Category Archives: News
What’s new in Iowa
Nothing much. But if you’re bored here are some lovely news links that will always keep you updated on stuff like the weather (omg! we can talk about weather every day because it’s always a changin!) There’s football, and then … Continue reading
23,808 homeless people in Iowa
I was reading the Quad Cities times online and found this story about homeless people in Iowa. The report was done by the Iowa Institute for Community Alliances found there were 23,808 homeless people in the state and 15,351 people … Continue reading
China Scares the World with Bad Milk
Recently, we heard the news about the milk scares in China that is said to be contaminated by Melamine. For our information, melamine can cause reproductive damage, or bladder or kidney stones, which can lead to bladder cancer if ingested. … Continue reading
Why I miss Mitch Hedberg
He was a funny, funny dude. Check out Smoother’s earlier post. Here are some of my fav’s, taken from Wikiquote: Fish are always eating other fish. If fish could scream, the ocean would be loud as shit. You would not … Continue reading
Olympic quote of the year!
Are Olympic Gold Medals made out of pure gold? The answer… NO! The medals, which were supposed to be made entirely of gold, were instead found to be composed of 99% lead alloy and coated with a gold-colored lead-based paint. … Continue reading
Top earning Beijin Olympics Athletes
The other day I was talking about how much money Olympic athletes make. I also found this interesting article at Forbes, The Top-Earning Athletes Of The Beijing Olympics. Here’s a list of the top money makers in USD and their … Continue reading
Don’t you wish you had a twin?
I just read this article about these twins running a restaurant (and people thought they were robots, how silly) and thought it was funny at first. Then it got me thinking… man I wish I had a twin so we … Continue reading
Lazer Eye Damage
A techno concert in Russia left a lot of people screwed for life. More than 30 audience members at the Akvamarin festival of techno music outside Kirzhach, Vladimir Region, on July 6 may have received permanent injuries at the event … Continue reading
Tornado slams into Iowa Boy Scout camp
Tornadoes are deadly and there’s nothing you can do to prevent them. Remember the Iowa City Tornado of 2006? There’s a new tornado in the news which had a bad outcome. A tornado slammed a Boy Scout camp in the … Continue reading
Unicorns are Real!
A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday. Link and picture here!
Erase bad memories!
Ever have a bad date? Or how about a messed up child hood? Or even a traumatic experience? Maybe you’re in need of a special drug so you can have the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind experience! Researchers have … Continue reading
Oops, Porn Self-Ownage!
Don’t worry…this is safe to look at, nothing x-rated, just funny stuff – a screen shot taken from a message board. Maybe next time he’ll put it in a folder called “security” or “documents” instead of shemale. Hahahaha, good times. … Continue reading
Satellite Internet Coming to Rural Areas
Thousands of households in rural America have yet to transition into the age of high-speed Internet access for a very good reason: no availability of DSL or cable. Because the economics of adding DSL or laying cable in sparsely populated … Continue reading
