It was time for former NBA star Tim Hardaway to finally come out… and say it. He’s a homophobe. “You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don’t like it. It shouldn’t be […]
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Here’s a driver who does not litter
It may have been tempting, but no trash was going to be thrown out of this lady’s car window. This is one case where I might recommend getting a large SUV, because this Ford Focus is clearly just running out of room! The trash caused a minor accident when some coffee cups fell onto the […]
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 […]
Smell ya later!
This woman smelled like dead fish for most of her life. Smart, and pretty, but could someone open a window? The story of Camille – former model, Phi Beta Kappa with a master’s in education, who suffered from trimethylaMinuria, which depending on diet can make you stink to high heaven. [When Camille got older, the […]
“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]
Mayor Has Strange Way of Showing Appreciation
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was served well by his long-time campaign manager, Alex Tourk, who worked tirelessly for the mayor helping him get elected. Then the mayor slept with Tourk’s wife. Given that this is San Francisco, the question remains, will this bit of news help or hurt the Mayor’s re-election bid? [Link]
First Thing Ever Sold on eBay?
First thing sold was a broken laser pointer for $14, sold by eBay creator Pierre Omidyar in 1995. Conveniently the negative feedback feature had not yet been created. [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 […]