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Company sells toilet paper with ads on it! Part 1 of a two part story.
CNBC reports that Michigan company has begun selling toilet paper featuring advertising. From the article: “Advertisers… include a smoothie maker, insurance office and doctor’s office. Star Toilet Paper then offers its ad-filled TP for free to venues including libraries, restaurants,… Read More ›
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MIT Study Suggests Being Seen At Work More Important Than Quality Of Work
Forbes reports that an MIT study suggest that those who work from home are likely to get worse performance reviews than people who work on site, even if the work is of equal quality. Specifically, the study is quoted as saying:… Read More ›
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3 “People” Mitt Romney Inadvertently May Have Offended By His Latest Comments About Not Worrying About People Who Don’t Pay Taxes
As you may have heard by now, Mitt Romney has indicated it’s not his job to “worry” about people who don’t pay taxes in a speech shot on a hidden camera. Could it be worse? Yes, because he may have… Read More ›
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Mitt Romney Says He Is A Fan Of Snooki!
Just yesterday, we wrote about a Chicago school teacher who joked on a picket sign that mayor Rahm Emanuel liked Nickelback. The teacher apparently thought joking that the mayor liked something generally accepted as lacking talent was a funny burn…. Read More ›
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Chicago Mayor Denies He Likes Nickelback
According to MacLean’s, a striking teacher held up a picket sign saying: “RAHM EMANUEL LIKES NICKELBACK.” A spokesperson for Emanuel denied the claim. The teacher has since created a new sign replacing Nickelback with Creed. 3 Worse Things You Could… Read More ›
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Buffalo Man Buys French Fries With Counterfeit $50 Bill, Eats More Counterfeit Bills When Police Arrive, According To Report
Today’s scoop comes via email from funny blogger, ListOfX, just in time for NFL game day! Yahoo reports that a man from Buffalo, New York, allegedly bought french fries at Darien Lake Theme Park with a fake $50. When police… Read More ›
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Restaurants Have Secret Codes To Describe You!
As we wrote yesterday, the New York Times reports that some restaurants secretly record information about their patrons for future use. The article also stated restaurants use secret codes to describe patrons. Some include: FOM = Friend of Manager PX… Read More ›
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Your Restaurant May Be Secretly Spying On You… So Think Twice Before Sneaking All The Sweet N’ Low Into Your Purse!
The New York Times reports that restaurants are increasingly keeping records of their patrons’ dining records for use on future visits. One restaurant owner stated: “And we take note of the people who sat for 6 ½ hours last time,… Read More ›
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Parent Apparently Thinks Potty Training Toddler At Restaurant Table Was A Good Idea
The Consumerist, citing some TV channel in Utah, reports about an incident at a restaurant we hope does not become a new trend: a mother was apparently attempting to potty train her two kids at a table in a packed restaurant…. Read More ›
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