A woman from Halifax, Nova Scotia reportedly told the CBC that she found a “primo” place to regularly park her Smart Car for free. On the street, in front of the provincial legislature, in the tiny space between two legally parked… Read More ›
Humor
Blackberry Bans Passwords Geeks Would Use If Geeks Actually Used Blackberries
Yahoo reports that Blackberry will ban 104 “unsecure’ passwords when it launches its new operating system in January, including: Gandalf, Merlin, and ncc1701 (we had to look this one up to find out it was referring to the USS Enterprise… Read More ›
Twitter Adding A Header Photo To Your Profile Tomorrow… But Will This Influence The Pope’s First Tweet?
CNBC reports that beginning tomorrow, Twitter will require your profile to include a header photo, similar to the Facebook cover photo. If you don’t provide a header photo, your profile will include what Twitter calls a “not fun” default grey… Read More ›
Monkey Sporting Winter Coat And Diaper Found Hanging Out At IKEA Store
The National Post reports that much like MacAulay Culkin being left home alone years ago, a monkey in a diaper and a sheepskin coat was left in a Toronto home furnishings store – alone! 3 Worse Things A Monkey Could… Read More ›
Finally, An Edible iPhone Case…
CNN reports that a company called Japan Trend Shop is selling a handmade iPhone 5 case made of rice and salt for $81. Or more accurately, was selling, as the case is currently listed as “sold out” on the company’s web… Read More ›
We Are Writing About The First Story We Find On The CNBC Web Site Today!
Dum-dee-doo… Let’s see what CNBC is reporting as its lead story today… which we will then have to write a comedy article about, regardless of how dry or boring the topic may be. And the current lead story is entitled:… Read More ›
Sony Reportedly To Discontinue Cassette Player/Recorder, Which Will Lead To Making Whiny Mixed Tapes Becoming A Real Hassle!
Akihabara News reports that Sony will discontinue the cassette player/recorder in 2013. So last chance to run out and get one, unless you’re looking for one at Wal-mart, which currently indicates on their web site they are “not available at… Read More ›
Text Message Celebrated 20th Birthday With Sad Face Emoticon
CNN reported earlier this week, text messaging turned 20, however is expected to decline in popularity, as more people can avoid text messaging fees by using wifi. 3 More Embarrassing Moments In The Life Of A 20-Year-Old Text Message 1…. Read More ›
Austalians With Bad Fake Accents Fool British Hospital Staff Into Thinking The Queen Was Calling, Because Security Precuations And Call Display Haven’t Been Invented In The U.K.
The Telegraph reports that two radio personalities from Australia were able to successfully call Kate Middleton’s nurse at a British hospital to get an update on her status by impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles… very badly… you can… Read More ›
Russian Experts Confirm World Will Not End This December :)
The New York Times reports that the Russian government has decided to put an end to Mayan doomsday talk. From the article: ‘[Russia’s] minister of emergency situations said Friday that he had access to “methods of monitoring what is occurring… Read More ›