Offbeat

Cornering Tissue Market, Girl Sneezes 12,000 Times A Day

Michael Santo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:34:59 -0600

There have, in the past been stories of people who have had the hiccups for months, or even years. Here is a different story, but just as annoying for the victim, one of Lauren Johnson, 12, a girl who sneezes up to 12,000 times a day.

SNL Newbie Drops the F-Bomb on Air (Video)

Michael Santo — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:22:20 -0500

Saturday Night Live (SNL) dropped Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins during the offseason, adding Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. Anyone besides me wondering if Jenny Slate will be around next week?

Are the Krazy Glue "Gang of Four" the Real Victims?

Michael Santo — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:04:11 -0500

Therese Ziemann, one of the Wisconsin women accused of assaulting a cheating married man with Krazy Glue, talked to Meredith Vieira on "The Today Show" this morning. Few are showing sympathy for the man involved, Donessa T. Davis, and the so-called "Gang of Four" are the true victims, according to Ziemann.

Hidden Obscenity on Yearbook Embarasses High School

Michael Santo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:05:02 -0500

Shades of those old puzzles where you had to find hidden images in a picture. A high school yearbook from Shaker Heights, OH, has been "recalled," sort of, when it was discovered that the student artist who designed the cover secreted the words "F All Y'all."

Son Paints 60-Foot Phallus on Family's Roof; Parents Not Amused

Michael Santo — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:20:44 -0500

A U.K. family was unknowingly the victim of a prank by one of its sons, who painted a giant 60-foot phallus on their new flat roof right after it was completed, hoping it would show up on Google Earth.

iBone: 3G Bling for Your Dog

Michael Santo — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:10:57 -0500

Now, I find this to be an awful cute dog toy (coming from someone who owns two dogs and an iPhone 3G). And who am I to deprive my dogs of a state-of-the-art dog toy such as the iBone. However, knowing Apple, it places this company right the their sights, lawsuit-wise.