Geologist here, this is called snowflake obsidian. It's obsidian, or volcanic glass, mixed with crystals of cristobalite.

they probably kissed a toilet paper sheet, and the residue came off when they threw it in the toilet

Stop lights are different sizes. In a big city, with 3 lanes in each direction, they'll be that big. In a small city with one lane only, they'll be much smaller.

They plant 3 trees for every one cut down though...

you know, this post would be a lot more clear if instead of 'they', 'it' was used.

These are fun, but cleaning up salt every day isn't

its not hard to fold/tie them in a way to keep them not knotted in your pocket or bag.
http://izismile.com/2012/03/06/how_to_tie_your_earphones_easily_12_pics.html

That's lovely

The phone numberpad is that way because when touch tone phones were first made, a bunch of different designs were tested, and this one was the favorite, with users being able to input the phone number the fastest, with the fewest errors. I don't know, however, why the computer keypad is different.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCSzjExvbTQ

This is actually my university, and I wouldn't have known we'd switched unless this guy had posted this online.

I love the art style of this comic

I don't see why this is such an issue. All through grade school and high school, I had homework maybe 5 nights. For 12 years. And I graduated with great grades. The only kids that had homework were the ones who screwed around in class and didn't do their work when given the time.

I saw this post a few months back, and since then, I've seen no use of the original, just the altered one.

Funny, I've never seen a pink $5 bill.

Try being a 6'1 female. everything is hard to find

It's ok, since they wouldn't be riding them into battle anyway

I feel like I shouldn't turn my back on that statue, or blink...

Cute, but cats do that too, a long blink from them, while staring at you means "I love you"