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Meet Mantisman! Part mantis, part man! (Paging, Roger Corman.) He showed up in my mail the other day, a gift from Liss. A couple weeks back I asked my friends (harrumph!) on Facebook to send me cool stuff for my mantle. My mantle is empty. My mantle was empty. No more! Not now that Mantisman has arrived.

Okay, so he looks more like a baby than a man, right, so I've a mantisbaby to look after. Of course. Because as I told Liss yesterday, I keep finding him in different spots around my apartment. Either the cats are getting ahold of him or he's alive.

She replied: "I hope it's that he's alive. Obviously." Obviously.

Say hi to Mantisman (AKA Mantisbaby), everyone!

This is a real thing in the world

Discount Gun Sales has teamed up with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to offer a pink version of its popular Walther P-22 handgun in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Okay.

This is a real thing in the world

"Inspired by the iconic sleeve of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album, this Tee incorporates Mickey's image within the graphic of the pulse of a star." Okay then!

This is a real thing in the world

Ron Paul action figures! Only $94.95! Each! Fully clothed!

Comes equipped with mini US Constitution (the "good parts" version)!

This is a real thing in the world.

And I love it with SO! MANY! HEARTS!

Today is not only First Lady Michelle Obama's birthday; it is also Betty White's 90th birthday—and, over the weekend, there was a celebratory gala in her honor, which included this AMAZING birthday greeting from President Barack Obama:

Male voiceover, over text onscreen reading "Dear Betty…": Ladies and gentlemen, an official birthday message from President Barack Obama.

President Obama in voiceover, over video of himself sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, filling out a greeting card: Dear Betty, you look so fantastic and full of energy, I can't believe you're 90 years old. In fact, I don't believe it. That's why I'm writing to ask if you will be willing to produce a copy of your long-form birth certificate. [audience laughter] Thanks, and happy birthday, no matter how old you are!

The Golden Girls' theme, "Thank You for Being a Friend," begins to play as President Obama puts his pen back in his jacket pocket, then adds a framed photo of Betty White to the table of family photographs behind his desk. He sits back down, puts in earbuds, and rocks out with a grin to "Thank You for Being a Friend." [laughter and applause]

Let that settle any debate about whether Betty White is a national treasure.

Related Reading: The Obama Made in the USA Mug; Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

[H/T to Shaker Kate217.]