
[Crack-smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford wears a Denver Broncos jersey at a press conference about something non-sports related, definitively proving that the Seahawks deserve to win the Super Bowl. h/t NewsBreaker]
Chicago Will Feel Like -45 Tonight. Here's How To Prepare Yourself.
NBC Chicago reports that it might feel like -45 degrees tonight in the Chicago area, which is really, obscenely cold. Although a certain member of the Gawker staff thinks factors like “wind chill” are beefed-up “fraudulent numbers” designed to make you either a) stay inside forever or b) feel like a big ol’ badass for…
Man Runs Into Burning House to Save Xbox
Today in “silly things people do around fire” comes the tale of one man from Olathe, Kansas, who ran back into his burning house to save his Xbox.
Madden NFL 25—a game that thinks it can accurately predict the outcome of football games even though it totally said the 49ers would beat the Seahawks a few weeks ago and that didn’t happen—predicts that the Denver Broncos will win the Super Bowl.
New York Times: "Pizza Is Meh"
Today, The New YorkTimes posted a defense of their inclusion of “pizza” on the “Meh List,” whichthey call “a much-beloved and much-maligned part of the One Page Magazine.” Upuntil now, I was unaware that the “Meh List” was “much-anything,” but now that theGrey Lady herself has dragged pizza into the mix, I must step…
Why Would Anyone Say Yes to This Terrifying Police-Themed Proposal?
Most proposalvideos are really awful, but that’s because they’re annoying. This one happensto be more on the “horrifying and baffling” side of the proposal spectrum —horrifying because of the unbridled terror and loud sobbing, baffling becauseshe says yes at the end.
Woman Sentenced to Two Days in Prison; Ends Up Trapped for 154
A woman from ClarkCounty, Indiana, was held in jail for five months after being ordered to spendonly two days there.
“Methane gas from 90 flatulent cows exploded in a German farm shed on Monday, damaging the roof and injuring one of the animals, police said.”
Tip: Don't Clean Up Toilet Paper With Fire
A family from Dora, Alabama, lost their home after the owners decided to try and clean up toilet paper by lighting it on fire.
Bundle up, folks: Polar Vortex Part II is coming, and it’s going to last for a week or more. Hopefully we’ll see fewer frozen pee/boiling water fails this time around.
High School Senior Suspended for Starring in Gay Porn
A high schoolsenior from Brevard County, Florida, was suspended last week for creating a”campus disturbance.” His crime? Starring in a gay porn video on SeanCody.com [NSFW].
Interested ingetting tickets to the most expensive Super Bowl in NFL history? Be prepared toshell out $2,700 for the worst seats in the house.
New Fake Trend: Middle Schoolers Snorting Smarties
Now parents haveone more (probably fake) young-people trend to worry about: kids these days areapparently crushing up Smarties and snorting them. Surprisingly, there is nohigh from crushing up colored sugar and sticking it up your nose, but thathasn’t stopped middle schoolers across the country from doing it.…
Chill Bro Reacts to High School Murder Plot: "Killing People Is Heavy"
Last week, a 17-year-old boy was arrested in Topeka, Kansas, for planning to shoot twopolice officers and two administrators at his high school. That story is awful, but at least something good came from the event: a few localnews reporters introduced us to the chillest high school bro, like, ever.
Lawyer "Doesn't Know Why There's Outrage" Over Her Cat-Eating Client
Cody A. Mann, a 28 year old man from Minnesota, was charged last week with two felony counts of animal cruelty and torture after admitting to killing, skinning, and baking his pet cat.

