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Headlines matching 'Rob'
Thu February 09, 2012
Source     Fark Headline Comments
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) Fail DUDE, the guy in full police uniform probably isn't in on the robbery  (ajc.com) (81)
(LA Times) Amusing Rick Santorum isn't the only politician with a surging Google problem  (latimes.com) (68)
(The Register) Spiffy New research reveals Himalayan glaciers may not be disappearing at all, probably because they're too difficult for would-be ice thieves to reach  (theregister.co.uk) (47)
(Science Daily) Scary Scientists find brains of spiders are so large they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs, meaning Clock Spider is probably plotting to take over the world  (sciencedaily.com) (28)


Wed February 08, 2012
(Wired) Interesting Are robot cars legal? If not, who volunteers to tell them?  (wired.com) (45)
(wptv.com) Florida "You got me red-handed," bank robber actually tells officer after dye packs explode all over his getaway car  (wptv.com) (29)
(TC Palm) Florida When your friend gives you a ride to work instead of your girlfriend, does your girlfriend a) say you made her look bad and try to run you over in an alley b) hit you with a jack c) burn your wardrobe d) all of the above. With luscious mug shot  (blogs.tcpalm.com) (100)
(KRQE News) Asinine Problem: 87 percent of your schools are failing by your own criteria. Solution: Make scoring 75 percent deserving of an A rating. There, all fixed  (krqe.com) (103)
(NASA) Spiffy NASA solves the problem of what to do with all those damn pennies  (nasa.gov) (33)
(The New York Times) Asinine RIAA CEO, in a thoughtful op-ed on SOPA opponents, fairly points out that they were probably all criminals  (nytimes.com) (585)


Tue February 07, 2012
(Some Guy) Sad Calling the Suicide Hotline by mistake is now probable cause to arrest you, trash your house, kill your fish and run up your electric bill  (courthousenews.com) (218)
(Daily Stab) Strange Robert Downey Jr. jumped on the crazy baby name train in Hollywood naming his new baby boy: Exton  (dailystab.com) (87)
(Some Necromancer) Amusing "Your Honor, I don my robe and wizard hat"  (bc-injury-law.com) (59)
(Guardian) Scary Robotic sentry orders residents to move along or else. Fortunately, as it's in England, it doesn't have guns...yet  (guardian.co.uk) (56)
(Some Guy) Hero Evangelical Christian Group: If a man busted for a half-gram of cocaine in 1988 still can't get a job in 2010 without involving lawyers, there's a problem with the justice system  (breakpoint.org) (114)
(Politico) Asinine So just how bad was Pete Hoekstra's "yellow menace" Superbowl ad? Let's put it this way: John Pinnette's famous impression of a Chinese buffet owner was probably more culturally sensitive  (politico.com) (97)


Mon February 06, 2012
(LiveLeak) Amusing If this sport catches on, our Asian carp problem may soon be over  (liveleak.com) (68)
(io9) Scary Herbicide 'Atrazine' associated with birth defects, low birth weights, and menstrual problems in humans. Study leads to instant ban. Just kidding, it's still the second-most commonly used herbicide in the US  (io9.com) (33)


Sun February 05, 2012
(Some " guy) Dumbass If you are going to claim that burglars stole your TV and took it out through a window, it's probably a good idea to take some measurements first  (thisissouthdevon.co.uk) (25)
(Chronicle of Higher Ed) Sad Not news: Baby tested for fear of rat, dog and monkey. News: Unafraid until accompanied by loud clang. Fark: He was probably autistic, and the shady research psychologists knew it. Ultrafark: The year was 1920  (chronicle.com) (39)
(Gothamist) Fail When working as a garage attendant, if you park a $400,000 Bentley it's probably best to take the keys with you. FARK: Bentley was owned by college student  (gothamist.com) (85)


Fri February 03, 2012
(Some Guy) Florida Dejected bank robber wearing shorts on his head, not covering his face, leaves without money when teller nearly laughs at him. With pic of what a shorts-on-head bank robber looks like  (keysnet.com) (36)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this out of the world probe  (farm6.staticflickr.com) (32)
(The Daily Beast) Spiffy Study says Republicans have more orgasms, probably from farking 99% of the population  (thedailybeast.com) (124)
(Click On Detroit) Interesting Employees at Detroit McDonald's locked in freezer after store robbery, enjoy the break from Michigan weather  (clickondetroit.com) (17)
(Mirror.co.uk) Interesting Crematorium to broadcast funerals live on the internet, allowing you to toast the dearly departed in your bathrobe  (mirror.co.uk) (22)


Thu February 02, 2012
(Talking Points Memo) Stupid House GOP votes unanimously to reject the proposition that the Bush tax cuts added to the deficit. So yeah. Problem solved   (livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com) (115)
(BusinessWeek) Misc Petrobras $25 billion worth of bids offers lots of support to sagging petroboobie economy  (businessweek.com) (3)
(Onion AV Club) Stupid Screenplay of the Robocop remake to be written by the guy who wrote Gran Torino, contain nothing but racial slurs  (avclub.com) (52)
(USA Today) Repeat Woman robs bank for denture money after being turned down for bridge loan  (usatoday.com) (22)
(Reuters) Scary Crackers recalled due to egg allergen concerns, white people problems  (reuters.com) (49)
(MSNBC) Asinine Problem: the renters you have in your flat aren't even paying close to the prices with which you could gouge Olympic tourists. Solution: evict the tenants. Wow, that wasn't even really much of a problem, now, was it?  (worldnews.msnbc.msn.com) (175)
(Daily Mail) Fail Problem: Newt Gingrich needs to woo women voters. Solution: RELEASE THE CALLISTAKEN  (dailymail.co.uk) (50)
(ABC) Sick Santorum tells sick kid who complained about the price of his medicine "People have no problem paying $900 for an iPad, but paying $900 for a drug they have a problem with Why?" Because, of course, people buy a new iPad EVERY MONTH  (abcnews.go.com) (290)
(My Fox DC) Interesting The NFL has an L of a problem  (myfoxdc.com) (89)


Wed February 01, 2012
(WBNS) Obvious Look, let's go over this one more time. If you rob someone, don't brag about it on Facebook  (10tv.com) (20)
(STLToday) Stupid Having solved all other problems, Illinois wants to ban texting while biking  (stltoday.com) (96)
(The New York Times) Silly DC plans Watchmen prequels. When asked for comment, Alan Moore said: I can write characters created by Jules Verne, HG Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Frank Baum, but it's wrong for anyone else to write my characters  (nytimes.com) (123)
(Canada.com) Interesting Problem: Australia infested with invasive African grass that fuels wildfires. Solution: Import elephants and rhinos as lawnmowers  (canada.com) (113)
(Some Guy) Spiffy While you can't stab someone over the internet, science is one step closer to allowing you to robo-bang your significant other while you play Elder Scrolls  (extremetech.com) (39)


Tue January 31, 2012
(WXYZ Detroit) Strange Man in clown costume robs convenience store, seen escaping in small car with 15 to 20 accomplices  (wxyz.com) (43)
(Huffington Post) Florida In today's you-can't-make-this-shiat-up news, a pro-Gingrich robocall is claiming Romney forced Holocaust survivors to eat non-kosher food  (huffingtonpost.com) (206)
(CNN) Unlikely Why Boise State has problems recruiting blue chip players. Word "Idaho" strangely absent  (sportsillustrated.cnn.com) (59)
(Demon Ocracy) Scary Wondering just how large the Euro debt problem is? This frightening infographic shows you using 18-wheelers packed with 100 Euro notes  (demonocracy.info) (142)


Mon January 30, 2012
(DailyFinance) Scary The list of America's 25 most dangerous neighborhoods. Chicago? NYC? Cincinnati laughs as it robs you at gunpoint  (dailyfinance.com) (281)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Protip: when you go to pick up your ten kilogram shipment of cocaine, you should probably wait until you're off duty. And out of your uniform. And not driving your patrol car  (todaysthv.com) (28)
(UPI) Dumbass If you break into the CNN newsroom, it's probably best not to use their computers to check your Facebook status  (upi.com) (38)
(Some Guy) Asinine If you're in the Phillippines, do NOT put on your robe and wizard hat  (abs-cbnnews.com) (31)


Sun January 29, 2012
(Filmland) Amusing "The Devil Inside" averaged $92 per theater yesterday. Well, this article was written 3 days ago, so that's probably down to...I don't know, $20 maybe  (famousmonstersoffilmland.com) (98)
(Herald Tribune) Florida 55-year-old Florida man claiming Indian descent wears war paint, headdresses, and performs sacred dance ceremonies at heritage festivals across the state. Some Native Americans have a problem with this (w/ pic of alleged Indian)  (heraldtribune.com) (164)


Sat January 28, 2012
(Toledo Blade) Strange Man uses the old "statue of liberty" play to stop a curling iron wielding robber  (toledoblade.com) (20)


Fri January 27, 2012
(MSNBC) Obvious If Iran didn't already know how to cause serious problems for the US in a future Persian Gulf conflict, they sure as hell do now  (msnbc.msn.com) (128)
(miami new times) Florida If you're publishing a high school newspaper article about the dangers of STD's, it's probably best to use a commercial stock photo rather than a picture of a former student  (blogs.miaminewtimes.com) (27)


Thu January 26, 2012
(SFGate) Interesting Tim Lincecum passes on 5 year, $100M offer from Giants, accepts 2/$40.5M instead, probably could have been talked into 4/$20M  (blog.sfgate.com) (44)
(Daily Mail) Obvious If your wife beats you up when you come home with a haircut she doesn't like, you have bigger problems than just a bad haircut and an aggressive wife (with pics of what an abused hobbit might look like)  (dailymail.co.uk) (130)
(WGAL 8) Hero Three juveniles knock 65-year-old man off bike, try to rob him. Would-be victim obligingly offers them all the bullets he has  (wgal.com) (196)
(CBC) Followup "Let's go around the room. Tell us what you're in prison for." "Rape." "Murder." "Red-light camera theft." "Making faulty tits." "Robbed a ba-- wait, dude, what?"  (cbc.ca) (30)
(Short List) Dumbass Guarding the door during a bank robbery and trying not to shoot yourself in the foot is tougher than it sounds  (shortlist.com) (10)
(Reuters) Weird It's FARK word problem time: If a four-year-old boy pulls nine bags of weed out of his jacket pocket and hands them over to his teacher, how many of those nine bags will make it to the police evidence room?  (reuters.com) (43)
(NPR) Stupid Substantive policy driven interview with Ron Paul. Well, the first half anyway, the rest is about the probable, not very likely, but not ruled out, 3rd party candidacy, that may or may not be under consideration that is off the table  (npr.org) (24)
(Some Guy) Strange Woman On Run After Bank Robbery. Police describe her as tough and ruthless. Wait. Correct that. Police describe her as rough and toothless  (wtae.com) (38)


Wed January 25, 2012
(Huffington Post) Strange Did we mention that Mormons like to baptize dead Jews in order to "save" them? That shouldn't be a problem in Florida, should it?  (huffingtonpost.com) (334)
(SportsGrid) Dumbass ... so here's an armed robber with a plush Harry the Husky hat  (sportsgrid.com) (12)
(Starpulse) Interesting Emma Roberts to play a sex-shop employee in her nex-- REALLY? Everyone clicked already?  (starpulse.com) (54)
(News.com.au) Fail Pro tip: If you're trying to defuse an artillery round, an acetylene torch is probably not the best tool for "tinkering" with it  (news.com.au) (73)
(Abc.net.au) Strange Man who was arrested by police for robbing a police officer at knifepoint and fleeing capture while naked tells judge that he can't be prosecuted because he was possessed by something "joyriding" in his body  (abc.net.au) (30)
(ABC) Ironic Mitch "Single Most Important Thing" McConnell (R-eptile, KY) - "(Obama's) goal isn't to conquer the nation's problems. It's to conquer Republicans"  (abcnews.go.com) (118)
(Daily Mail) Sad My micromechanism thanks you, my computer tapes thank you, and I thank you. And we thank you too, Robot  (dailymail.co.uk) (7)
(CBS Charlotte) Interesting Three men attempt home invasion robbery with handgun, shotgun and sword, are fought back by homeowner and another resident who introduces them to his little friend. Or as they call it in South Carolina, Tuesday  (charlotte.cbslocal.com) (47)


Tue January 24, 2012
(Kingsport Times News) PSA Tennessee DOT says I-81 meets safety standards and those cars flying off the highway into your yard are your own problem  (timesnews.net) (55)
(Some Guy) PSA Protip of the day: If you are going out drinking with a 13 year old, it is probably best not to let her drive, especially if she is drunk  (ktvb.com) (30)
(WGAL 8) Obvious Climbing trees. Fun as a kid. However if you're an adult and you're doing it to peep into people's houses, Police might have a problem  (wgal.com) (21)


Mon January 23, 2012
(Some Guy) Dumbass After failing to ban Sharia law, the Oklahoma state legislature is ready to solve another non-problem: new bill bans use of aborted fetuses in food. My omelette could really use more embryo  (addictinginfo.org) (125)
(WXYZ Detroit) Strange Detroit's latest problem: coyotes. Nothing the Red Wings can't take care of  (wxyz.com) (100)
(Some Hippie) Stupid First world problem: effects of organic milk shortage felt in Boulder  (dailycamera.com) (140)
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) Scary Botched Waffle House robbery leaves man scattered and splattered  (ajc.com) (112)
(Daily Mail) Sad 11-year-old autistic boy beaten up while wearing a Trollface shirt. Problem?  (dailymail.co.uk) (241)


Sun January 22, 2012
(Some School Guy) Interesting When Texas finally becomes its own country, they won't have this problem  (dfw.cbslocal.com) (232)
(NJ.com) Fail To commemorate the Giants playing in the NFC Championship game, the Empire state building was supposed to be lit blue. Since you're reading this on Fark, you can probably guess what happened  (nj.com) (77)


Sat January 21, 2012
(Yahoo) Followup Yet another Bonnie & Clyde robbery  (news.yahoo.com) (32)
(Washington Post) Spiffy Billionaire gives $7.5 million to help Washington recover from earthquake damage, crack problem  (washingtonpost.com) (37)
(Buzzfeed) Spiffy 13 photos of President Obama speaking at Walt Disney World that will probably show up in attack ads  (buzzfeed.com) (100)
(YouTube) Spiffy Cell phone goes off during a classical concert? No problem, just improvise a tune based on the ring tone  (youtube.com) (39)


Fri January 20, 2012
(SanDiegoUnionTribune) Dumbass Pro-tip: Don't rob a bank using your own car as a getaway car if your last name is printed on your vanity plates  (utsandiego.com) (38)
(Discovery) Sick Dropped your phone in the toilet? Three new companies say "No problem" but Subby says "Let it go man, cuz it's gone"  (news.discovery.com) (23)
(Courthouse News Service) Sad Protip: if the "clinical trial" in which you're participating costs you $100,000, you're probably only getting a cashectomy  (courthousenews.com) (34)
(MSNBC) Obvious Deep-rooted hatred is causing more and more Afghans to kill the very same American soldiers training them. You know, a nice game of Buzkashi would probably release some of that tension. It's worked before, I know that much anyway  (msnbc.msn.com) (132)
(ProBoxing-Fans) Fail So Mayweather called Pacquiao and he said that he said that they said that the fight might probably get done. Maybe  (proboxing-fans.com) (35)
(Yahoo) Sad One violent sex crime was committed by a soldier every six hours and 40 minutes in 2011. While I admire the stamina, they should probably stop him  (news.yahoo.com) (146)
(USA Today) Interesting If you're angry about how little Mitt Romney pays in taxes, what that probably means is that you don't have the deep, thorough understanding of "tax rate" vs. "tax bracket" that USA Today can give you  (usatoday.com) (162)


Thu January 19, 2012
(Daily Mail) Obvious The secret to being a hipster revealed in new Harvard study, you've probably never heard of it  (dailymail.co.uk) (89)
(CBS News) Obvious Parent company of Old Country Buffet files for bankruptcy after realizing that running an "All You Can Eat" restaurant in a country undergoing an obesity epidemic probably isn't such a hot business model  (cbsnews.com) (60)


Wed January 18, 2012
(TheOatmeal.com) Amusing Out of all the SOPA blackout messages, the Oatmeal probably has the best one  (theoatmeal.com) (36)
(Some Guy) Interesting Cuba takes lead over U.S. in Civil Rights by considering gay marriage. What's next in Bizzaroworld? Bay of Pigs in America? That would probably be Rosie O'Donnell's pool  (globalpost.com) (30)
(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Strange Man tries to rob a gambling parlor by threatening to infect everyone with a staph infection. It makes you long for the days when the bad guy just used a hypodermic needle filled with tainted AIDS blood  (startribune.com) (8)
(IndyStar) Spiffy "A bottle of wine or a bottle of beer for a dollar could attract problems" I got 99 problems, but sobriety thanks to Dollar General selling alcohol ain't one  (indystar.com) (91)
(ZDNet) Interesting If Drew and Microsoft agree that something is bad, then it's probably pretty damn bad. And Drew and Microsoft agree that SOPA is bad. QED  (zdnet.com) (46)
(Fox News) Followup Well, on the plus side, she'll probably listen next time a man tells her to walk around the back of an airplane  (foxnews.com) (88)
(UPI) Followup Detroit "educators" double-down, say they have no problem using slavery to teach math. Followup tag leans on Fail tag's shoulder, weeps in despair  (upi.com) (21)
(The Times of India) Obvious Russia warns strike on Iran would be a 'catastrophe.' Yes, catastrophic for Iran, but the rest of the world would probably get over it  (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (28)
(YouTube) Unlikely Anyone who's ever had to deal with a drunk guy at a party knows how annoying they can be. But it's even worse when you're trying to commit armed robbery  (youtube.com) (7)
(CNN) Scary "Smoking object" thrown at White House during protest while Obamas were mere blocks away. It was an OWS protest, though, so let's not make any fast judgments or assumptions. Poor little scamp probably just wants to be loved  (cnn.com) (57)


Tue January 17, 2012
(The Atlantic Wire) Amusing "Fixie Index" measures hipsterness of major American metropolises by percentage of fixed-gear bikes per person. It's from an obscure price guide blog you probably never heard of  (theatlanticwire.com) (51)
(ESPN) Stupid Arsenal spot talent in their star striker Robin Van Persie's 5 year old son, attempt to sign him to a long term contract. No, seriously  (soccernet.espn.go.com) (23)
(Some Guy) Cool Students name NASA's twin moon probes 'Ebb' and 'Flow'. You can't explain that  (collectspace.com) (23)
(BBC) Followup Base jumper hurt. Probably would've died if he jumped from the top  (bbc.co.uk) (85)
(Ohio.com) Hero Barber with enormous balls refuses demands and dares armed robber to shoot him. The robber obliged, but the gun had other ideas  (ohio.com) (99)
(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Stupid In hindsight, prison probably wasn't the best place to be tripping balls on LSD  (startribune.com) (62)
(Guardian) Amusing What do Fabio Cannavaro, Robert Pires, Hernan Crespo, Maniche, and Robbie Fowler have in common? They'll all be playing in the (Indian) Premier League next year  (guardian.co.uk) (16)


Mon January 16, 2012
(Some Guy) Followup Mini Coopers recalled over mini fire problem  (kvia.com) (55)
(YouTube) Weird I'm not sure who Briona is or what she did, but she's should probably request a school transfer  (youtube.com) (57)
(Marketwatch) Followup Carnival shipwreck becomes a hull of a problem for the stock price  (marketwatch.com) (87)
(Some Guy) Stupid You think you have it bad? You probably didn't spend $240,000 to see the Packers lose this weekend  (nfl.com) (90)
(QC Online) Silly Not one, not two, but three sets of identical twins work at the same Hy-Vee grocery store, which confuses customers and probably leads to some awkward dating moments  (qconline.com) (85)


Sun January 15, 2012
(LiveLeak) Scary Don't worry. We can probably guarantee the monkey with the human baby face won't be outside your window tonight, scratching to get in. Well maybe we can guarantee. Who are we kidding? He's out there now  (liveleak.com) (21)


Sat January 14, 2012
(Washington Post) Amusing Two middle-schoolers use stolen passwords to erase class information and send out "poorly written pornographic e-mails." There were some subject-object problems and they did it Chicago style instead of MLA  (washingtonpost.com) (83)
(3 hots & a cot) Cool If only they were all this easy. Man robs bank, hails cab & then calls 911 to turn himself in. That he's homeless and it was 14 degrees the previous night probably had nothing to do with it  (wcpo.com) (43)
(Yahoo) Scary If you would like a Russian Mars probe, this weekend could be your unlucky day  (news.yahoo.com) (25)
(YouTube) Scary Not to alarm anyone, but the robots are planning to put us in zoos, you know, for our protection. No mention of stealing old people's medicine  (youtube.com) (17)


Fri January 13, 2012
(Gizmodo) Scary NASA image showing China's pollution problem.. FROM SPACE  (gizmodo.com) (100)
(News.com.au) Amusing Stationery chain offers porn-themed products in back-to-school sale. Who could possibly have a problem with that?  (news.com.au) (25)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Cops in uniform caught meeting up in empty parking lot and playing football. (with pics) Some people have a problem with this  (13wmaz.com) (83)
(Washington Post) Unlikely Woman claims she cared for and fed all 82 dogs on a regular basis. Plus, her lawn probably looks awesome  (washingtonpost.com) (28)
(Discovery) Cool The 10 most talented robots in the world today: "The Flying Machine Project is one of those things that makes us go, 'Why didn't we think about this before?'"  (news.discovery.com) (24)
(Some Motorcycle Rider) Spiffy If you're a nine-year veteran of Grand Prix motorcycle racing and former World Champion, it's probably a good idea to get a motorcycle licence  (carolenash.com) (14)
(Slate) Fail Today's Fark-ready headline: "Rob Schneider is funny even if his new sitcom isn't." Because when you think of funny, you think of Rob Schneider  (slate.com) (96)
(SFGate) Fail Bank robbers, car crashes, citizen delivering a smackdown, high school lockdown, highway closure, traffic nightmare, a robot and an explosion, or as it's called in San Jose, CA "Thursday"  (sfgate.com) (24)
(Some Guy) Obvious If you're a top official in the Game and Fish Department, you probably shouldn't take your friends out on illegal bear hunts  (adn.com) (30)
(Daily Mail) Obvious 17-year-old boy goes to school dressed as a girl. Yes, some people have a problem with this (w/pics)  (dailymail.co.uk) (192)
(MSNBC) Obvious Robert Pattinson shaves off his hair. Luckily for Kristen, decides to keep his beard  (today.msnbc.msn.com) (39)
(Politico) Dumbass Newt Gingrich ad attacks Mitt Romney for being able to speak French. What else isn't Romney telling us? The guy can probably read and add, too  (politico.com) (154)


Thu January 12, 2012
(Fox News) Spiffy Labor Department offers $20 million in grants for organizations to help former prisoners find work so they can get their lives back in order. Surprisingly even Fox News doesn't have a problem with this  (foxnews.com) (77)
(Huffington Post) Unlikely Iran: "Our nuclear scientists are randomly asploding." USA: "Wasn't us." Israel: "I understand there has been a problem with suicides among the scientists, LOL"  (huffingtonpost.com) (265)
(The New York Times) Cool New York City health department has found their newest spokesperson against the dangers of super-sizing: a diabetic amputee. Naturally, some people have a problem with this. Mostly, though, they work for fast food companies   (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com) (127)
(YouTube) Amusing President Obama singing Lady Gaga's Born This Way. I'm sure nobody will have a problem with this at all  (youtube.com) (21)
(Metro) Strange Hulk ROB  (metro.co.uk) (27)


Wed January 11, 2012
(PCWorld) Spiffy Old and busted: Roomba. New hotness: robot air purifier that seeks out and destroys odors in your house  (pcworld.com) (25)
(Yahoo) Interesting Romney's "I used to worry about getting fired too" line reveals that in his own mind, he believes he's a self-made man. Which is a problem because "delusional" is a bad thing for a president to be  (news.yahoo.com) (187)
(NPR) Stupid Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of "The Supremes vs. America," where the Black-Robed Cabal declares arbitration clauses are people, too  (npr.org) (107)
(Short List) Cool Classic albums recreated with clipart and comic sans. Probably by someone who still uses a walkman. Ironically  (shortlist.com) (24)
(New York Daily News) Stupid Having solved all the city's problems and determined to crush southern California's last remaining thriving business, LA City Council votes 11-1 to require condoms in porn productions  (nydailynews.com) (84)
(cbs local) Fail If you're a NYC teacher trying to get time off by faking a jury duty note, it's probably a good idea to use a calendar and spell checker  (newyork.cbslocal.com) (51)
(Village Voice) Strange Fidel Castro endorses a robot for President of the United States, completely unaware of the 58% chance of a fatal robot attack  (blogs.villagevoice.com) (44)


Tue January 10, 2012
(LiveLeak) Cool Japanese artist paints the most amazing 3D goldfish you'll honestly probably ever see, by building them layer by layer out of paint in liquid resin  (liveleak.com) (39)
(kcra.com) Sappy Well, that's your problem, right there  (kcra.com) (80)
(FilmDrunk) Silly Armond White takes his trolling to the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, keeps shouting "THE GOOD SHEPHERD" at Robert De Niro  (filmdrunk.uproxx.com) (41)
(Gizmodo) Fail Sony says the reason Google TV failed is because it was *too cheap*. They're fixing that problem with the relaunch  (gizmodo.com) (52)
(Washington Post) Asinine Having solved all other problems in the state, Maryland lawmaker wants to legislate fantasy football  (washingtonpost.com) (66)
(Slate) Sad We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments  (slate.com) (65)
(SFGate) Strange Outgoing Mississippi governor notes the lack of news stories concerning Southern Governors doing crazy things. Fixes that problem the only way he knows how  (sfgate.com) (95)
(Yahoo) Dumbass Old and busted: mocking Detroit residents and their socioeconomic problems. The new hotness: Lions cornerback Aaron Berry mocking Detroit residents and their socioeconomic problems  (sports.yahoo.com) (46)


Mon January 09, 2012
(Showbiz Spy) Strange Daniel Radcliffe hated putting on his robe and wizard hat  (showbizspy.com) (47)
(Denver Channel) Dumbass Problem: You want to burn all your love letters to your ex. Difficulty: They're all in email form. Solution: SHUT DOWN NEIGHBORHOOD  (thedenverchannel.com) (46)


Sun January 08, 2012
(News.com.au) Interesting McDonald's to use new anti-theft DNA spray on suspected robbers -- otherwise known as 'special sauce'  (news.com.au) (27)


Sat January 07, 2012
(Teh interwebs) Spiffy Here's every single gun in RoboCop. Yes, that one. And that one too. Oh, and THAT one  (imfdb.org) (72)
(YouTube) Cool The best video of an acrobat flipping five bowls onto her head with her foot while on a unicycle that you will probably see this morning  (youtube.com) (25)
(The Hollywood Reporter) Interesting Tim Burton wants Robert Downey, Jr to play Geppetto in a live action Pinocchio movie. I've got wood  (hollywoodreporter.com) (32)


Fri January 06, 2012
(Some Guy) Weird Dissection animals, the God Jesus Robot, the Carp Person, and other weird toys from Japan  (incrediblethings.com) (21)
(CNN) Interesting Pop quiz hotshot, your star WR has violated his probation for DUI; do you keep them on the team? Well, what is your answer Brady Hoke?  (sportsillustrated.cnn.com) (18)
(Mother Jones) Interesting Will New Hampshire's much-hyped bloc of independent voters give Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul a win? Probably not, because they don't exist  (motherjones.com) (20)
(Some Guy) Followup Naked man goes viral, should probably see a doctor about that  (news.ninemsn.com.au) (11)
(Short List) Dumbass While it might be cute in a sitcom, accidentally handing over your gun to the cashier you're robbing isn't ideal in real life  (shortlist.com) (7)
(wlbz.com) Dumbass A man robbing a Dallas hair salon demands all the cash for himself, all the change for his kids, and the best hair extensions because, "My b**** needs some hair extensions"  (wlbz2.com) (21)
(WWSB ABC 7) Florida Man robs the elderly, steals donation jar, caught before taking candy from a baby  (mysuncoast.com) (15)


Thu January 05, 2012
(Herald-Leader) Amusing Today's criminal who's definitely NOT a farker is a guy who robbed an adult store for just the cash, incense and potpourri  (kentucky.com) (28)
(Some Guy) Interesting Woman gives birth to 15 pound, 7 ounce baby. Man, this childhood obesity problem is really getting out of hand  (duluthnewstribune.com) (80)
(Huffington Post) Cool Frustrated that Pat Robertson won't spill the beans on Fartbongo's re-election chances? Get yourself a Warlock. Apparently the Mexican ones work best  (huffingtonpost.com) (21)
(YouTube) Video Robert Duvall is 81 today...and among his lesser-known awesomenesses is his singing talent. Yeah, he can hold his own in a duet with Emmylou Harris  (youtube.com) (63)
(MLive.com) Amusing Michigan congregation opens tattoo parlor inside their church. Leviticus may have a problem with this  (mlive.com) (31)
(Fox News) PSA Scientist using Velociraptors as inspiration for next generation of robots. Sleep tight  (foxnews.com) (16)
(Guardian) Interesting Former News of the World editor takes over at the New York Daily News. Apparently some folks have a problem with this  (guardian.co.uk) (18)
(Google) Dumbass US arson suspect faces German fire probe. German fire prober tells him he's facing the wrong direction  (google.com) (16)
(Houston Chronicle) Obvious When a judge finds it "highly implausible" 11 panelists would "stick their noses in jars of excrement and report 44 independent times that they smelled nothing unpleasant," you'll probably have to pull your commercial  (chron.com) (40)
(Orlando Sentinel) Florida Things you probably shouldn't do while driving: texting, putting on makeup, making meth, reading the...wait, what?  (orlandosentinel.com) (12)
(Some Guy) Sick You probably made some bad choices in life when police find your body on fire on the side of the road and have to release pictures of your tattoos to see if anyone can identify you  (wtkr.com) (28)


Wed January 04, 2012
(Joystiq) Amusing Man takes a Kinect, a couple of Wii remotes, a pair of cameras, a VR helmet, and a robot and does the logical thing: creates a device to help groom his cat  (joystiq.com) (17)
(Huffington Post) Silly Guess who knows who the next president will be? God. Guess who God told? Pat Robertson. Guess who Pat Robertson is going to tell? NOT YOU  (huffingtonpost.com) (184)


Tue January 03, 2012
(ACLU) Spiffy ACLU's Liberty Watch 2012 issues its Civil Liberties Report Card on the candidates: Highest Score (and lowest probability of actually being elected): Gary Johnson  (aclulibertywatch.org) (39)
(Some Guy) Weird Did you hear the one about the beach in Norway that has a herring problem?  (couriermail.com.au) (22)


Mon January 02, 2012
(The Daily Beast) Interesting Meet the highest-paid CEO in America: a guy you've never heard of running a company you probably don't know, but who made $145 million last year  (thedailybeast.com) (248)
(Washington Post) Sad Robert Anderson, who played Darth Vader in the lightsaber duels in "Empire" and "Jedi" dies at 89. Will be digitally replaced by Hayden Christiansen at the funeral  (washingtonpost.com) (109)
(CBS News) Scary That rustling in your back yard? Probably just a rabbit, or a deer, or an Iraq war vet armed-to-the-teeth who's living in the woods and has taken to hunting humans. Fark: EVERYBODY PANIC-worthy photo  (cbsnews.com) (246)


Sat December 31, 2011
(Protective People) PSA Police ponder public porn problem? Pfft, proliferation protests push puritanical principles. Protecting pre-pubescent progeny praiseworthy, providing poised policy pursued  (windsorstar.com) (44)
(YouTube) Amusing Imperial probe droid crash lands during Insight Bowl. Goes out of bounds at the 45 to stop the clock  (youtube.com) (28)
(Some Guy) Sad Key West -- which writers Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Robert Frost, Judy Blume, Robert Stone, Jim Harrison, Maria Bishop, Mark Childress and others have called home -- is down to one bookstore. Sad easily trumps Florida  (keysnet.com) (142)
(SeattlePI) Interesting Although the idea sounds great on paper, in real life if you're a voice teacher you probably shouldn't encourage your female students to strip and touch themselves sexually to help improve their vocal range  (seattlepi.com) (78)


Fri December 30, 2011
(Philly.com) Amusing Lancaster, PA continues its tradition of complicated answers to simple problems  (philly.com) (43)
(Palm Beach Post) Florida Protip: If you're already on probation for cockfighting, avoid going to the post office to pick up deliveries of live roosters  (palmbeachpost.com) (17)


Thu December 29, 2011
(Fox News) Strange Modern day female 'Robin Hood' robs bank, then doles out the money to the poor in the forest. Okay, so it was kids in a park  (foxnews.com) (34)
(WWL) Dumbass If you live in the projects and think it will be a good idea to rob a bank in the wealthy suburbs, it might be a good idea to get a getaway car that won't stall out and die in the bank parking lot  (wwl.com) (30)
(970 WFLA) Florida ♫ On the 12th day of Christmas a robber gave to me / A written apology ♫  (970wfla.com) (7)
(SaveMeFromBoredom) Video Robber gets knocked out and forced to wipe up his blood  (savemefromboredom.com) (18)
(PhysOrg.com) Spiffy NASA's twin GRAIL probes closing in on moon orbit, just need to pass through the cave of Caerbannog  (physorg.com) (26)
(SportsGrid) Cool Batman and Robin do Superman. No, not like that  (sportsgrid.com) (15)
(Huffington Post) Interesting Robert Reich's prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places, Biden becomes Secretary of State - so get ready for a Obama-Clinton Presidential ticket  (huffingtonpost.com) (83)
(Some Guy) Stupid After armed robbery and two shootings, cops are asking: Do you recognise this butt cleavage?  (couriermail.com.au) (43)


Wed December 28, 2011
(My Fox DC) Interesting Sorry, the bank is closed due to 'communications problems' with the corporate office, and by 'communications problems' we mean we can't hear anything because someone blasted a hole in the wall and cleaned out the safe  (myfoxdc.com) (88)
(Des Moines Register) Dumbass Impatient man robs a Wendy's after ordering and paying for his food  (blogs.desmoinesregister.com) (21)


Tue December 27, 2011
(WorldNetDaily) Amusing Online internet web group of cyberspace computer virus hackers known as "Anonymous" is planning to invade your homes through the You Tube. Luckily, WND has enough heirloom seeds and robot insurance to quell the oncoming hordes  (wnd.com) (176)
(ESPN) Spiffy Sixers player convinces would-be robber not to rob, then treated him to McDonald's  (espn.go.com) (16)
(Townhall) Hero What do you call it when someone steals money secretly? Theft. What do you call it when it happens openly by force? Robbery. And if a politician takes takes it in taxes and gives it to someone who is more likely to vote for him? Social Justice  (townhall.com) (76)
(IndyStar) Fail Robber pulls the old "hard object in the back" routine. Employee counters with the "real gun face-shootin" maneuver  (indystar.com) (208)


Mon December 26, 2011
(Forbes) Interesting San Antonio leads list of best US economies, probably because they don't bother with salsa made in New York City  (forbes.com) (69)
(ABC) Fail 18-year-old's Facebook status: "Yo dawg, just robbed a store in Pittsburgh. Here's a picture of them loot." *The Pittsburgh Police Department and 4 others like this.*  (abcnews.go.com) (135)
(Springfield Republican) PSA Compact fluorescent lamps could burn your house down (but probably won't)  (masslive.com) (159)
(Some Blog) Unlikely PROBLEMS: Your candidate isn't going to win the primary, and SOPA may not pass. SOLUTION: BLAME ANONYMOUS   (thenewcivilrightsmovement.com) (178)
(azfamily.com) Obvious Man who found a burnt cross and a threatening note tied to a brick in his yard thinks whoever left them there is either a racist or has a problem with his DirectTV installation business  (azfamily.com) (79)
(SeattlePI) Spiffy If you're on the verge of winning your Fantasy Football pool, it's probably because you drafted David Akers as your kicker  (seattlepi.com) (93)


Sat December 24, 2011
(New Scientist) Interesting 10 ideas you'll want to understand (but probably won't)  (newscientist.com) (27)
(Sun Sentinel) Florida Family of seven arrives at million-dollar beach home ready to start glorious 10-day vacation. However, there's just one small problem  (sun-sentinel.com) (53)
(Talking Points Memo) Strange Michele Bachmann heckled by gay robot. Subby, for one, welcomes our new fabulous robot overlords   (2012.talkingpointsmemo.com) (48)


Fri December 23, 2011
(NJ.com) Interesting Toll booth robber: "Give us all the cash." Toll booth worker: "Dude, you're in the E-ZPass lane"  (nj.com) (49)
(LiveLeak) Video In a televised stock market discussion about liking Dick's Sporting Goods, it's probably best to use the company's full name  (liveleak.com) (24)
(Aspen Daily News) Dumbass Aspen Colorado solves homeless problem by sending the homeless to North Dakota where they'll be cryogenically frozen for future generations  (aspendailynews.com) (75)
(Daily Mail) Silly Cafe owner posts sign of himself threatening Santa with a knife, saying "Eat here or the old bastard gets it". Surprisingly, some people have a problem with this  (dailymail.co.uk) (34)
(Houston Chronicle) Obvious Is Obama administration probe of Sheriff Joe a ploy for Hispanic votes? Aquí venga la política  (blog.chron.com) (114)
(Some Drunk Robber) Florida Out of money to pay your bar tab? Why, just go rob the bank next door, then go back to the bar, pay your tab and finish your beer  (newportrichey.wtsp.com) (25)


Thu December 22, 2011
(Yahoo) News Several massive explosions rip through Not Our Problem Anymore, killing {we are no longer required to care} people  (news.yahoo.com) (356)


Wed December 21, 2011
(The Register) Amusing "Chicken bones are not, in principle, problematic"  (theregister.co.uk) (37)
(With Leather) Obvious This is what Kobe Bryant dropped his wife for...allegedly. No nudity, but you'll probably want to wait until you get home  (withleather.uproxx.com) (107)
(The Local (Sweden)) Dumbass Tis the season... for "ingenious robbers caught after police followed their tracks in snow" headlines  (thelocal.se) (13)
(News.com.au) Interesting The pros and cons of flying nude. Problem #1: the flaps  (news.com.au) (70)
(PC Magazine) Stupid Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) turned down a sale to Amazon this past summer, saying they can fix their own problems. Stock price 1 yr ago: $60 -- this summer: $30 -- today: $12  (pcmag.com) (59)


Tue December 20, 2011
(Warming Glow) Sad HBO cancels three shows you probably weren't even watching in the first place  (warmingglow.uproxx.com) (99)
(WISHTV) Stupid Bank robber: Give me all your money or I'll hot glue you into a Christmas ornament  (wishtv.com) (17)
(Huffington Post) Amusing Actual headline: "Can loving a robot lead to divorce?"  (huffingtonpost.com) (83)


Mon December 19, 2011
(Some Guy) Stupid If you're having sex with another man under the "Welcome to Caseyville" sign, you're probably not going to get off with a warning. Not even you, Sheriff. (with creepy mugshot)  (bnd.com) (105)
(Warming Glow) Spiffy Rob Lowe's epic Lifetime Movie trailer...EPIC   (warmingglow.uproxx.com) (67)
(Some Guy) Interesting What do Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, eBay and British Telecom have in common? Probably lawyers and certainly a hatred for all things Google  (fosspatents.blogspot.com) (18)
(Some Guy) Scary This is why SOPA will probably get voted for by the Judiciary Committee. Enjoy  (opensecrets.org) (143)


Sun December 18, 2011
(Daily Mail) Amusing England says you are too dumb to get married or have a baby? No problem, just go to Ireland  (dailymail.co.uk) (85)
(MSNBC) Asinine Trend: designer firewood. Subby gets his firewood from old-growth forest. It's independent woodland, you probably haven't heard of it  (bottomline.msnbc.msn.com) (52)
(The Atlantic) Interesting And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots  (theatlantic.com) (29)
(Palm Beach Post) Florida When you're dressed in women's clothes and trying to rob a McDonald's, running into a hungry Homeland Security agent can be a real drag  (palmbeachpost.com) (38)


Sat December 17, 2011
(Yahoo) Misc Russia's failed Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, which failed to reach orbit, will fall to Earth sometime in early January. Where will it land? No one knows. When will it land? No one knows. Will it kill you? YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD. DO NOT PANIC  (news.yahoo.com) (30)
(Washington Post) Amusing Members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will be erecting their holiday display this weekend at the Loudoun County, VA Courthouse. Naturally, some people have a problem with this  (washingtonpost.com) (439)
(BBC) Interesting New study says that bedbugs are repelled by hairy humans. Robin Williams sleeping soundly tonight  (bbc.co.uk) (29)


Fri December 16, 2011
(Slate) Interesting "It's reshaping the pattern of demand in the economy, redirecting production into goods that are complementary to Skyrim, like more comfortable chairs and surgery to correct vision problems associated with excessive Skyrim-playing"  (slate.com) (68)
(Washington Post) Dumbass FBI swept a probe of Gingrich's involvement in an illegal $10 million arms deal under the rug. The FOIA is there  (washingtonpost.com) (75)
(Click Orlando) Strange Bonds sentence for obstruction of justice to include probation, fine, community service, and wearing an asterisk upon his breast  (clickorlando.com) (12)


Thu December 15, 2011
(Poughkeepsie Journal) Asinine Teacher A misses a staff meeting and is questioned on her absence by Teacher B, whereupon Teacher A pulls out a screwdriver and gets all stabby. If the screwdriver is 16cm long, what is the probability of the stabbing happening in Poughkeepsie?   (poughkeepsiejournal.com) (52)
(CNN) Dumbass Yes, frat boys, we know you like rape. But creating a "who would you rape" survey for your brothers to take online will probably strike some people as inappropriate  (cnn.com) (149)
(JSOnline) Sad The government can't require you to get an ID. But has no problem requiring you to buy Obamacare  (jsonline.com) (220)


Wed December 14, 2011
(Morning Examiner) Obvious Since his election, President Obama has made good on his pledge to "spread the wealth around." Problem is that is hasn't been "good for everybody" like he and his supporters thought it would be   (campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com) (196)
(Fox News) Scary Al-Queda seems to have an image problem, so it pulls a Blackwater and renames itself Ansar al Sharia so it can have a fresh scary slate  (foxnews.com) (49)
(Daily Mail) Interesting Increasing numbers of students are turning to lap dancing and prostitution to pay their way through university. Amazingly, some people have a problem with this  (dailymail.co.uk) (613)


Tue December 13, 2011
(Uproxx) Cool If you're having a bad day and this video of dogs hanging out of car windows doesn't brighten it, then you should probably go find a urinal to drown yourself in immediately  (uproxx.com) (43)
(The Local (Sweden)) Cool Hand grenade Christmas balls? Who could possibly have a problem with that?  (thelocal.se) (56)


Mon December 12, 2011
(WorldNetDaily) Amusing WND paid to have a plane fly over last night's Cowboys/Giants game with a banner reading "WHERE'S THE REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE?" This probably would've had a greater effect if it wasn't a domed stadium (with pic)  (wnd.com) (149)


Sun December 11, 2011
(LiveLeak) Cool Probably the coolest illusion done with Christmas lights that you'll see this year. Bonus: No Trans-Siberian or computer synchronized lights  (liveleak.com) (40)
(NPR) Obvious Spandex, once a vintage ABBA hot chick wardrobe staple, making a comeback. Unfortunately this time around, it's more like sausage casing for American fatasses  (npr.org) (176)
(BBC) Strange Honduras bans motorcycle passengers to curb ride-by killings -- a problem that's all two wheel in that country  (bbc.co.uk) (23)


Sat December 10, 2011
(Some Guy) Cool Full version of the Trent Reznor and Karen O cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" available, complete with title sequence collage for "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". I'm sure some will have a problem with this  (pitchforkmedia.com) (89)
(Slate) PSA With the Euro in crisis, America splitting along class lines thanks to Occupy and the GOP debates, and countless other crises, it's time to focus on a more serious problem: FACEBOOK IS HIDING YOUR MAIL  (slate.com) (59)
(SFGate) Strange Russian opposition parties get robocalls chanting "Putin is life; Putin is the light; love Putin and your life will have meaning; Putin will give you happiness; Putin will open your eyes." Romney aides start taking notes furiously  (sfgate.com) (71)
(Huffington Post) Fail Problem: half the unemployed can't pass a drug test. GOP solution: drug test the unemployed  (huffingtonpost.com) (299)


Fri December 09, 2011
(WTSP) Florida Sure, ban alcohol sales to college kids at home football games, when the REAL problem is drunken parents, alumni in the skyboxes  (wtsp.com) (23)
(Some Angler) Amusing If you're having grille problems, I feel bad for you son. i've got 99 problems, but a hitch ain't one  (fieldandstream.com) (34)
(Some Guy) Dumbass 1) Make false alarm call to 911. 2) Rob empty firehouse C) Prof.... er - Get caught by returning firemen  (chicago.cbslocal.com) (27)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Robbing your college bookstore is probably not the best way to deal with the high price of textbooks  (theindychannel.com) (58)
(Arizona Star) Sad Comic book pioneer Jerry Robinson, who helped create Batman's sidekick Robin and their arch-nemesis The Joker, dead at 89  (azstarnet.com) (38)
(Pocono Record) Dumbass Man robs CVS store and leaves behind his birth certificate  (poconorecord.com) (39)
(New Scientist) Cool "Matrix Multiplication", a key theoretical mathematical tool for solving problems in physics, economics and science, makes first major discovery in 24 years. I was told there would be no math  (newscientist.com) (61)
(Therepublic.com) Florida Teacher strips and hoses down pre-kindergarten student outside of school for soiling his pants. Some people have a problem with this  (therepublic.com) (106)
(The Gang) Asinine MMA fighter fired for Tweeting joke from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", to be sent to rehab with Sinbad and Rob Thomas  (mmajunkie.com) (85)


Thu December 08, 2011
(News.com.au) Sad Priceless stage props and memorobilia from classic 60's TV show have been lost or stolen over the years  (news.com.au) (44)
(RTV6) Obvious Colts owner Jim Irsay sees no reason to string along Indianapolis fans any longer, admits Manning probably won't play in 2011  (theindychannel.com) (103)
(Starpulse) Scary Josh Groban learns the hard way that crocodiles are unforgiving music critics  (starpulse.com) (24)
(Fox News) Obvious Attorney General Eric Holder says the 'Fast and Furious' guns will probably continue to show up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico "for years to come." Ummm, thanks Mr. Holder  (foxnews.com) (78)
(Burlington Free Press) Spiffy Not news: armed robbery. News: caught on security camera. Fark: world's first "photobong" (w/ pic)  (burlingtonfreepress.com) (33)
(Daily Kos) Dumbass Politico decides to honor two Democrats and two Republicans for public policy. Daily Kos has a problem with this  (dailykos.com) (97)
(CNN) Interesting Should nuns take birth control pills? Probably, considering their boss has a history of impregnating women without touching them  (thechart.blogs.cnn.com) (75)


Wed December 07, 2011
(Mirror.co.uk) Cool Students offered free alcoholic beverages in exchange for donating blood. Surprisingly, some people - who have obviously never had the one-beer-post-blood-donation buzz - have a problem with this  (mirror.co.uk) (26)
(Above the Law) Obvious Hot redhead state's attorney "exposed her breasts to co-workers, came to work drunk and kept nude photos of herself on state computers?" I don't see a problem with this  (abovethelaw.com) (408)
(Chicago Tribune) Obvious Going to the casino and winning has slim odds, but following the winners home and robbing them gets you a 100% payout  (chicagotribune.com) (106)
(LA Times) Cool ISS probably has that plasma rifle in the 40-watt range you have been looking for  (latimesblogs.latimes.com) (16)
(ABC) Interesting What four other scrambling quarterbacks think of Tim Tebow. Opinions range from "I'm probably his biggest fan" to "enjoy the circus while it's in town"  (abcnews.go.com) (161)


Tue December 06, 2011
(News Hounds) Unlikely Donald Trump tells Fox News that he's "probably the least racist person there is." He used the word "probably" for a reason, folks  (newshounds.us) (46)
(Pundit Kitchen) Strange Problem: people stealing hammers meant for breaking glass in the event of an accident. Solution: the buses in Heilongjiang, China are now equipped with emergency bricks  (news.icanhascheezburger.com) (28)
(doctorwhonews) Interesting Doctor Who's one-minute prequel to The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe is a tad surprising  (doctorwhonews.net) (93)
(RealClearPolitics) Obvious We Americans are fooling ourselves if we ignore the parallels between Europe's problems and our own  (realclearpolitics.com) (73)


Mon December 05, 2011
(Abc.net.au) Stupid If you're going to rob a business, make sure the patrons can't run faster than your mode of getaway transport  (abc.net.au) (26)
(Hollyscoop) Obvious George Clooney says that fatherhood was never meant for him. "Batman & Robin," yes, but fatherhood, no  (hollyscoop.com) (43)
(truTV) Scary Maybe the reason the Russian Mars probe wasn't designed well for space travel is that it wasn't actually designed for space travel  (blog.trutv.com) (53)
(Foreign Policy) PSA The ten stories you probably missed in 2011, including the fact that India now has a huge army  (foreignpolicy.com) (123)
(The Local (Germany)) Strange German National Socialist Union cell created and sold Pogromly board game, based on Monopoly, with concentration camps instead of railroads and gas works instead of water works. Nahtzee probably gets boring after a while  (thelocal.de) (35)


Sun December 04, 2011
(Huffington Post) Strange NYPD stealing pizzas from Robin Hood protesters. Those monstrous bastards  (huffingtonpost.com) (132)
(NYPost) Sad During a North Pole geography lesson, second-grade teacher informs the students that Santa doesn't exist. Why yes, some parents have a problem with this. "It's outrageous that a teacher would strip a child of their innocence"  (nypost.com) (198)


Sat December 03, 2011
(Jacksonville.com) Cool A turtle fighting a robot is just what this Saturday night needed  (jacksonville.com) (13)
(Yahoo) Dumbass Golf fan gets a tattoo of Bubba Watson on his leg. See if you can spot the problem here  (sports.yahoo.com) (21)


Fri December 02, 2011
(Discover) Sad European Space Agency gives up on Russian Mars probe, doesn't give a Phobos grunt  (blogs.discovermagazine.com) (22)
(ESPN) Strange UConn fans asked to recite Pledge of Allegiance before games, though some commie students have a problem with that; want to change mascot name to Ruskies  (espn.go.com) (36)
(Yahoo) Interesting Ticketmaster to repay for profiting off of process fees, but will probably charge you a inconvenience charge in the process  (finance.yahoo.com) (34)
(Short List) Asinine Bankrobber: "This is a stick up" Everyone else: "This is a physiotherapists"  (shortlist.com) (12)


Thu December 01, 2011
(Kansas.com) Interesting Continuing yesterday's theme of robbery interuptus by handgun I give you the pizza delivery guy  (kansas.com) (40)
(Contact Music) Strange Bono: "My voice annoys me." Bono: "Man, that *is* annoying." Bono: "I should probably stop talking." Bono: "Why can't I stop talking?"  (contactmusic.com) (29)
(Slate) Interesting Science asks: Is it more dangerous to drive drunk or stoned? Subby's own near-exhaustive experimentation with Mario Kart indicate we should probably just have the damn pizza delivered  (slate.com) (56)
(York Dispatch) Dumbass Pretend you have robbed a business. Do you: A - Flee as fast as possible to avoid capture, B - Go to a hideout no one can find you at, C - Call the business to see if anyone got your license plate number using your own cell phone?  (yorkdispatch.com) (4)
(Entertainment Weekly) Amusing Trey Parker and Robert Lopez on "Book of Mormon" Grammy nod: "The Tonys, I went kind of classy, but a little rocked out, but Grammys, I don't know. It might be like a chicken outfit or something? A chicken costume?"  (music-mix.ew.com) (21)
(Some Guy) Interesting The Muppets has a 98% approval rating on Rotton Tomatoes, a rare 'A' CinemaScore rating and is one of the best movies of the year. So does it have a chance at the Oscars? The answer is 'probably not, except for the songs'  (thewrap.com) (84)
(New York Daily News) Sad Wayne Gretzky's smoking hot daughter Paulina deletes Twitter account after tweeting racy pics, probably due to complaints of high sticking among recipients (borderline Not safe for work)  (nydailynews.com) (87)
(Slate) Silly In the 1930s, everyone was worried about giant robots killing everyone  (slate.com) (56)


Wed November 30, 2011
(My Fox DC) Interesting Smithsonian Museum of African American History acquires KKK robes, but has not said where they'll hang  (myfoxdc.com) (53)
(Techspot) Scary UN e-mail addresses hacked. They'd release a strongly-worded letter, except that's kind of the problem already  (techspot.com) (15)
(Denver Channel) Obvious Soldier getting robbed on a walk pulls out his own gun  (thedenverchannel.com) (109)
(Google) Interesting Researchers design robot for brain surgery that's ten times more steady than human hands, is less likely to sneeze when the scalpel is next to the parietal lobe  (google.com) (5)


Tue November 29, 2011
(G4TV) Weird Today's WTF video comes directly from Skyrim, where there are far, far creepier things than simply being a gamer nerd (SFW, but probably don't want the boss to catch you watching it)  (g4tv.com) (70)
(Some Floater) Followup Harbormaster says Natalie Wood clung to dinghy. Robert Wagner denies this, says that he's hung like a horse  (scoop.today.msnbc.msn.com) (21)
(Daily Mail) Interesting The new woman accusing Cain: History of financial problems? Check. Currently in debt? Check. Falsely accused others in past? Check. Lost a libel suit when she previously made a similar accusation? Check. Media: so she's trustworthy, right?  (dailymail.co.uk) (271)
(BBC) Cool Two new "sun worship" spots found at Stonehenge, probably used before stones were erected  (bbc.co.uk) (38)
(The Tennessean) Spiffy "A quarter-ton of roofing shingles, 5 tons of construction debris, gasoline and diesel fuel, a dead deer and an armadillo." Redneck 12 Days of Christmas? Close, but nope: The 10 weeks of microbial composting  (tennessean.com) (18)
(My Fox DC) Dumbass Bank robbing 101 - Step 1: Identify a bank. Step 2: Make sure the bank is not on the same block where you live  (myfoxdc.com) (18)
(Detroit News) Amusing Carribean pr0n producer seeks legal action over illegal downloads in Detroit. Subby suddenly has idea for the best 'RoboCop' pr0n parody ever  (detnews.com) (24)
(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Cool I, for one, welcome our squishy robot overlords  (startribune.com) (6)


Mon November 28, 2011
(The New York Times) Sad Thanks to questionable breeding practices, the fact that bulldogs are "the most relentless farters in the canine world" is probably the least of their problems  (nytimes.com) (197)


Sat November 26, 2011
(Offbeat) Sad Louisiana hoodoo bluesman Coco Robicheaux crosses over to the spirit land  (offbeat.com) (28)
(Discovery) Followup Stranded Russian Mars probe falls silent. This is a repeat, tovarisch  (news.discovery.com) (38)
(Some Guy) Stupid Man with 17 DUIs who was caught driving on probation gets the eight years in jail that he was supposed to get. Just kidding, they let him go with a stern lecture. Possibly a raised eyebrow  (salemnews.com) (116)


Fri November 25, 2011
(BusinessWeek) Followup Like Robin Broadhead at the control of a Heechee ship, Death Star prepares to jettison large part of T-Mobile to escape regulator's black hole  (businessweek.com) (14)
(UPI) Asinine Chinese firm states it will not accept applications from Scorpios or Virgos. An idea this stupid was probably the brainchild of some Leo; those guys are all dicks  (upi.com) (27)
(I Heart Chaos) Scary South Korea to start using robots as prison guards. Because as Hollywood has shown time and time again, this sort of thing never turns out badly  (iheartchaos.com) (38)
(I Heart Chaos) Amusing In Serbia, a cop and a small-time robber stealing a baby from a local millionaire counts as biology  (iheartchaos.com) (14)
(Discover) Cool Launch of Mars probe Curiosity, with 10 times scientific payload of its predecessors, set for 10:02 AM Saturday  (blogs.discovermagazine.com) (88)
(MSNBC) Cool Yes. Yes. Probably not. No. Let's hope so. It's your Black Friday NHL thread. Game starts at 1pm EST on NBC  (nbcsports.msnbc.com) (190)


Thu November 24, 2011
(Some alien stalker) Interesting Are alien probes lurking in our solar system?  (scienceagogo.com) (34)


Wed November 23, 2011
(Mediaite) Strange Pat Robertson asks Condoleeza Rice, "What is this Mac and Cheese, is that a black thing?"  (mediaite.com) (227)
(Yahoo) Silly Donald Trump says he's worth WAY more than the $2.9 billion that Forbes estimates, and that his name alone has been valued at $3 billion. 1%'er problems  (news.yahoo.com) (47)
(MSNBC) Obvious Gingrich argues for a pragmatic solution to the problem of illegal immigration. Probably because those hedges aren't going to trim themselves   (nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com) (187)
(Discovery) Followup Lost Russian probe phones Australia, reverses charges  (news.discovery.com) (29)
(Daily Stab) Interesting Jeremy Renner: "I'm blessed to have cool roles in these big movies. Because nothing against Transformers, but thank God I don't have to do a monologue to a robot. I don't know how Shia, God bless him, does that"  (dailystab.com) (47)
(Talking Points Memo) Amusing Rick Santorum: "The TSA should profile young Muslims because they're probably terrorists." Ron Paul: "What if the terrorist looks like Tim McVeigh?" Advantage: RON PAUL  (livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com) (397)


Tue November 22, 2011
(St. Petersburg Times) Amusing Dennis DeYoung says he foresaw current recession in 1980's Rockin the Paradise (related news: Be on lookout for overlord robots)  (tampabay.com) (51)
(Comics Alliance) Weird Batman probably had a worse Thanksgiving than you ever have or ever will. Probably  (comicsalliance.com) (47)
(wptv.com) Florida 16-year-old closely inspects rifle. You probably see where I'm going with this. He didn't, but you do  (wptv.com) (143)
(Economist) Scary Will this never end? China's debt problem: "Analysts guess that 30%-60% of these loans may turn sour"  (economist.com) (31)
(The Local Switzerland) Asinine If you see a balding, toothy gentleman sniffing a gay couple for kicks, have no fear, it's probably just a confused Swiss politician  (thelocal.ch) (14)
(Some Guy) Scary Woman may get 50 years for decapitating boyfriend's pig. Pig will probably fry  (washington.cbslocal.com) (29)
(Short List) Stupid If you're planning to rob a supermarket then a) check how much can fit in your trunk, b) make sure you have enough fuel and c) try not to do it while being filmed  (shortlist.com) (10)
(The New York Times) Weird FARK's favourite Generic Stammering Englishman testifies in mobile hacking probe  (nytimes.com) (9)
(Showbiz Spy) Obvious Robert Pattinson thinks his Twilight character is "flawed and ugly," gay  (showbizspy.com) (20)


Mon November 21, 2011
(Showbiz Spy) Sad Sparkly rift appearing between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart  (showbizspy.com) (49)
(Some Guy) Followup Dozens of Israeli women strip naked in support of nude Egyptian blogger. At last a movement Farkers can get on top of, er, behind (Probably NSFW)  (ynetnews.com) (473)


Sun November 20, 2011
(Morning Sentinel.com) Spiffy You show up to work and the boss sees you crying because you have to move out of your apartment. Does he: a) tell you to get back to work and leave your problems at home, b) fire you, or c) throw dust in subby's eye?  (onlinesentinel.com) (176)
(Daily Mail) Sad Bee Gees' Robin Gibb barely STAYIN' ALIVE, STAYIN' ALIVE  (dailymail.co.uk) (45)


Sat November 19, 2011
(St. Petersburg Times) Florida Hooters waitress volunteers as guest speaker during Great American Teach-In at local school. Apparently one mother has problems with this. "I'm not knocking waitresses ... My point is, these kids should have higher goals"  (tampabay.com) (371)
(Electronista) Unlikely AT&T just raised the price of the iPhone 3GS by infinity percent. Or eleventy bazillion, whichever is more. But you can probably still afford one  (electronista.com) (23)


Fri November 18, 2011
(Some Guy) Fail Rule #3 of robbing someone's house. Try not lo leave yourself logged into Facebook, your car running in the driveway, AND your parole card in your wallet on the seat (3 Likes - 2 Comments)  (atlanta.cbslocal.com) (18)
(LA Times) Sick Colleagues say that casting director really had a great feel for working with children. Police say that's precisely the problem  (latimes.com) (59)
(kpho) Followup Nevada man gets probation for pushing his wife over a cliff, tells judge he was not at fault  (kpho.com) (23)
(Some Guy) Strange New Axe commercial features models dressed as angels falling from the sky, tearing off their halos and chasing after a guy walking down the street. Who could possibly have a problem with this? Oh wait  (fashionetc.com) (189)
(UPI) Fail Aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush develops serious plumbing problems. Navy considering changing name of ship to USS Richard M. Nixon  (upi.com) (141)


Thu November 17, 2011
(I Heart Chaos) Obvious Wait, what was I going to submit? Fark it, probably wasn't important  (iheartchaos.com) (16)
(Huffington Post) Dumbass This college professor says the First Amendment guarantees your right to A. Free speech. B. Be on the news. C. Convince everyone your opinions are correct. If you answered B and C, you can probably guess which college he works for  (huffingtonpost.com) (99)
(Bleacher Report) Cool The 100 hottest sports pics ever. (Probably NSFW)  (bleacherreport.com) (50)
(io9) Cool Booze. Robots dream about booze. And hookers. In fact, forget the cafe  (io9.com) (10)
(Showbiz Spy) Scary The most horrifying Twilight headline you'll read all day: "Robert Pattinson on His Butt Crack"  (showbizspy.com) (25)
(Some Guy) Dumbass If you've just received custody of your children, taking them on your shoplifting run is probably not the best idea  (wtsp.com) (17)
(Guardian) Interesting UK plans to put CCTV recorders in Oxford taxis. You'll still get robbed, but there will now be a grainy video of the act in progress  (guardian.co.uk) (2)
(Some Guy) Strange Fark-ready headline: "Brave grandma arrests robber with his penis"  (ghanaweb.com) (36)
(sUm Gye) Dumbass If you're going to rob a bank, you may want to make sure your note is legible  (wtov9.com) (30)


Wed November 16, 2011
(The Morning Call) Fail The dangers of representing yourself in court: "What did the robber sound like?" "He sounded like you"  (mcall.com) (34)
(Some Guy) Misc "Sales of ASS Shares" sounds like a great idea to Subby, but some corporation has a problem with it  (moneyweb.co.za) (15)


Tue November 15, 2011
(My San Antonio) Asinine "Man accused of robbing restaurant with child in car" rather than a more traditional weapon, like a knife or a gun  (mysanantonio.com) (29)
(Wired) Spiffy Technology in DARPA's FastRunner robot will enable it to run up to 50 miles an hour, making it the fastest Scout Mech in the Inner Sphere  (wired.com) (172)
(Some Guy) Dumbass If your wife received two gunshot wounds because you were "cleaning your gun" the police might have a problem with that  (wmur.com) (80)


Mon November 14, 2011
(Hollyscoop) Sad If Jay-Z had dad problems, I feel bad for that son  (hollyscoop.com) (28)
(Bloomberg) Spiffy Russian economy probably quickened. THERE CAN BE ONLY один  (bloomberg.com) (19)
(Deadline) Followup Last night's time-travel-centric episode of Family Guy saw the world changed--for the worse--if 9/11 didn't happen. Naturally, people have a problem with this  (deadline.com) (108)


Sun November 13, 2011
(Mental Floss) Interesting Eleven sounds kids have probably never heard in their lives. Because they've always got those damn headphones on and they're always playing with their cell phones. Get off my lawn  (mentalfloss.com) (373)


Sat November 12, 2011
(Washington Post) Obvious The main problem with a smart power grid? Dumb power customers  (washingtonpost.com) (152)
(Marketwatch) Obvious 2012 could be a good year for the markets... but probably won't be  (marketwatch.com) (40)
(Daily Mail) Scary Russia's dreams of Mars end. Luckily, their crippled, toxic fuel-filled probe that's plummeting back to earth should have enough memories for us all  (dailymail.co.uk) (42)
(Wired) Weird Tree nurseries are replacing illegal aliens with robots  (wired.com) (41)
(WSAZ) Scary Not news: Mother has drug problem. News: Mother nods off with syringe still in arm. Fark: In the Go-Mart parking lot with two-year-old child beside her in front seat  (wsaz.com) (89)


Fri November 11, 2011
(Connecticut Post) PSA Police seek Dunkin' Donuts robber. Here's the hole story  (ctpost.com) (13)
(Denver Post) Strange Police: What was the robbery suspect wearing? Witness: He was wearing a pair of socks. Police: Okay, what else? Witness: Ummmm  (denverpost.com) (5)
(BBC) Followup Testicle biting woman...oh god...they're throbbing already, I can't even finish the sentence  (bbc.co.uk) (58)
(IndyStar) Strange Although he might not be the smartest Wal-Mart pharmacy robber in the world, you've got to give style points to the guy who robbed one while draped in a blanket and wearing socks over his hands  (indystar.com) (13)
(Lifehacker) Interesting How to have an uncomfortable conversation with a problematic coworker (without being yourself, asshole)  (lifehacker.com) (40)
(I Heart Chaos) Hero Amazing low-tech device pulls water from even arid desert air using no power. Cool, the water problem's solved, let's get back to bombing people  (iheartchaos.com) (151)
(WTSP) Florida What do you tell the stand-up comic who robs banks? You really should quit your day job  (westchase.wtsp.com) (25)


Thu November 10, 2011
(Gawker) Stupid When people are laughing at you for NOT dressing up like a pimp, you know you might have a credibility problem  (gawker.com) (62)
(Washington Post) Scary Nationals' catcher, Wilson Ramos, kidnapped by armed gunmen from his home in Venezuela. He probably couldn't hear them coming over the loud BZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz   (washingtonpost.com) (29)
(AZCentral) Amusing Annual Professor perk is to give your freshman in Human Sexuality assignments to masturbate, draw their breasts, describe their orgasms. 60 year old freshman Karen though had a problem with that  (azcentral.com) (439)
(News.com.au) Dumbass If some crazy points a loaded gun at you and demands you hand over your brand new Call Of Duty game, it's probably not a good idea to grab the barrel  (news.com.au) (42)


Wed November 09, 2011
(Yahoo) Fail Russian probe to Mars comes up 47,399,950 miles short  (news.yahoo.com) (83)
(Den Of Geek) Strange The downside of big-screen comic book adaptations. Wait a minute... you're saying there's a DOWNSIDE to Batman & Robin?  (denofgeek.com) (44)
(CNBC) Cool There's a 65% chance of an all-out banking crisis by the end of November. This is only a problem if you have assloads of money  (cnbc.com) (156)
(Gizmodo) Cool Rideable Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. THE FUTURE IS *HERE*  (gizmodo.com) (19)


Tue November 08, 2011
(Huffington Post) Sick Concerned Ohio conservatives provide helpful robocalls reminding Democrats to wait until after the election to vote  (huffingtonpost.com) (296)
(TMZ) Strange Pitbull attacks Lindsay Lohan. She probably smells like Snausages  (tmz.com) (55)
(My Fox DC) Interesting Surprisingly, some people have a problem with an escort agency offering up the virginity of a teenage girl for $15,400  (myfoxdc.com) (232)
(Daily Mail) Ironic When the Commies are saying your problems are caused by too much Welfare and worker protection, you may want to listen. Meanwhile, Ironic tag flips the bird and leaves the room  (dailymail.co.uk) (140)
(Crooks & Liars) Silly Because all of Michigan's problems have been solved, isn't it about time for a bill requiring the pledge of allegiance for all students?   (videocafe.crooksandliars.com) (120)
(Wimp) Video Robin Williams has a tickle fight with a gorilla, then things get very hairy  (wimp.com) (17)
(Daily Mail) Strange Robert DeNiro to star as Bernie Madoff in HBO feature film based on disgraced financier. Joe Pesci rumored to be in talks to play Ruth  (dailymail.co.uk) (16)


Mon November 07, 2011
(courier mail.com.au) Cool Using a fire poker to brand your backside is, in hindsight, probably a bum idea  (couriermail.com.au) (21)
(PhysOrg.com) Scary Japan continues its near-herculean efforts to corner the market on creepy by projecting a human face on the inside of a mask worn by a robot  (physorg.com) (36)
(Short List) Fail Robot guide dog gives actual guide dogs absolutely nothing to fear (other than total, hair-pulling frustration)  (shortlist.com) (6)
(Canada.com) Stupid Mayor criticized for using the phrase "off your meds" on Twitter, which is unfair since he was probably off his meds when he tweeted it  (canada.com) (18)
(The Inquirer) Misc Apple reiterates that the daylight savings issue is not a problem in the iPhone, it is a glitch in the spacetime continuum that should be fixed by the engineers that created it  (theinquirer.net) (60)


Sun November 06, 2011
(PhysOrg.com) Spiffy Microbiologists open a molecular can of whoopass on lymphoma cells  (physorg.com) (15)
(Some Guy) Cool Robbed a train full of money, became a national hero, spent the best years of his life in Brazil as a free man, and received a lifetime achievement award for his services to crime - everyman's idol  (zumaworld.blogspot.com) (42)
(Daily Mail) Stupid Eight inches makes it tough to walk, though subby's never had a problem with it  (dailymail.co.uk) (92)
(The Hill) Asinine Rep. Greg Walden (R-USerious) on GOP bill to allow to robo-calls to cell phones: "most consumers have buckets of minutes"  (thehill.com) (216)


Sat November 05, 2011
(KTLA) PSA Before you try to rob the store make sure there aren't any martial arts experts right behind you  (ktla.com) (74)


Fri November 04, 2011
(Chicago Tribune) Followup It's one thing to stab a 14-year-old to death while robbing her house, but you get a special seat in hell for taunting her family with texts from her cell phone  (chicagotribune.com) (95)
(CBC) Dumbass Canadian politician tells joke about calling a suicide hotline whose call center was in Pakistan, saying they asked him if he could drive a truck. Apparently, some people have a problem with this  (cbc.ca) (114)


Thu November 03, 2011
(The New York Times) Interesting "Obama has gone from a modest favorite to win re-election to, probably, a slight underdog," according to noted RethugliKKKan right-wing fascist neocon shill, Nate Silver  (nytimes.com) (331)
(PhysOrg.com) Scary High-tech spider robot OK Subby is sufficiently terrified  (physorg.com) (34)
(National Post) Asinine City of Calgary tolerates Communists violating bylaws, but has no problem prosecuting heroic Christians for same infractions  (life.nationalpost.com) (99)
(CNBC) Unlikely The Dow could reach 100,000 in 20 years, according to an author that just discovered crack cocaine, angel dust, and probably some peyote thrown in for good measure  (cnbc.com) (113)
(Some Balti-moran) Hero Vietnam vet shows would-be robber of liquor store what happens when you bring a knife to a gun fight. Fark: the vet's pet parrot was on his shoulder the entire time  (perryhall.patch.com) (106)


Wed November 02, 2011
(On The Red Carpet) Followup Appeals court leaves $550,000 FCC fine tits up in 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction case  (ontheredcarpet.com) (42)
(BBC) Asinine Teachers' advice to end bullying problem: "Act less gay"  (bbc.co.uk) (465)
(Philly.com) Asinine Fark ready headline: "Teen robbed of meatball sub at gunpoint"  (philly.com) (48)
(Reuters) Sad The Federal Reserve slashes its forecast for economic growth, raises projections for unemployment, and says Europe's debt crisis will probably wreck the U.S. economy. In uplifting economic news: *crickets*  (reuters.com) (37)
(azfamily.com) Spiffy You know you've got a true friend if he's willing to commit robbery to pay for your bail  (azfamily.com) (10)
(MSNBC) Interesting 2,250 year old mummy has cancer. Probably won't survive  (msnbc.msn.com) (9)


Tue November 01, 2011
(ABC) Scary Toyota unveils robots to assist the elderly. Available at no cost to Old Glory policy holders  (abcnews.go.com) (61)
(PhysOrg.com) Scary Makers of the BigDog robot develop new humanoid version, Petman. He walks, runs, balances, and comes with sockets on both arms for phased plasma rifles in the 40-watt range  (physorg.com) (187)
(Huffington Post) Amusing The Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex scandal is being given the porno treatment. Naturally, some people have a problem with this  (huffingtonpost.com) (24)
(Breitbart.com) Cool Robot uses gecko power to climb walls, sell insurance  (breitbart.com) (12)
(Quad City Times) Silly "Spider-Man robbed a local gas station Sunday night, threatening the clerk with a machete"  (qctimes.com) (32)
(CBS 4 Denver) Cool Robot goes to class for student with dangerous allergies. Don't give Calvin any ideas  (denver.cbslocal.com) (25)


Mon October 31, 2011
(NYPost) Interesting Dead Moammar Khadafy had an unlikely pen pal, a retired Jewish florist from Brooklyn who had been writing to him since the 1960's. The florists last letter was returned to him unopened, probably because Khadafy was a little busy lately  (nypost.com) (70)
(CNBC) Obvious Investors will stop making excuses and finally place some blame on the real problem: US  (cnbc.com) (9)


Sun October 30, 2011
(Some Guy) Ironic The Onion prints article regarding study from California Parents Institute, which says: every style of parenting produces disturbed, miserable adults. Some disturbed, miserable adults at the CPI have a problem with this  (pressdemocrat.com) (76)
(Detroit News) Cool Paul McCartney to pay for restoration of Motown piano played by Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Temptations. Tells museum he just couldn't let it be  (detnews.com) (22)


Sat October 29, 2011
(Huffington Post) Silly Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson may have "accidentally" gotten married "for real." Man. Those had to be some awkwardly delivered vows  (huffingtonpost.com) (42)


Fri October 28, 2011
(The Consumerist) Dumbass Party of seven had 18% tip added to their bill and have a problem with that  (consumerist.com) (316)
(Not a proctologist) Spiffy Mission planned to probe Uranus, "We've only really scratched the surface of Uranus." Sometimes these things DO write themselves  (skymania.com) (28)


Thu October 27, 2011
(Daily Mail) Stupid Texas software manager, who watches too much Big Bang Theory, creates robot for the office while he works from home  (dailymail.co.uk) (29)
(Boing Boing) Dumbass Pro-tip: When mayor of Toronto, for faster 911 response utter these secret words: "You biatches. Don't you farking know? I'm Rob farking Ford, the mayor of this city"  (boingboing.net) (98)
(Popular Science) Cool Passive-walking robot can stroll downhill forever with no power source. I've got one of those, too. It's called a Slinky  (popsci.com) (41)
(ABC) Followup Some conspiracy theorists have a problem with the "Asian chicks are so limber that they can tie their hands and feet together and then hang themselves" reasoning in Zahu suicide finding  (abcnews.go.com) (92)
(WBALTV) Dumbass Student goes to principal to express he's been having suicidal thoughts. Principal has student's belongings searched, finds gun. Police arrest student. Problem solved  (wbaltv.com) (76)
(Talking Points Memo) Obvious Quran burning freak pastor Terry Jones running for president. Will probably soon be outpolling Jon Huntsman  (2012.talkingpointsmemo.com) (65)
(Daily Mail) Followup The seven-day forecast for former WABC weathergirl is probation, followed by a strong chance of community service  (dailymail.co.uk) (57)


Wed October 26, 2011
(Contact Music) Sappy Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. miss each other when they aren't working together. Awwwwwwwww  (contactmusic.com) (24)
(Some Guy) Dumbass After robbing the pizza delivery man of his wallet and eating the pizzas, be sure not to leave the box in your car  (610wiod.com) (37)
(AP) Obvious The natural-gas boom has led to old-west style hell-raising, and an increase in violence, rapes, robbery, cattle rustling, rapes, and thefts  (hosted2.ap.org) (129)
(CNN) Scary Oakland PD to OWS: We'll help solve that problem of the media ignoring you  (cnn.com) (1343)
(LiveLeak) Amusing Robot learns to ride bike, will find Sarah Connor faster  (liveleak.com) (12)


Tue October 25, 2011
(Washington Post) Strange If you're armed with a fake bomb and a real gun and still get beat up by the sub shop owner, maybe robbery just isn't your thing  (washingtonpost.com) (8)
(Vimeo) Video To the left: Subby's first attempt at a time lapse. To the right: Farkers probably making Subby cry  (vimeo.com) (69)
(The Raw Story) Interesting Pat Robertson says the GOP is too extreme right now. Let that sink in a bit. Pat Robertson... Says the GOP... is too extreme  (rawstory.com) (135)
(io9) Interesting Ten things you probably didn't know about dreams. Yes, yes, we all saw Inception, aren't you clever  (io9.com) (199)
(Daily Mail) Sad Pics from Walking Dead, Season 2... Oh wait, my mistake. It's just Robin Gibb of the BeeGees  (dailymail.co.uk) (45)
(LA Times) Weird Today in Mad Libs crime: a man in a ______ mask robs a ____ stand with a __________  (latimesblogs.latimes.com) (76)
(Short List) Asinine Twenty films you probably didn't know were being remade - because Hollywood just can't leave well enough alone (bonus: not a slideshow)  (shortlist.com) (202)
(Slate) Unlikely Robert Bork relevant again after rehabilitating his image, shaving off ridiculous neckbeard  (slate.com) (63)


Mon October 24, 2011
(MyFox Twin Cities) Obvious Problem: Minnesota needs manufacturing workers bad, but since it's flyover country and there may not be an Apple store for 100 miles, OWS protesters need not bother  (myfoxtwincities.com) (248)
(MSNBC) Amusing Continuing his streak of self-destructive behavior, Robin Williams marries for a third time  (today.msnbc.msn.com) (36)
(The Eagle Tribune) Dumbass When delivering cocaine after a few shots of rum, you probably shouldn't ask a cop for directions  (eagletribune.com) (18)
(MSNBC) Sad CBS news war correspondent Robert Pierpoint loses his last battle  (today.msnbc.msn.com) (11)
(You will go blind) Obvious More time outdoors, less masturbation may help kids prevent vision problems  (medicalxpress.com) (23)
(USA Today) Followup The largest measles outbreak in over 15 years is the result of unvaccinated children and adults, most of whom are probably affiliated with quack chiropractors  (yourlife.usatoday.com) (259)
(Des Moines Register) Asinine A small private college in Iowa has "gender neutral dorms," where bathrooms and showers are unisex. Yeah, that won't cause problems  (desmoinesregister.com) (265)


Sun October 23, 2011
(Deadline) Followup Paranormal Activity 3 has topped the box office with $55 million, becoming the biggest horror opening ever. Meanwhile, Three Musketeers and Johnny English get beaten by robots and a remake  (deadline.com) (110)
(Some Guy) Interesting Play at Royal Shakespeare Theatre features nudity, torture by Taser, and rape with sex toys. Surprisingly, some people have a problem with this (safe for work)  (mailonsunday.co.uk) (55)


Sat October 22, 2011
(Daily Mail) Cool New robotic suit allows woman to walk, fight alien queen mothers  (dailymail.co.uk) (26)


Fri October 21, 2011
(Houston Chronicle) Asinine Texas authorities arrest 76 year old woman with heart, back and breathing problems for a 40 year old unsolved murder. Well I certainly feel much safer now  (chron.com) (164)
(NYPost) Obvious Madison Square Garden shows off the first round of their renovations just in time for the start of the Knicks season. One little problem  (nypost.com) (11)
(Some Reality TV Mutants) Unlikely Rob Kardashian on Obama's dismissal of his show: "You really learn a lot from our show"  (digitalspy.com) (34)
(CNNGo) Scary Fifteen spectacular swimming pools you should visit. Except for #2, which probably has poltergeists  (cnngo.com) (50)
(Some Guy) Obvious Man in Bush mask robs bank. Police know it wasn't the real President because this person devised a successful exit strategy  (king5.com) (109)


Thu October 20, 2011
(The Times of India) Scary Chinese toy guns not safe. You should probably keep an eye on your can of Coke, too  (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (64)
(MSNBC) Obvious Fewer Americans are filing for unemployment benefits, probably because most of them are already jobless  (bottomline.msnbc.msn.com) (175)
(Neatorama) Amusing Drill instructor and film badass R. Lee Ermey caught knitting. YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT, YOU BUNCH OF JACKWAGONS?  (neatorama.com) (64)
(National Review) Obvious People who cherish the American value of liberty over the left-wing value of socioeconomic equality, and those who adhere to Judeo-Christian values, do not regard the existence of economic classes as morally problematic  (nationalreview.com) (152)
(Some Guy) Fail French politician invites 13,000 Twitter followers to bed. Message meant for wife. Probably  (thelocal.fr) (24)
(Washington Post) Dumbass Protip: If you're going to promote your new website on Twitter, you should probably register it first  (washingtonpost.com) (12)
(io9) Amusing In case you missed them, and you probably did, here are the best moments from the Scream Awards  (io9.com) (13)
(AL.com) Dumbass Man dressed as Spiderman and wielding a sword attempts to rob a convenience store, promptly gets ass kicked by store clerk wielding a broom  (blog.al.com) (51)


Wed October 19, 2011
(C|Net) Obvious Crack team of journalists believe that Google probably bought Motorola for their patents  (news.cnet.com) (20)
(TMZ) PSA A trainwreck in the making. Live courtroom feed of Lindsay Lohan probation revocation hearing  (tmz.com) (309)
(Trebuchet) Fail Those bubbles in the ocean? Microbe farts  (trebuchet-magazine.com) (21)
(Chicago Tribune) Fail Off-duty cop robbed of his wallet, badge, dignity  (chicagotribune.com) (41)
(Some Guy) News French-Moroccan muslims arrested in San Antonio may have terror link after photographs of courthouses, water systems' from around the US found in the van. Nothing to see here, probably just some judgemental plumbers on holiday  (radio.woai.com) (114)
(Naples Daily News) Florida You can rob our store. You can take our money. But don't even think about running off with my baby daughter  (naplesnews.com) (95)


Tue October 18, 2011
(Salon) Fail Hey #Occupiers, make sure you get off your lazy asses and vote in 2012, and 2014, and 2016, and so on, and maybe we won't have problems like the ones you're protesting right now  (salon.com) (282)
(truTV) Weird Female orgasms, and 11 other bizarre, mysterious side effects that probably aren't real  (trutv.com) (126)
(Marketwatch) Asinine China Eastern halts order from Boeing. I knew there would be problems, of course, when the 787 hit the ANAs  (marketwatch.com) (8)
(C|Net) Cool Mass Effect's Omni-tool moves a step closer. But it's from Microsoft, so it'll probably force you to reboot your arm occasionally  (news.cnet.com) (147)
(SFGate) Cool Robert Hays talks about filming Airplane 31 years ago, still doesn't eat the fish  (sfgate.com) (80)


Mon October 17, 2011
(Gamma Squad) Unlikely Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick were probably just farking with everybody, but Subby would help pay for them to make a show about "Liam Neeson with a child bride fighting vampires"  (gammasquad.uproxx.com) (32)


Sun October 16, 2011
(Slate) Obvious Will Occupy Wall Street have as minimal an impact as The Tea Party? Probably  (slate.com) (263)
(Science Daily) Obvious Study conducted at Biggie Smalls University shows materialistic couples have more money, more problems  (sciencedaily.com) (25)
(Entertainment Weekly) Unlikely "Is Rob Pattinson punk enough for a Green Day movie?" He's probably punk enough for an Avril Lavigne movie  (popwatch.ew.com) (54)
(LA Times) Obvious Robots break dancers at the box office  (latimesblogs.latimes.com) (30)
(STLToday) Silly Using a five-foot long alligator to guard your indoor grow room probably seemed like a good idea at the time  (stltoday.com) (34)
(The Atlantic) Obvious Why are so many robot helpers ladies?  (theatlantic.com) (60)
(Entertainment Weekly) Sappy Robert Downey Jr., known for his sound character judgment, asks Hollywood to forgive Mel Gibson  (insidemovies.ew.com) (81)


Sat October 15, 2011
(LA Times) Stupid GM runs ad in college newspapers titled "Reality Sucks," depicting nerdy bicyclist cowering in shame as a cute, sneering chick blows past him in her new Chevy. Some hippies have a problem with this  (latimesblogs.latimes.com) (102)
(Yahoo) Obvious MTV is looking for the next "Beavis and Butthead". Well, there's your problem right there  (news.yahoo.com) (18)
(ABC) Interesting Couple films live sex sessions to pay the bills, support their 20-month-old daughter. Surprisingly, some people have a problem with this (w/pics)  (abcnews.go.com) (145)


Fri October 14, 2011
(Miami Herald) Florida The drop-off in foreclosures killed off the main source of income for Florida's court system, putting it on the brink of bankruptcy and necessitating an emergency $45m loan. Ironic tag robosigns an affidavit with Florida tag's signature  (miamiherald.com) (21)
(Hollyscoop) Obvious Lindsay Lohan violates probation again, can look forward to another 15 seconds in jail  (hollyscoop.com) (59)
(CBS News) Fail Netflix's streaming content problems finally solved  (cbsnews.com) (116)
(Hartford Courant) Interesting When you're trying to figure out what's clogging the pipes down at the wastewater treatment plant, you're probably not guessing a 32-inch eel (with wastewater pipe clogging eel pic)  (courant.com) (95)


Thu October 13, 2011
(SportsGrid) Sad A couple months ago Grantland said that Ric Flair is the real life Randy "The Ram" Robinson. E:60 has now countered by producing an episode about Scott Hall (trailer)  (sportsgrid.com) (64)
(BBC) Interesting Just so you know, it turns out that eating 80 million bananas in one go is probably going to kill you  (bbc.co.uk) (25)
(Washington Post) Stupid If you buried your guns in a PVC pipe near I-66 when Obama took office, you probably should have picked a better spot  (washingtonpost.com) (73)
(WVEC) Fail Do your Saturday plans include a skull mask, a flare gun, robbing a hoagie shop and having mom drive the getaway car? If so, you're not alone  (wvec.com) (35)


Wed October 12, 2011
(Some Guy) Scary Mother/daughter team rob bank, get caught, require eye bleach  (thebigdc.com) (32)
(ksla.com) Asinine School uses permanent marker to fill in lines shaved into student's hair. Amazingly, some people have a problem with this  (ksla.com) (84)
(CNBC) Asinine 2008 Problem: only banks are eligible for bailouts; JPM and GS solution: we're banks now. 2011 problem: banks subject to new Volcker rule forbidding prop trading. JPM and GS solution: we're not banks anymore  (cnbc.com) (144)
(Some Real Guy) Amusing Vancouver restaurant bans peeing while standing up because of the men-can't-aim problem for their one unisex bathroom  (blogs.vancouversun.com) (92)
(Lifehacker) Stupid First World Problems: The device that helps me defeat nature by automatically heating and cooling my house is such an eyesore  (lifehacker.com) (46)
(Some Guy) Florida Apparently, the idea of getting naked and trying to rob a state trooper with a bow and arrow hasn't gotten old in Pensacola  (wtsp.com) (22)
(Yahoo) Asinine Chevron expects to sit on a pile of cash again this quarter, is too busy laughing at your poor people problems  (finance.yahoo.com) (7)
(YouTube) Spiffy A warehouse of robots will soon be hunting down Sarah Connor, right after they finish sorting and restocking  (youtube.com) (23)
(Some Oregon State Guy) Obvious New study confirms American college students consider pizza and Oreos a food group, and eat fewer than one vegetable a day. Apparently this is supposed to be a problem  (dailybarometer.com) (40)

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