It’s polite to ask before eating the last cookie, or the last piece of cheese, or the last animal of its kind on Earth. Actually, you can’t have permission for that last one: you can’t eat endangered species. You’re just asking for bad karma if you do. And hopefully guilty indigestion. Some cultures crave species that are disappearing from the planet, however, and groups out there are trying to put a stop to it.

GIRAFFE AND SEA TURTLES ARE ON THE LIST!  WHO THE FUCK EATS GIRAFFES?

Peeved by the fact that the only modern presidents honored on our currency are both Democrats (JFK and FDR), a North Carolina congressman is renewing efforts to get Ronald Reagan a place in our wallets.

Rep. Patrick McHenry wants to kick Ulysses S. Grant off the $50 bill and replace his image with Reagan’s. 

HELL NO. REAGAN IS MY #2 WORST PRESIDENT (1960s- Present)

Take Your Child to Work Day is fast approaching — April 22 will be upon us before you know it. Chances are, your place of employment is already making plans to host and entertain more than the usual number of immature people who show up for work every day.

We can think of one certain parent who won’t be taking either of his kids to work on that day (assuming this particular air traffic controller is reinstated by then). But there are plenty of occupations that don’t “show” well, aren’t kid-friendly and, frankly, like a sausage factory or how a bill becomes law, nobody needs to see.

Everyone always dreams of getting super powers and using them in the eternal fight for good (or, in some cases, fame and fortune). But what if it wasn’t about the BIG issues? What if you could just use a super power to help in day-to-day life? —Wired

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“Howard Knopf has an absolute must-read post that lists 21 reasons why Canadian copyright law is already stronger than the U.S. Knopf’s list includes the existence of the private copying levy, neighbouring rights, movie theatre payments for exhibiting films, moral rights, the fact that broadcasters pay more copyright royalties and educators pay more copyright royalties, and that fair dealing is more restrictive than fair use. There are many more - read the whole thing.”