Regular readers will recall the kindergartener who popped open a bottle of tequila during snack time last month. The principal of the school has his hands full now after a 5th grader at the same school was caught this week sharing weed gummies with his classmate. The Las Vegas mob has a new interest in […]
Category: TWTW
Quirky stories from the week gone by.
The week that was
The Goodwill treasure, an explosive carry-on, and the secret to popping the turret off a Russian tank.
The week that was
The People’s Convoy of mask-mandate-protesting-truckers made its way to the Bay Area where it ran into a hornet’s nest of opposition and was promptly repelled by a group of egg-pelting kids. An activist, pointing out the insanity of Florida’s new law banning school books considered “inappropriate,” filed a request to ban the good book. “Banning […]
The week that was
A kindergartner in Michigan popped open a bottle of tequila at snack time and shared it with his classmates. An NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet, purchased at an auction for almost $3 million, was re-listed for $48 million but only got lukewarm interest with a top bid of $277. A 1959 receipt for “nothing” […]
The week that was
Cheese theft, vaccine overdose, and the politician who tripped on Godwin’s Law.
The week that was
Workers at a Staten Island Amazon fulfillment warehouse voted to unionize, a first for the company. Staff at more than 50 other Amazon warehouses have contacted the organizers to learn how they did it. Amazon’s soon to be released internal employee chat application has apparently been configured to filter or flag messages that contain words […]
The week that was
Fishy math and the end of an unlimited meal ticket.
The week that was
The FBI is using geo-targeted advertising to recruit disgruntled Russian diplomats at their embassy. A funeral home in Arkansas is being sued after cremating a man who was hoping to be “raptured following the second coming.” Stephen Wilhite, lead engineer on the team that created the GIF, died at the age of 74. Constantly fighting […]
The week that was
Remember that cargo ship that ran blocked the Suez Canal for a week? Maybe they need to give their captains some remedial training as Ever Given’s sister ship, the Ever Forward ran aground off the coast of Maryland. San Francisco, taking a stance against laws limiting a woman’s access to abortion, LGBT discrimination, and voter […]
The week that was
The war in Ukraine at home and abroad, contraband bologna, and the Brooklyn man lost in the wilderness.