Jim Samples stepped down today as head of the Cartoon Network. “It’s my hope that my decision allows us to put this chapter behind us and get back to our mission of delivering unrivaled original animated entertainment for consumers of all ages,” Samples said. The Cartoon Network’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” marketing campaign was mistaken […]
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Billionaire Robbed for Petty Cash
Ernest Rady, the billionaire founder of Westcorp and former part-owner of the San Diego Padres arrived home to witness his wife and maid being robbed by a phony delivery man. Rady was also bound by the intruder, who left the house with less than $1,000 in cash about five hours after arriving. Newsflash: just because […]
Anyone here speak Yawi?
A woman who speaks only Yawi, a dialect spoken by Muslims in southern Thailand, boarded the wrong bus and accidentally headed for Bangkok. Already 800 miles off course, she boarded another bus which took her an additional 400 miles off course, to Burma. The good news? She has been found by her children and has […]
He Said He Would “Fly me to the moon”
Former astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak was well-trained for this mission – a cross-country expedition on which she chose to wear adult diapers in order to avoid having to make bathroom breaks. Whether she also consumed food on the trip from little packets I’m not sure. Nowak’s (alleged) goal: to make the drive from Houston to […]
“You cannot silence the muffled cries of these Russian orphans!”
Was that title dramatic enough for you? Here’s a story about Russian nurses getting tired of baby orphans crying all the time, so they TAPED their teeny mouths shut, or plastered ’em shut, and someone caught it on their mobile phone. Is their a pacifier shortage in Russia? [Link]
It’s Empty!
Thought for the day: if a glass is empty, do you see it as being not full, or empty? or really empty?
Welcome to New York!
Wow! Those cruel streets of New York. The muggings, rapes, and murders. Perhaps that infamous NYC reputation is what kept Damon Mootoo from asking anyone for directions for a period of 5 days and 4 nights in a chilly Queens New York. Mootoo was staying at his brother’s house in South Jamaica, Queens, and 12 […]
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 […]
Science Myths Debunked
True or false? Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth’s rotation A falling cat will always land on its feet A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian You probably know these already. Or do you? Link