October 19, 2012 at 9:21 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 184

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

Starbucks van with sliding door = bad idea
Step your game up MSNBC
Does this look like light speed? Come on!
Celebrating Halloween in 1914
This Dad does not understand the concept of a photobooth
Didn’t even notice the volleyball at first
Perfectly timed capture as planes pass each other at an air show
Perfectly timed capture as two children simultaneously crap their pants (fyi they were not harmed)
Zlatan Ibrahimivic ladies and gentlemen
Wurt, Wurt?
Shady blue
Friends
Pacifier mustaches
Give that man a contract
You know it was a long night when…
I don’t even know what face he is making
Once they grasp physics. World domination is not far behind
Consider yourself warned
Getting into the holiday spirit
“I’m not even mad. That’s amazing” – Ron Burgundy
 

 

 

10 ARTICLES

Inequality and the world economy
The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz (thx for sharing P. Ruta!)
The ‘Busy’ Trap (thx for sharing @MikeChops!)
Pictures of the Alberta Oil Sands Operations from Above
5 Weapon Myths You Probably Believe (Thanks to Movies)
The mysterious Japanese company behind the world’s best zippers (thx for sharing @MikeChops!)
The tech behind Felix Baumgartner’s stratospheric skydive
‘Binders Full of Women’. There’s a tumblr for that (thx for sharing CDub!)
After a Break to Run Somalia, Back at His Cubicle
Dark Social: We Have the Whole History of the Web Wrong

 

 

 

5 VIDEOS + 1 expanding John

 

 

 

 

Now with subtitles!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy B-Day EMT
 

 

 

 

https://vimeo.com/http://www.vimeo.com/51430433

 

 

 

Guy faints mid ride and then wakes up
 

 

 

 

HERE’S TO A PERFECTLY TIMED WEEKEND!

 

 

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