Statistics And Other Lies

World Monument of Love World

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2009-01-28 11:31.

Link of the day - Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

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Why It Pays To Have Big Fingers

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2009-01-14 11:18.

Link of the day - Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

Obamabilia Craze Is Boon To Retailers

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Sun, 2009-01-11 10:26.

Can President-elect Barack Obama save the economy? Well, it's true that he has assembled a crackerjack team of economic advisers, but that's only one way Obama can help America get back on track.

American entrepreneurs and salespeople of all stripes have recognized the opportunity in Obama's win - namely, that anything associated with the soon-to-be first family seems to turn to gold. And with the inauguration two weeks away, it seems that the offerings are becoming more plentiful and increasingly creative.

Detroit lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2009-01-05 08:53.

Link of the day - Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

DETROIT -- James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service.

Dumb Criminals - Pay Stub Used As Bank Robbery Note

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2008-12-31 09:40.

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.


The robber's threatening note made a Chicago bank job easy to solve: The FBI says the suspect wrote it on his pay stub. An FBI affidavit said the man walked into a Fifth Third Bank on Friday and handed a teller a note that read "Be Quick Be Quit (sic). Give your cash or I'll shoot."

Blood from mosquito traps Finnish suspect

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2008-12-23 10:15.

Link of the day - Who Is Shawn Casey? Is He For Real?

HELSINKI (AFP) – Police in Finland believe they have caught a car-thief thanks to a DNA sample taken from a sample of his blood found inside a mosquito.

Indonesia drinkers face alcohol shortage

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2008-12-15 10:17.

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They call it "the Bitching Session". Once a week, in the hushed cocktail lounge of Jakarta's Dharmawangsa Hotel, Miranti and her girlfriends gather.

They come for a proper gossip, and several glasses of the hotel's legendary chocolate martini.

Manhattan Restaurant Implements Surcharge On Wasted Food

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Sun, 2008-12-14 11:49.

Link of the day - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

 

 

 

10 New Scams for Troubled Times

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2008-12-02 11:21.

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Ark. man left the phone at a McDonald's; he's now suing for $3 million. Guess why?

Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2008-11-24 11:00.

Link of the day - Guesstimation: Solving the World’s Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.

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