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Internet Flips Out Over The Simpsons “Banksy Opening.” Ignores Third World Unicorn Torture.

Posted by mistergroonk in Animation, World on October 11, 2010

For the first time, in a long time(Rule 77), people are talking about The Simpsons favorably. In this very serious couch gag directed by Banksy(seen below) we see some Banksy tags, an animation crew, sweatshop, a clothing sweatshop, and a DVD sweatshop featuring panda whippings, a beheaded dolphin and unicorn torture.

But the entirety of the Internet is focusing on is one word. Congratulations, Banksy. You are now the only story.

And, thank you, Internet. You’ve turned mild admiration over Banksy’s antics into flat out disinterest into anything he does.

Some one has to speak for the last unicorn DVD hole-punching in the 3rd world.

Also, those pesky over-worked humans.

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Unicorn Found in Italy. No, Really. A Fucking Unicorn.

Posted by mistergroonk in Animals on June 12, 2008

The photo is undated but was apparently found in the research center’s park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, Gilberto Tozzi. His twin had two horns, which makes this little guy here a freak of nature.

Calling it the first time he has seen such a case, Tozzi said such anomalies among deer may have inspired the myth of the unicorn.

The unicorn, a horse-like creature with magical healing powers, has appeared in legends and stories throughout history, from ancient and medieval texts to the adventures of Harry Potter.

“This shows that even in past times, there could have been animals with this anomaly,” he said by telephone. “It’s not like they dreamed it up.”

Single-horned deer are rare but not unheard of — but even more unusual is the central positioning of the horn, experts said.

Other things that happened in Italy:

(via single minded yahoo news)

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