Dear Fork,

I understand that we haven’t spoken since I ran away with the dish, but I thought you should know that you have a son. His name is spork. He has your hair.

Sincerely,
Spoon

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via SwissMiss

They’re ordering food in Hindi… without knowing a single word of Hindi. (Apparently it’s quite accurate!)

Unfortunately, Google Translate won’t help you understand what the replying party is saying. Where’s Douglas Adams’ babelfish when you need it?

Check out the first comment below the video for what the entire conversation actually is: Google Demo Slam: Extra Spicy

via Ben Casnocha

It’s like you’re combining two geek/fandom worlds together!

by Matteo Civaschi
read more about him here.

via swissmiss

Side effects may include: grinning til it hurts, joyous tears and a happy swelling heart… Or just joy. Which totally works too.

The most impressive thing about this particular flashmob? No instruments were used. The “human orchestra” mimics the sound of trumpets, violins, and drums, among other instruments.

The crowd, made up of more than 500 actors, dressed up as taxi drivers, cabin crew, baggage handlers, and members of the public. They burst into dance sequences throughout the day as an estimated 80,000 people passed through Terminal 5 on arrival.

via Eugene at MyModern Met

Science fiction used to be a way to explore society. It was always about today, where the author was at that moment, and took the science fiction prism and altered certain things, [giving] a distance to the audience to examine interesting questions. Questions of morality, existential questions, where are we going as a people, what is technology doing to us, how is the human condition going to change?

via Ronald D. Moore on Why Galactica Steered Clear of ‘Technobabble,’ Wired.com.

“Inspired by a quote from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who famously said: “We’re going to change the world. I think we can make the world a more open place,” Phillip Maisel created a series which examines the fleeting nature of the massive amount of photos we electronically store.

To create “A More Open Place,” Maisel took long-exposure photographs of a computer screen while flipping through photo albums on Facebook.”

by Phillip Maisel

via thinkpositive at My Modern Metropolis

Harry Potter costume party in Yes Man! Ron, Harry and erm, random Hogwarts student?

They’re playing QUIDDITCH!!!

Norm is REALLY getting into the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone. So is Hagrid!

This one is my favorite.

Yeah! Rip that shirt off!

via Production Stills.

Illustrator + Twitter = Hilarity

(Check out even more visual hilarity by Kiersten Essenpreis at Twaggies)

via Alice at My Modern Metropolis

The Old Spice Commercial is funny in a groan-this-is-so-cheesy way… but this parody cracked me up.

“Did you know that 8 out of 5 dentists say that studying in the library is 6 bajillion times more effective than studying in your shower?” HA!

(Don’t miss the 18-second mark: in the background. Plant. Dominates. Man.)

via Alice at MyModernMet