Planking!

This stupid "activity" has been labelled as an urban sport. It's not a sport. It's not even an activity. The only -ity I would attach to this is stupidity. Yet it's a meme that's capturing the attention of people across the globe. Planking is a testament of the power of internet to convert the most inane thing into a global phenomenon.

Here are a few examples, and there is no lack of them if you google it up.

These guys got fired. I wonder why, they were wearing safety helments

This guy almost would have made it to Fail Blog

One news channel did it

So did others

Threesome!

I'm not sure this is planking. Maybe they were just sleeping.

Planking is a stupid idea. Fortunately, for those who don't enjoy seeing people "plank", there is an entirely different and more enjoyable meme of plank fails. In fact, I'd say most people are hoping to see plank fails and are subconsciously driving the popularity of planking up. Guess every cloud has a silver lining.

Unlike Rating: 4/5 Planks

Rapture!

Being a believer myself, I'm pretty appalled at the recent "Rapture Bomb" craze that's going around. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Harold Camping, a kindly old preacher predicted that Rapture begins on May 21, 2011. Thereby ignoring a crucial chapter in the New Testament, which Jesus Himself spoke:

[excerpt] But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,^[d] but only the Father. [excerpt]

What followed in May 21,  was a typical sitcom moment, where a flabbergasted preacher was left wondering why the world did not end, and rapture punks creating another meme.

 How Matt 24:30-44 can be misinterpreted is beyond me. But the folly of man to assume that mere calculations can lead to an answer which only the Father in Heaven knows is reprehensible. These verse mean that one should be constantly be on the lookout and be prepared for the rapture. Not assume it is on that day and then lead a merry sinful life for even the "last repenter" will be given forgiveness. Or give up your worldly duties bcause it's going to end anyway.

Thus arises a mockery of rapture, true believers and Christ's forewarning. And it has not ended. The next deadline, is apparently Oct 21, 2011.

Unlike Rating: 11/10

Yahoo Mail

Yeah. You read it right. I unlike Y! Mail. For starters, logging in is an eyesore:

For second, I can't seem to login using Chrome. I had to use Internet Explorer to login. Why? The goal of any web designer is to make their application universally compatible with all browsers on all devices. What the hell does Y! do to break that?

Thirdly, my inbox is a bloated mass of unnecessary "features" and 20% of my screen space is covered by a garish animated ad which is completely unrelated to me.

Fourthly, why do I have to suffer these spam message which invariably would lead to less than legal websites about "adult" dating? If Y! can filter spam email, why the hell can't they filter spam chat requests? It sure as hell seems easier to detect considering all of them have a similar format.

I login to Y! about once a month, and that too when I need to "sign-up" for a site I know I won't visit again. And still it is the most painful experience of wading thru junk.

Un-like Rating: 3/5 

Oxygen Bubble Dresses

What year are we in? 1984?
This is just a huge WTF moment waiting to happen. I am perennially surprised at how people design these things... and who really buys them. I mean, someone must buy them right, where'd they get all that money to come up with these goofy creations?

 http://gizmodo.com/5803717/an-oxygen-bubble-dress-for-those-who-crave-clean-air-and-infinite-attention

Arachnophobia

My opening post. Spiders!
I read this entry in gizmodo and thought, WTF! Nobody likes spiders. I unlike dead spiders even more. Why the heck would anyone want to go thru this.
http://gizmodo.com/5803728/this-spider-is-49-million-years-old

That said, it's a technological marvel yadayadayada...

Unlike rating: 8/10