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In Honolulu, a woman who has been living in a bus shelter for the past seven months just won a bit of privacy after the adjacent bus stop was relocated amid complaints by bus drivers of her wicked stench. Riders were also made aware of her powerful presence, marked...
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Eyehandy.com has released a series of instructional videos demonstrating how one might wax a surfboard, change strings on a guitar, fix a leaky sink, and generally be useful around a house instead of sitting at the computer in boxers all day. This is not news. However, the Eyehandy videos...
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Phil Grande, a businessman in Sarasota, Florida was just trying to do the right thing, offering to build a half-million dollar shelter for the homeless and give it to the city for just one dollar. The city – namely, Vice Mayor Terry Turner – declined the offer. In retaliation,...
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In a redneck variation of Romeo & Juliet, Billy Rutherford was arrested on Wednesday as he waited to exchange marriage vows with his fiancee in a Macon County courtroom. Rutherford was violating terms of his bail by being near his fiancee. He had been charged in March with aggravated...
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We are taught, as adults, that stereotypes are at best humor in poor taste and at worst blatant ignorance. And some of the most frowned-upon stereotypes target women unfairly. However, at least one common stereotype has been statistically confirmed by Dr. Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan: Female...
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A dog store in New York City has announced that it will no longer serve drunk patrons in an effort to combat buyer’s remorse. Le Petit Puppies is surrounded by bars, and is thus frequented by many less-than-sober customers. Reportedly, one woman bought a puppy from the store and...
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Carnival organizers in a UK town saw the potential for disaster and banned a dangerous event in which participants would throw wet sponges at each other. Actually, the event was not dangerous – wet sponges are only one threat level up from wet towels – and the potential disaster...
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The contestant known only as ‘Pim’ on the Dutch television show “Who is the Worst Driver in the Netherlands?” has decidedly won the competition after failing at a braking test so badly, he hit the show’s host. Fortunately, neither Ruben Nicolai nor his cameraman were seriously injured in the...
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Though it’s a rough time to be a business anywhere in the world, one Italian firm has found itself in a PR fiasco after laying off fifteen of its eighteen female employees. The justification? “We are firing the women so they can stay at home and look after the...
In Honolulu, a woman who has been living in a bus shelter for the past seven months just won a bit of privacy after the adjacent bus stop was relocated amid complaints by bus drivers of her wicked stench. Riders were also made aware of her powerful presence, marked...
Eyehandy.com has released a series of instructional videos demonstrating how one might wax a surfboard, change strings on a guitar, fix a leaky sink, and generally be useful around a house instead of sitting at the computer in boxers all day. This is not news. However, the Eyehandy videos...
Phil Grande, a businessman in Sarasota, Florida was just trying to do the right thing, offering to build a half-million dollar shelter for the homeless and give it to the city for just one dollar. The city – namely, Vice Mayor Terry Turner – declined the offer. In retaliation,...
We are taught, as adults, that stereotypes are at best humor in poor taste and at worst blatant ignorance. And some of the most frowned-upon stereotypes target women unfairly. However, at least one common stereotype has been statistically confirmed by Dr. Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan: Female...
A dog store in New York City has announced that it will no longer serve drunk patrons in an effort to combat buyer’s remorse. Le Petit Puppies is surrounded by bars, and is thus frequented by many less-than-sober customers. Reportedly, one woman bought a puppy from the store and...
Carnival organizers in a UK town saw the potential for disaster and banned a dangerous event in which participants would throw wet sponges at each other. Actually, the event was not dangerous – wet sponges are only one threat level up from wet towels – and the potential disaster...
The contestant known only as ‘Pim’ on the Dutch television show “Who is the Worst Driver in the Netherlands?” has decidedly won the competition after failing at a braking test so badly, he hit the show’s host. Fortunately, neither Ruben Nicolai nor his cameraman were seriously injured in the...
Though it’s a rough time to be a business anywhere in the world, one Italian firm has found itself in a PR fiasco after laying off fifteen of its eighteen female employees. The justification? “We are firing the women so they can stay at home and look after the...