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• 3 More Ways To Make Major League Baseball Games Shorter

  Yesterday, we wrote about MLB’s plans to test new methods to shorten games, and provided our own suggestions.Here are 3 more of our own:1. Shorten Lyrics To... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Baseball Looking At Ways To Make Game Shorter, According To Long Article

  According to the Bleacher Report, Major League Baseball is testing new ways to make baseball games shorter.Included: limiting the number of mound visits;... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It’s About Time Someone Made More Movies To Sell Toys

  The Wall Street Journal reports that Hasbro is in “early talks” to acquire Shrek-film-studio Dreamworks Animation. This is not the first time we’ve made fun of... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Time To Start Black Friday 2016

  Marketwatch reports that at Walmart, Black Friday is now a five-day event, beginning at midnight online on Thanksgiving and ending on Cyber Monday. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It’s Like If They Printed “Roddy Dungerfield” On Your Comedy Hall Of Fame Jersey

  CNN reports that Detroit Pistons’ player Andre Drummond received a game jersey before Monday night’s game against the Bulls with his name misspelled... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• New “Singles’ Day” Holiday Leads To $2 Billion In Online Sales In First Hour

  Yahoo Finance reports that Alibaba Group, the Chinese internet giant, sold $2 billion of goods in the first hour of this year’s “Singles’ Day,” a shopping... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Man Eats 95 Meals At Olive Garden As Part Of Ridiculous Promotion

  CNN reports that as part of a promotion where participants could buy unlimited pasta meals at the Olive Garden for $100 for seven weeks, a North Carolina man ha... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Venetian Owner Cool With Gambling and Liquor But Not Medical Marijuana

  The Orlando Sentinel reports that in Tuesday’s elections, despite receiving over 57% of the vote, a referendum requiring 60% of the vote to legalize medicinal... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Over 40,000 People Thought Sample Social Security Card Sold With Wallets Belonge...

  Credit.com reports that in 1938, a wallet manufacturer decided to include a specimen social security card in wallets his company sold. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Obama Says He Would Enjoy Kentucky Bourbon With Mitch McConnell.

  CNN reports that after last night’s Republican victory winning the majority of seats in Senate, President Obama said, “You know, actually, I would enjoy having... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 3 Positives If The 2022 Winter Olympics Are Held In Beijing

  Yahoo News Digest reports that the Olympics are likely to return to Beijing in 2022, because all of the competition dropped out except Kazakhstan. Here’s 3... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Finally, Scientists Create A Baby Robotic Penguin Spy!

  Yahoo News Digest reports that international scientists have created a robotic chick that is able to travel up to “shy” penguins in Antarctica, and totally... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• McDonald’s Says It Will Not Be Using Dumb Slogan Everyone Is Talking About

  Yahoo Finance reports that McDonald’s is creating a new slogan for next year. And contrary to internet rumors, the slogan will not be “Lovin’ Beats Hatin’.”3... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• NYC Does Not Say “Thank You Very Much, Mr. Roboto”

  Yahoo News Digest reports that a New York City Health Department was suspended for allegedly using a “robotic voice” when people called the department... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Orange Is The New Black And Halloween At Some Canadian Schools

  Yahoo reports that some schools in Ontario, Canada are banning Halloween. Reasons include that some families don’t celebrate Halloween and “and the frequency... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 3 Twitter Handles We Suggest For Ronald McDonald

  A Forbes contributor writes that Ronald McDonald has failed on Twitter – in part because he does not have a Twitter handle.Seems Twitter users scooped up... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Commissioner In Charge Of Pest Control Embarrassed By Cockroach During...

  The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a commissioner in charge of pest control in Chicago was embarrassed when a cockroach climbed down a wall during a presentatio... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• YouTube: Soon You May Be Able To Pay To Watch Whatever It Is You’re Watching...

  Reuters reports that Google is contemplating creating a subscription based version of YouTube where you won’t have to see ads to enjoy the same great... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Solar Flares May Mess With GPS, So Good Luck Finding Your Car, With Your iPhone...

  Yahoo News Digest reports that a sunspot has caused solar flares which “could affect GPS communications.”3 Frequently Asked Questions That We Expect Will Arise... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 3 Ways We Speculate Removing The Trump Name From A Casino May Be Destructive

  Casino.org reports that cash-strapped Trump Entertainment is fighting Donald Trump to keep the Trump name on the Trump Taj Mahal, which is currently scheduled t... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY