Yesterday we wrote about an Alabama Store called “Unclaimed Baggage Center” where you can buy items like suits of armor that people never claimed from airport baggage claim carousels. 3 Explanations As To Why Someone Wouldn’t Pick Up A Suit… Read More ›
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It’s About Time Someone Made More Movies To Sell Toys
The Wall Street Journal reports that Hasbro is in “early talks” to acquire Shrek-film-studio Dreamworks Animation. This is not the first time we’ve made fun of Hasbro-toys to movies. You can check out older articles about this here and here…. Read More ›
Over 40,000 People Thought Sample Social Security Card Sold With Wallets Belonged To Them
Credit.com reports that in 1938, a wallet manufacturer decided to include a specimen social security card in wallets his company sold. The card included his secretary’s social security number, which was used by more than 40,000 people, as late as… Read More ›
Poll: Ten Percent Of Americans Unsure If Aliens Running Society
It seems a lot of you are recently viewing an entry we wrote in April, 2013, based on a reported real poll indicating that 4% of Americans say Reptilian people control the world. The poll was conducted by Public Policy… Read More ›
Where Can We Sign Up For “Tea Party Negotiation 101?”
CNN reports that in less than 24 hours the U.S. may hit its debt ceiling, risking another ratings downgrade to the U.S., or a minority of House Republicans may vote with House Democrats on a resolution that basically doesn’t meet… Read More ›
This Would Never Happen If Deep-Fried Breaded Bread Was A Product
The New York Times reports that the people of France are eating less bread today than their predecessors, which is leading to the bread industry adjusting its marketing. From the article: “The average Frenchman these days eats only half a… Read More ›
3 Uses For Your Mummified 14-Year-Old $5,000+ Hamburger
Yesterday, we wrote about a Utah man who turned down an offer of $5,000 for a 14-year-old mummified McDonald’s hamburger he found in his pocket. On our comments board, funny blogger Twissblog wrote: “My question is–now that he hasn’t sold… Read More ›
Facebook May Pay You Ten Dollars If You Fill Out A Form… Or May Not… Making Deciding Whether To Fill Out The Form As Fun As Trying To Predict The Future Value Of Facebook Stock
Buzzfeed reports that Facebook has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging that Facebook illegally put American users’ images in sponsored stories without their consent. Under the settlement, users may get $10 if they fill in a claim form, but if claims exceed… Read More ›
Oops… We Forgot A Title… If Only Google Could Suggest One Via Autocomplete!
Yahoo reports that a doctor in Australia has sued Google because he is apparently unhappy with what happened when people started typing his name in the search engine. Specifically, the autocomplete function of Google suggested the man’s name followed by… Read More ›
The Rich Kids Of Instagram Are Getting Edgy! Will Someone Throw Them A Bone! Specifically An iPad Encrusted With Dinosaur Bones.
CNBC reports that British company Stuart Hughes is offering an iPad for about $8 million U.S., encrusted with diamonds, which can be viewed here. From the Stuart Hughes description of the “iPad 2 Gold History Edition” write-up: “However to make… Read More ›
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