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• Mitt Romney Has Spent Months Rehearsing Zingers For Tomorrow Night’s Debate

  By Not The Worst News on October 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  The New York Times reports that in preparation for tomorrow night’s debates, Mitt Romney has spent months rehearsing “zingers.” This is exciting news since we haven’t seen zingers made to a President since Sinbad starred in the movie First Kid…. Read More ›

• McDonald’s Launches Marketing Campaign In Canada Answering Some Bizarre Questions

  By Not The Worst News on October 1, 2012 • ( 1 )

  McDonald’s is currently running a commercial in Canada that encourages people to log on to a web site via Facebook or Twitter and ask the company questions, some of which can also be viewed here. Questions like: “Why does your… Read More ›

• Bacon Eating Contests Temporarily Suspended Due To Bacon Shortage… With One Exception

  By Not The Worst News on September 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  CNBC reports that Major League Eating, an organization that governs food eating contests has temporarily suspended all bacon eating contests due to the global bacon shortage. With one exception: bacon-wrapped scallops. 3 More Ridiculous Exceptions 1. Simulated Bacon Bits. Since… Read More ›

• “June” Is Not An Acceptable Word In Words With Friends

  By Not The Worst News on September 29, 2012 • ( 3 )

  The Internet is down at the Not The Worst News Headquarters which means this is our second entry ever written on an iPhone. And it also means plenty of time to play the hit game Words With Friends! Or as… Read More ›

• Breaking News: Posting One Of Your Two Small Children Is Your Favorite On Your Blog Is A Bad Idea!

  By Not The Worst News on September 28, 2012 • ( 3 )

  According to Yahoo, a father in Calgary, Alberta, Canada has received numerous negative comments on internet message boards after posting on his blog that he prefers his kindergartener to his toddler. From the article: “‘If I were to be absolutely… Read More ›

• Self-Driving Cars Now Legal In California, 30 Years After Knight Rider’s KITT Was Thrown In Prison

  By Not The Worst News on September 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  CNN reports that self-driving cars are now legal in California. “That’s soooo 1983,” declares Knight Rider’s Kitt, who was thrown in jail years before the unfunny cast of Cars 2! 3 Worse Things Than Being A Self-Driving Car In California…. Read More ›

• Not The Worst News Just Hit 1,000 “Likes” On WordPress! Thank You! Now Here’s 3 Worse Things!

  By Not The Worst News on September 26, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  3 Worse Things Than Getting 1,000 Likes On WordPress 1. Getting 1,000 likes on your Facebook status: “I just got dumped after losing my job! 😦 😦 :(“ You don’t even have 1,000 Facebook friends, so who are the jerks… Read More ›

• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Smashes Guitar After Being Told The Band Had “One Minute” Left To Perform In Vegas

  By Not The Worst News on September 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong is being accused of having a “meltdown” in the media after being told the band had one minute left to perform, and subsequently smashing a guitar on stage during a performance in Las… Read More ›

• Sweden Moving Dangerously Close To Becoming Town In Footloose With New Dancing Law

  By Not The Worst News on September 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  According to the Local, dance enthusiasts gathered in Stockholm, protesting a law that requires bars, clubs, restaurants, and even people throwing parties in the woods, to have a special license in order to allow their patrons to dance. From the… Read More ›

• 11% Of People Use “1234” As Their Bank Card Pin Number

  By Not The Worst News on September 23, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  According to DataGenetics.com, an analysis of 3.4 million bank card PIN numbers revealed that some numbers are more popular than others. The five most popular: 1234 – 10.7% 1111 – 6.0% 0000 – 1.9% 1212 – 1.2% 7777 – 0.7%… Read More ›