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2014-05-27 |
![]() Plus: Inside Kardashian's wardrobe change and all the lavish reception details. Numbah one spot, so it must be the most important thing in the world today, if not tomorrow. Hilarious Video: Kids React to Old Computers "Where's the mouse?" was just one of the many questions that puzzled kids had. This is gonna be on the Current Events part of Friday's quiz. Just in time for Memorial Day: Boozy Slushie Delivery Service Authorities are reportedly worried about what's in the mystery drinks. We set aside one day a year to remember boozie slushies. Pope Francis Pushes a Few Buttons as Middle East Trip Ends The pope angered many Israelis, drew stark words from PM. Pope Tweaks Jews' Big Noses ALS Patient Lives Long Enough to See His Journey on Film For Steve and Hope Dezember, life really did change in the blink of an eye. Living long enough to see your Journey on Film is kind of like Valhallah, only without the fat girls in brass brassieres. #YesAllWomen Campaign Gains Power on Social Media Thousands speaking out against misogyny on Twitter. If yer gonna end misogyny and stuff y'gotta sing Alice's Restaurant real loud and then tweet about it. Santa Barbara Rampage Spotlights Therapists' 'Duty to Protect' California law requires therapists to notify police of violent threats. Who could be against having a therapist on every street corner? Think how much more secure you'd feel. Shocking Catch! Fishermen Reel in Near-Extinct Sawfish Shark-like creature has a blade of teeth that resembles a saw. That's why they call it a sawfish. Really. Top 6 Hair Salon Secrets You Should Know What to do and not to do at the salon. If you're getting thin on top you may not need to read this one. How people are marking Memorial Day across the U.S. My guess is barbecue. I saw a story the other day, though, that said if we didn't celebrate it the way we do the country wouldn't get into so many wars, so I guess some people are celebrating by wrinkling their noses and looking disapproving... Patrick Swayze's Widow Lisa Niemi Remarries Other brides this weekend included Lisa Edelstein of "House" and Casey Wilson. Whoa! He died? When did that happen? And who are the other two? Rapper Wiz Khalifa Arrested in Texas The rapper was taken into custody at the El Paso airport. "Hey, Yo! Yo' cain't be a rappah Wivvout a rap sheet!" Heidi Klum Goes Low-Cut in the Hamptons This month's hottest celebrity pictures. Don't look. It'll scorch the eyes right out of your head. Robert Kardashian Tweets for the First Time After Missing Kim and Kanye's Wedding The reality TV star went to Paris, but skipped out on the nuptials in Florence. Thereby clarifying for those of us who didn't know that not all Kardashians are female. I thought they reproduced by parthenogenesis and that Kanye and all the others were just their escorts. Second Kardashian headline of the day. Katy Perry Goes Glittery in Glasgow A look at the pop star's career and fashion. If she keeps working at it she might be a Kardashian someday. Kathy Freston attends WOMEN A.R.E Inaugural Summit Presented By PANDORA at SLS Hotel, Nov. 7, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. I have no idea what that means. I'm too lazy to google it and only mildly curious as to why it's taken six months to make ABC News' home page. Or has it been there ever since? Veg-Curious? New Site Offer Recipes, Tips for Going Meat-Free Learn how to navigate restaurants, grocery stores and other food scenarios. Best way to ensure a better life for our grandchildren, by Goo! Boost your mood and energy levels with these hydration tips. 7 Surprising Reasons You're Dehydrated If you drank more you would't have to worry about that. |
Posted by:Fred |
#17 The Islamic world has a "War on Fun" and the Western world has a "War on Seriousness". Hopefully, we'll find the happy medium someday. |
Posted by: charger 2014-05-27 22:15 |
#16 Veg-Curious? New Site Offer Recipes, Tips for Going Meat-Free sounds like a wymyns site for self-pleasure with zucchinis |
Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-27 18:32 |
#15 there are so many words in so many languages to describe this.... uff da aiyah oy vey awuee minghe feel free to contribute |
Posted by: Captain Spawn of the Lichtensteiners3124 2014-05-27 17:46 |
#14 Reminds me of a Bizzaro Urdu Nuggets. The Friday Times did something so that it's a flash thingy or something, Shipman, and can't be copy/pasted. See here and weep at the decadence of the modern world. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2014-05-27 16:23 |
#13 |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-05-27 14:52 |
#12 I thought Robert Kardashian was dead and that's how Mommy Kardashian wound up marrying Bruce Jenner. |
Posted by: warthogswife 2014-05-27 13:16 |
#11 What? No promotions of Disney movies? |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2014-05-27 12:50 |
#10 Back when Kanye explained why Obama was having trouble getting things done (months ago), the filter hated this one, but I kinda like it, so lemme try again. "Pity, please, our prize chameleon, The elite's darling boy Nobelian. He's got no juice, and his excuse Is blacks don't schmooze as good as Jews!" Thus cried Kanye, goy comedian, While schtupping Everyman's Armenian. |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-05-27 11:00 |
#9 One to add to the trivial, meaningless drumbeat of worthless, inane BS. Kardashians |
Posted by: JohnQC 2014-05-27 10:36 |
#8 Do not confuse the technology of the times (printing press) with the intent of free flow of information. The 'Press' is an institution that sees itself as the controller of the flow of information by ignoring, obstructing, or corrupting that original intent. Throw in replacing entertainment with what a citizenry needs in a republic to perform its dutiful function and you get what we got, a Permanent Party Propaganda Machine. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-27 09:26 |
#7 IRS Benghazi ... I give up even bothering to try. The mainstream is hopeless. They have abrogated their responsibility as a free press. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2014-05-27 07:51 |
#6 Male Kardashians? Why wasn't I told? |
Posted by: Grunter 2014-05-27 07:20 |
#5 Anyone surprised? The last thing the media would want to do is actually educate the public. Thus you get the low information voter. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-05-27 06:15 |
#4 Reminds me of a Bizzaro Urdu Nuggets. |
Posted by: Shipman 2014-05-27 05:00 |
#3 I like the Boozy Slushie hydration tip. Applause, Fred for surveying the latest in news infotainment so I don't have to! |
Posted by: Skidmark 2014-05-27 03:43 |
#2 "Where's the mouse?" I have a wireless mouse, it could be adapted, it uses a double A battery. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-05-27 03:18 |
#1 It really needs a "Keeping up with the Cardassians" graphic. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-27 01:29 |