I present to you Mitt Romney, United States presidential candidate. Romney’s wife, Ann, was in attendance, and the candidate spoke of the concern he had for her when her plane had to make an emergency landing Friday en route to Santa Monica because of an electrical malfunction. “I appreciate the fact that she is on …
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Yunel Escobar Is Not A Smart Person And It’s Been Nice Knowing Him
Since I returned yesterday from an in some ways traumatizing but hopefully ultimately successful apartment hunt, all I’ve been hearing about is Yunel Escobar and his homophobic eye black. I don’t want to get all high and mighty about this, because I’d be a serious hypocrite if I did. I think gay jokes can be …
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Long Weekend Audio: What’s…In…The Bag?!
Alrighty! We made this audio last night, but due to some Goldwave operator error, and some knob deciding our server should get wacked around, you guys don’t get to see it until today. We played a game. And what was that game called? What’s…in…the bag?! This is probably not a fun game for your kids …
If You Can’t Trust The Stranger You Bought Online, Who Can You Trust
Everywhere you turn these days, prices are on the rise. You feel it at the gas pumps, the grocery store, the street corner…wait, what? AnnArbor.com reports that police were called to an Ann Arbor home late Wednesday on a report of a robbery. Police say the 45-year-old man and a 19-year-old Ohio woman he contacted …
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Dance With Us, You Aren’t Free
Here’s a nice little what the huh story to start the day off right. I’ll never be able to watch an episode of the Raccoons the same way again, I’ll telll you that. Police recently arrested Troy Kenneth Campbell in the middle of Charlottetown’s University Avenue dancing with a beer in one hand and a …
Rob Ford Is A Piece Of Garbage
Update: I posted this as a comment, but I want to slap it here as well, just in case. Email I just received: “Just a note. Rob Ford’s response of “probably” was to the police’s comment saying he needed a driver. Diminishes the validity of your article. Darren” As I told him when I wrote …
An Awesome Classic Story I Wish I’d Seen At The Time
You know, with my crazy schedule, I was starting to worry that I wouldn’t be able to keep up with Twitter anymore. I’d come home from work, stare at the piles of tweets that had accumulated, and then promptely decide I could put my time to better use by doing…anything but reading them all. But …
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Welcome To The UK, Where Even Watching TV Is Regulated To Death
I’m going to openly show off my ignorance here, but I have a feeling that even if I did have a good understanding of the whys and hows of the British TV licensing scheme I’d still think it was horrendously stupid. Just look at this article on how not to get your workplace dinged £1,000 …
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What’s More Little League, The Baseball Or The Criminals
This sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale gone a bit wrong. Police were notified just before midnight Thursday that someone was making a lot of noise at the Rolando Little League snack bar in Rolando Park on Vigo Drive, La Mesa police Sgt. Colin Atwood said. When officers arrived they found the …
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When The Police Tell You You Have The Wrong Number, They’re Probably Right
And now, today’s reminder to always make sure you’re calling the right person. Yes, police do like prostitutes, but not usually in the way you’re intending, Mr. Pimp Guy. Police in Middletown, Conn., arrested a man and woman after the couple allegedly called an on-duty police officer and offered up a prostitute. According to police, …
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