Month: February 2010

  • Britain's dirty bedrooms: some people 'wash their sheets three times a year'

    Britain's dirty bedrooms: some people 'wash their sheets three times a year' Half a million dirty Britons wash their bed sheets only three times a year- a survey discloses laying bare the disgusting bedroom habits of the nation.

  • Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse

    New documents show global veil of secrecy under threat of excommunication. Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse The Vatican instructed Catholic bishops around the world to cover up cases of sexual abuse or risk being thrown out of the Church.

  • Apartment Hunting Complete

    Ron came in for the weekend. Well really just Saturday. The snowstorm that came across the coast on Friday screwed up a lot of plans. The seminar team at work was in Atlanta ending a 2-day seminar and the Atlanta airport shut down (this is after several attendees coming thru Dallas couldn’t make it) and […]

  • The Liberty Restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina

    We went to eat at The Liberty which one of my co-workers had recommended. Every restaurant here no matter how fancy is required to have a sports bar set up in their main bar. There’s just too much fandom for NASCAR and basketball to not have those amentities for the sports-going crowd. We sat at […]

  • Gay Dog Whistle

    When we are out we try to see if we can sense homos among us. There were two tables near us composed of all men and they all seemed a bit too groomed to be straight. This was all confirmed when we heard the gay dog whistle: Madonna. ‘Frozen’ came on over the sound system […]

  • There is No Date Hoodie

    Daisy brings down the hammer: “The date hoodie” is a complete figment of your imagination in which you've decided guys like you for your personality and intellect. “The date hoodie” is something you made up to rationalize wearing your pajamas to an event where you’re supposed to at least pretend to care what the other […]

  • Introducing Computer Engineer Barbie! Barbie Unveils Her 125th & 126th Careers

    Math isn't hard: Votes are in! Barbie's new career is… Computer Engineer! http://www.chipchick.com/2010/02/computer-engineer-barbie.html Introducing Computer Engineer Barbie! Barbie Unveils Her 125th & 126th Careers This morning Mattel unveiled Barbie's 125th and 126th career which was decided based on votes that poured in from her fans all over the world. News Anchor

  • Student Detained for Arabic Flash Cards

    Safer and safer: George, a physics major who’s studying Arabic, was pulled aside for secondary screening at the Philadelphia International Airport as he tried to go through security. When he emptied his pockets, the inspector saw his flash cards and he was arrested, handcuffed, locked in a cell for hours and aggressively questioned. Because of […]

  • Comment from Metafilter

    'Snow is not the opposite of climate change.' Comment from Metafilter

  • Iraq orders former Blackwater security guards out

    Iraq orders Blackwater out of Iraq in the next seven days. Iraq orders former Blackwater security guards out Iraq gives hundreds of former Blackwater security guards 7 days to leave country