Sometimes a headline is so good that reading, or in this case viewing the news story could only lead to disappointment. And our new favorite headline comes from King5.com: “TSA agent confiscates sock monkey’s pistol.” We could read on about… Read More ›
History
Swedish Newspaper Describes “Swedish Family’s IKEA Nightmare”
The Local, Sweden’s News In English, reports that police were called to a “Swedish family’s IKEA nightmare.” The family in Strömstad was trying to assemble IKEA furniture at 1:00 a.m., which apparently woke up their baby, which apparently made the… Read More ›
It’s Not Halloween Yet, So Keep Your Gory Decorations And Free Range Chickens Off The Lawn!
HLN reports that an Oklahoma man’s choice of yard Halloween decorations, including decapitated fake bodies lead to a 9-1-1 call from a passerby, and a warning from the police. Obviously the man doesn’t read our site or he would have… Read More ›
Where Can We Sign Up For “Tea Party Negotiation 101?”
CNN reports that in less than 24 hours the U.S. may hit its debt ceiling, risking another ratings downgrade to the U.S., or a minority of House Republicans may vote with House Democrats on a resolution that basically doesn’t meet… Read More ›
Kid Gets On News For Making Deodorant Do What Greeting Cards Do
CNN reports that an eleven-year-old inventor has used musical greeting card technology to make Old Spice deodorant play the themes to Rocky and Indiana Jones when the deodorant cap is removed. 3 Other Surprises We’d Like To See When Putting… Read More ›
Expert: People Who Take Pictures Of Things Like Things
Today’s news tip came to us via email from blogger Indy Tony. You can check out his blog, “A Way With Words” here. Now, to the news! CBC news reports that a psychiatrist gave a presentation suggesting that people who… Read More ›
Oops… We Forgot A Title… If Only Google Could Suggest One Via Autocomplete!
Yahoo reports that a doctor in Australia has sued Google because he is apparently unhappy with what happened when people started typing his name in the search engine. Specifically, the autocomplete function of Google suggested the man’s name followed by… Read More ›
Man’s 10-Inch Unit Causes Problems With Airport Security, Embarrassing Himself, Airport Security, And Less Endowed Male News Readers
As our week of entries inspired by our readers continues, our next entry is inspired by blogger ListOfX, who submitted a CBS News link on our message board about a man who had trouble getting through airport security in San… Read More ›
Thanks for the Very Inspiring Blogger and One Lovely Blog Nominations!
NotTheWorstNews thanks faithful reader Grateful Fairy for nominating this site for the Very Inspiring Blogger and One Lovely Blog awards, so check out her blog! Despite this seemingly good news, the bad news is that if we won either of… Read More ›