Yahoo reports that a California city has ended a dispute with a hot sauce manufacturer, after the manufacturer agreed to install better filters at its factory to prevent local citizens from complaining about the effects of hot sauce fumes. And… Read More ›
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Millionaire Hides Envelopes Of Real Money (Instead of Bitcoin) Around San Francisco
Yahoo reports that a generous millionaire is hiding envelopes full of cash around San Francisco, and revealing clues to the locations on Twitter to lucky scavenger hunters. One of the clues from @hiddencash was: “Stand on top of the Caterpillar… Read More ›
Macaulay Culkin’s Pizza-Song-Parody Band Booed Off Stage Twice In A Week
BBC reports that former child star Macaulay Culkin’s comedy rock group was booed off stage twice in a week. The group is called the “Pizza Underground” and apparently parodies songs by the Velvet Underground using pizza-themed lyrics. We assume somewhere… Read More ›
TMZ Says Steve Ballmer May Want To Buy LA Clippers… What Would Windows’ Clippy Have To Say?
TMZ reports that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may be in talks to buy the LA Clippers, which has some fans worried the team may be moved to Seattle. We’re more concerned with what Microsoft’s former talking paper clip would… 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 ›
Distinctive Wallpaper Leads To Arrest Of Swedish Facebook Flasher
The Local (Sweden’s News In English) reports that a teen has been convicted of sending anonymous photos of his genitals from fake Facebook accounts after recipients recognized the “odd” wallpaper in the background from another photo of him on Instagram…. Read More ›
Survey: About Two-Thirds Of American Millionaires Say “Raise My Taxes.”
A recent CNBC survey of millionaires reveals that nearly two-thirds of American millionaires believe their taxes should be increased to help wealth inequality problems. 3 Talking Points We Predict The Tea Party Will Raise In Response To This On Cable… Read More ›
America Not That Into Congress
The Washington Post reports that a recent poll indicates 46% of Americans don’t care which party controls Congress. Meanwhile, Fox News reports that in its latest poll 16% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. 3 Questions That… Read More ›
Report: Man Tries To Sleep With Cash Machine In Bar
QMI Agency reports that an allegedly drunk man in Tennessee allegedly tried to have sex with a cash machine in a bar. The police were called, and told him to wait at a picnic table. And then the man allegedly… Read More ›
WSJ: FBI “Grappling” With Policy To Not Hire Pot Users
The Wall Street Journal reports that although the FBI has been authorized by Congress to hire 2,000 people to help fight cyber-crime, they may have trouble filling those positions as a “lot of the nation’s top computer programmers and hacking gurus… Read More ›