Running The Asylum

But, really, how can we not? Politics. Yuck.

Happy Halloween!! It's the last of our special ooky spooky October episodes, so suck down a big bowl of candy and get jittery with us. Man makes his roof a giant Ouija board http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/10/21/Pennsylvania-man-seeks-record-for-worlds-largest-Ouija-board/2221477062456/?spt=sec&or=on urban legends I feel fantastic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLy-AwdCOmI The Witching of Christopher Case - 4/18/1991 http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/fears-of-curse-foreshadowed-mystery-death/article_d6e7ef60-918c-5054-a2b9-1eed1beb311e.html The Bunny Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man https://roadtrippers.com/stories/beware-the-murderous-maniac-that-haunts-virginias-bunny-man-bridge?lat=40.80972&lng=-96.67528&z=5 Slenderman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man http://www.slendermanfiles.org/system/app/pages/subPages?path=/home https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/06/03/the-complete-terrifying-history-of-slender-man-the-internet-meme-that-compelled-tw

Gettin' creepy in here! Clowns http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/world/creepy-clown-sightings-global/ http://www.ibtimes.com/creepy-clown-sightings-map-2016-timeline-threats-arrests-school-closings-false-2426296 http://abcnews.go.com/US/clown-lives-matter-march-canceled-death-threats/story?id=42805927 http://www.weirldnews.com/article.php?article_id=506&title=Creepy-Clowns-charged-with-child-neglect Unsolved Mysteries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamam_Shud_case http://www.dreamindemon.com/community/threads/wheres-lars-mittank.83358/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam Elisa Lam video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TjVBpyTeZM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer

It's October, and it's time to get creepy as Jen(n) and Mike examine some of the absolutely weird shit that's out there. Also, I've had it with these mother fucking clowns, in the mother fucking woods! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/us/creepy-clown-hoaxes-arrests.html?_r=0 Pink House, Wellsville, NY http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2018/Cuba%20NY%20Patriot/Cuba%20NY%20Patriot%201972/Cuba%20NY%20Patriot%201972%20a%20%20(473).pdf http://www.poetrycat.com/hanford-lennox-gordon/pauline-part-i http://www.poetrycat.com/hanford-lennox-gordon/pauline-part-ii Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, TX http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/MineralWellsTexas/BakerHotelGhosts.htm Kreischer Mansion, Staten Island http://www.house-crazy.com/the-haunted-kreischer-mansion/

I guess we weren't super fair, I mean Pittsburgh has the Penguins. And they can go fuck themselves for it. Also, I guess we really like TV. https://newsroom.uber.com/pittsburgh-self-driving-uber/ https://www.rt.com/usa/359106-pharma-bro-shkreli-hillary/ http://distractify.com/trending/2016/09/06/patton-oswalt-destroys-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/09/game-of-thrones-illustrated-edition-images#6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_North_Korea http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37365762 TV anniversaries: Batman 50 - 1/12/1966 Star Trek OST 50 - 9/8/1966 Muppet Show 40 - 9/13/1976 Pirates of Darkwater 25 - 2/25/1991 Darkwing Duck 25 - 9/8/1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_in_television#Debuts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_in_American_television#Debuts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_in_American_television#Debuting_this_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_in_American_television#Programs_debuting_during_1996

We're Back! A Dinosaur Tale. Great movie, you seen it? Good stuff. New York hoaxes and such. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/nyregion/crickets-snakes-crabs-a-mix-of-fact-and-fiction-in-new-yorks-subway.html?_r=0 Mike's super cool party guy shirt. http://imgur.com/PsIIi1g

I don't want to hear any of your shit, Olga! http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/we-live-new-york-rent/#B86kpuo4OPqR https://roadtrippers.com/stories/harvard-discovers-three-of-its-library-books-are-bound-in-human-flesh?lat=40.80972&lng=-96.67528&z=5 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebooks-biggest-product-announcements-f8-conference/story?id=38360304 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/making-friends-facebooks-chat-bots/story?id=38392271 http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/226475-hawking-zuckerberg-unveil-10b-plan-to-reach-alpha-centauri-in-20-years https://www.inverse.com/article/14189-toyota-ubox-car-of-the-future-is-designed-to-self-drive-around-gen-zers http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/13/474065811/dont-be-mean-beer-36-n-c-breweries-sign-up-to-sell-brew-aimed-at-hb2 http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/robohon-smartphone-price/#8BgF23hcYiqo http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/04/14/live-action-ghost-in-the-shell-shows-first-glimpse-of-scarlett-johansson-as-the-major/#56c5f18c453d

You know you want to understand that title, and you know you're gonna click that link. It's fine, we don't judge. http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/microsoft-ai-tay-awakens-has-drug-fueled-twitter-meltdown-dozes-off-again/ https://gmail.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-gmail-mic-drop.html http://fortune.com/2016/04/01/google-mic-drop/ http://ny.eater.com/2016/3/29/11322284/mealpass-nyc-launch http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/29/472232829/u-s-geology-maps-reveal-areas-vulnerable-to-man-made-quakes http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/tech/lasers-hide-earth-aliens-astronomers-irpt/ http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/04/kids_in_england_form_arrow_to.html http://www.destructoid.com/very-bad-news-it-doesn-t-sound-like-danny-devito-will-be-detective-pikachu-352774.phtml Seriously not safe for work, I can’t even stress that enough. http://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=670900540

Ok fine, I was wrong, it wasn't Google. I don't want to hear it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/ http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/25/its-not-tays-fault-that-it-turned-racist-its-ours/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/03/25/netflix-throttling-video-t-verizon-users/82248762/ http://www.vice.com/read/the-sad-strange-legal-battles-of-last-unicorn-author-peter-s-beagle?utm_source=vicetwitterus http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-bodyodor-idUSKCN0WQ1K7 http://www.popsci.com/genetically-modified-maggots-could-help-heal-wounds?dom=rss-default&src=syn https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/25/overdue-vhs-copy-of-freddy-got-fingered-gets-man-arrested-after-14-years/

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! meow http://gothamist.com/2016/03/17/baltimore_crime_nyc.php http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/nyregion/with-few-public-toilets-new-york-has-no-place-to-go-if-you-have-to-go.html?_r=0 http://www.pcworld.com/article/3045309/mobile/t-mobiles-binge-on-now-lets-you-binge-on-unlimited-porn.html http://www.informationweek.com/it-life/google-considers-selling-robotics-specialist-boston-dynamics/d/d-id/1324750 http://mashable.com/2016/03/18/dominos-pizza-delivery-robot/#7Oy5Ritf1qql http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/03/who_will_play_young_han_solo_i.html http://www.iflscience.com/physics/are-star-trek-transporters-actually-suicide-booth

The long and rambling road/ That leads/ to your door. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2500188,00.asp http://nypost.com/2016/03/01/new-yorkers-are-falling-for-hyperlocal-dating-app-happn/ http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/03/kiddle-search-engine/ http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/03/01/private-college-bans-sale-of-red-bull-after-student-claims-energy-drinks-lead-to-high-risk-sex/ http://www.fastcodesign.com/3057275/mit-grew-a-solar-cell-light-enough-to-slap-on-just-about-anything http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-one-of-Least-Desirable-Places-in-the-Country-Survey-370940231.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-asme-star-trek-challenge-future-engineers-to-turn-science-fiction-into-science-fact http://mentalfloss.com/article/76319/researchers-3d-print-bones-make-astonishingly-accurate-robotic-hand http://abcnews.go.com/International/scientists-eagerly-await-rare-birth-baby-dragons-slovenian/story?id=37308164

Mike doesn't care about the Oscars, but that won't stop him from talking about them. https://news.vice.com/article/stabbings-slashings-and-sucker-punches-new-york-city-hit-by-wave-of-random-attacks http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/02/26/midtown-subway-slashing/ http://www.wired.com/2016/02/boston-dynamics-new-robot-wicked-good-getting-bullied/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF7xfZ5Zd30 http://io9.gizmodo.com/j-j-abrams-star-wars-will-include-gay-characters-get-1761676805 http://www.vice.com/read/stunt-performers-are-fighting-to-get-recognized-by-the-academy-awards http://ktla.com/2016/02/26/pony-dressed-as-unicorn-leads-chp-on-wild-chase-near-fresno/

Stop me if you've heard this one. http://mashable.com/2016/02/11/harry-potter-ptsd/ http://mashable.com/2016/02/11/nasa-jpl-visions-of-the-future/ http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/11/online-dating-use-jumps-among-youngest-us-adults-and-the-middle-aged-finds-pew/ https://www.cuddli.com/ http://harddawn.com/nimoy-and-obama-killed-scalia/ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/nyregion/5-arrested-in-connection-with-east-village-gas-explosion.html?_r=0 http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-Many-More-Transformers-Movies-We-Expect-Get-111957.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/world/asia/kimoji-kimunji-app.html?_r=0

You know you want to click that title. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/threat-targets-sheriffs-office-at-center-of-netflix-series/2016/02/04/d5d93270-cb05-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_story.html http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/30/harry-potter-jk-rowling-magic-schools-hogwarts http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-facebook-friends-dont-care-20160128-story.html http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-matt-leblanc-joins-top-gear-20160204-story.html http://nypost.com/2016/02/05/nycs-rats-finally-get-their-own-hbo-show/ http://www.vice.com/read/this-new-card-game-pits-cthulhu-against-donald-trump-in-the-presidential-race-232?utm_source=vicetwitterus http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/nasa-rover-designed-to-last-90-days-celebrates-12-year-anniversary/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-giant-prehistoric-erection-is-making-penis-history_us_56b24cd3e4b01d80b244cae3

Jen(n) is broken, Mike has beer. Everything's chill. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/death-brings-a-breakthrough-moment-in-david-bowies-brilliant-career/2016/01/18/34e1bc48-bb10-11e5-829c-26ffb874a18d_story.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/new-david-bowie-albums-anticipated-years-article-1.2506936 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/35000-expected-to-celebrate-valentines-day-at-white-castle-300035994.html http://mashable.com/2016/01/15/guyfi-male-pleasure-booth/#mAcu12pqgSqb http://www.thegailygrind.com/2015/12/17/star-wars-gay-porn-parody/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o3YC1xlEXU And in case you wanted to see it in full (and in fairness, some of the space effects were pretty good in that YouTube trailer), this has the link http://accidentalbear.com/have-you-watched-the-star-wars-gay-xxx-parody-may-the-force-be-in-you-yet-well-here-it-is-nsfw/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/01/23/can-you-guess-which-29-games-are-banned-from-twitch/#253eece7d4d1 http://

Jen(n) and Mike rush to beat Mike's vacation. http://nerdist.com/pilot-your-dreams-with-poe-dameron-body-pillows-star-wars/ http://io9.gizmodo.com/cbs-suddenly-wants-to-put-a-stop-to-axanar-the-crowdfu-1750290696?rev=1451493896255&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/making-murderer-netflix-review-steve-avery/420891/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/fcc-broadband-test/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12091652/Playboy-mansion-up-for-sale.html http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2016/0108/Mein-Kampf-back-in-print.-Informative-or-inflammatory

Merry Star Wars, everyone! This is nothing but spoilers, so don't cry when you hear the big news. Send all your Han/Luke slash-fic to runningasylum@gmail.com

Jen(n) Havey and Mike Lewis are back from Christmas, and boy are their arms tired. http://www.lighthousenewsdaily.com/fish-will-love-your- christmas-tree/3526/ http://www.news4c.com/facebook-messenger-update-chat-with-with-its-ai/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/pre-order-arcaboard-hoverboard/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/amazon-customers-throw-hoverboard-away/ http://www.pcgamer.com/man-sues-bethesda-over-fallout-4-addiction/ http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/ http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/library-of-congress-twitter-archive-119698.html http://www.reuters.com/article/china-pollution-indoorair-idUSL3N14E14Z20151225 www.hatefuleight.com

Jen(n) and Mike are still doing this. No one cares. A quick sidenote about last week’s Wu-Tang story http://www.tmz.com/2015/12/16/bobby-shmurda-jail-bail-martin-shkreli/ http://www.vice.com/read/americas-least-favorite-pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-got-arrested-by-the-feds http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/12/18/martin-shkreli-turing-pharmaceuticals/77557514/ A throwback to a story we reported on a couple of weeks ago http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/california-dmv-wants-driverless-cars-to-have-a-brake-pedal-and-steering-wheel-121715.html http://www.businessinsider.com/google-will-use-self-driving-cars-to-compete-with-uber-2015-12 World Affairs things http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/17/us-cuba-commercial-flights-agreement/77474112/ And because it’s Christmas http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/12/17/the-neuroscience-of-the-christmas-spirit/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/12/18/scientists-have-found-that-part-of-your-brain-where-christmas-

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nycs-santacon-aims-to-put-an-end-to-naughty-or-nice-debate/ As usual, the Europeans do it better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus#Krampusnacht http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/stonehenge-first-built-in-wales-study-claims-151207.htm http://munchies.vice.com/articles/america-is-getting-its-first-legal-ayahuasca-church http://phys.org/news/2015-12-wearable-energy-urine-power-wireless.html