Media Correction of the Year…

One of the year’s most coveted awards goes to none other than Dave Barry. Here’s how the famous humor writer chose to correct a misspelling he made in a column published by the Miami Herald:

“In yesterday’s column about badminton, I misspelled the name of Guatemalan player Kevin Cordon. I apologize. In my defense, I want to note that in the same column I correctly spelled Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarak, Poompat Sapkulchananart and Porntip Buranapraseatsuk. So by the time I got to Kevin Cordon, my fingers were exhausted.”

Read more about winners of related dubious media awards for 2008 at RegretTheError.com.

Hilarious!

Seriously funny stuff.

Jones Soda Chanukah Soda 4-Pack…

Apple Sauce soda?

Celebrate the holiday season with a special four pack of Jones Soda Chanukah flavors. Each pack includes a bottle of Latke flavor, Apple Sauce, Chocolate Coins, and Jelly Doughnut. Have even more fun this year when playing the dreidel while sharing an ice cold Jones Soda.

The Top 10 Everything of 2008…

I would normally break down this kind of resource for easier, more direct linking…but I ain’t got that kind of time today.

So, I’ll let you jump over to the TIME magazine main page here and click around for yourself.

Perhaps we’re both better off this way…

Man Attacks Speed Camera with Pickax…

The statewide speed cameras are really getting people upset down here in the Valley of the Sun. Especially this misguided guy…

DATELINE: Arizona — A 26-year-old man faces criminal charges after being accused of using a pickax to attack a speed enforcement camera recently installed along a Phoenix-area freeway.

Other Strange News:

•	Dog tries to rescue dog that was hit by car
•	Neb. ‘Butt Bandit’ gets 13 months in jail
•	Frugal farmer leaves $2M to his tiny Pa. church
•	NYC fashion boutique: free soup, designer pants
•	Man arrested after cops find crack in his vomit
•	Man accused of stabbing himself to frame ex-friend
•	Man comes home, finds drunk man asleep on floor
•	Woman accused of trying to smoke pot near officer
•	Job seeker with MBA posts resume in taxi back seat
•	Students get sick after eating peer-prepared food

thx ::: snopes.com & myway.com

Mom Says Computer Scrabble Game Swears…

A British mother says she was shocked to discover a Nintendo’s Scrabble 2007 game’s computer was choosing to play swear words against her 8-year-old son.

thx ::: snopes.com

FOX Apologizes for Showing Unclothed Viking

Yikes!

Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was the Vikings’ leading receiver and had a go-ahead touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, he also became the subject of an embarrassing mistake in the locker room afterward that caused Fox officials to issue an apology.

thx ::: snopes.com

IN WISCONSIN :: Dog Survives Being Frozen To Sidewalk…

DATELINE ::: SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – A dog weighing more than 120 pounds survived being frozen to a sidewalk overnight, probably because he was insulated by layers of fat, authorities said…

[I’d attach an image here, but the visual in your head is funnier.]

Steve Dahl out at CBS’ WJMK-FM

Steve Dahl @ Comiskey

Having lived around the Midwest all my life, and specifically in the “Chicagoland” area for the past 16 years, this story caught my eye.

You may or may not know the name Steve Dahl, but you may have heard about one of his most famous (read: infamous) publicity stunts…”Disco Demolition.”

We’ll Steve Dahl is leaving JACK FM after 30 years. Goodbye you colorful guy, you.

Trying To Take Thomas Kinkade Seriously, But…

Thomas Kinkade (yes, “Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light™”) has managed to create a movie based on his style of paintings. (That can be done?) (Should that ever be done??)

Apparently, Vanity Fair magazine wasn’t able to keep a straight face after watching this planned theatrical release go straight-to-video.

This amusing moment (in their eyes) has inspired this humorous article titled, “Thomas Kinkade’s 16 Guidelines for Making Stuff Suck.”

The name of the article alone demands a read, but I’ll let you choose to read it for your own reasons.