Over-the-top senior pranks have been in the news this week. Some kids in Maryland put their high school up for sale on Zillow. And kids in North Carolina filled their school’s toilets with cement. Now another one that happened a few weeks ago is making the rounds. And this one’s got video. How would YOUR principal…
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Ten Dumb Things We Believed When We Were Kids
Everyone can probably think of something that they believed when they were a kid, that turned out to be way off base, and then it was a memorable revelation when you realized the truth. There’s a thread online where people are sharing some of the dumb stuff they believed, and here are a few highlights:…
Good News: Nurses, Turtles, and Professional Wrestlers
Here are a few more Good News stories making the rounds. 1. Transit employees saved a turtle that wandered onto some train tracks in San Francisco the other day. An eagle-eyed train operator spotted it and called it in. 2. A nurse named Emily Raines was flying home to Baltimore after a vacation in the Bahamas…
Do We Need Road Signs Warning Us of “Smartphone Zombies”?
It can be difficult to drive in areas where there are pedestrians, bicyclists, children, and animals. And it’s even worse when people have their phones out. A lot is made of distracted drivers on their phones, but the city of Mulberry, Florida is putting up dozens of signs warning drivers of “smartphone zombies”, or pedestrians…
The Most Annoying Things About Sharing a Bed
Sleeping in separate beds may be making a comeback. It’s something a lot of couples did back in the ’50s and ’60s. Now a new poll found half of couples today would be open to the idea if it helped them sleep better. If any of THESE things are an issue, it might help: 2,000…
Five Random Facts for Thursday
Here are some random facts for you. 1. London’s subway system plays classical music in more than 60 stations to deter bad behavior, and they’ve used it for 20 years, since 2003. 2. The producers of “Deadpool” had to pay $10,000 for Ryan Reynolds to be able to wear a T-shirt with Bea Arthur’s face on it in the movie. 3. …
Alice in Chains and Pretenders to Join Guns N’ Roses Tour
Alice in Chains and the Pretenders will appear as special guests on Guns N’ Roses’ upcoming North American tour. Carrie Underwood, the Warning and Dirty Honey are also scheduled as support along the way. Since announcing their world tour earlier this year, GNR has added two more shows to the North American leg: Pittsburgh and Seattle. These are the first U.S. tour dates…
Slayer Member Had System of a Down Offer
System Of A Down have a very long and storied history. The band almost single handedly catapulted the Nu-Metal genre to success and the mainstream through the likes of their smash hit, B.Y.O.B and the use of it on games such as Guitar Hero which always became a topic of discussion in the lunch room to…
Actor Danny Materson Found Guilty on Two Counts of Rape
Actor Danny Masterson was convicted on Wednesday on two counts of rape during his retrial in Los Angeles. The Associated Press reported that the seven-woman, five-man jury deadlocked on the third count after deliberating for over a week. The actor has been free on bail since his June 2020 arrest by the Los Angeles Police…
Jason Sudeikis Says “Ted Lasso” Is Done After Three Seasons
The “Ted Lasso” Season 3 finale dropped yesterday on Apple TV+. Without giving away any spoilers, Jason Sudeikis says that this story is DONE. He says, “It sounds like such a political answer, but it’s the truth. We only conceived these three [seasons], then this thing became this big old thing.” But before you get bummed out, there are…
