CNBC reports that according to a Gallup survey, 58% of Americans still have their VCRs, which is more than the numbers who have desktop computers, iPods, video game consoles, or tablet computers. 62% of Americans do own smartphones, though, so chances… Read More ›
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Man Allegedly Switch Numbers On His House With Neighbor, Resulting In Wrong House Being Demolished
Gawker reports that a Pontiac, Michigan man, whose home was scheduled to be demolished, allegedly switched the address number on his home with his neighbor, resulting in the neighbor’s house being demolished instead. 3 Worse Addresses You Could Put On… Read More ›
Report: Naked People Found In Place You’d Expect To Find Naked People.
Today’s news tip comes to us from blogger Sean Smithson via email from the United Kingdom. And since there’s been no front page news in the U.K. that we’re aware of recently, or since last summer’s Olympics, let’s see what… Read More ›
Be Careful Putting That Stun Gun Phone Case Someone Lent You Against Your Ear!
CNN reports that a company is selling iPhone cases that double as stun guns. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Does this mean that people who answer the phone in theaters during movies may accidentally stun themselves? The article indicates… Read More ›
Who Says You Have To Be A Unicorn To Have A Photo Of One On Your Passport?
The Daily Mail reports that a nine-year-old British girl was able to enter the nation of Turkey using a passport identifying her with a picture of a unicorn. Click here to view the passport pic and see if you would have… Read More ›
Because You Demanded It: 3 Democrat Robots We’d Like To See
Yesterday, when writing about robots potential near-future roles in the services industry, we commented on 3 Robot Politicians we’d like to see. Blogger IndyTony astutely noticed that the 3 politicians we wrote about happened to be Republicans. As the only… Read More ›
3 Worse Show-And-Tell Presentations Than The Kid Who Brought $20,000 In Cash To School
Detroit’s 7 Action News reports that a 12-year-old brought a backpack full of $20,000 in cash to school, and started handing it out to classmates in what Yahoo news describes as “quite the show-and-tell.” Which is quite true, because school officials… Read More ›
Head Of British State Recovers From Stomach Flu… Right When We Accept A Challenge To Avoid Certain Letters Of The Alphabet.
WordPress’ Daily Prompt challenged bloggers today to write an entry without using a letter of the alphabet. “Feeling really brave? Make it a vowel!” Let’s see… merely to tell you that we’re accepting this challenge, we’ve used the letters a,… Read More ›
Ad For Tonight’s Oscars Costs More Than Used Toyota Tercel
CNBC reports that a commercial during tonight’s Academy Awards will cost between $1.65 million and $1.80 million for 30 seconds. 3 Worse Things You Could Waste $1.65 Million On 1. Half a viewing of the movie Gone In 60 Seconds. Why is a… Read More ›
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Has Spent $5-$6 Million On Drugs
Yahoo reports that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has spent $5-$6 million on drugs in his lifetime. 3 Worse Things Steven Tyler Could Spend $6 Million On 1. The $6 Million Dollar Man. The star and protagonist of the show, Lee Majors is… Read More ›
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