Managing a roommate relationship is like walking a tightrope. The fine balance required to live with someone but also let them know how you feel about them can create an awkward situation. That's where the roommate note comes into play. Why have an uncomfortable face-to-face conversation when you can just leave a passive agressive note instead? Here are the funniest roommate notes we have ever seen.
Let this be a lesson to all you note writers out there: just because you write a note, that doesn't mean the issue is resolved. Sometimes you get a written retort.
Um, this note should've just read, "Feel free to burn your bed."
Ashley has some really good friends who clearly care about her.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
It takes years to work up a good ass-groove in the couch. No note is going to change that.
Let's just hope he was shaving the right cheeks with those.
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That is one angry piece of burnt toast.
Animal cruelty is a terrible, but necessary, means to getting the dishes done.
How can you take this threat seriously when there's such a nice little heart at the bottom of the note?
If you have to put urine in the refrigerator, this is the safest way to do it.
Seriously, if you do this, you are a bad person.
That is one of the most beautiful haikus I have ever read about dried oatmeal.
When you really boil it down, Cap'n Crunch is a pirate and he will do whatever he has to in order to protect what's right.
The first note has the amazing drawing, the second note has the amazing snark. I'd say this one is a tie.
And here we begin a play we like to call Who Will Ever Replace The Toilet Paper. It is three acts.
Now the toilet paper challenge has been issued.
And the challenge has been rebuffed.
This seems like it takes a lot longer than cleaning the fridge.
I'm not sure I agree with this one. You can never have enough condiments.
Strange but true! This old cliché has appeared at the header of countless emails, facebook posts, and image macros where we learn that parrots name their children, or we can't talk while inhaling through our nose, or Spongebob is 26 years old and an organ donor or some other vaguely amusing bit of trivia.
We've seen it so often that most of us don't even bother to check on the "facts" presented and just accept it as true that there's a hidden reference to Kafka in each episode of Friends or whatever.
Through this process, urban legends and rumors sneakily jump the gap between popular fiction and established fact. Here's ten popular examples that you can leap on and quash immediately, establishing yourself as a joyless, antagonistic pedant.
GREAT WALL OF FILTHY, FILTHY LIES
See that huge wall there in the picture to the left? The Great Wall of China is often cited as the only man-made structure visible from space without magnification or image intensification, but in reality the wall is practically invisible at any altitude above 80 miles and then only under perfectly clear conditions.
As for it being the only human-built object visible from space, astronauts claim that it's easy enough to distinguish cities from the surrounding countryside and the larger freeways and interchanges, and it's been claimed (without much more authority than the Great Wall claims) that Romania's massive Palace of Parliament can be made out within the confines of Bucharest.
PHYSICS GENIUS WAS NOT ACTUALLY BAD AT MATH
During the brief period in American history when physicists were celebrities, a curious rumor got started-that Albert Einstein, godlike conqueror of the atom, had failed math in high school. What a fun, relatable fact about an otherwise inaccessibly brilliant man!
Unfortunately, someone pointed this out to the man himself, who stated for the record that he had done perfectly well in math throughout his academic career. A possible source of confusion would be the fact that Einstein did fail his entrance exam to the Federal Polytechnic Institute the first time he took it, but considering he was two years younger than any other student a few snags were inevitable.
THE HISTORY OF CUSSES
People have some weird ideas about the etymology of curse words. The f-bomb has variously been explained as an acronym for "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" punishing illegal sex-havers, "Fornication Under Consent of the King" for licensed fornicators, or even as a corruption of the phrase "pluck yew" (supposedly a term for firing a longbow at someone) when in reality it's just a corruption of the ancient German "ficken."
Those explanations seem outlandish on their face, but much more pernicious is the idea that the word crap is a back-formation of British toilet builder (not inventor) Thomas Crapper, which sounds fairly legit until you find out that the first usage of "crap" in England was during the Middle Ages as a derivation of the Dutch krappen (to pluck out and separate) and the Old French crappe (rejected waste) and actually wasn't used to refer to feces until the middle of the nineteenth century. Freakin' weird!
LONG GONE DADDY
The claim that the daddy long-legs is the most venomous spider in the world (but is harmless to humans because its fangs aren't long enough or are funny-shaped or whatever) is problematic right from the beginning, if only because the name "daddy long-legs" can refer to three different bugs, one of which being only roughly related to the spider and another not being a spider at all.
The true spider, Pholcus phalangioides, is indeed venomous, but tests show that the venom's effect on insects was fairly weak and that if it were to bite a human (which it was indeed capable of doing) it would just cause a mild burning sensation.
The other types of daddy long-legs are the arachnid Opiliones genus (none of whom have venom glands) and the crane fly (again, not even an arachnid let alone a spider). It's hard to see where this myth got started-it's not like anyone needed greater incentive to avoid these creepy little boogers.
WAKE THAT GUY UP BEFORE HE KILLS YOU
Sleepwalking is a fascinating and much-studied phenomenon that can result in activities as benign as frying up some eggs or as dangerous as committing homicide or poaching some eggs (tricky).
While there are still a number of conflicting theories regarding sleepwalkers, it is generally agreed on that waking a walker won't be that harmful for them-they'll be briefly disoriented but not hurt, and it should prevent them doing anything dangerous with eggs.
DUCK QUACKS ECHO LIKE ANYTHING ELSE
Most people don't spend a lot of time listening to ducks as these animals tend to only talk about how they would like some bread or that we should reconsider our choices in life insurance.
As a result, the claim that duck quacks don't echo was never really subjected to any research or even casual experience since the sorts of spaces with good echoing qualities (cathedrals, houses of government, sewers) are not commonly frequented by ducks.
After BBC Radio repeated the claim in 2003, the University of Salford at Manchester's acoustic physics department got interested enough to place a conveniently donated duck in their special reverberation chamber for their children's education website "The Science of Sound," recording a frankly disturbing echoing duck quack.
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOMELAND
One of a number of popular misconceptions represented in classic season 6 Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Australia" is the idea that an embassy is legally a piece of its home territory surrounded by the host country.
In reality, the land is never owned by the embassy's government, but diplomatic agreements typically prevent the host country's laws and police forces from entering the embassy grounds and enforcing local regulations. Other mistakes in this episode: toilets and drains don't fl
ush the opposite direction due to Coriolis forces and Australians actually almost never drink Foster's.
THE CLAUS THAT REFRESHES
Santa Claus has changed a lot over the years, evolving from a kindly Turkish bishop to an omnipotent and omniscient super-elf that no force on earth can prevent from breaking into your house.
Santa Claus is also apparently fond of Coca-Cola, as an extremely wide-spread and popular ad campaign launched in the 30s can attest to. The campaign was so successful, in fact, that a lot of people are convinced that it established Santa Claus' current image: roly-poly, rosy-cheeked, and a severe diabetes risk if he was really drinking that much Coke.
As it turns out, the Santa of today is basically the Santa of late nineteenth-century England and had already appeared in a number of similar ads by other companies. Mark that as one fewer way that the Coca-Cola company controls everything you think and feel.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! HERE'S A REPLACEMENT CAT
Poinsettias may be the most festive and well-loved non-alcoholic Mexican import, but ever since it was introduced to American homes in 1825 nervous parents and pet owners have fretted over the plants rumored toxicity-supposedly cats in particular are attracted to the colorful leaves and will happily nibble themselves into an early grave.
As it happens, many of the members of the poinsettia's genus are indeed dangerous, and the sap of the poinsettia itself can cause mild skin irritation, but if cats or toddlers eat the leaves they are likely to see no side effects worse than diarrhea and vomiting, which most cats and toddlers are busy doing anyway.
A poison control center report determined that a fifty-pound child would have to eat around 500 poinsettia leaves to suffer any serious ill effects, at which point you should be less concerned over the effects of the toxin and more worried about how he just ate an entire garden's worth of decorative plants-and some decorative plants can still be deadly.
I AM NOT A JELLY DONUT, I AM A HUMAN BEING
JFK's famous speech to the citizens of West Berlin is known today less for its diplomatic significance and more for a minor and understandable grammatical error: when Kennedy emphasized his solidarity with West Germans by stating "Ich bin ein Berliner" he added an "ein" unnecessarily, which if interpreted very technically and literally would make his statement "I am a jelly doughnut popularly referred to as a Berliner, not an actual human citizen of the city of Berlin."
As it turned out, absolutely nobody in Germany interpreted his statement in that manner-nobody knows the difficulties of speaking grammatically perfect German better than Germans, who drop excess pronouns and articles all the time during common conversation in the assumption that they are talking to someone who can understand from the context that nobody is claiming to be a pastry. T
he legend stems from the 1983 novel "The Berlin Game," where the author claimed German political cartoonists had a field day with the statement, not knowing or caring that in Berlin itself the do-nutty treat is typically just called a "Berlin Pfannkuche" or pancake, which is another reason why context is important in Germany.
Well, you asked for it, so here's another edition of today's funniest photos.
[Full disclosure: You didn't technically 'ask for it.' But here it is anyway.]
Just the kibble in the bag, walk away and no one gets hurt.
I'm assuming that's a woodpecker.
This was my favorite scene in Jurassic Park.
Separated at birth?
Dog ghost stories.
Click here for more non-dog-related eery ghostly photos.
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This might be my favorite photo of all time.
This is my second favorite photo on the Internet.
This isn't a Justin Bieber face swap, it's just what the Biebs will look like in future.
Light saber, no question.
This is just good parenting. /Sarcasm.
Some people just break stuff when they get drunk. The world needs more wasted banana painters.
High class art.
H/T Brobible for this helpful graphic.
It all depends on who you're asking.
I don't play WoW, but I'm on a similar diet plan.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer could've saved a ton in lion costs.
Beauty queen Amber Seyer is a sight for sore eyes. The blonde bombshell out of Oran, Missouri was not only crowned Miss Missouri Teen USA in 2002, but also won the title of Miss Missouri USA four years later. She is now married to San Francisco Giants' pitcher Barry Zito. Lucky bastard. Anyways, if you like what you see, click on for more sexy photos and facts about the gorgeous Mrs. Seyer.
Born on April 14th, 1986, Amber Seyer was a pig farmer before hitting it big on the pageantry circuit.
The lovely blonde-haired, blue-eyed Amber Seyer stands 5'9" tall.
Amber Seyer won the Miss Missouri Teen USA competition in November 2002 on her first attempt at the title.
Although Amber Seyer made it to the Miss Teen USA 2003 pageant in Palm Springs, CA, she unfortunately didn't place in the competition.
Screw the Miss Teen USA 2003 pageant. In October 2006, Amber Seyer again took a pageant title on her first attempt. This time, however, it was the title of Miss Missouri USA.
While Amber Seyer again didn't win, in March 2007, she placed tenth overall in the Miss USA pageant.
In 2009, Amber Seyer starred in a sexy Powerade Zero ad for Super Bowl XLIII. Unfortunately, the add was banned by the network, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying it.
Amber Seyer wed Barry Zito on December 3rd, 2011.
Not that this has anything to do with Amber Seyer, but husband Barry Zito had an impressive track record with the ladies before landing the beauty queen. He dated the likes of Alyssa Milano, Paris Hilton and Hilary Duff. Not too shabby.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
Bad puns aside, Charlotte McKenna is the whole package when it comes to hot U.K. babes (she hails from West Sussex). But then again, it's to be expected when you get your start in modeling by winning FHM's "High Street Honeys" competition, which she did in 2006. It only got better for young Charlotte (and us) from there. She went on to be ranked 31st and 59th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Her butt was also rated the world's best by popular men's mag ZOO Weekly. And while she may be most famous here in the states as one of three very sexy ladies in The Fratellis' music video for "Flathead," she's probably known best across the pond for her role in a steamy television ad for Lynx (Axe) men's hygiene products in which she comes dangerously close to making out with fellow glamour model Lucy Pinder. If that's not enough to make you want to click through this gallery of McKenna's sexiest photos, then God help you.
There is a huge difference between what you think you look like vs. what you actually look like. The Internet picked up on that and created this enjoyable meme highlighting those differences. Here are the best examples of the What I Think I Look Like meme.
Face it, no one looks good working out.
That really covers both ends of the spectrum.
Tony Hawk must be a great guy to go grocery shopping with.
I could totally beat LeBron in a trash can basketball game of H-O-R-S-E.
The real innovation will be when they figure out a way to make Google Glass look as cool as they feel.
Sadly, I look more like Mr. Bean than Brad Pitt in just about everything I do in life.
Everyone loves a sore winner.
The only thing worse than stepping in a bear trap would be stepping in a bear trap made of legos.
The handicapped stall is pretty much the most prime real estate in the men's restroom in any office.
99 percent of the times I've cried in my life have been related to a splinter.
Yep. No one cares.
Every damn morning.
There is no bigger deterrent to a good night's sleep than a laptop light.
Hard lens, soft lens, disposable lens -- it doesn't matter, it's a painful lens.
I think the top version would've made for a way better movie.
There is just no reason to have a tag on any piece of clothing anymore. Especially workout shorts.
Onion rings are indeed very precious.
Will someone please explain why it's called the "funny bone"?
Seriously, enough with the tags.
My orthodontist was right next to a Burger King when I was growing up. It was pure torture walking out of there knowing full well there was no way my mouth would be able to handle a Whopper for at least another week.
Keep your friends close, keep your co-workers closer.
Hyperspeed is the only speed one should drive through a snowstorm.
With two computer screens, you can take over the world. (Or check two different e-mail accounts.)
Every GIF tells its own story. Most of those stories involve failure. Some involve cats. The best ones involve both. Keep clicking to see (and laugh at) a variety of stories unfold (and loop) in this week's funniest (and awesomest) GIFs.
The cat has always been the most majestic house pet.
Obama 1, Kim Jong Un, 0.
Don't worry, cats always land on their feet.
This is how the majority of Mandatory's content is produced.
Man, this guy must shave like 15 times a day.
I've always wondered how those male soap opera actors looked so emotional.
This seems like a pretty unfair pillow fight.
Don't look at the spinning seal for too long or you may fall into a trance.
So close. Maybe next time, bunny.
This is why it is so important to work your thighs and your calves. (As well as your two fingers that press the buttons that control your thighs and your calves.)
So close.
Some pastors really make it worth your while to see them live at church.
Do you still get your birthday wish if some other douchebag kid blows out your birthday cake candles?
I'm pretty sure the real Will Smith can actually do this with his head.
I've watched this for a good solid 10 minutes and I still have no idea what this person was trying to accomplish.
An active dog is a healthy dog.
You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your nose on TV or else someone will record it and post it as a GIF and you will be embarrassed forever.
Everything is an escalator when you're a cat.
Car windows are made for cleaning, not jumping on.
Look on the bright side, Sarah Jessica Parker, at least it's not a horse joke.
Sometimes you just gotta let it slide out.
Please people, keep your dolphin-on-human lovemaking sessions behind closed doors. Or at least underwater.
I'd pick this horse to win the Kentucky Derby.
This is what the easter bunny does the other 364 days a year.
There really should be more dear doors installed.
Puking sparkles: the number one symptom associated with watching too much Glee.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was LeBron before LeBron.
Cats have allergies, too.
Turtles eat just as slowly as they walk. Hopefully that thing doesn't go rotten before he breaks the skin.
Rick Pitino looks like a mob boss, so it's only appropriate that he ducks when he hears loud explosions right after his team wins the national championship.
This is the best way to enjoy a nice pasta meal.
Never swing a stick at a wild animal and then turn your back on them. Especially if that animal's main mode of attack is the head butt.
Rub its belly and make it happy.
This is one of the most effective before and after advertisements I have ever seen.
Say what you will, but this technique totally worked on an immobile dummy with no arms.
Cats drinking out of faucets is really becoming a thing.
Maybe that barrier needs to be a little bit higher.
Leave no man behind.
Who knew you could cheer up grumpy cat just by smiling at the little guy?
Skateboarding dogs will always be cool.
The Hermit Kingdom is one of the strangest places on Earth, a walled-off socialist nightmare where Party officials live like kings and the rest of the population starves. With the latest round of North Korean sabre-rattling, we thought it might be time to explore some lesser-known facts about the country. Strap in, because it's going to be a bumpy ride.
North Korea Has An Amusement Park
You wouldn't think that a society of dirt-poor slaves would have much use for an amusement park, and - surprise - they don't. The Mangyongdae Fun Fair was built in 1982 to provide Western-style carnival amusement to Party officials, and it's now a rusting relic that lays vacant until foreigners come visit. The rides are in horrific disrepair, and engineers are called in to fix them on an "as needed" basis.
Safety tests are conducted by terrified North Korean farmers who are forced to ride on the collapsing, decrepit roller coasters and other entertainments. They also bus in civilians to make the park look busy when foreigners visit.
North Korea Once Had Unicorns
Well, according to North Korea. In November of 2012, archaeologists at the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences announced to the world that they'd finally discovered the lair of the unicorn ridden by the legendary King Tongmyung in Moran Hill, the center of the city of Pyongyang.
Amazingly enough, the hidden lair was clearly marked by a stone that had "Unicorn Lair" written on it. The ruling party proclaimed that this discovery cemented the fact that Pyongyang had been a capital city for the ancient Koreans as well. Actual unicorn remains were not found, and in fact the only "evidence" that the archaeologists discovered was the stone.
North Korea Has Underground Tunnels Into South Korea
Modern warfare is, for the most part, fought in the air. We've got drones and all kinds of crazy technology up there, and North Korea basically has a few old helicopters. They know they can't step to us above the ground, so they've decided to do it down below.
Underground warfare is a North Korean specialty, and they've built dozens of subterranean bunkers where the elites will go when the action goes down. In addition, there are numerous rumors that DPRK soldiers have dug tunnels beneath the demilitarized zone into South Korea for easy access when the war starts.
The plan is for their highly-trained shock troops to burst out into enemy territory and take out civilian targets like fire stations, grocery stores and power plants.
North Korean Soldiers Killed Two Americans For Gardening
For all the talk of "Western aggression" that comes out of Pyongyang, history has shown that the North Korean army has been happy to engage in violence whenever they think they can get away with it. In 1976, a group of UN peacekeepers ventured into the DMZ to prune a poplar tree that was blocking sightlines between security checkpoints.
While they were working, a posse of 15 North Korean soldiers came and told them they needed to stop because Kim Il Sung had personally planted that tree. The pruning continued, and 20 more North Koreans showed up and attacked the unarmed work crew with axes and clubs, bludgeoning two to death.
Three days later, the U.S. and South Korea enacted "Operation Paul Bunyan," where a huge military force went in and just cut the whole damn tree down with a chainsaw.
North Korea Has Its Own Internet
Of course, the people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea can't be allowed to access the degenerate capitalist Internet, so Kim Jong-Il and his cohorts wisely decided to make their own computer network.
Kwangmyong is a completely self-contained intranet controlled by the State, complete with e-mail and news websites. It's free for use by any North Korean citizen, but the great majority of them have absolutely no access to computers. Of course, Kwangmyong is only accessible by dial-up.
North Korea Paid $15 For Its Website
To follow up that last entry, naturally North Korea has a website that the rest of the world can see. Located at korea-dpr.com, the Flash-powered website is designed to paint a pretty picture of life inside the Democratic People's Republic, with lots of paintings of smiling citizens.
Unfortunately, the technological skill to make such a website doesn't seem to exist in the country (and they didn't have time to kidnap anybody to do it), so instead the site was built on a $15 template purchased from IgniteThemes. Even sadder, the poor shmucks responsible didn't take the time to customize the template at all, and a Fordham University student exposed their cheapness to the world in 2012.
North Korean Basketball Has Crazy Rules
One thing about North Korea is that they're convinced that they can do everything better than the rest of the world. So when new Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un decided to take on the game of basketball, they made some changes.
North Korean basketball is designed to make the game more aggressive and fast-paced, so slam dunks are now worth three points, a three-point shot gets four points if it doesn't hit the rim, and you lose a point if you miss a free throw.
This, naturally, encourages non-stop fouling on the court to get the worst shooters to the free throw line as much as possible. Oh, and for the last ten minutes of the game, the score for all shots are doubled.
North Korea Has 51 "Social Categories"
When you look at North Korea from the outside, you see three main sets of people: ruling Party elites, soldiers and subsistence farmers. It's not that simple, though - reports from inside the DPRK tell that the populace is actually divided into a staggering 51 different groups, ranked by their loyalty to the regime.
The whole point of socialism is that everybody is equal and these distinctions shouldn't exist, but North Korea isn't really known for their strict adherence to rules. A full 27 of the groups are considered openly hostile to the DPRK government, mostly the nation's poorest and most threatened citizens.
People aren't allowed to know their personal category, but it's recorded in the government file that follows every citizen from birth to death.
North Korea Has A Trap City
The North Korean narrative is all about how much better they are than the decadent capitalists to the South, and they want nothing more than to lure fresh meat over the border. So in the 1950s they built Kijong-dong, an uninhabited village visible from the DMZ border area.
The small town consists of a number of poured concrete buildings and, unlike most of North Korea, is wired for electricity. Unfortunately, upon closer inspection there are no people actually living there, the "homes" are empty shells, and the lights are on a timer.
Until 2004, Kijong-dong also broadcast messages via loudspeaker encouraging South Korean citizens to walk over the border. Needless to say, they weren't very effective.
North Korea Is One Of The World's Largest Fresh Fruit Producers
You wouldn't think that a nation as ravaged by famine as North Korea would be an agricultural exporter, but here we are. Multiple organizations have placed the DPRK in the top 10 nations in the world for fresh fruit production, but that bounty doesn't trickle down into the mouths of its citizens.
Apples, peaches, nectarines and pears all grow exceptionally well on their collective farms. Almost everything grown in the country by the primarily agricultural population is packaged up to be sold for export, and the proceeds go right into the pockets of Kim Jong-Un and his cronies.
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With summer only a few months away, it's time for many Americans to start planning and saving for a big family vacation. But why take a safe, simple, boring excursion through Europe when the wilds of Africa or the hidden treasures of the Pacific offer fascinating new adventures? Here, in this list of some of the least popular tourist destinations in the world, we're going to show you exactly why you should stick to the boring stuff, unless we get one of our arms hacked off part of the way through.
LIECHTENSTEIN
THE CASE FOR: Liechtenstein, the biggest little constitutional principality in the world, has among the highest GDPs per person in the world despite being just a little over sixty square miles in total area. This is due to its almost sole purpose as a tax shelter for Europe's wealthy, but it still generates a fair chunk of change from hiking tours (it's the only country located entirely within the Alps) and people who enjoy looking at castles. Liechtenstein is also sort of fun to say out loud.
THE CASE AGAINST: If you're already within the Alps you've more than likely passed five castles just driving around trying to find a McDonalds. Liechtenstein's scenery, culture, and architecture is basically indistinguishable from that of the Swiss or Austrian towns on its border, so if you're not paying attention to it you might very well drive through it without noticing. As a result, Liechtenstein's tourism is primarily based on people wandering across the border because they just sort of felt like it.
BHUTAN
THE CASE FOR: Beautiful, holy, and weird, Bhutan is somewhat similar to Liechtenstein in that it is an odd little constitutional monarchy bordered by two much bigger countries (in this case India and China). Where Liechtenstein deals in money and boredom, however, Bhutan deals in culture and fun, having been ranked the happiest country in Asia in 2006 and being the only nation on Earth to measure Gross National Happiness.
THE CASE AGAINST: Getting into Bhutan is a tightly regulated process that demands that visitors first go through a complicated visa system before buying a "tour package" that provides food and shelter but costs a minimum of $200 a day in the off season. You are required to have a guide as part of the package system, lest unscrupulous tourists try and steal some happiness. Lastly, for cultural reasons there are penises drawn everywhere, so if that's a dealbreaker for you maybe try Liechtenstein.
THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
THE CASE FOR: The far-scattered archipelagoes of the Marshall Islands are a diver's paradise, littered with well-preserved shipwrecks and gorgeous atolls. Crime is virtually nonexistent and while lodgings may be hard to find, they can still be had at moderate rates in guest houses. Perhaps best of all, there will be few other tourists to bother you while you're there.
THE CASE AGAINST: The main reason there aren't a lot of tourists is that a United Airlines flight (the only one available) is bare minimum $2000. The other reason may be related to the fact that the Marshalls (and inadvertently the Marshallese natives) were used as a test bed for some of America's biggest and craziest nuclear weapons. Pack a Geiger counter!
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
THE CASE FOR: As the world's smallest Portuguese-speaking country (Portugal already being pretty small to begin with) the two-island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is a unique and largely untouched culture, boasting gorgeous beaches, rich jungles, excellent food, and friendly locals. Fans of geography will want to check out the Ilhéu das Rolas resort, a tiny island just to the south of São Tomé that the equator runs directly through.
THE CASE AGAINST: Getting to São Tomé and Príncipe makes getting to the Marshall Islands look like taking a bus from Boston to New York. Only a handful of small airlines service the island and the most "convenient" flight out of Equatorial Guinea has the distinction of being so sketchy they are banned from European airspace. Alternatively, you may try and rent passenger space on one of the small cargo vessels that putter back and forth between the island and the continent.
NORTH KOREA
THE CASE FOR: If you've ever wanted an entire country to try and impress you, check out tourism opportunities for the DPRK, a nation that will go to bizarre and ridiculous lengths to pretend it is not a weird totalitarian dystopia. Although recently North Korea has done a lot of hand-waving about how they are still technically at war with their eye-rolling neighbors to the South, they're still trying to develop their infant tourism agency, and given that a ten percent tip might feed someone's extended family for a year you can be sure of excellent service. There's reportedly a karaoke bar called "The Diplomatic Restaurant" which could not possibly fail to be the weirdest and most memorable karaoke experience of your life.
THE CASE AGAINST: You are accompanied by not one but two government minders/propaganda agents at all times (they use the bathroom in shifts). If Kim Jong-Un decides against all odds to drop the hammer and ride the lightning, you are going to be in an extremely precarious diplomatic position assuming you survive the initial counterattack. Lastly, Kim Jong-Il reputedly was fond of kidnapping beautiful Japanese starlets, so for all the Japanese starlets reading this website: watch your backs.
NAURU
THE CASE FOR: Nauru's total tourism numbers are barely in the quadruple digits, so in any casual discussion of exotic Pacific destinations you will hold the ultimate trump card ("Oh, the Marshall Islands? How cute"). The second-smallest country in the world (and really, why do we bother counting the Vatican as a country?), you will be immediately identified as "the tourist" and everyone inside and outside of the fledgling tourist industry will bend over backwards to help you out.
Nauru is so economically depressed that if you asked the right people you could probably rent the island and its 10,000 citizens for a week or two-perfect for a high school reunion or large-scale drug smuggling operation.
THE CASE AGAINST: With two hotels and three restaurants (two restaurants actually being located in one of the hotels) you are going to run out of non-diving stuff to do really fast. The interior of the island is one gigantic blasted gravel pit due to its prior occupation as a phosphate mine. The country is also so outlandishly small and obscure that your attempts to one-up people tourism-wise may backfire if they assume you're just making it up.
TUVALU
THE CASE FOR: A beautiful Polynesian paradise, Tuvalu's department of tourism's motto is "Timeless Tuvalu," which is tragically incorrect-being only a few feet above sea level on average, Tuvalu is expected to be the first country to disappear if the oceans rise any higher, and arrangements are already under way to evacuate the lower islands.
That means if you book your flight today, you might be one of the last to visit a disappearing country. Only about a thousand tourists visit Tuvalu each year, many of them to appreciate the country's ecotourism initiatives and probably at least a few of them for bragging rights after the sea finally reclaims its property.
THE CASE AGAINST: The single Tuvaluan airport is served by only a few airlines and is often swamped by heavy seas. Although tourism sites claim that there was at least one hotel on the main island of Funafuti by the airport, the Tuvaluan tourism's "Accommodations" page leads to an ominous error message. It may well be effectively too late to visit the world's most recent lost undersea civilization
SIERRA LEONE
THE CASE FOR: The "Land of the Mountain Lion" is known for its hospitality, gorgeous beaches, delicious food, and temperate climate. While its tourism industry is still in its infant stages, nearly 55,000 people visited the West African island last year, and with the proliferation of visa-offering embassies in the capital city of Freetown it's a good starting point for an African tour.
The airport has flights to and from London, Paris, and Brussels, as well as other routes into the West African coastal states. Most of all the horrible atrocities people associate with Sierra Leone are now a full ten years in the past. Hooray!
THE CASE AGAINST: Outside of the capital, electricity, roads, and fresh water are spotty. Cholera outbreaks are still a possibility. There is a non-zero chance someone will hack pieces off of you with a machete as a means of resolving conflict.
CHAD
THE CASE FOR: Zakouma National Park contains a large and exotic hunting ground where, if you are a horrible person, you can probably bribe your way into illegally hunting elephants for their tusks. The park is also said to contain a number of interestingly large rocks which you might appreciate for their natural beauty while you take a break from illegally hunting elephants for their tusks.
United Nations data indicates that 25,000 people visited Chad in 2009 so maybe they know something we don't (although we're just going to guess that they are there to illegally hunt elephants for their tusks).
THE CASE AGAINST: Unlike Sierra Leone, Chad is still pretty much an active war zone. Also unlike Sierra Leone, Chad is a land-locked country in the middle of the African continent and therefore lacks any beautiful coastlines or even just okay coastlines. It is also one of the most corrupt countries in the world, which might be a positive if you are a horrible person who is illegally hunting elephants for their tusks.
SOMALIA
THE CASE FOR: You can fly there from Turkey. You can also fly back to Turkey almost immediately. Somalia's odd shape means it possesses the longest coastline on mainland Africa, with many beaches that are very nice to look at and may or may not be infested with sharks and/or soaked in toxic waste.
Hotels actually do exist in Mogadishu, a port city renowned for its architecture and culture as recently as 1969, and if nothing else there are probably more hotels there than in Nauru, although the Somalian hotel experience is much more likely to involve shrapnel.
THE CASE AGAINST: Are you messing with us right now? Seriously? You need specific reasons not to vacation in Somalia? Okay, sure: while a lengthy and painful peacekeeping effort by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has resulted in a much quieter and less insane Somalia, the pay rate for AMISOM troops is something like ten times their native countries' average income, and it's still not certain whether the de jure government of the country actually has any real control over what the hell is going on at any point in any part of Somalia.
Somalia is probably a decent place to buy a rocket launcher, but that's not going to be easy to fit into the overhead bin on the flight back to Turkey.
Are today's funny photos trying to seduce you? Would you like them to seduce you?
[Editor's Note: They are not trying to seduce you. These funny photos are inanimate objects and are incapable of having any intentions whatsoever.]
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I guess dog birthday parties are better than hoarding cats.
This should be the official Google logo.
Who doesn't like a nice, big, round sofa.
Children write the most touching letters.
He looks like most of the people who think it's a good idea to order his pizza.
This is not how you keep it gangsta.
This is how you keep it gangsta.
When the going gets tough...Jennifer Love Hewitt fans get going.
Uhh, what's he feeding that dog?
So close.
There's hope for the future generation.
I will never look at the moon the same way ever again.
See, video games aren't the problem. Uhhh, nevermind.
Never give up on your dreams.
Reach for the stars, no matter how big they are.
I would be a lot happier if I was sitting in front of a giant pizza.
Finally. Now maybe they'll shut up about their damn mittens.
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