Archive for May, 2007


867-5309: Another Number Down The Toilet

2 Plumbing Companies Battle Over Phone Number From Song The phone number 867-5309, made famous by the 1982 one-hit wonder by Tommy Tutone, is now being fiercely fought over by two plumbing companies. But why? Brown University (and others before them) have given up the number in frustration because of the sheer volume of prank [...]

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So, You Think You’re Pretty Smart?

Rubik’s Cube Fans Battle For Title Those of us who have struggled in vain to solve the Rubik’s Cube have always hated those smart asses who can solve it in about 10 seconds, especially when they’re only 8 years old. Well, now we have even more reason to be hateful; a recent Canadian challenge has [...]

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Never Too Old For Oldest Profession – The Other Kobe

Kobe’s Vintage Hookers Never Too Old To Turn A Trick Police in the Japanese city of Hyogo were astounded at the age of some of the hookers they netted in a recent raid of a red light district. “Among the women we rounded up, one was 71, another was 62 and a third said she [...]

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Misguided Woman Thinks She’s Blessed

Belief In Angels Proof Against Lightning, Bullets, Bats And Banes You think you’re having a rough time, check out what’s happened to Jeanne Rogers over the years: a stray bullet narrowly missed her head, her drunken husband almost strangled her to death, she had to have a tangled bat surgically removed from her head, she’s [...]

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Rocky Marriage For Partners In Crime

Lesbian Couple A Problem Together: GuardsSome people liken marriage to being locked in a prison. Well, imagine the possibilities when two inmates tie the knot while they are actually locked up. Guards at an Edmonton prison predicted no good would come from the institution’s first lesbian marriage, and they’ve been proven correct. So violent are [...]

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Using YouTube.com to Monitor Political Effectiveness

George Carlin once said that you have loads of freedom at Baskin-Robbins. You can choose among 31 flavors to quell your afternoon ice cream craving. But when it comes to the leader of the free world, we have but two choices. In short, if it isn’t important, we are given lots of choices, but if [...]

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Ebay Widgets Get Slick: Can You Use This To Increase Sales?

Ebay now allows you to embed auctions on a site. This cool feature is just one step away from being YouTube-like. The real value of this slick item is determining if you can use it as a sales tool for your business. Can you? Q. What’s eBay To Go?A. Have you ever found something on [...]

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