Propeller.com Stories submitted by TweekerchickQC

6 Absurd Phobias (And The People Who Actually Have Them)

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:20:35 EDT

In a relatively safe world, the part of our brain that alerts us to danger just seems to get bored sometimes. Thus, phobias are born.Psychology has compiled thousands of phobias, to the point that it seems somebody in the field has made a hobby of inventing them. But there are some truly ridiculous ones that actually do affect people.

Channel: Humor Tags: humor phobia phobias cracked

The 10 Manliest Superheroes

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:14:10 EDT

Now what makes a superhero manly? I like to think a 'manly' man is best known for his lack of knowledge on fashion, his chauvinist attitude toward feelings (marked by a great emotional dysfunction), and his general willingness to fight at the drop of a hat. Taking this all into consideration, we give you the Top Ten Manliest Superheroes:

Channel: Humor Tags: humor super hero superhero super heros super heroes superheros superheroes manly

Mr. Mafioso's Hit List

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:08:17 EDT

This hit list is about types of people who disrupt the smooth flow of business. Naturally, every successful organization relies on quality people to get things done. And for the most part, if your organization recruits well and provides its workers with a clear job description that fits their skill set, you shouldn't run into too many problems.

Channel: Men Tags: men business hitlist hit list mafia mafioso ask men

Top 5 Money Mistakes Men Make

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:06:08 EDT

Evolutionary psychologists have speculated that this tendency toward overconfidence arose in our hunter-gatherer ancestors because confidence improves your survival chances when face-to-face with a wild animal. However when it comes to investing, men's overconfidence can doom them to financial failure.

Channel: Men Tags: men money finance investing mistakes

4 Steps: Look Good In Photos

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:23:33 EDT

Lots of guys can't stand photos of themselves.. That doesn't mean we wouldn't mind taking a good shot now and again, one to represent us proudly on social-networking sites or holiday cards. For that, we offer the following 4 steps on how to look good in photos.

Channel: Men Tags: men photos photography style fashion

The 5 Most Baffling Explosions in Movie History

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:21:43 EDT

In Hollywood, anything can blow up. Thanks to this rule, we've all had to experience our fair share of explosions that, well, strain credibility a little. And then there are the ones that are just completely retarded.

Channel: Humor Tags: explosions explosion film films movie movies cracked humor

Top 10 Shopping Guide for the Patriot Who Has Everything

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:12:01 EDT

It may be too late for this merch to brighten up this Fourth of July, but as with Christmas lights on the house in June, it's never too early to get ready for an upcoming holiday even if it's months off. So here it is...

Channel: Humor Tags: humor patriot american 4th of july

America's Regional Hot Dog Styles

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:09:42 EDT

As we head into the 4th of July weekend, hot dogs are everywhere. They're on our grill and on our plates. They're on our TVs (the annual hot dog eating contest on ESPN). And this being Serious Eats, they're on our mind. Let's discuss. We bring you Serious Eats' definitive guide to America's regional hot dog styles.

Channel: Food Tags: food hot dogs hotdog hot dog america

The 5 Most Unintentionally Scarring '80s Music Videos

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:07:11 EDT

No art form was more significant in the '80s than the music videos that appeared on MTV, the fabled source of our MTV2. And while history and even the songs themselves paint the '80s as a period of shallow prosperity, the music videos seemed to be on a mission to make George Orwell's vision of their decade look like Epcot Center.

Channel: Music Tags: music humor cracked 80s music videos video music video

11 Celebrity-Inspired Fads We'd Like to Forget

TweekerchickQC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:21:17 EDT

While fads come and go (and occasionally come back as retro),the availability of MTV and the internet to recent generations means that a newly-minted style can go from "in" to "out" faster than you can process your online order at PacSun, replaced by some other pointless fad. Who's behind these trends that spread like wildfire?

Channel: Humor Tags: humor fads celebrities dark times fad pop culture popular culture

World Traveler's Luxury Deals

TweekerchickQC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:46:07 EDT

The well-traveled know that off-season trips,such as a May journey to Thailand, at the height of monsoon season, offer the best rates. But a trip like this also means spending much of the time in your hotel room.The desire for a vacation outweighs the allure of huge savings,it doesn't have to. The smartest travelers are finding both.

Channel: Travel Tags: travel deals vacations savings luxury budget

The Top 10 cocaine songs of all time

TweekerchickQC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:43:09 EDT

Here we have compiled a list of the Top 10 Cocaine Songs of all time - songs about, influenced by, and more than likely written on clouds of Peruvian marching powder:

Channel: Music Tags: music drugs cocaine songs song

9 Video Game Super Powers We'd Love to Abuse

TweekerchickQC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Imagine for a moment what you could accomplish if you were able to take those incredible game characters' powers out of the game itself and use them in real life. We've selected 9 video game super powers that we'd love to use in order to rule at real life.

Channel: Video Games Tags: video games games game humor super power

The AFI Top 100 Movies... In 5 Words Each

TweekerchickQC — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:37:09 EDT

Because the only way to truly enjoy cinema classics is to reduce them to hollow shells of what they used to be. The rules are simple: 5 words each, no more, no less. Think of them as "movie captions." Be forewarned, some SPOILERS lie ahead:

Channel: Movies Tags: movies afi top movies afi top movies classic movies film films classic films

The 10 Worst Women in Refrigerators (i.e., Cases of Violence Against Women in Comics)

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:51:56 EDT

Outside of comic books specifically written for women, female characters in superhero books have a pretty tough time of it.By "tough time,"I mean horrible, horrible things happen to them so much so that the term "Women in Refrigerators" has been coined to describe the phenomenon (Why? Wait until you get to #2).

Channel: Humor Tags: humor comics comic women Women in Refrigerators comic book comic books

13 Last Requests That Prove It's OK to Laugh at Dead People

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:49:42 EDT

All of us will die some day. We think we'll start every article with that from now on, just to set the right tone. But death isn't all bad. Because in addition to ungrateful kids and a foul smell, you get to leave behind insane requests that people pretty much have to honor.

Channel: Humor Tags: humor death dying cracked last wishes

The 10 Worst Trading Card Sets Ever

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:46:14 EDT

There was a lot of terrible, simply unexplainable crap that also made it into little packs with this razor-sharp sliver of pink gum. Here are the 10 most mind-bogglingly awful card set ever made, and we pity you if you collected 'em.

Channel: Humor Tags: humor trading cards trading card

The 10 Best Moments Of Celebrities Playing Sports

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:45:17 EDT

How do celebrities truly perform athletically without the help of slick camerawork and CGI technology? After extensive investigative journalist, interweb research, and polling 279 random hot girls on the street, I've found the results to be surprisingly mixed. Some celebrities have got some serious game while others suck really bad.

Channel: Sports Tags: sports celebrities celebs celebrity sport

The Ultimate Man's Guide to Fireworks

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:43:58 EDT

The operative word in fireworks is fire, the basic element to which all men experience a primal attraction. Even when you're grown and have kids of your own, nothing can kill your boyish desire to make a racket with fireworks. So in honor of the 4th of July the Art of Manliness presents the Man's Guide to Fireworks:

Channel: Men Tags: men humor fireworks fire work fire works art of manliness

Top 10: Beach Cities

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:11 EDT

As summer approaches, we track down some of the world's best beachside cities (which we've narrowed down to settlements of more than 100,00 people), whose sandy fringes act as an integral part of their structure, atmosphere and overall identities. So slap on that sunblock, slide on those shades and head to one of our top 10 beach cities.

Channel: Travel Tags: travel beaches beach beach cities city

Picking The Right Suit For Your Body

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:37:51 EDT

We reinterpret these three traditional suits to show you how each type in its modern incarnation is suited to different body shapes. In picking the right suit for your body, find out which suit will fit you best and pick up valuable tips for dressing your body to its best advantage.

Channel: Men Tags: men style fashion suit suits body type

Top 10: Inexpensive Or Free Date Ideas

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:35:40 EDT

Newsflash: Women have been on hundreds of dinner dates. They aren't cheap, and they sure aren't that impressive to a woman who's been taken out to every restaurant under the sun. Here's how to set yourself apart and show her a completely original experience that she can't help but remember with these top 10 great inexpensive or free date ideas.

Channel: Love & Personals Tags: men women dating love relationships relationship date

Top 10: National Parks

TweekerchickQC — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:29:45 EDT

With a giant landscape to work with, the US holds a multitude of national parks for local and international tourists to sample any time of the year. Depending on when you visit and where you visit, chances are you'll see something new each time, and certainly something vastly different from the city life that some of us have grown accustomed to.

Channel: Travel Tags: travel vacation park parks US national parks national park

Baseball, apple pie, and kicking your ass: 21 hilariously hyperbolic pro-America songs

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:07:16 EDT

In America it seems like being patriotic and getting into physical altercations go hand and hand. Here are 21 songs that celebrate that. Some NSFW language.

Channel: Music Tags: music humor america patriotic

7 People From Around the World With Real Mutant Superpowers

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:03:41 EDT

They walk among us! Some even fly among us! They may even take the bus among us from time to time! Homosapiens-Superior is here, and can do things that have scientists scratching their heads. We're carefully tracking their progress, so that one day soon we may gather them together and fight crime. Or maybe commit crimes. We haven't decided yet.

Channel: Humor Tags: humor super powers superpower superpowers cracked

10 Excellent Examples of Parkour in Film and Television: Urban Acrobatics and Mainstream Media

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:02:17 EDT

David Belle has said the philosophy behind parkour is "You want to move in such a wayÃ¢â;¬Â¦as to help you gain the most ground onÃ¢â;¬Â¦something, whether escaping from it or chasing toward it." lending itself perfectly to the narrative structure of a great a

Channel: Sports Tags: sports parkour film television

Debt Consolidation Mistakes

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:58:11 EDT

Debt consolodation can be an effective strategy, but also a potential trapdoor to a slew of other problems and hiccups that could actually leave you worse off than you were to begin. Avoid these common debt consolidation mistakes when taking on a debt consolidation loan.

Channel: Money Tags: money debt debt consolodation

Mafioso: Rites Of Passage

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:55:58 EDT

Brotherhood, loyalty, honor, and fraternity are all crucial elements in creating and fostering trust between you and your capo or whatever elements of senior management you want to impress

Channel: Men Tags: men mob mafioso mafia rites of passage work

Signs You Don't Want The Job

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:52:07 EDT

What people always seem to forget is that it's crucial that you get a sense of your potential employer. After all, what good is an offer from a company you'd desperately want to leave after just a few days? The next time you embark on an interview for employment, make sure you watch for these signs you don't want the job.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: careers jobs career job employers employer job interview job hunting

Being Tired Is Not a Status Symbol

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:46:24 EDT

Some people think telling everyone how exhausted they are makes them seem important. But flaunting your fatigue only makes you insufferable.

Channel: Men Tags: men relationships tired details exhaustion

How far would you go to get taller?

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:42:44 EDT

4,000 people in the world who have chosen to undergo cosmetic limb lengthening (CLL) in recent years. "That number is increasing all the time," says Dr. Dror Paley, an orthopedic surgeon at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. So what is it like? Is it worth it to be taller?

Channel: Men Tags: men height tall taller CLL cosmetic limb legnthening plastic surgery self esteem

Look Who's Sleeping With Your Wife

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:31:52 EDT

The new other men. Who are the modern-day Don Juans? Here are the five types a married man should fear most.

Channel: Love & Personals Tags: love relationships relationship dating men cheating infidelity

What Do Doctors Really Think of Us?

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:19:19 EDT

We sniffle and whine and cry for meds and ignore their advice. What do they say behind our naked backs when they leave the examination room?

Channel: Men Tags: men doctors doctor health healthcare

8 Forgotten Kids Shows Sure to Give You Nightmares

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:15:31 EDT

As I get older, though, I realize that I never had the misfortune of being exposed to the strangest of the strange when it came to kids' shows. Looking back, it boggles the mind that adult television executives thought these shows would appeal to children; I think they're some of the creepiest clips ever aired. See if you don't agree

Channel: Television Tags: TV television children kids show kids shows kids kid mental floss mentalfloss

The 10 Worst Top-Shelf CG Cartoon Movies Ever Made

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:11:58 EDT

Here's a list of the 10 worst top-shelf computer-animated features of the last decade or so. For simplicity's sake, we're sticking exclusively to big-budget titles that were given A-list marketing campaigns, so you won't find the cheap, unsavory likes of Hoodwinked, Doogal or Happily N'Ever After here. It's for the best.

Channel: Movies Tags: movies CG cartoons cartoon movie film

65 things that look like Pac-Man

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:09:15 EDT

Pac-Man's got to be right up there with Mario as one of the most recognizable videogame characters of all time. And because his basic design is simple, you can see him everywhere. But it doesn't stop there. Turns out he's everywhere. And once you start looking for him, you'll see him in the most unlikely locations. Check out the evidence.

Channel: Video Games Tags: video games pac man pacman

End Things Like A Player

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:06:09 EDT

You've already made the mistake of letting things go too far and now you've got to fix it. Hence the following process, specifically designed for extricating yourself from the woman who has visions of white dresses, colorful bouquets and swans.

Channel: Men Tags: men dating relationships break up breakup break ups

8 Reasons For Staying Single

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:04:20 EDT

Still, that nagging question keeps popping into your head: Should I settle down? Should I ransom my freedom? Should I embark on the great search for my soul mate and willingly kiss my single days goodbye forever? While only you can answer this question, here are a few reasons for staying single (at least for the time being).

Channel: Men Tags: men women relationships dating dates single relationship

4 Steps: Set Your Internal Clock

TweekerchickQC — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:02:04 EDT

These steps on how to set your internal clock will be useful for those who want to set that clock just once - for example, those who need to wake up unusually early for a flight or an important appointment, but don't trust their alarm clock to wake them.

Channel: Men Tags: men sleep time internal clock circadian rhythm

8 Countries With Weak Pesos But Hot Women

TweekerchickQC — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:09:17 EDT

The peso is often criticized as being a weak currency. Many countries all over the world use a form of 'the peso' as their unit of currency, each holding its own value and exchange rate compared to the American dollar.Quite coincidentally as it turns out, some of the world's hottest women use these cute little bank notes in their home country.

Channel: Men Tags: men money wallstreetfighter peso babes chick babe