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

– In celebration of Halloween here are gifs of terrified people: The boss | The Jogger | Whoever comes across this
– Some jerk threw a rock through this guy’s car window. His friend covered the hole with this
– Remember this guy? | Turns out he’s also a basketball fan
– Proof that inflatable sumo suits make everything better
– Which of these two dogs likes Halloween more?
– You got served
– So I’m at the gym…
– Lost in translation
– And I’m never swimming in an ocean again
– Yawning. It’s contagious
– And your 15 seconds of fame start….. now | annnnnnnd it’s a thing
– To the person who stole my son’s pumpkin
– When video games become real life
– Like a boss | Cheerio mate
– Say CHEEEEEEESE! | Cheese?
– I give up
– Dog day afternoon
– Kenny Powers
– Find the bathroom door
– Simple pleasures
– This fox looks thoroughly pleased with himself
– But… but it looks like so much fun
– A bear emerges from its hibernation den for the first time
– Heheheheheeh
– So long suckers!
 

10 ARTICLES

– Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary
– The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel
– IBM’s Watson is better at diagnosing cancer than human doctors
– Writer David Sedaris, on the death of his sister
– Happy Birthday, Brain Pickings: 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of Reading, Writing, and Living
– The Psychology of Online Comments
– Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein, study of mice finds
– Ma’am, Your Burger Has Been Paid For
– Macklemore reflects on the year that changed everything
– 22 Hours in Balthazar
 

5 VIDEOS + LED Baby

 

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