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Due for Some Awesome

By Margaret Lyons in Miscellaneous on Jan 30, 2008 9:39PM

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Photo by MMayesPeople sure seem grumpy today. Maybe you just need a cookie. A homemade treat based on the Girl Scout cookie Samoas. We have heard people argue that Thin Mints are the best Girl Scout cookie, but that is hilariously wrong. Samoas are the best.

Maybe a party would cheer you up? How about a Clue party? We are so, so jealous.

A weather Channel correspondent got frostbite on air last night, reporting from here. Talk about hardcore.

And if you think that's awesome, perhaps you'd be interested in becoming a river watcher for the National Weather Service. They're looking for people who live near the Kankakee River. [both via Weather Guys]

"{eternal fart noise}" needs no introduction.

NASA is at long last ready to talk about Mercury.

Know what chihuahuas hate? Breast cancer.

Recall: Our favorite YouTube video of all time, a cat on a horse. Behold: our new favorite photo, mini goat on mini horse, which is a phrase we never thought we'd type.