Deck the Hall and Oates

Sorry guys, I just can't resist holiday-related spoofs. I have a feeling that this one is going to viral real soon.

High School Senior Handily Defeats Incumbent Mayor in Iowa Election

I had to double-check that this article wasn't published on the onion. Nope. Completely true. He not only won, he did so as a write-in with a 3:1 vote ratio.

The most surprising thing in this whole story, to me, isn't that the incumbent mayor only received 8 votes, or that this small town has an impressive 44% voter turn-out rate, but that 50% of the comments attribute his win to a stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

Incidentally, I have seen Parks and Recreation and I know that this does not end well.

Doh, the old fake beer trap

Beer. Such a simple beverage. Good for facilitating conversation, dancing, and the apprehension of wanted criminals.

The police department, under the guise of a marketing company, sent fake letters to dozens of suspects explaining that they’d won a free case of beer...The suspects had to call a number – wired straight to the police station, of course – to arrange for delivery. 

Hey criminals. Listen up! TANSTAAFL or TANSTAAFB, in this case.