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It seemed like a good idea at the time Whitney Davis

July 20, 2012 Smuggling chocolate, flying an aluminum lawn chair through a thunderstorm and demanding a change in the weather

Put your hands where I can see them and hand over the eggs! I'm guessing border patrol agents said something along those lines when they stopped two men trying to smuggle chocolate Kinder Eggs into the United States from Canada. Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney spent more than two hours in a detention center for what turns out to be a felony offense. The U.S. outlawed the little chocolate candy because officials say the toy inside could be a choking hazard for small children. This could be the only instance of an American law that is more restrictive than a Canadian regulation.

What will they think of next? Whitney Davis

July 13, 2012 Deer stand mansions, serving Starbucks for funerals and a few selections from the plentiful stack of stupid criminal stories

Last month the Associated Press reported that an author working on a book about random kindness got shot in the arm in a drive-by shooting while he hitchhiked across the country doing research. The story appeared to be the epitome of irony and elicited more than a few chuckles and sarcastic comments from readers. Last week, in a dramatic and bizarre update to the story, police officials arrested Ray Dolin on suspicion that he shot himself, faking the whole incident as a publicity stunt. We're calling Dolin's desperate last shot at success a misfire.

And in other news... Whitney Davis

July 6, 2012 An ironic and humorous look at last week's headlines

From a stack of stories we just couldn't make up, we bring you these news gems:

Happy non-specified holiday! The Editors

December 15, 2011 A consumer's perspective on retailers' attempt to tip-toe around Christmas

A little holiday humor from CitizenLink, a Focus on the Family affiliate. Stuart Shepard helps "Mr. Executive" at "Major Corporation" understand how his marketing sounds to regular people.

The joys of admitting mortality Chelsea Kolz

November 7, 2011 A story, hardly fit for printing, involving a geometry final, pigs, and our deepest human longings

Pride is marbled so deeply through me, like fat in ribroast, that I am almost totally incapable of ever discerning my motivation. Sometimes in college I feel my brain is growing so big I want to scream to the world that I am indomitable; at other times I remember that I got a 29.5 percent on my geometry final last spring and that I am the only driver's ed. student in my town who the instructor wouldn't take onto the highway. Can I do everything?

Spenditol: The DC miracle drug The Editors

October 5, 2011 Government watchdog uses humor to spread serious message

Concerned Women for America is using a little humor to prompt people who believe the federal government should be fiscally responsible to send a message to Congress. Spenditol, the new miracle drug coming out of Washington, may make America feel good now, but it will come back with a vengeance later, the ad warns.

What's it like being a male cheerleader? The Editors

September 27, 2011 Comedian says guys who get to hang out with the prettiest girls on campus are lucky

Comedian Kenn Kington used to make fun of guys who were cheerleaders in college. Once he met a few, he changed his mind. Now he thinks they're pretty lucky.

Impressionist Does Shakespeare in Celebrity Voices The Editors

July 22, 2011 What would it sound like if George Clooney took up Shakespeare?

We all know what Kenneth Branagh sounds like performing Shakespeare, but what about Simon Cowell? Impressionist Jim Meskimen performs Clarence's speech from William Shakespeare's Richard III as several different celebrities, from Morgan Freeman to George W. Bush. For more from Jim Meskimen, go to his YouTube channel.

Winston Churchill, Backed by a Band from the Future The Editors

July 12, 2011 Churchill's Great Declaration of 1941 gets "songified"

The Gregory Brothers auto-tune history in this songified version of Winston Churchill's Great Declaration of 1941: "Winston Churchill backed by band from the future." Read Paul Glader's article about the YouTube entrepreneurs here.

Totally Like Whatever, You Know? The Editors

July 12, 2011 Taylor Mali reflects on how hard it is for our generation to you know, like speak with conviction or whatever.

Can it be that we are "the most aggressively inarticulate generation to come along since, you know, a long time ago?" Taylor Mali is a poet, teacher, and curator of the Page Meets Stage series that takes place at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. For more from Taylor Mali, go to his YouTube channel.

Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two The Editors

April 27, 2011 Economists Hayek and Keynes throw down

Part two of John Papola and Russ Robert's music videos about economic theory.

Tax Time Coming Marvin Olasky

April 9, 2011 Will any of these jokes cheer you up?

A doctor tells a patient that she has three months to live. She asks, "Is there anything I can do?" He replies, "Yes, marry a tax accountant." She is surprised: "How will that cure me?" The doctor says, "It won't, but it will make those three months seem like an eternity."

Re-Building the Tabernacle Alex Tokarev

March 29, 2011 What if Obama had to responded to God's Old Testament instructions?

The Lord said to him:

If You Give a Politician a Cookie... Alex Tokarev

January 25, 2011 ...what will he do with it?

(Inspired by Laura Numeroff's books, with special thanks to my children Kristin and Noel)

Dear Santa... Alex Tokarev

December 22, 2010 A few economic requests for St. Nick

I write this letter to offer a deal that you will find impossible to resist. It has been a tough year for my country and the world. As a good boy I did my best to help everyone. Unfortunately, because of malice or ignorance, some people resist the good changes I have planned for them. Banks won't loan. Our middle class sleeps late on Black Friday. Christmas shoppers have started doing the math before touching their credit cards. Businesses do not expand. The Taliban won't turn their swords into plowshares. Even some of my congressmen insist on reading the healthcare bill before voting on it.

Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration The Editors

February 2, 2010 A musical parody of the American Revolution from Soomo Publishing.

Soomo Publishing presents a "satirical video" about the American revolution. For more videos from Soomo, go to soomo.tv.

Keynes vs. Hayek: Fear the Boom and Bust The Editors

January 23, 2010 An economic rap anthem from Russ Roberts and John Papola

Two of the greatest economists of the 20th century go head-to-head in this music video by John Papola and Russ Roberts. For more economic videos go to econstories.tv.

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