What to Expect at the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony Tonight

You probably thought the Soviet Union broke up, right?

Yes, that's what we wanted you to think!!!

MUST CRUSH CAPITALISM

The Simpsons predicted it in 1998.

Via UTC_Hellgate and an unknown Reddit user.

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Monday Morning Cute: The Majestic Penguin

A clever penguin via Reddit user adorablyfool, who notes, “He looks so proud of himself at the end.”

Here’s an imaginative, but doomed, little penguin: Continue reading

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Behold the Cuttlefish

“Imagine trying to move by vomiting out of a giant straw, and flapping your skirt around very, very fast.” The cuttlefish is a mysterious and majestic creature, with eyes “in the shape of Charlie Brown’s mouth when he misses a football.”

Another excellent video from zefrank1:

“Like a lactose-intolerant cheese maker, the cuttlefish is unaware of its own gifts.”

“Playing hide-and-seek with a cuttlefish sucks. They don’t move, they just change color.”

Here are a few more cuttlefish being colorful: Continue reading

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The Single-Minded Quest of the Dog

Nothing is going to stop her from getting that fly. The computer was a necessary sacrifice for the greater good.

Housefly 1, Dog 0, Computer 0

(The computer is fine, by the way.)

(She never caught the fly.)

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“Good Days Bad Days”

Lauren, who blogs on Tumblr as Iguana Mouth, created this beautiful set of animated GIFs that captures the feelings and experiences of depression and introversion. With permission, I’m sharing it here:

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There’s a Lesson Here, Somewhere

Probably something about don’t drive on the ice, but I worry that people will see this and just think “At least they weren’t wearing seat belts!”

I thought about titling this post “Escape from the Ice Buggy,” but this feels like too much of a teachable moment.

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Tuesday Afternoon Cute: I Got Behind, So Here Are Some Monkeys

I’ve gotten behind on my regularly-scheduled posts, which I’m sure is upsetting to my reader(s).

The following pictures were all posted by Michaela M. on a thread at care2.com:

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