Monthly Archives: January 2012

Colbert Bump? Herman Cain Has More South Carolina Votes Than Perry, Huntsman And Bachmann Combined

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January 21, 2012
Colbert Bump? Herman Cain Has More South Carolina Votes Than Perry, Huntsman And Bachmann Combined

Stephen Colbert was too late to get on the ballot in South Carolina, so he asked his supporters to vote for Herman Cain to show support for him. Was the potential candidate able to move the needle? With 99% of precincts reporting, Cain has 6274 votes to 2430 for Rick Perry, 1130 for Jon...
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Worst. News Story. Ever.

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January 18, 2012

We didn’t go to fancy journalism school, so you’ll have to excuse our naivete in assuming that a news article ought to include news.  So we were pretty puzzled when we came across an article in The Vancouver Sun entitled “Museum curator may have answer to Vancouver Island totem-pole mystery”  Could be interesting we...
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But What Would She Do For A Klondike Bar? Woman Arrested For Offering Sexual Favor In Exchange For McNuggets

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January 17, 2012
But What Would She Do For A Klondike Bar? Woman Arrested For Offering Sexual Favor In Exchange For McNuggets

Khadijah Baseer really, really wanted some Chicken McNuggets, but lacked the cash with which to purchase them. So she did what any other crazy or altered person with a craving for processed chicken-like meat would do- started walking down the drive thru line at 11PM, opening doors and offering sex for Chicken McNuggets.  Shockingly,...
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Two Small Men With Big Nerve Steal Family’s Belongings, Refuse To Honor Judge’s Order

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January 16, 2012

Natasha Mitchell of Kitchener, Ontario hired a local franchise of Two Small Men With Big Hearts to move all of her family’s belongings in 2009. She’s still waiting for them to arrive. The company showed up on the appointed day, but refused to release Mitchell’s possessions unless she paid $890 on the spot- far...
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Virginia Serial Butt Slasher Captured In Peru

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January 15, 2012
Virginia Serial Butt Slasher Captured In Peru

It feels like it ought to be a euphemism, but Johnny D Guillen has been arrested in Peru after fleeing Virginia, where he is believed to have slashed the buttocks of 13 young women. Fairfax County Police in Virginia posted on its website that the man — whom it identifies as Johnny D. Guillen...
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Can 13 Year Old Aidan Dwyer Revolutionize Solar Energy?

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January 9, 2012
Can 13 Year Old Aidan Dwyer Revolutionize Solar Energy?

Aidan Dwyer’s eureka moment came on a wintry Catskill hike- why not shape solar arrays like tree branches rather than flat panels?  His early results looked promising. Indeed, they won him a prestigious award for young scientists.  Then the press began, and with it, the news that his methodology had been flawed.  Dwyer, undaunted,...
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Isaac Asimov’s Classic Foundation Trilogy Adapted As A BBC Radio Drama – Free MP3 Version

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January 9, 2012
Isaac Asimov’s Classic Foundation Trilogy Adapted As A BBC Radio Drama – Free MP3 Version

We like our science fiction old school. Give us E.E. “Doc” Smith or A.E. Van Vogt any day, over whatever the modern hack de jour is churning out.  The crowning achievement of the genre, in our opinion, is Asimov’s Foundation trilogy. If you haven’t read it, well, what are you waiting for?  Either way,...
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The Metropolis of Cahokia- City of 100,000 People Thrived A Millenium Ago Near Modern-Day St. Louis

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January 8, 2012
The Metropolis of Cahokia- City of 100,000 People Thrived A Millenium Ago Near Modern-Day St. Louis

A site near St. Louis once thought to be home to a small seasonal settlement is now thought to have been the largest native city north of the Rio Grande The latest excavations uncovered evidence of more than 500 thatched houses. At its peak the city would have been home to 100,000 Native Americans....
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18 Year Old Widow Protects Her Child, Kills Intruder Bent On Stealing Late Husband’s Painkillers

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January 6, 2012
18 Year Old Widow Protects Her Child, Kills Intruder Bent On Stealing Late Husband’s Painkillers

18 year old Sarah McKinley’s husband died of lung cancer on Christmas day, leaving behind the grieving widow to care for their 3 month old son. Days later, Justin Martin and Dustin Stewart, high on drugs, broke into her house and attempted to rob her, hoping to score painkillers they hoped her late husband...
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Did Defective Tylenol Kill 2 Year Old?

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January 6, 2012
Did Defective Tylenol Kill 2 Year Old?

It’s been a tough several years for the reputation of Johnson & Johnson. Over two dozen recalls affecting its most popular products including Tylenol, Benadryl and Motrin have created questions about quality processes at the venerable company. The Huffington Post notes The number of recalls and the company’s handling of them – including a...
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