The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Department Of Justice has alleged in a lawsuit that Standard & Poor’s rating agency gave high ratings to mortgage-backed securities it knew were risky. An allegation in the report include this: “In March… Read More ›
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Canadian Super Bowl Ticket-Winner Denied Admission To U.S. For 1981 Drug Possession Conviction
CBC reports that a Canadian man in his 50’s who won tickets to the Super Bowl was denied admission to the United States, because in 1981, when he was 19 years old, he was convicted for possession of two grams… Read More ›
3 Superbowl 2013 Commercials Getting Extra Free Publicity For Being “Controversial”
The Superbowl is today, which means it’s time for everyone to watch someone who lip-synced the national anthem at a recent presidential inauguration perform live, while corporations vie to show the most controversial commercials allowable by law! So here are… Read More ›
Rodney Dangerfield Of Turtles Found In Box After 30 Years, Almost Thrown Out
The Daily Mail reports that a family in Brazil was cleaning out a storage room in their Rio Home when they discovered a box with an old record player inside… which they took to the curb to throw away… leading to a neighbor… Read More ›
Dog Discovers $68,000 Worth Of Whale Vomit, Which May Be Used In Your Fave Perfume!
Newser reports that a British man and his dog uncovered $68,000 worth of whale vomit on a beach. According to the article, whale vomit is a key ingredient in perfumes and spices, so if your date last night went poorly… Read More ›
NRA Switches Position To Against “Universal” Background Checks. Is There Something Happening On One Of Jupiter’s 67 Moons They Don’t Want Us To Know About?
CNN reports that NRA CEO, Wayne LaPierre stated at yesterday’s Senate Gun hearing that he is against universal background checks, which he was apparently in favor of in 1999. 3 New Slogans We Propose For The NRA 1. “The only… Read More ›
Hey Oprah, You’re Not The Only One Who Can Plug A Competing Device While Recently Using An Apple Device! Just Ask New Blackberry Global Creative Director, Alicia Keys!
Gizmodo reports that Alicia Keys has been appointed the new Global Creative Director at Blackberry. And it appears she was demonstrating her creativity just days ago by reminding us of Oprah’s Microsoft Surface endorsement from an iPad, by tweeting from… Read More ›
Face Cream Made From Baby Foreskins? We’re Sceptical – We’ll Have To Wait And See What Oprah Thinks!
The Toronto Sun reports that in Vancouver, Canada, an event featuring Oprah Winfrey drew protestors because Oprah allegedly endorses face cream made from baby foreskins. Huh? What? From the article: “Advertisements for SkinMedica say Winfrey has described the product as… Read More ›
Calling 9-1-1 To Ask Why Your Date Stood You Up Is Not A Good Idea, Unless You Consider Making The News For Doing That To Be A Good Idea.
QMI Agency reports that a man from Montreal, Quebec, phoned 9-1-1 after taking a bus to far-away Barrie, Ontario, where he was stood up for an online date. Specifically, the man became angry and demanded that police find out why… Read More ›
Swedish Police Confuse Video Game Sounds With Crime Scene… This Never Would Have Happened If They Were Playing Mr. Do!
The Local reports that a group of teenagers in Sweden playing the video game Call Of Duty in an apartment, got an unexpected surprise when the police raided their flat after passers-by phoned in reports of gunfire and cries for… Read More ›
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