Yahoo reports that the NHL is considering expansion. The contending cities include “top candidate” Las Vegas; “the leading candidate” Seattle; and Portland. Sorry Portland, not everyone can be the #1 candidate in a Yahoo News story! So what should these… Read More ›
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San Jose Mecury News Publishes Online Article That Reads Like The Onion
The San Jose Mercury News published an article about a company planned to be spun off by Yahoo named “Aabaco Holdings Inc.” The article was entitled “Yahoo’s Alibaba spinoff has a new name, but it’s already taken.” This might be… Read More ›
Have You Been Paying Too Much For Cat-Training Aids?
Yahoo Finance reports that Amazon Prime Day, a shopping day Amazon created and promised to be bigger than Black Friday, may be turning out to be a flop. Among the items reported to be on sale are “cat-training aids.” What… Read More ›
3 New Album Titles We Propose For 50 Cent After He Filed For Bankruptcy
Business Insider reports that 50 Cent has filed for bankruptcy. He was reportedly worth half a billion in 2007, in part due to selling a minority stake in Vitamin Water to Coca-Cola. The bankruptcy was reportedly caused due to losing… Read More ›
That Annoying Passenger Next To You On The Plane May Be Sitting Backwards In The Future
The LA Times reports that a leading French airline seat manufacturer has patented a new airline seat design where every other passenger will be seated backwards. Presumably, in the next row, the pattern will reverse, making passengers face each other…. Read More ›
Applebee’s Apparently Think “Free” Is A Suitable Price For Some Of Its Food
CNBC reports that as part of a new promotion, Applebee’s is giving away free food. Specifically “sampler plates of its new sriracha shrimp and churro s-mores appetizers.” The second appetizer will be given away for dessert. As we always like… Read More ›
New York Stock Exchange And United Airlines Shut Down On Same Day Due To Tech Issues. Here’s A Conversation We Imagine Resulted!
Fox News reports that all United Airlines planes were temporarily grounded for a few hours today, followed by the New York Stock Exchange halting trading of all stocks listed there due to technical issues. Oh, and the Wall Street Journal… Read More ›
Guy With 11% of the Vote Of One Party Loses Support Of Wealthier Billionaire
Forbes reports that Mexican telecom billionaire, Carlos Slim, one of the world’s several richest men, severed ties with Donald Trump related to some undisclosed Mexican TV show. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. How did the Trump name… Read More ›
Oh Great, MasterCard May Lead To More Selfies
Americans.org reports that MasterCard is testing selfies to authenticate payments. The user will reportedly have to blink at a certain time so that the biometric test can verify that a real person is looking at the camera, instead of a… Read More ›
Whole Foods Mark-Up.
The Associated Press reports that Whole Foods Market has apologized for “unintentional” “pricing mistakes” in stores in New York. “How many mistakes did they make?” you ask, as you chew on some whole-grain naturally-flavored bubble gum. Well, according to the… Read More ›
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