November 26, 1953, the Swanson TV dinner appeared in grocery stores after the company had to get rid of a deluge of leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Since then, the TV dinner has been a household staple, putting families in front of the television and contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Overestimating the need for Thanksgiving turkeys, [Swanson] found [...]
Looks like Vancouver’s Olympic countdown clocked died on Thursday, and its human overlords, EEC Industries, don’t really know why. Vandalism has been ruled out unless “somebody walked by with a really big magnet.” Unfortunately, lame jokes have already appeared at the scene, referring to a possible delay of the Olympics:
She joked that, due to the [...]
Sam Spiteri, a 3 year old with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, has enjoyed the company of his miniature pony, Emily, for most of his life; but, the town of Caledon may take away the boy’s companion because of smell complaints from the neighbours.This has to be the worst possible publicity for a town, and one [...]
Tweetsgiving has turned Twitter’s ability to bring out sarcastic and witty comments in its users into an online chairty that is trying to raise $10,000 for a class of Tanzanian students. Run by Epic Change, they’ve already collected over $6,000 of the $10,000goal within one day of being open.
It’s really cool that some people have [...]
In Brooklyn, New York there’s a bike lane that seems to be taking you to work, but is really just setting you up to be fined by the NYPD for riding on a sidewalk. This hullabaloo is the result of DOT’s lack of communication with the local precinct as they’re currently creating a dual bike/pedestrian [...]
Power 1 Walnut, an illegal sex enhancement drug has been found to cause severe brain damage in it’s users after Singapore researchers examined eight men. The drug causes lesions and plaque to accumulate in the brain which short circuits the brain by blocking the blood supply. Of course, deciding to take an illegal drug called [...]
Wanda Morillo needed a wheelchair for the plane and decided against going to customer service at the airport, instead, sending out a Twitter plea to @JetBlue.
JetBlue, I need a wheelchair! [...]
Ziff Davis’ premier PC magazine, um, PC Magazine just ended its 26 year print run in the real world, and has gone digital. The latest victim of the rising distribution and raw material costs, and falling economy, PC Mag is cutting seven jobs as they transfer to a pure play model in December. The last [...]
Apparently, there’s a rumour going around that Benjamin Franklin was a serial killer.
If my wife and I ever have a child, and it is a boy, I would like to name him after Benjamin Franklin. However, she says he was possibly a serial killer. Is this true? What’s the skinny on ol’ Ben?
Neil Gaiman’s graphic masterpiece, Sandman, celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this week after it’s first issue hit the stands back in November 1988. The 10 year series legitimized comics as a serious medium, ascending it to a format that The Preacher, Y the Last Man, Ex Machina, Transmetropolitan, Fell, Fables, 100 Bullets, Hawiian Dick, Hellboy, [...]