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Once again, Neal Stephenson proves prophetic. In the novel Snowcrash, there is a scene where a skateboarder plasters a pizza delivery vehicle with stickers saying things like “That was Stale” and “Smooth Move Exlax.” Now, in real life, we have I park like an idiot.com, a place to buy bumper stickers to affix to people who park badly…

Here are some examples:

the sleep deprived father decides to race a panda. Who says the kids have all the fun…

This is just off the wire: Spinal Tap will reunite for a concert on global warming in July. As the group is not known for social awareness, this is something of a surprise. Nigel Tufnel is quoted as saying about global warming “I thought it was just because I was wearing too much clothing, if I just took my jacket off it would be cooler.” No word on who the drummer will be for this concert or what the odds of survival for that band member will be.

Since the band’s breakup, Nigel has been raising miniature horses, though he has been having difficulty finding miniature jockeys to ride them. David has become a hip-hop producer and runs a colonic clinic on the side. Derek has been in rehab for addiction to the Internet.

It’s hard to believe that a such a beautiful golf-ball sized creature is so dangerous, but the blue ringed octopus can kill. The octopus produces a neurotoxin called Maculotoxin, there is no known antidote.