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• Nude Bicyclists Protest... Global Warming?

  The streets of Denver were thrown into chaos after a group of crazed hippies dared to ride after dark without their clothes on. While no arrests have been reported, readers of a local television station's website reacted as if the Taliban had thrown an orgy with Nazi teachers at a local elementary school... Read More... Posted Jul 15 2008, 01:10 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: ridiculousness, hippies, naked, protest, bicycles, colorado, nude photos, global warming, denver

• Ladies, Scanner Emily Will Judge You Harshly, Not Quietly, For Wearing These Shoes

  Ladies, we need to talk. I understand that you want to stand out, and be different, but you can do so without risking a broken neck—and you can certainly do so in sensible, yet sexy, shoes. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2008, 02:24 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: high heels, shoes, ridiculousness, anna wintour, vogue, sensible shoes, scanner emily is judging you

• What's Wrong With This Picture? Women Racing in High Heels

  Look closely. A few of our thoughts after the jump. Read More... Posted Mar 07 2008, 11:36 AM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: high heels, ridiculousness, shopping, scanner confessions, confessions, races, glamour, running, stilettos, cash

• Jr. High Hug-a-Thon Protests 2-Second Hug Rule

  In America's ongoing attempt to limit any physical contact between any two persons in the entire world to after marriage, a Jr. High in Arizona has been strictly enforcing a two-second limit on hugs. After a 14-year-old student got detention earlier this week for hugging a classmate, she joined her peers for a 20-minute hug-a-thon — across the street from school, of course. Image of "acceptable hallway behavior" and "unacceptable hallway behavior" lists after the jump ("man hugs" are totally acceptable, by the way). Read More... Posted Mar 06 2008, 04:12 PM by Emily Farris with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: hugs, ridiculousness, protest, rules, jr. high, hugging

• Hip Hop's Most Ridiculous Chains

  On the Internets, there are people who do far more work than we do and go to far more trouble than we do to bring you really cool round-ups. They probably have faster computers and better software. One such group, the fine people at Infected Tube, have rounded up hip hop's most ridiculous awesome chains. You really should go there. Now. It's just been sitting there for two weeks waiting for you to visit. [Infected Tube: Hip Hop's Most Ridiculous Chains]  Posted Jan 15 2008, 04:04 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: hip hop, ridiculousness, infected tube, awesomeness, chains