CBC reports that Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, has admitted to smoking crack cocaine. According to the article, the Mayor said this today: “But, no — do I? Am I an addict, no? Have I tried it? Um, probably… Read More ›
World News
Will British Police Also Arrest JT For Singing “Cry Me A River?”
The Telegraph reports that a 25-year-old British man has been ordered to remove his Texas Chainsaw Massacre themed Halloween decorations from his lawn because they are making children cry. Ironically, the man had put up the decorations to raise money… Read More ›
Penny For The Person Who Misspelled Jesus On The Vatican’s Medals Thoughts
Reuters reports that the Vatican has withdrawn thousands of Papal medals after realizing inscriptions on them misspelled “Jesus” as “Lesus.” Speaking of topical errors on metallic circular objects, here are: 3 Worse Possible Errors For The U.S. Penny 1. instead of… Read More ›
No Love In Spanish Skyscraper’s Elevator?
Gizmodo reports that a 47 story building under construction in Spain has a bit of a dilemma. Due to a change in design, leading to an increase in the size of the building from 20 stories, the building does not… Read More ›
This Would Never Happen If Deep-Fried Breaded Bread Was A Product
The New York Times reports that the people of France are eating less bread today than their predecessors, which is leading to the bread industry adjusting its marketing. From the article: “The average Frenchman these days eats only half a… Read More ›
Can’t Toast This. Stop, Handcuff Time!
The Toronto Sun reports that Firefighters in London, England say that the Fifty Shades of Grey book series may be responsible for a spike of people winding up in “handcuff mishaps.” Here’s a quote from the article: “In the past three… Read More ›
Man Must Leave New Zealand Due To Being Overweight
BBC News reports that a South African man has not had his work visa renewed due to his 286 pound weight posing a potential drain on health care resources. To make matters worse, the man has lost weight since he… Read More ›
We’re Still Waiting For Stuffed-Crust Cheesy Burritos From A Certain Fast Food Chain.
ABC News reports that a new United Nations report indicates that Mexico has passed the United States in obesity rates, with 32.8% of the adult population for Mexico vs. 31.8% for the United States. 3 Questions That Arise From This… Read More ›
Accidentally Gluing Your Mouth Shut Is Not A Better Way To Keep Secrets Than Not Revealing Secrets.
The Telegraph reports that a woman in New Zealand mistakenly confused a tube of cold sore cream with super-glue, resulting in inadvertently gluing her lips shut. Which of course made her emergency telephone call seeking help tricky… fortunately they were… Read More ›
Sweden’s Security Is Bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
The Local reports that a journalist in Sweden was almost taken down for attempting to pass a banana, confused to be a “secret weapon,” to Sweden’s Prime Minister. 3 Worse Things To Pass To A Swedish Prime Minister 1. IKEA… Read More ›