According to the Bleacher Report, Major League Baseball is testing new ways to make baseball games shorter. Included: limiting the number of mound visits; shortening the time between innings; shortening pitcher warm-up time; and using a pitch clock, presumably similar… Read More ›
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WWE Says It Will Cut Workforce By 7%
Bloomberg reports that World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., which reported a quarterly loss today, says it will cut its workforce by 7%. And the question on our minds is “What jobs can you possibly cut, WWE?” Does this mean a Royal Rumble… Read More ›
Study: Many People Would Rather Give Themselves Shock Than Be Alone With Their Thoughts
The Washington Post reports that a recent study indicates that participants, especially men, would rather give themselves a light shock than be alone with their thoughts. From the article: “And while only 6 of the 24 women shocked themselves, 12 of… Read More ›
3 More Boring In Flight Movie Titles Than Titles About A Seven Hour Train Ride
Yesterday, we wrote about a new inflight viewing option on British Airways entitled “The Seven Hour Train Journey to Oslo.” Here are 3 more boring titles we’d like to see: 1. “The Ryan Seacrest top 25,200 Train Second Countdown, narrated… Read More ›
Axl Rose Named World’s Greatest Singer
NBC reports that Guns N’ Roses front man has been ranked number one on a list of the world’s best singers, based on having a wide vocal range. 3 Categories Of Vocal Ranges We Hope Are Applicable To This Ranking… Read More ›
Macaulay Culkin’s Pizza-Song-Parody Band Booed Off Stage Twice In A Week
BBC reports that former child star Macaulay Culkin’s comedy rock group was booed off stage twice in a week. The group is called the “Pizza Underground” and apparently parodies songs by the Velvet Underground using pizza-themed lyrics. We assume somewhere… Read More ›
3 Slogans We Propose For Amazon Prime
Two days ago, we wrote about how Amazon Prime would be streaming shows from HBO from three years ago. “Too soon!” some of you may have said. That’s okay, the original CNN article indicated that Amazon Prime would also be… Read More ›
Woman Arrested In 2014 For Not Returning Monster-In-Law To Video Store In 2005
CNN reports that a South Carolina woman was arrested Thursday and spent a night in a Pickens County jail due to an outstanding warrant after she failed to return a VHS copy of the movie Monster-In-Law that she rented in 2005. Guess… Read More ›
Judge To Make Ruling Whether You Can See Bieber Parts
TMZ reports that a judge will review images taken from a jail of Justin Bieber’s penis and backside. This follows a request from Bieber’s lawyer that no more jail images of Bieber be released, including Bieber reportedly urinating in the… Read More ›
3 Possible Explanations of Empty Seats At Sochi
Quartz reports that Olympic organizers in Sochi, Russia are scrambling to find volunteers to fill empty seats. In the first two days of competition, as many as 4,000 people reportedly didn’t make it to their seats. Now here are our… Read More ›