This might be old news to some of you, but I had no idea that before there was VHS or Betamax, that there was Cartrivision. I’m pretty sure that the reason I’d never heard of it is because it didn’t catch on at all. Sales were so poor that it was only produced for a …
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The Lie Detecting Robot
A father buys a lie detector robot that’s programmed to slap people when they lie. He decides to test it out on his son at supper that night. “Where were you last night,” he asks. “I was at the library.” *slap* “OK, OK,” the boy says, rubbing his arm. “I was at Jerry’s house.” “Doing …
What’s This Eye Surgery Business
Seems my passing reference to eye surgery in yesterday’s happy birthday to the blog post didn’t go unnoticed. Nice to see that folks are paying attention. So since people are asking about it, I should probably explain. I’ll let one of the comments I left over there do some of the heavy lifting for me. …
Happy 10th Birthday, Vomit Comet!
Between the Thanksgiving festivities and the possibility of eye surgery, I almost forgot that today is the VC’s birthday. And not just any birthday, either. It was on this day back in 2003 that Matt’s superior spelling and grammar skills welcomed us online. Yeah, 10 years. No, I have no idea how that happened. When …
Is This A Terrible List, Or Is Old Man Just Old
This is supposed to be a list of the 50 funniest people around right now. Um…wow. I consider myself to be pretty up on my comedy and comedians, and there are seriously like 12 or 13 people here that I’ve never even heard of. When I wasn’t busy not knowing who anyone was, I was …
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Microsoft Says You Shouldn’t Use Security Essentials, But That You Should Use It. Good Luck To Ya
I don’t use Microsoft Security Essentials because I’ve used NOD32 for years and am quite happy with it, plus I’ve always found the idea of Microsoft making security software to be kind of hilarious considering some of its history. But I do know some folks who do, so I figured it might be worthwhile to …
Here, Have A Bunch Of Random Trivia
I often find myself doubting the validity of some of the stuff pumped out by those amazing facts Twitter accounts, but if Mental Floss says it’s true, I trust them. So because this type of random trivia stuff fascinates me and because I’m the guy with the passwords, here are 65 Amazing Facts That Will …
Discomforting Words
It appears that Gill enjoyed guest posting so much last week that she’s decided to do it again. You can all feel free to do the same if you’ve got something you feel needs saying. Just remember, we post these as is. What do curdle, moist, and poke have in common? Not much if you …
Your Rogers Phone Service Is Up And Running Again
Your long, agonizing nightmare is over. You can once again call and text with your Rogers cell phone. In a statement on the company’s website, Rogers president and CEO Nadir Mohamed says he recognizes the outage was “unacceptable” for customers. He said technicians worked as quickly as possible to restore service and sincerely apologizes for …
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People I Know Are In The News For The Wrong Reasons Again
Why is it that when I actually know somebody who’s making the news, the story is rarely under headlines like “Area Man Named Citizen Of The Year”, “Local Family Wins Lottery” or “Hometown Woman’s Medical Breakthrough Could Save Thousands”? My people tend to accompany things like Mother And Daughter Seriously Injured By Distracted Driver, School …
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