Month: August 2011

PHILADELPHIA – As Hurricane Irene waddled up the East Coast Saturday night and Sunday morning–slower than Kirstie Alley climbing into her sitz bath–forecasters were predicting that Irene would surpass the record number of cliches spawned by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. “Floyd has been the gold standard for us,” said Chase Linderman, senior cliche tracker at Read More

PUYALLUP, Wash. – The investigation into the disappearance of Susan Powell, 28, who has been walkabout for nearly two years, took a turn for the stupid this week when her father-in-law and her husband allegedly placed a personal ad on a supermarket bulletin board. According to local police, the following ad appeared recently at the Read More

TRIPOLI, Libya – The scene inside Moammar Gadhafi’s man cave in his Bab al-Aziziya compound looked like the centerfold of Beggar’s Banquet, only worse. Rebel soldiers, having discovered Mr. Gadhafi’s collection of adult toys, were not hesitating to model them (the cock rings) or attack each other with them (the butt plugs). Amidst all this sweaty Read More