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• Now Best Buy Wants Some Employees To Stop Working From Home… So The Geek Squad...

  Just a week after we wrote about Yahoo ending its work-from-home program, CNN reports Best Buy is now ending its work at home-program for employees whose... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Head Of British State Recovers From Stomach Flu… Right When We Accept A Challeng...

  WordPress’ Daily Prompt challenged bloggers today to write an entry without using a letter of the alphabet.“Feeling really brave? Make it a vowel! Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Horses May Wish Taco Bell Didn’t Run For The British Border

  Fox News reports that horse DNA has been found in ground beef at Taco Bell in Britain.3 Worse Things You Could Find In A Fast Food Taco1. IKEA instructions of... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Forget Jedi Mind Melds, Blackberry Z10 Can Tell You What You’re Thinking

  Not The Worst News just tested the new Blackberry Z10, which lacks the physical keyboard that has made Blackberry so popular among 70-year-old former... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Obama Makes A Sci-Fi Faux-Pas By Referring To A “Jedi Mind Meld,” Otherwise Know...

  Yahoo reports that President Obama made an error today, combining nerdy concepts from Star Trek and Star Wars in a speech explaining why he can’t just use his... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Congress: Gone Fishin’!

  

  CNN reports that just a day before $85 billion in spending cuts take effect, many members of Congress have left Washington, D.C. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Budweiser-Maker Sued For Allegedly Watering Down Beer, So You May Allegedly...

  CNN reports that Anheuser-Busch is being sued by two California residents for allegedly watering down some of its brands, including Budweiser, Michelob, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Yahoo’s New CEO Melissa Mayer Says Employees Must, Like, Totally Show Up For Wor...

  GigaOM reports that new Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer has made some changes since becoming CEO of the company. Those include: giving employees free food at work;... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 104-Year-Old-Woman Has More Facebook Friends Than You!

  Yahoo reports that Facebook has apologized to a 104-year-old grandmother for being unable to enter her real age on Facebook, as Facebook had previously only... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Ad For Tonight’s Oscars Costs More Than Used Toyota Tercel

  CNBC reports that a commercial during tonight’s Academy Awards will cost between $1.65 million and $1.80 million for 30 seconds.3 Worse Things You Could Waste... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Burglar Breaks Into Incorrect Home, Thinking It Was Rihanna’s House.

  Yahoo reports that a man was arrested in Los Angeles for breaking into a house, which he incorrectly thought was Rihanna’s home.3 Things That Could Have Made... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Has Spent $5-$6 Million On Drugs

  Yahoo reports that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has spent $5-$6 million on drugs in his lifetime.3 Worse Things Steven Tyler Could Spend $6 Million On1. The... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• #AsGoogleStockHitsRecordHighsTheyWantYouToPayToTestTheirFashionProducts

  Computerworld reports that Google is seeking out “explorers” via social media to pay $1,500 plus tax to test Google eyeglasses. 3 Worse Things To Pay To Test... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• WordPress Seems To Be Liberal With Its Use Of The “Uncategorized” Category!

  

  We recently wrote a WordPress entry where we didn’t take the time to uncheck the “uncategorized” box because we thought in this high-tech era that would be... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 HUMOR

• Hacker Places McDonald’s New Fish McBites On Burger King Web Site… Now We Don’t...

  Yahoo reports that a hacker hacked into Burger King’s Twitter account and posted a McDonald’s logo, an image of new “Fish McBites,” and the words “Just got... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• That’s Right – 3 More Networks We’d Like To See Name Winter Storms

  In celebration of two of our last entries commenting on the fact that the Weather Network now names winter storms names like Nemo and Gandalf… Here are 3 more... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Another 3 Channels We’d Like To See Naming Storms

  On Friday, we mentioned how the Weather Channel has masterminded the marketing idea of naming winter storms, which explains why Winter Storm #Nemo had a hash-ta... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Bankers Minus Jobs = Strip Clubs Minus Money

  Yahoo reports that job losses of bankers in London, England, has lead to less business in London strip clubs.3 Other Possible Impacts Of Fewer Employed Bankers1. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Weather Channel Named Last Weekend’s Storm “Nemo.” What Would Other Networks Do?

  

  Last week, we wondered when someone began naming winter storms and blamed the Mainstream Weather Media.Since writing that entry, CNBC reported that the Weather... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Please Give This Entry A “C+” In The Comments Section!

  The Morning Call reports that a Lehigh University graduate is suing her former school for $1.3 million for being given a grade of a “C+”. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY