Jason Bailey

A weather girl in the U.K. named Sian Welby did a report on Tuesday, where she snuck in at least 12 “Star Wars” puns in less than 40 seconds.

A YouTube channel that does a series called “100 Years of Fashion” changed it up for the holidays, and posted a new one where they show you the most popular Christmas toys from every decade.

“Real Simple” posted a list of social media rules you should try to follow around the holidays. And a few are pretty good. Here are the top five . . . Read More »

The new “People Are Awesome” video has been blowing up on Facebook this week.  It’s the montage that comes out each year of the craziest stunts and tricks people have posted online.

This is some delicious irony right here. Way more delicious than tofu, at least.

A new study out of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh found that vegetarians and vegans are actually bad for the environment. So while vegetarians are good for animals, they’re bad for the planet those animals live on.

Here’s why. It takes a lot more energy to produce the vegetables you need to make up for all those calories you’re not getting from meat.

For example, producing 1,000 calories worth of things like lettuce, celery, and cucumbers takes a hell of a lot more energy to raise and produce than 1,000 calories worth of chicken or pork.

Figgy pudding is made with figs and was popular as a Christmas pudding in the British Isles. The pudding may be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried.

Figgy pudding dates back to 16th century England. Its possible ancestors include savory puddings, such as crustades, fygeye or figge (a potage of mashed figs thickened with bread), creme boiled (a kind of stirred custard), and sippets (croutons). In any case, its methods and ingredients appear in diverse older recipes. (Wikipedia)

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
2 cups dried figs (about 1 pound), stems removed, chopped fine
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Garnish: Whipped cream

PREPARATION

In an electric mixer, cream the butter until fluffy. Add the eggs and molasses and beat again. Add the figs, lemon peel, buttermilk, and walnuts. Blend 1 minute. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Blend until everything is incorporated.

Grease and flour and 8 by 4-inch souffle dish and pour in the batter. Bake in a 325-degree F. oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

If you’re doing a Secret Santa gift exchange at work, your best case scenario is a gift card. And your worst case scenario is . . . well, literally anything else. especially stuff like this . . .

A new survey by CareerBuilder asked people for the weirdest thing they ever got from a coworker in a gift exchange. Here are the top eight:

1. A squirrel toilet seat decal.

2. A roll of duct tape.

3. A giant heart shaped box of candy leftover from Valentine’s Day.

4. A picture of a bear.

5. A bowling ball.

6. A bell on a string.

7. A ceramic sheep with different outfits.

8. And homemade sausages.

The survey also found 54% of companies plan on giving their employees a holiday bonus this year.

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Christmas is 11 days away.  Which means you have 10 days until you REALLY have to worry about buying people presents . . . 11 days if you’re cool with buying your family stuff from a gas station. Read More »

Someone took clips of goats screaming like humans, and cut them together so they sing “O Holy Night”, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, and six other Christmas songs

It’s “Star Wars”.  All day, every day, all over the world.  Okay, maybe not in Syria, but everywhere else.  See just how ridiculous it’s getting with this list of “Star Wars” products you can actually buy on Etsy . . .

1.  A Princess Leia bun hat . . . for your CAT.  $22

2.  A Princess Leia costume for your BEARDED DRAGON.  $13

3.  A knit Yoda hat for your baby.  $34.95

4.  A tank top of a shirtless Stormtrooper pumping iron.  $13.99

5.  RD-D2 and C-3PO nipple pasties.  $20

6.  A Stormtrooper action figure with a Barbie Doll head.  $450

7.  A violin shaped like the Millennium Falcon.  $700

8.  A watercolor painting of a Lego Stormtrooper at the bottom of a coffee cup.  $500

Check out 22 more items here.