Fragmenting Arctic ice shelf a sign of warming temperatures: scientist In related news, gravity holds things down, the sky is up there and rain contains drops of water. I’m pretty certain that Derek Mueller didn’t write that headline himself, but the way he carries on and on like he’s just discovered the cure for cancer, …
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
This Privacy Invasion Is Brought To You By…
If you happen to have a spare $30000 lying around and the urge to blow it on some advertising, how would you feel about helping the city of Flint, Michigancover the cost of some security cameras?Hopefully your answer would be like a rotten scumbag, but sadly I think this is one of those schemes that …
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Not Always Right
I’m about to lose untold hours of my productive life. Why? Because I’ve just discoveredNotAlwaysRight.com,a site devoted entirely to employees telling stories about the retards they’re forced to interact with on a daily basis. Stories likethis onefor instance. Library | Detroit, MI, USA (At our library, the computers are all self-sign up. All you have …
Somebody Throw Me An…Uh-oh
This is made somewhat less funny by everything not burning completely to a crisp, but it’s still great. Fire destroys truck full of extinguishers Lancaster Township Fire Department was dispatched at 4:19 p.m for a vehicle fire at 1405 Wabank Road for a truck loaded with fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment. The 1991 Ford …
Accused Bad Headline Suggester Found Guilty
I think thepoor writing in the Mercuryis starting to rub off on its readers. Thisis a letter to the editor from yesterday’s paper. Dear Editor – A large, bold headline on the front page of your July 24 edition prompts me to write this letter. “Accused baby killer was a ‘role model,’ ” it reads. …
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Another Reason Why Beatings Aren’t Always Bad
This is the second time in a week that I’ve seen a story like this one, and for the second time in a week I have to ask why there aren’t going to be criminal charges. If I were to do this would I not be charged with making a false report? Why should these …
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UR A Dumbass
To me, the saddest thing about this here story on walking and texting is that no mention is made of anyone being killed. You can’t tell me that the world wouldn’t be a lot better off without people like this guy. Despite the obvious hazards to person and pride, many mobile texters show little sign …
I Wonder How Many People Want To See Him More Than Once
I have nothing to say about this story, I only wish to point out that the prosecutor’s name is Joe Deters. Come on, he has to have made that up once he got into the business.
I Hereby Charge You With Bad
Quick question for the folks down atthe Mercury. Given some of your previous mistakes the answer is probably no, but do you notice anything wrong with this headline? Man charged with marijuana When did marijuana become a chargeable offence? I’ve heard of possession and I’ve heard of trafficking, but never in the history of printed …
The Cheque’s In The Mail
If any of you reading this sent me an email yesterday and you haven’t heard back, you’re not going to unless you send it again. My mail program decided that last night would be a good time to crash and take all of my mail with it, and indeed it acted on this idea. I …