Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The Fake Daily Mountain Eagle

The Daily Mountain Eagle, a daily newspaper in Jasper, Alabama, has been around for 144 years. It has a small town orientation; but is highly regarded.

However, a fake version of the Daily Mountain Eagle has also been around on Twitter  that was known for its humor and satire. Sadly, it has ceased to publish, and journalistic levity is no longer around Walker County.

You can read some of the Greatest Hits here. These are good for some laughs.



Thursday, February 11, 2016

High-End and Low-End Valentine's Day Gifts in States

Valentine's Day is a major occasion for gift-giving. Let's look at what sorts of gifts by state that are most often googled more frequently than the other 49 states,

Some sound so romantic; others sound just kinky:


Gee, California googled couples pajamas more than the other states, while flower bouquets were googled in North Dakota. New Yorkers have a taste for romantic hotel stays, and Bama likes Lord Byron!

Kentuckians go in for couples' tattoos, Texans for plus-size lingerie, and Tennesseeans go in strongly for cheap sex toys! Hickeys are popular with junior high students and New Mexicans!

Oklahomans like boudoir photographs!


Sunday, January 31, 2016

The F-Word in Movies

At one time it was considered totally shocking for the F-word to occur in a movie. (What the hell; the word is fuck!)

Now some good souls have actually counted the number of times these occur in films, so that people with sensitive ears can avoid too much f-word profanity.

It's in Wikipedia. Will this result in an f-word arms race?

The Wolf of  Wall Street used it over 500 times.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_most_frequently_use_the_word_%22fuck%22

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Wildlife Refuge Occupiers

Some nearby ranchers "occupied" (squatted) on a wildlife refuge. They asked for people to send them snacks. Some did: bags of candy dicks!