To improve the brand’s image, General Motors has told employees they should no longer refer to a Chevrolet automobile as a “Chevy.” In a similar move, Toyota told employees to stop referring to a Toyota as an “Oy.”
Delta Airlines says a paperwork mix-up resulted in a boy being sent to Cleveland and a girl being flown to Boston instead of vice versa. The girl didn’t mind but the boy took the flight wings the pilot gave him, stormed the cockpit and tried to stop them from landing in Cleveland.
A team of Irish scientists digging in Armenia found what is believed to be the oldest leather shoe in the world -- a 5,500-year-old cowhide shoe. Depending on which side of evolution you stand, this is either an interesting find or possibly the exact shoe God wore when kicking Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
Paula Deen's former maid was arrested for allegedly stealing $100,000 in jewelry from the celebrity chef’s Georgia home. A pawn shop owner suspected it was Deen’s jewelry because the string of pearls was actually deep-fried pearl onions.
McDonald's is offering $3 cash for the return of any recalled toxic "Shrek" glasses, but the items are selling for up to $5 on eBay. Burger King is offering $6 a glass, but only if you stand in front of one of its stores holding it.
Mr. T, the star of television's original “A-Team” series, says the new “A-Team” movie is too graphic for him. Mr. T is so old, the only fools he pities these days are the ones who stand behind him while he’s eating.
The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland says singer Susan Boyle will perform for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain later this year. This is part of the church’s plan to promote celibacy by scaring priests away from women.
AT&T admits that a security problem exposed the e-mail addresses of over 100,000 users of Apple's iPad. The iPad owners knew they’d been hacked when they Googled “God” and got Bill Gates’ picture instead of Steve Jobs.
A court in Saudi Arabia convicted a man and sentenced him to four months in prison and 90 lashes for kissing a woman in a mall. Actually, the prison sentence was for the kiss - the 90 lashes was for buying her a see-thru burqa at Victoria’s Secret.
The Brazilian referee and his assistants who will work the England-United States match at the World Cup have been studying English-language obscenities the players might use. Luckily they only have to learn spoken obscenities since soccer players aren’t allowed to use their hands.
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