Sunday, April 25, 2010
And in Indiana: Boobquake Bid to Prove Cleric Wrong…
A US student has attracted 30,000 supporters for a Facebook campaign urging women to show as much cleavage as possible to prove that breasts do not cause earthquakes. Jen McCreight’s Boobquake Day on April 26 is in protest against an Iranian cleric who claimed that women who do not cover up were to...
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Friday, April 23, 2010
And in New York: Revolution Muslim also Hate Triscuits…
Earlier today Revolution Muslim, the Islamic Group who posted a veiled threat against South Park this week, called us " Darwinist faggots who are as despicable as the rest, walking around eating your Triscuits." But, we wondered, why Triscuits? Younus Abdullah Mohammed, a member of the group, was...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
And in Iran: Promiscuous Women Cause Earthquakes, Cleric Says…
Women who dress provocatively and tempt people into promiscuity are to blame for earthquakes, a leading Iranian hard-line cleric has apparently said. The prayer leader, Hojatoleslam Kazim Sadeghi, says women and girls who "don't dress appropriately" spread "promiscuity in society." "When promiscuity...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
And in Chicago: Police Charge Man with Being a Fake Dentist…
In a rented room between a Southwest Side auto body yard and a scrap metal facility, Francisco Rendon allegedly performed dental work on willing patients, despite not having a dentist's license, authorities said. Inside the two-room space next door to Courtesy Metals in the 3700 block of South...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
And Everywhere: The Secret life of Dust…
There is a reason the Hoover vacuum company has survived more than 100 years – household dust is a universal nuisance. It turns out that a lot of dust is of our own making: tiny fibers from our clothes, morsels from that crumbly coffee cake, and the estimated 7 million skin flakes that a person shed...
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Friday, April 16, 2010
And in Tennessee: Dead Man Elected as Mayor…
Residents of a US town have voted in a dead man as their mayor. Carl Geary died a month ago from a heart attack as he campaigned to be selected in Tracy City, Tenn. Despite his sudden death, he still polled more than three times as any votes as his rival in the small county town. His widow, Susan...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
And in Texas: Man Celebrates Cockroaches with Museum...
Many people try to get rid of cockroaches with poison and traps. But one man is celebrating them in an odd way. Michael Boudin owns the " Cockroach Hall Of Fame Museum " in Plano, Texas. He keeps some of them as pets, and then when they ‘pass on’, he adds them to his collection. His museum displays...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
And in Britain: Pole Dancing Lessons for Stressed Students…
Cambridge University students are to be offered pole dancing classes to help relieve summer exam stress. Lessons will take place in the Blue Room of the Union building, better known as the venue for debates among the likes of Sir Winston Churchill, the Dalai Lama and former Archbishop Desmond Tutu....
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
And in Britain: Winehouse Breast Scare…
Singer Amy Winehouse was admitted to hospital on Thursday night after reportedly experiencing more problems following her recent breast enlargement operation… (Orange News, April 11, 2010 ) “We have dealt with the seat belt problem, but I still can’t reach beyond them to get to the steering wheel,”...
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Friday, April 9, 2010
And in Germany: Fake Supermarkets…
Germany spent millions on fake supermarkets, stocked full of fake plastic products and empty bottles – and operated by a full staff of 40-hour-a-week workers. “Real life training” gives the unemployed simulated supermarket training for six months to ready them for the job market. But workers, who...
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