Animal Control in Jefferson County, Colorado will be encouraging residents to pick up after their dogs by clearing up The Myth of the Poop Fairy. The campaign runs from July 9 -17 during which volunteers wearing blue “Poop Fairy” T-shirts will greet patrons of local parks to break the news to them that “There is no poop fairy.” The Poop Fairy joins the annals of PSA mascots such as: Smokey

Even the most doting parent sees their child in a different light come bedtime. Go the Fuck to Sleep is a children’s book that “captures the frustration of being in a room with a kid and feeling like you may actually never leave that room again, that you may spend the rest of your life in that dark room, trying to get your kid to go to sleep,” says author

Smart zombies call for smarter survivors so the University of Baltimore is offering a course on the prolific monsters, taught by Arnold Blumberg, author of Zombiemania. Course objectives include: “get you ready for a zombie apocalypse.” Rather than write research papers, students get to create their own zombie story. Zombie academic. Students at the University of Baltimore aren’t the only ones with zombies on the brain. Columbia College in Chicago

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated Al Jazeera English News Hour for its coverage from both sides of the Gaza War. They may have been physically located on both sides of the conflict but Al Jazeera wasn’t presenting both sides. Its coverage of Gaza (http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/war_on_gaza/) includes article like “Israel’s Failure to Learn”, in which journalist Nir Rosen justifies attacks on civilians by claiming it’s actually the

According to the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily, “Taliban forces have taught monkeys how to use the Kalashnikov, Bren light machine gun and trench mortars. They also teach them how to identify and attack soldiers wearing U.S. military uniforms.” The Taliban isn’t worried about accusations of animal cruelty though. In fact, they’re counting on it. “If a person who loves animals knows the monkeys may be injured in the war, they

Hallmark has pulled a graduation card from stores after cries of racism by the NAACP. The space-themed card includes an audio message that exclaims, “This graduate’s going to run the world, run the universe, and run everything after that… whatever that is, maybe black holes… you’re so ominous.” But that’s not what the NAACP heard. “You hear the ‘r’ in there. ‘Whores,’ not, ‘holes.’ The ‘r’ is in there,” said

“It’s not just a shoehorn. It’s a shoehorn on a stick,” yells pitchman Gilbert Gottfried in the infomercial to end all infomercials. Although if you can’t bend over to use a shoehorn, which is superfluous enough by itself, how’d you put on your socks? The SockDini? But never mind the impracticality of it. Call right now and you’ll get a 2nd shoehorn on a stick for free! (in case your

Plenty of products say they’re spill-resistant but the Underfull tablecloth actually encourages spills. When wet the tablecloth reveals a hidden pattern, turning an embarrassing situation into conversation starter. “This creates stories and can contribute in giving the tablecloth sentimental value – important in a society where we seem to have an  increasingly superficial relation to the objects we surround ourselves with,” says Norwegian designer Kristine Bjadaal (kristinebjaadal.wordpress.com). Of course not

The 500-year-old mystery of the Mona Lisa’s identity could be solve as soon as this summer. Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage thinks it’s a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci and has requested permission to exhume his body so that they can reconstruct his face and compare it to the painting. Jason Rosenfeld, associate professor of Art History at Marymount Manhattan College, asks “If Leonardo is a Renaissance man… why

Some college students got a harsh lesson in manners when they were arrested for not leaving a tip at Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The owner called the police claiming the tip was actually part of the bill and that the menus clearly state “18 percent gratuity added to check of parties of 6 of more.” Before the incident the pub had only 5 reviews (mostly negative) on Yelp.com but

Can you believe it, the granddaddy of energy drinks that kept us awake through some of the most tedious tasks (school, work, blogging) is heading for a major crash! Jolt Cola’s parent company Wet Planet has filed for bankruptcy. They blame the recession and say their new (at least it’s new to me) resealable cans cost them nearly 3x as much as the old kind. Well Duh! Who drinks half

You’d think more seating would be a welcomed improvement in a crowded subway but riders in Brazil prefer to stand. That’s because these new LARGER seats are reserved for the obese. “It may be that they don’t want to think of themselves as fat or that they resent being put in with pensioners and the disabled, ” said a subway manager. It probably doesn’t help that they’re bright blue with

Call him conceited, but whenever William Jones saw a woman walk by in some tight jeans he could swear those butt cheeks were winking at him. That gave him a very creepy idea: paint eyes on them! These pants will go great with your jean jacket and “I’m with stupid” t-shirt. It’s too bad really, if Winkners were around in the 80s they would’ve been as huge as the canvas

It can be difficult knowing you’ll never see your dearly departed again, but Cremation Solutions (cremationsolutions.com) promises you’ll “Never forget a face” with a Personal Urn (not even when you close eyes). All they need is a high quality photo to bring the deceased back to life or at least their head. The photorealistic color bust doubles as a urn, just tastefully crack their skull open and dump those ashes

The Miss Landmine isn’t your typical beauty pageant. The goal is to spread awareness about the dangers of landmines & other unexploded explosive ordnance, while empowering their ‘survivors’ (as opposed to victims). This year’s pageant was supposed to held in Cambodia, where there have been 40,000 amputations since 1979. But after years of negotiation the Cambodian government has suddenly changed its mind. “The landmine beauty contest would make a mockery