Freddie Mac announces the end of Greed

Financial news is hot right now, what with the stock market plummeting, or 'correcting itself' as the more bold would proclaim.  You may have heard that Freddie Mac has decided they will not purchase certain subprime mortgages.  They have a proper position paper, the normal "we're doing this to look after…

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Poop song

I've previously written about the enormous number of synonyms for poop, speculating on why there are so many synonyms. I don't know if my suggestions were convincing to others, but the issue still intrigues me. As an epilogue to that earlier post, I offer this video, one of many elaborate…

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“Rapture Wreaks Havoc On Local Book Club”

Anyone familiar with The Onion already knows the publisher of this sad story.  The headlines are often the best part of the story, and that's not to sleight the stories. Or check out this story:  "MLB No Longer Accepting New Players" I don't know how those guys do it so well…

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