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Question of the Week

Pasta or rice?

Judith Mercer, 64, retired dental-office receptionist

Allegedly twirling responsibly at 28 Rotini Lane, Scranton, PA

Pasta. Rice is perfectly respectable, but nobody has ever brought out a steaming bowl of rice and made me feel that the evening had suddenly improved. Pasta has occasion to it. Rice feels like somebody remembered we needed a side dish.

Raymond Givens, 57, commercial awning estimator

Allegedly measuring portions at 311 Long Grain Road, Tulsa, OK

Rice. It knows its job and doesn't make a production out of it. You put something on rice, and rice gets out of the way. Pasta wants sauce, cheese, garlic bread and everybody's attention. I already have relatives like that.

Brenda Kessler, 46, assistant manager at a self-storage facility

Allegedly keeping both options available at 9 Starch Crossing, Peoria, IL

Pasta on weekdays, rice on weekends. I realize most people would do that the other way around, but most people have never successfully managed three hundred and twelve storage units. Systems matter. Once you start improvising with carbohydrates, other standards begin to slip.

Smart home owner struggles with connected appliances as his refrigerator, thermostat, doorbell, toilet, and robot vacuum quietly take control.

The refrigerator knows what you ate, the toilet knows what happened next, and neither is impressed.

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Are You Smarter Than Your Smart Home?

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For most of human history, a smart home quiz would have been pointless. A person wishing to turn on a light simply walked across the… Read More

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National One-Hit Wonders Day Quiz

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How Well Do You Know Schrödinger’s Cat?

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For most of us Schrödinger’s cat is a meme without a meaning. Chances are we have seen a reference to this elusive feline somewhere in… Read More

Person clicking “Agree” on endless terms and conditions updates at a kitchen table, surrounded by unread legal pages and quiet digital surrender.

You read every word. Legally, anyway.

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Lights Out Light Bulb Quiz for Dummies

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Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy Breakup Quiz

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WEST CHESTER, Penna. – Royal watchers have been off their HP Sauce since British tabloids began reporting over the weekend that Prince Harry and his… Read More

A colorful surreal illustration for horoscope puzzles featuring a floating 3D maze surrounded by bright geometric shapes in red, blue, green, yellow, and orange on a pale background.

The stars outsourced your destiny to a cosmic puzzle department and this is what you get.

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Help Save the Post Office, Take This Quiz

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) may go tits up this winter if Congress doesn’t provide it with mail sacks full of cash, roughly $5.5… Read More

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Brad Pitt, Katie Holmes, Keith Richards Birthday Quiz

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Brad Pitt, Katie Holmes, and Keith Richards might seem like strange birthday bedfellows at first, but as our exclusive quiz reveals, they just might have… Read More

A perfect visual representation of the chaos predicted in our satirical predictions for 2026. The image--a solitary, polished chrome tuning fork--stands upright against a stark, minimalist gray background. It is positioned directly in front of a high-end, vintage-style studio condenser microphone, suggesting an intimate recording session.

Behold the ultimate evolution of the recording artist: a being of pure resonance that never misses a note, never demands a larger trailer, and never gets caught in a scandalous hotel room meltdown with a reality star.

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Baby Quiz Exclusive

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