Incoherent And Bizarre? We’d Love You To Join Our Gun Club, Mr. Holmes!
A quote in today’s Wall Street Journalabout mass murdering theater shooter James Egan Holmes reminded us of the classic Arlo Guthrie song, Alice’s Restaurant. In an attempt to get out of army service, Guthrie’s character presents himself to the psychiatrist as a crazy killer- which is apparently just what the army is looking for: And…
One Sears Bear Takes Campaign To New Level
Over the last few years there has been ample reason to be bearish on Sears Holdings(SHLD). After all, the company has floundered under the control of hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert, under-investing in stores, and sales and profits have plummeted. The company has taken to breaking up into various pieces and closing stores- a sad…
Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio? Popular New Stamp Is Backwards
There is no doubt that Joe Dimaggio was a great hitter. His 56 game hitting streak is often pointed to as the most unbreakable record in sports. Though Dimaggio got a hit in every one of those 56 games(and 2214 hits in all), he hit all of them from the right side. A big mistake, then, by the ever-embattled United States Postal Service. …
Automatic Pancake Machine A Better Idea Than Mashed Potato Nozzle
We wrote recently about the possibility of 7-11 rolling out a mashed potato nozzle across the country (The Gloppee?). Clearly, the next step is to follow it up with the oatmeal and scrambled eggs nozzles. Now, Boing-Boing writes about a breakfast machine already in the wild that doesn’t look half bad – an automatic pancake machine. It…
Judge orders Utah mom to chop off daughter’s ponytail in courtroom
Authorities Seeking Second Person Of Interest In Colorado Shooting, Sources Identify Him As Yeom Pyo Lee
Fox31 reports that police are seeking a second person of interest in the horrific Colorado theater shooting. Fox31 did not identify the man other than to say that he was a fellow neuroscience graduate student at the University of Colorado, but other sources have identified him as Yeom Pyo Lee. Fox31 reports further regarding Lee:…
Whooping Cough On Track For Most Prolific Year Since 1959
The 1950s are back. No, not poodle skirts and doo wop, but a distinctive cough and the disease that causes it. CDC officials are concerned about a sharp rise in the number of cases of whooping cough. There have been 18,000 cases diagnosed this year, more than double last year’s pace, and on track to…
7-Eleven’s ridiculous mashed potato dispenser could take the U.S. by storm
Oh Americans… It’s bad enough that you lead the world in not exercising (see yesterday’s GUTS post here), but this just takes everything to the next level. Retailer 7-11 has started placing new vending machines in its stores. For a small price, customers can enjoy a piping-hot bucket of… mashed potatoes. With gravy. And a…
Fragrance company turns video game characters into scents
Are you a hard-core gamer? Have you had trouble attracting the ladies? But wait, I repeat myself. Well, in any case, now there’s help for you – a Connecticut company called Epic-Scents is creating a line of cologne based on famous video game titles, according to a deal announced at Comic-Com last week. The company’s…