“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” - Thomas Jefferson
Posted in Humor on Jul 25th, 2008
Real headlines from real news sites with not-so-real subheads
From BBC News:
New white whale spotted
Now a spotted whale
From CBS News:
McCain Makes Gains In Four Key States
Obama still leads in Iran, North Korea, Venezuela
From CBS News:
Obama’s Daughters Aim For “Normal” Lives
McCain offers to help in November
From CNN:
Obama wins hearts, not minds, in Berlin
Obama continues to lead in [...]
Posted in Humor on Jul 24th, 2008
Real headlines from real news sites with not-so-real subheads
From AJC:
McDonald’s finds way to get Europeans to embrace fast food
McHaggis, Frog Nuggets debut on menu
From CBS News:
Italian Court: Jeans Do Not Prevent Rape
Other rulings include: Water is wet, Fire is hot
From CBS News:
Obama Shows Hawkish Side On Mideast Trip
Still afraid to face O’Reilly on Fox News
From [...]
Posted in Humor on Jul 23rd, 2008
Real headlines from real news sites with not-so-real subheads
From ABC News:
Bank of America Beats Expectations
Expectations threaten to sue
From ABC News:
NASA Collects Urine to Test Space Toilet
If experiment fails, will really be pissed
From BBC:
Lesbos locals lose attempt to ban use of the term ‘lesbian’
Plan B: Change city name to “Dykesville”
From BBC:
Computer mouse faces extinction
Sierra Club calls [...]
Posted in Humor on Jul 22nd, 2008
Real headlines from real news sites with not-so-real subheads
From CBS News:
$550K “Wardrobe Malfunction” Fine Tossed
FCC now officially biggest boobs in Super Bowl half-time show
From CBS News:
Men Sentenced For Setting Friend’s Crotch Ablaze
Barred for life from singing “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”
From CNN:
Missing soldier found; husband charged
Obama calls for U.S. troops to pull out of [...]
Posted in Humor on Jul 20th, 2008
Real headlines from real news site with not-so-real subheads
From Chicago Tribune:
Hotels get hip to the needs of 21st Century travelers
First lesson: No one says ‘get hip’ any more
From CNN:
Obama takes campaign overseas
Effort to meet with most vocal supporters
From CBS:
Iran Rules Out Suspending Uranium Program
Israel offers to help with suspending program
From Fox News:
Petraeus: Al Qaeda Could [...]
Posted in Humor on Jul 19th, 2008
Real headlines from real news site with not-so-real subheads
From Fox News:
Woman Has Surgery on Giant 110-Pound Legs
Hillary expects full recovery
From Fox News:
Scientist: Pregnancy at 100 Possible in 30 Years
Still finds 70-year-old girlfriend ‘hot’
From CNN:
Jimi Hendrix featured in ‘Guitar Hero’
Game spinoff, ‘Died-In-Own-Vomit Hero’ expected in stores by Christmas
From CNN:
SciTechBlog: A “Green Pope”
Bishop of Mars leading [...]
Posted in Humor on May 18th, 2008
In case you missed it on Saturday Night Live, Arizona Senator John McCain appeared, and offered some assistance to the Democrats as the nomination process continues…
I certainly hope the Democrats take his advice.
Every now and then, someone will say something that could be taken a couple of different ways. A double entendre, for those what talk all fancy-like.
I’m not about to pass up any such opportunity, often trying to respond in a way that fits both the intended and unintended meanings. The hardest part of that is [...]
Didn’t get to see it live, what with work and all. But I got a chance to catch it on YouTube…
Heh. Funny stuff.
There’s a cartoon making the rounds on the Internet about now. It purports to be a strip from The Wizard of Id.
And it is. Mostly.
The punch line has been edited.
Here’s what’s making the rounds:
And here’s the original comic:
Actually, I agree with both versions.
But, for the sake of accuracy, I thought it best to call attention [...]
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