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Splash Cans: Would You Go Swimming in a Dumpster?

TresSugar — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:30:00 -0700

A few Summers ago, there were infamous pool parties in an empty, decrepit old pool in Brooklyn. (Think drinking, music, and slip 'n' slides.) Now there's a new pool in the borough - and this time it's full. One exception - there always is there - it's in a dumpster. The dumpsters have been cleaned and lined and filled with water that's not from the Hudson, so . . . what could be so bad?

The UrbanEye at the New York Times went there to check out the now not-so-secret spot. Would you jump in?

Public Display of Infection

GiggleSugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:02:00 -0700

Blaming the ocean for those crabs? Now that's low.

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Oscar Rescues His Drowning Tennis Ball

GiggleSugar — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Oscar's beloved plaything is drowning, and he can't do anything about it. Barking is no good, paddling the water only sends the ball floating in the opposite direction, and his good-for-nothing owner won't dive in for the rescue. The life of the ball is in Oscar's paws, but there's just one problem - he can't swim. Or can he? Watch Oscar brave the deep blue waters of his backyard pool to save the only tennis ball he's ever loved.

Grab Those Floaties For a Puppy Swim Lesson!

GiggleSugar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:30:00 -0800

Cutie patootie here, with his big floppy ears and puppy dog paws, is about to learn how to hold his own in a pool of water. But he's kinda indifferent about the whole ordeal, being a natural and all. He's more into stealing a taste test of this tub water. Toilet water is good from time to time, but he's so over the flavored-water fetish . . .

Looking Forward to Warmer Weather?

GiggleSugar — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0800

I don't know what's more vile: this little "accident" or the availability of a preprinted sign to announce it. I guess the chlorine can only do so much. . .

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Swimming Sloth, Interrupted

GiggleSugar — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0800

He heard the summer Olympic games were nearing and he wanted to put his short distance freestyle to the test. Sheesh! Can't a sloth get a little practice time up in here? Damn tourists.

Funny Moments in Sports

GiggleSugar — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:00:00 -0700

The mascots at recent sporting events have been dancing, falling, acting like hooligans, and pretty much stealing the spotlight from the main attraction. Perhaps the following pics will get our eyes and attention back where they should be- that is...on the referee's crotch? (Thanks, eBaum's World!)

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Sign Language

GiggleSugar — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:12:07 -0800

Diving's okay, though.

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Hillary Talks Sexism, Obama's Job Offer, and Mad Men to Vogue

TresSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:35 -0800

Hillary Clinton finally sat down for a long-overdue Vogue interview. She offended editor Anna Wintour during the primaries by turning down the fashion mag out fear of looking "too feminine." And though she won't be on the December cover, the article is as substantial and satisfying as a cover story.

From night swimming alone to her favorite shows (Mad Men!), we see a side of Madame Secretary that all the vetting in the world would not unearth. See some of what she had to say below.

On visiting countries as a high-ranking female: "You can go to some countries and there's not a woman in the room. They don't even make the effort to give me the token woman minister. . . . And in lots of African countries the honorific for women is 'Mama.' So I had lots of people say to me, 'Mama, what about this; Mama, what about that?'"

On President Obama's job offer: "I was stunned after the election when President Obama asked me to consider this. . . . I really was very unconvinced. I did not think it was the right thing to do. I didn't want to do it. I just really had a lot of doubts, and I kept suggesting other people: Well, how about this person! How about that person! This one would be really good! But then a friend of mine called me and basically said, 'How would you have felt if you'd been elected and you'd called him and asked him to do this?' And that really made a big impression on me. How do you say no? And so . . . I said yes. And here I am."

On Mad Men: "That's how it was! That's why the women's-liberation movement was so shocking. It was like news from outer space"

See what else she had to say after the jump.

Office Team Building Exercise Is Kind of a Big Deal

GiggleSugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Most workplaces emphasize the value of teamwork. Some even force their employees to partake in mandatory team building exercises, which usually amount to a giant waste of everyone's time. But not in this instance. These ladies proved that they could work as a team and make the most productive use of their time, too. Let's just say they have a leg up on the competition . . .