The Daily Mail reports that a family in Brazil was cleaning out a storage room in their Rio Home when they discovered a box with an old record player inside… which they took to the curb to throw away… leading to a neighbor… Read More ›
Comedy
Calling 9-1-1 To Ask Why Your Date Stood You Up Is Not A Good Idea, Unless You Consider Making The News For Doing That To Be A Good Idea.
QMI Agency reports that a man from Montreal, Quebec, phoned 9-1-1 after taking a bus to far-away Barrie, Ontario, where he was stood up for an online date. Specifically, the man became angry and demanded that police find out why… Read More ›
Rapper Who Rapped About Not Voting For The President Suddenly Disappears Like A Ghost From Inauguration Party Stage
USA Today reports in this video that rapper Lupe Fiasco was escorted off the stage at a Presidential inaugural party during a performance that included lyrics mentioning that he did not vote for President Obama. 3 Worse Potential Invitees To Perform… Read More ›
Poll Says Congress Less Popular Than Nickelback, So Don’t Be Surprised If Nickelback Becomes U.S. Citizens And Runs For Congress
A Public Policy Polling poll has found that Congress has a 9% “Favorable” rating among respondents. The poll also found that respondents had a less favorable opinion of Congress than cockroaches, root canals and Nickelback. But good news, Congress! Respondents view… Read More ›
Is The Tea Party Going The Way Of Fruitopia Lemon Berry Intuition Fruit Tea?
Erin Burnett ran a segment on CNN last night asking: “Is the Tea Party dead?” The segment also quoted a Politico interview in which a Tea Party leader reportedly admitted: “There’s not enough money.” 3 Parties We Could See Replacing… Read More ›
Cyberdumb Day
A well known apparel retailer, which we won’t name here, because it will spoil potential surprises to NTWN gift recipients, has an interesting policy at the check-out page of its online store. For a fee, you can have your gift… Read More ›
Google Android App Ensures Grinch Can’t Steal Christmas… By Omitting To Add Christmas Or December To App’s Calendar.
Engadget reports some devices using Google’s latest 4.2 operating system for Android, have a little problem when trying to schedule things like birthdays in the “People” App. The month of December 2012 does not exist. Hey Google, that must have… Read More ›
Do Not Sit On Window Sill Of World’s 2nd Tallest Building, Especially If Your Head Is Not Connected To Your Body!
Below is a photo of a warning posted on the window sills of Taipei 101, the world’s second tallest building located in Taipei, Taiwan. As you can see from the instructions in the images, if your head is not screwed… Read More ›
American Retailers Plan To Open On Thanksgiving For Black “Friday”
CNBC reports that retailers including Sears and Wal-mart will open on U.S. Thanksgiving, with Wal-Mart opening at 8 pm. 3 Better Names For Black Friday 1. The “Hey-We-Know-It’s-Thursday-But-It’s-Friday-In-China-Where-These-Items-Were-Probably-Made” Sale 2. The-Holiday-Formally-Known-As-Thanksgiving-But-Now-Known-As-“Putting-Sales-Price-Stickers-On-Blu-Ray-Players-Instead-Of-Spending-Time-With-Your-Family-Day” 3. National Unload Blu-Ray Players And Other Technology Made… Read More ›
We Were Fooled By CBC Yesterday! Are We Going To Have To Turn To Fox For Trusted Canadian News?
Yesterday we wrote about a story on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation web site that fell in the too-ridiculous-to-be-true-so-it-must-be-true category. Specifically, a comedy radio show on CBC posted a fictional story and interview about a Texas town that was adding sugar… Read More ›
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