Category Archives: The WTF? Files

Duck, duck, moose!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Sabina Becker

You’ve seen American Sniper? NO? Well, don’t worry, you haven’t missed a thing. Here’s something much better: This guy’s my Baby Goose, for sure. Oh, and the same parodists have also put out this: No booger-eaters!

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Saudi Arabia, progressive kingdom of irony

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Saudi feminists sure do love them some manspreading. According to Konbini, this photo was taken last year at a conference at Qassim University on women’s rights. The piece also notes that Saudi Arabia ranks 127th out of 136 countries on … Continue reading →

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Icelandic funnyman wants to mack on Julien Blanc. Dafuq?

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Squeal like a pig! While Ireland is working hard to make sure Julien Blanc doesn’t get so much as a look-in on their green and rugged turf, a very different situation seems to be brewing in a country just one … Continue reading →

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Badvertising: Ur doin it rite. Apology: Ur doin it rong.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Via. Dear Corktown Printing Co.: This is NOT how you advertise your services in a tasteful, timely, topical manner: The Toronto reader says she received the mailer at work today. “When I called them this morning they didn’t so much … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Some random Icelander on daylight saving time

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Three hours of sunlight a day? Yikes. No wonder this guy’s mad at the Aussies. Yes, it does get dark quickly this time of year in the northern latitudes. Especially around and above the Arctic Circle. (How close to it … Continue reading →

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The sexual “wisdom” of Jian Ghomeshi

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I know I probably shouldn’t pay any more attention to this wanker until he gets perpwalked or something, but Jian Ghomeshi really is the shitshow that keeps on showing. Today, the Toronto Star published a collection of his bons mots … Continue reading →

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Sexist phones. Whatever will they think of next?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Sabina Becker

According to EMMA, this little “beachphone” can be yours if you live in Germany and need something truly professional for your office. As you can see, the proportions are way off, the thing is disturbingly arm- and legless, and, most … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Back to School Bathroom Bomb Scare Edition

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The front page of an official Texas website promoting abstinence. Think it will work? Ugh, Texas…what the fuck is wrong with you? Whatever it is, even your police are suffering from it now: Parents in Texas are upset after police … Continue reading →

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Lebensborn, Israeli style?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Nazi officers overseeing the baptism of a baby of the Lebensborn program. Germany, 1936. Photographer unknown. Source: German Bundesarchiv, via Wikimedia Commons. That not-so-fine line between “Never Again” and “It’s not fascism when WE do it!” just got blurred yet … Continue reading →

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Why does the vagina age?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“And thereupon That beautiful mild woman for whose sake There’s many a one shall find out all heartache On finding that her voice is sweet and low Replied, ‘To be born woman is to know — Although they do not … Continue reading →

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