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Language can be funny sometimes, especially when it comes to slang. Completely innocuous words can take on wholly new meanings and using them without knowing the new context can cause… Interesting results. The U.S. pizza chain Domino’s learned this lesson the hard way after its ad campaign in Australia and New Zealand backfired. Trying to …
Continue reading “Domino’s Pulls New Zealand ‘Karen’ Pizza Promotion After Online Backlash”
Bars and pubs are generally places for people to have a good time. It’s where you go to have a few drinks, meet up with your buddies, chat, and enjoy each other’s company. With that said, sometimes the good times get rowdy and bars have to throw people out for misbehaving. That’s what bouncers are …
Continue reading “Australian Pub Bans ‘Smelly’ And Misbehaving Emu Couple”
The founding of the U.S. Space Horse… Excuse us, the U.S. Space Force last year took the world by surprise and slight amusement. Granted, it was a logical step in the global arms race to see who will end up dominating the last frontier. After all, it’s not like the U.S. is alone in shooting …
As a journalist, it’s good to hear from your audience. They can provide you with important feedback and news tips, and there’s probably something to learn even from the vitriol people tend to throw your way. But in this case, a Florida TV news reporter can thank an eagle-eyed viewer for quite possibly saving her …
Continue reading “Email From ‘Guardian Angel’ Viewer Saves TV Reporter From Thyroid Cancer”
When you didn’t do your homework, you blamed it on the dog eating it, and when you didn’t pass your exam, you blame it on a falling meatball? This girl did, but hey, it’s 2020 and literally anything can happen. The whole meatball falling incident happened at the University of Georgia. Sam Lee is a …
Continue reading “Meatball Causes Exam Failure but Professor Gives An Extension”
The princess of a small principality declares independence because of an invalid pact made by old kings centuries ago. But the current power ruling over her small realm is not willing to let her go, and a usurper is after her throne. Such a plot sounds like something straight out of Game of Thrones or …
Continue reading “Princess Of Italian Micronation Vies For Independence, Contends With Usurpers”
It’s obvious at this point that 2020 is a complete shit show and literally anything is possible. And a kangaroo in Florida just gives more merit to that thought. The runaway roo was corralled near 1300 NE 2nd Avenue after about 30 minutes. “We just tried to corral it and keep it out of traffic,” …
Continue reading “On The Loose Kangaroo Captured in Fort Lauderdale”
Ah, Venice and its gondolas. We all know the scene – the gondolier singing in Italian as he rows a couple of lovebirds at night through the city’s canals. It’s one of the most recognizable local attractions in the world. And – although one could question how smart it is with the coronavirus – tourists …
Continue reading “Venice Limits Passenger Numbers On Gondolas Because Of Fat Tourists”
“I said Amy, we can take everything out and retire or we can bury it across the state of Michigan,” he said. But an actual treasure hunt, is he for real? These are the kind of things in books and movies, fictional tales of far-off lands and jewels. Or could it be real? Anything is …
Continue reading “Who Wants Tickets for a Real-Life Treasure Hunt?”
According to Gabriel Brawn of Maine, the man who sawzall-ed his neighbor’s garage, he was good with the man who originally built the structure, just not everyone that has since been residing on the property. Brawn used a land surveyor’s demarcation between the lots as his guide and removed the half of the garage that …
Continue reading “Man Saws Neighbor’s Garage in Half During Boundary Dispute”