A subculture of Americans is preparing for the collapse of civilization. They are called "preppers" and are apparently about three years too late.
British TV magician Paul Daniels accidentally sawed off his finger. He is now classified as a presti-de-digitator.
A rights group says Iraq is becoming a police state. It's good to see a society working to improve its way of life.
A Thai TV director married his dead girlfriend. At least they didn't have to worry about finding the "something blue" for her to wear.
A 16 year old Dutch girl has become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Apparently she felt it was safer than the offer she had to take a cruise with Carnival.
A new vending machine called the Swap-O-Meter works on the barter system. Apparently people can trade a can of Coke for three visits to the dentist.
A new vending machine called the Swap-O-Meter works on the barter system. It's possible to trade a Twinkie for a membership to Weight Watchers.
A report says Japan kept secret some scary nuclear scenarios from the recent Fukushima disaster. Apparently after the reactor meltdown, a large lizard was seen lurking in the waters off the coast.
The San Francisco Giants have offered pitcher Tim Lincecum a two year contract for $40 Million. They agreed to so much money so he would finally be able to afford a decent haircut.
A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association says parents should lose control of their super obese children. Of course, if they have a three year old who weighs 120 pounds, they have already pretty much lost control.
Congress has withdrawn proposed legislation against piracy. Which is more good news for AT&T.
The winner of this season's "Britain's Got Talent" could get a seat on a flight to outer space. Not only would the winner become famous and win a lot of money, the real prize would be getting 2,000 miles away from Simon Cowell.
An occasional "leap second" will continue to be added to the Earth's official clocks. Not doing so would cause the planet's time to lose a minute every hundred years. Which would be worth it just to be able to cut out a couple of those political commercials during election season.
300 flights were canceled at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago Friday because of weather. Apparently it was such a nice day all the air traffic controllers went outside to take a nap on the lawn.
Southwest Airlines is adding more seats to their planes. At this point, it would be more comfortable to their passengers if they just took all the seats out completely.
An Illinois man had a three inch nail from a nail gun removed from his head. Not only that, the roofer also ended up with a bad case of the shingles.
Bill Clinton attracted a huge crowd at the Humana challenge golf tournament over the weekend. All the golf fans wanted to meet the man who holds the record even Tiger Woods couldn’t break.
The Head of Libya says the country could fall into a “Bottomless pit”. In other words, they are modeling the new government after Afghanistan.
A study says that the average car on American roads is nearly 11 years old. Mostly because 2001 was the last year GM put out a car that ran for more than a few months.
A specialty built super-wide Ford Mustang was auctioned for $160,000. Apparently we are so fat that people are willing to pay all kinds of money just to keep everyone from sitting on each other.
Wal-Mart is holding an “American Idol” like contest to find the best new products. Which will then be copied and made cheaper by the Chinese and sold in Wal-Mart stores.
A study says that one in seven college kids has tried the “choking game”. Especially all the football players on the LSU football team.
A study says that heading soccer balls can injure the brain. Which puts the player on about the same level as someone who is willing to sit through and watch an entire soccer game.
A study says that heading soccer balls can injure the brain. The diagnosis is made when the player actually starts humming along with the vuvuzelas.
Google has been named as the best place to work in the U.S. At least until they ship off all their jobs to China and India.
Google has been named as the best place to work in the U.S. Although it is a bit suspect that Google got the title after researchers looked up “Best place to work” on Google.
Scientists are using ion beams to determine if art is forged. If it’s that good that it’s hard to tell whether it is real or not, why not just hang it on the wall anyway?
Mitt Romney says he will release his tax forms on Tuesday. If Newt Gingrich releases all his ex-wives’ testimony on Wednesday.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia says if people are upset about the court allowing unlimited political ads, they should turn off the TV. But then, who wants to miss out on some of the best fiction writing on television?
France is threatening an early withdrawal out of Afghanistan. Of course, compared to the U.S. everyone is planning an early withdrawal out of Afghanistan.
France is threatening an early withdrawal out of Afghanistan. Since when is leaving after ten years considered an “early” withdrawal?
Oprah Winfrey says she is confident that President Obama will win reelection. Apparently she is working on the premise that the Republicans will never be able to decide on a candidate from the people who are running against him.
That’s it for now, Oh Faithful Readers! The President’s State of the Union speech is set for Tuesday. The networks are sure whether to label is as “Fiction”, “Drama”, “Comedy” or “Horror”. All you have to do is cover your ears and eyes and make sure to send the love!
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