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• Obama Makes A Sci-Fi Faux-Pas By Referring To A “Jedi Mind Meld,” Otherwise Known As A Normal Conversation-Opposite-Of-Faux-Pas

  By Not The Worst News on March 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Yahoo reports that President Obama made an error today, combining nerdy concepts from Star Trek and Star Wars in a speech explaining why he can’t just use his mind to achieve consensus in Congress. Actually, we disagree with the idea that… Read More ›

• Congress: Gone Fishin’!

  By Not The Worst News on February 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  CNN reports that just a day before $85 billion in spending cuts take effect, many members of Congress have left Washington, D.C. Which means Congress has accomplished the goal we joked about on December 31 of becoming less popular, as they… Read More ›

• Budweiser-Maker Sued For Allegedly Watering Down Beer, So You May Allegedly Have No Excuse For Getting So Drunk At The Academy Awards Alleged Party!

  By Not The Worst News on February 27, 2013 • ( 0 )

  CNN reports that Anheuser-Busch is being sued by two California residents for allegedly watering down some of its brands, including Budweiser, Michelob, and Bud Lite Platinum. From the article: “‘Because water is cheaper than alcohol, AB adds extra water to its… Read More ›

• Yahoo’s New CEO Melissa Mayer Says Employees Must, Like, Totally Show Up For Work To Get Paid

  By Not The Worst News on February 26, 2013 • ( 3 )

  GigaOM reports that new Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer has made some changes since becoming CEO of the company. Those include: giving employees free food at work; giving them free smartphones; and (gasp) now banning working from home. We hope there… Read More ›

• 104-Year-Old-Woman Has More Facebook Friends Than You!

  By Not The Worst News on February 25, 2013 • ( 3 )

  Yahoo reports that Facebook has apologized to a 104-year-old grandmother for being unable to enter her real age on Facebook, as Facebook had previously only allowed people to enter birth-years of 1910 or later. Facebook has since corrected the error,… Read More ›

• Ad For Tonight’s Oscars Costs More Than Used Toyota Tercel

  By Not The Worst News on February 24, 2013 • ( 0 )

  CNBC reports that a commercial during tonight’s Academy Awards will cost between $1.65 million and $1.80 million for 30 seconds. 3 Worse Things You Could Waste $1.65 Million On 1. Half a viewing of the movie Gone In 60 Seconds. Why is a… Read More ›

• Burglar Breaks Into Incorrect Home, Thinking It Was Rihanna’s House.

  By Not The Worst News on February 23, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Yahoo reports that a man was arrested in Los Angeles for breaking into a house, which he incorrectly thought was Rihanna’s home. 3 Things That Could Have Made This Situation Worse For The Man 1. The man could have been… Read More ›

• Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Has Spent $5-$6 Million On Drugs

  By Not The Worst News on February 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Yahoo reports that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has spent $5-$6 million on drugs in his lifetime. 3 Worse Things Steven Tyler Could Spend $6 Million On 1. The $6 Million Dollar Man. The star and protagonist of the show, Lee Majors is… Read More ›

• #AsGoogleStockHitsRecordHighsTheyWantYouToPayToTestTheirFashionProducts

  By Not The Worst News on February 21, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Computerworld reports that Google is seeking out “explorers” via social media to pay $1,500 plus tax to test Google eyeglasses. 3 Worse Things To Pay To Test Than Computerized Glasses 1. Computerized bank chip cards. For $1500 you can see… Read More ›

• WordPress Seems To Be Liberal With Its Use Of The “Uncategorized” Category!

  By Not The Worst News on February 20, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  We recently wrote a WordPress entry where we didn’t take the time to uncheck the “uncategorized” box because we thought in this high-tech era that would be unnecessary and redundant given we checked the boxes for the categories “politics” and… Read More ›