Category Archives: The WTF? Files

Oh shit, are we doomed?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A performer at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, plays a primitive tuba found in the ancient Viking part of town. According to Norse myth, the sounding of a certain specific horn heralds doom: The horn belonged to the … Continue reading →

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Venezuela to Twitter: You fucked us, now FUCK YOU.

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Twitter stats for Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, showing a sudden drop-off and subsequent rise in followers due to a mass suspension and later reinstatement of Venezuelan Twitter accounts. The other day, on my post about Rob Ford’s crack pipe, … Continue reading →

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Fun With Photoshop: Instant Barbification

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Watch as a flesh-and-blood woman gets turned into a plastic doll: Okay, so it’s not quite instant. The video is half a minute long, and the real-time process of “post-production” (read: RETOUCHING) takes a lot longer than that. But it … Continue reading →

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Look who visited Franco’s tomb…

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Sabina Becker

No, it’s not a tumah. It’s the Gropenator, at the tomb of Spain’s most notorious historic villain… Here you have it. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself, actor and ex-governor of California, before the tomb of Francisco Franco. All of this occurred last … Continue reading →

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So, THIS exists.

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And even worse, it’s a mascot for a Japanese cooling company based in Osaka, but named for Fukushima. Ironically, it has nothing to do with the infamous nuclear plant there. Yeah, I’d say someone fukked up, all right.

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Where to wank in public

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yay, Sweden. A court in Sweden has ruled that it is acceptable to masturbate in public as long as it is not directed at anyone. The ruling came in a landmark judgement following a case brought against a man seen … Continue reading →

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What do I have against Facebook ads?

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Oh, only shit like this: Isn’t Facebook wonderful, letting advertisers use people’s pictures to sell product without permission, much less a cut of the profits? And even more wonderful: They help dead girls find dates! Just a pity Rehtaeh Parsons … Continue reading →

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Daniel Cohn-Bendit and the German Greens’ pedophile problem

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I stand for sex with children! How about you?” Meet Daniel Cohn-Bendit. He’s a long-standing, high-ranking member of the German Green Party, as well as the Green faction chief in the Europarliament. And he’s also a major component of its … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid goes hardcore

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Just think, people…perfectly capable gay couples are being denied the right to adopt while heterosexuals like this are…well, just READ: A Washington state man accused of putting his infant daughter inside a freezer long enough for her body temperature to … Continue reading →

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Toilet baby rescued in China

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Happy Monday night. Here’s your WTF du soir: A newborn baby was rescued from a toilet pipe in China. According to reports, no one has stepped forward to claim the child. I’m not surprised; most likely this was the outcome … Continue reading →

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