Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 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!
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25 IMAGES
– Titanic by Michael Bay
– Best. Measuring Cup. Ever.
– Day 18: Still no sighting of the elusive meekrat
– A 48-inch shell firework
– Like a boss
– I’m convinced
– This is what happens when you drop a cannonball into mercury
– Whoever did this. Good for you
– What your office doesn’t have a spoon scoop?
– Bike lights
– *Plop*
– Someone turned George Costanza’s puffy coat into a recliner
– David Ortiz was signing autographs before a game. Someone handed him their baby and then the national anthem started
– I must know what the inside of this apartment looks like
– Like some kind of frisbee boomerang
– Police on Twitter
– Construction paper makes me so mad!
– World’s worst action photographer
– Wait for it
– Lucky bounce(s)
– Liquid hot magma
– Get your umbrellas out
– Why pole vault for height when you can vault for length
– This machine makes paper airplanes
– This dog may be better than I am | Okay, he’s definitely better than I am
10 ARTICLES
– You Can Do Anything: Must Every Kids’ Movie Reinforce the Cult of Self-Esteem?
– This Little Sticker Works Like an Anti-Mosquito Force Field
– Meet The Dread Pirate Roberts, The Man Behind Booming Black Market Drug Website Silk Road (thx for sharing Reever!)
– Ages of Revolution: How Old Were They on July 4, 1776?
– Russia Not Only Country With Anti-Gay Laws
– More than 100,000 want to go to Mars and not return
– Why it’s hard to recognize the unlikely
– Why Your Computer Slows Down Over Time
– How Athletes Get Great
– The Trauma of Being Alive
5 VIDEOS
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*Warning: Graphic* (Thanks for sharing @TwitchieRich!)
https://vimeo.com/http://www.vimeo.com/70534716
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