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thedailywhat:

Arrested Development Lego Set of the Day: Just when you thought the Arrested Development news couldn’t get any better, Lego builder Matt DeLanoy has created a Lego playset (complete with minifigs!) based on the recently-resurrected sitcom.

Structures include the Bluth home, the Bluth Company stair car, and the banana stand (money presumably not included).

The stair car is currently up for voting on Lego’s crowdsourced idea site, Cuusoo, and could be turned into an official Lego set if it gathers enough votes and meet the approval of Lego’s design jury.

Meanwhile, it’s probably safe to say that the Lego version of the Bluth house is better-constructed than the real thing.

[collider.]

(Source: , via pbsparents)

thedailywhat:

Look At This Off-Roading Dog of the Day: When Roosevelt was adopted from a rescue shelter, he had limited mobility due to two deformed front legs. New owner Stephanie didn’t want her Border Collie’s herding instincts to go unfulfilled, so she jury-rigged a wheelchair that lets Roosevelt run everywhere.

“The only difference between Roosevelt and other dogs is that instead of a collar I snap on his wheels to take him out. … People think he should have been put down because they think he’s suffering,” she said. “But he wakes up happy every day. If you had a child with a disability you’d try to enrich them, give them opportunities. So why not do the same with a dog?”

[death+taxes]

thedailywhat:

Underground Hotel of the Day: “Under construction” has taken on new meaning for a new luxury hotel outside Shanghai — 16 of the 19 floors are being built below ground level in an abandoned quarry. The 380-room InterContinental Shimao Wonderland, whose deepest floor will house a restaurant that will actually be underwater at the bottom of the quarry, is expected to open by late 2014 or early 2015.

[businessinsider]

thedailywhat:

Disturbing Trend of the Day: In a last-gasp attempt to fit into the THE DRESS, desperate brides-to-be in the U.S. (like Jessica Schnaider, pictured) can now have a feeding tube inserted into their nose that provides a drip of liquid protein and fat (with no carbohydrates) through the esophagus into the stomach. The $1,500, 10-day treatment is effective: The tube delivers just 800 calories a day, and generally results in the loss of at least 10 percent of body weight — and perfect wedding pictures. But… ew?

[theweek]

pbsparents:

I think “YIKES” pretty much sums this up. Not very kid-friendly, huh? Unless that kid needs a sliver removed.

nationalpost:

‘Can you spare a fine?’: RCMP ‘panhandlers’ ticket distracted B.C. drivers
At least in Chilliwack, police officers disguised as panhandlers have become the B.C. RCMP’s newest tool in cracking down on distracted driving. 

pbsparents:

I’ve heard of diaper genies… but diaper ninjas? That’s a new one.

(Source: sirmitchell, via thedailywhat)

thedailywhat:

Royal Wedding Crashers of the Day: Newlyweds John and Frances Canning were informed a while back that a VIP would be at Manchester’s town hall on the day of their wedding.

When later they learned that the very important person would be Queen Elizabeth II, they decided to send her a “lighthearted” invitation. They didn’t expect to hear back from the Queen, much less see her at their wedding.

But that’s exactly what happened.

“When we had our ceremony, the staff asked us to wait for a moment in the corridor and just a few minutes later the queen arrived,” Frances Canning told the Manchester Evening News. “She knew both our names and apparently we had been especially added to her rota.”

Mr. Canning said the monarch congratulated them and asked them how they were feeling, Chits her husband inquired about their Italian honeymoon plans.

The Queen and Prince Philip were in town as part of HRH’s Diamond Jubilee tour.

thedailywhat:

Diamond Ring To Rule Them All of the Day: From Shawish Jewelry comes the “world’s first diamond ring” — a 150-carat Titanic-sinker carved out of pure diamond.

Sure, it’ll set you back a cool $70 million, but who can put a price on letting your significant other know they’re worth that much to you?

[ohgizmo.] 

activistfratboy:

cbc’s rex murphy.

(via fuckyeahcbc)