Government Policy
Joe Francis: Girls Gone Wild Founder, Violent Thug, Rapist
Breasts make men crazy. The hypnotic jiggling of rose-tipped orbs have been enough to make men do all sorts of insane things: bungee jump, wear leather pants, claim to have coined the phrase “Pardon my French.”
Say Cheese! You’re About To Be Robbed.
Making a withdrawal? An amateur photographer in the bank lobby pointing his camera at you? It might be best not to pose with those large, pregnant sacks, swollen with wads of cash and tattooed with dollar symbols. Smile! Say Cheese! You’re about to be robbed.
Mighty Morphin’ Tax Shelters Foil IRS
The NYT reports that tax cheating by the supperich may be so pervasive that the government doesn’t even have enough resources to fight it.
Christian Radio Goes Porn
Listeners to Kingsburg, California based radio station KFYE were shocked a week ago when their favorite Christian radio station effortlessly switched between playing Carmen’s seminal Christian rap hit ‘Who’s In Da House? (Jay Cee!)’ to muculousy shlorking and the synchronized moans of vaginal pumping after the midnight changeover. KFYE FM 106.3 had just gone porn radio.
IRS to Cut 50% of Rich People Auditors
The federal government is moving towards cutting half of the IRS workers who audit the wealthiest Americans’ returns.
MPAA Finally Sues The Wrong Guy
Nine times out of ten, you can just walk up to anyone on the street and punch them right in the face, scot-free. Hey, go try it. The nonconfrontational pansy on the other end will sputter impotently for a few minutes, speechless as he tries to comprehend the unexpected development, then finally squeal, “Hey, man! Like what the fuck!”
Study Reveals Poison Pill Among Hospital Prescriptions
A new study analyzing hospital prescriptions shows startling and potentially deadly trends.
FCC Investigates Calls From a Stranger
The second of two blows dealt this week to the Miami telemarketers autodialing people’s cellphones and trying to scam them. It seems the FCC is actually looking into the matter. All it took was a few months, Verizon to file an injunction, and a few gajillion consumer complaints, like those by reader Chris.
Daily Show Explains Net Neutrality
“The point is that with net neutrality all internet packets – whether they come from a big company or a single citizen – are treated in the exact same way.”
IKEA: Like Design, Life is Cheap
It used to be that owning IKEA just meant enduring some Fight Club barbs. A new product recall threatens to take away your ability to even turn the catalogue pages (which you read just for the articles).
UPDATE: Petty Power Trips at Dulles Airport
Last month, we wrote about crazy, wild-eyed technohippy Edward Hasbrouck’s harassment by power-tripping rent-a-cops employed by the TSA. He’s followed it up with a complete copy of his dialogue with TSA officials subsequent to the entire ridiculous fiasco.
The News; Uniquely Toxic and Loving It
• Apparently, Florida is at a bit of a risk for grapefruit bruising. [CT] “State Farm to hike Florida rates 53%”
Nightline Brings in the RECAP Brigade
After Ben’s appearance on Nightline on Friday, our email box was inundated with tips and complaints, words of support and pleas for help from hundreds of consumerists, newly brought to the fold. We also got many confused emails from people calling us “Vinnie” and some astonishing rants from exactly the sort of bleary-eyed crazies who sit around at midnight, typing up emails to guys they just saw on the telly.
Mice On A Plane
The next time you fly American Airline’s friendly skies, you might want to bring a mouse trap.
