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The manufacturer of Bubble Wrap (the bubble packaging that you addictively like to pop, squeeze and step on) is complaining about the popping sounds coming from a nearby police shooting range. Seriously.

…if all the kids who spent countless hours playing Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock actually picked up an actual guitar and learned to play it.

You big city folk think yer so fancy with yer dropping mirror ball on New Year’s Eve? Well, that ain’t nuthin’ compared to how we party in the New Year down here in Carolina.  No sirree.  Betcha didn’t know that over yonder in Mt. Olive, we all celebrate the New Year by dropping a pickle.  Yat’s right — a pickle.  … Read More

It happens more often than you think: In a recent poll of 1,219 mothers conducted by BabyCenter.com, 10 percent considered changing their baby’s name. The reasons they gave ranged from being inspired by another name to having a relative disagree with the choice. Regret is common after any big decision, and few prenatal decisions these days are as open to … Read More

My 2007 predictions from last year (see this earlier post, dated December 26, 2006): The Red Sox will not win the World Series.  This may not be a startling prediction, but it does serve a function: to prevent me from getting my hopes up. Wrong.  Happily, wrong. The Patriots will not win the Super Bowl. I was right (I was … Read More

From Safire’s annual column.  The rules: for each item, choose one, all or none.: 1. The business headline of the year will be: (a) Big Bounce to 15,000 Dow After Soft Landing (b) Recession Has Brokers Selling Apples for Five Euros on Wall Street (c) Subprime Mess Was Greatly Exaggerated (d) China Buys Boeing My guess: (a) 2. The Academy … Read More

The best New Year’s I’ve ever had was in Madrid Spain.  In the Nocheviela ("Old Night") festivities, people gathered in the town plaza and, by tradition, ate a grape for each of the 12 bell tolls. You’re supposed to wear red underwear too — for good luck in the coming year — but I didn’t.  A few days later my … Read More

Michigan’s Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie compiled a list of overused and tiresome phrases and cliches after receiving thousands of submissions.  It is suggested that we retire this phrases. They are as follows (in order from worst to not-as-worse): PERFECT STORM — a phrase used to describe any event that comes together as a result of other … Read More

Political assassinations?  Tigers on the loose?  Stuff like that? UPDATE:  In case you missed, Channel 4 obtained new footage of the Bhutto assassination, showing that — contrary to the official government statement — she was struck by an assassin’s bullet before the bomb went off.

…my name would be Karmic Kenneth Aboo-Who. You can find out your Who name by following this link, clicking “Enter site” at the bottom, and then dragging the magnifying glass over to “City Hall” on the upper left hand side.

… I am struck by the fact that it could be worse.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinal has an ever-increasing selection of photos in their "Scared of Santa" photo gallery.

From The Onion: FOXBOROUGH, MA—Patriots quarterback Tom Brady diplomatically emphasized that defeating whoever it was they had just played gave him and his teammates a great sense of accomplishment during his post-game press conference Sunday. "It’s always very satisfying to got out there and get a win against…against those guys," Brady said, adding that it was a mistake to take … Read More

AP: Paris Hilton is looking for a boyfriend and knows exactly what qualities Mr. Right should possess. "Right now I’m single but I am looking for a nice boy," she told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday. "He should be funny,… Check. …smart… Check. …and loyal." Check. "I changed all the light bulbs to energy safe light bulbs and I’m buying … Read More

See the webcam footage here.