I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog slamming my employer’s stupidity, dishonesty, and asshattery, but I don’t want […]
Bride of the cigarette contest
It’s back. We once again have a phone-number-driven twofer sale on a popular brand of cigarettes. Same brand as last […]
It’s the little things (3)
A recent “Did You Know” communique included this nugget: Please make sure you are scanning the dipping sauces and dressings. […]
A bit of presidential-candidate trivia
While whittling down my Twitter likes (still), I came across this: When he was elected Denver mayor in 2003, Hickenlooper […]
“A fake burglary call and an extramarital affair: Woman arrested for making false report”
Still slowly whittling down my backlog of Twitter likes, and I came across this story from Alabama: Around 9 a.m. […]
An idiot at Universal claimed to own a government documentary
There’s a short documentary called “Your Life Work: The Librarian,” which was part of a series of career-guidance films published […]
The bigwigs are coming! The bigwigs are coming!
It started with a set of lists drawn up by the management, and more lists mailed to them by middle […]
Need to take a leak? There’s an app for that (unfortunately)
Today’s example of dystopian monetization comes from San Francisco, of course: You know we’ve reached peak San Francisco when a […]
“Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop”
AP: The city of Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman fatally shot by a […]
Happy belated Arbor Day!
I didn’t quite get around to posting this yesterday, but I just wanted to add my good wishes to all […]
Ray of Infamy 