All I Want For Christmas Is An Odd Combination Of Things

With Carin gone for the holidays and me leaving tomorrow, things are likely going to be pretty quiet around here for the next week or 2. but before we all but close up shop for the most un-vacation-like vacation of the year, here are a few random links to keep you entertained while we’re off …

It’s Chr***mas Time In The City

This right here boggles my mind, so please, everybody on the bus as we travel down the road to absurdity. Ottawa’s Elmdale Public School created controversy recently when it was learned that teachers had decided to change the lyrics to one of the songs that was to be sung during a holiday singalong assembly. the …

The Stupidest Hero I’ve Ever Had

The next time you’re drinking at a party and think you’re hot shit because you can hold it well, consider this story. A 64-year-old German air passenger almost popped his clogs earlier this week after quaffing a litre of vodka officials told him he couldn’t take on the aircraft. According to Spiegel, the man was …

My Bowl Runneth Over

Dawn Herb, the woman hauled into court forswearing at her toilet,hashad her charges thrown out and will not have to do any time or part with any money. District Judge Terrence Gallagher earlier this week dismissed the charge on the grounds that while Herb’s language “may be considered by some to be offensive, vulgar and …

If This Post Sucks, It’s Google’s Fault

Somebody please tell me if I’m reading the end ofthis articlewrong or missing something, because I fail to see how gang members using a certain brand of baseball caps as part of the outfit becomes something that the company needs to be held responsible for. Think of it this way. If I buy a computer …

If You Go Down to Sudan Today, You’re In For A Big Surprise

This is also from the old news department, but I need to blog it before Christmas chaos hits. There is a British teacher who is lucky to escape Sudan with her life. Why? She allowed her 7-year-old students to name a teddy bear Mohammed! But she still says she had a fabulous time in Sudan. …

The Not So Jolly Old Elf

Wow. Santa isn’t just dirty in bot form. Now, if you had sent a lettre to Santa in Canada, you might have gotten a nasty lettre back. Seriously. Apparently, one of Santa’s volunteer elves decided to send children some not so nice notes, ranging from demeaning to inappropriate. Damn I wish I could see one …

It’s That Time Of Year Again

Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch [M-LAW[ has announced the winners of this year’s Wacky Warning Labels Contest, and as usual, there are some doozies. “DANGER: AVOID DEATH” WARNING WINS TOP PRIZE IN M-LAW’S ELEVENTH ANNUAL WACKY WARNING LABEL CONTESTA label on a small tractor that warns, “Danger: Avoid Death,” has been chosen as the nation’s most …

Ya Better Watch Out, Ya Better Not..Ask Santa If He Wants Pizza

I know this is old news, but I’m behind, and it’s still funny and creapy. Apparently, Microsoft created a Windows Live ID for Santa that people can add and it asks them what they want for Christmas and such. Supposedly, it is a bot. But it’s a bot with a very dirty mind, as a …

Britain Doesn’t Have Identity Theft. It Has Identity Finders Keepers.

If you thought Britain’s handing disks full of confidential data to a bloke on a bike was bad, then the thought of a bunch of confidential stuff falling off a truck on the side of the road, and 6 similar breaches in the space of two years will make you shit yourself. Yikes. To say …