CBS

LA Has 4,000 Illegal Billboards, But City Looks On Helplessly

In 2002, LA banned any new billboards from going up in the city. Since then, an estimated four thousand have been put up by advertising companies who have ignored the law, which obviously the city's billboard inspectors—"a tiny, and some say incredibly inept, group"—have never bothered to enforce. More »

10:18 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Chris Walters
7,614 views, 39 comments

Latest by donkeyjote: @TechnoDestructo: Tell me he saved the copper for scrap :D more »

tv blacklash

Jericho To Re-Run On CBS, Jericho Fans Beg You To Watch It

Jericho fans sent 50,000 lbs of nuts to CBS in an effort to get them to bring back the show... and they won. CBS will add new episodes of Jericho into their line-up this fall as a mid-season replacement. More »

12:29 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By Meg Marco
1,708 views, 58 comments

tv backlash

Fans of CBS Show Jericho Send 10,800 lbs of Nuts to CBS

There's a lighthearted but very serious backlash going on against CBS for canceling the show "Jericho." We even got a letter about it... and we don't exactly cover TV. In fact, we don't exactly watch TV except for Weeds because it's the greatest thing ever. Anyway, CBS canceled Jericho and the fans have responded by ordering 10,800 lbs of nuts and having them shipped to CBS. More »

7:59 PM on Wed May 23 2007
By Meg Marco
6,901 views, 55 comments

Latest by sweat1951: Thank you for your article. First, may I say the nuts aren't being wasted. They are being sent to our more »

consumerist kit

Find A Surgeon Online

Just saw this on the news (thank you, Katie Couric): HealthGrades is a website giving consumers unprecedented access to health procedure cost and hospital information. More »

7:43 PM on Thu Dec 7 2006
By Ben Popken
93 views, 2 comments

clips

Don't Buy Richard Simmons' Exploding Steamer

Richard Simmons' craptastic vegetable steamer catches fire at 2:20 on the Letterman show. The best part is that Richard doesn't seem to be in on the joke. More »

2:50 PM on Fri Dec 1 2006
By Ben Popken
10,951 views, 24 comments

advertising

CBS Poops Out CSI Eggvertising

When we first heard about CBS advertising on poultry ovum, we thought, oh, that's neat, but were, for the most part, nonplussed. The relentless penetration of advertising into every space is a fairly warmed over easy topic. More »

11:48 AM on Mon Nov 13 2006
By Ben Popken
183 views, 13 comments

cbs

UPDATE: Outside Pride Lawncare Hates Faggy CBS

The backlash backlash has more than begun. To wit, a concept shot of the new Outsidepride.com homepage. More »

2:04 AM on Thu Aug 10 2006
By Ben Popken
368 views, 4 comments

cbs

UPDATE: Outside Pride Lawncare Hates Faggy CBS

If you would like to tell Troy, the owner of OutsidePride.com just what you think about his queerCBSbashing email, here's his contact info: More »

10:12 AM on Wed Aug 9 2006
By Ben Popken
215 views, 7 comments

homophobia

Outside Pride Lawncare Hates Faggy CBS

Outsidepride.com. A URL worthy of a gay pride parading society. But no, don't mistake them for part of the Rainbow Brigade! OutsidePride.com is a seed and lawn care retailer, and, in fact, they hate those damn homos. More »

6:26 AM on Tue Aug 8 2006
By consumerist.com
843 views, 56 comments

cbs

ID Theft Victim? CBS Wants to Talk

Has your Social Secrity number been stolen and used to get access to your credit? A CBS producer working on an identity theft story would like to speak with you. If you've been victimized in this way and would like to share your story, drop an email to tips@consumerist.com. We'll be your merry matchmaker. More »

4:35 PM on Thu Jun 8 2006
By popkin
89 views, Comment

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