Our friends the British bring us a little upper-class trolling and bottom-spanking!

Maryland church camp goofiness goes wrong, HAZMAT called in.

And finally, the Liberal Democrats want to rid Britain of gas and diesel cars by 2040.

Oh, what the heck, one more. Our Gracious Hostess has brought us down this road before, but let's hear it one more time, just to make it stick: If you aren't sure of the answer, don't ask the question!

Note, the video at the link opens automatically, so if you're at work, you might want to turn the volume down.

And yes, the Telegraph site is a nice place for daily tidbits.

Some interesting things about Fred Rogers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xck2ByutMg

Top Secret? Not so much.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/4/4585994/hacking-people-is-easy-a-dating-coach-shows-how-easy-it-is-to-get-classified-intel

I normally enjoy this guy, but this time he spreads disinformation, and for that, I'd like to go find him and punch him in the head.

At 6:47, while explaining the difference between "affect" and "effect," he says, "Some people think that you can 'effect' as a verb as well, but those people are wrong."

No, he's wrong. "Effect" while most commonly used as a noun, can be used as a verb. "To effect" means "to bring about." If I "effect a change," that means I caused a change. There was no change taking place, but I made the change happen.

However, if I am "affecting a change," that means that the change is already taking place and that I am influencing it some way. I did not bring it about, but I am exerting some control over it.

"Effect" as a verb is certainly less common. However, it is still verb.

Best wishes to Elmore Leonard...

Cops are dicks

now.msn.com/cop-pepper-sprays-pizza-in-orange-county

Yuck.

New Fast Food Treat -- the McReplicator Meat Sandwich

And another one.

Double Yuck.

Michelle O’s L.A. school lunch menu: potato-chive waffles and a ‘black bean mountain’