Graveyard Shift Cancer Link

Do you think that overnight shift is killing you? You may be on to something. The World Health Organization plans to include the overnight shift in a list of probable causes of cancer. And the American Cancer Society will likely do the same–putting the graveyard shift right along side UV rays. Third shift workers have [...]

Ex Con Wins a Million, Government May Take It All

MASSACHUSETTS, USA–Luck takes an ugly turn for a winner with a $1 million lottery ticket. He happens to be a convicted bank robber, and he’s not supposed to gamble according to the terms of his probation. On December 7th, Timothy Elliott now must face a judge who’ll decide whether he violated his probation when he [...]

Borat Holy Roller Next Senator of Mississippi?

Surrendering your intellect could make you fit for office in the great state of Mississippi.  Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) announced this week he’ll be leaving office, and  Representative Chip Pickering (R) who appeared in the movie, Borat, is being considered for the position by Governor Haley Barbour.  The film showed the congressman at a religious [...]

Million Dollar Bill Lands Man in Cuffs

SOUTH CAROLINA, USA–A would-be thief had a little trouble trying to pass this bill to a bank teller. Deputies in Aiken County, South Carolina say a man tried to open an account with a $1 million bill. The problem is there is no such thing. The bank employee denied Alexander D. Smith an account and [...]

Tickle Me, Rumsfeld

Wouldn’t you like to cuddle up with this? It’s the Donald Rumsfeld Talking Doll just in time for the holidays. Imagine on Christmas morning hearing, “I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started” or “[Osama Bin Laden is] either [...]

No Dodging Dodd

AMERICA–U.S. Senator Chris Dodd plays his role as citizen by offering a question online for the CNN/YouTube GOP Presidential Debate. The Connecticut Democrat also aims to be President. While everything about the combination of CNN and YouTube is brand new, Dodd’s video clip breaks with convention on another level. No other Democratic or Republican candidates [...]

Humorless Boss Sacks Transportation Announcer

LONDON, U.K.–No funny business allowed in London’s Tube system. That’s the message from the higher ups after an announcer loaded the p.a. system with messages mocking American tourists, oglers, and sweaty commuters. Emma Clarke recorded the announcements in the same nondescript tones one hears in all airports, bus stations, and shopping malls. Here are the [...]

Alabama State Senators Brawl

Kindle Sparks Curiosity

Would you like to have hundreds of books at your disposal every moment of the day.  The idea has appeal.  An e-reader lets you carry volumes of books.  Plus you can search, or jump to any spot in the text, and bump up the type size when your eyes get tired. But the counterarguments are [...]

Professor Moonlights as Porn Star

PORDENONE, ITALY–Professor by day, Porn Star by night. The dual life finally caught up with an Italian teacher. Anna Ciriani was suspended after her community once again learned what she does in her spare time. (The video below shows a still picture of Ciriani.) The afterhours behavior of Anna Ciriani was “not compatible with educational [...]