Category Archives: WTF

Dial 22824-22*

Posted on February 10 2004 by Mickey

    To enfore New York’s cell phone ban, an assemblyman wants to set up a hotline to turn lawbreakers in. As described in Tech Live‘s report:“It’s illegal in New York state to use a cellphone while driving, but studies … Continue reading →

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How to Improve Detroit?  Photoshop it!

Posted on February 10 2004 by Mickey

    Today’s Free Press has a front-page article on how Detroit representatives were in Houston last weekend to show off plans for our city’s hosting of Super Bowl XL in 2006. To make Detroit more inviting they doctored a … Continue reading →

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Stupid Headline of the Day

Posted on February 8 2004 by Mickey

    The Detroit Free Press, reprinting an article the Atlanta Journal Constitution, had this attention-getting banner today, on page 6E: “Beatles aren’t so radical 40 years later”.    Gee. Y’think? Could it really be possible that after forty years … Continue reading →

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Dumbass Scumsucking Spammer of the Day

Posted on February 6 2004 by Mickey

    Just got this in my Inbox. Advertising a “low-carb diet patch”, the brain trust at Pengo Deals titled their e-mail “How Movie Stars Loose Wait!” Bravo, you magnificent dumbasses, bravo.

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Knights, I Bid You Welcome to Your New Home

Posted on November 12 2003 by Mickey

    It’s already been announced that Eric Idle is working on Spamalot, a musical production of Monty Python & the Holy Grail for Broadway. I’m withholding my judgment on this until I hear more about it. But it’s hard … Continue reading →

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Redempublicanocrat

Posted on October 10 2003 by Mickey

    In the aftermath of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election, I figured I’d take this category out again for a ride around the block. I know everybody loves Ahnuld, but, seriously, they couldn’t just wait till Terminator 3 comes out on … Continue reading →

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Maybe a New Category Might Help Me Make Sense of It

Posted on August 27 2003 by Mickey

    I’m still speechless over this. CNN has a story about the Nigerian woman who may be buried up to her neck and stoned because she gave birth out of wedlock. The story is unbelievable enough but then the … Continue reading →

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“Tell Us About Your Record Attempt”

Posted on August 6 2003 by Mickey

    Some times you have to ask yourself how far will you go to become famous. The Guinness World Records site actually has a listing for “Most Individuals Killed In A Terrorist Act”, which, not surprisingly, is the 2001 … Continue reading →

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Baby Ink?!?!

Posted on July 27 2003 by Mickey

    Surely this has to be some sign of the Apocalypse, right? It’s pillar of salt time, yes? I echo Zaldor‘s bewildered cry of “This is not right!”    Update: Okay, it’s a radio station hoax. …But the world’s … Continue reading →

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Angry Dad

Posted on June 13 2003 by Mickey

    This comes from the Something Awful forums. It’s an MP3 of a phone call to a computer help desk.    I’m not sure what’s scarier: the fact I, working in tech support, might get a call this effed … Continue reading →

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