Chavez gets sweeping new powers Imagine a country where the top 10% of wage earners carry the poorest segment of their society on their backs. Where schools, welfare, insurance, roads, and the nation’s protection are paid for mostly by the top 10% in the form of hefty tax revenues. Oh wait – wasn’t supposed to […]
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Trade you a gallon of gas for a corn tortilla?
Mexicans stage tortilla protest! We want to conserve fuel by using more Ethanol. Mexicans want corn tortillas! Something’s got to give! [Link]
Pot-Bellied Man Looked Pregnant
OK – this guy was teased to no end for his pot belly… bet they didn’t know he’d had his mutated twin brother living inside his stomach for almost 4 decades. “The case may have been a medical miracle to doctors, but to Bhagat his condition had been a source of shame and misery. All […]
Readers Go Ape Over New Portrait Book
Jill Greenberg, famous for her portraits of humans, also knows what to do with a monkey pic and a trusty copy of Photoshop. Monkey Portraits consists of studio shots of monkey-celebs. Great coffee table book. [Link] [Photos by Jill Greenberg]
Vista Mayhem?
Here’s a cartoon that’ll assist you with your Vista purchase. [Link]
SF Chronicle Complaint Line
I’m wondering if this irate caller to the San Francisco Chronicle is something of an unmanned aircraft himself, if you know what I mean. [Audio] Correct me if I’m Wrong is a new Podcast being offered by the San Francisco Chronicle highlighting (or should I say lowlighting) the readers who call in to complain about […]
Elderly Woman Beats Mountain Lion Into Submission
Nell Hamm is a strong woman. While hiking in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in California, a mountain lion pounced, attacking her husband, and had his head locked in his ferocious jaws. After beating the lion repeatedly with a 4-inch wide log, the lion released his death grip, and stared at the 65-year-old woman. She […]
Man’s Life sold for $5800 and change
A man’s life Sold! on eBay. This completed auction included: A New Life in the coastal town of Wollongong, Australia of a 24-year-old male. Ownership of seller’s – Name – Phone number – All seller’s possessions which included the following: – Clothes, – Roughly 300 CDs – Surfboard – Laptop (minus certain information with my […]
We literally caught him with his pants down
“Police said they caught a 16-year-old robbery suspect who had eluded authorities on several previous occasions when his baggy pants fell down, causing him to stumble as officers chased him.” I guess that once they got him back to the police station, he was at least able to make a fashion statement.
Here’s one tax audit that won’t take long
“A jury ruled Thursday that Ed Brown and his wife, Elaine, plotted to hide their income and avoid taxes on Elaine Brown’s income of $1.9 million between 1996 and 2003.” If only I had known that I didn’t have to pay!