The Calgary Sun reports that as part of a radio station contest, in which listeners were given the option to vote what to do with $5,000 in cash, the listeners chose to burn the cash. Literally. From the story: “After… Read More ›
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Perhaps Inspired By Rob Ford, Almost Everyone In France Runs For Office
The Local reports that this past weekend over 900,000 people ran for office in local elections in France, including a porn star, a fake priest and a dead person. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. How many mimes… Read More ›
3 Theories We Suggest Why A Package Of Cocaine Was Sent To The Vatican
CBS News reports that German customs officials have seized a package containing condoms filled with tens of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine addressed to the Vatican. Nobody has been able to determine the intended recipient. Since nobody knows what’s… 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 ›
3 Alternate Titles We Suggest For Sarah Palin’s Reported Show “Rogue TV.”
Several days ago, we wrote about a report that Sarah Palin may launch her own channel tentatively titled “Rogue TV.” Here are some alternate titles we suggest, inspired by the “author” of Going Rogue. 1. Joe Rogan TV. Since Sarah Palin’s… Read More ›
If You’re A Mouse Reading This Due To Insomnia, You May Have Brain Damage!
CNN reports that a study indicates that mice forced to simulate sleeping the same hours as human shift-workers suffered brain damage. So we’re posting this at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to at least entertain our mice readers (before brain… Read More ›
Advertisers Upset They Can’t Make Your Facebook Newsfeed Full Of Ads For Free
Business Insider reports that a recent change to Facebook that affects the number of users who see a status update from a page they like has some advertisers unhappy. According to a study, average brand pages with fewer than 500,000… Read More ›
3 Tag Lines We Propose For Sarah Palin’s Reported Future TV Channel
Capital New York reports that Sarah Palin is set to launch a digital channel tentatively called “Rogue TV.” According to a quoted source for $10 a month you can view something described as… well… “Think of it as a video… Read More ›
Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day: A New Rob Ford Video
CP24 reports that Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been recorded in a new video apparently drunkenly swearing in front of a kid near City Hall. During a St. Patrick’s Day parade, Ford responds to a reporter’s question as to whether… Read More ›
Poll: 7% Of Torontonians Have No Opinion Who Should Be Mayor
The Toronto Sun reports that former Member of Parliament and City Councillor Olivia Chow, who has just entered the Toronto Mayoral race has taken the lead in an early poll. 36% of those polled said they would support Chow vs…. Read More ›
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