The Onion:

Capping off the Iowa State Fair’s opening weekend with a much-beloved tradition, throngs of cheering fairgoers gathered in the Midway Sunday evening to witness the annual deep-frying of a virgin. “

Hat tip to Steve Bodio.

Author identified by the Village Voice.

Missed Connection Posting ID: 3985247459 Posted: 2013-08-06, 6:50PM EDT

Garfunkel & Oates perform a comedy song highlighting the differences in female perspective that can occur in only two short years between the ages of 29 and 31. I thought it was pretty funny.

As a joke, Arthur Conan Doyle once sent five letters to five friends that read, “We are discovered, flee immediately”, to see what they would do. One of them disappeared and Conan Doyle never saw him again.

it’s worth mentioning that those friends were people in high places in the government.

Via Madame Scherzo.

The Irish perform yoga asanas slightly differently, yet with dedicated assiduity.

Some amusing variations on the old joke.

Hat tip to Jose Guardia.

Hat tip to Emmy Chang.