We had the first of several 10th Anniversary Fark Parties this past Sunday afternoon. Thanks to everyone who came, it was a blast as usual. I wish I had not been switching between Stella and Kronenburg for 6 hours though. Following up with a couple more sakes at dinner and more beers later didn't help much either.

The next party is in Vancouver Monday Feb 2nd. Looking forward to seeing everyone there again. It's been way too long.

It's not Fark It's News: nothing much to report from last week. Media spent a bunch of time waiting around for Obama to do something. Things seem to be back to normal this week, based on the tons of good Fark material we've been seeing.

The BS lost Superbowl productivity article finally came out. I predicted they'd either add $20 million on to last year's figure (like they have the past three years) or round straight up to $850 million. For those who missed it, the figure was $848.5 million. Sounds more real than either $840 or $850 million, but it's a BS figure, media knows it's BS, and they still ran the article.

I don't have much in the way for predictions for this coming week. One thing of local interest is that Jim Cantore has shown up in Kentucky. Cantore is the Weather Channel's harbinger of the apocalpse so I'm probably going to die. However if I don't I'll be back next week.

Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2009-01-18 to Sat 2009-01-24:

  Do men's penises shrink as they get older? (pleasesayno pleasesayno pleasesayno)    

  Man finds injured lizard gaffer taped to his car, attempts to correct the reptile dysfunction    

  $1 million found during traffic stop. Officers say the $800,000 was found in a duffle bag. The suspect attempted to flee, leaving behind the $650,000, which was confiscated by police    

  Detroit Institute of Arts cancels three upcoming exhibits because they are Baroque    

  Man speaks nonstop for 124 hours, narrowly beating world record previously held by your wife    

  Because Obama's ancestry can be traced to William the Lion of Scotland, there are calls for an Obama-themed kilt... because you can't hide your Lion thighs    

  Seaman discharged after tea-bagging incident    

  Five. Five thousand. Five thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of Omaha Subway robber    

  Fire breaks out at Mount Sinai Hospital, begins talking to Moses    

  Missouri Neo Nazis allowed to participate in Adopt a Highway program. The group may need additional help since they have requested to only pick up white trash    

  Dr. Scholl is gellin' like a felon    


Sports:

  After Jets season landed in the Hudson, team hires Rex Ryan to be new pilot    

  Ricketts picked to buy Cubs. Narrowly beats out Measles, Mumps and Mark Cuban    

  Grizzlies fire head coach Marc Iavaroni after division worst 11-30 start. That's 1.83 wins per vowel    


Geek:

  Triceratops skull fetches $251,000 at auction. That's nearly $84,000 a ceratops    

  U.S. Army working on "exploding marmalade" missile propulsion. In addition to burning more smoothly, it jams enemy radar    

  Paul Mitchell's pert message: reducing shampoo usage allows suave consumers to stand head and shoulders above the crowd. Aussie what he did there, it's pantenely obvious    


Showbiz:

  "Life on Mars" star survives serious car crash, wakes up in 2009    

  One year on, SoHo apartment where Heath Ledger died is still vacant. The landlord would like to rent it again, but couldn't find a serious enough applicant    

  Patrick Swayze is going to write a book with his wife. Most people write with a computer or even a pen, but the man's sick, I say let him give it a try    


Politics:

  Obama staff will have 2 say cu l8r 2 im    

  Jill Biden said Obama offered Joe two positions. Which is one more than Jill normally offers Joe    

  Obama to keep Oval Office rug, saying it really ties the room together    


Business:

  Car manfacturers are listening to proposals to equip cars with social networking technology like Facebook. What could pos.... Michael is wrapped around a tree    

  Lobster industry feeling pinch of recession, trying to claw back to profitabilty, you submitted this with lemon juice and a butter headline    

  COBRA is too pricey for many laid off workers. Their only hope is G.I. Joe    
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