Not The Worst News just tested the new Blackberry Z10, which lacks the physical keyboard that has made Blackberry so popular among 70-year-old former typewriter-ribbon-manufacturing-executives. Trying to type “this is a test” on the text messaging app lead to something… Read More ›
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Congress: Gone Fishin’!
CNN reports that just a day before $85 billion in spending cuts take effect, many members of Congress have left Washington, D.C. Which means Congress has accomplished the goal we joked about on December 31 of becoming less popular, as they… Read More ›
Budweiser-Maker Sued For Allegedly Watering Down Beer, So You May Allegedly Have No Excuse For Getting So Drunk At The Academy Awards Alleged Party!
CNN reports that Anheuser-Busch is being sued by two California residents for allegedly watering down some of its brands, including Budweiser, Michelob, and Bud Lite Platinum. From the article: “‘Because water is cheaper than alcohol, AB adds extra water to its… Read More ›
Yahoo’s New CEO Melissa Mayer Says Employees Must, Like, Totally Show Up For Work To Get Paid
GigaOM reports that new Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer has made some changes since becoming CEO of the company. Those include: giving employees free food at work; giving them free smartphones; and (gasp) now banning working from home. We hope there… Read More ›
#AsGoogleStockHitsRecordHighsTheyWantYouToPayToTestTheirFashionProducts
Computerworld reports that Google is seeking out “explorers” via social media to pay $1,500 plus tax to test Google eyeglasses. 3 Worse Things To Pay To Test Than Computerized Glasses 1. Computerized bank chip cards. For $1500 you can see… Read More ›
Hacker Places McDonald’s New Fish McBites On Burger King Web Site… Now We Don’t Know What Product To Buy!
Yahoo reports that a hacker hacked into Burger King’s Twitter account and posted a McDonald’s logo, an image of new “Fish McBites,” and the words “Just got sold to McDonald’s because the Whopper flopped…” 3 Startling Revelations From This News Story… Read More ›
Another 3 Channels We’d Like To See Naming Storms
On Friday, we mentioned how the Weather Channel has masterminded the marketing idea of naming winter storms, which explains why Winter Storm #Nemo had a hash-tag in it’s name. We suggested that we’d like to see E!, Fox News, and… Read More ›
Bankers Minus Jobs = Strip Clubs Minus Money
Yahoo reports that job losses of bankers in London, England, has lead to less business in London strip clubs. 3 Other Possible Impacts Of Fewer Employed Bankers 1. Now everyone can afford to hire their own personal banker for home games… Read More ›
Republican Party “Rising Star” Doing The Opposite-Of-Rising To Find Bottle Of Water During A Speech
Marco Rubio, while delivering the Republican party’s response speech to this year’s President’s State Of The Union address, awkwardly leaned away from the camera to grab a bottle of Poland Spring water, presumably on a chair or maybe the floor…. Read More ›
In Case You Were Planning A Yard Sale In Today’s Blizzard, Here’s Another Reason Not To Have One!
Reuters reports that a baseball card purchased for $100 at a Maine yard sale sold for $92,000 at an auction. Specifically, the “card” was an 1865 photo of the Brooklyn Atlantics baseball team. Which is just another reason to never hold… Read More ›
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