So the taco bell chihauhua died. I would imagine it was from eating Taco Bell.  [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: dogs taco bell
Added: Thu, 23 Jul 2009

Thousands of Michael Jackson fans gathered at Harlem's Apollo Theater to celebrate his life and music.
It's weird that they are honoring him at the Apollo considering he wasn't really black anymore. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: Entertainment
Keywords: jackson memorial apollo
Added: Wed, 1 Jul 2009

The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission issued an extensive report, five years in making, that found that more than 60,000 inmates are sexually abused every year.
I never thought the words "prison rape" and "commission" would be in the same name. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: prison rape
Added: Tue, 23 Jun 2009

The World Meteorological Organization has retired the name Ike because of the destruction the storm caused which included 100 casualties and an estimated $19.3 billion in property damage.
On another note, the Cincinnati Reds are still not allowed to formally retire Pete Roses number because of his ban for betting on baseball. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: hurricane ike pete rose retiring
Added: Mon, 1 Jun 2009

Philippine police say a contestant of the Bulgarian reality show "Survivor" has died of a heart attack while filming on an island beach.
Apparently the Bulgarian version actually lives up to the name of the show. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: Entertainment
Keywords: survivor death bulgaria
Added: Mon, 1 Jun 2009

Singer Susan Boyle has been hospitalized and is being treated for exhaustion after finishing her stint on Britains Got Talent.
I am also being treated for exhaustion after hearing too much about Susan Boyle. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: Entertainment
Keywords: susan boyle hospital tired
Added: Mon, 1 Jun 2009

I recently noticed that Northwest Airlines now goes by the initials NWA.
Apparently they will now be offering flights Straight Outta Compton.
  [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: Weird
Keywords: nwa northwest airplanes compton
Added: Wed, 27 May 2009

Israeli intelligence reported that Terror groups are using Facebook to recruit other potential terrorists.
Apparently they found this information out when they received an application for "Pick Your 5 Favorite Places to Bomb." [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: facebook terrorism
Added: Tue, 19 May 2009

The Superior Council of Scientific Investigations in Spain has found that the air in Madrid and Barcelona contains trace amounts of cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, cannabinoids and lysergic acid — a relative of LSD.
It kind of makes you wonder whether Spanish people are actually running from a Bull or are just wasted. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: Weird
Keywords: spain air drugs cocaine lsd running bulls
Added: Thu, 14 May 2009

A 4 year old girl from Florida died last week when the family's 27 inch flat-screen TV fell over on her while she was watching cartoons. Recent studies have actually shown that in the past 2 years over 17,000 children have been injured by falling flat-screen TVs.
Apparently human beings aren't the only ones who think childhood obesity is a problem. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: flat screen tv childhood obesity
Added: Tue, 12 May 2009

More than 300 stray dogs that were dumped on isolated islands near Malaysia turned to cannibalism after weeks of starvation, animal welfare activists said Thursday.
Apparently this has inspired the next installment of the Air Bud series in which Bud plays a member of a Uruguayan Rugby Team.
  [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: dogs cannibalism rugby malaysia
Added: Thu, 7 May 2009

Bristol Palin, the 18 year old daughter of Sarah Palin, visited the Today Show this morning with her baby son Tripp and her father Todd to promote the Eighth Annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Apparently Sarah Palin wanted to be there but she was off promoting the Eighth Annual National Day to Prevent Incompetence. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: sarah palin bristol palin
Added: Wed, 6 May 2009

Thousands of Kenyan women have vowed to go on a weeklong sex strike to protest their country's leadership in hopes that the boycott will persuade men to pressure the government to make peace. I admire what these women are doing, although its really just a week that nobody gets AIDS. [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: kenya sex boycott
Added: Thu, 30 Apr 2009

So Mexican Swine Flu could become a worldwide epidemic causing numerous deaths.
Haven't Mexicans and Pigs gotten it hard enough over the years?
Whats next, Polish Donkey Flu [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: swine flu mexican
Added: Thu, 30 Apr 2009

Johns Pizza & Heros on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx was busted for being a major drug distribution center where coke went out in pizza boxes. DEA agent John P. Gilbride said jokingly, "This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Coke and a Slice." Good point, although it doesn't really give a whole new meaning to the phrase "The Bronx."
  [more]

Author: Phil Murphy
Category: News
Keywords: drugs bronx cocaine fbi
Added: Thu, 2 Apr 2009