The beauty of being a blogger is that I have a platform to share whatever noteworthy topic that pops into my head. Sometimes, the crazy stories I come across on the inter-web or the random thoughts that pop into my mind aren’t really noteworthy at all {on their own}. They usually make me pause, laugh, or just plain roll my eyes and I go on about my day.
So, without further ado, here’s this weeks edition of Random Goodness from Around the Web:
Row Row Row Your Boaty McBoatface
This story made me like humans again. You know how sometimes news story are so heavy and you lose faith in humanity? Well, there was this research ship in London and they asked the public to submit suggestions about what to call the boat. They had to vote for their favorite using an online poll. But because people are sometimes hilarious and awesome, the runaway winner was not the name of a famous explorer or scientist as organizers had hoped, but “RRS Boaty McBoatface,” which received more than 124,000 votes. Sadly, even though the name won the poll by a landslide, they opted for a more traditional name: RRS Sir David Attenborough. Lame.
It’s Not Ironic, But It’s Awesome, Dontcha Think?
The original version was released in 1995. I knew every word. I’m not going to say where I was in life {ahem, a newlywed} and just assume you think I was in grade school so I don’t age myself, but the revamped version is pretty dang funny. What do you think?
Just Try to Stop Watching This
I know normally I post a few articles and then one video, but this week I stumbled onto this second video and I couldn’t look away, so I thought you’d enjoy it. Anyone else wondering how much time it took to put this all together? Holy toledos people, this was amazing.
Because Who Doesn’t Ask For 4,500 Lady Bugs for Their Birthday?
I get that lady bugs are amazing little bugs that eat tiny predators I don’t want in my garden. I also understand maybe ordering a bug or two if they are scarce where you live. But getting 4,500 LIVE lady bugs delivered to my door just makes my skin crawl. Better yet, they suggest you buy them for “kids birthday parties.” Seriously. Because just when you thought nothing could top a creepy clown at a birthday party, enter a swarm of lady bugs covering every inch of your guests. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of.
And that concludes this installment of Random Goodness from Around the Web. Please make sure to leave your random responses in the comment section.
~Mavis
Deborah from FL says
That Magnets & Marbles video is so cool! I wonder if they did it in one straight shot, or started & stopped as needed. Either way, Wow! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Suzanne says
100,000 lady bugs are even more creepy. Just last week some of the seniors at the school I teach at broke in and released 100,000 ladybugs in the cafeteria and halls. They were everywhere. There were piles of them all over.
Jenny says
My kids are afraid of lady bugs now because the orange ones bite. I couldn’t imagine the screaming if I let over 4000 of them loose at their birthday party.
DebbieB says
I heard about the Boaty McBoatface on the news. Funniest thing I’ve heard in a while. I’m still laughing!
Cransmile says
Here in central CT the farmers “use” ladybugs because they kill the bad bugs sans pesticides. Sounds great. But there are so many in the Spring, that my neighbors and I get th-th-thousands of them in the house! The first year we were in our house we hired an exterminator who told us it was illegal to kill them in CT because of the farmers. But he did spray for ants (which killed the ladybugs anyway). Before this house, I loved the little red sweeties–now, I dread their hatching season because they stink up my vacuum :).
Kirsten says
Have you seen this rendition of Isn’t Ironic from The Tonight Show?
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/jimmy-fallon-alanis-morissette-meghan-trainor-cluck-ironic/2931076