The Associated Press reports that Skymall, the inflight magazine that lets you buy garden gnomes and other weird items on commercial airplanes filed for bankruptcy. Honestly, we did not know the array of bizarre items that Skymall sells, because we… Read More ›
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3 Things Overheard At Tonight’s State Of The Union Address
1. “I wish CNN would give away more lines to the speech before the speech begins.” – Movie Trailer Editor 2. “This half the room sitting up and sitting down business after every comment would be more exciting with sock… Read More ›
Seattle Seahawks Pull Stunning Comeback Against Green Bay Packers.
Yesterday, at half-time we very accurately predicted that half-time was the right time to make light of the Seattle Seahawks, as they were being shut out, and waiting to make fun of them could have resulted in a joke upset…. Read More ›
3 More Notes We’d Like To See In “Glitter Bombs”
Yesterday, we wrote about a company that will send envelopes with a note to anyone you want. The envelopes are also full of glitter, so opening the note results in a craft-store-like mess. Here are three more notes we’d like… Read More ›
Billionaire Oilman’s Ex-Wife Cashes $975 Million Divorce Settlement Check
The Wall Street Journal reports that the ex-wife of billionaire oilman, Harold Hamm, has cashed a divorce-settlement check worth about $975 million. Cashing the check, according to the oilman’s lawyer, results in her losing her right to appeal for even… Read More ›
Man Won Noble Prize Because Mail Was Slow
Yahoo News Digest reports that after 50 years of secrecy, it has been revealed that French Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre declined the Nobel Prize for literature in 1964 via regular mail. But the letter arrived too late, and so he received… Read More ›
3 Signs That Trip Advisor Review In Italy May Be Fake
CNN reports that Trip Advisor has been fined one-half million Euros in Europe for apparently not doing enough to advise fake reviewers not to travel to the site. How can Trip Advisor figure out conclusively which reviews from Italy are… Read More ›
Imagining A World Where People Get Paid To Use Something Like Facebook
CNBC reports that a new social network called tsū pays users to do whatever they do on social networks every day. So somehow, if you join this network, and invite your friends, and you post stuff, you’ll be paid each time… Read More ›
Russian Web Site Streaming Live Webcams Of People With Default Passwords
CNN reports that a Russian web site is currently streaming video from private homes and even public security cameras. The hacker(s) are doing this with devices where users did not change their default password, which is public information. 3 Things… Read More ›
Hotel Charges Guests For Bad Trip Advisor Review
CNN reports that a couple who gave a hotel in Northern England a bad review on Trip Advisor received an additional bill per the hotel’s policy: guests get $156 “fine” on their credit card for giving the hotel a bad… Read More ›
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