Today, U.S. President Barack Obama held a press conference, in which a marine held an umbrella over his head. According to CNN, this is rarely done. Presumably because the President of the United States rarely speaks outside in the rain,… Read More ›
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Bad Boys Whatcha Gonna Do When A Smaller Network Comes For You?
The Associated Press reports that after 25 years, the TV show Cops is leaving the Fox Network for Spike TV. 3 Worse Places The TV Show Cops Could Go 1. Your living room. It sure would suck to drunkenly turn… Read More ›
While Everyone’s Been Talking About Apple Innovating “This” and Google “That,” McDonald’s May Be Doing Some Innovating Of It’s Own!
In a CNBC interview with the CEO of McDonald’s, the CEO reportedly said that McDonald’s is looking at “innovative ways” to extend breakfast hours for customers! We haven’t attended McDonald’s Hamburger University outside Chicago, so we can only speculate as to… Read More ›
Congratulations! You Did Not Win The Lottery! And That Is *Good* News!
Golden Girl Finance reports that a 2010 study by researchers at several universities indicates that “the more money you win in the lottery, the more likely you are to end up bankrupt.” From the article: “Similar research from the National… Read More ›
3 Celebrities We’d Be Lovin’ To See Serve Food At A Drive-Thru
According to a 2004 legal document cited by the Smoking Gun, as part of a lawsuit between R. Kelly and Jay-Z over a tour that was cancelled, it was alleged that after a set in St. Louis, R. Kelly did the… Read More ›
I Lost My Wallet For 35 Years And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
The Sun reports that a British man has been reunited with the wallet he lost 35 years ago at a squash club. The wallet was found in a wall cavity by builders apparently doing renovation work, which means that somebody either… Read More ›
More American Registered Voters Believe Moon Landing Was A Hoax Than Are Members Of The NRA
We wrote yesterday about a recent Public Policy Polling survey of registered American voters that had all kinds of interesting findings. For example, 7% of American registered voters believe that the moon landing was a hoax, and an additional 9%… Read More ›
3 Features We’d Like To See On A Facebook Brand Smartphone
Yesterday, we wrote about reports that Facebook may introduce a Facebook smartphone this Thursday. What could Facebook possibly add to a smart device that Apple or Samsung haven’t already thought of? How about features like these: 1. Notifications of everything!… Read More ›
America’s Infrastructure Studying Harder After Getting A D+ Grade From Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers have released its 2013 report on America’s infrastructure, and good news America, according to CNN, your grade has improved! (To a “D+.”) So next time someone is standing at a port dressed in a… Read More ›
There’s A Monster At The End Of This Blog
Today’s WordPress Daily Prompt Challenge asks: “What was your favorite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now?” Our favorite book was unquestionably Sesame Street’s “The Monster at the End of This Book” written by Jon… Read More ›