The story of Steven Lipsky, a Jersey City councilman who police allege urinated on a crowd of people from a nightclub balcony is pretty good on its own (unless you were underneath him I suppose), but Charles Hack (quite the name for a newspaper reporter) went the extra mile to make my day a little …
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What Are The Odds?
Police in Richmond, Virginia have released the name of a man killed in a shooting that they believe was drug related. The victim has been identified as 31-year-oldMarijuana Thompson.Who could have seen that one coming?
Blame This One On The Two Dumb Criminal Namers
Check out the description ofthe Two Tall Bandits,a couple of Colorado bank robbers that the FBI is trying to track down. They are described as white or Hispanic males, approximately 20 to 30 years of age, 5-foot 7 inches to 5-foot 10 inches tall and of average build. When did Denver suddenly become a land …
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There’s A Word For That?
Woe! There’s a name for that thing where someone’s name fits the reason for them being in the news. It’s nominative determinism, and it’s been noticed for years in the magazine “New Scientist.” That wiki has some amusing examples. wow, I didn’t know that phenomenon had been noticed for that long.
Perhaps We Should Rethink The Name
Sears Canada recalls Cool Touch toasters for fire hazard
Fantastic!
If you’re writing a story about a gay pride festival, I suppose it only makes sense that one of the first people you would interview would beDick Hunter.
Don’t Put Le Bang On Le Wang
This shouldn’t be funny to me, but for some reason, it is. Among the latest products from China that have way too much melamine in them, all different manner of sex spreads. As an aside, what a lame company name for sex toys and such. “Le bang.”
Is A Fox’s Tail Really That Cool?
Why do I have such a hate on for Tommy Fox? I can’t explain it, but I just keep thinking the dude’s a giant prick. I don’t know about you, but if I were to drive over an animal, my first thought wouldn’t have been, “Ooo! A fox! Let’s go back, get the carcase and …
Lucky For Who?
Wow. It’s amazing that because a gas station accidentally set their price to 35 cents a gallon instead of $3.50, they managed to lose 1000 gallons of gas and $3000 in two hours. That’s how you know gas prices are way high. I guess people told everybody about the awesome prices, and there was traffic …
Well, Lawyers Do Like To Spew It…
I should be able to take this lawsuit seriously. I mean, I can’t imagine finding out that, while I was under the knife, my doctor somehow stapled my butt shut. But I can’t. Why? Because the guy this happened to is represented by a lawyer named Emily Malarkey. by the sounds of it, she should …