10.14.2009

Nonsensical News

Marge Simpson on the Cover of Playboy. Seriously.
Also underneath, MJ’s burnt hair for sale, giant snake invasion, Hilton hotel seized by Venezuela, Smell dismisses school, Boy Scout thugs, armless boy wins soccer championship, Bernie Madoff still nice with his, and the world’s smallest man is 2 feet tall.

Marge Simpson Graces Playboy Cover
Cartoons? Really Hef? Somebody give that man his meds.

Michael Jackson's Burnt Hair For Sale
MJ's hair? This can only get worse.

Invading Giant Snakes Threaten Wilderness Areas
That’s what she said...

Venezuela Seizes Landmark HILTON Hotel
Ante up!

Sewage Stink Forces Ohio School to Dismiss Early

Student Wins Leniency for 'Spork'

Board Scales Back 45 Day Suspension for Scout, 6,

N.Y. Eagle Scout Suspended for Pocketknife in Car

Bible Quoting Passenger Causes Plane Diversion

Boy Born Without Hands Leads Soccer Team to Finals
If you laughed, you goin to hell.

Inmates: Bernard Madoff in Prison Scuffle -- and Wins
So this dude in old/rich/white jail and beasting on the yard! Over the stock market at that. Hil-arious.

2-Foot Teen to Become World's Smallest Man
More after the bounce...

UR News

There really is a lot under this. Obama dolls, less jobs = new recruits, NYC homeless at all time high, teen cat burglar, Chi-Town craziness, Governator Wife Driving Dirty (not really, but on the cell), cellphone = tumors?, abortion addict, a national lottery, police shooting at animals, and the whole T-Mobile Sidekick data fiasco.




First Lady Doll For $12.95
You already know what Christmas looking like...

Bleak Job Market Boosts Military Recruitment; Meets Goals First Time Since 1973
Makes sense if you can't get a job and college being more expensive and selective.

NYC Homeless Numbers At 'All-Time High'
It's almost winter.

'Baby-faced' 15-year-old, Arrested 14 Times, Suspected in 25 More Burglaries
You gotta look at the picture. I damn near don't believe it.

Illinois: 'People Afraid To Come Out Of Their Homes'
What the hell is going on in Chicago?

Jesse Jackson Rides Bus to Keep Chicago safe; 'State Of Emergency'


Apartment Residents Told to Take Down U.S. Flags

Maria Shriver Busted Breaking Schwarzenegger's Cell Phone Ban On Drivers

Study Charts Links Between Cellphones, Tumors

'Abortion Addict' Had 15 Terminations in 17 years
I don't know if comparing this to Mike Vick is appropriate but I just did, so help me level with it.

Lotteries Discuss Cross-Selling, National Game
A national lottery now too?

In Highway Fatalities, It's Usually Not the Other

Harpers Ferry Marks 150th Anniversary of Infamous Raid

'Whole Face of the Mountain' Fell in Valley

Officer Fires Off Warning Round to Unruly Pooches
I'd probably sound indignant if I mentioned Mike Vick here too.

Questions Loom Large in Sidekick Data Fiasco
You can only imagine what's out there.
More after the bounce...

Nefarious News

The abortion addict, Swastika and Obama carved into golf course, teen laughs after setting classmate on fire, rapist caught 19 years later through DNA, Supreme Court to hear sex slave case, scuba marital murder, mother kills 2 kids, 12 year old murders little brother.



'Abortion Addict' Had 15 Terminations in 17 Years

Swastika and Obama Carved into Green at Golf Course

Police: Juveniles Laugh After Setting Teen on Fire

Jury: Teacher Killed Lover's Pregnant Fiance

DNA Leads to Tape Suspect After 19 Years

High Court to Hear Case of 'Sex Slave' Web Site

Expert: Murder Suspect Cut Wife's Scuba Air Supply

N.Y. Muslim's Web Site Calls for God to 'Kill the Jews'

Detroit Woman Charged With Killing Her 2 Kids

12-Year Old Boy Charged With Killing Little Brother
More after the bounce...

Emerged From it All Without a Stain on My Shirt

I’m just gonna act like I never missed a day. Just to get it on the record though (in no particular order)...

Only Built 4 Cublan Linx 2 > Blueprint 3

BH Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize

Rest In Peace Derrion Albert

Ghostface bangs

LeBron the Don

Mike Vick to the Eagles

Missed a lot.

Oh well, let's get back to basic.

More after the bounce...

Social Status of Social Networking

Men lie, women lie, numbers don't. Seriously, there's some interesting stats in here. More to explore underneath, but apparently the social networking scene is very stratified along socioeconomic tiers.

Social Networking by the Numbers

Users with household income above $75,000:
Facebook -- 41.74 percent
MySpace -- 32.38 percent
LinkedIn -- 58.35 percent
Twitter -- 43.34 percent

Users with household income under $50,000:
Facebook -- 28.42 percent
MySpace -- 37.13 percent
LinkedIn -- 17.34 percent
Twitter -- 28.36 percent


Female users:
Facebook -- 56.33 percent
MySpace -- 56.69 percent
LinkedIn -- 48.11percent
Twitter -- 53.59 percent

Users aged 18 to 24:
Facebook -- 10.27 percent
MySpace -- 15.46 percent
LinkedIn -- 3.99 percent
Twitter -- 9.51percent

Users aged 35 to 49:
Facebook -- 31.54 percent
MySpace -- 29.09 percent
LinkedIn -- 43.64 percent
Twitter -- 34.02 percent

Read full article here.
More after the bounce...