In no particular order

Planet Express from Futurama
Mom’s Robot Company from Futurama
Acme from Looney Toons
The Daily Bugle from Spider Man
Venture Industries from The Venture Brothers
COBRA from G.I. Joe (they were technically a corporation. They had a building in New York for christssakes.)
Cyberdyne Systems from The Terminator
Weyland-Yutani Corporation from Aliens
Blammo, makers of Log from Ren and Stimpy

Actually, […]

Man wanted for trying to revive father’s corpse
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police are hunting a man who dug up his father’s two-year old corpse and took it home in a hijacked ambulance to try to bring him back to life.
Abdul Rehman’s family say he is mentally ill and has never been able to cope with […]

I’m surprised I haven’t heard more about Jerry “pigfucker” Falwell and his recent comments on global warming. To summarize, Falwell (who will henceforth be referred to as “pigfucker”) gave a sermon last month that put forth the proposition that global warming is a myth because (of course) the bible states that God keeps the Earth […]

So. The news and internet are all clucking about the recent death of you-know-who and the subsequent legal battle over her remains. So soon do we forget past such incidents and the ensuing anguish.

James Brown - His remains were in legal limbo for some time. Some of his family maintained that his remains should be […]

Pakistan: 11 dead, 100 injured in kite flying festival (link to source)
At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan celebrated with the flying of thousands of colourful kites, officials said today.
The deaths and injuries were caused by stray bullets, sharpened kite-strings, electrocution and […]

Columbia Clowns Killed on Stage (sic. I think they mean “Colombian Clowns”)
Two circus clowns have been shot dead during a performance in the eastern Colombian city of Cucuta, police say.The attacker jumped into the arena and fired before fleeing, police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Efe news agency.
Local reports say the audience of about […]

That is the question I posed to Google, the champion of information, the great oracle of our times. I ask Google questions, from time to time, often in the early afternoon lull following a tasty lunch or snack at work. One time I asked it if my laser printer is pregnant.
Most of the time I’m […]

Sarah and Jake had been home schooled since the first grade. A recent incident involving their Grandpa Mortimer’s toes, an angry pit bull, and a visit to the local ER had done wonders to spark their enthusiasm for the upcoming Creationist Science Fair being held at the local Baptist auditorium. As they sat in the […]

Not so long ago we had a luncheon here at work. I think it was part of a big all-day meeting. Hell, it could have been the Christmas party for all I know. It was a couple years ago so my memory is hazy. Upon the arrival of the lunching hour, on my way to […]

For those who aren’t informed about this sort of thing Yahoo! Buzz is a service that tracks and reports the topics that are most frequently searched on the web. Usually there’s one or two topics such as Iraq or Iran in the top ten that are taken from the “real news.” Not today though.
If the […]