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NEW EURO MCDONALDS A SIGN OF AMERICA’S DOWNFALL?

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Ads, WTF?

The photo above is:
A) A coffee shop in San Francisco during the first dot com boom
B) A scene from a movie based in Seattle that focuses on bloggers
C) A snazzy shot of a hell where you are forced to work all day in a room with bright orange walls
D) McDonalds
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AMERICAN GIRL PRO-ARSONIST FRENZY

June 1st, 2009 · 40 Comments · WTF?

Meet American Girl’s newest doll, Rebecca Rubin. She comes with a story book and was born in 1914 to Jewish Russian parents.
She’s pretty adorable and un-criminal looking. Until you buy one for your child, and like all kids, she decides to hit the Google on Rebecca Rubin and discovers the real-life person of the same [...]

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NEW SPECIES FOUND IN HAIRSPRAY! Thrives in 1980s Bangs, Long Island, and Whitesnake Concerts-

May 31st, 2009 · 36 Comments · Shit That Makes Me Laugh, WTF?, fashion, science

No one really knows much about whether the new species is harmful to humans, but I feel like there’s an awesome horror-movie film plot just waiting to be made out of this story! (Or a porno… )
Either way, whether you’re considering writing a script or not, read more about this species and others, here.

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BLONDS AREN’T MORE FUN?

May 29th, 2009 · 19 Comments · WTF?

WTF is everyone picking on blondes lately? First Archie chooses the flaxen haired materialistic bitch Veronica over sweet yellow maned Betty, and now the Brits have come up with some crazy study of blonds vs brunettes.
The findings: Blonds are more likely to talk about their ex, get drunk, show up super-late, sleep with their date [...]

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HIGH SCHOOLERS HAVING CRAZY HUG ORGIES

May 28th, 2009 · 11 Comments · WTF?

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Kids! I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids these days.  Seriously!  The biggest new, scary trend amongst highschoolers: Hugs.
What the hell happened to huffing, and gang violence, and those parties where they stuck Twinkies up their who-who’s and had unprotected sex? Those things I [...]

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29 YEARS OLD, 21 KIDS

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

Meet Desmond Hatchett. He’s 29 years old and has 21 bastard children. What a guy!
The youngest child is a newborn and the oldest is eleven. There are eleven mothers, and in two seperate but equally productive years, he father four children.
The state of Tenesee, where he resides, is pissed.

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HELP SAVE LARK FROM THE SWINE FLU!

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Internet, Shit That Makes Me Laugh, WTF?

Normally we like to ask for donations at this point, because no one in America has medical…

But high scores would be just fine.

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MAN SUING WORLD RECORD BOOK FOR NAMING HIM FOR MOST LAWSUITS

May 26th, 2009 · 38 Comments · Shit That Makes Me Laugh, WTF?

Label this under both Awesomely Hilarious and Predictable. The man named in the Guinness Book of World Records for most law suits, is suing them for using his “legal masterpieces,” and the nicknames ‘Sue-per-man’, ‘the duke of lawsuits’ and ‘Johnny Sue-nami’.
The overly litigious Jonathan Lee Riches, who is currently serving time in the pokey for wire fraud, [...]

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BETTER-ARMED, MORE DESPERATE, CRAZIER!!!!: N. Korea Weapons Tantrums Get Attention, Again.

May 25th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Media, Psych, Relationships, The Holidays, Uncategorized, WTF?

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North Korea continues to act like that boy who had a crush on you who would pull your hair to get your attention in Kindergarten.
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed an atomic explosion at 9:54 a.m. (0054 GMT) in northeastern North Korea, estimating the blast’s yield [...]

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WARNING: YOUR FRIDGE CAN CAUSE YOU SERIOUS HARM

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

You know that one person in your office who acts like the kitchen regulator, leaving notes about etiquette and sending emails about the state of the coffee machine? Well, they are apparently not the sanitary nuisance you have thought, but a real savior of your well being.
When a worker in San Jose went to clean [...]

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HOW TO SAVE TRILLIONS ON HEALTHCARE?

May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Shit That Makes Me Laugh, WTF?, science

Stop printing totally BS headlines that make you think Cheerios are not healthy and that smoking boosts “fat-zapping genes.”
Could you imagine the results if people only read the headlines and NOT the articles?
If so, you’re a lot like me and that leaves your entire sense of reality feeling a little surreal sometimes.  After skimming the [...]

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MISS CALIFORNIA PAGEANT OFFICIALS PROVE THAT SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

Beauty pageants always tout themselves as being about education and philanthropy and all sorts of other high-minded topics that only parading around in a swimsuit and tap dancing can get across. I for one, totally believed it. If objectifying women can’t make our world a better place, then I don’t know what can.
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GOD SAVE(D) THE QUEEN- BARELY

April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Partycrash, Politics, WTF?

Apeldoorn, Netherlands:
Breaking news!
A man killed 4 and injured 13 attempting to harm the Dutch royal family by driving his car into a crowd in order to assault them.
You can see the video which includes a rather haughty and coy Teutonic voice here.

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MEL GIBSON’S NEW WOMAN

April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Relationships, WTF?

You can read up about his half-a billion dollar freedom and see more of Oksana here.

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PREGNANT WOMAN CHASED BY BEAR, HIT BY CAR

April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

You really can’t make up shit like this. Nor can you improve on it. From the Guardian (and not my sweet Newsmaking Mad Libs book or When Yoga Bear Finally Got Pissed Off About People Stealing His Picnic Basket DVD):
A pregnant woman has been injured after being struck by a slow-moving car while fleeing from [...]

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Ohio has superheroes?

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Shit That Makes Me Laugh, WTF?

Cincinnati’s got a band of masked, caped crusaders running around in tights! 
The band of heroes and their heroine meet online, walk around in costumes, and arm themselves to help out police by initiating citizens’ arrests. 
Nothing has made me want to become a super-villain more than the video of them in action. Judge foryourself, though.  You can catch [...]

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NOTHING LIKE A BULL IN AN IRISH SHOP

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

Embedded video from CNN Video
A bull that escaped from a cattle market runs loose through an Irish supermarket.

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BREAKING: REAL LIFE UNICORN SHATTERS MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

(Via Buzzfeed)
This image shows a woman who had a horn growing out of her head for 20 years and proves that some things should remain a fantasy.  It is not known whether she loves virgins or can give immortality with her tears, so I guess the dream isn’t completely murdered.

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AND THUS GOD SPOKE: WE SHOULD DRESS LIKE SLOBS

April 24th, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

This is by far the best use of religion to modify public school dress code I have heard all day.
Dyker Neyland, a Texas woman who does not actually attend church because she can not afford a nice dress, recently won a case with her daughter’s school board to let her wear her shirt untucked by [...]

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CHEWING GUM MAKES YOU BRAINY

April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · WTF?

Alright Bubbilicious addicts, good news. Chewing gum has proven to be useful for more than just quitting smoking. New studies suggest that it reduces stress, improves alertness and relieves anxiety. Most importantly though, it can boost academic performance.
Having apparently given up on curing cancer and HIV, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine looked at 108 [...]

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