On my bus route home there's one spot where the bus has to make a fairly sharp turn into a narrow lane. Remarkably often, there will be a car parked - illeglly - right at the corner. One day there was a group of large young men on the bus and the car blocking the turn was small. Yup - they piled off, picked up the car and moved it, got back on the bus (to applause), and the bus continued on its way.

IIRC, the engine in a VW bug is only attached by four nuts, a pin in the throttle linkage, and the battery connection. If you pull the engine, the wheels, and the seats, it should easily be light enough for some football players to lift and turn up on its side. I just can't remember how wide the door would need to be for the body to fit through.

What to do if you're earwormed: [link]

Real Simple Magazine consulted James Kellaris, a University of Cincinnati professor who studies why catchy tunes stick in our heads. James says that to stop the looping, "listen either to complex music, like Mozart, or unfamiliar music that lacks a hook, like New Age."

And if that doesn't work, try singing the song all the way through or simply listen to it in its entirety. This will give your brain a sense of completion and should relax your need to continue repeating the lyrics. As for situations where you can't remember some or all of the lyrics, just rewrite the end to get the song out of your head.

Or you could sing Raspberry Beret.

I never new that Emma Thompson adopted a Rwandan refugee. Here's a story about his graduation from college: [link]

Also my people on Facebook are telling me that Zappos was just bought by Amazon.

Timelies all!

I don't know how to drive stick. Nobody in my family does, so I never learned.

I never knew that Emma Thompson adopted a Rwandan refugee. Here's a story about his graduation from college: [link]

I've always loved her. Now I love her even more.

I've always loved her. Now I love her even more.

Ditto.

This SOUNDS like a Snopes-ish internet myth, but mom swears she saw the car in the gym..

My dad also swears this was done while he was at MIT. So either they went to school together, this is an urban legend, or it's a lot easier than it sounds.

I've heard two versions of it myself. I don't think it's all that hard to do.

I'll believe almost anything my dad tells me about MIT pranks because MIT is full of batshit crazy nerds.

ION, I love YouTube. The same moment BabyCenter sends me a "Refreshingly Realistic TV Guidelines for 2-4 year olds" email, Dylan is cackling like a maniac while this plays on my second monitor. (It's his second-favorite, after Manahmanah.)