The Local reports that the ABBA museum in Sweden has “come under fire” after charging a mother an admission fee for her infant. Since then, the museum has changed its entrance policy to only charge children aged three and over…. Read More ›
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Treadmills Available Outside For People Who Want To Run Outside, Without All The Hassle Of Running To Somewhere
This is a photo of a few outdoor treadmills taken in Macau, China. Prior to seeing this, we thought the reason treadmills were inside were so people could, you know, avoid bad weather running outside. Because if you were already… Read More ›
“June” Is Not An Acceptable Word In Words With Friends
The Internet is down at the Not The Worst News Headquarters which means this is our second entry ever written on an iPhone. And it also means plenty of time to play the hit game Words With Friends! Or as… Read More ›
Self-Driving Cars Now Legal In California, 30 Years After Knight Rider’s KITT Was Thrown In Prison
CNN reports that self-driving cars are now legal in California. “That’s soooo 1983,” declares Knight Rider’s Kitt, who was thrown in jail years before the unfunny cast of Cars 2! 3 Worse Things Than Being A Self-Driving Car In California…. Read More ›
Company sells toilet paper with ads on it! Part 1 of a two part story.
CNBC reports that Michigan company has begun selling toilet paper featuring advertising. From the article: “Advertisers… include a smoothie maker, insurance office and doctor’s office. Star Toilet Paper then offers its ad-filled TP for free to venues including libraries, restaurants,… Read More ›
MIT Study Suggests Being Seen At Work More Important Than Quality Of Work
Forbes reports that an MIT study suggest that those who work from home are likely to get worse performance reviews than people who work on site, even if the work is of equal quality. Specifically, the study is quoted as saying:… Read More ›
Mitt Romney Says He Is A Fan Of Snooki!
Just yesterday, we wrote about a Chicago school teacher who joked on a picket sign that mayor Rahm Emanuel liked Nickelback. The teacher apparently thought joking that the mayor liked something generally accepted as lacking talent was a funny burn…. Read More ›
Restaurants Have Secret Codes To Describe You!
As we wrote yesterday, the New York Times reports that some restaurants secretly record information about their patrons for future use. The article also stated restaurants use secret codes to describe patrons. Some include: FOM = Friend of Manager PX… Read More ›
Parent Apparently Thinks Potty Training Toddler At Restaurant Table Was A Good Idea
The Consumerist, citing some TV channel in Utah, reports about an incident at a restaurant we hope does not become a new trend: a mother was apparently attempting to potty train her two kids at a table in a packed restaurant…. Read More ›
The Price Is Right Turns 40, Which Means All Of You Who Thought The Show Was At Least 50 Years Old Overbid, And Won’t Win The Showcase Showdown!
CBS News reports that epic Californian game show the Price Is Right has turned 40 years old! 3 Things Worse Things Than “The Price Is Right” Turning 40 Years Old 1. Nice grandmothers will come on the show and say… Read More ›
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