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• Is it time to overhaul the calendar? Profs have a plan

  Fri Dec 30, 2011
  • "It's convenient and good for business." How about rounding the cost of every purchase I make DOWN to the nearest $100 and having the business pay the taxes? It's convenient and good for me.

• Casino nixes $57 million slot payout; jilted Swiss to sue

  Tue Dec 13, 2011
  • I don't know about slot machines in Austria, but every slot machine here in Nevada has this notice on it: "Malfunction voids all pays and plays."

• 2,080 lashes for Saudi man who raped daughter

  Sat Dec 10, 2011
  • Unfortunately, punishment is not a deterrent. The common cliche is "everybody in here (prison) is innocent." This is incorrect. The correct observation is "everybody in here is too smart to get caught."

• American jailed for insulting Thai king - while living in Colorado

  Thu Dec 8, 2011
  • Let's find out several things really quick here: I call upon King Bhumibol to publicly insult a member of the royal family.

• Out-of-this-world ideas funded

  Mon Aug 8, 2011
  • Two more points for the nay-sayers to consider: 1) the serendipity factor. Many extremely useful discoveries have been made while looking at, or for, something entirely different. While one can never count on it to come into play, it is always present.

• Casey Anthony named most hated person in US

  Wed Aug 10, 2011
  • Germ, "someone getting away with murder"?? You seem pretty sure of yourself. Did you present your evidence and knowledge that she committed murder at her trial? If not, why not? ...or have you just been letting Nancy Grace do your thinking for you?

• Casey Anthony named most hated person in US

  Wed Aug 10, 2011
  • Jaques, I would agree that Nancy Grace should be the most hated person in the USA. She believes that any string of three or more random words provides sufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

• Ex-Ohio AG to lead new consumer agency

  Sun Jul 17, 2011
  •  "Bankers said a Warren-run agency would restrict new products just when companies are seeking to replace profits squeezed by the new financial rules."

• Happy about getting laid off? Don't tell Facebook

  Mon Nov 29, 2010
  •  There are 2 very simple rules for using Facebook and other social media: 1) If posting something seems like a bad idea, you're right; don't post it, 2) If posting something seems like a good idea, you're wrong; don't post it.

• Single mom can't pay $1.5M song-sharing fine

  Fri Nov 5, 2010
  •  This is ridiculous! For the last 30+ years, every video tape and DVD that every one of us has played, whether rented, purchased, begged, borrowed, or stolen, has had the FBI warning of "5 years and/or $250,000" on it. Not a single person is unaware of this.