Seriously, less than 30 seconds to detect bullshit

http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/ss/skipping-ball-masters.htm

As for the other two, well, I’m no fan of Trump but “Make America great again” is as trite and old of a slogan and was used by Reagan, which long predates the movie pictured above. As for the raising the right hand? Well, that’s just a (hopefully unintentional) choice of poor optics, though I wouldn’t put it past Trump to do it for free publicity.

PSA - PLEASE READ AND SPREAD HE WORD!!!

IF YOU SEE THIS PLANT AT ALL, DO NOT TOUCH IT!!!

Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is an invasive herb in the carrot family which was originally brought to North America from Asia and has since become established in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Northwest regions of the United States. Giant hogweed grows along streams and rivers and in fields, forests, yards and roadsides, and a giant hogweed plant can reach 14 feet or more in height with compound leaves up to 5 feet in width.

Giant Hogweed sap contains toxic chemicals known as Furanocoumarins. When these chemicals come into contact with the skin and are exposed to sunlight, they cause a condition called Phytophotodermatitis, a reddening of the skin often followed by severe blistering and burns. These injuries can last for several months, and even after they have subsided the affected areas of skin can remain sensitive to light for years. Furanocoumarins are also carcinogenic and teratogenic, meaning they can cause cancer and birth defects. The sap can also cause temporary (or even permanent) blindness if introduced into the eyes.

If someone comes into physical contact with Giant Hogweed, the following steps should be taken:

Wash the affected area thoroughly with soap and COLD water as soon as possible.

Keep the exposed area away from sunlight for 48 hours.

If Hogweed sap gets into the eyes, rinse them with water and wear sunglasses.

See a doctor if any sign of reaction sets in.

Frankly, if you see one in general, probably call your DOA and see if there’s a program in place.

Do not burn it, because the smoke will give you the same reaction.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, these are currently the states and provinces in North America where Giant Hogweed is present. Even if your state/province is “clear” that doesn’t mean that it is not there. If you see Giant Hogweed in your yard or anywhere please call your DOA! This stuff is mad deadly!

Flowers (source):

Leaves (source):

As seen above, another important detail when identifying them can be the stems. They often have this reddish speckling, and are covered in bristly hairs. Like the rest of the plant, you should absolutely not touch them either.

You can see here how the redness is mostly on larger, older portions of the stems.

For those of you in Ontario, here is a link to some more information via Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program . It has details on the plant’s growth, removal methods, and groups you can report sightings to.

It was actually written by a fan of the Harry Potter series four years ago as part of a competition.

Also, as one Goodreads user points out, Alan Rickman never had children and had never read the books.

But still, we’ll forever remember him as the perfect Snape.

They look neat but there’s a reason these beasts were retired. The Mercury Streamliners, as they was known, got off to a good start. They improved the quality of travel and attracted many tourists to the rail service, which in the 1930s was already growing less popular as a result of the flourishing air travel industry.

But it was not to last. In 1938, a Mercury Engine plowed into a cow named Bessie in upstate New York and, lacking a cow catcher, the collision tore off part of the sleek streamlined veneer that covered the engine underneath. This is what a Mercury Streamliner Engine looks like under its slick armor:

Clearly visible are the three toothy skulls with phallic lobed craniums and bladed jaws. The public was horrified.

To explain, the Mercury Engine was designed by Hans Richard Giger, father of future “Alien” creature designer Hans Rudolf Giger. Like his son, Hans Richard was known in the art world for his dark and disturbing designs. Having won the design contest for the Mercury Engine based on its exterior, the manufacturers were willing to ignore the unseen undercarriage’s necessary skeletal and demonic fashions.

Once seen however, the jig was up. The public demanded the engines be taken offline, and it didn’t happen a day too soon. It seems the Swiss architect had designed his trains with much the same mentality with which Ivo Shandor designed 55 Central Park West- As a doomsday device.

Had the Engines been online only ten days longer, they’d have seen The Day of The Awakening of the Unholy Star, a Neokhlystic holiday on which the world was mourned in preparation for the end of all time. As designed, Giger’s trains would’ve come to live, devouring and digesting their patrons in a blood sacrifice to the Satanic Lord of Carnage, Beelciftan. Had the sacrifice been accepted, the apocalypse would’ve swept from New York across the globe. So said the legend.

Here’s the thing- Legend or not if the Mercury trains had remained online a week after they were revealed as demonic devices, their owner, Bill Gruss von Krampus would’ve had the funds he intended to send to the Nazi Regime in Germany in 1938, which would’ve allowed them to start their nuclear program two years earlier. This would’ve given them the Bomb in 1943, two years before the United States completed its Manhattan Project.

So the demonic plot may well have come true in reality had the unsettling underskeletons of these beasts been revealed. There is now a monument to the Cow of Albany that died to reveal the truth.

Lo and behold not 2 minutes come by when the group walks in. I ask for their tickets (now our tickets were more of a regular sheet paper quality than the normal card-stocky kind) and surprisingly none of them could find them. I tell them straight up I know what movie they’re bought tickets for, so they have to go there or get out. The lead a-hole, who has a small soft drink, just steps up, looks me dead in the eye and says, “Have it your way … oops, my hands are slippery” and just upends his cup which goes spilling all over the floor. “I guess you’ll have to clean that up now”

Holding back rage, I motion for them to get out and they start huffing and puffing that they’ll tell a manager that I did this and that. So finally I ask for their tickets or I’ll call security. They finally produce the paper stubs. I grab each ticket, ball them up together, put it in my mouth, chew and swallow. They just stared at me.

I then radioed my manager to call security because I had some unruly teenagers that snuck in and refused to leave. When the security guy comes with my manager, they are all explaining that I ate their tickets, blah blah blah. My manager looked at me, scoffed and kicked them out. The best part was that one of their parents paid for the tickets, so when they went by box office, my manager asked one of the girls if they remembered them … and of course they didn’t.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/comments/3wema1/best_revenge_when_i_worked_at_a_movie_theatre/

Tbh I’m pretty tired of tumblr’s hot new trend of stealing reddit posts and crediting & linking back to *themselves*. (Like a certain super popular paranormal blog yeah i fuckin said it). Even reddit’s posts stealing from tumblr are mostly screenshots including usernames or direct links to the source!

Just because it’s a forum (even one with utterly horrid areas) doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t have credit for their stories. It’s flat out wrong to steal for reblogs/likes no matter the source or content. And no, a little shoutout (often not even link!) in the blog description does not fucking count.