A new New Hope Normally people say that a web video should be less than two minutes. This one is over two hours. On the other hand, it's a shot-for-shot remake of Star Wars made with "dogs, kids and action figures." [Mental Floss]

Cop rock If I told you to watch a video clip of a Filipino traffic cop, you probably wouldn't do it. Well, this Filipino traffic cop is dancing like Michael Jackson. I'm not sure if that will affect your decision. [YouTube]

Bad English The Daily Mirror has a sobering story about the shortcomings of British schoolchildren: "Around a third cannot do division or basic algebra while half do not know what a noun is or cannot identify an adverb." Don't even get me started on the way they pronounce "aluminium." [Daily Mirror]

Snow problem Hey- if people keep getting caught by police after leaving tracks in the snow for them to follow, I'll keep mentioning it here. [Macomb Daily]

Goofy rule anyway Finally! ZZ Top can get a gig at the Magic Kingdom. [Seattle PI]

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