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Now That’s A Christmas Bonus
Boss gives employees visits to brothel as holiday bonus. Full Story.
A Traffic Light With Brains
If you’re driving too fast, stop lights in one California town sense when a speeder is approaching and turn the light red. Full Story.
Quote Of The Day
“Hmm, it says here that women think George Clooney has more sex appeal than a Ferrari. Maybe that’s because women don’t know how to drive a Ferrari,” said Torsten Kadletz, a used-car dealer unafraid of feminists.
I should hope he’s not afraid of feminazisnists as they’re going to come burn his house down after saying something like that. Thanks Barney for the link.
Watch Those Manners
Just make sure use utensils when you get some turkey at the table, or be prepared to be attacked by a carving-knife-welding maniac. Full Story.
Another Chunk Of The Royalties
A group of former London state school children who sang on Pink Floyd’s 1979 classic “Another Brick In The Wall” have lodged a claim for unpaid royalties. Twenty-three teenage pupils from Islington Green School secretly recorded vocals for the track, which became an anthem for children with the chorus “We don’t need no education.” Full Story.
What Not To Do With A Teenage Daughter
If you’re going to teach your 16-year-old daughter a lesson about drinking after she came home drunk one night, make sure you get rid of your stash of crack and firearms before you call the police on her.
Real Doll For Pedophiles?
The headline was taken from this weeks b3ta, so don’t get all mad at me. But I think they have a point when they couldn’t find a use for this doll other than a body double for an eight-year-old who’s wanted by the mob or as a plaything for sicko perverts.
What’s That Empty “Xerox” Folder?
If you’ve ever pecked around in the Program Files folder in Windows, you may have noticed an empty “Xerox” folder. Why is it there? Now you know. Thanks Neil for the link.