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parody
Ford Announces Solution To America's Car Woes: The 1993 Taurus
Here's a video from The Onion that pretty much sums up our nation's automobile situation. The added incentive of a free Primus tape is really what sold me. More » -
this exists
Just In Case Your Hands Are Jealous Of Your Butt
Reader Ashi has just alerted us to the existence of this product and asked the question: "Ummm...What the f*ck?" More » -
silly
Chipotle Says Their Food Does Not Cause Underwear Blood
South Park managed to combine the late Billy Mays, the unfortunately still around Ghost Hunters, and the beloved Chipotle chain in their latest episode, with surprising results. More » -
awesome
Chinese Restaurant Invites You To Try The "Beef Brisket In Wikipedia Flavor"
Reader Alan has sent in the menu for a local Chinese & Japanese restaurant. One of the items caught his eye. More » -
swine flu
Swine Flu Presents Grocery Store Marketing Opportunity
Reader Ian spotted this display at his local supermarket. More » -
frugalistas
Call Yourself A 'Frugalista,' Get A Free Cease And Desist Letter
Miami Herald personal finance blogger Natalie McNeal is going all "Highlander" with her "Frugalista" moniker. As in, there can only be one. She trademarked the term and had a lawyer send out cease and desist letters to at least one other Frugalista. More » -
frustration
Guess What Happens When Amazon Keeps Sending Shampoo In Same Box With Book
Reader Len recently found out that it's sort of impossible to order shampoo and a book from Amazon at the same time. They'll just keep sending you a shampoo-covered book until they eventually give up and refund your money. Trouble is, Len didn't want a refund. He wanted a shampoo-less book. More » -
funny
Will Anyone Buy My 1300 Chinese Pope Hats?
One of the fun side-effects of Craigslist is that the lack of an editorial gatekeeper means it lets the crazy blossom. The newspaper Telegraph has assembled 20 of what they consider the wackiest Craigslist ads, including over 1300 Pope hats (sorry, they're just replicas), diapers for incontinent dogs, and 300 stuffed penguins. Naturally we assume every one of them is really about sex, but maybe we're being too jaded about Craigslisters. More » -
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bad consumer
Weirdos Attempt Elaborate Theft Of A Chili's Giant Pepper
I hope we're not editorializing too much by calling these people weirdos, but let's have a look at the facts provided by the Bennington, VT police department: The alleged weirdos ran 450' of extension cord across a Home Depot parking lot in order to power an electric drill that they planned to use to steal the giant chili pepper off of a Chili's. Weirdos, right? That's fair, isn't it? More » -
it's raining money, hallelujah
Man 'Makes It Rain' On L.A. Freeway, Causes Traffic Jam
Who says you've got to be an enfant terrible pro athlete to make it rain? A plain old 56-year-old man Los Angeles authorities describe as "disturbed" took it upon himself to send dollar bills a-soaring on L.A.'s westbound 210 Sunday as he drove down the freeway. More » -
silly
7 Restaurant Dishes That Are Too Embarrassing To Order By Name
Perhaps you have noticed that restaurants like to give their food interesting names. Perhaps you have also avoided ordering the food by its interesting name because it's completely ridiculous. We looked through dozens of chain-restaurant menus to find the 7 most painful-to-order names out there. Enjoy. More »
1:47 PM on Mon Aug 10 2009
By Meg Marco
42,032 views, 189 commentsMost discussed Danj3ris is accepting...: I love the Quesadilla explosion. It is my default order at Chili's. And I love saying it with my "Let's more »
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Suprises
Mouse Builds Expensive Nest Inside ATM
A mouse snuck into an ATM at a gas station in eastern Oregon and made what had to have been an adorable little home out of sixteen $20 bills. Nobody knows how Scrooge McMouse got into the ATM, but after giving the station attendant a good scare, he was fished out of his money pit and set free. More » -
funny
When Billboards Collide
It's funny when something accidental happens in advertising, like when billboards that shouldn't be next to each other are put up. We always suspected the placement of religious billboards are intentional, but we're really not sure about Cat Jesus. Yes, Cat Jesus.
"15 Billboards That Don't Belong Next To Each Other" [BuzzFeed]
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money-wasting advice
Reasons To Enter That Office Lottery Pool
Lotteries are bad news — regressive tax systems that nickel-and-dime the poor to raise money for public necessities such as school by dangling the false hope of riches before the unwashed masses. More » -
offensive packaging
Alabama Bans Wine Bottle For Giving It The Vapors
I swan! [Fans face.] Sweet magnolia breeze! I do declare! [Clutches petticoat in pre-swoon anticipation.] Alabama is in a dither over a drawing of a nude nymph on a wine bottle label, so they've banned the product from being sold. Their liquor regulations forbid the display of "a person posed in an immoral or sensuous manner" on any alcohol packaging. We have to side with Alabama on this one—after all, we're not sure you can ride a bike naked without eventually doing something immoral, whether you mean to or not. More » -
silly
Capital One: Your Account Is 0 Months Past Due, But Don't Worry — It Can Happen To Anyone
A Capital One robot has been calling reader Catherine but she's been ignoring their calls. Then, today, she checked her account and found out that she was "0 payments past due." More » -
csrs
Verizon's New Marketing Pitch: Squirrels Eat Old Phone Lines So Upgrade To FiOS For Guaranteed Service!
Verizon told Debbie that upgrading to FiOS was the only way to guarantee uninterrupted phone service because apparently, Verizon's old copper lines are no match for the insatiable appetite of copper-munching squirrels. Never mind that FiOS doesn't work during a blackout for more than a few hours, or that Debbie's problem had nothing to do with hungry squirrels... More » -
silly
Target Is Somewhat Liberal When It Comes To "Kids" Programming
Hey, where was Target back in the day when our parents were looking for a babysitter? The one we had wouldn't let us watch anything cool. Certainly not anything with a huge "CENSORED" sticker on the front of it. More »
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