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 ›
Politics
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 ›
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 ›
Poll: Majority of Americans Who Have Not Heard Enough From Pollsters, Have Heard Enough From Sarah Palin
CNN reports that a recent poll indicates that 54% of Americans have “heard enough” from Sarah Palin. 3 Things We Wonder If The Other 46% Want To Hear From Sarah Palin 1. Opinions of how people who don’t quit midway through… Read More ›
President Obama Refuses Pot Offer In Denver Bar
CNN reports that U.S. President Barack Obama refused an offer of pot in a Denver bar. 3 Other Things We’d Like To See The President Refuse In A Bar 1. An offer to wear a patron’s Google Glass to see the… Read More ›
Mashed Potatoes Close U.K. Highway
QMI agency reports that a U.K highway was closed Saturday after a truck “shed its load” of instant mashed potatoes. 3 Worse Uses Of Instant Mashed Potatoes 1. To block and close a bridge leading out of New Jersey, with… Read More ›
When You Think About Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Bench Pressing Comes To Mind, Right?
The Toronto Sun reports that a report about a security camera video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford suggests that the Mayor was intoxicated in a parking garage on Easter Monday. The Mayor’s brother, Doug, had this explanation about the Mayor… Read More ›
Lonely Offshore Money Singing “Party In The USA” By Itself
The Fiscal Times reports that American companies are keeping $1.2 trillion in offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. The report further suggests that due to lost tax revenues, this costs Americans $1259 per year. 3 Other Ways To Lose… Read More ›
Toronto Mayor Ford Spotted In Ontario Cottage Country Walmart
The Toronto Sun reports that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has reportedly been in rehab, was spotted shopping Saturday afternoon in a cottage country Walmart, by the publisher of a Muskoka magazine owned by the Toronto Sun. The Mayor, who… Read More ›
Poll: People In Kentucky Don’t Like Obamacare, But Do Like Exchange Created Under Obamacare
Bloomberg reports that polling in Kentucky indicates people in that state are not fond of “Obamacare,” but are fond of “Kynect,” the exchange created under the Affordable Care Act. 3 Possible Explanations For This Discrepancy 1. Perhaps the problem is… Read More ›