On Friday, day traders sent an obscure penny stock called Tweeter Home Entertainment soaring by 1800% because they mistook it for Twitter.
- Miley Cyrus bought a ton of it because she thought it was "Tweeking Home Entertainment".
- The owner of "Tweeter Home Entertainment", a Mr. A. Weiner, had no comment.
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As we mentioned last week, the dating website OKCupid allows people to pay for a filter that sorts people by body type. In other words, they can block overweight or unattractive people.
- You can still find the "unattractive" people by clicking on the "Hit With An Ugly Stick" section.
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President Obama has joined the side of people who think the Washington Redskins should change their name so they don't offend Native Americans.
- Why don't they bring in some Native Americans to meet with the pro and con people...and while they're at it, they can negotiate a debt ceiling deal.
- It works because a bunch of politicians gathered around a table these days is pretty much "Sitting Bull".
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Fox has renewed "The Simpsons" for a 26th season and CBS has renewed David Letterman through 2015.
- So now Grandpa Simpson can attempt to break Dave's record for being the Longest Running Crotchety Old Cartoon Character on TV.
- Actually Dave is starting to look more like Marge than Grandpa since his hair is turning blue.
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A new study shows 36% of 18 to 31 year-olds in the U.S. are living with their parents.
- At age 32 they move on...and into their Grandparents' homes.
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Chris Brown claimed he lost his virginity at the age of eight.
- But he insists he didn't start punching people until he turned nine.
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- On this day in 1913 Henry Ford established a moving assembly line.
- Prior to this, the line never moved which tended to really cut down on production.
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Tuesday!
-Dick