WBIR reports that an Australian couple were trying unsuccessfully to auction off their house, until they offered their pet cat as part of the sale, which resulted in a successful auction, valuing the cat at about $100,000 U.S. The video… Read More ›
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3 Suggestions For Ben Bernanke When Filling Out Credit Applications
As we’ve written over the past few days, Former Federal Reserve Chair, Ben Bernanke, reportedly said he was recently unable to refinance his mortgage. 3 Suggestions For Ben Bernanke When Filling Out Credit Applications 1. Do not describe your former… Read More ›
More Humor For Economics Nerds Based On Ben Bernanke Being Unable To Refinance His Home
Yesterday, we wrote about former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke saying that he was recently unable to refinance his mortgage, despite his home being assessed in the $800,000 range, and him earning $250,000 to give a speech. 3 Quotes We… Read More ›
Man Allegedly Tries To Smuggle 51 Turtles In His Pants Across Border
Yahoo News Digest reports that a Canadian man is facing charges in the USA after allegedly trying to smuggle 51 live turtles “stuffed down his pants” across the Windsor-Detroit border last month. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1…. Read More ›
California School Cheese Sandwiches Must Suck Enough To Risk Getting Detention
The Toronto Sun reports that a 13-year-old California has served a school detention for sharing his lunch. Specifically, he shared a chicken burrito with a classmate who didn’t like the cheese sandwich that the school gave him. The school claims… Read More ›
Don’t Stand Behind That Person In The Fake Fat Suit At The Buffet!
Discover Magazine reports that a recent study indicates that if you are dining with an overweight person (or someone wearing a “fat suit” to make the study “scientific”), you are more likely to eat more food, and less likely to… Read More ›
Breaking: Panda “Fakes” Pregnancy*
QMI Agency reports that a Panda in China fakes pregnancy to get treats. Once the Panda stopped getting treats, it stopped acting pregnant. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Does this explain why a giant panda was parked… Read More ›
Report: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Wants To Stop Cancellation of Jesus-In-The-City Parade
The Toronto Sun reports that a parade called “Jesus-In-The-City,” originally scheduled for next month, had to be cancelled due to conflicting scheduled road works on the parade route. 3 Possible Solutions 1. If Jesus can walk on water, certainly he can… Read More ›
Three Laws We’d Like To See From Mayor Duke, aka the Dog Mayor of Minnesota
QMI Agency reports that a small Minnesota town has elected a seven-year-old dog as the mayor, beating out an apparent human corner-store owner. That’s right, Duke, a Great Pyrenees, is now the mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota. Now, here are three laws… Read More ›
We Want Uber To Use More Criteria To Rate Passengers!
Slate recently posted an opinion piece about the fact that Uber, the cab-dispatching smartphone app, has a secret rating of its passengers, based on cab driver ratings. Passengers are rated on a scale of one to five. Three More Detailed Scales… Read More ›
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