WLTX reports that South Carolina State Senator Rob Ford has resigned after an Ethics Committee heard things related to ethics, including allegations that he used campaign money at two adult stores. Meanwhile, the National Post reports Rob(ert) Ford, U.S. Ambassador… Read More ›
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Study: Acting Like You Know What You’re Talking About, When You Have No Clue About What You’re Talking About, Will Get People To Believe You! Trust Us, We Know It’s True!
Yahoo reports that a study by graduate students from Washington State University indicates that people tend to believe what you say, whether verbally or in writing, if you use loud, confident language… even if you have no clue what you… Read More ›
Zombie Apocalypse Might Not Stop You From Driving Your Electric Car!
Investor’s Business Daily reports that Tesla Motors, maker of electric cars, has been building “supercharge” stations which can or will use solar power to charge Tesla vehicles in about 20 minutes. How awesome is that? This awesome, according to the… Read More ›
Capitals Is Actually A Good Team Name. Awww, We Still Love You Washington.
In our last instalment of our series examining Washington, D.C. sports team names, it’s time to look at the city’s NHL team, the Washington Capitals! That’s actually a pretty appropriate name, Washington. But could you have picked a more appropriate… Read More ›
Maybe If There Were Fewer Wizards Casting Useless Spells, Your Basketball Team Would Have Won More Than 29 Games This Season!
In the wake of members of Congress asking the politically incorrectly named Washington Redskins to change its team name, we continue our series making fun of the other D.C. area team names. Washington Wizards? Look, we understand the tougher sounding… Read More ›
Washington D.C. As Good At Naming Sports Teams As Passing Laws Voters Want
The Associated Press reports that 10 members of Congress have written a letter to the owner of the Washington Redskins, the NFL Commissioner, and the owners of every other NFL team, asking the team name be changed as it’s offensive… Read More ›
Michelle Bachmann Will Consider Every Option Available In The World. P.S. Does Anyone Want To Store 6,000,000 Options In Their Garage Once She’s Done Reviewing Them?
CNN reports that Michelle Bachmann announced today that she will not be seeking reelection for her House of Representatives seat in 2014. From the article: “Bachmann, who’s in her fourth term representing Minnesota’s 6th District, promised that there ‘is no… Read More ›
Time To Gawk At The Ol’ Business Plan For A While…
As we wrote last week, Gawker was seeking $200,000 from readers to buy an alleged video of Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford allegedly smoking crack. Canoe news reports, they’ve raised the money! Let’s get the popcorn ready, along with some children… Read More ›
Those Signs Of What Not To Bring On An Airplane Indicate What Not To Bring On An Airplane.
NBC News reported on May 25 that a record number of guns were seized at U.S. airport security checkpoints last week. Specifically, the TSA confiscated 65 guns: 54 loaded. And eleven more unloaded. Also, we do not know if any… Read More ›
If You Want To Destroy Your Sweater, Why Didn’t You Just Ask Weezer For Help?
Yesterday, we wrote about how a Tweet by famous-for-being-famous model Kendall Jenner reportedly upset famous-for-being-famous rock offspring Frances Bean Cobain. Cobain was upset that Kendall was Tweeting that life can be hard and Tweeting that was self-absorbed. Around the time… Read More ›