ChezSarcastica
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JC Penney’s new ad for Father’s Day
The text reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver—all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.”
JCP, all the moneys coming your way.
My dad was also my jeweler, manicurist, cook and tea party guest. But I guess JCP can only flout one stereotype at a time.
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
1. Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.
2. Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
3. Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water, permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
4. Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
5. From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.
The Feminist Pessimist’s Fun Blog: Drowning scares me. Please read. (via kellydeal)
I don’t swim in the ocean anymore after nearly drowning in Nag’s Head one summer.
(via styro)
I’ve posted this before and will post again. Good info for everyone.
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Romney suggests a constitutional ammendment: Require all presidential candidates to have business experience
People this would have disqualified:
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Teddy Roosevelt
- John McCain
- Borderline case: Ronald Reagan
People this still wouldn’t disqualify:
- Barack Obama
Also, Business != Government.
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Selections from Catullus Graves’s waistcoat collection.
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Delon.
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This of my daughter Ainsley in her 1966 Batgirl costume. She discovered...
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Is this what heaven looks like?
Doctor Who merch <3
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Every time.<wild crashes abrupt behind closed doors>Brother: You alright?Me: I'm okay!<sounds of struggle and force>... ...
