Teenagers were playing with fireworks at the next-door neighbors house last night when a rocket took off sideways and set fire to a bush under one of my front windows.  I heard people yelling "Fire!" outside so I ran downstairs and got to the front door to find a big cloud of gray smoke.  Not being completely ignorant, they'd had a fire ( Read more... )

Seriously... I wish there was a button on my monitor that would turn up the intelligence of the internet.  I keep adjusting the "brightness" but it doesn't do a damn thing.

Witness the Stupidity

Seriously, how many people have to tell someone that stalker-like behavior with regards to the guests will not be welcome at a con?  You'd think half a dozen ( Read more... )

Don Henley sues Senate candidate over song use

DeVore mentions Henley's legal actions on the Web site. "We're responding with a counter-claim, asserting our First Amendment right to political free speech," the site said.

I pity anyone who votes for a candidate who thinks that "political free speech" means you have a free pass to violate copyright law ( Read more... )

Woman jumps into polar bear enclosure.


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Good idea:  Set up online filing for city income tax returns ( Read more... )

OMFG, Station 8 Comment Room... I wish there was a button I could click on you to turn up the intelligence.

CNN.com is a gold mine this morning...

"And then there were none" department:
Chinese mistress contest takes tragic turn

If only American Idol worked like this.

"Panic first, ask questions later" department:
'This bike is a pipe bomb' band sticker clears Memphis terminal

Band members are still wondering why they weren't asked to open for The Police ( Read more... )

It takes a LOT of chainsawing and jumping up and down to fit half a ton of tree limbs into the bed of a Chevy S10.

This factoid brought to you by watching the morons at work next door.

World's Biggest Idiot has World's Biggest Breasts

"In May, ABC news reported that Hershey's breasts were 34 FFF after eight surgeries and one gallon of silicone. But she wasn't done yet. On her way to achieving her dream, she encountered certain roadblocks, like Texas law. The state limits the amount of silicone that one person put in their body ( Read more... )

High school girls basketball team seeks to forfeit 100-0 win

They don't want the other team to feel bad because they played so poorly.

Maybe the smart kids at this school should ease up and stop trying to get straight As so the D-students will feel better, too.

When did success become an undesirable outcome?  Aren't sports competitions supposed to ( Read more... )