QMI Agency reports that a Leeds, England man was arrested after stealing a fish tank, and while on the run with his fish tank he had a bit of a mishap. Specifically, he had to go to the bathroom, and urinated… Read More ›
Humor
We Want Uber To Use More Criteria To Rate Passengers!
Slate recently posted an opinion piece about the fact that Uber, the cab-dispatching smartphone app, has a secret rating of its passengers, based on cab driver ratings. Passengers are rated on a scale of one to five. Three More Detailed Scales… Read More ›
Good Luck Convincing Those Bots Following You To Retweet Your Tweets!
Quartz reports that a recent filing by Twitter reveals about 8.5% of “active” Twitter accounts, amounting to 23 million accounts are actually bots. #WhenWillTheMadnessEnd 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. What does it take for a “Bot” to be… Read More ›
News Team Van Robbed In Sketchy Neighborhood, After Doing Story On App That Rates Sketchy Neighborhoods
Reuters reports that a D.C. area TV news team’s van was robbed while investigating whether an app that rates neighborhoods based on “sketchiness” was accurate. 3 More Dumb Ways To Get Robbed Using Apps 1. Post a status update on Facebook… Read More ›
More In Restaurant News: Restaurant Adds “Minimum Wage Fee”
Yahoo Finance reports that a Minnesota restaurant has added a minimum wage surcharge of 35 cents per check to customers’ checks following an increase in the minimum wage in that state to $8 an hour for large employers and $6 an hour for… Read More ›
Restaurants Offering Discounts To Patrons Who Bring Guns
The Wall Street Journal reports that some small American restaurants are seeing an increase in business by encouraging patrons to bring their guns or carry-and-conceal permits. One restaurant gave 15% discounts to patrons who brought in their guns or permits. And… Read More ›
Toddler Slips Through Gate Onto White House Lawn, And We Speculate What He Is Thinking!
NY Daily News reports that a toddler squeezed through slats of the White House gates, successfully to the White House lawn, causing the White House to go on lock down. Secret Service agents joked that since the toddler could not… Read More ›
3 Songs We’d Like To See Weird Al Sing At A Superbowl Half Time Show
Yahoo News Digest reports that a petition to have Weird Al Yankovic perform during the 2015 Superbowl Half-Time Show has already received over 74,000 signatures. Here are some song titles we’d like to see him sing: 1. California Knows How… Read More ›
3 Reasons Not To Marry A Hipster: A List-Poem
Recently blogger MikkiAaron nominated us for the “Very Inspiring Blogger Award.” Which we totally deserve because we used subliminal messages to inspire her to do that! As readers of this blog, or its FAQ know, we always decline these award nominations,… Read More ›
Report Says Spies Listened To Secretary of State Kerry’s Phone Calls
Yahoo News Digest reports that according to the German newspaper, Der Spiegel, telephone calls made on ordinary telephones last year by Secretary of State John Kerry were eavesdropped upon by intelligence agencies including Israel, and possibly Russia and China. Apparently this… Read More ›