Tuesday May 21, 2013

Archive for the ‘Silly’ Category

Man sells ‘Coca-Cola’ recipe on eBay for $15 million

For a brief moment, it looked like the Georgia man who suspects he owns the long sought-after recipe for Coca-Cola was $15 million richer because of it. According to the auction listing, someone purchased it using eBay’s "Buy It Now" option on Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, the winning bidder was a 15-year-old kid, who needless to say, was a few dollars short of $15 million.  More…

Fans lash out at ‘psychic’ over false Ohio abduction prediction

One of the world’s most recognizable self-proclaimed psychics was wrong yet again about the fate of a missing child, and her followers on social media are taking her to task. Sylvia Browne announced the death of Amanda Berry to her mother in 2004, and said her last words were “goodbye, mom, I love you”. Amanda’s mother would die a year later of what many say was a broken heart.  More…

Nancy Grace and Ashleigh Banfield Hold Split-Screen Interview in Same Parking Lot

In a bizarre television anomaly on CNN this morning, the blanket coverage of two true-crime stories led two news anchors to conduct an odd "satellite" interview from the very same parking lot, background traffic and all.  More…

College Locked Down After Cardboard Cutout Mistaken For Gun

Santa Clara’s Mission College went into lockdown for about 45 minutes this afternoon after a cardboard cutout of a gun was mistaken for the real thing, a school spokesman said.  More…

Bill Clinton tried to broker Led Zeppelin reunion

It’s a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn’t get Led Zeppelin to reunite. The former president was enlisted to ask the British rock gods to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York City. He asked, they said no.  More…

Pilot had passenger detained for not flushing toilet

A passenger who flew from Philadelphia to San Francisco was detained on arrival by federal agents after a vindictive flight attendant claimed he had not flushed a lavatory toilet, according to a federal suit.  More…

Obama mocks critics in comedy routine

President Obama arrived not to the strains of Hail to the Chief, but to a rap song. Referring to the coverage of the Boston Marathon attack, Obama said “I know CNN has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is I admire their commitment to cover all sides of a story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate.”  More…

CNN busted over bogus Boston Marathon bomber report

Jon Stewart reports on CNN’s exclusive report on the arrest of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.  More…

Justin Bieber, time to shut up

Just when you think teen superstar Justin Bieber couldn’t possibly do anything dumber, he does something that makes you do a double face palm. Bieber is truly achieving the impossible: He’s making Lindsay Lohan look good.  More…

Judge fines himself for smartphone use

Michigan judge Raymond Voet has a posted policy stating that electronic devices causing a disturbance during court sessions will result in the owner being cited with contempt. After his smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own court, he held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.  More…

Breastaurant trademark registered by bikinis Sports Bar chain

Doug Guller, founder and CEO of Bikinis, announced that they had secured the “breastaurant” trademark through the US Patent and Trademark Office. The Texas-based enfranchisement got the exclusive rights to use the term “breastaurant”, where barely clad waitresses would be serving your orders.  More…

Jay Leno: ‘NBC Is Sending Me On A Carnival Cruise’

Jay Leno isn’t letting up on his jabs against NBC . With rumors continuing to build that the Peacock net is replacing him as host of the Tonight Show when his contract is up September, 2014 — and would like to make it happen earlier — Leno took on his bosses Friday night.  More…