The fine people of the Shell oil company held a private reception at the Space Needle to celebrate the voyage of two new Arctic rigs. As part of the festivities, a mini-rig was designed to pour generous libations for the guests.

At which point a Just and Merciful God decided to fuck with them.

[via Daring Fireball]

Update:

This smelled kinda like oil-soaked fish to us (and a lot of the internet), so I called Shell, and a spokesperson told me in no uncertain terms “I can confirm that this was not a Shell event.”

Grist’s guess: The Yes Men are back, baby!

Fakey McFakerson: Mini oil rig causes massive booze spill at Shell execs’ party [Grist]

Before he went insane after 9/11, he made a lot of sense. Audio NSFW:

This is from a while back, but I don’t believe we posted on it – iPhone’s Siri gives a seriously wrong answer:

(read in the Lovitz voice): We are getting a shuttle, and you are not, Acting!

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This is Melissa Stetten. She is a model. She is very attractive, She is so attractive that Brian Presly, a very married and very Christian actor, tried to pick her up on a Virgin Air flight. And Melissa (@MelissaStetten) live tweeted it, including when he took his wedding ring off in the bathroom.

Model Live Tweets Married Actor Trying to Hook Up with Her on a Plane [Buzzfeed]

Not without irony that his death occurred when there was a little black spot on sun yesterday.

[NYT]

All that time you spent trying to follow the plot? Here’s your reward.

[via Kottke]