The photo on the left has been passed around the internet for a while, causing much consternation about how the guy could even walk in those pants without looking like a goofball. Now that we’ve got the diagram on the right, things make much, much more sense:

Either the shrooms are taking hold, or this pharmacist screwed up my prescription again.

“Huh? Oh, yeah – Marlboros, hard pack. Sorry, was I staring?”

National Geographic asked all 100 US senators to draw a map of their state, including at least three points of interest. Dick Durbin of Illinois included Chicago (home of Obama and the Bears), Springfield (Home of Abe Lincoln and Durbin himself; no mention of the Simpsons) — and Metropolis, home of Superman. Cute, funny, but before you start to rant about Durbin being a jackass when Nat Geo just wants to spread the literacy of geography, always check Google Maps first. Yes, Metropolis, Illinois is a real place.

When you want to get your dog into the country, but avoid those pesky quarantine rules, what do you do? Put the dog in your carry-on, and hope security isn’t watching the x-ray machine. Sadly, they were watching.