____________________________________ The Best of the Internet, so you don’t have to. Messages/Tips/Submissions: ratsoffmail[AT]gmail[DOT]com ____________________________________ Tumblr (3.0; @ratsoff)http://ratsoff.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2eeda937ec308b0510e044e2f812df5f/tumblr_mnbyzpYx6y1rj11mho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rapcoloringbook.tumblr.com/post/51267321990/i-was-searching-us-on-tumblr-because-i-am-a-human" target="_blank">rapcoloringbook</a>.</p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51269382045http://ratsoff.com/post/51269382045Fri, 24 May 2013 19:03:03 -0700<a href="http://www.today.com/id/28185814/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/pinup-model-bettie-page-dies-la/">Pinup model Bettie Page dies in L.A. at 85</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote"> <div><em>Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday. She was 85.</em></div> </blockquote></p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51266693847http://ratsoff.com/post/51266693847Fri, 24 May 2013 18:24:06 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec86eb9fc8c11ec156aaf5dad21b2ed6/tumblr_mnbmwpJnbM1qm4we9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nbcnews.to/10Yiv98" target="_blank"><strong>Picnicking tourists rescued from floating iceberg in Iceland</strong></a></p> <p><em>(Photo courtesy ICE-SAR)</em></p> <p>“A group of American tourists have been rescued from a drifting Icelandic iceberg that broke off from land as they were trying to picnic upon it, complete with folding chairs and table.”</p> <p><a href="http://nbcnews.to/10Yiv98" target="_blank">Read the complete story.</a></p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51266546412http://ratsoff.com/post/51266546412Fri, 24 May 2013 18:21:54 -0700<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AaT0s6Gx2FI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>me every time I buy something online</p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51265876253http://ratsoff.com/post/51265876253Fri, 24 May 2013 18:11:59 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8de329b27b30c54779bf784f6587c36c/tumblr_mnbmvlyTWM1qaaafzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151581721879361&set=a.74671239360.64853.20717904360&type=1&theater" target="_blank">Lilly Pulitzer</a></p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51249544244http://ratsoff.com/post/51249544244Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12:07 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84748e10d5a323bcb70ac0e328a6dbdf/tumblr_mn9djwc4su1rdpk23o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/85566838ec773a001562f17f7531af84/tumblr_mn9djwc4su1rdpk23o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e425aa8235b53c7b557452ecdb0ed8b/tumblr_mn9djwc4su1rdpk23o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ca85208015f32ff0aa417c62a574ddd/tumblr_mn9djwc4su1rdpk23o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><span>Leisure House, Mill Valley, California, 1953, from the book </span><a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568984100" target="_blank"><em>A-frame</em></a><span> by Chad Randl.</span></p> </blockquote>http://ratsoff.com/post/51249398131http://ratsoff.com/post/51249398131Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76d800c069e2190a5cdc5fe03938fd39/tumblr_mn9lact6oo1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://veerle.duoh.com/design/article/magritte_the_mystery_of_the_ordinary?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+graphic-web-design+%28Veerle%27s+blog+3.0+-+Graphic+and+Web+Design%29#When:07:06" target="_blank">René Magritte</a></p> </blockquote>http://ratsoff.com/post/51247819373http://ratsoff.com/post/51247819373Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f0eae9244332a5b44f06f9216bbeaa2/tumblr_mnbatfaRMb1qz80pso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.brooklynmutt.com/post/51233193710/via-downtownjoshbrown-o-instagram" target="_blank">brooklynmutt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ZsP3_CsDBu/" target="_blank">downtownjoshbrown • Instagram</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://ratsoff.com/post/51243505472http://ratsoff.com/post/51243505472Fri, 24 May 2013 12:45:30 -0700<a href="http://gawker.com/former-french-president-admits-he-was-attacked-by-a-pan-509688782">Former French President Admits He Was Attacked By a Panda</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote"> <div><em>Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing admitted earlier this week that while in office he was attacked by a panda.</em></div> </blockquote></p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51243150705http://ratsoff.com/post/51243150705Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9fc74e97ecd104b2d3c70e936b799447/tumblr_mnbgowkkV71qfy8apo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan" target="_blank">Birthday boy</a>.</p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51242994791http://ratsoff.com/post/51242994791Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:51 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fa2287097d3cda3e50df75a7fcbf196/tumblr_mn9qkcRDmr1r6kbseo1_500.jpg"/><br/> President John F. Kennedy (at right, helped by Sergeant Allen Eldridge) places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Military color and honor guards stand at left.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/78b8e17397465a3526eef9be8d9505fb/tumblr_mn9qkcRDmr1r6kbseo2_500.jpg"/><br/> President Kennedy at Memorial Day Ceremonies in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 30, 1963).<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bba1c38de75158f921c430360cd9f5b3/tumblr_mn9qkcRDmr1r6kbseo3_500.jpg"/><br/> John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secret Service agent, Bob Foster, walk past military honor guards at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia; John attended Memorial Day Ceremonies with his father,<br/><br/> <blockquote> <p><span>“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” - President Kennedy</span></p> </blockquote> <p>(<a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jfklibrary.tumblr.com/post/51170204998/as-we-express-our-gratitude-we-must-never-forget" target="_blank">jfklibrary</a>.)</p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51233076432http://ratsoff.com/post/51233076432Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:10 -0700Memorial Day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf843e2baa0186d4f951b611039a7865/tumblr_mlo0xjzfRo1qzu5tto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://ratsoff.com/post/51198068449http://ratsoff.com/post/51198068449Thu, 23 May 2013 19:52:27 -0700<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_51172512042" src="http://ratsoff.com/post/51172512042/audio_player_iframe/ratsoff/tumblr_mn9rzcI1fK1qaaafz?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fratsoff%2F51172512042%2Ftumblr_mn9rzcI1fK1qaaafz" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Shaggy ft. Rayvon - “Angel”</p> <p>SHAGGY BREAK!</p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51172512042http://ratsoff.com/post/51172512042Thu, 23 May 2013 14:07:17 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1433d71a62f00b5e9ffaff766488c448/tumblr_mn9rjk71fb1qaaafzo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://ratsoff.com/post/51171844022http://ratsoff.com/post/51171844022Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:21 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4002979b502783824ca1509768048fcb/tumblr_mme8gjtvhQ1qf7y7io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04840fb676f498a4064d307d7881bc8b/tumblr_mme8gjtvhQ1qf7y7io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://ratsoff.com/post/51169861007http://ratsoff.com/post/51169861007Thu, 23 May 2013 13:31:35 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0db4a6d39324a9577dfedb88e24ee57e/tumblr_mmcgotXU9X1s56exfo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://ratsoff.com/post/51169233026http://ratsoff.com/post/51169233026Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:08 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9b5e83c0fa9e808384d6192c128bfdf9/tumblr_mjruibrpJs1s2kskyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://ratsoff.com/post/51163489546http://ratsoff.com/post/51163489546Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:14 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06229f09fbc489b739bc0cb45851962e/tumblr_mn9i39hDsB1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>(via </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/51158456424/like-a-champ" target="_blank">nevver</a><span>.)</span></p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51160358475http://ratsoff.com/post/51160358475Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:08 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6adc34ea799e4846663acbed838abb8/tumblr_mmkbv70Bi01qhy1pno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Eat More Bikes drawn by Nathan Bulmer</p> </blockquote> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thefrogman.me/post/51159082346/eat-more-bikes-drawn-by-nathan-bulmer-tumblr" target="_blank">thefrogman</a>.)</p>http://ratsoff.com/post/51159384930http://ratsoff.com/post/51159384930Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c0cb37d1767a7c9fea81e31b2e59ba0/tumblr_mn8ha9LbwJ1rjcfxro1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://ratsoff.com/post/51157814711http://ratsoff.com/post/51157814711Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:30 -0700