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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
The Hackernet Of Everything
CNN Money reports that researchers believe that hackers may be able to hack some new cars and do something like slam on someone else’s brakes. A sketch can be viewed here, showing how areas including a vehicle’s Bluetooth and passive-anti-theft systems… Read More ›
Fox Reporter Claims To Have Been “Pinched” In Haunted House
Fox 43 reports that a house in Hanover, Pennsylvania is haunted! Here’s the video… where you can see the reporter claim to have been “pinched” by some mysterious source, while the cameraman claims to have been “scratched” by some high-temperature… Read More ›
Reebok Now Makin’ Bacon
Yahoo News Digest reports that the Reebok athletic wear company now makes bacon. It’s reportedly “free of nitrates, MSG, and sweeteners.” Other companies are sweetening bacon? If we wanted sweet bacon, we’d invite Mrs. Butterworth’s to our bacon cottage parties. 3… Read More ›
WWE Says It Will Cut Workforce By 7%
Bloomberg reports that World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., which reported a quarterly loss today, says it will cut its workforce by 7%. And the question on our minds is “What jobs can you possibly cut, WWE?” Does this mean a Royal Rumble… Read More ›
Whole Foods Has To Increase Marketing Because Otherwise Chester Cheetah Would Keep Influencing Your Food Purchases
The Associated Press reports that Whole Foods Market is going to begin a major national marketing push after reporting weak sales earlier today. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Who puts the “ripe” stickers on avocados at Whole Foods… Read More ›
Dating Web Site Intentionally Mismatched Users To Test Its Technology
Yahoo News Digest reports that dating web site OKCupid has admitted to intentionally mismatching users to test its technology. 3 Slogans We Propose For OKCupid 1. “Hey, we’re not called ‘Olympic Archery Gold Medalist Cupid’ for a reason. Because we’re going… Read More ›