QMI Agency reports that a small Minnesota town has elected a seven-year-old dog as the mayor, beating out an apparent human corner-store owner. That’s right, Duke, a Great Pyrenees, is now the mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota. Now, here are three laws… Read More ›
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Does Ice Bucket Challenge
Rob Ford was challenged to help ALS by former Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi to do the “Ice Bucket Challenge.” You can watch the video of him doing the challenge by clicking here. In case you’ve missed this in social… Read More ›
Pop-Up Ad Inventor Apologizes In Atlantic… Instead Of In Pop-Up Ads Which Would Have Been Funnier
CNN reports that the person who created pop-up ads on the internet has said “I’m sorry” for his creation. Citing an interview with the Atlantic, the ads were originally created with good intentions. Specifically, a car maker did not want its… Read More ›
Governor of Texas Allegedly Messed With Texas
CNN reports that Texas Governor Rick Perry has been “indicted on felony charges of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity.” Perry allegedly used the threat of vetoing stuff when you apparently aren’t allowed to threaten to… Read More ›
Just Another Slow Not The Worst News Week Where Wasps Catch A Thief
QMI Agency reports that a Leeds, England man was arrested after stealing a fish tank, and while on the run with his fish tank he had a bit of a mishap. Specifically, he had to go to the bathroom, and urinated… Read More ›
We Want Uber To Use More Criteria To Rate Passengers!
Slate recently posted an opinion piece about the fact that Uber, the cab-dispatching smartphone app, has a secret rating of its passengers, based on cab driver ratings. Passengers are rated on a scale of one to five. Three More Detailed Scales… Read More ›
Good Luck Convincing Those Bots Following You To Retweet Your Tweets!
Quartz reports that a recent filing by Twitter reveals about 8.5% of “active” Twitter accounts, amounting to 23 million accounts are actually bots. #WhenWillTheMadnessEnd 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. What does it take for a “Bot” to be… Read More ›
News Team Van Robbed In Sketchy Neighborhood, After Doing Story On App That Rates Sketchy Neighborhoods
Reuters reports that a D.C. area TV news team’s van was robbed while investigating whether an app that rates neighborhoods based on “sketchiness” was accurate. 3 More Dumb Ways To Get Robbed Using Apps 1. Post a status update on Facebook… Read More ›
More In Restaurant News: Restaurant Adds “Minimum Wage Fee”
Yahoo Finance reports that a Minnesota restaurant has added a minimum wage surcharge of 35 cents per check to customers’ checks following an increase in the minimum wage in that state to $8 an hour for large employers and $6 an hour for… Read More ›
Toddler Slips Through Gate Onto White House Lawn, And We Speculate What He Is Thinking!
NY Daily News reports that a toddler squeezed through slats of the White House gates, successfully to the White House lawn, causing the White House to go on lock down. Secret Service agents joked that since the toddler could not… Read More ›
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