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WATCH: Romania News Man Fakes Sand Storm

Mary Martin — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:30:05 +0000

One of my favorite things to watch on Youtube are videos of reporters goofing up. We expect reporters to be above human error and it is HILARIOUS when they mess up. Here is a Romanian reporter that takes it to the next level. I’ll admit if I were a weather person I would not look [...]

Police Sent To Collect Overdue Books [VIDEO]

BJ Kelley — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:57:09 +0000

Almost everyone has had an overdue library book at some point. We check out the book, read it, get busy with life, and totally forget when it needs to be returned. Normally, it’s no big deal… Pay a fine and it’s all good. But that’s not what happened to a 5-year-old girl in Charlton, Massachusetts. [...]

'Baby Bump,' 'Occupy' Among 2012 List of 'Banished' Words

Shauna Wright — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:32:43 +0000

Every year, Michigan’s Lake Superior State University asks people which words and phrases have been so overused that they should be essentially banished from the English language. The school just released their list for 2012, and it’s certainly stirring up debate.

Hugo Chavez Thinks the US Might Be Giving Latin Leaders Cancer [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:54:06 +0000

In recent months, Latin leaders, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez, Paraguay’s Fernando Lugo, Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff and former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, have all been diagnosed with cancer.

Simple coincidence — or an American plot?

Fraudulent Student Is Jailed for Falsely Listing Harvard on His Resume

Kathy Landin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:29:30 +0000

Adam Wheeler, a former Harvard student kicked out of the university for false statements on his admissions application, has been sent to jail for including the school on his resume when applying for a job. For violating this condition of his probation, he now faces a possible two-year sentence.

Seattle Bartender Victoria Liss Gets Revenge on Rude Customer

Shauna Wright — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:49:06 +0000

In the days before the internet, people who were rude to waitstaff and/or didn’t tip properly could go about their shameful lives in relative obscurity. Welcome to 2011. The rules, they have changed. On Friday night, Seattle bartender Victoria Liss served a man and his date food and drinks. When it came time to pay [...]

'Brain Eating Amoeba' Claims Three Victims

BJ Kelley — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:38:27 +0000

Growing up, I remember going swimming at Redbrush Park Lake in Seymour. Or in the pond on my grandparent’s farm. And I’d never heard of this amoeba until last week when it was featured on the show “Rookie Blue.” Then, today, I see stories popping up all over the place about kids being infected. And [...]

Parent's Ferret Chews Off Babies' Fingers

BJ Kelley — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:49:13 +0000

Very rarely am I speechless. Reading this story, however, left me with no words...

A 4 month old in Grain Valley, Missouri, has been left with only two thumbs and a pinky after a pet ferret attacked him.

The babies' parents, Ryan and Carrie Waldo, called 911 around 2:30 A.M., telling dispatchers that their pet had chewed off 7 fingers.

"Everybody's Talking" From Robert & Erin

Robert and Erin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:07:58 +0000

A delivery driver in New York has a very big fear....the fear of driving over bridges. Usually most of his deliveries are in one neighborhood, but recently he had to take something over the Verrazano Bridge. He couldn't tell the boss no. So to calm his fears, the guy pulled out a bottle of vodka. He crashed into a tree and police responding to the scene found his blood alcohol content at four times the legal limit. Check out story two today:

Breast Milk Ice Cream!!

Robert and Erin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:50:29 +0000

OK, health food is great, but this is taking it a little too far. Brace yourself for a new way to make ice cream. A London ice cream parlor is planning to serve up sugary confections made from human breast milk so everyone can experience the “miracle of motherhood. “What could be more natural than [...]

American Idol: Did She Just Do What I Think She Did?? [VIDEO]

Elaine Etheridge — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:51:43 +0000

American Idol was a scream last night when a singing contestant apparently had a gaseous moment before her song. Here's the YouTube video that has gone virile!

Say You Want To Do Nothing?

Elaine Etheridge — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:24:04 +0000

Here’s the website we’ve all been waiting for. Now, it’s harder than it looks to do nothing for two minutes. I tried and failed. Apparently, I’m a victim of adult attention deficit disorder! See how you do. Go to donothingfor2minutes.com and try it out. You’ll get a relaxing sunset background with a relaxing soundtrack. But, [...]