Sometimes there are products that I want despite having no real need for them

German news programs like to have fun with their material

Why yes, that IS a thing I want

Let's just hope they stick to ping-pong

I was unaware we had made such progress on making intelligent flying robots, but these quadrocopters are pretty awesome.  My personal favorite part is that when they make a mistake, they shake with what I can only assume is disappointment in their own robot inadequacy. 

The citizens of Atherton, CA seem to be confused as to what the police are there for

Police blotters are typically fairly boring, but this one is an exception, as the residents appear to call the cops for everything that happens in their lives that has not been planned in advance, such as when they see someone walking around in the evening in dress pants.  Or when someone rings the bell to deliver a package (this actually comes up multiple times).  Observe:

I don't really get some of the things people use math for

Translation: we didn't have anything to write about, so we watched YouTube videos until we found a cool one.

From The Telegraph

I found this to be a more effective approach than using Sarah McLachlan songs

And another great advertising video which is thoroughly unrelated to anything except that it made me happy on a Wednesday:

Now, time for lunch!  I wish there were fireworks and exuberant friends hugging me to celebrate, but I suppose in the absence of such things the flask of whiskey I brought for dessert will have to do.

It is unclear what is in some of these containers

ceci n'est pas du beurre

We're sorry, but have you tried drinking alone and sobbing?