WTF Stories of the Week

[Alex]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

Yep. Exactly. Merry Christmas could potentially discourage atheists, Jews, Hindus, etc from shopping. Happy Holidays is inclusive and welcoming, which could encourage more people to come shop. It's logic.

Though an athiest/Jew/Hindu/etc being offended or not shopping somewhere because someone says "Merry Christmas" to them is just as silly as refusing to shop somewhere because they said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Hahahaha! Governor accidentally directs parents to phone sex line. Tee hee!

It is a carved-into-the-very-fundamental-physical-properties-of-the-universe rule that misstating a phone number in a very public setting will always result in directing people to a phone sex number. Three times over the last three years at my current job I've been involved with emergency fixes to deal with incorrect phone numbers that reached production on web pages. Every single one of those wrong numbers (each different) was a phone sex number.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Alex

Though an athiest/Jew/Hindu/etc being offended or not shopping somewhere because someone says "Merry Christmas" to them is just as silly as refusing to shop somewhere because they said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.

Agreed. But it's also basic marketing- because someone might react this way, we have to do "X."

It is a carved-into-the-very-fundamental-physical-properties-of-the-universe rule that misstating a phone number in a very public setting will always result in directing people to a phone sex number. Three times over the last three years at my current job I've been involved with emergency fixes to deal with incorrect phone numbers that reached production on web pages. Every single one of those wrong numbers (each different) was a phone sex number.

Apparently there are a lot of phone sex lines.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Disturbed Elf Threatens to Blow Up Santa

But he looks so normal

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Hahahaha!

That is really funny to read in conjunction with your current avatar

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Governor accidentally directs parents to phone sex line.

And it took two months for it to be noticed.

Or two months for it to be reported.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Hahahaha! Governor accidentally directs parents to phone sex line. Tee hee!

The only thing that could have made that more awesome is if it had been a gay sex line. Because Charlie Crist directing people to gay sex=searingly funny irony!

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

If you're walking into an American Eagle store hoping for spiritual enlightenment, I really think you've missed the point.

Hehehehehehe.

[Disneyphile]

This takes my screen name to a whole different level.

(Note: Technically SFW, but could be highly embarrassing.)

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

This takes my screen name to a whole different level.

(Note: Technically SFW, but could be highly embarrassing.)

I'm guessing it's an artwork somewhere. I don't recall seeing them in K-mart.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by lashbear

I don't recall seeing them in K-mart.

You're probably looking in the wrong departments

[Disneyphile]

Strange Lights Over Norway

The first two photos totally look "enhanced" with an effect, but the only explanation I have for the others and the video is that it's most like a test missile that exploded. There are many more articles with photos and videos too.

[Alex]

Phil Plait (www.badastronomer.com) gave his take on it this morning. He agrees it is a rocket spiraling out of control.