone 2” Is One Of The Most Disturbing Films Ever Made

How is any of this okay? HOW IS THIS MOVIE OKAY?!

We all know the plot of Home Alone II. We all know that it's the best Christmas movie ever made. We all know that it's super fucked up to forget your child, THE FRUIT OF YOUR LOINS, on vacation for the SECOND TIME in one year. We all know this.

Let's focus on the part of the movie that's supremely fucked up: this little boy, Kevin, straight up TORTURES and MURDERS two people.

20th Century Fox

Kevin begins his rampage by throwing bricks off a SIX STORY BUILDING and somehow hitting the person below with PINPOINT accuracy.

Are we led to believe that a grown adult male can simply walk away after being hit by bricks square in the nose? Are we led to believe that this man's nose would be intact after receiving such a serious injury? A quick google search for "terminal velocity of a brick" revealed some numbers I don't understand, but I think it's safe to assume a brick at terminal velocity would bust your damn head open.

20th Century Fox

---

View Entire List ›

amazing 3d wooden brain teasers, go to retailer via BuzzFeed - LOL Feed http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/home-alone-2-is-one-of-the-most-disturbing-films-ever-made

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://netsauce.blogspot.com/2013/12/heres-why-home-alone-2-is-one-of-most.html

30 Unexpected Things You Learn In Your Thirties

Oh, twenties , you’re adorable.

You constantly forget that you're not in your twenties anymore.

After college, the years just sort of start to blend together. So, in a way, you are perennially 22 years old mentally, and often financially.

Artisan Entertainment / Via gifsoup.com

People start to think there is something LEGITIMATELY wrong with you if you are single.

Just because you are in your thirties doesn't mean you have to be married. Explaining that to your parents, on the other hand, is a whole other ordeal.

Warner Home Video / Via tvlistings.zap2it.com

Your middle name should be "Busy," since that is what you are all the time now.

What with all the housewarmings, kid birthday parties, traveling, and work, you barely have time to remember to eat. J/K, eating becomes your new best friend. I love you, Cherry Garcia.

FOX / Via dvsss.com

Your Facebook feed will be nothing but new baby pics.

Some of them are yours, probably.

Via killerspots.com

---

View Entire List ›

amazing 3d wooden brain teasers, go to retailer via BuzzFeed - LOL Feed http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinabarca/blindsiding-lessons-you-learn-in-your-thirties

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://netsauce.blogspot.com/2013/12/30-unexpected-things-you-learn-in-your.html

Murder Is Meat

via WINNING AT EVERYTHING http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/winningateverything/~3/vpvrFV9bOf4/20819

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://netsauce.blogspot.com/2013/12/murder-is-meat.html

Fishing, puzzles and music: videogames of 2013 - The Conversation

Fishing, puzzles and music: videogames of 2013 The Conversation I love writing and reading Games Of The Year posts. It's so nice to just once every year be given the liberty to think back on the games you played, not forward to the games you might play in the future…

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png 3d wooden brain teasers for you to try

Elephant Puzzle

Based on plans from an old issue of American Woodworker magazine. Made from poplar, oak, and walnut. Approximately 8” x 4” x 6”. The ears rotate to lock everything together.

http://lumberjocks.com/assets/pictures/projects/445462-196x130.jpg

Yellow Submarine

via You Drive What http://youdrivewhat.com/yellow-submarine/

3d wooden brain teasers for you to try from Net Sauce http://netsauce.blogspot.com/2013/12/yellow-submarine.html