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This Old House (New York Times)
The Obama stimulus plan, at least as it has been sketched out so far, is notable for its lack of creativity.
9 Dec 2008, 12:53 am | click here to view more
Light cigarettes may be more toxic than traditional cigarettes (News-Medical-Net)
Typically, tobacco companies market hurt-reduction cigarettes as being safer than traditional "full-flavored" brands, leading many smokers to conclude that the use of hurt-reduction brands lowers their exposure to toxicants.
9 Dec 2008, 12:52 am | click here to view more
[Weird] Old and busted: You find a parking ticket on your windshield. New hotness: A polite note explaining that the huge bloody hole in your windshield is because someone jumped off a building and by the way, he had AIDS. Bonus: Car parked on Fell St
Jalopnik
9 Dec 2008, 12:22 am | click here to view more
[Interesting] If your eyes are bigger than your appetite, it'll cost you at this New York restaurant
WCBStv.com
8 Dec 2008, 9:08 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] The Pulitzer Prize board changes rules to make online news organizations and more Internet content eligible. [citation needed]
TampaBays10.com
8 Dec 2008, 8:10 pm | click here to view more
[Asinine] Should a 14-year-old boy be branded a sex offender for grabbing girls' buttocks and boobs, licking a girl's neck and tickling a girl's stomach?
UPI
8 Dec 2008, 7:58 pm | click here to view more
[Florida] Never stand behind a car being driven by the woman you're currently divorcing
Tampa Bay Online
8 Dec 2008, 7:44 pm | click here to view more
Aliyu: Crisis Hinders North’s Devt (This Day)
The Niger State Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has cautioned the people of Northern Nigeria to guard against a repeat of what happened in Jos, Plateau State recently if the region must attain the much needed industrial growth and development.
8 Dec 2008, 7:42 pm | click here to view more
[Dumbass] Illinois Governor clearly has no understanding of how the news media operates
(Some Illinoyed)
8 Dec 2008, 7:32 pm | click here to view more
[Amusing] Star Wars fans salivate over this Honda concept car that looks like a Clone Trooper helment, dreaming of Mom dropping them off at LARPing events and being the envy of everyone
(MotorTrend)
8 Dec 2008, 7:21 pm | click here to view more
[Stupid] Today's Mutilated Metaphor: "Now the piper is coming home to roost. We have to pay that piper." Submitter's Chocolate of Common Sense just got in this idiot's Peanut Butter of Mangled Metaphors
NJ.com
8 Dec 2008, 7:01 pm | click here to view more
When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web (Washington Post)
It's almost like Googling someone: Log on to Facebook. Join the Washington, D.C., network. Search the Web site for your favorite school system. And then watch the public profiles of 20-something teachers unfurl like gift wrap on the screen, revealing a sense of humor that can be overtly sarcastic...
8 Dec 2008, 6:57 pm | click here to view more
The best Mighty Boosh moments (The Vine)
Our awesome Mighty Boosh competition ends this Friday. If you're needing a bit of inspiration for your entry, check out our list of favourite Mighty Boosh moments.
8 Dec 2008, 6:56 pm | click here to view more
[Stupid] "Court of Appeal Rules Couple Living Apart Not Living Together." Obvious tag curls up in corner, whimpering
(Some Guy)
8 Dec 2008, 6:55 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] Man conducts study to find if "testosterone makes us think we're funny or that science news sites will publish anything that sounds authentic."
(Some Grad Student)
8 Dec 2008, 6:48 pm | click here to view more
[Dumbass] Tow truck drivers face felony charges for towing away car with child inside. Dumbass tag for mom who left her kid in the running, unlocked, double-parked car long enough for it to get towed away
My Fox DC
8 Dec 2008, 6:43 pm | click here to view more
[Unlikely] Adventurous seals move en-masse to air force target practice zone. Bonus: Flying chiefs promise not to AIM at them (wink wink)
Daily Express
8 Dec 2008, 6:27 pm | click here to view more
[Amusing] Man blames sheep for causing fire that destroyed his workshop. Also blames sheep for ruining his marriage
Stuff.co.nz
8 Dec 2008, 5:50 pm | click here to view more
[Followup] Webmaster of "Thank You George W. Bush" site racing to remove fail-related comments
Wonkette
8 Dec 2008, 5:35 pm | click here to view more
[Spiffy] More awkward than when Michael Jackson kissed Lisa Marie Presley, or any woman, for that matter: George Bush plants a wet one on Barbra Streisand (video)
Hot Air
8 Dec 2008, 5:34 pm | click here to view more
[Scary] Coyote removed from a Sears Appliance & Hardware store. Was trying to purchase goods from the Acme Corporation
The Morning Call
8 Dec 2008, 5:09 pm | click here to view more
[Amusing] A rundown of some of the bizarre questions asked by applicants to top British universities this year, including, "What would you do if you were a magpie?"
CNN
8 Dec 2008, 4:49 pm | click here to view more
[Ironic] 'Butt bandit,' recent winner of the Worst Choice of Nickname contest, going to jail
AP
8 Dec 2008, 4:45 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] Coming up next, is high-fructose corn syrup responsible for making you fat? A new study reveals that no, it is not
The Earth Times
8 Dec 2008, 4:26 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] The Top 10 Movies that should have rocked but didn't
Spike
8 Dec 2008, 4:14 pm | click here to view more
Harm-reduction cigarettes are more toxic than traditional cigarettes, UC Riverside study finds (EurekAlert!)
( University of California - Riverside ) A study by University of California, Riverside researchers shows that smoke from hurt-reduction cigarettes retains toxicity and that this toxicity can affect prenatal development. The smoke is toxic to pre-implantation embryos and can retard growth or kill embryonic cells at this stage of development. The researchers found, too, that mainstream smoke and ...
8 Dec 2008, 4:12 pm | click here to view more
[Scary] Seven dumbest things ever done by airport security. Allowing Cracked list on planes surprisingly not on list
Cracked
8 Dec 2008, 4:06 pm | click here to view more
[Photoshop] Photoshop this very happy man
(Some Guy)
8 Dec 2008, 4:05 pm | click here to view more
[Florida] Avocados save skydiver's life
Miami Herald
8 Dec 2008, 4:02 pm | click here to view more
[Florida] Former State Rep. convicted of soliciting oral sex for $20 from a cop has lost his appeal. He's now willing to do it for a lot less
Sun Sentinel
8 Dec 2008, 3:55 pm | click here to view more
[Fail] NBC might scale back programming hours, tries to blame the industry instead of "Knight Rider" and "Crusoe"
The Hollywood Reporter
8 Dec 2008, 3:49 pm | click here to view more
[Cool] The 1939 Radio Shack catalog
(Some Guy)
8 Dec 2008, 3:43 pm | click here to view more
[NewsFlash] Let me just park this F18 right here in your neighborhood
CBS News
8 Dec 2008, 3:40 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] Two teachers arrested on drug charges bringing the HISD total to 11 on the year and giving them a nice bump to #1 in the coolest teachers rankings
Houston Chronicle
8 Dec 2008, 3:34 pm | click here to view more
[Sad] Freak accident kills horseback rider. Many equestrians remain
LA Times
8 Dec 2008, 3:29 pm | click here to view more
[Amusing] British policewoman "entertained up to 20 clients a week" as £100-an-hour hooker. In related news, the British spend way too much on ugly hookers. Oh yes, there are pics
Daily Mail
8 Dec 2008, 3:19 pm | click here to view more
[Unlikely] Convicted rapist's mother swears a media conspiracy and not, y'know, all the rapin' is making her son look bad
(Some Guy)
8 Dec 2008, 3:04 pm | click here to view more
[Cool] Headlines of the Week, 12/1 - 12/7, with a weather report thrown in by Drew for good measure
Fark
8 Dec 2008, 3:00 pm | click here to view more
[Unlikely] Obama says gun-owning Americans do not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in. Because obviously people acting on impluse to buy guns because Obama was elected will listen to him when he says he won't take them
Chicago Sun-Times
8 Dec 2008, 2:54 pm | click here to view more
[Followup] Stephane Dion, the guy who was going to be Canada's next PM, then got defeated in an election, resigned, and was going to be Canada's next PM again before Parliament was suspended, will resign on Wednesday
CBC
8 Dec 2008, 2:39 pm | click here to view more
[Fail] Someone set up a web site where you can thank President Bush for his 8 years of service. This should end well
(Some Guy)
8 Dec 2008, 2:30 pm | click here to view more
[Amusing] This product is a product I endorse... on my hat
Homestar Runner
8 Dec 2008, 2:25 pm | click here to view more
[Dumbass] Real Men of Genius: Today we salute you, Mr. "Forgets ID while Fleeing Underage Girl's Bedroom" Guy
Newsday
8 Dec 2008, 2:22 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] Greece prepares for third day of rioting. Holiday shopping over there is serious business
CNN
8 Dec 2008, 2:20 pm | click here to view more
[Asinine] Brits decide that filtering Wikipedia was too harsh, lift ban on site. HAHAHA just kidding, they want to censor Amazon too
Guardian
8 Dec 2008, 2:14 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] Tribune company to celebrate Cubs second century of losing by declaring bankruptcy
Washington Post
8 Dec 2008, 2:13 pm | click here to view more
[Spiffy] French President Sarkozy surren...err...ups the ante in his tiff with China and praises the Dalai Lama
International Herald Tribune
8 Dec 2008, 2:13 pm | click here to view more
[Fail] That whole "Micheal Phelps eats 12,000 calories a day" thing reported over and over by the media during the Olympics? Yeah, not so much
Sun Sentinel
8 Dec 2008, 2:05 pm | click here to view more
[Dumbass] There are some cameras that you shouldn't automatically smile and wave to
Telegraph
8 Dec 2008, 1:56 pm | click here to view more
[Weird] I'm sorry to inform you that your Czech has bounced
BBC
8 Dec 2008, 1:51 pm | click here to view more
[Obvious] This just in: People like to look at mug shots. It's not Romero, it's CNN
CNN
8 Dec 2008, 1:47 pm | click here to view more
[Interesting] No, my luggage does not contain agricultrual products, unless by that you mean charred monkeys"
Washington Post
8 Dec 2008, 10:54 pm | click here to view more
[Dumbass] Protip: If you're leading cops on a foot chase after robbing a gas station, it's not recommended that you attempt to break into the highway patrol training academy to hide
(10tv.com)
8 Dec 2008, 10:48 pm | click here to view more
[Photoshop] Photoshop this Ultimate poster
(Some Diskhead)
8 Dec 2008, 10:47 pm | click here to view more
[Obvious] Australian Government to help families survive financial crisis by handing out cash bonuses to pensioners and families with children. Fark: sales of plasma TVs set to skyrocket
News.com.au
8 Dec 2008, 10:26 pm | click here to view more
[Amusing] California homosexuals urged to "call in gay" to work on Wednesday. In other news, Abercrombie locations across California will be closed Wednesday
AP
8 Dec 2008, 10:22 pm | click here to view more
Taieri bullying 'invading community' (Otago Daily Times)
Taieri Community Facilities Trust deputy chairman Geoff Woodcock and several parents of kids being bullied at Taieri College believe antisocial behaviour inside the school is beginning to spill out into the local community.
8 Dec 2008, 10:06 pm | click here to view more
Sénégal: Forum du premier emploi - Le MEDS annonce plus de 400 offres d'emplois pour les jeunes (Agence de Presse ... (AllAfrica.com)
Le président du Mouvement des entreprises du Sénégal (MEDS), Magnick Diop, a annoncé, samedi à Dakar que 400 emplois seront offerts aux jeunes à l'issue de la 8-ème édition du Forum du premier emploi, une initiative destinée à offrir aux jeunes du travail.
7 Dec 2008, 12:29 pm | click here to view more
Adopting An Opportunistic Approach To Cost Cutting (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
A basic business law is that sales growth plus cost cutting equals more profit. Many executives overlook the cost-cutting part of the equation.
5 Dec 2008, 5:55 pm | click here to view more
Art in Review (New York Times)
Carlos Cruz-Diez at Americas Society, Irving Norman at Michael Rosenfeld, Kay Rosen at Yvon Lambert and more.
5 Dec 2008, 12:50 am | click here to view more