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Beware Of Apartment Scammers

A reader writes, In the course of searching for a new place to live in Minneapolis, I found a great condo right in the area I was looking for, renting for $900/mo for a 1 bedroom which included electricity, gas, water, sewer, garbage, cable, and...

9:01 PM on Tue Sep 23 2008, by Chris Walters, 24,469 views, Comment

Starbucks New Healthy Breakfast Tasted, Opinions Formed

Starbucks bravely asked us to try their new healthy breakfast items, knowing full well what a bunch of jerks we are. Why did they do this? No one can say. Anyway, it turns out that their new breakfast items are pretty darn tasty. Our full review...

11:35 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008, by Meg Marco, 18,675 views, Comment

Entire Chicken Fits Into 50 oz Can

Science has taken us to Mars, plumbed the twilight depths of the ocean, and manipulated the very fibers of existence on the subatomic level, and now, minus giblets, put an entire chicken into a can. Commenter AlexTNOA alerts us that you can get it...

3:57 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008, by Ben Popken, 10,917 views, Comment

Stop Spending By Freezing Your Credit Card In Ice

If you have trouble controlling the amount and frequency of your credit card purchases, try putting your credit card in a glass of water and putting it in the freezer. This makes it so every time you want to use your credit card, you'll have to...

9:45 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008, by Ben Popken, 13,638 views, Comment

Hidden Hybrid Automobile Dangers, What You Should Know About EMFs

Of course, you've heard of hybrid automobiles but most people haven't heard of their possible health risk compared to traditional vehicles. According to the New York Times, strong electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emanating from high voltage power...

10:38 AM on Fri May 9 2008, by Jay Slatkin, 12,557 views, Comment

Should Companies Replace BPA Baby Products In The U.S.?

There's nothing official about BPA in the U.S. (yet), and there's no legal reason (again, yet) for a company to refund or replace any products that have BPA in them. But with Canada's newly awarded "toxic" status on the chemical last week, and the...

8:07 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008, by Chris Walters, 2,957 views, Comment

Kraft Invents The Twinkie Of Bagels: "Bagelfuls"

Ever toast, spread cream cheese on, and eat a bagel, and be like, damn, this is taking too long? Kraft's Bagelfuls, essentially, a bagel Twinkie, are for you. A "Bagelful" is a frozen bagel tube with cream cheese inside. They're kept in the...

2:56 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008, by Ben Popken, 13,673 views, Comment

If You Are Planning To Die Soon, Avoid Bank Of America

Because Marc B. hadn't used his account for a few years, Bank of America decided he must have died, and froze his account. Then they started charging a maintenance fee, which eventually overdrew his account. Full email inside.

1:52 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008, by Alex Chasick, 24,048 views, Comment

This Giant Steel Clamp Makes An Excellent Frozen Entree

Aldi is recalling three flavors of its Fit and Active frozen dinners after an Omaha family found a steel clamp sealed in a sesame chicken frozen entree."If' it's from a machine. If it's a practical joke. Well, it's not really funny just because if...

11:47 AM on Sat Mar 8 2008, by Carey, 11,347 views, Comment

Please Wait Until Restroom Is Unoccupied To Use Microwave. Don't Ask...

With this homespun sign, Shapiro Hardware in SoHo New York politely asks that you please wait until the restroom is unoccupied before using the microwave. Huh? A commenter on the Copyranter blog where we found this notes that he used to work in a...

3:57 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008, by Ben Popken, 7,748 views, Comment