You just knew that no good would come of Apple’s virtual personal assistant known as Siri which comes with iOS 5. All sorts of interesting questions have been asked and requests made of the voice-recognition activated virtual helper. Fortunately, there’s a Tumblr called Shit That Siri Says that posts the hilarious screenshots of conversations held with Siri. Today, we’ve got the best conversations people have had with Siri. Continue reading
Author: Steve Murray
Wednesday Link-Off: Catching Up
Writing a linkdump when you’re in a timezone completely opposite the rest of the blogosphere is harder than I expected. That’s why there’s fewer links than usual. That doesn’t explain how I completely missed Michelle Trachtenberg on the Maxim cover back in March. Why was I not informed?
We’ve all heard about the CFL alumni luncheon fight between Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca by now. Well, legendary pro wrestling champion The Iron Sheik is looking to make Kapp humble. (The 55-Yard Line)
The Star Wars: The Old Republic beta is out. Somehow, my sister got a beta invite and I, a moderately influential blogger, did not. Anyway, is it living up to the hype so far? (Forbes)
Looking for breakfast with a side of drama? Then Waffle House is the restaurant for you! (New York Times)
After the jump, Twitter’s latest casualty, the life of an NCAA walk-on and in the cockpit of an F1 racecar. Continue reading
Fails of the Week
Every so often, we take a look at the most epic fails from the week that was in the Fails of the Week. This week, we have five pictures and videos that we think are the most epic fails of the week. Continue reading
Worst of Music: Justin Bieber – Mistletoe
What happens when someone tries to create their own brand-new Christmas classic? An absolute disaster. Almost nothing comes out worse than an artist trying to make a quick buck with a Christmas album and those efforts get exponentially worse when releasing a brand new Christmas song. No one has been immune from this for at least the last 20 years. That includes Justin Bieber’s new song Mistletoe. Continue reading
Wallpapers of the Week: November 27, 2011
I like changing up my desktop wallpaper on a regular basis. My wallpaper at work is even a slideshow so I have a new wallpaper every thirty minutes to change things up ever so slightly. So to help you change things up for your work week, I’ve scoured Flickr for five wallpapers that are worth adding to your collection for this week. Continue reading
Sunday Link-Off: Tryptophan Nap
To celebrerate the University of Michigan’s massive win over those bastards at Ohio State, here’s Jaime Edmonson dressed up in Wolverines garb.
With this being Thanksgiving weekend in the States, it’s only appropriate that we take a look at 8 of the strangest moments in turkey pardon history. (The FW)
Baseball super-agen Dan Lozano is apparently one of the sleaziest guys in baseball. And he work’s for A-Rod and I’m saying that. (Deadspin)
And on that note, Hulk Hogan’s divorce settlement would make any grown man tap-out in real life. His ex-wife took him to the cleaners. (St. Petersburg Times)
After the jump, the lockout is over, everyone hates Congress and cat wrestling! Continue reading
Caption This: November 19 – 25, 2011
Inspired by the Globe and Mail’s caption writing person, we waste our time writing funny picture captions for some of the more interesting photos we come across when blogging. So here are some of the best pictures from the past week with a funny (-ish) caption. Continue reading
F1 Power Rankings: Brazilian Grand Prix
We’ve finally reached the end of the 2011 Formula One World Championship. After 19 Grands Prix over the eight months, F1 has reached the final round at Interlagos in Brazil for the Brazilian Grand Prix. There is still a mathematically alive three-way battle between Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber for second in the championship. Although if you’re really digging for a championship battle, Sauber and Toro Rosso are separated by 1 point for 7th in the Constructors’ Championship. Continue reading
25 More Reasons To Be Thankful For America
Today is Thanksgiving in America. Now, there are lots of reasons to be thankful for our neighbours to the south. There’s the day of football (even if the Lions are playing). There’s the big discounts on Black Friday. And they even Rickrolled the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. In a follow-up to last year’s Thanksgiving feature, here are 25 more of the great women of the United States. Continue reading
For Thanksgiving Dinner: Epic Meal Time’s Turbaconepicentipede
Last year, the boys of Epic Meal Time made a huge splash on the internet with their famous TurBaconEpic. This year, they’re back with their homage to American Thanksgiving dinner. But this time, they’ve used that YouTube money to do not one but 10 of their famous bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a pigs lined up to make a 802,420 calorie Turbaconepicentipede. Continue reading
The Lowdown 