Chicago Cubs Relief Pitcher Ryan Dempster is training to be a ninja.
You have to (learn) how to throw a throwing star and nunchucks and all those kinds of things,” the Chicago Cubs closer says. “Obviously you’ve got to do martial arts and learn how to be really quiet, which is a tough task for me […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A man mistakenly certified as dead following a horrific motorcycle accident two years ago was reunited with his family last week after a social worker helped to identify him through thumb prints.S Samy Pillai, 50, was believed to have been killed in a hit-and-run accident in June 2005, after his wrecked […]

One week ago I was reading an article at the New York Times website. As I finished reading I clicked my del.icio.us browser button to take me to my bookmarks so I could go to another site. As I clicked, an ad on the Times’ page caught my eye. I only had about a second […]

I’ve been taking some time today to perform my duties at my job. I’ve also been working on some artwork for the site. Unfortunately this has left little time to put together a beefy post. I leave you today with a clip from Mr Show. It’s a textbook example of how sketch comedy is supposed […]

Note from the author: If you have been directed to this post from another site you should know that although I do include some genuine information from the New York Times and Chicago Tribune that this article is 100% fabricated satire. It is not intended to be a source of information about Ambien or any […]

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Online confessions for lazy Catholics
A Polish man is in trouble for offering an online confessional for Catholics who can’t be bothered with church.
Borys Cezar, 37, set up the website which welcomed visitors with the words: “Welcome to the virtual confessional.”
It continued: “Now write down your sins against Lord God. Do you […]

The Japanese have these things called “Capsule Hotels” and I’ve always thought that they’re a spectacular invention. For a relatively small fee you get a bed in which to sleep off your gut full of booze. Alternatively, thrifty travelers can use them to save money on business trips and whatnot.

Even though drunk driving is a […]

It’s a pretty lean day in terms of ideas for posts so I decided to turn to the wayback machine and youtube.
Back in the 90’s MTV had a sketch comedy show called The State. It was a success on MTV but failed to win any viewers when it was picked up by CBS soon after. […]

The city of Chicago is currently being considered (along with Los Angeles) to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Should Chicago’s bid be accepted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, it will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee for final consideration alongside other cities such as Tokyo.
Under Mayor Daley’s plan, much of the games would take […]

Sorry, fellow nerds but I have to admit that I don’t watch Heroes on NBC. I have many time-stealing hobbies and TV is usually the pasttime that pays the price. On the other hand, I feel that NBC is doing a spectacular job advertising for the show both on TV and on the radio and […]