The Cracked Thread

I wouldn't say it's impressive on her part though, as she didn't actually do anything to achieve it. It's dumb luck.

Does anyone know of any good SCARY cracked articles? Or articles ABOUT scary things?

Their is about four articles on true urban legends or something like that.

There's an article about freakish animal finds, that was so horrifying, I decided to stop reading it. I also read it during dinner, which was not a wise decision. I can't remember its specific name.

You may want to try the article "Sexy Ads That Will Give You Nightmares".

John Allison was right!◊

I can't believe that Cracked doesn't have an article on Ungern Sternberg.

edited 5th Feb '12 6:07:49 PM by SantosLHalper

He certainly seems right up their alley.

I think I'll save #1 for the next time there's a thread about economics in OTC.

@Beary - Which one?

9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs.

Pretty funny, if only because of how specific some of the examples get. And yes, Hikikomori is listed.

It also has a Finnish word, which I loved, especially since it got first place, but the problem is, and I'm being a pilkunnussija here, pilkunnussija isn't the same as grammar or spelling nazi. While the "comma" seems to refer to language style, it's a general word for anyone who is pedantic about details and technicalities.

On an unrelated note, at least with some of my Finnish nerd friends, we've created a Finnish version of the word Hikikomori; Hikikomero, which means "sweat cupboard", menaing the typical apartment of someone who rarely goes outside and spend their time with their computer and junk food.

edited 28th Feb '12 3:07:58 PM by JethroQWalrustitty

Well, that article was apparently important enough to be mentioned on Finnish Public Broadcasting Company's website.

Ah, I see. The trick is to take a phrase, short with some clever word play, and then just run the words together. All I have to do is say griefbacon while emphasising my English accent and now it's one word with its own meaning rather than two words which i am relying on for specific aspects of their general meaning.

If I have made a grammatical mistake in the above passage, please don't be a grammarnasi (gram-Arn-Ah!-zi).

This is surprisingly intelligent for the site.

No, they write on this sort of topic often and this is in fact one of the least intelligently written ones of this oeuvre. So I guess that's good news for you.

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I got a new article up, though I'm not fond of the title and intro they wound up giving it. I of course don't think any insects are gross, scary, evil or stupid...just Cracked's ongoing "Nature is abhorrent" humor.

All insects are evil.

If by that you mean adorable then yes.

Evil I can understand more from mammals with their ability to make conscious decisions and still eat each other's babies and whatnot.

They do the same thing for robots, so it's not like insects are alone.

Animals and most forms of science are classified by Cracked as objects of fear, really.

edited 11th Mar '12 11:59:54 PM by scythemantis

With good reason.

7 Scientific Reasons You'll Turn Out Just Like Your Parents

Once again I'm feeling like I need to stop reading cracked. Too much telling you how things are going to be, what it's like to get older, and implying you can't fight science.

Some of that stuff has me worried... Which is why I'm going to completely forget about it.

I half-expected a John Cheese article, to be honest.

Also: we will become immune to dopamine!? A chemical that helps give you chills? Dude, I live off the stuff!

Ok this one was awesome. I love to see Cracked articles getting back to their roots; all the different ways nature is trying to kill you.