The Local reports that a journalist in Sweden was almost taken down for attempting to pass a banana, confused to be a “secret weapon,” to Sweden’s Prime Minister. 3 Worse Things To Pass To A Swedish Prime Minister 1. IKEA… Read More ›
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Did You Just Realize You Wasted Years Of Your Life Switching Your Fork From One Hand To Another?
A contributor at Slate suggests that a once-popular American method of cutting and eating meat, which the author calls “the cut and switch” may be inefficient. For those unfamiliar with the technique, which the author says originated in France: it… Read More ›
Company Board & Shareholders Apparently Seek Dictator CEO Who Reports To Nobody!
Yoga Apparel maker Lululemon, whose former CEO departed and has had issues with recalling unintentionally see-through yoga wear has put an ad on its web site searching for a new CEO. And there’s a button where anyone can apply! Do… Read More ›
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Room Service! (And None If You Were Wearing Those Things, Either.)
Yesterday, we wrote about how many popular hotels are getting rid of mini-bars. That was yesterday’s news, or as we like to call it “the morning issue of USA Today” left at hotel doors across America. Now for today’s news… Read More ›
Those Signs Of What Not To Bring On An Airplane Indicate What Not To Bring On An Airplane.
NBC News reported on May 25 that a record number of guns were seized at U.S. airport security checkpoints last week. Specifically, the TSA confiscated 65 guns: 54 loaded. And eleven more unloaded. Also, we do not know if any… Read More ›
A&W Paying Five Bucks To Some People To Put Ads In Their Beards (Offer Apparently Does Not Apply To Abraham Lincoln, Who Ironically Appears On Five Dollar Bills)
Business Insider reports that A&W is putting mini-advertisements in an unconventional location. For $5 a day, men can be paid to walk around with an advertisement in their beards! And that sounds like enough money to get something to eat… Read More ›
Gawker Trying To Raise $200,000 To Buy Video Of Toronto Mayor Smoking Crack… Why Does Your Sandwich-Making How-To Video Only Have 3 Views On YouTube And No Offers To Buy It?
As we wrote yesterday, a report indicated Gawker had been shopped a video of Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, Canada, allegedly smoking crack cocaine. Gawker is currently asking readers to donate money to support buying this video to post… Read More ›
Swedish Newspapers: Always The Place We Can Find The Most Current Breaking News!
The Local reports that the Swedish National Tax Agency has declared a lumberjack who has been missing for 102 years to be dead. If alive, he would have been 139 years old, which would be older than the oldest person recorded… Read More ›
Someone May Have Lied On A Yelp Prison Review! Is There Not An Integrity Test Before Writing Yelp Reviews?
The Washington Post reports that lawyers, prisoners, and random jerks who may be the same people who vandalize Wikipedia, are reviewing prisons on Yelp! From the article: “At no time did the officer violate any of my constitutional privileges and even… Read More ›
While Everyone’s Been Talking About Apple Innovating “This” and Google “That,” McDonald’s May Be Doing Some Innovating Of It’s Own!
In a CNBC interview with the CEO of McDonald’s, the CEO reportedly said that McDonald’s is looking at “innovative ways” to extend breakfast hours for customers! We haven’t attended McDonald’s Hamburger University outside Chicago, so we can only speculate as to… Read More ›