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6 of the most awful Super Bowl ads ever

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Making a good Super Bowl commercial is hard. It takes months, if not years, of planning and research to make people remember your company’s ad. Conversely, 30 seconds of awfulness can make people remember you too, but for all the wrong reasons. Here are seven ads which definitely fall into the latter category. Read more

Twitter buys Tweetdeck, better not mess with something good

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Twitter just purchased Tweetdeck … but is that actually a good thing? Read more

New company cleans up after your drunken mess, buys you burritos

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It’s our duty to point out and salute people who come up with a crafty idea. Today, we applaud two former University of Colorado students for their company, Hangover Helpers, who’ll help you sort out your life the day after a drunken mess of a situation. Read more

Verizon bills dead guy, won’t allow daughter to cancel

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In a tough economy, businesses have to do what they can to squeeze every last penny out of all of us, unfortunately. But what they do to you and me hardly compares to what happened to the daughter of a recently deceased man: She fought for months to get her father’s Verizon service canceled because, ... Read more

Blankets and pillows cost $8 now on American Airlines

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Just in case your rage finally subsided over the majority of airlines charging you for bringing luggage, here’s a new bit of fun: Starting May 1, all American Airlines flights will be charging $8 if you’d like a blanket and pillow. Way to go, airline industry! Read more

Quote of the Day

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Some of you guys may not be as ardent media followers as I am, but an interesting bit of news today is that Newsday.com will move to a subscriber model next week, charging $5/week for their content. The quotes in the story kind of amused me…they’re after the jump, along with my thoughts. Read more

The recession will not affect MY urination

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Many businesses have to make cutbacks to save money when no money is coming in. But asking me to do things for you? Not likely, Bathroom Sign. Read more

Domino's is sorry for those assholes

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By now you have to have seen the video of two Domino’s employees doing all sorts of awful things to food. And apparently, those two have now been arrested. So Domino’s has issued an apology that kind of made me laugh and I’m not sure why. I know you’re the President and this is your ... Read more

Pimp pays teenage prostitute with McNuggets

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Many have echoed the sentiments behind the expression “Pimpin’ ain’t easy.” Well, apparently it is, presuming you have enough chicken nuggets (up until the going to jail part). Read more

Flight attendant does porn, employer says, "Cool"

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Flight attendants look like lemurs or grandmas now, so it’s encouraging to find one that apparently is attractive enough to warrant pornographic film of her. But even more surprising is that the company who employs her is like, “Hey sure, why not.” Read more

Talking to women is hard :(

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It may shock you to learn that the purveyors of video games working at Gamestop may not be the most adept at talking to women. Fortunately, there are training videos to teach them about that. The most important lesson I extracted from the video is that “women don’t like being condescended to or ignored.” That’s ... Read more