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North Korea tests 6th missile, Kid Next Door Still More Threatening

News that North Korea, the perennial Eric Cartman of North Asia, has launched its sixth test missile in recent weeks was overshadowed by whatever the hell that creepy kid down the street is up to now. “Kim Jong Il, that guy doesn’t have the balls to actually do shit, but that kid that lives down [...]

Obama Stands Firm on Israeli Settlements, No One Gives a Shit

President Obama is standing by his stance on Middle East peace in the face of strong, unspoken and obvious indifference. The President last week met with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin “That name sounds familiar…  oh, him again?” Netanyahu and called for a stop to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, reminding the PM how richly [...]

Jon and Kate Plus 8, 9, 10… A Preview of the New Season (Slow News Day Continued)

At last, the producers of TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8 are adding a little sizzle to the show, and I don’t mean a toddler meets skillet accident – although let’s not our kid ourselves, we all know there’s been conversations at TLC HQ about what great television that would make – the rumor is [...]

Swine Flu Update – WHO: Hope You Enjoyed the Weekend, Now Please Resume Panicking

Sunday Swine Flu Roundup Remember Friday? When you were able to leave work behind, head out into the world and relax knowing that scientists at the World Health Organization believed the Swine Flu virus to be less virulent than the fatal 1918 pandemic? Transmission of the disease was slowing and it seemed that the whole [...]

First US Swine Flu Death a Mexican Toddler – Does it, uh, count?

Let’s not beat around the viral pandemic bush here, folks. This morning when we all heard the first swine flu death had been recorded in the US, we all scurried around saying “oh shit, oh shit, oh shit…,” spilled our Starbucks, burned the bacon, shouted “Serves you right swine-fucker!” and then freaked out for an [...]

Swine Flu Update: Pandemic Goes Kosher and Kiwi, School’s Out in San Antone!

Here’s what’s buzzing with the scariest flu pandemic scare in a century involving a virus that only seems to actually be scary if you live in Mexico. Swine Flu spreads to Israel, prompting officials there to declare that it should be called “Mexico flu” since swine aren’t kosher. Classy. Does Torah tell us anything about [...]

God, Apparently Totally Pissed at Mexico, Adds Earthquake to Swine Flu Crisis

What did this fine, upstanding catholic nation ridden with drug violence ever due to deserve such smiting? With Mexico City turned to a ghost town overnight thanks to swine flu fears and school cancelled throughout the country to try and quell the spread of the deadly disease, the Almighty followed up this epidemiological wedgie with [...]

Earth Day: Planet’s teachers caught slacking on day’s lesson plans, coloring pages, word searches, other busy work

I always knew all of my teachers were waking and baking and then scrambling to put together a lesson plan while sucking down a Marlboro menthol in the faculty parking lot during passing period! A quick glance at Google Trends finds that some of this morning’s top rising searches are (shameless SEO alert!) “Earth Day [...]

More on Somali pirates’ ransom demands for American hostage (LIST!)

The world’s most prominent assholes of the moment, those pesky Somali pirates floating in the Indian Ocean with Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama as hostage, have communicated that they are demanding a ransom and safe passage to the shore in exchange for his release. That non-specific list of demands is nothing surprising, but [...]

Pirate Update: Pentagon says Crew has Retaken Maersk Alabama

UPDATE: More on Somali pirates’ ransom demands for American hostage (LIST!) Can we get a film crew and Matt Damon out to the Somali Coast right away? There’s a sweet action drama unfolding. The Pentagon reports that the crew of the Maersk Alabama has retaken the ship from Somali pirates. While Maersk is refusing to [...]