Overnight Open Thread

Thanks to very busy days at work and a long dental encounter this afternoon tonight's ONT is going to be even paltrier than the usual half-assery.

Don't Fear The Lord of the Reaper

So here's a live version of BOC's "Don't Fear The Reaper" set to the Lord of the Rings movie. It makes one hell of an awesome video. But there's something missing and I just can't put my finger on it.

5 Reasons Maybe You Shouldn’t Take Your Kids to the Zoo
Unless you're in the mood to answer some rather awkward questions. And shatter their illusions about Disney. And primates.

6 Brutal Leaders And Their Ridiculous Secret Hobbies
Not only is evil banal but it has goofy and embarrassing hobbies. But one of the benefits of being a genocidal dictator is that you are immune to Man card checks.

How About Some Japanese Precision Walking?
I believe this is a high school walking team. And they make a lot of military units seem kind of slack so I guess this is just some stealth preparation for the upcoming war with Monster Island (and China).

Worst Constructions Ever
A lot of these come from Russia so their excuse is severe drunkenness. The ones from the US are just sad.

More Miss Hannah Minx
No one knows her true name but we do know that she's 21, a university student in Japan, originally from Philly, and that her videos are mesmerizingly addictive. And no, legally these are not pandering - they're educational foreign language videos. And like multi-cultural and stuff.

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