Weekend Edition

Counting down the top 20 links we didn't cover during the week...

20 • Karate Instills Confidence In Special Needs Kids - Yeah, that's what they need.  Not how to dress themselves or how to use the bathroom solo, but martial arts.

19 • Former Astronaut Poindexter Dies In Ski Jet Accident / Teen Dies Playing Russian Roulette - Two literal rocket scientists, foolishly killed.

18 • Steve Nash To The LA Kings - Finally, a reverse hockey / basketball mistake!

17 • Andy Griffith Dies At 86 - Mayberry him in peace.

16 • Couple Tries For Year Of Daily Disneyland Visits - It helps to have one half of your duo unemployed to pull it off.  Don't bother to look for a job...that's really Fantasyland.

15 • Anderson Cooper Claims To Be “Gay” - World claims to be surprised.

14 • Russia Fears New Epidemic Of Synthetic Marijuana / Mexico Recounts Votes From Over Half Of Polling Booths - Aside from the state of Florida, our country has no weird weed or voter fraud.

13 • Man, 30, Sentenced To 65 Years To Life For Raping Developmentally Disabled Girl, 7 - I want to say something about if she'd known karate, but...

12 • Cops Mistaken For Male Strippers At Bachelorette Party - These are the kinds of confusing that happen now thanks to Magic Mike.

11 • The Incredibly True Story Of Before Before Watchmen - Comic book "behind the scenes"?  Yes, please!

10 • Amputee Pistorius Selected For Olympics In 4x400 / Australia Under Fire For Sleeping Pill Ban - Let's see what has a bigger impact once the games start; the legless runner, or that athletes can't take get a little help to get some rest.

09 • Singer Frank Ocean Reveals First Love Was A Man - Suddenly, a lot of people really took to heart those R&B lyrics.

08 • Yasser Arafat's Body To Be Exhumed - They say it's to check if polonium poison had to do with the illness leading to his death, but I'm hoping it's to piss on his corpse.

07 • Romney's Wife Says Woman Being Eyed For Ticket - That worked so well the last time for the GOP.  This is nothing but a stunt for publicity.

06 • William Lynch Found Not Guilty in Beating Of Priest He Said Sexually Abused Him - Amen to true justice.

05 • McSweeney’s FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion Of Your Thesis Defense - Now I'm glad I didn't go to grad school.  I'm like Indiana Jones with serpents.

04 • Lineswoman Hit In The Face By 118 mph Serve - For a few seconds, tennis got interesting. 

03 • Mammoth Lakes, Famous California Ski Town, Files For Bankruptcy - Good thing I didn't get that season pass.  Talk about hard to get a refund...

02 • Eastbound & Down Renewed For A Fourth Season - It had a perfect ending in the series finale, but a bonus season is fine by me. 

01 • Proof Of 'God Particle' Found - The material at the source of creation and the universe?  Could be the top story on the list...