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Good News! Airlines Are Less Likely To Lose Your Luggage! In Part Because Less Of You Are Bringing Luggage On To Planes To Save Baggage Fees!
The New York Times reports “good news” that airlines lost less luggage in 2011 than five years earlier. The New York Times cites various reasons, including fewer people are bringing luggage onto planes due to airlines charging fees to stow… Read More ›
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Just In Time For The Olympic Closing Ceremonies… The Medals Of The Blogs We Read This Week! Tattoos, Dido, and Bucket Lists!
The Olympics are about to come to a close, and this is our 50th consecutive day of comedic blogging, so we decided to celebrate and create our own event: speed-reading of some of the blogs of readers who have liked… Read More ›
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Canadian Justin Bieber Tells Rolling Stone Aboriginal Canadians Get Free Gas At Gas Stations, Briefly Forgetting How Capitalism Works Despite Being Worth Millions Of Dollars
According to the National Post, in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber told the magazine that he is of part Aboriginal heritage, and this means that he can fill up his car with gas in… Read More ›
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Drunkard Climbs In Stockholm Cop Car, Demands To Be Taken To Drunk Tank
According to a report in the Local, a drunk man in Stockholm, Sweden approached a cop car that was stopped at a traffic light, and demanded to be taken to the drunk tank. As far as drunks doing dumb things… Read More ›
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A Kid Helps Solve Detroit’s Financial Woes, And It’s Not Kid Rock!
According to the Detroit Free Press, a 9-year-old boy has worked to help solve Detroit’s financial crisis by selling lemonade and popcorn. He began his mission on Monday of last week, and by the end of last Friday, he had… Read More ›
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India Has More Olympic Medals In Its History Than Michael Phelps, And Is Guaranteed At Least One More In Boxing!
It seems just days ago, media outlets like Yahoo were reporting, blogging, and occasionally making light of the fact that Michael Phelps, then expected to win his 22nd Olympic medal, would have as many Olympic medals as India has won in… Read More ›
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Bee Watch 2012 Continues: Hillary Clinton Avoids Getting Stung At Malawian Airport!
As we continue our world-wide watch of bees in 2012, we have learned from a report in the Nyasa Times that U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton avoided being stung by a swarm of mystery bees while boarding a plane… Read More ›
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Oh, Canada! Some Bandit Stole Your Bees. Half A Million Gone. In Abbotsford, BC!
And in case you’re wondering, you can actually sing our headline to “Oh, Canada.” Now to the news… According to CBC News, half a million bees and about 8,000 pounds of honey were stolen from a beekeeper in Abbotsford, British… Read More ›
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Facebook Kills App That Let Your Facebook “Friends” Find Your Location. So You Can Turn Your iPhone Back On And Stop Hiding In The Laundry Bin, Kevin.
CNBC reports that just hours after releasing a new app, called “Friends Nearby,” Facebook killed the app. “Friends Nearby” allowed users to instantly find, or as CNBC hints, “stalk” friends, family members, acquaintences, co-workers, random people who friended you, and… Read More ›
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Olympic Gold Medals Are Made Mostly Of Silver And Copper!
If you were planning on making an old joke today about dumb athletes having gold medals bronzed, hold up! There’s hardly any gold in those gold medals, as CNBC reports that Olympic gold medals contain the following metals: Silver 92.5%… Read More ›
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