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Kids love dinosaurs… but when a life-size, exceptionally realistic juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex puppet visits a school in Sydney, Australia, some of the kids probably wondered if dinosaurs aren't better enjoyed from about 65 million years away…

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Scenes from a Multiverse is, as usual, hilarious…

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Reddit has a epic thread on the fine art of April Fool's pranks. This one has promise:

The best April Fools joke I pulled was last year. I bought a small jar of mayo, emptied it out and washed it, then filled it with pudding. At a friend's house that evening, I casually pulled it out of my purse and started eating it.

Like all of us, teachers have their facepalm moments…

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Thanksgiving will be upon us before you know it. Tired of the same-old, same-old feast? Surprise your family with the Thanksgiving Turkey Cake!

And for dessert, you'll wow them with the cherpumple.

Followed, of course, with a Pepto-Bismol chaser.

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Yes, there are superheroes… and they have the coolest gadgets.

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I loves me a good curse, and these curses from the cult TV show Firefly are both potent and imaginative. What follows is the only one I feel comfortable reproducing here…

15) Stupid Inbred Stack of Meat 笨天生的一堆肉。· BUN tyen-shung duh ee-DWAY-RO

On a visit to one of Mal's old Army buddies, Monty, on an uninhabited moon, Mal and crew encounter "Saffron", the beautiful con-artist who once tricked Mal into marriage, and nearly stole his ship (played by the absolutely magnificent Christina Hendricks); this time, she's taken the name "Bridget" and married Monty. A short tussle ensues between her and Mal (lucky bastard) which Monty breaks up as Mal explains the details of their shared history. When Saffron, who had been denying everything, lets it slip that she knows Mal's name, Monty abandons her on the barren lunar surface. She screams this bit of Mandarin to the heavens as his ship departs.

This phrase is also noteworthy for its use on the back cover of Serenity: The Official Visual Companion, where Chinese characters inform prospective buyers: "If you don't buy this book, your friends will think you're a stupid inbred stack of meat."

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David Sawyer walked into the kitchen of his townhouse and thrust his tablet at his husband James.

"I’m running for city council," he said.

James neither took the tablet nor looked up from his coffee and toast. "The elections were last month," he said. "And we already have a councilman. Please inform those responsible for maintaining your information bubble that they are falling down on the job."

"We had a councilman," David said. "Note the tense." He thrust the tablet at James again.

James took it, frowning. "Councilman Krugg is dead? When did that happen?"

"Last night," David said. "He’s been molting and he went out before his new carapace stiffened up. Was talking on his phone and not paying attention and walked in front of a bus. They say the death was instant."

"And messy," James said, glancing at the picture accompanying the story.

"He should have stayed off the streets until his carapace grew in," David said.

"When you walk in front of a bus I don’t think a full suit of chitin is going to help you much," James said. "As a general rule when it’s a city bus versus any biological creature, it’s safe to bet on the bus."

"The point is," David said, "Krugg’s seat is now open." He leaned over and pointed at the news story on the tablet. "They’re going to hold a special election in three weeks so the winner can serve the full term. And I’m going to run."

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Sometimes it's just hard getting the day started…

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John Scalzi presents the morning announcements at the Lucas Interspecies School for Troubled Youth…

"PigSpigot is an online, user-generated greeting card company that allows customers to send hilarious e-cards, Tweeting cards, and snail-mail cards to friends and family. We like to think of it as an anti-Hallmark with a wiki twist."

Today is Towel Day, the day on which hoopy froods everywhere carry a towel to honor Douglas Adams, the author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The very talented Marky of Parody Pictures has a number of fun Towel Day desktop wallpapers.

Pick up a phone now and call 1-800-ASPARAGUS! Yes, it's an asparagus commercial as only Garrison Keillor can do it…

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Before he was Data, he was Bob…

The classic children's book Goodnight Moon gets a Star Wars makeover in Goodnight Forest Moon. Best of all, you can make a copy for yourself!

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