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The Amish, The Murdochs, and Canada's Loch Ness Monster

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Ray Gustini 630 Views Nov 11, 2011

We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. But sometimes we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.

Elderly Amish man has hair and beard cut off by own son in latest such attack in #US state of #Ohio, say police. http://t.co/dyZ6ouAFFri Nov 11 19:36:11 via BBC News


Lots of unexpected things in Ohio this fall. This one, we have to think, involves a one-armed Amish barber in some capacity.

Is Rupert Murdoch's son a "mafia boss"? | http://t.co/pDsjrlpT (via @TIMEWorld)Fri Nov 11 09:00:11 via HootSuite


Not Lachlan. He just runs a Mickey Mouse nightclub and picks up people from the airport.

CHIPs star adjusting his wig http://t.co/oBti2nsOFri Nov 11 22:57:04 via The Huffington Post


This has been a big two weeks for celebrity gossip. The Bieber lawsuit, the Kardashian split, Zooey Deschanel reentering the dating scene. A refractory period was inevitable.


Has Canada’s version of the Loch Ness monster been caught on camera?--VIDEO: http://t.co/VjWjdMIe#OGOPOGO

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A little known fact: America's version of the Loch Ness monster is Terrence Malick.


Depending if you have Monday off, "right after lunch" was about time. Or even right after work yesterday, if you were shooting for the four-day weekend.

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