Wired reports that Microsoft may soon be replacing Internet Explorer with a browser code-named “Spartan.” 3 Names We Propose For Microsoft’s New Browser 1. “Thing People With Windows Phones Use To Search The Internet To Buy A Cooler Phone.” 2. “Zune… Read More ›
Mildly Bad News
Man Won Noble Prize Because Mail Was Slow
Yahoo News Digest reports that after 50 years of secrecy, it has been revealed that French Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre declined the Nobel Prize for literature in 1964 via regular mail. But the letter arrived too late, and so he received… Read More ›
Couple Phones 9-1-1 For Help To Get Out Of “Locked” Closet, Which Had No Locks
The Orlando Sentinel reports that a man and woman phoned 9-1-1 after believing they were locked in a janitor’s closet for two days at Daytona State College Marine and Environmental Science Center. The door reportedly had no locks. But the couple… Read More ›
3 More Anti-Man-Spreading Slogans We Propose
Yesterday, we wrote about “manspreading,” the act of men taking up multiple public transit chairs by sitting with their legs spread apart. There are campaigns out there to try to end this practice, but we have some more slogans of… Read More ›
Men Claim Medical Issues Require Them To Sit With Their Legs Spread Wide Open On Subways
Yahoo reports that “manspreading,” the act of a man sitting on a subway seat with his legs spread far apart, taking up two seats, is an epidemic being dealt with in campaigns across North America. A group of protestors claim… Read More ›
Okay, What Were You So Busy Doing, That You Couldn’t Pick Up That Suit Of Armor At Baggage Claim?
Yesterday we wrote about an Alabama Store called “Unclaimed Baggage Center” where you can buy items like suits of armor that people never claimed from airport baggage claim carousels. 3 Explanations As To Why Someone Wouldn’t Pick Up A Suit… Read More ›
Store Sells Forgettable Stuff.
PRI reports that if you don’t claim your airline baggage, it, and any contents, eventually wind up in an Alabama store called “Unclaimed Baggage Center.” Some of the items include… “…a full set of armor, Scottish kilts and musical instruments… Read More ›
Just In Time For Real News Story Of 2014: Monkey Performs CPR on Other Monkey.
The Toronto Sun reports that in India a monkey was knocked unconscious after touching live wires at a train station. Another monkey successfully revived the unconscious monkey by using maneuvers that looked like CPR. All of this was apparently captured… Read More ›
Pretend Note From Airplane Baby In Goody Bag Pleases The World. Here Are More Notes We’d Like To See!
USA Today reports that a couple handed out a goody bag to people sitting near them (and their baby) on a flight. The bag included ear plugs and a note, jokingly apologizing in advance, as if the baby wrote the… Read More ›
Wondering What To Do With Unwanted Holiday Gifts? CNBC Has Valuable Information.
On December 26, 2014, CNBC wrote a piece entitled “6 stores with the worst return policies for gifts.” Included on the list were stores that… gasp… required receipts to prove that the item was bought at the store. Interestingly, American… Read More ›
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