The Associated Press reports that the company that makes Snuggies (the blanket with sleeves!) has entered an eight-million dollar settlement with the FTC after allegedly deceptive marketing practices. Allegedly, buy-one-get-one free Snuggie offers apparently weren’t so free when customers got… Read More ›
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Canadians Asked To Stop Doodling On Five Dollar Bills To Create Spock Look-Alike
The Timmins Press reports that the Bank of Canada has asked Canadians to stop “Spocking” five dollar bills. Specifically, using a pen, artistic Canadians have been able to draw a new haircut and eyebrows of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfred… Read More ›
Teenager Runs Up $54,000 Bar Tabs Using Father’s Amex Card
According to the LA Times, a sixteen-year-old in Japan spent $54,000 in a night out at adult-only bars using his father’s American Express Card. A judge ruled that the father ought to pay about $8,000, while the bars and American… Read More ›
Japan Introduces Legislation To Force Employees To Take Holidays
The Associated Press reports that the Japanese government is set to introduce a law that makes taking holidays mandatory, in a country where many people work long hours and don’t take the vacation days owed to them. 3 Vacation Destinations… Read More ›
Driverless Uber Cars?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Uber is working with Carnegie Mellon University to develop driverless cars, in direct competition with Google, which also is doing similar work. 3 Interesting Observations About This Story 1. So Uber is driving cab… Read More ›
Man Fired After Not Showing Up For Work For 24 Years
Reuters reports that a government employee in India was fired after not showing up for work for 24 years. Apparently, the man was found guilty of “wilful absence of duty” about 22 years ago. Also, apparently, it is very, very… Read More ›
Billionaire Oilman’s Ex-Wife Cashes $975 Million Divorce Settlement Check
The Wall Street Journal reports that the ex-wife of billionaire oilman, Harold Hamm, has cashed a divorce-settlement check worth about $975 million. Cashing the check, according to the oilman’s lawyer, results in her losing her right to appeal for even… Read More ›
Couple Phones 9-1-1 For Help To Get Out Of “Locked” Closet, Which Had No Locks
The Orlando Sentinel reports that a man and woman phoned 9-1-1 after believing they were locked in a janitor’s closet for two days at Daytona State College Marine and Environmental Science Center. The door reportedly had no locks. But the couple… Read More ›
Time To Rate Regulators’ Potential Settlement With A Ratings Agency
Yahoo Finance reports that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is nearing a settlement with regulators over how it rated mortgage-backed security bonds before the financial melt-down. You know, those securities that almost took down the global economy because some of… Read More ›
3 Signs That Trip Advisor Review In Italy May Be Fake
CNN reports that Trip Advisor has been fined one-half million Euros in Europe for apparently not doing enough to advise fake reviewers not to travel to the site. How can Trip Advisor figure out conclusively which reviews from Italy are… Read More ›
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