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[Skatastrophy]

For all of the petty things.  Greed, envy, narcissism, lack of compassion, contempt for those from other cultures.

Let's keep politics out of it

[Mutaman]

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Charles P. Pierce @CharlesPPierce
8 hours ago

The NY1 anchor that John Oliver shouted out this week happened to be Dean Meminger, Jr. #mubb

[warriorchick]

I actually like candy corn.

Same here.

Whatever happened to the peanut butter taffy that was wrapped in orange or black wax paper and given out by the neighborhood cheapos? Good riddance. That crap was terrible.

[The Sultan]

I can't believe they brought back the GEICO caveman.

[The Sultan]

Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds

"The results reveal that it is possible (around a 5% chance) for a single chimp to type the word "bananas" in its own lifetime."

Man, chimps are idiots.

[The Lens]

This morning, on the eastside, I saw a Volvo stationwagon with the license plate:

I M MURF

RIP gr8one

[Uncle Rico]

Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds

"The results reveal that it is possible (around a 5% chance) for a single chimp to type the word "bananas" in its own lifetime."

Man, chimps are idiots.

Neither could dentists.  Makes you think

[mu_hilltopper]

Stat of the day:

A birthday cake after the candles are blown out has 1400% more bacteria than before the blowing.

[MU82]

Hey, sh!t happens ...

Mattel says it 'deeply' regrets misprint on 'Wicked' dolls packaging that links to porn site

https://apnews.com/article/mattel-wicked-movie-dolls-porn-website-4cf8acc526dd4630d9f5328e2ee78df1?

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it "deeply" regrets an error on the packaging of its "Wicked" movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.

The error gained attention on social media over the weekend, where numerous users shared photos of the URL printed on the back of the boxes for the special edition dolls, which feature characters from the movie adaptation of "Wicked" set to hit theaters later this month. Instead of linking to Universal Pictures' official WickedMovie.com page, the website listed leads to an adult film site that requires consumers to be over 18 to enter.

In a statement sent to The Associated Press, Mattel said it was "made aware of a misprint on the packaging of the Mattel Wicked collection dolls," which it said are primarily sold in the U.S. "We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this," the company added.

[MU82]

Ya gotta love that The Onion has bought InfoWars and plans to turn the douchebaggery site into a parody of itself.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion.html

The Onion said that the bid was sanctioned by the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, who in 2022 won a $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit against Mr. Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems.

Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit dedicated to ending gun violence that was founded in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, will advertise on a relaunched version of the site under The Onion.

The publication plans to reintroduce Infowars in January as a parody of itself, mocking "weird internet personalities" like Mr. Jones who traffic in misinformation and health supplements, Ben Collins, the chief executive of The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, said in an interview.

Family members of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, which claimed the lives of 20 first graders and six educators, sued Mr. Jones in Connecticut Superior Court in 2018 after he spread the baseless claim that the rampage was a fabricated pretext for confiscating Americans' firearms.

The Onion declined to disclose the price it paid for Infowars and its assets, including its production studio and diet supplement business. Mr. Jones could not immediately be reached for comment, but he said on the social media platform X this week that he planned to continue producing his online program, "The Alex Jones Show," until he was forced to stop.

In September, a Houston judge ruled that Infowars and other assets owned by Free Speech Systems could be auctioned off in bankruptcy to compensate Mr. Jones's creditors, which include the families of the Sandy Hook victims. Mr. Jones declared bankruptcy in 2022 as the Sandy Hook case made its way to court.

Mr. Collins said that he was informed late Wednesday by the trustee in charge of the bankruptcy auction that The Onion's bid had prevailed. In a video posted online Thursday, Mr. Jones said that his lawyers had been told by the trustee about the sale to The Onion.

"We thought this would be a hilarious joke," Mr. Collins said. "This is going to be our answer to this no-guardrails world where there are no gatekeepers and everything's kind of insane."

[Uncle Rico]

Ya gotta love that The Onion has bought InfoWars and plans to turn the douchebaggery site into a parody of itself.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion.html

The Onion said that the bid was sanctioned by the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, who in 2022 won a $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit against Mr. Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems.

Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit dedicated to ending gun violence that was founded in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, will advertise on a relaunched version of the site under The Onion.

The publication plans to reintroduce Infowars in January as a parody of itself, mocking "weird internet personalities" like Mr. Jones who traffic in misinformation and health supplements, Ben Collins, the chief executive of The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, said in an interview.

Family members of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, which claimed the lives of 20 first graders and six educators, sued Mr. Jones in Connecticut Superior Court in 2018 after he spread the baseless claim that the rampage was a fabricated pretext for confiscating Americans' firearms.

The Onion declined to disclose the price it paid for Infowars and its assets, including its production studio and diet supplement business. Mr. Jones could not immediately be reached for comment, but he said on the social media platform X this week that he planned to continue producing his online program, "The Alex Jones Show," until he was forced to stop.

In September, a Houston judge ruled that Infowars and other assets owned by Free Speech Systems could be auctioned off in bankruptcy to compensate Mr. Jones's creditors, which include the families of the Sandy Hook victims. Mr. Jones declared bankruptcy in 2022 as the Sandy Hook case made its way to court.

Mr. Collins said that he was informed late Wednesday by the trustee in charge of the bankruptcy auction that The Onion's bid had prevailed. In a video posted online Thursday, Mr. Jones said that his lawyers had been told by the trustee about the sale to The Onion.

"We thought this would be a hilarious joke," Mr. Collins said. "This is going to be our answer to this no-guardrails world where there are no gatekeepers and everything's kind of insane."

Looks like we have to boycott The Onion now

[Tyler COLEk]

I hate that I'm asking this question, but could somebody please define "aina"?

[romey]

I hate that I'm asking this question, but could somebody please define "aina"?

Wisconsin for "Right?"

[Tyler COLEk]

Wisconsin for "Right?"

I was guessing that. Does it stand for something? Or derived from something?

[romey]

I was guessing that. Does it stand for something? Or derived from something?

I'll leave that up to the lingustic experts but I'm sure it's derived from "ain't".

[Newsdreams]

I hate that I'm asking this question, but could somebody please define "aina"?

Did you really go to MU???

[rocket surgeon]

I hate that I'm asking this question, but could somebody please define "aina"?

  my grandmother(from cudahay) used to state something like, we had dinner down at the smorgasbord where the street car bends around the corner and it was busy, eyn'a so Joe? referring to her husband(my gramps) like asking for his verification

[Tyler COLEk]

Did you really go to MU???

I argued and joked with my MU classmates about a lot of Wisconsin idiom, but I can't recall aina.

[willie warrior]

I argued and joked with my MU classmates about a lot of Wisconsin idiom, but I can't recall aina.

Sort of like hardly anybody here ever heard the expression FIPs when referring to the neighbors from Illinois

[Uncle Rico]

Sort of like hardly anybody here ever heard the expression FIPs when referring to the neighbors from Illinois

Because no one ever used FIPS

[romey]

Because no one ever used FIPS

i think i seen that before

[mu_hilltopper]

Any of you have a trash compactor in your kitchen?

We had one growing up.  Haven't seen one in decades.

[Newsdreams]

Any of you have a trash compactor in your kitchen?

We had one growing up.  Haven't seen one in decades.

We need one on Scoop

[Hards Alumni]

I hate that I'm asking this question, but could somebody please define "aina"?

It's Milwaukee slang for "ain't it?"  My grandmother who was born and raised in Bay View used it every other sentence.

[Hards Alumni]

We need one on Scoop

You can just put little dung willie on ignore