It is, if you’re using the Disapprov-O-Tron™ Computer Security System!  Just one withering glare sends hackers away whimpering about their pathetic life choices!

In lieu of a snarky signoff, Megan K., I want to say that Gallifrey is an awesome name.

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(… that’s right, just pay for the latte and go … no, you don’t need to read the paper in the rack, it’s just bad news anyway … oh, now she’s flirting with the clerk again?)

(We’re losing the whole morning here!  All the best hydrants will be used already!)

Actually, your Walter looks very patient, Cindy W.

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Undercover Peeg craves danger. Undercover Peeg wants answers. Undercover Peeg is the silent watcher in the dark.  Undercover Peeg gets the job done and disappears without a trace. You do not see Undercover Peeg—she sees you.

Undercover Peeg is a Nadia K. production.

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Dik-Dik-Dik-Dik-Dik!!!

by Meg on January 23, 2010

People, if you’ve ever been to Africa, you’ve seen Dik-Diks running around, exuding cuteness of dangerous, deadleh levels. They’re part mini-deer, part partridge, all prosh. THEY GET THEIR NAME FROM THE SOUND THEY MAKE RUNNING FOR COVER OMG!

This lil’ Dude was born at the Chester Zoo recently:

Check this, he’s all: “le snorf”

MORE photos over at Sky News. Thank you for sender-innering, Nick W.

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Did you know today is Squirrel Appreciation Day?  Thank goodness we have the Los Angeles Times to tell us about these things!  Anyway, here’s a squirrel you’re sure to appreciate:

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Don’t…move…an…inch. If we use our secret powers of camouflage, we’ll seamlessly blend into the tiles, and they’ll never know we were here.

Wonder Twins – activate, Kelsey S.

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Welcome, daah-leenk, to my private hideaway. Thees international jet-set hamster life, eet ees so stressful. My spirit requires the—how you say—”me time,” yes?

Ah, the servants have prepared our luncheon: Tomato Bisque with Basil, and Prosciutto-Wrapped Cantaloupe. Bon appétit!

Who’s your decorator, Laurel E.?

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Hey, is that a camera?  Am I on TV?   Hey, Aunt Louise, I’m on TV!

But wait — there’s even more Curious George action at the National Geographic site, including the thrilling “poking the lens with a stick” sequence!  Thanks as always to MarilynT.!

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The Adventures of Ren & Ariel

by Prongs on January 21, 2010

While it may not have been verbally expressed, they knew it was prohibited; and so they waited until everyone else was hibernating. And when the curious – yet easily fooled – motorists passed, they feigned those dull stares usually reserved for the similarly-minded moronic salmon.

But once the grounds of Yellowstone cleared, they cranked them some Loggins and they freaking DANCED.

My, my, Marilyn T: You’ve been workin’ so hard, and punching that card. Eight hours, for what? Cute Overload’s whatchu got.

Photo by Oliver Klink, and to see the original post on Nat Geo, click here.

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According to a study cited in Science Daily, dog breeding mimics the laws of natural selection — and it favors Teh Qte.  Dogs bred for companionship show wider variation than all other breeds.  Said a researcher, “Domestic dogs are boldly going where no self respecting carnivore ever has gone before.”

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