Anyone who has worked in an ER will tell you, they've heard every kind of explanation. Remember the priest who said he was hanging curtains in the nude and fell backward on the counter and that's why the potato was up there? In all honesty, there are only two reasons people put strange objects up their butt: 1. sexual stimulation, and 2. smuggling.

Thank you, Mad Molecule. I just wish I'd though of "hammertime" for the headline!

Alex, you could take "for building me this bed" out of it and the same would be true. Or substitute "mom".

Not a bad thing, but certainly surprising. I have six pairs, counting my snow boots.

1.4 million views? When I posted this, it had about 300.

It's an instrument of torture, set on little tiny wheels to confuse us.

Thanks, alice. Lately I had wondered whether I'm out of touch with what is "neat" or whether we just have a cranky bunch of commenters. After comparing these to the almost 100% positive comments on this video from the usually-cynical redditors (and Diggers), I'm inclined to believe the latter.

Thanks, Ivan! I'll add an update.

The videos Boing Boing showed were not the missing tapes, but cleaned up and remastered footage of the broadcast.

Yeah, KFC is pressure-cooked. That's the real secret to the way it turns out.

Oh, I know! I missed them, too!

Now, y'all, the guy who took the video was the uncle of one of the men who helped. He may be quite old, which would explain the breathlessness better than the assumption that he is overweight.

Thanks, KG, that is an awesome story!

propernice. this goes back many years before The Office, just like "that's what she said".

Because those are craters.

Basically, definitely, absolutely, totally: all substitutes for a plain "yes" that are fine once in a blue moon, but often become a habit.