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A New Weight Loss Technique

By Wahl, on November 20, 2009, at 11:52 am | Comments are closed

Sounds like it’s straight out of Fight Club:

A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics.

The suspects claim there is a black market for it with European cosmetic [...]

Invade Iceland

By Wahl, on October 26, 2009, at 7:58 pm | Comments are closed

There used to be some random fact that the US has never gone to war with a country that currently had a McDonald’s in it. That still might be the case, but either way, it’s not good sign for Iceland:

Iceland’s McDonald’s Corp. restaurants will be closed at the end of the month after [...]

Hell’s Angels

By Wahl, on October 13, 2009, at 7:27 am | Comments are closed

Here’s the fact of the day from a Michigan State graduate student’s study:

Our estimates imply that every death of a helmetless motorcyclist prevents or delays as many as 0.33 deaths among individuals on organ transplant waiting lists.

When a state repeals their helmet laws for motorcyclists, organ donation increases by 10%. Basically, stupid [...]

Unscrambling Socialists

By Wahl, on October 13, 2009, at 7:05 am | Comments are closed

The last Mental Floss logic puzzle was pretty easy. Here’s the question. Here’s the solution.

Today’s Brain Game is a tad more difficult. It requires not only brain power but a healthy dose of European geography bee skills as well. I haven’t had my coffee yet this morning, so it took me a while [...]

Got Milk?

By Wahl, on October 8, 2009, at 9:28 am | Comments are closed

I just got an email from The Blankman insulting the Midwest as “…a time zone where approximately 200,000 people and 500,000 cows live. Milk straight from the utter is tasty though. It’s not cold, but it’s tasty.”

That statement reminded me of this picture I saw the other day (even though he’s a [...]

Sunday Morning Sportsbook: Week 3

By Wahl, on September 27, 2009, at 11:38 am | Comments are closed

I miss Vegas.

I can’t gamble online, because America is not as cool as Europe.

Last week, I threw a 4-team parlay out there. Two teams (New York Giants and New Orleans Saints) covered. Two other teams, Tennessee and Green Bay, that were favored by a touchdown or more, actually lost straight up. [...]

4-Teamer

By Wahl, on September 18, 2009, at 9:53 am | Comments are closed

Europeans are smart. They allow online gambling.

The US Government hides behind the guise of not allowing online gaming because they want to protect us from ourselves. Yet, they are happy to allow brick and mortar casinos.

The real issue is being able to control the tax revenue.

Politicians argue that prohibition is the [...]

Welcome Mr. Woods

By Wahl, on July 13, 2009, at 2:59 pm | Comments are closed

FYI: Mickelson shouldn't be wearing European-cut shirts until he's built like this

I was checking my website traffic stats for the week I was just away. I got my first visit from Windermere, FL!!!

For the unfamiliar, that’s where Tiger Woods has his (probably one of many) home(s). But it’s his primary address. [...]

Sportsmania

By Wahl, on July 6, 2009, at 3:48 pm | Comments are closed

Usually I could care less about sports between the end of the NBA playoffs and the start of the NFL season, but there have been plenty of reasons to watch in the past week.

- The Brazil/US Confederations Cup Final was unbelievable. If you aren’t watching soccer yet, get with the program. It’s almost [...]