Report Advises Caution Shoppping Online
NEW YORK (AP) -- Some popular online retailers don't do enough either to inform customers how their personal information could be used or to give them control over it, according to a public interest research group.CyberStreetSmart.org, a...
Former MLB Pitcher Peddles A Better Cup
PHOENIX (AP) -- Mark Littell believes he has a better way to protect himself, and the former major leaguer will risk his manhood to prove it.In a video posted on YouTube, Littell is perched on a wooden pallet bracing himself as assistants aim the...
Store Goofs; Offers Ham As Hanukkah Food
NEW YORK (AP) -- This was REALLY not kosher. A grocery store in Manhattan made a food faux pas, advertising hams as "Delicious for Chanukah."Chanukah -- an alternate spelling for Hanukkah -- is the eight-day Jewish holiday that began Tuesday evening, and hams -- as well as pork...
Gypsy Clans Feud Over Fortunetelling Biz
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A dispute between two Gypsy clans over control of the fortunetelling trade in this Southern California city has spilled into court, offering a rare glimpse of an insular culture that has long settled scores according to its own Old World rules of honor.
Workers Get Naughty On Coffee Breaks
{image_341}CHICAGO (TNA) – The term “coffee break” is a bit of a misnomer these days. Few employees actually...
Charities Wary Of Toys After Recalls
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- With millions of toys recalled this year, charities across the country are struggling to play Santa.Charities from Goodwill to the Salvation Army are either refusing toy donations or...
CHICAGO (AP) -- You don't wrap these presents in a box. You can't wear them, play with them or show them off, at least not in the real world.Even so, virtual gifts -- computer-generated items given and displayed online -- are quickly becoming must-haves. And increasingly, people...
Real Estate Agents Warn About Thieves
NEW YORK (AP) -- Real estate agents have standard advice for homeowners planning their first open house: Hire a cleaning service. Drop the pets off with a neighbor. And lock up your valuables because you never know who may be stopping by.Over two recent Sundays, a pair of women posing as...
Pop Culture Gives Weak Dollar A Bad Rap
NEW YORK (AP) -- When people start talking about rappers and supermodels shunning the dollar, you know there's a problem.As the greenback recently hit historic lows against other major currencies, rap mogul Jay-Z released a new video in which he flashes euros, not dollars. It was also...
New York Magazine Drops Sex Ads
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York magazine agreed to stop accepting sex ads after the local chapter of the National Organization for Women threatened protests outside the popular weekly publication.The women's rights group had accused New York of being a "marketing arm of the organized...
Woman Takes Out Ad To Sell Breast Milk
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A woman who doesn't want her breast milk to go to waste has taken out a newspaper ad in hopes of selling it. Martha Heller, 22, of Tiffin, took out the ad in The Gazette, offering 100 ounces of her breast milk for...
Ex-Exec Claims Japanese Company Forced Him To Visit Brothels
NEW YORK (AP) -- The former creative director of the U.S. arm of Japan's largest advertising agency sued the company Wednesday, saying he was pressured to visit a brothel and engage in other sexually explicit activities on company outings and then was fired after he complained.In a...
Bar Owners Finger Omnisexuality As Next Watering Hole Trend
SAN DIEGO (TNA) – A hermaphrodite walks into a bar, buys a straight man in ass chaps a Red-Headed Slut, then shakes her booty on the dance floor all night long with a zoophile dressed in drag.Something out of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” perhaps?
I’m a Hard Worker, Just Ask My Mom
MENLO PARK, Calif. (TNA) – Some people will do anything for a job, including getting the family involved. According to a survey of human-resources executives, one job applicant actually brought mom to the interview – and even let her do all the talking.
Americans Lose Track Of $2000 In Cash Each Year
SAN FRANCISCO (TNA) – By the time this week ends, you will have lost track of at least $45 of your hard-earned cash.According to a new survey commissioned by Visa USA, the average American spends $120 in a typical week, but loses track of $45. That works out to...
Energy Powder Delivers Pure, Uncut Controversy
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Logan Gola has received a lot of hate mail lately.He’s the man behind a new energy supplement called "Blow," a white crystalline powder packaged in a clear plastic vial and backed by the slogan “Pure Uncut Energy.”Far from being...
Vacation Time: Americans Aren't Taking It All Off
NEW YORK (TNA) – While the old line, “Are you working hard or hardly working?” is often meant as a joke, the truthful answer is, sadly, quite serious.According to a poll by FPC Workplace, 75 percent of Americans fail to take all their earned vacation time. Although 37...
Nice Pair Of Testicles On That Truck
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (TNA) – Carrie J. has a fine set of testicles. In fact, she has a whole warehouse full of them, squirreled away and ready for resale in St. Petersburg, Fla.Carrie is the founder and owner of BumperNuts.com, a four-year-old...
What’s In A Famous Name? Entrepreneur Hopes Lots Of Cash
NEW YORK (TNA) – What’s in a name – a famous name? That’s the question one New York-based entrepreneur hopes to answer with his new Web site.Craig Dixon is the owner and operator of
Why Do Neutered Dogs Lick Their Balls? Because They Can
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNA) -- Gregg Miller, founder and owner of Neuticles, asks a frank question. "How would you feel if you woke up and your testicles were missing?"The response: "Not too good."And therein lies the rationale behind Neuticles, a Missouri company...
Inventor’s Strange Dream Ushers In Hip-Hop Clock
LYNWOOD, Ill. (TNA) – If you have an idea for a product, sleep on it. Who knows, maybe Usher will appear in a dream and tell you what you need to do.Hey, it worked for a car salesman in Lynwood, Illinois, who credits a strange dream involving the R&B singer with helping to...
How To Lick Assholes In The Workplace
PALO ALTO, Calif. (TNA) -- You know what an asshole in the workplace looks like? There’s a good chance you don’t. Most people think of the corporate a-hole the same way they think of their own pucker: they know it exists, but have no idea what it looks like.It’s quite...
