Archives for the ‘World of the Wacky’ Category

New made up phenomenon: desk rage

In the made up fear mongering crisis department, 2008, we have the following tabloid crap journalism about how we’re on the cusp of impending world disaster due to “desk rage.”
Other research showed one-sixth of workers reported anger at work has led to property damage, while a tenth reported physical violence and fear their [...]

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Universal health care future: woman dies on waiting room floor

When America inevitably votes itself something called universal health care, it is my belief that we’ll see more stories like this one: Tape shows woman dying on waiting room floor
A 49-year-old woman collapsed and died on the floor of a waiting room at a Brooklyn psychiatric hospital and lay there for more than an hour [...]

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TSA wants your respect

The Transportation Security Administration is having image problems. Instead of dealing with core issues they have decided they need new uniforms and badges.
Polls find that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is one of the least popular agencies in government, ranking down in the depths of hell with the IRS. Passengers complain about rude treatment, inflexible [...]

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Bumper stickers indicate aggressive drivers

According to Marginal Revolution, bumper stickers are an indicator of aggressive drivers. My wife often tells me I am an aggressive driver. While I am the first to admit that I spend a lot of time feeling irritated by other folks and their rude behavior on the road, I don’t think I’m very aggressive. I [...]

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What price ignorance? ‘Lucky’ albinos face death

History is rife with examples of the great stupidity humans are capable of engaging in. Have we come that far in the 2,000 years since the death of Christ? Unfortunately, in some places the answer is no.
Many people in Tanzania — and across Africa, for that matter — believe albinos have magical powers. They stand [...]

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