CNN reports that a New York state judge has blocked Mayor Bloomberg’s legislation preventing NYC restaurants from selling sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces from going into effect at midnight tonight. 3 Reactions We Might Expect To This News 1…. Read More ›
Month: March 2013
Jeff Zucker Off To Good Start At CNN, Which Stands For “Cat News Network,” Right?
Today’s CNN.com U.S. edition homepage features a section entitled “What The Internet Is For,” featuring three, and only three, thumbnails you can click on: Grumpy Cat, Happy Cat, and Fat Cat. We applaud CNN, as we here at Not The… Read More ›
Georgia Peach Thieves Beware… Town May Require All Heads Of Household To Be Armed
CNN reports that the town of Nelson, Georgia, population 1,300, is considering a law that requires “every head of household residing in the city limits… to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore.” Well, every head of household except people with… Read More ›
Alleged Identity Thief Orders Drink Using Waitress’ Stolen I.D., Proving You No Longer Need To Suspend Disbelief When The Next Incarnation Of “17 Again” Comes Out!
Colorado’s 9NEWS reports that an Applebee’s waitress got a surprise when she asked a margarita-ordering customer to show her I.D. The customer was an alleged identity thief, and reportedly handed the waitress the waitress’ own I.D., apparently unaware that she… Read More ›
You’re Spending 23 Days A Year Looking At Your Phone, And We Hope It’s Not All Spent Figuring Out How To Unlock The Phone!
CNET reports that a survey of phone owners shows the owners surveyed spend 23 days a year looking at their phones, including sending texts and using apps. 3 Worse Ways To Spend 23 Days A Year 1. Looking at your… Read More ›
IKEA Not Recalling Horse Meat This Time!
As we recently wrote, horse DNA was found in “beef” in the Czech Republic intended for IKEA meatballs. The good news is no horse DNA was involved in the-latest-furniture-store-recall-of-food! The less-good news is QMI News Agency reports that IKEA has… Read More ›
Now Best Buy Wants Some Employees To Stop Working From Home… So The Geek Squad Will Finally Be Leaving Your Basement!
Just a week after we wrote about Yahoo ending its work-from-home program, CNN reports Best Buy is now ending its work at home-program for employees whose managers don’t want them to work from home. 3 Companies We’d Like To See Allow… Read More ›
Head Of British State Recovers From Stomach Flu… Right When We Accept A Challenge To Avoid Certain Letters Of The Alphabet.
WordPress’ Daily Prompt challenged bloggers today to write an entry without using a letter of the alphabet. “Feeling really brave? Make it a vowel!” Let’s see… merely to tell you that we’re accepting this challenge, we’ve used the letters a,… Read More ›
Horses May Wish Taco Bell Didn’t Run For The British Border
Fox News reports that horse DNA has been found in ground beef at Taco Bell in Britain. 3 Worse Things You Could Find In A Fast Food Taco 1. IKEA instructions of how to assemble a taco. In addition to… Read More ›
Forget Jedi Mind Melds, Blackberry Z10 Can Tell You What You’re Thinking
Not The Worst News just tested the new Blackberry Z10, which lacks the physical keyboard that has made Blackberry so popular among 70-year-old former typewriter-ribbon-manufacturing-executives. Trying to type “this is a test” on the text messaging app lead to something… Read More ›
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