The Wall Street Journal reports that a beer controversy is “brewing” (their words, don’t judge us!) in the Czech Republic because a pint of water costs more than beer in pubs there, and the government wants to introduce a law… Read More ›
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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 ›
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Reads From Card To Administer The Oath To Swear In President Obama For A Second Term
After fumbling some words during the administration of the oath in 2009, Chief Justice Roberts, avoiding any risk of making a mistake memorizing a few sentences, read the oath for the President to be sworn in for his second term… Read More ›
Insurance Company May Complain Life Is Not Fair
Yahoo Finance reports that AIG’s Board of Directors will consider whether joining a lawsuit tomorrow against the United States federal government in a claim alleging “the terms of the deal” bailing out AIG in 2008 were “unfair.” Under the suit,… Read More ›
Cat Busted As Prison Break Accomplice!
BBC reports that in Brazil, a cat was detained at a prison after attempting to enter the prison with contraband items taped to its body. From the article: “The confiscated items included drill bits, files, a mobile phone and charger, plus… Read More ›
New Law In Effect Today Limits Cats, In Case You Wonder Why You Saw Cats With Hobo Bags Hitchhiking
Yahoo reports that a new law in Wellington, Kansas limits the maximum number of cats per household to four. Naturally, this is a terrible way for NotTheWorstNews to start off the New Year after investing in the exclusive rights to… Read More ›
If You Named Your Baby “Adele,” Now Is Not The Time For Your Baby To Start Its Own Branded Perfume Company!
The Sun reports that singer Adele has trademarked her name, meaning that if your name is Adele, and you are not the famous singer Adele, good luck starting your own brand of perfume of jewelry! And since “Adele” was one… Read More ›
Sprinklgeddon Case Resolved!
The Mail reports that a former McDonald’s employee in Britain received a £3,000 settlement after being fired for giving a co-worker too many sprinkles on a McFlurry. Really? The product is called a “McFlurry” not a “McPartly Cloudy With A Five Percent… Read More ›
Judge Orders: IKEA Monkey Will Not Spend Christmas Or Remainder Of Mayan Apocalypse With Its Former Owner
As we wrote yesterday, the monkey found hanging out at a Toronto IKEA is now the subject of a legal battle. The Toronto Star reports that an Ontario judge has ordered that the IKEA Monkey spend until at least mid-January… Read More ›
World Currently Ending In Asia, According To Ancient Mayans… But You Want To Read About The IKEA Monkey Court Case, Right?
It’s currently December 21, 2012 in Australia and parts of Asia like Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, meaning obviously the world has ended in those places, if you believe the Mayan-calendar-end-of-the-world-theories. In related, news, and yes it may be related… Read More ›
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