Year: 2012
Hillary Clinton: Flies (and Aircraft) Will Fly in No-Fly Zone
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu indicated in an August meeting with reporters that they were exploring the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over Syria. Secretary Clinton was on an official visit to…
Waiter? There’s A Hair in Her Armpit
Shock swept across Orange County when a woman at a café lifted her arm to ask for the bill and revealed she had armpit hair. It is unknown how the woman acquired the hair and as to whether it was…
Autism Expert Proven He is Anything But
Having already agreed a few days ago to interview Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, the 54-year-old director of the University of Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre, I was surprised yesterday when he asked to scrap the list of pre-approved questions so he could…
Snakes in the Grass… for Obama
MIAMI-A Burmese python found dead in the Florida Everglades has snake and political experts rattled. A definitive square shape outlining the snake’s midsection led to an examination of stomach contents. Along with the remains of a raccoon, the python had…
Obesity Epidemic Caused by Lack of Nicotine, According to “Doctor”
Center for Disease Control (CDC) Assistant Director, Doctor Richard Fulcrum, announced today that the major cause of obesity in the United States is that scores of Americans are quitting smoking and depriving their bodies of nicotine. “We notice that from…
Match.com Under Fire for “Group” Dating Events
Dating website Match.com, which claims to use intricate compatibility matrices to find potential dates for willing singles, has come under fire with its most recent dating campaign. Match.com’s Stir events have been plagued by charges of racism after participants have…
Paralympians Are People Too
Thanks to the Paralympics, disabled people are now being viewed as actual people, according to the worldwide media. In hopes to change attitudes towards those with disabilities, the IOC, the International Olympic Committee, have decided to hold the Paralympics in…
German Truffles Snuff Out Syrian Conflict
Assad’s chocolate-covered Eurotrip ends in his capture The Syrian conflict ended yesterday after the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and his wife, Amir al-Assad, were captured last week in the small German town of Steinheim.
NASA Discovers They Left an Astronaut Behind on the Moon After Historic First Landing
Ironically coincidental with the demise of the man who first walked on the moon, NASA has discovered that it had forgotten an astronaut on the moon. In fact, it appears that he was left at the time of Apollo 11’s…
The Kindness of Banks Thanks to Soul Modification
A dear friend of mine, Penin Diaz, sent me this distressing report that I felt compelled to share with you. – Barb Weir Our family is going through hard times, and we’re trying to cut expenses, so I asked my…