The Goommba’s Pizzeria School of Customer Service

Wow. I think Maria Del Rayo Cordero has to get a refresher on what good customer service is. It does not involve telling a customer, when they say they got the wrong food, to pay for it and leave. It also does not involve heaving a tray of food at them and clonking them in …

Coconut Crack

When I first heard the story of cops mistaking coconut candy for crack, I felt sorry for the two guys who got arrested. But there’s something about these guys that doesn’t make them sympathetic characters. It still doesn’t make it right that they got arrested, though. The story is that Cesar Rodriguez and Jose Pena …

Trixie Waggles Onto the Blog Again

I’ve been meaning to write a little dog post for a while now. The apartment building is getting a whole new carpet on all the floors. So, they have completely ripped up the carpet in the hall. They’re fast for sure, they’re already laying underpad today. I wasn’t sure what Trix would think of the …

Commenting By Email Works Again

I’m sure you’ll all be happy to know that the good folks at Echo have cured whatever was ailing the commenting by email system and it’s now up and running again. Thanks everybody for being decently patient about it being broken, and an especially big thanks to the Echo support team for unbreaking it. They’re …

Did Somebody Say McDouchebags?

Does McDonald’s really think people will confuse a charity concert with their burgers and fries? Or do they just like suing people who couldn’t possibly fight back? Judging from this article, which lists other people they have sude, including children and small businesses, I think the choice is B. Her name is Lauren McClusky. She …

Remember When Watching The Leafs Was Still Kind Of Fun?

The Leafs are playing (or at least what hpasses for playing nowadays) this evening and it’s probably going to go the way pretty much everything has gone this season, which means a lot of us are going to need a good cry at the end of the night. So to try to soften the blow …

Why Not Just Ask Where The Washroom Is?

Ug! What would possess someone to piss all over a Wal-Mart meat counter? I guess we can ask Robert T. Jenkins, he’s in jail unless someone pays $25000 to get him out. He destroyed $600-worth of steak and other meat. This story is light on details, but it has a few big errors. According to …