A Penny Saved Is A Nickel Down The Drain

There’s a chance, albeit a slim one, that theditch the pennycrusademight be getting somewhere. The NDP’s Pat Martin introduced a private member’s bill yesterday calling foran end to the pennyin Canada for all the reasons I’ve been harping on, mainly that the things cost more to make than they’re actually worth and that people don’t …

Dude, Where’s Our Building?

This story sounds like it was written just for us. Not only is it heavy on irony, but the ridiculous theft element is also in full effect. The Austrian village of Traismauer has a crime problem. Solution? Build a new youth centre and use it to get local youngsters involved in productive and positive activities. …

When I Grow UP, I Want To Crush children’s Imaginations

If this column by Rosa Brooks is any indication, her kids will be in therapy before they reach their teens. Hopefully this article was mostly written as a joke, but somehow I doubt it. I have one question for this woman. If she doesn’t like Disney Princess stuff, why does she own their movies and …

Today’s The Day The Teddy Bears Hump Their Picnic

Ever sincethat poor bastard in the UK found himself on the sex offender registry for having relations with a bike,Carin and I have had this odd fascination with stories about people humping stuff. It’s not that we’re looking for pointers or anything, it’s more about what will and won’t get you labeled a pervert in …

Ouch, My Nipples Hurt Thinking About That!

Note to anyone interested: Don’t go to Lubbock Airport if you have nipple rings. If you do, and they set off the metal detector, you have to remove them,even if it means using pliers to get them off. Shiver shiver shiver! What possible danger could a nipple ring pose? If they know it’s a nipple …

Here’s What I Think Of Your Stupid Water Bill.

I have learned several things from this article about a man trying to pay a water bill with a cheque written on toilet paper. They are: Don’t piss off Ron Borgna. If he doesn’t agree with you, he will fight to the end, and so he should. The town of Binghamton has a lot of …