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Toronto Blogger Who Dates Men To Get Free Meals Kicked Off Jewish Dating Site For Faking Being Jewish
Yahoo reports that an aspiring Toronto actress has been dating men she is not interested in to get free meals at Toronto’s finest, and apparently not-so-finest restaurants. She then blogs about the experience. Which doesn’t always work out because she… 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 ›
Study: Acting Like You Know What You’re Talking About, When You Have No Clue About What You’re Talking About, Will Get People To Believe You! Trust Us, We Know It’s True!
Yahoo reports that a study by graduate students from Washington State University indicates that people tend to believe what you say, whether verbally or in writing, if you use loud, confident language… even if you have no clue what you… Read More ›
Good Will Haunting
Earlier this week, funny blogger Diatribes & Ovations nominated this blog for the WordPress Family Award. That blog has a tagline: “Because RantsAndRaves was already taken.” And we would like to give an ovation to the person who thought of… Read More ›
Iran Confirms It Does Not Have A Time Machine, In Case You Wonder Who Those People Visiting You In Silver Unibody Suits from 2050 Are!
Update on a recent story we’ve been following! ABC News reports that Iran has set the record straight: they do not have a time machine. 3 Reasons We Already Knew An Iranian Scientist Didn’t Invent A Time Machine 1. The… 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 More Examples Of Quality American Infrastructure To Improve Its D+ Rating
Yesterday we wrote about how the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America’s infrastructure a D+ rating in an annual ranking of infrastructure such as ports, rail, and solid waste. And congratulations, Solid Waste, you achieved the highest grade in… Read More ›