December 2010
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WatchFake yo-yo man. “This is a big f*cking deal.” The death of Mel Gibson’s career.
It was one heck of a year.
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Honda recalling snowblowers due to fuel leak →
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Cops: Man punches teenager on a flight during... →
Today’s Headline of the Day Award goes to KBOI 2 in Boise, Idaho, for their story about a 68-year-old who simply had it up to here with a music-listening, game-playing 15-year-old fellow passenger on a Southwest flight from Vegas.
Bonus points for getting “kerfuffle” in the headline.
What was the biggest shocker of 2010?
You know, besides the fact that Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater didn’t get his own reality show?
Mrry Chrstms, Tumblr!
Have a happy holiday! We’ll see you back here in a few days.
<3 msnbc.com
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Shoppers Maced at Chaotic Air Jordan Sneaker Sale →
Today’s Headline of the Day Award goes to Fox 4 News in Dallas-Fort Worth for their story on an unruly crowd of sneaker shoppers, including Laurie Martinez, who told Fox 4, “I still haven’t gotten my Jordans.”
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Senate approves nuclear arms pact with Russia →
From AP: Ratification marks a third recent major political victory for Obama, even though his Democratic party was trounced in last month’s congressional elections. In recent days he won passage of a bipartisan tax deal and a vote ending the ban on gays openly serving in the military.
Well, that was a productive week.
Deal reached on 9/11 health bill, source says →
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'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal advances in Senate;... →
The military vote all but guarantees the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” will reach Obama.
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WatchA coyote was rescued this morning after he was spotted floating on a patch of ice barely bigger than himself, hundreds of yards away from land, in Lake Michigan.
Yay! A drink called “Coyote On Ice” should be invented to celebrate. Ingredients suggestions?
“In the back room of a humble jewelry store and pawn shop in Houston’s East...”
– lede from the Houston Chronicle’s well-written tale of a store owner who killed three armed men when they tried to rob him yesterday
Owner kills 3 robbers in jewelry store shootout
GChat analysis: Web 2.0's high school reunion
today:
cnnmoneytech:
Matt: Flickr married rich, but now he’s not doing as well Julianne: He’s stuck in middle management Matt: LinkedIn is still following all the popular kids around but no one is really sure what he does Julianne: But he’s still rich! Matt: Skype got married right out of high school Julianne: …and is already divorced Matt: wikipedia is still self absorbed. mainly because...
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Oh, Crapp! Miami Names New City Manager →
NBCMiami.com: The Magic City has officially gone to Crapp, Tony Crapp Jr. that is.
A belated entry for yesterday’s Headline of the Day Award goes to NBC Miami.
Has Grandma friended you yet? →
The fastest growth on social networking sites like Facebook has come from internet users 74 and older. Usage quadrupled since 2008, according to Fast Company.
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