Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Play-Doh oops!

Hasbro is doing damage control after parents complained about a tool that was in one of their play sets.  It's actually an extruder tool in the Cake Mountain play set but it looks a whole lot like a phallic symbol.  They have promised that a new tool would be included in all future play sets and have offered a replacement for anyone who has purchased the Cake Mountain play set.  bad design

Thursday, December 25, 2014

ducks

Handmade and rubber ducks have been randomly found in places around the world.  A note is attached asking the finder to please take it home. It's all connected to The Little Yellow Duck Project that raises awareness about tissue and organ donation.  ducks

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

No takers

A small Minnesota town has offered free home lots to anyone who wants them.  The offer has been available for the past three years but so far no one has accepted.  There would be about a $1000 fee for administrative costs and a house must be built but otherwise there's no catch to the free lot. So if you're income eligible and want to build a home in Claremont MN, your land awaits.  free land

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

knitted restaurant

An entire restaurant in Fort Francis, Ontario has been yarnbombed.  Tim Horton's decided to warm things up in the coldest town by covering everything in yarn including their truck.  Customers found tables, booths, chairs, and even the floor all covered in knitted yarn.  yarnbomb

Friday, December 19, 2014

Tortoise to the rescue

A tortoise comes to the rescue of another tortoise.  One tortoise was on it's back and totally helpless.  There's no way it was going to get back on it's feet without aid from somewhere.  His buddy, another tortoise was the answer.  With some carefully placed leverage, all was (up) right with the world.  Onlookers cheered!  tortoise helped

Thursday, December 18, 2014

No more Sprint Cup

Sprint has decided to end their sponsorship of NASCAR after the 2016 season.  I always love visiting the Sprint Experience when I go to a race.  I'm going to miss that.  Nationwide is ending their sponsorship as well.  NASCAR sponsors

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

tiny homes

There's a trend toward small mobile homes for college students who don't want to be tied down to a mortgage and a small area when they graduate.  A professor and his class have designed a portable home that can allow graduates and others to downsize and become mobile.  small homes

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

pit bull

A deer became entangled in a fence.  The pit bull that lived there alerted his family about the deer.  It then stayed by the deer's side comforting and kissing it until it's rescue.  The deer was so grateful that it wanted to remain with it's new friend.  Animal control had to re-locate the deer to a safer place.  caring pit bull

Monday, December 15, 2014

Jerking and Driving?

South Dakota has ended their "Don't Jerk and Drive" Campaign.  Apparently some didn't like the slogan and found it offensive.  It referred to jerking the wheel after sliding on ice.  Less jerking is safer because you don't have to correct after you've over-corrected.  Some thought it meant something else though and alluded to masturbation.  bad idea

Friday, December 12, 2014

Santa

A woman walked into a Toy R Us store and proceeded to pay off about $20,000 worth of lay-away purchases.  She's not the only Christmas Angel.  There are some happy families this holiday season thanks to some wonderful volunteers.  true Christmas spirit

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Ex-boyfriend loses chance to see game

A Green Bay fan went to the game by herself after she caught her boyfriend cheating.  She called him out on national television during the game with two large signs.  Kyle Wetzel is the ex-boyfriend now.  signs

Lights display has special meaning

A Texas man was told in 1992 that he only had 6 months to live and would not see Christmas that year.  So every Christmas since then, he's put up an ever growing Christmas light display to celebrate.  He says, "this is my gift, and obligation, to all those who still believe in magic."  video

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Pasta Pass

A man purchased an Olive Garden Pasta Pass and after realizing he couldn't eat that much pasta, he decided to give it to those who needed it most.  Matt Tribe used his unlimited pasta pass 125 time in 49 days.  He only used it 14 times for himself.  All the rest were given to the homeless.  Watch the video

Friday, December 5, 2014

artist's work for 10 years

Ra Paulette has been carving great works of art in a cave for the past 10 years.  He works alone with only his dog for company and plans for the cave to be used for artistic events when it's finished.  Each cavern has a different style.  Cave carvings

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Biker waits for bikes

A biker from the Hell's Angels waited in line for 5 days just so he could buy 200 bicycles.  He waited so that he could get the best deal on the bikes and then donated them to local homeless kids.  bikes

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The return of Honey Boo Boo

Mama June has given up her relationship with the child molester and Sugar Bear has moved back into the home they shared before the scandal hit.  June has admitted to being a bad parent and their life is like a train wreck from which you just can't look away. 
 Now the question arises, will Honey Boo Boo come back to your television?   Honey Boo Boo

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

twist to obit

A 35 year old from Minnesota was battling cancer and he decided to write his own obituary.  He was a huge Spiderman fan and after he passed last week, his obit was posted in the paper.  It claimed that he died from a radioactive spider bite and has spent the past year battling a villain called cancer.  obit

rollercoaster food

A restaurant delivers food via a rollercoaster.  Hand held devices can be used to order and then customers can watch as their meals make the journey to the table.  It has become a fun destination for families even though wait times can be 30 minutes or more.  fun restaurant