LOOK: The Best Tumblrs Of 2012

December 26, 2012 Subscribe · Forward LOOK: The Best Tumblrs Of 2012 Tumblr users made all kinds of magic in 2012, from immortalizing McKayla Maroney (over and over again) to exposing how elderly people use Facebook and everything in between. No end of year recap would be complete without highlighting the great work done by the people who have proudly stood up and said, "No, I have something to express that takes a hell of a lot more than 140 characters." Take a look at our picks and let us know who you think we missed. Continue reading... The Best Optical Illusion You'll See Today WATCH: What If Mel Brooks Made 'Django Unchained'? WATCH: Son Gives Dad Best Gift Ever Christmas Jokes: 17 Holiday Quotes From Comedians WTF Holiday Cards: 30 Bizarre Christmas Card Portraits (PHOTOS) Best Tumblrs Of 2012: The Funniest Single-Topic Sites Of The Year KODA WANG A Farewell to Arms? Not If We're Serious About Zombies It's been a long time since battles were won on horses and bayonets. The new face of the enemy may come in the form of an insidious strain of smallpox or a sly computer virus that infects our power grids. But how do you repel a pesky bacterium or a few taunting lines of code -- shoot it with an Uzi? Continue reading... PAUL KRASSNER Paul Krassner's Tweets of 2012 This is my first tweet. I have Writer's Block. I mean Twitter's Block. I'm waiting for a cure to be developed. Continue reading... DAN TREADWAY A Brief Summary of Things That Cause Gun Violence According to the NRA (Probably) I just wish that LaPierre had been given more time to pass around more blame for gun violence in America. Given the opportunity to further expand on the true culprits, there's little doubt that the NRA would happily blame America's deadly epidemic on any number of things. Continue reading... REV. JAMES MARTIN, S.J. More Parables For Our Times: Not Your Grandma's Prince of Peace The disciples were shocked. "Lord, didn't you say, 'All who take the sword will perish by the sword'? Jesus said, "That was before I noticed that everybody else was armed to the teeth." Continue reading... REMY M. MAISEL Tragic Death of Santa Claus Finally Prompts Serious Conversation About Gun Control Santa Claus was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery after being posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and the Medal of Freedom for his "valiant courage in the fight for Christmas" by a somewhat reluctant President Obama, who rolled his eyes twice during the ceremony. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.