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Wendy’s Reverses Crazy Price Surge Plan. Or do they?

The other day Wendy’s CEO announces his crazy plan to use price surging on their new menu boards. Like Ubers. Or airline fees. Intended result? Higher prices during the day’s busiest hours while lower cost during slower periods. The update would happen autonomously (I assume) and work seamlessly with the registers. Society’s response? They lost their proverbial […]

Asteroids, Hemorrhoids, and……Organoids? Oh My!

A research paper from International Journal of Biological Sciences describes growing testis in a dish with the eventual purpose of assisting with male infertility. Researches refer to these artificial testis as “organoids” and are derived from the testis of mice.I hope they’re careful not to attempt this in the state of Alabama, where they might be mistaken for […]

Viral Video Reveals Racist Rant

ABC 7, KOAT, in Albuquerque reports on a vile racist rant that went viral on the tic tocs. Just goes to show how this type of shit happens on a regular basis. Daily, I’m sure. I can recall being with some hispanic friends in the early 90s in southern Georgia and being witness to some […]

That Awkward Flight Home When You Know Your Wife Wants You Dead

You head of the Georgia mom who is accused of plotting to kill her husband while in the Bahamas? Couple thoughts. For starters, the court let her out on bond, but she must stay in the Bahamas. Well fuck. That’s the worst punishment they could think of? I kid. I kid. I know. Innocent until […]

El Paso Remembers

Today, El Paso remembers the 23 victims of the August 3, 2019 mass shooting with various remembrance ceremonies. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar provides a few words as well.