Category Archives: Stupid Stuff

Department of Stoopid: Virgin Airlines asks US flyers to avoid them

CNN reports that a Virgin Airlines flight diverted to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut sat on the tarmac for four hours, without so much as offering water.  The excuse used is that the airport is not equipped with a suitable … Continue reading

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Olympic moment: the Women’s Biathlon

Last night we watched the Magdalena Neuner of Germany win the Women’s Biathlon at the Vancouver games.  I have only three questions about this event: With all of those guns, if someone is in front of you, can you shoot … Continue reading

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It happened again! TSA Risks lives at JFK!

If there’s one thing that I can’t stand, it’s people who don’t learn from their mistakes, and here once again, the TSA has failed to learn.  Once again they evacuated a terminal, took many people and crammed them into small … Continue reading

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Our Nightmare at Newark: TSA was a threat to our security

As you may already know, Newark Airport was in chaos on January 3rd due to a person walking through the exit of the so-called strerile area.  The incident occurred around 5:20pm, around the time that we were sitting down for … Continue reading

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Nokia making money the old fashion way: suing Apple

Back in the early 1990s, when Apple saw the threat coming, but didn’t have a decent response, the only resort they had was to sue Microsoft in what became known as a “look and feel” lawsuit.  They lost, and their … Continue reading

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