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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#276: Feb 20th 2014 at 12:35:16 PM

Fake Viagra in Pakistan sold using Obama's image.

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Last_Hussar Since: Nov, 2013
#277: Feb 20th 2014 at 6:56:09 PM

Many years ago on teletext (which was the thing on TV before we had internet). On the headlines index page you would get a one word header in yellow, followed by a headline.

Some mischievous soul at the BBC managed to get this past the radar

BLOW Jobs lost in North West

Explosivo25 How fleeting... from Beach City Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
How fleeting...
#278: Feb 21st 2014 at 9:13:20 AM

[up][up] Considering there's Obama condoms out there, I'm not surprised at all.

I don’t even know anymore.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
Explosivo25 How fleeting... from Beach City Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
How fleeting...
#280: Apr 9th 2014 at 2:21:36 PM

I think that candidate is on some stuff that's a little less than legal. XD

I don’t even know anymore.
ObasaReisan Underfail from free fallin' Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Robosexual
Underfail
#282: May 1st 2014 at 10:52:04 AM

"Rapper Andre Johnson severs penis, jumps off building, but survives"

Poor guy...

Hey, I've moved to a new account! I go by Silver Glyph now.
chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#283: May 1st 2014 at 2:05:01 PM

[up][up] I'm late, but the visuals definitely fulfill Poe's Law.

death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#284: May 7th 2014 at 7:24:26 PM

Slightly older news story (as far as the internet goes at least) but... Congress Has Finally Discovered 'Doge,' And It's Going About As Badly As You Would Expect

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#285: May 13th 2014 at 3:52:58 PM

NH hunter shot after cousin thought he was wild turkey,

Um...

edited 13th May '14 3:53:47 PM by TotemicHero

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Noaqiyeum Trans Siberian Anarchestra (it/they) from the gentle and welcoming dark (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Trans Siberian Anarchestra (it/they)
#286: May 14th 2014 at 1:22:03 AM

I guess between the two of them the cousin is the real wild turkey.

The Revolution Will Not Be Tropeable
Bur Chaotic Neutral from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Not war
#287: May 19th 2014 at 5:13:01 PM

Or was drinking a little too much Wild Turkey.

i. hear. a. sound.
Explosivo25 How fleeting... from Beach City Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Noaqiyeum Trans Siberian Anarchestra (it/they) from the gentle and welcoming dark (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#290: May 22nd 2014 at 3:16:18 AM

A "high" elf, eh?

... I'll see myself out.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#293: May 22nd 2014 at 9:19:35 PM

Army of robots to invade Amazon warehouses.

I know the story makes some sense, but that headline sounds like a sci-fi movie preview, not a news article.

edited 22nd May '14 9:20:27 PM by TotemicHero

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Jinxmenow Ghosts N' Stuff Remix from everywhere you look, everywhere you look Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
Ghosts N' Stuff Remix
#294: Jun 12th 2014 at 9:56:12 AM

Nintendo's White Playstation 4 Debuts

I wonder if anybody has told Sony about this.

"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy."
Explosivo25 How fleeting... from Beach City Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
How fleeting...
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#296: Jun 15th 2014 at 7:55:43 AM

This little pig is not going to market.

...must be a slow news day.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Pirated Mighty Travels Since: Jun, 2014
Mighty Travels
#297: Jun 18th 2014 at 8:03:49 PM

"one-armed man applauds the kindness of strangers"

[lol]

http://www.mightytravels.com

edited 19th Jun '14 6:10:03 PM by Pirated

www.mightytravels.com
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#298: Jul 28th 2014 at 9:33:46 AM

Russia loses control of gecko sex experiment satellite.

You cannot make this stuff up.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Bur Chaotic Neutral from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Not war
#299: Aug 21st 2014 at 6:07:11 PM

Police, lawyer release statements on student's alleged dinosaur killing

Wait wait wait.

...what?

...and reading the story doesn't make it any less what.

edited 21st Aug '14 6:08:34 PM by Bur

i. hear. a. sound.
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#300: Aug 22nd 2014 at 10:30:02 AM

[up] Ladies and gentlemen, the education system of the Unites States of America.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)

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