Even if we didn’t enjoy reading legal briefs and court decisions, we’d probably be able to curl up with Portland, Oregon resident Kathleen Hampton’s lawsuit against a restaurant.
Her brief — she’s representing herself — is seeking $100,000 because the restaurant was mean to her. Read more →
Which would you rather happen: Win the lottery or be the only person on your Delta Airlines flight? Read more →
In the category of ‘Some Things Never Get Old,’ we nominate ‘people who tie balloons to a chair (or house) and go for a ride.’ Read more →
Word has filtered from the mountains of North Carolina that Brasstown will not be able to drop a possum to mark the beginning of the new year. The judge said if the convenience store owner with the idea gets a waiver from North Carolina wildlife officials, it still might be a possum-possible event.
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Here are 12 questions based on things that were in the news this week. Take your best shot! Read more →
How can you not like the miscreant(s) who ‘defaced’ the entrance to the Acme Foundry on Hiawatha Ave? Read more →
The ‘have’ society isn’t parting with its money as much anymore. Read more →
Gawker is hosting its periodic ‘ugliest accent’ competition, and we don’t really have much of a chance. We’re the 7th seed in this competition. Read more →
The Pew Research Center says today that the number of Americans who have never married is at an all-time high.
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Woodbury’s a pretty good place. But if you squint your eyes, it also could be Anywhere, USA, which doesn’t do much to explain how it made Money Magazine’s Top Places to Live List. Read more →
It’s true we can’t merge, but, unsurprisingly, Minnesota drivers are pretty darned nice, a new survey says. Read more →
A survey found no significant differences in moral behavior or judgment between religious people and nonreligious ones. But the reasons for extending kindness differ. Read more →
The Guinness people are teasing the release of their new book of records, the 60th anniversary of the thing. Read more →
Confirming what most drivers already know, Allstate’s annual survey reveals that St. Paul isn’t a particularly safe city to drive in.
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Why? Why does everything have to have a reason? Sometimes the world just needs a little video of a surfing pig, that’s why.
Bob Collins