E! reports that a meet and greet with Avril Lavigne, costing about $400 US, resulted in a bunch of awkward photos as fans in Brazil were told the following strict rule: “…the fans were told by security that they were… Read More ›
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George H.W. Bush Joins Rob Kardashian In World Of High Profile Socks
We recently wrote about Rob Ford selling bobble heads and other merch to raise money for his re-election campaign. Well, looks like Republicans across the Canadian border took a page out of Rob Ford’s bobble head book,* as Business Insider… Read More ›
Student Uses 500 Pounds Of Pennies To Pay Off Tuition
HLN reports that a 24-year old Oklahoma college student paid off the final $974 owing for his tuition with 500 pounds of pennies, allowing him to graduate debt fee. 3 Less Effective Ways To Pay Off Your College Tuition 1. $974… Read More ›
Misunderstanding Leads To Man Receiving 90 Gyros After Ordering 9 On The Phone
The Toronto Sun reports that an Ottawa man, who was throwing a Game Of Thrones party pre-ordered 9 gyros from a local restaurant. The store’s owner repeated confirmed “90,” to the man who thought he was saying “9,” which just goes to… Read More ›
Just In Time For Prom Season, the KFC Drumstick Corsage!
We talk a fair bit about Yum! Brands here and the increasingly over-the-top food items they offer through their KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands. Through these articles, we thought we imagined every conceivable food permutation in our comedic… Read More ›
Study Shows Abercrombie & Fitch Font Will Solve All Of The Government’s Problems. We Suggest 3 More Things The Government Can Learn From Abercrombie.
CNN reports that a middle school whiz has been able to figure out how to save the U.S. federal and state governments hundreds of millions of dollars: print documents with a font that uses less ink. And the ink saving… Read More ›
BBC: Media Reports Say Every Man In North Korea Must Get Kim Jong-un Haircut. HuffPo Says Reports Untrue.
BBC reports that other media reports are saying that state-sanctioned guidelines being rolled out, require all men in North Korea to get the same haircut as leader Kim Jung-un. In case you are not familiar with the latest North Korean… Read More ›
British School Bans Teachers From Using Red Ink To Mark Tests. We Create A Mock Test To Imagine How That Will Work Out.
The Cornishman reports that a British school has banned teachers from using red ink on tests. From the article: “Under a new grading policy at Mounts Bay Academy in Cornwall, teachers must mark and write feedback in green, while students… Read More ›
Don’t Wear Your Beer Googles To Some San Fran Bars!
CNN reports that some bars in San Francisco are banning wearing Google Glass, the “smart” eyewear with a camera and other technology on it. The report indicates that wearing the product is viewed by some as being a member of… Read More ›
Utah Mom Buys Over $600 In “Indecent” T-Shirts Of Scantily-Clad Women To Get Them Out Of Store Display
The Detroit Free Press reports that a woman from Orem, Utah found a display of T-Shirts in a mall retailer so offensive that she bought all 19 of the T-Shirts in stock. The report says she intends to return the… Read More ›