Pencils Down! Schools kind of know what to do
Here’s a thought: since the schools are managing to actually function while effectively utilizing their bailout funds, let’s give them the opportunity to help fix our broken system…
Posts Tagged ‘bailout’
The “A” in AIG stands for “Are you kidding?”
AIG announced today that it lost $61 billion last quarter. Let that sink in for a second. It’s the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history…
Veteran’s candy bailout package — DENIED
A man in Florida was arrested Monday for stealing some assorted items from a truck stop. The weird part about the story is that the man felt he was justified in taking the items simply because he had served in the military…
All Northern First Bank wants to do is have some fun
What would you do if you received a 1.5 billion dollar bailout check from the government? If you’re Northern First Bank, you head to LA and throw several huge parties…
Shithead trading card #2: Nadya Suleman
These days it seems like every time you check the news there is a story about a new despicable, money-vacuuming, upper-tier douchebag. It can all be a bit overwhelming. With that in mind, I have decided to create some shithead trading cards…
“I am so mad at this yacht right now”
Brian Lewis, a 50-year-old petty officer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (wha?), recently sank his own yacht and attempted to collect insurance on it…
Welcome to the car graveyard
That’s right, the car Grim Reaper is coming for several car models, most notably the once beloved PT Cruiser…
Get drunk. Get hit by train. Get paid.
A dude in NYC was awarded $2.3 million in damages today after an incicident in 2006 where he got drunk, stumbled onto some subway tracks and was run over. His leg was severed in the incident. Yikes.
e-panhandling: The way of the future
A homeless man in Houston named Tim Edwards is quickly becoming an Internet celebrity simply for being a homeless man in Houston. Houstonites (Houstonians?) Sean and Kevin Dolan have created a site called pimpthisbum.com where people can log on and buy Mr. Edwards everything from a cup of coffee to a college education.
Breaking down Valentine’s Day the ITE way
I did some searching on the Interwebs recently and found some interesting figures over at marketingcharts.com. They worked in conjunction with Brand Keys and determined that the average person spends $128 on Valentine’s Day. The average man spends $166 and the average woman spends $90.