June 15, 2012 at 9:40 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 166

by twistedsifter

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com!

 

THE SHIRK REPORT 2.0 IS HERE! IMAGES WILL NOW APPEAR RIGHT BELOW THE TEXT LINK. TO HIDE THE IMAGE, SIMPLY CLICK THE TEXT LINK AGAIN. PLEASE ENJOY RESPONSIBLY AND STAY SIFTY MY FRIENDS!

 

 

20 IMAGES

 
Webster Lake. Also known as… (this video tells you how to pronounce it)
Check out the size of Russia’s flag from this year’s Euro Cup
Travis Barker’s daughter at the latest Blink 182 show
Ruh-oh
From the archives: A classic Craigslist trolling
– Three Notable Facebook Statuses from this week: Status 1 | Status 2 | Status 3
Anti-cheating device
I am le tired
The other side of a restaurant sign on a one-way street
I don’t think that means what you think it means
Hardcore Ramen
BLEEEUUUUUGHRRGHUUUUGUUHBL
Jumpolines
Well deserved
And this is why honeybees die after stinging you. (that goo is abdominal tissue)
Travel by fire. It’s your safest bet
Emergency Briefcase
Euro 2008 in Basel, Switzerland. Trolling Level: 9000
They said I could become anything. So I became a plane
Let me play you a song for all your first world problems

 

10 ARTICLES

 
Why Smart People are Stupid
Cartoonist turns lawsuit threat into $100K charity fundraiser
Top 15 Crime Bosses and Drug Lords in 2012
Letters of Note: Gene Wilder’s Demands to Willy Wonka Director Mel Stuart
MIT creates glucose fuel cell to power implanted brain-computer interfaces
6 Famous News Stories That Forgot to Tell You the Best Part
A useless yet entertaining site about pointing
The Dream Will Never Die: An Oral History of the Dream Team
The 50 Best Opening Lines in Movies (Thx for sharing Mr. Gilchrist!)
The Useless Business Jargon Tournament Bracket

 

5 VIDEOS

 

 

 

Here’s the post we did on this series a little while back

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Warning: contains language some may find offensive. Watch the volume at work (NSFW)

 

 

HERE’S TO A LONG, GLORIOUS WEEKEND!

 

 

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