<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:13:19.660-08:00</updated><category term='8'/><title type='text'>The Hair of the Blog that Bit You</title><subtitle type='html'>GIVES GREAT HEAD-LINES.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>170</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8328004242001940147</id><published>2010-07-15T06:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-15T06:19:18.032-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Jesse and the Rapers :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Actor John Stamos found himself in the headlines this week following allegations of sexual contact with an underage girl and alleged records that can prove it.  While the records don't actually show Stamos, it's easy to tell it's him as he proclaims, "Have Mercy" at the point of climax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Garfield Special :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A supermarket chain in England has begun selling pre-packaged Lasagna sandwiches in an attempt to bring more culture to their food selection.  The sandwiches will be located between the baked ziti parfaits and meatball juice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Cock of the Walk :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A team of university scientists have come to the definitive conclusion that the chicken came before the egg.  Now the team is off to unravel other age old mysteries such as, why did the pot call the kettle black?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;That's All Folks! :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two men were escorted out of a Six Flags theme park in Illinois this week after beating up a female employee dressed as Porky Pig.  While no motive has been discovered, all signs point to ever growing hatred toward those with speech impediments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8328004242001940147?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8328004242001940147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8328004242001940147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8328004242001940147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8328004242001940147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/07/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8317443248414268297</id><published>2010-06-28T10:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-06T17:56:25.110-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;A &amp;amp; Effed :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An Abercrombie &amp;amp; Fitch affiliate store in New York had to be shut down this weekend due to a bed bug infestation.  The tragic outcome - countless middle school lacrosse players walking to practice without shell necklaces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Mean Girls v Aryan Nation&lt;/span&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in prison today after continually failing to observe the details of several probational sentences.  This is big news for Miss Lohan as she hasn't been obligated to be anywhere for 90 days since the wrap of &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Herbie: Fully Loaded&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Barber of Tehran&lt;/span&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The government of Iran made it illegal this week for males to sport mullets, so welcome to Iran jheri curls!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Twilight Blown&lt;/span&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;This weekend the third installment of the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Twilight&lt;/span&gt; series grossed $175 million at the box office.  Even more impressive, 80 million 14 year old boys experienced their first over the pants hand jobs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8317443248414268297?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8317443248414268297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8317443248414268297' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8317443248414268297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8317443248414268297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/headlines_28.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7317659457666194475</id><published>2010-06-22T10:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-22T19:32:44.372-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Gotta Hand it Toe Her&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A New York woman who lost her thumbs in a firework accident earlier this year, successfully had her big toes transplanted in their place. It's a win/win situation, as the woman can maintain activity of her thumbs, and she has cheese on hand at all times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Worldwide Leader in Sperm&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The controversial website BeautifulPeople.com is now offering sperm and egg donations from "beautiful" people with a promise of beautiful offspring. They're so confident in their product, if you're not happy with the results, the partial birth abortion is free!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Camel Filters&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A zoo in Quebec saved face Monday after recovering two camels which had escaped from a truck last Friday. The camels were found attempting to cross the US border in overcoats, fake mustaches, and fedoras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Safety France&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The highly touted French soccer team was officially eliminated from World Cup play today after being beaten by South Africa. The French should have just followed their nation's motto, "Surrender at all Costs."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7317659457666194475?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7317659457666194475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7317659457666194475' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7317659457666194475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7317659457666194475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/gotta-hand-it-toe-her-new-york-woman.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7610774624218484802</id><published>2010-06-20T12:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T19:19:04.222-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What's All This, Meow?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;An arrest &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;warrant&lt;/span&gt; has been issued after a home inspection in Wisconsin uncovered a refrigerator with over 100 dead cats inside. Responded the home's owner with a shrug, "I'm just more of a dog guy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Speling&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Erorr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The locals of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Stoughton&lt;/span&gt;, Wisconsin are up in arms after seeing that their town's name is misspelled on a $1.2 million dollar water tower with the artist having omitted the "T." Thankfully the town long ago dropped its original name, "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pentis&lt;/span&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mark &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Zuckerberg&lt;/span&gt; Likes This&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Newly released documents reveal that the online social network &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; made $800 million in profit in 2009. Adult Friend Finder made $50.75 in small combs and pubic shampoo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Uh-Oh!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;15 million pounds of Spaghetti-Os were recalled by Campbell's soup and pulled off of shelves this week following reports that the product was tainted. In related news "Italian Night" was cancelled in every trailer park in America.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7610774624218484802?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7610774624218484802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7610774624218484802' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7610774624218484802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7610774624218484802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/whats-all-this-meow-arrest-warrant-has.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5024735211669145908</id><published>2010-06-14T11:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-14T19:23:52.044-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Schooner? Damn Near Killed 'Er&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Abby &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Sunderland&lt;/span&gt;, the 16 year old California girl attempting to sail solo around the world had to be rescued from the Indian Ocean this week.  Abby demonstrated tremendous courage and maturity on her way to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;ultimately&lt;/span&gt; proving what has long been suspected - girls are terrible at everything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;American Stalker&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A former military man was sentenced to 2 years in prison today after being convicted of stalking Ryan &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Seacrest&lt;/span&gt;.  Randy said the sentence didn't really work for him, Paula said he looked gorgeous as always, and Simon said it sounded like a sentence given on a cruise ship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Neverland&lt;/span&gt; Dance&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The creators of &lt;em&gt;Guitar Hero&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Rock Band&lt;/em&gt; have announced plans to release a Michael Jackson themed video game within the next year.  The game is intended to be the first in a series of "first person molesters."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dean of Cool&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Jimmy Dean passed away this week at the age of 81.  Dean's name will always be synonymous with country music, charity, and the that microwavable breakfast sandwich from &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Wawa&lt;/span&gt; which gave you diarrhea during that road trip.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5024735211669145908?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5024735211669145908/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5024735211669145908' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5024735211669145908'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5024735211669145908'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/headlines_14.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1505076092348682611</id><published>2010-06-07T08:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-14T06:04:25.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Don't Want No Short People&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A medical study has found that heart ailments are directly correlated to a person's height with short people having a much greater chance of suffering a heart attack. "I knew it!" shouted Randy Newman.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Steamy Arabian Nights&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recently opened sex shop in the Middle Eastern nation of Bahrain is doing exceptionally well despite the strict religious views of the native Muslim peoples.  Let's face it who can resist the sight of a woman in a negligee revealing her wrists.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Man's Ugliest Friend&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A dog named Miss Ellie who held the title of "World's Ugliest Dog" passed away this week at the age of 17. Miss Ellie's remains were &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;salvaged&lt;/span&gt; by a local Chinese eatery at which point she earned the title of "World's Most Delicious Egg Roll."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Wax On&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The remake of &lt;em&gt;The Karate Kid&lt;/em&gt; dominated the box office this weekend pulling in $56 million. That wasn't the only great news for the franchise, as Ralph &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Macchio&lt;/span&gt; made a $5.60 tip Saturday night at Ruby Tuesdays.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvgLkuEtkA"&gt;Fascinating Man&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1505076092348682611?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1505076092348682611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1505076092348682611' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1505076092348682611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1505076092348682611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/headlines_07.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2047023415087162229</id><published>2010-06-03T09:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-04T07:04:31.019-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Beach Tits&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A group of post-op transvestites in Delaware staged a protest earlier this week to gain the right to sunbathe topless on state beaches.  Eyewitnesses said if you listened close enough, you could hear their grandfathers rolling in their graves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Blue Mountains of Justice&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 32 year old Florida man made headlines this week after calling 9-1-1 on his mother for stealing his beer.  The man was given a warning for abusing 9-1-1 - his mother was beaten, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;tazed&lt;/span&gt;, and held without bail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;King of the World?&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A spokesman from British Petroleum has announced that despite reports to the contrary, filmmaker James Cameron will not be contacted to help them stop the oil leak off the Gulf Coast.  It's a wise move, as Cameron would likely learn the ways of the oil, befriend it, then lead it in an epic battle against us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Soda Poop&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A New Jersey teen who confessed to defecating in a classmate's soda during shop class was sentenced to one year probation this week - a lenient sentence because the judge didn't want to destroy his future - because the future is clearly bright for a young man who defecates in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;another's&lt;/span&gt; soft drink.    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2047023415087162229?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2047023415087162229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2047023415087162229' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2047023415087162229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2047023415087162229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/headlines_03.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5068338882453994997</id><published>2010-06-01T10:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T07:01:24.552-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dead Man's Float&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Philippe &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Croizon&lt;/span&gt;, a quadruple amputee, is set to defy the odds and swim solo across the English Channel in late July.  In related news, mark your calendars for a memorial service for Philippe &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Croizan&lt;/span&gt; in early August.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Off the Wall&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It is being reported that each one of Michael Jackson's three children is set to make $33 million from the late musician's estate.  Unfortunately, most of that money is in giraffe food, gloves, and used syringes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Ma-Sheen&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Hollywood star Charlie Sheen is set to spend 30 days in prison after reaching a plea deal following a domestic dispute this past Christmas.  In jail, Mr. Sheen will surely be sodomized by two and a half men.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Watchu' Talkin' 'Bout!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent survey has found that New York drivers are the least hospitable in the United States.  "Take that survey and shove it up your motha's twat!" commented one New York driver waving a crow bar out his window.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5068338882453994997?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5068338882453994997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5068338882453994997' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5068338882453994997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5068338882453994997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/06/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6310981459380599470</id><published>2010-05-26T14:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T09:42:20.984-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Snow White Collar Crime&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Several top figures in the Disney organization were arrested today on charges of insider trading.  While there's still speculation regarding their identities, Mickey Mouse was recorded at a share holders meeting last week, saying "Greed is Good, &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;haha&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Many people are shocked and appalled after footage surfaced of a 2 year old Indonesian boy who smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day.  The boy's father assured everyone that it's not that big of a deal, and that his son only smokes after sex.*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Truffle Shuffle&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Style Network has announced a new show called &lt;em&gt;Too Fat For 15&lt;/em&gt; - a weight loss show which follows the struggles of obese teens.  Many of the contestants are sick and tired of schoolmates mocking them - luckily this show will open a big window, to have the entire country mock them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What's in a Name?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A long term study found that a person's name has a large effect on every part of their life including education, employment, and social status.  "I don't believe it," said &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Fuckface&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;McGangbang&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Submitted by the old man&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6310981459380599470?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6310981459380599470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6310981459380599470' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6310981459380599470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6310981459380599470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_26.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-9083727625317264595</id><published>2010-05-25T06:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-25T19:32:39.880-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Stiff Upper Lip&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Authorities in Colorado had an easy time this week finding a house burglar due to a very identifiable tattoo he had above his upper lip. The man will likely serve jail time, where fellow inmates will most certainly take him up on that &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;"Mustache Ride"&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Brack&lt;/span&gt; or White&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 4 year old boy from China has risen to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;internet&lt;/span&gt; fame after footage surfaced of his extremely convincing Michael Jackson impersonation. He dances like Jackson, sings like Jackson, and manhandles his 4 year old groin like Jackson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Venus, Uranus is Showing&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Spectators at the French Open are up in arms about the vulgar display of skin by female tennis star Venus Williams. Ms. Williams has apologized, and will where a brown paper bag over her head for the rest of the tournament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;It's a Man's World&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A West Virginia man burnt his own house down this week after arriving home from work to find that his wife hadn't prepared his dinner. The heinous, senseless maniac was detained, booked, and from now on will certainly have dinner ready.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-9083727625317264595?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/9083727625317264595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=9083727625317264595' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9083727625317264595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9083727625317264595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_25.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8544873418956179</id><published>2010-05-24T07:26:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-25T17:01:06.503-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Canadian Baby Tuxedo&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Huggies&lt;/span&gt; has announced the release of a new denim diaper for babies – talk about a sure fire way to get people talking around the trailer park.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Rhode Less Traveled&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island and his brother, who is an ex-con, opened a deli last week called &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Federal Wrap&lt;/span&gt;. “I smell a sitcom,” murmured Stephen and Daniel Baldwin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Bronx Tail&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Three newborn lion cubs in the Bronx Zoo have officially been given names submitted by readers of the New York Daily News – so welcome to the world, &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;FU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt; David Paterson&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Derek &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Jeter&lt;/span&gt;, and &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Hey Ma’ They Chose Tony!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Chapped Chap&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A 13 year old boy from California broke a world record last week by becoming the youngest person to ever scale Mount Everest. He broke another record by going longer than any other 13 year old without being caught masturbating.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8544873418956179?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8544873418956179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8544873418956179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8544873418956179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8544873418956179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_24.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-556770948052705819</id><published>2010-05-19T10:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-20T19:36:18.207-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Read Between the Lines&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent report found that the reading skills amongst urban 8th graders in the United States are the worst that they have ever been. When asked his take on the findings, one 8th grader responded, "How am I supposed to know without any pictures?" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Immortal Kombat&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Arakawa, a 73 year old architect and artist from Japan who claimed to be immortal, died today at 73. He is survived by many red-faced relatives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;This Just-In&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Teen idol Justin Beiber attempted to shed his clean cut image this week by getting a bird tattoo on his hip. When asked why he decided to get it on his hip, Beiber replied "Because there wasn't enough room on my vagina."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;H-E-Double Hockey Sticks!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A group of concerned citizens in a Pennsylvania community are up in arms concerning the recent issuing of citations for public swearing, which they find unconstitutional. The staunch judge told them they can all go fuck themselves.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-556770948052705819?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/556770948052705819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=556770948052705819' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/556770948052705819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/556770948052705819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/read-between-lines-recent-report-found.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1605601117584338448</id><published>2010-05-18T11:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-20T18:10:12.748-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Reds Like the Green&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent survey found that 50% of Russians find bribery to be a legitimate political practice. The other 50% disagreed, but &lt;em&gt;could be persuaded otherwise&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;JukeBox&lt;/span&gt; Zero&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A stabbing at a bar in North Dakota this weekend was reportedly the result of a fight over the jukebox. One man is greatly injured and the other will likely serve jail time - though the real loser was the man next in line with 2 dollars and a hankering to hear Fine Young Cannibals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Pirate's Strife for Me&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Somali man pleaded guilty in a New York courtroom yesterday to hijacking an American ship last year and partaking in pirate activities. The man is looking at serious jail time, while his parrot was able to smooth talk his way to an immunity agreement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Where Does Depression Hurt?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced plans to layoff as many as 6,000 employees worldwide. They warned that these sudden and unexpected layoffs could lead to fatigue, nausea, headaches, and erections lasting up to 3 hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1605601117584338448?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1605601117584338448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1605601117584338448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1605601117584338448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1605601117584338448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_18.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8919265557658491509</id><published>2010-05-16T13:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-17T16:38:05.562-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Little Blue Pill, Big Red Rocket&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A dog in New York City with a rare heart condition is responding positively to large doses of the erectile dysfunction pill Viagra. The dog is doing great – the same cannot be said for six people’s legs and a throw pillow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Brain Damage&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;An in depth scientific study has determined that there is no connection between excessive cell phone use and brain cancer. The study did, however, uncover a correlation between excessive cell phone use and being a huge asshole.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Roman’s Got a Woody&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Famed film director Woody Allen has come out to support fellow director Roman Polanski who admittedly partook in the statutory rape of a 12 year old girl decades ago – and when it comes to issues of sexual morality, who better to have in your corner than a 70 year old man who married his adopted, Korean teenage daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;She Looks a Little Fatwa&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Miss Michigan &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Rima&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fakih&lt;/span&gt;, became Miss America last night, becoming the first ever Arab to hold the title. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fakih&lt;/span&gt; also set a record by becoming the first ever contestant to partake in the swimsuit competition in a black sheet and head scarf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8919265557658491509?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8919265557658491509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8919265557658491509' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8919265557658491509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8919265557658491509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_16.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-9086665954516112423</id><published>2010-05-10T12:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-13T07:11:21.395-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Balls-Eye&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A Colorado man has been charged with illegally discharging a firearm after accidentally shooting himself in the crotch last week. The man was planning on appealing the charges, but he didn't have the balls.* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Catcher in the Rhino&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;It took authorities and zookeepers in Florida 5 hours this week to track down and capture a 4,000 pound rhinoceros which escaped from its cage. They finally found the animal attempting to board a plane to Brazil in a bowler hat and fake moustache.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Captain Porn-Io&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Playboy Magazine has announced the release of an issue with a 3D centerfold - so for all those guys who thought there was nothing more embarrassing than your mom catching you masturbating - throw a pair of 3D glasses into the mix. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Supremes&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;If President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is approved, every Supreme Court Justice will have gone to either Harvard or Yale. "We'll get 'em next time," said Teddy Phelps, DeVry '92.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Submitted by my Dad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-9086665954516112423?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/9086665954516112423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=9086665954516112423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9086665954516112423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9086665954516112423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_10.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3813577892285215939</id><published>2010-05-06T08:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-07T06:13:59.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Face the Music&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 34 year old Spanish man became the first person in the world to successfully receive a face transplant this week, using the face of another person.  When asked what he planned on accomplishing next, he replied, "Break into Alcatraz with Sean Connery."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Greece &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Frightenin&lt;/span&gt;'&lt;/span&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The world economy has taken a hit this week after the Greek government declared bankruptcy due to a vastly growing deficit and other financial woes.  This is what happens when your national economy is centered around 24 hour diners. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Granny Panties &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Redux&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A recent study has found that women in their 60s and 70s are buying sexy lingerie in record numbers.  The lingerie really loses something however, when worn over an adult diaper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;I've Got You, Penis&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today the former Chastity &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Bono&lt;/span&gt; officially became legally recognized as a man following gender reassignment surgery.  Mr. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Bono&lt;/span&gt; is now officially known as "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Chaz&lt;/span&gt;" though he'll probably be better known as "Sonny and Cher's fat daughter who had a dick glued to her."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3813577892285215939?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3813577892285215939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3813577892285215939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3813577892285215939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3813577892285215939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_7681.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2632747692081578214</id><published>2010-05-06T07:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-06T17:32:15.877-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Sweep the Leg&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A Massachusetts woman born with no arms is set to overcome incredible odds and earn her black belt in &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tae&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Kwon&lt;/span&gt; Do this week – still no word on how she intends to tie the belt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Baloncesto&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Associacion&lt;/span&gt; National&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;To honor their Mexican-American fan base, and make a political statement against the state’s new immigration laws, the Phoenix Suns wore jerseys with the name “Los Suns” in their playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs last night. The Spurs took it a step further, by sporting backpack blowers and sleeping in a small area of shade during the second half.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;100 is the New 85&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A recent survey of Americans over the age of 100 found that a common factor they credit for longer life is staying up to date with popular culture and changing technology – though most people surveyed were listening to Lou &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Bega&lt;/span&gt; on cassette tape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;What’s in a Name&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Today, a man named &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Goodluck&lt;/span&gt; Jonathan will be sworn in as the new president of the African nation of Nigeria. It was a hard fought campaign, and in the end he just flat out beat his competitor Shitty-Day William.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2632747692081578214?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2632747692081578214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2632747692081578214' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2632747692081578214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2632747692081578214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines_06.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-265026323848257123</id><published>2010-05-03T11:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-03T19:54:32.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Betty Droop&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Veteran television actress Betty White joked on &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;NBC's&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;Today Show&lt;/em&gt; this morning that in her upcoming appearance on &lt;em&gt;Saturday Night Live&lt;/em&gt;, she is willing to do anything for a laugh except for nudity - so if you want to see Betty nude, just look at the sleeve of a 50 year old leather jacket which has sustained serious water damage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Time Scare&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;NYPD&lt;/span&gt; along with government officials are seeking a Pakistani man who is suspected of parking an SUV equipped with a explosives in Time Square this weekend.  Bystanders immediately became suspicious when they noticed a Pakistani man who wasn't driving a cab.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Request Denied&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A middle school principal in &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ridgewood&lt;/span&gt;, New Jersey is urging the parents of his students to close down their child's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; accounts and keep them away from the social network until they are 18.  The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;principal's&lt;/span&gt; plea took an ugly turn, when a group of students waited for him in the parking lot and super poked him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Not So &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Corky&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A survey of New York City charter schools has shown that their &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;accommodations&lt;/span&gt; for special needs students is amongst the worst in the United States.  Said one school representative, "By this time next year our cages will be twice as roomy."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-265026323848257123?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/265026323848257123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=265026323848257123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/265026323848257123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/265026323848257123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/05/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1416334547494074984</id><published>2010-04-29T08:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-30T08:50:32.751-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jean-Jacques &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Roustoned&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The University of Maryland will be introducing a new philosophy course next semester which will be taught from midnight to three in the morning on Thursdays.  Students will learn to reason, ask &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;exploratory&lt;/span&gt; questions, and ration $30 worth of Taco Bell and bottled water over a three hour period.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Old Midgets Die Hard&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Harry Weider, a well known homosexual, Jewish, disabled dwarf, and outspoken advocate, was struck by a New York City taxi yesterday and passed away.  The real loser, however, was the taxi driver, as everyone knows &lt;em&gt;nothing&lt;/em&gt; gets homosexual, Jewish, disabled dwarf off your bumper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Be Prepared... For &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Koopa&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Troopas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The Boy Scouts of America have announced plans to introduce a new merit badge awarded for achievement in various video games.  Once a scout attains this badge, he is only a &lt;em&gt;jerking off&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;whip-its&lt;/em&gt; badge away from making Eagle Scout.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Bring a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Slopper&lt;/span&gt; for a Whopper&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Burger King announced this week that they will start offering a brunch menu complete with virgin mimosas and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ciabatta&lt;/span&gt; sandwiches.  It's the ideal place to bring your one night stand in case she didn't already feel like a big enough whore.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1416334547494074984?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1416334547494074984/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1416334547494074984' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1416334547494074984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1416334547494074984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_29.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1359311249469289581</id><published>2010-04-27T12:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-29T08:57:31.724-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Three Ring &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Circustan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The government of Turkmenistan has finally overturned legislation strictly banning the circus from coming to their country, passed nearly a decade ago - so now children will no longer dream of running away and joining the the public mob who stone whores in &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;toe-less&lt;/span&gt; shoes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Beast and the Beast&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Porn Queen Jenna Jameson is alleging that her boyfriend, Ultimate Fighter Tito Ortiz, beat her this week leaving her badly injured. The incident raises the question - if a porn queen and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;UFC&lt;/span&gt; fighter can't make it work, who can?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hung Like a Miniature Horse&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This week a miniature horse in New Hampshire set the Guinness World Record as the world's smallest horse measuring 14 inches tall and only 6 pounds. The horse plans to break another record &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; week, by becoming the world's most adorable bottle of glue.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jesus Christ, Monkey Balls&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;restaurateur&lt;/span&gt; in Indonesia was arrested this week for serving his patrons meatballs made from endangered monkey meat. The man plans to serve his time, then go back to serving rat meat like every other Indonesian &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;restaurateur&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1359311249469289581?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1359311249469289581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1359311249469289581' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1359311249469289581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1359311249469289581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_27.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8234511904184776707</id><published>2010-04-26T06:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-26T19:31:58.216-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Dog Gay Afternoon&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A restaurant owner in Adelaide, Australia is being sued for denying a blind man entry to his establishment because he allegedly thought that his seeing eye dog was gay. In fairness to the owner, the dog wouldn't have been let in anyway in cutoffs and roller blades.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Federico Cant-see-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Emerson University in Massachusetts is now offering a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;film making&lt;/span&gt; course only for blind students - though it's hard to imagine how many original films students can make about the back side of a lens cap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pill Your Guts&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The birth control pill celebrates its 50&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; anniversary this week. It's not all cause to celebrate, however, as this week also marks the 50&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; anniversary of the death of pulling out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Beam Me Up North, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Scotty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Leonard &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nimoy&lt;/span&gt;, most famous for playing Spock in &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Star Trek&lt;/span&gt;, visited the town of Vulcan in Alberta, Canada this weekend where he had his hand print bronzed in the town square. In related news, Leonard &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nimoy&lt;/span&gt; has officially called it a life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8234511904184776707?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8234511904184776707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8234511904184776707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8234511904184776707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8234511904184776707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_26.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4932651193290546841</id><published>2010-04-21T12:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-23T06:53:29.342-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='8'/><title type='text'>HEADLINE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Send Lawyer, Guns, and a $5 Check&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An 89 year old woman stopped a would be robber this past Tuesday night by pulling a handgun on him and threatening his life - so Betty White's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;roller coaster&lt;/span&gt; year has officially jumped into high gear.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Anar Sex&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The &lt;em&gt;New York Daily News&lt;/em&gt; released a study today which found that Asian woman ages 18 to 24 were most &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;prone&lt;/span&gt; to have anal sex without using a condom. The study was conducted by a 15 year old who had just found his father's credit card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Circle of Strife&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A town in Idaho has decide to release wild badgers and skunks around lakes and rivers in hopes that they will work together to disperse the growing pelican population. "It's all going according to plan," snarled a wayward beaver.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Prematuris Ejaculaturis&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Amongst the 100 new species discovered by the World Wildlife Federation this year is an extra large slug, native to the island of Borneo, which shoots a "love dart" of calcium on potential mates. The Federation discovered the slug when it came to their door to tell them it was a sex offender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4932651193290546841?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4932651193290546841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4932651193290546841' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4932651193290546841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4932651193290546841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headline.html' title='HEADLINE'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2974614137970362395</id><published>2010-04-19T11:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-20T19:04:28.058-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Oral-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Well's&lt;/span&gt; Animal Farm&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A notorious drug kingpin in Washington state was arrested this week for running a bestiality farm where men used various farm animals to fulfill perverse sexual fantasies. The man will certainly serve time in jail where men will use him to fulfill perverse sexual fantasies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Euro Not So Trash&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The Associated Press is reporting that tourists who have been stranded in European airports for as long as four days due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland have begun to bathe themselves in the public bathrooms. The occasion marks the first time in recorded history, that Europeans have bathed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Gettin&lt;/span&gt;' Down with the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Kardashians&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The animal rights group PETA is upset with member Kim &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Kardashian&lt;/span&gt; because she posed for a picture on the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;internet&lt;/span&gt; while holding a cat by the neck. They are thankful, however, that unlike the last time Ms. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Kardashian&lt;/span&gt; showed her pussy on the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;internet&lt;/span&gt;, this time it wasn't pounded by Brandy's little brother.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Means &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;NFW&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A recent survey has found that 1/3 of American teenagers send 100 or more text messages everyday. When asked if they thought over-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;texting&lt;/span&gt; was having any effect on their day to day life, one teen responded, "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;OMFG&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;STFU&lt;/span&gt;. N! L8R."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2974614137970362395?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2974614137970362395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2974614137970362395' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2974614137970362395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2974614137970362395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/oral-wells-animal-farm-notorious-drug.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2352842302064363902</id><published>2010-04-15T07:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-17T11:48:58.920-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Triple Stacker, Hold the Phlegm&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A police officer in Washington state has successfully filed a lawsuit against a Burger King after finding what he suspected to be spit in his Whopper. The man has already hired an impressive team of lawyers who will surely cite the landmark &lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Wilson v. Chic-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fil&lt;/span&gt;-A &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pube&lt;/span&gt; Bandit &lt;/span&gt;case of 1998. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Requiem for a Mustache Ride&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The American Mustache Institute, a union for men with mustaches, is seeking a $250 per year tax incentive from the federal government for men with facial hair. Said one member, "It's getting harder to make ends meet on a porn star salary alone."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Naive &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Spudley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Alabama arrested a 21 year old man yesterday after discovering he was hiding 5 ounces of cocaine in a potato. They became suspicious when they noticed the potato was sweating profusely and listening to the Talking Heads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;TKO-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ey&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Vey&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Yuri Foreman, a 29 year old welterweight boxer, recently made history by becoming the first Orthodox Jew to hold the welterweight title. Yuri also recently made history by becoming the last Orthodox Jew to ever excel at sports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;Ever wonder where they get those people they interview for local news stories? Apparently all it takes is a knock on my door. &lt;a href="http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/elderly-man-death-suspicious-20100415-apx"&gt;Way to go mom!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/elderly-man-death-suspicious-20100415-apx"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2352842302064363902?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2352842302064363902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2352842302064363902' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2352842302064363902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2352842302064363902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_15.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3726889243771326279</id><published>2010-04-14T07:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-15T06:00:54.831-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Grey Card&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A group of older South African women, ages 60 to 84, have formed a soccer team in hopes of qualifying for a tournament in Michigan later this year. The chipper group of women, really put a face to the old credo, "it's all fun and games till someone trips over their own tits."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Little Orphan Anna Karenina&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A Tennessee couple have found themselves in hot water this week for sending their 7 year old adopted son back to Russia after deciding, they didn't wish to keep him. While morally depraved, there's little the authorities can do, considering the couple sprung for that 6 month warranty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dyke and Cover&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;DC Comics is set to make history in the coming weeks by releasing a new adventure comic about the first ever, openly gay female superhero. The character will drive around in a Subaru Outback cleaning up the streets in between her duties as a high school field hockey coach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;My Little Whore&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;People in the UK are outraged, after an upscale clothing store has begun selling two piece bikinis for little girls with padding in the chest. The store didn't help matters by selling the controversial item right next to the men's overcoats with pre-cut holes in the pockets. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3726889243771326279?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3726889243771326279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3726889243771326279' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3726889243771326279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3726889243771326279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/grey-card-group-of-women-ages-60-to-84.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7176475247568208826</id><published>2010-04-13T08:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T06:07:01.440-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Nerds Amongst Us&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A new survey has found that 1 in 5 people believe that alien life forms exist amongst us. A similar survey found that 4 in 5 people are not obese virgins living with their mothers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lady &amp;amp; The Trampoline&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;George &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nissen&lt;/span&gt;, the inventor of the trampoline, died this week at the age of 96. While his family did not immediately reveal the cause of his death, the safe assumption is a double bounce from his older brother gone awry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Which One is Her Nipple?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Canadian publishing company has announced plans to release &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;braille&lt;/span&gt; pornography for the blind. In related news, a large number of blind men have begun to learn reading &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;braille&lt;/span&gt; with their left hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Darn &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tootin&lt;/span&gt;'!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Figures released today show that Sarah &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Palin&lt;/span&gt; has made $12 million since stepping down as Governor of Alaska one year ago. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Palin&lt;/span&gt; plans to spend the money on better blinds, to keep those pesky neighboring Russians from peaking in her windows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7176475247568208826?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7176475247568208826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7176475247568208826' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7176475247568208826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7176475247568208826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_13.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2171373136845869902</id><published>2010-04-11T14:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-13T05:50:51.961-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Burrito-Chill&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 28 year old Michigan man was arrested this weekend for walking into a convenient store and eating a burrito and a bag of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Funyuns&lt;/span&gt;, before revealing he had no money to pay for the items. The man will be charged with larceny, loitering, and smoking &lt;em&gt;awesome&lt;/em&gt; pot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hairy Leg Day&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This weekend, thousands of men in New York City took to the streets wearing classic Scottish skirts to celebrate Tartan Day - or as they call it in the East Village, "Sunday." &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Steel 'Er Innocence&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today a Georgia DA threw out a case of sexual assault against Pittsburgh &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Steeler's&lt;/span&gt; quarterback Ben &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Roethlisberger&lt;/span&gt; stemming from an incident at a bar one month ago. To save time, however, the DA went ahead and booked Mr. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Roethlisberger&lt;/span&gt; for the sexual assault he will allegedly commit next month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What Now Justin &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Beiber&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 13 year old boy from California is seeking to make history by becoming the youngest person to ever climb to the peak of Mount Everest. No word yet on how the young man plans to deal with the physical demands, unpredictable conditions, and unavoidable erections every 30 to 40 minutes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2171373136845869902?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2171373136845869902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2171373136845869902' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2171373136845869902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2171373136845869902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_11.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-501419333902367623</id><published>2010-04-08T06:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-08T18:40:18.130-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Old Man Jumper&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 96 year old South African man made history this week by becoming the oldest person on record to bungee jump. To save money, in lieu of a bungee cord the man used his scrotum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McCamp&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McVictory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The United States military has announced plans to cease the distribution of fast food at certain military bases located in Afghanistan. To add insult to injury, they also intend to take away the trampolines and go-kart course.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Consult a Physician&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The prescription drug company giant &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Novartis&lt;/span&gt; is officially being brought to trial for discriminatory hiring practices concerning woman. Said one &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Novartis&lt;/span&gt; official, "It's just not easy having women around while experiencing an erection lasting longer than three hours."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;White Horse Whitney&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;After being hospitalized shortly before a European concert earlier in the week, Whitney Houston assured fans it was simply due to an allergic reaction. When asked what she was allergic to, Whitney replied, "Cocaine."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-501419333902367623?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/501419333902367623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=501419333902367623' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/501419333902367623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/501419333902367623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_08.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4754601143343179083</id><published>2010-04-07T06:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-07T17:36:32.341-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Baggage Shame&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Two German women were stopped at a Liverpool airport yesterday for trying to bring a dead body onto a plane.  The body was determined to be over 25 pounds and was stowed in cargo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Team Loyalty&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former NFL running back and NBC personality &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tiki&lt;/span&gt; Barber will be leaving his pregnant wife of 13 years after allegedly engaging in an affair with a 23 year old intern.  If history is any indication, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tiki's&lt;/span&gt; ex-wife will go on to win the Super Bowl this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;I'm a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Lud&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ser&lt;/span&gt;, Baby&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Two dozen people were arrested in New York today for connection to a multi-million dollar q&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;uaaludes&lt;/span&gt; ring.  When reached for comment the suspects drooled on themselves while petting a fire hydrant.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Miss Congeniality?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;There is speculation that Sandra Bullock is reluctant to file for divorce from her cheating husband Jesse James, because he may be in possession of an extremely graphic sex tape.  The tape in question is already getting higher marks on Rotten Tomatoes than &lt;em&gt;Speed 2: Cruise Control.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4754601143343179083?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4754601143343179083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4754601143343179083' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4754601143343179083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4754601143343179083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines_07.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7237594605475614452</id><published>2010-04-04T17:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T17:03:37.647-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dubai, Dubai, Du&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A British couple &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;were&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;sentenced&lt;/span&gt; to jail time in Dubai last week after they were caught kissing in public. To make matters worse, on the man's first night in prison he was pinned down in the shower room as other inmates took turns holding his hand. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Titty City&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;About two dozen women in a small Maine town marched the streets topless this weekend to protest the fact that men can be topless in public while women cannot. Someone then took the time to explain to them it's not because they are women - it's because they are fat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rad i&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Pad&lt;/span&gt;, Tad!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Apple made history this weekend by selling 300,000 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;iPads&lt;/span&gt; on their first day of release. Some asshole made history later in the day by being the first person to drop the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;iPad&lt;/span&gt; in a toilet while drunk &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;texting&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Shut the Front Door&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It is expected that at sometime this week New York City doormen will go on strike to demand higher wages. They will march the streets to City Hall where unfortunately, no one will be there to open the door for them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7237594605475614452?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7237594605475614452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7237594605475614452' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7237594605475614452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7237594605475614452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/04/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2108767070653140637</id><published>2010-03-30T11:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-31T06:18:16.942-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Your Vol is Showing&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Tennessee man who was arrested for streaking this weekend claimed that his only motivation for the criminal act was boredom.  His story checks out, as his being from Tennessee immediately eliminates the chance that he can afford a television or is able to read. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Little China&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;People are upset by the opening of a new amusement park in China in which all employees are dwarfs dressed in fairytale themed costumes.  Amongst those not complaining are the dwarfs - on the grounds that this is their only opportunity for employment considering they can't reach the dry cleaning counter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;You Stay Classy, Augusta&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Joslyn&lt;/span&gt; James, the porn star with whom Tiger Woods had a long running affair has announced that she will be in attendance this weekend as Tiger returns to golf in the Masters.  While Tiger has not responded, other golfers are upset, especially because her vagina has officially been declared a water hazard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Happy Paper Jam Day&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today the office copy machine celebrated it's 50&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; year of existence.  The copy machine is hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough in workplace efficiency, the tantamount example of modern convenience, and an irreplaceable staple in office themed &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;pornos&lt;/span&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2108767070653140637?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2108767070653140637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2108767070653140637' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2108767070653140637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2108767070653140637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_30.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-842396996447964375</id><published>2010-03-29T12:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-30T06:05:16.348-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;On Guard!&lt;/u&gt;  :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A school for blind children in Massachusetts announced plans today to create a fencing team for its students.  "I think it'll be a great &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;oppor&lt;/span&gt;..." said the team's coach before getting stabbed in the face.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Who Down with &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;RNC&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Members of the Republican National Committee are in hot water after allegedly running a $2,000 tab at a Los Angeles strip club.  The men claim that money was simply going towards the young lady's health care anyway.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ricky's Into Dicky&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today 90's pop idol and Latino superstar Ricky Martin announced that he was a homosexual - putting a decade worth of speculation to rest regarding whether or not Ricky Martin was still alive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today 90's pop idol and Latino superstar Ricky Martin announced that he was a homosexual - In related news, William Hung was found wandering the streets inconsolable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today 90's pop idol and Latino superstar Ricky Martin announced that he was a homosexual - Luckily for Ricky, he is still the third least gay guy from &lt;a href="http://www.michaelmurray.ca/blog/menudo.jpg"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Menudo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-842396996447964375?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/842396996447964375/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=842396996447964375' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/842396996447964375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/842396996447964375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_29.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5534992316289811788</id><published>2010-03-25T06:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-27T12:50:05.209-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Super Duper Nintendo&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The CEO of Nintendo gaming systems has announced the company's plan to create a 3D system within the decade.  "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Haaaaaaaa&lt;/span&gt;!" replied every adult virgin in the world before puffing on their inhalers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Safe &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Cyber&lt;/span&gt; Poking&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A study conducted in the UK found a link between the growth of the social network &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; and the shocking rise of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;STDs&lt;/span&gt; amongst the country's youth.  It should come as no surprise as &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; was known for sleeping around in college.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Autism Reeks&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Alex Hermann, the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;autistic&lt;/span&gt; boy from Illinois who had a perfect NCAA March Madness bracket through two rounds, was dealt his first loss this week when Butler upset Syracuse.  "It was certainly a lot of fun," said the boys father while loading his son in the car to be &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;lobotomized&lt;/span&gt; and locked in a padded room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;1 Out of 3 Ain't Bad&lt;/u&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent study found that 1 out of 3 women in America would be willing to have sex with a complete stranger for a large sum of money.  The survey was conducted over the course of 20 years by Charlie Sheen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5534992316289811788?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5534992316289811788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5534992316289811788' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5534992316289811788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5534992316289811788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_25.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1148884546105079479</id><published>2010-03-23T07:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-24T18:19:35.854-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hospitable Gown&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A fashion designer in the UK has designed a new hospital gown that is more sleek, comfortable, and provides more privacy - so now your incontinent grandma can shit herself with style and confidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Red Hot Chili Peppers&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The Indian government is experimenting with the hottest chili pepper in the world to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;develop&lt;/span&gt; a new weapon for military purposes. To date the only casualties have been a half a dozen toilets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;This Little Piggy Was Severed&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A six year old Chinese boy born with seven fingers on each hand is set to undergo an experimental surgery to remove the excess fingers - a decision he will surely regret once he's old enough to masturbate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Foot Fetish Soldiers&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Word leaked from the Pentagon today that the United States military is set to revoke its stance against homosexual members in its ranks and repeal the much debated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. In unrelated news, the United States government put in an order for 50,000 pairs of camouflage cutoffs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1148884546105079479?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1148884546105079479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1148884546105079479' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1148884546105079479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1148884546105079479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_23.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6017921771059382552</id><published>2010-03-22T06:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-22T17:01:52.973-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Sexism, Your Ass!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent survey of women conducted by the University of Connecticut, found that an overwhelming majority consider all men to be sexist to a certain degree.  Said all men, "What do they know?  They're just women."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Grand Theft Trig&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The creators of the Nintendo gaming system have announced that the future of the company lies in educational, school-friendly games.  The creators of X-Box said that their games already are educational and teach kids lessons like - if a hooker owes you 5K and only coughs over 4, slam the bitches head 9 times in a car door for the total sum.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Heidi Seek&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Heidi &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Montag&lt;/span&gt; has fired her agent who is also a full time psychic after only 2 weeks of his service.  Luckily he took it pretty easy as the oracle had &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;foreseen&lt;/span&gt; the prophecy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Schindler's &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Craigs&lt;/span&gt; List&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The actual document drafted by &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Oskar&lt;/span&gt; Schindler, complete with the names of every Jew he saved from the Holocaust, is going to be put up for auction soon with the asking price of $2.2 million.  Many well to do Jews are interested in purchasing, but they're going to wait till the &lt;em&gt;Sunday Times&lt;/em&gt; prints a coupon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6017921771059382552?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6017921771059382552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6017921771059382552' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6017921771059382552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6017921771059382552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_22.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4699368565757377521</id><published>2010-03-17T07:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-19T06:22:50.894-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mini Winnie Cooper&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Danica &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;McKellar&lt;/span&gt;, the child star of the hit 90s show &lt;em&gt;The Wonder Years,&lt;/em&gt; announced yesterday that she is pregnant with her first child.  &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;McKellar&lt;/span&gt; suspected the pregnancy when she heard Daniel Stern's voice narrating from her vagina.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ex-Whore House&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Mexico has opened the first ever retirement home for former prostitutes.  Families of the women are finding it thoughtful and convenient, but have problems with the $500 an hour rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;De-Flowered&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A female nudist in Colorado has come under fire for cutting her lawn in the middle of the day while in the nude.  Authorities responded to the odd happening after noticing all of the town's men were outside whacking their weeds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Suckerin&lt;/span&gt;' &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Sukitash&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Parents in Washington state are outraged after an on demand Bugs Bunny cartoon for children led &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;orderers&lt;/span&gt; to an explicit porno movie instead.  It wasn't all bad, as it opened the door for that age old discussion between parent and child about why Elmer &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Fudd&lt;/span&gt; was &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;bookaki&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;ing&lt;/span&gt; Bugs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4699368565757377521?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4699368565757377521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4699368565757377521' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4699368565757377521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4699368565757377521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_17.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2618744799332697943</id><published>2010-03-16T07:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-17T05:57:21.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dino-Dung&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A renowned Swiss watch company has announced that they will make a $12,000 dollar watch out of a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;fossilized&lt;/span&gt; piece of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;dinosaur&lt;/span&gt; feces - because nothing say "class and sophistication" like a 200 million year old piece of shit on your wrist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;How Can They Read It?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The local government of Green Bay, Wisconsin has announced that this decade the most often stolen street sign was that for &lt;em&gt;Mullet Place&lt;/em&gt;.  "Well, there's always next decade," said &lt;em&gt;Rat Tail Lane&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Generation Sex&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The results of a recently released survey show that women last decade were far more sexually liberal than the woman of the 1960s.  Still, however, no one can hold a candle to those strumpets from the 1890s.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;He Gone Gone&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The shortest man in the world, a Chinese dwarf named He Ping Ping who stood just 29 inches tall, died this week of heart complications.  Of course "heart complications" is Mandarin for "someone stepped on him."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2618744799332697943?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2618744799332697943/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2618744799332697943' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2618744799332697943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2618744799332697943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_16.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6254059519107565137</id><published>2010-03-15T07:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-16T06:05:46.777-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aroostook&lt;/span&gt; Bore&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The State Senate of New Hampshire is locked in a heated debate over whether to declare the official state drink milk or apple cider, making it official - New Hampshire is the new Delaware.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dot Com-motion&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today the first ever "dot com" website domain celebrated its 25&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; birthday.  The historic milestone was celebrated by &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;internet&lt;/span&gt; execs, the technological community, and chronic &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;masturbaters&lt;/span&gt; everywhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Cig&lt;/span&gt; Bums&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An anti-smoking group is blaming the current spike in numbers of teenage girls smoking to a strategically placed, risque advertisement by Camel in women's magazines.  They have ruled out the reason being that cigarettes make you feel good, look older, and lose weight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Got the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tism&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Scientists released a study today which found without a shadow of a doubt that autism is &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; caused by vaccines despite a media crusade launched by Jenny McCarthy.  The discovery begs the question - If you can't trust a former Playboy model, turned co-host of a short lived MTV dating game, who went on to make a string of ill-fated straight to VHS movies before hooking up with Jim Carey - who can you trust?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6254059519107565137?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6254059519107565137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6254059519107565137' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6254059519107565137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6254059519107565137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_15.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1127813431764872620</id><published>2010-03-11T07:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-11T18:42:44.889-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; &lt;u&gt;What a Boob&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A woman in Staten Island won a civil law suit today against a plastic surgeon who botched her breast augmentation and ended up giving her four breasts.  The decision couldn't have come at a worse time as the doctor was scheduled to give her husband two extra hands today. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Super Mario&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Television personality Mario Lopez announced yesterday that he and his girlfriend are expecting their first child - so there will be one more person who can't name a single accomplishment of Mario Lopez besides playing AC Slater.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hold the Blubber&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A posh sushi restaurant in Los Angeles has come under fire for serving whale.  Said a spokesman for the restaurant, "What were we supposed to do &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; serve the star of &lt;em&gt;Precious&lt;/em&gt;?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Not So Slim Pickings&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Mexican Carlos Slim topped Forbes Magazine's annual list of the richest people in the world with an amassed fortune of nearly $53.5 billion - still no word on how many lawns he had to cut to make that sort of money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1127813431764872620?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1127813431764872620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1127813431764872620' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1127813431764872620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1127813431764872620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_11.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4255043750427215783</id><published>2010-03-10T09:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-12T10:16:04.675-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Oh, Canada&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A movement to change a lyric in the Canadian national anthem which is thought to be sexists was denied this week by the Canadian government - so it looks like "iron my shirt and make me coffee, bitch" will remain as the anthem's bridge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Crackopoly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Kansas was arrested yesterday after he was found beaten on the street for attempting to buy crack cocaine with money from the board game Monopoly.  The man's bad luck didn't end there - the police also declined his "Get Out of Jail Free" card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Doctor Kong&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A doctor in Queens has beaten the world record for the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;video game&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;Donkey Kong&lt;/em&gt; after scoring well over 1,000,000 points.  The gaming world was very impressed - the families of his 100 dead patients were not as positive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Let Your &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;LaGuardia&lt;/span&gt; Down&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;New York's &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;LaGuardia&lt;/span&gt; airport was voted "Worst Airport in America" by an extensive survey ranking airports by a number of criteria.  A spokesman for &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;LaGuardia&lt;/span&gt; was scheduled to make a statement at 3 PM, then changed it to 5:30 PM, and eventually just sent the press to JFK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4255043750427215783?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4255043750427215783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4255043750427215783' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4255043750427215783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4255043750427215783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_10.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5942834624869767255</id><published>2010-03-09T08:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-10T05:53:22.058-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;At Least She Wasn't Driving&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A grandmother in Wisconsin camped outside a new ice cream establishment for 43 hours last week to make sure that her 6 year old grandson was the first person to be served.  It was a big week for the boy, as his story made national headlines, and he was the first kid at school with early onset diabetes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Coo-Coo Ca-Choo&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Long Island are investigating the robbery of a 15 inch walrus tusk from the restored historical landmark which used to be Teddy Roosevelt's home.  The prime suspect at the moment was a man seen leaving the house who either had a 15 inch walrus tusk stashed away or &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; liked Teddy Roosevelt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Selling Sex&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The owner of the Internet domain "Sex.com" has announced that he plans to put the name up for auction at some point this year.  "Finally!" proclaimed the owner of &lt;em&gt;Stephen Edelstein X-Rays&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Oh-No-Prah&lt;/u&gt;&lt;em&gt; :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Following the Academy Awards, Oprah Winfrey said that she "saw herself" in the breakout star of the film &lt;em&gt;Precious&lt;/em&gt;, Gabourey Sidibe.  It wasn't a compliment however - Oprah's lower extremities were in Sidibe's mouth as she was attempting to swallow her whole.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5942834624869767255?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5942834624869767255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5942834624869767255' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5942834624869767255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5942834624869767255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_09.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7981201448192687452</id><published>2010-03-08T06:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T11:48:14.263-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dirty Chavez&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez blasted Secretary of State Hilary Clinton today, and said she was simply a "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;blonde&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Condeleeza&lt;/span&gt; Rice" - to which Bill Clinton responded, "That's pretty hot. Let's work with that."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;This is Your "Pilot" Speaking&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A man was arrested in a Dutch airport this weekend in possession of a fake pilot's license - looks like it's back to waiting in the back seat of the car as his older brother flies the plane for him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Outlaw Lil' Wayne&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;Hip-hop artist Lil' Wayne was convicted to one year in prison today stemming from an arrest last year for illegal gun possession. Lil' Wayne is expected to change his image in prison, and has supposedly already adopted a new nickname - "Lil' Bitch."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Youth in Asia&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The Chinese government conducted a study which concluded that a record number of children in the country are obese. They plan to rectify the shocking discovery by setting up after school exercise programs for the boys and by castrating, stoning, and drowning&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;the girls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7981201448192687452?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7981201448192687452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7981201448192687452' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7981201448192687452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7981201448192687452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/dirty-chavez-venezuelan-dictator-hugo.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1987485822806409090</id><published>2010-03-04T07:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-05T06:52:37.745-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Realityin&lt;/span&gt;'&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former Alaskan Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Palin&lt;/span&gt; is in talks with Mark Burnett to create a reality television show about her and her family. The working title of the show is - "Are You Smarter Than a Teen Mom Ice Road Trucker with &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Corky&lt;/span&gt; from &lt;em&gt;Life Goes On&lt;/em&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Snow Me&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A family in New Jersey has come under criticism for making a sexually explicit female snowman on their property. The women in the town contacted the authorities when their husbands began coming home with chapped penises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hairy Situation&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Deli owner in New Jersey is in hot water for allegedly putting a hair on the order for a police officer who had pulled him over for speeding in the past. In fairness to the man, it was not his intention to put a hair in the officer's food, it must have come off of his &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;nut sack&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Too Chubby to Fly&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight was arrested yesterday for masturbating in his seat in midair. The woman seated beside the passenger knew something was awry when she noticed his penis was in its upright and lock position.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1987485822806409090?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1987485822806409090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1987485822806409090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1987485822806409090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1987485822806409090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_04.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8118917217210344068</id><published>2010-03-02T06:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-03T18:51:07.302-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Drunkey&lt;/span&gt; Business&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A chimpanzee from a zoo in Moscow, Russia was sent to a special rehabilitation program this weekend to ween him off of his reliance to alcohol.  The chimp realized he needed help when he woke up one morning and he &lt;em&gt;wasn't&lt;/em&gt; in a pile of his own feces.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;No &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Underoos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Earlier this week 5,200 people posed naked on the steps of the Sydney Opera House as part of a project by famed photographer Spencer &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Tunick&lt;/span&gt;.  The photo shoot was going great until one man's shrimp ended up in another man's barbie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Yankin&lt;/span&gt;' His Chain&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;New York Governor David Paterson is being investigated for breaking ethics regulations by accepting tickets to go to a Yankees World Series Game.  In fairness to Paterson, however, he was told he was simply listening to the game on a radio while standing on a crowded airport runway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;OMFG&lt;/span&gt;!!!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Israeli military called off a secret raid yesterday after a militant supposedly wrote about the raid on his &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; status.  The Israelis became aware of the situation when half of the "Palestine Rocks!!!" Page "&lt;em&gt;Liked&lt;/em&gt;" the status.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8118917217210344068?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8118917217210344068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8118917217210344068' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8118917217210344068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8118917217210344068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines_02.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7188538449382699516</id><published>2010-03-01T06:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T18:33:21.834-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Granny Get Your Gun&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An 80 year old California woman was sentenced to three years in jail last week after being convicted for a string of crimes including burglary.  "This is my week!" proclaimed a recently convicted 79 year old woman looking to kick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;someones&lt;/span&gt; ass in the shower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Proud Mary-Land&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The state government of Maryland is set to legalize gay marriage at an upcoming vote at which point they will officially change their state name to "Nancy-land."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hot, Hot, Hot&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today marked the 142&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;nd&lt;/span&gt; birthday of the popular hot sauce brand, Tabasco.  In unrelated news, tomorrow marks the 142&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;nd&lt;/span&gt; birthday of diarrhea, heart burn, and ulcers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Wicked &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Smaht&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The state of Massachusetts is seeking to make the use of the term "retard" in its public school illegal and punishable by fines and expulsion.  Luckily for every student in Massachusetts, "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;retahd&lt;/span&gt;" still flies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7188538449382699516?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7188538449382699516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7188538449382699516' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7188538449382699516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7188538449382699516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8816357113668448577</id><published>2010-02-24T06:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-25T06:52:40.263-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Bullet Proof Chest&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A New Jersey woman who suffered two gun shot wounds while at a bar last week claims that the only reason she was not killed was because of her love handles.  In unrelated news, a woman's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;fupa&lt;/span&gt; saved her from a machete attack.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;My Old Kentucky Home&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Politicians in Kentucky are pushing for the removal of a verse in the state's official oath of office which requires Pols to swear off 'dueling' which always causes the state house to erupt in laughter.  A smaller group is pushing for the removal of the verse about 'screwing your cousin' which causes the statehouse to erupt in shifty eyed guilt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mire High &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Crub&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Japanese airline is set to make 'women only' restrooms on their national and international flights.  In related news, the mile high club in Japan is about to become a whole lot hotter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Glass Ceiling Blues&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent study has shown that a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;disproportionate&lt;/span&gt; amount of women in positions of professional power rely heavily on prescription drugs.  "That's really disappointing to hear," said one man in a position of power while blowing a speed ball off a hooker's hip.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8816357113668448577?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8816357113668448577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8816357113668448577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8816357113668448577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8816357113668448577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_24.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5369997122599393795</id><published>2010-02-22T09:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-22T17:36:55.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Golden Girl (on Borrowed Time)&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Following a much talked about online petition, it was reported today that 88 year old former television star Betty White is very close to inking a deal to host &lt;em&gt;Saturday Night Live&lt;/em&gt; - so tune in for your best chance of seeing a person die on live television since the Chris Farley years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fare Game&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Starting on Friday New York City taxis will begin picking up multiple passengers for a single fare.  The city expects gas usage to go down, difficulty getting a cab to disappear, and puking on a stranger's lap to reach record numbers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Shadow Dancers&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A new concept restaurant in Taiwan features a moat around its exterior, almost complete darkness, and waiter service by stealth employees dressed as ninjas.  They are so stealth, that you can barely tell they dipped their scrotum in your won-ton soup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Seriously?&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Czech based travel company is charging $200 to send your favorite stuffed animal around Europe and have its picture taken with the continent's most recognizable landmarks.  For those interested it will be a good way to get that pesky teddy bear out of the house for a week to have some romantic time alone with that fluffy pillow on the shays lounge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5369997122599393795?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5369997122599393795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5369997122599393795' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5369997122599393795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5369997122599393795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_22.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5404609378447932308</id><published>2010-02-21T14:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-21T16:05:08.552-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Don't Want No Short People&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man from Nepal who stands 22 inches tall has launched a campaign to be recognized as the "World's Smallest Man" by the Guinness Book of World Records which would strip the record from the current holder who stands 28 inches tall.  What will ensue is sure to be the most adorable altercation in history.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Doctor of the Year&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A doctor in Czechoslovakia accidentally left a foot long surgical tool inside a woman he was operating on last week.  "Not the first time she's had foot long in her!" responded the woman's hysterical boyfriend while receiving a chest bump.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Has Anyone Seen Boner?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Actor Walter Koenig, most famous for playing "Boner Stabone" on the hit 90s show &lt;em&gt;Growing Pains&lt;/em&gt; has been reported missing and authorities are asking for help to crack the case.  Their only lead is that Koenig was last seen getting into hilarious mischeif in the Seaver home circa 1993.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Double Threat&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Film director Roman Polanski was honored this weekend with the prestigious "Silver Bear" at the Berlin Film Festival.  It was the end to a huge week for Polanski who received the "Crying Teddy Bear" at the annual Statutory Rapist of the Year awards on Wednesday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5404609378447932308?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5404609378447932308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5404609378447932308' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5404609378447932308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5404609378447932308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_21.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-9040248159943706785</id><published>2010-02-17T10:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T18:05:57.925-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;United States of .... Whatever&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An international poll released this week ranked the United States of America the laziest country in the world, making it official - Mexico is no longer considered a country.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Port-a-Party&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The authorities in Brazil are issuing fines for the first time this year for public urination during the annual celebration, Carnival.  "It's really just an issue of moral decency," said a half naked drag-queen blowing his boyfriend while on PCP.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;From Russia with &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Cyber&lt;/span&gt; Love&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Moscow have arrested the Internet hacker responsible for putting pornographic videos on an electronic billboard at a busy intersection last month.  The man is claiming his innocence, but he was caught white handed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Blues Grass State&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An annual census found that residents of West Virginia and Kentucky tied as the "unhappiest people" in the United States.  Polling may have been effected by outside circumstances, however, as &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Walmart&lt;/span&gt; had recently run out of above ground pools.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-9040248159943706785?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/9040248159943706785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=9040248159943706785' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9040248159943706785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9040248159943706785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_17.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8755163673313134267</id><published>2010-02-16T07:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T16:55:08.993-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Subway... Feet Fresh&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Many New York City subway riders expressed opposition this week to the recent rise in $50 citations given out to people for putting their feet on the seats, while others support it.  "Some people just have no respect for their fellow riders," said Manny, the unkempt Gulf War veteran who uses the 4 train as a toilet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Va-China&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Olympic Chinese figure skaters &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Shen&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Xue&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Zhoe&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Hongbo&lt;/span&gt; came out of practical obscurity last night to win the gold medal in doubles figure skating, then announced their plans to have a child.  Viewers were shocked when they won, and even more shocked to learn that a male figure skater was a heterosexual.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A-Less is A-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Mour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A panel of experts decided this week that the french word "amour" meaning "love" is the world's most romantic word.  Coming in dead last for the seventh straight year - "gaping-soggy-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;grundle&lt;/span&gt;-Nazi."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fur&lt;/em&gt;-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;tive&lt;/span&gt; Effort By Under-&lt;em&gt;Dog&lt;/em&gt; who Shows no &lt;/u&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paws&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;New York City's annual dog show for sheltered dogs was won this year by a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;pit bull&lt;/span&gt; with only three legs, giving credence to the old football saying - "&lt;em&gt;It's not the dog in the fight - it's the extent to which Michael Vick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;maimed&lt;/span&gt; that dog.&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8755163673313134267?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8755163673313134267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8755163673313134267' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8755163673313134267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8755163673313134267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_16.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-384809659314033169</id><published>2010-02-15T06:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-15T09:42:03.627-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lets Hug it Out&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An Ohio man broke the Guinness World Record for hugs yesterday giving 7,777 hugs in 24 hours.  "That's Bullshit!" proclaimed every 300 pound, bearded, drunk guy at a keg party.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Emmett Otter's Drowning Scare&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Maine responded to reports of a child drowning in Maine yesterday, only to find that the "child" in question was an otter.  It was an honest mistake as recent studies have shown that most drowning children wear head to toe fur coats and eat clams off their bellies.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Patron Saint of Grinding Teeth&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Roman Catholic &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;priest&lt;/span&gt; was arrested in Philadelphia this weekend after getting caught in a sting operation attempting to purchase cocaine.  The priest claims this is just a big misunderstanding - he was buying the cocaine for his 11 year old boyfriend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;One Hit Wonder Remembered&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Don &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fieger&lt;/span&gt;, the lead singer of the early 1980s rock band The Knack, passed away this weekend at the age of 57.  &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fieger&lt;/span&gt; is survived, &lt;em&gt;b-b-b-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;byyyyyy&lt;/span&gt; Sharona!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-384809659314033169?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/384809659314033169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=384809659314033169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/384809659314033169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/384809659314033169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_15.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4781288443138681733</id><published>2010-02-11T07:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-12T06:03:25.719-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Roses Are Red, Faces Are White&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in an Amsterdam airport stopped a shipment of roses this week when they found a substantial amount of cocaine stashed in the bouquet.  The police became suspicious when the roses got in their face and would not shut up about what an &lt;em&gt;awesome&lt;/em&gt; time they were having.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mary Jane &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Twatson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It was announced today that the fourth installment of &lt;em&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Spiderman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; will be shot entirely in 3-D.  It's assumed that the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;premiere&lt;/span&gt; of the film will coincide with the stripping of the medical license of Kirsten &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Dunst's&lt;/span&gt; dentist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dinosaur Bone(r)s&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Discovery Channel&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;green lit&lt;/span&gt; a show called "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Tyrannosaurus&lt;/span&gt; Sex" which will explore the highly unknown mating habits of dinosaurs.  Spoiler alert - the male dinosaur puts his penis in the female dinosaur.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Cheeb&lt;/span&gt;-us Christ&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in El &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Paso&lt;/span&gt;, Texas stopped the smuggling of 30 lbs of marijuana yesterday after finding it hidden in an &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;over sized&lt;/span&gt; framed picture of Jesus Christ.  They knew something was awry when they noticed that Jesus was wearing a Widespread Panic t-shirt and eating a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Choco&lt;/span&gt;-Taco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4781288443138681733?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4781288443138681733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4781288443138681733' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4781288443138681733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4781288443138681733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_11.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4721723759260987489</id><published>2010-02-10T07:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T09:38:45.869-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Man's Best Friend with Benefits&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A recent study has shown that 1/5 of people prefer spending Valentine's Day with their pet as opposed to a spouse or significant other. An unrelated study shows that 1/5 of household pets are molested every Valentine's Day. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What the Crack?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Michigan told police that he was robbed at gunpoint after attempting to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The man said he hasn't been this outraged since a prostitute declined his government bonds last week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Erin Go Bra-less&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The man accused of taping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews naked in her hotel room with a hidden camera, allegedly had 16 other hotel videos of sports personalities. Amongst the more popular ones were John Madden man-scaping and Dick Vitale inserting an enema.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hooter-nanny&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;The Hooters restaurant chain is for sale, and seeking $250 million dollars from potential buyers. One buyer seems interested - he can't really afford it, but the woman he's been dealing with has been touching his arm and seems really into him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Hooters restaurant chain is for sale, and seeking $250 million dollars from potential buyers. They'd consider a package deal of two buyers at $125 million - one for each tit.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;*Written by my dad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4721723759260987489?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4721723759260987489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4721723759260987489' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4721723759260987489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4721723759260987489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_10.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5231431936393089194</id><published>2010-02-09T09:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-09T17:28:39.231-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fantastic Whore&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A woman in China is receiving a litany of plastic surgeries to look more like Jessica Alba to be more attractive to her boyfriend.  Unfortunately, the woman's boyfriend wasn't more into Lucy Liu, in which case she'd just have to comb her hair differently. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Saudi A-Rap-ia&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This weekend an 80 year old Saudi Arabian man married a 12 year old girl.  The man claims they have a relationship like any other 80 year old man and 12 year old girl, and he frequently pushes her on the sex swing.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Beer Muscles&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A new scientific study has shown that drinking beer actually does make you stronger.  The study was conducted by a group of scientists with a keg and novelty rhombus shaped weights.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pal-in the Ass&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin received negative press yesterday for giving a speech to Tea Party members with what appeared to be notes written on her hand.  It seems likely as its hard to beleive she could remember a line like "hopey change" on her own.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5231431936393089194?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5231431936393089194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5231431936393089194' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5231431936393089194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5231431936393089194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_09.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7319865396239809634</id><published>2010-02-08T08:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-08T18:31:52.174-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Earth Was &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Quakin&lt;/span&gt;'&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A strip club in Ohio is offering lap dances for a fixed price with all proceeds going to Haitian earthquake relief. The real winner though is Mrs. Chang, the local dry cleaner specializing in men's slacks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Here We Go Again&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Daily News&lt;/em&gt; is set to run a story this week alleging several extramarital affairs of New York Governor David Paterson. In fairness to the Governor, he attempted to have an affair but ended up simply having sex with the sleeve of a woman's coat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;St Elmo's Firing Squad&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Actor Andrew McCarthy was taken hostage by an Ethiopian military sect this weekend while filming a documentary in the country. The militant's demands were simple - &lt;em&gt;Weekend at Bernie's 3&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Dat&lt;/span&gt; First Amendment&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Elated Saints fans are buying custom made #9 jerseys with the name "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Breesus&lt;/span&gt;" on the back. Some people find it sacrilegious, but really what's the worst that can happen - some sort of flood of biblical &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;proportion&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7319865396239809634?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7319865396239809634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7319865396239809634' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7319865396239809634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7319865396239809634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_08.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6437739709461883482</id><published>2010-02-04T16:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T17:00:29.495-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Pimp of the Senate&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Republican Scott Brown is set to be sworn into office this week as a Massachusetts Senator.  It will be the end of a great week for Scott Brown who just successfully sold his eldest daughter for three oxen and a small plot of land.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Make it Rain, Your Honor&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A female stripper in Alabama was awarded $100,000 in damages by a jury today after a drunk driving incident that occurred after her boss made her drive home intoxicated.  Unfortunately for the stripper, however, the jury paid her with singles they shoved up her ass.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Used Car Salesm... I Mean Heisman Trophy Winner&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This morning former Heisman trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow gave the closing prayer at a prayer service with President Barack Obama.  Things got awkward when Obama introduced Tebow as a, "man of faith, servant of God, and gigantic waste of a future draft pick."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;NO-Ds&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Toxicology reports released today stated that actress Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia and heiress/socialite Casey Johnson died of complications due to diabetes.  Heroin is waiting for its apology you low life gossip outlets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6437739709461883482?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6437739709461883482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6437739709461883482' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6437739709461883482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6437739709461883482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_04.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6801153474736365581</id><published>2010-02-03T16:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T16:44:31.183-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;#1, Hold the Spit&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A black New York man is seeking legal action against Burger King after a white employee spit on his burger, claiming it was an act of racism.  The head of Burger King has assured the public that this story is a fabrication, and there will be spit on your burger regardless of your race.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Go Get 'Em, Tiger!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It has been reported that in two weeks Tiger Woods will exit sex rehab and go back to his everyday life of sinking his balls in holes.  No word yet on when he'll return to the golf green.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mile High (as Shit) Club&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man was arrested on a plane out of San Francisco this week for dropping his pants and chasing a flight attendant after he claims he ate a prescription marijuana cookie.  Authorities suspect something more along the lines of a cocaine pound cake.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mr. Edwards Goes to Washington&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The &lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt; reported today that during a recent dispute, former Senator John Edwards smacked his cancer stricken wife Elizabeth.  This should come as no surprise, as in 2004, Edwards voted "Yes" on the controversial, "Hitting Women with Terminal Cancer Bill."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6801153474736365581?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6801153474736365581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6801153474736365581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6801153474736365581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6801153474736365581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_03.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4841119970029883637</id><published>2010-02-02T16:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-02T17:16:36.947-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Coins in a Fountain&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Memphis are investigating the theft of coins from a wishing fountain in the middle of a popular mall.  They thought they had a taped confession of the suspect, but it was simply a classic Corey &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Feldman&lt;/span&gt; scene from the film &lt;em&gt;The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Goonies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dutch Oven&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ducth&lt;/span&gt; website which specializes in bestiality media is being shut down by the government for being profane.  Look like it's back to the zoo perverts!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;King of the Queens Ring&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Two teachers in Queens are being investigated for allowing two fourth grade boys to solve a dispute by wrestling, or as it was called at the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Neverland&lt;/span&gt; Ranch, "Thursday Afternoon."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Man of Faith&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Priest in Poland is keeping tabs on the attendance of his parish by installing electronic fingerprint detectors in the vestibule of his church.  To save time, for the fingerprints of the young boys in his parish, he will simply dust his penis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4841119970029883637?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4841119970029883637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4841119970029883637' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4841119970029883637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4841119970029883637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines_02.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7474694393264514162</id><published>2010-02-01T16:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T17:22:29.537-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pork for the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Porking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The President of Argentina told the men of her country to avoid the use of Viagra for impotency and instead use natural solutions like pork products. "Damn!!!" proclaimed Juan Rosenberg, Argentina's sole Orthodox Jew. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fido-ski&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A dog in Poland was lost at sea and floated nearly 100 miles this weekend before being rescued by Polish fisherman. The dog and the fishermen then &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;perished&lt;/span&gt; when their vessel took on water from its screen door.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;10 Yards for Cross Dressing&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Male fans of the New Orleans Saints paraded down Bourbon Street today wearing dresses. "That's our bit!" replied the 49&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;ers&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;fabulous&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;fan base&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ripped Torn&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Hollywood actor Rip Torn was arrested this weekend and is facing jail time for drunkenly breaking into a bank with a loaded gun and passing out on the floor. Luckily for Mr. Torn, if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a 350 pound &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;sodomist&lt;/span&gt; named &lt;em&gt;Big Daddy&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7474694393264514162?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7474694393264514162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7474694393264514162' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7474694393264514162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7474694393264514162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/02/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1079843253033556084</id><published>2010-01-28T08:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T09:39:22.877-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What's Your Emergency, Slugger?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Yesterday a 3 year old in New Jersey was called a hero for calling 9-1-1 after his grandmother had a diabetic seizure.  Two hours later the boy was called a menace when he called 9-1-1 and ordered three pizzas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mi &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Amore&lt;/span&gt; It&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The fast food chain McDonald's has announced that they will begin selling a "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McItaly&lt;/span&gt; Burger" at its Italian locations which features mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.  The announcement couldn't come at a better time as Italians are really getting fed up with the lines at the Olive Garden.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;New Jersey &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The New Jersey Nets beat the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday to improve their season record to 4-40 and moving them just two games away from contention for the Special Olympics.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;That's One Handsome Penis&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;7'1 Portland Trailblazer player Greg &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Oden&lt;/span&gt; is in hot water for taking a picture of his penis and putting it on the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Internet&lt;/span&gt;.  &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Oden&lt;/span&gt; initially tried to play down the incident by claiming that it in fact wasn't his penis but rather a Haitian orphan he adopted.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1079843253033556084?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1079843253033556084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1079843253033556084' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1079843253033556084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1079843253033556084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_28.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1287638782266559257</id><published>2010-01-27T07:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T08:50:41.328-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Extra Cheese&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A woman was arrested at JFK Airport yesterday with 54 pounds of cocaine. When questioned by authorities the woman fled on foot, but was detained 12 minutes later in St. Louis. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Change?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Tonight President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address. It is speculated that Obama will pull the "I never said '&lt;em&gt;Positive&lt;/em&gt; Change'," card. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Drugstore O'Cowboy&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Oregon attempted to rob a drugstore earlier this week in search of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;oxycontin&lt;/span&gt;, but instead stole all prescriptions that were ready for pickup for customers with last names starting in "O." Not all was lost, as old man &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;O'Reilly&lt;/span&gt; had some mad &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Flomax&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Edwards Porno Hands&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A aid to former Senator John Edwards has hinted that there is a sex tape featuring him and his mistress &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Rielle&lt;/span&gt; Hunter. While there is never a closeup of Edwards' face, you can tell it's him because his crotch has a $1,000 bouffant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1287638782266559257?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1287638782266559257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1287638782266559257' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1287638782266559257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1287638782266559257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_27.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6101261225275615437</id><published>2010-01-25T07:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-25T09:19:36.584-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Isn't it Ironic... Don't You Think?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This weekend in Florida, authorities arrested a man wanted for stealing a car, while he was at home playing the video game "Grand Theft Auto." In related news, a man wanted to for taking mushrooms and jumping on people's heads was found playing "Super Mario Brothers."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Gordon Gecko&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A small impoverished village in Indonesia has begun making money by selling a rare form of gecko, indigenous to their village. It's assumed that most buyers are looking to save money on their car insurance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;James "Money Bags" Cameron&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It is expected that by the end of the week, James Cameron's Sci-Fi adventure &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; will make $1.85 billion worldwide passing James Cameron's last film &lt;em&gt;Titanic&lt;/em&gt;, as the highest grossing movie of all time. When reached for comment, Cameron was busy wiping his ass with a $1,000 bill. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Split&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Internet rumors are circulating that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have both hired divorce attorneys to work out a separation agreement. Lucky for them, three of their six children came with a lenient five year return policy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6101261225275615437?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6101261225275615437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6101261225275615437' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6101261225275615437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6101261225275615437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/isnt-it-ironic.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8961039928644139319</id><published>2010-01-22T08:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-22T09:35:20.219-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;"It's Complicated with John Edwards"&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Just one day after admitting that he fathered a child with his aid &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Rielle&lt;/span&gt; Hunter, former Senator John Edward's wife Elizabeth, suspended her personal &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; account.  Now Elizabeth isn't getting poked by strangers &lt;em&gt;or &lt;/em&gt;her husband.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Original Rex's of New York&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has refused to wash a pizza stain out of the sweatshirt he wears to Jets practices, because he thinks it may the the reason behind the Jets success.  If it's not that, it might be the jelly donut, ice cream, Big Mac, apple pie, or General &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tso's&lt;/span&gt; stain.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Brittany Murphy's Law&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;On the &lt;em&gt;Today Show&lt;/em&gt; yesterday the late Brittany Murphy's mother and husband said that Hollywood was to blame for the actress's death several weeks ago.  Hollywood is assumed to be the name of Brittany's heroin dealer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Shore was Nice&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;MTV's&lt;/span&gt; hit series &lt;em&gt;Jersey Shore&lt;/em&gt; aired its heart wrenching finale last night in which the cast member's had to say goodbye.  It's now back to real life, where they need to get drunk, dance to techno music, go tanning, fist fight, and speak in poor English.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8961039928644139319?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8961039928644139319/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8961039928644139319' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8961039928644139319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8961039928644139319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_22.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8030886472372498289</id><published>2010-01-21T07:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T09:07:48.738-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fire in the Hole!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;10 boys in Germany were hospitalized this week after eating a Chili sauce 200 times hotter than normal Chili sauce.  The boys are expected to return to the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;hospital&lt;/span&gt; later in the week, when the Chili sauce makes its way out.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Bravo , Johnny&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former Senator John Edwards has admitted that the child of his former aid &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Rielle&lt;/span&gt; Hunter, is in fact his after months of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;speculation&lt;/span&gt;.  There were rumors that Edwards was sending the child up to $20,000 a month, plus additional money not intended for haircuts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;That's My &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Snooki&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jersey Shore&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;cast member&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Snooki&lt;/span&gt; admitted this week that in her formative years she struggled with an eating disorder and at one point weighed only 90 pounds.  She has since gained a healthy amount of weight, though mostly in hair extensions, spray tan, fake gold jewelry, and "gin and tonic weight".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;"The Golden (Shower) Boy"&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former University of Florida quarterback Tim &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tebow&lt;/span&gt; is set to appear in a 60 second Super Bowl commercial alongside his mother - in what is sure to be the oddest &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Levitra&lt;/span&gt; commercial to date.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8030886472372498289?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8030886472372498289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8030886472372498289' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8030886472372498289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8030886472372498289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_21.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-815515029253841753</id><published>2010-01-20T07:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-20T09:15:29.996-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Tricks Aren't For Kids&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In an attempt to class up it's legalized prostitution sector, the Dutch government is seeking to enforce new laws which would prohibit brothels from opening before noon and mandate that call girls be at least 23.  "Boy this is classy!" proclaimed one tourist tripping on &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;peyoti&lt;/span&gt;, while banging a 23 year old hooker at 12:05 pm.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Sleep till 7 PM in Brooklyn&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In Brooklyn yesterday a 99 year old man got into a physical altercation with an 83 year old man over a parking space.  The 99 year old had the upper hand until he tripped over his testicles and the 83 year old capitalized.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Cuban Man-Missile Removal Crisis&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Only a couple years after being illegal, the Cuban government is now sponsoring state sanctioned sexual reassignment surgeries for those who seek them.  In unrelated news, it's been a while since the world has heard from Fidel Castro, but his newly discovered sister Fiona Castro is filling in nicely.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;From Blue to Brown State&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In a special election yesterday in Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown shocked the nation by winning in the historically &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Democratic&lt;/span&gt; state, especially following heavy backlash for a nude &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;pictorial&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Cosmopolitan Magazine&lt;/em&gt; 20 years ago.  In his defense, the Bay State loved Ted Kennedy's spread eagle &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;pictorial&lt;/span&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Mature Fatty Lovers dot com&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-815515029253841753?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/815515029253841753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=815515029253841753' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/815515029253841753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/815515029253841753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_20.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-1747167667198818239</id><published>2010-01-19T07:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-19T08:40:25.232-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Why Clef?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Haitian born musician &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Wyclef&lt;/span&gt; Jean addressed rumors yesterday that the proceeds of his charity &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Yele&lt;/span&gt; Haiti are being misused.  Said &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Wyclef&lt;/span&gt;, "Just cause I take your dough, dough - It don't me me a thief no..."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The "Garden Under Your Bed" State&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In his last day as New Jersey Governor, Jon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Corzine&lt;/span&gt; signed a bill legalizing the sale and use of medical marijuana.  &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Corzine&lt;/span&gt; then suspiciously walked into a screening of &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; with sunglasses on carrying three bags of food from Sonic.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;I'm Still Just a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nic&lt;/span&gt; in a Cage&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Actor Nicolas Cage is expected to pay $14 million in back taxes to the IRS this week, which could only mean on thing - &lt;em&gt;Con Air 2: Poe Means Poe&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;From Russia with Rough Love&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A major traffic jam occurred in Moscow this weekend when Internet hackers, hacked into a video billboard in a city square and played a pornographic film.  No suspects are in custody yet, but police are suspicious of the two young men who had the foresight to set up a Vaseline and tissue stand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-1747167667198818239?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/1747167667198818239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=1747167667198818239' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1747167667198818239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/1747167667198818239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_19.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5887945795206042022</id><published>2010-01-18T07:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T08:06:56.440-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Blind Date?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The &lt;em&gt;NY Post&lt;/em&gt; reported that this weekend New York Governor David Paterson was spotted having a romantic date at a New Jersey restaurant with a woman who was not his wife.  Paterson responded by saying, he's not &lt;em&gt;seeing&lt;/em&gt; anyone.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Hippo of the Senate&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The senate race in Massachusetts to fill Ted Kennedy's seat is much closer than most Democrats had expected, and many are projecting Republican Scott Brown as the victor - though let's face it, it'll probably take at least both of these guys to fill Teddy's plus size seat.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Old Man and the Football&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Yesterday 40 year old Brett &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Favre&lt;/span&gt; led the Minnesota &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Vikings &lt;/span&gt;past the Dallas Cowboys and into the NFC Championship game.  They say if you listened closely enough, you could hear John Madden getting an erection.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Los &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Presidentes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush taped a commercial this weekend in an attempt to raise funds for Haiti following last week's devastating earthquake.  The commercial was going great till Bush announced, "The first 100 callers will get a free &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ShamWow&lt;/span&gt;!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5887945795206042022?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5887945795206042022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5887945795206042022' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5887945795206042022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5887945795206042022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_18.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6250913287321330366</id><published>2010-01-14T07:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-14T11:43:23.726-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Scam-ski&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Polish prostitute was arrested this week for owing $820,000 in taxes to the Polish government. The woman is ashamed, embarrassed, and presumably incredibly bow-legged.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Croatian Nation&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The newly elected president of Croatia was surprised last week, when he signed on to his public &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; page only to find that he had 7,000 friend requests awaiting him. He was even more shocked when he found 10,000 responses to his &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Craigslist&lt;/span&gt; ad for a 'No Strings Attached Quickie'.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Son of an Oaf&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;As reported yesterday, New York Governor David Paterson's teenage son was arrested this week for shooting craps and being in possession of a stolen debit card - officially making him the &lt;em&gt;second&lt;/em&gt; biggest disappointment in his immediate family. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Conan &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;O'Porno&lt;/span&gt; - Late Night Confessions&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;TMZ&lt;/span&gt; is reporting that a pornography website has offered Conan O'Brien a lucrative deal to star in one of its productions. Considering, Mr. &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;O'Brien's&lt;/span&gt; Irish heritage, however, the film may better qualify as a comedy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6250913287321330366?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6250913287321330366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6250913287321330366' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6250913287321330366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6250913287321330366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_14.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5936761756551343051</id><published>2010-01-13T07:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T10:02:15.471-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;State of the Parenthood&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;New York Governor David Paterson's teenage son was arrested yesterday for allegedly shooting craps and being in possession of a stolen debit card.  Governor Paterson thought he gave his son a stern talking to, but he was simply shouting at a coat rack with a hat on it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2:00 Minutes for Being Western&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A professional Pakistani hockey player was reprimanded this week after a picture surfaced of him drinking beer and hugging a woman.  The man had to issue a public statement, the woman was sterilized, stoned, and beheaded.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Now For Some Lowbrow Jay Leno Humor&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Florida couple this weekend got married in the supermarket where they met.  Have you seen this have you heard about this?  Apparently they're not too confident in the marriage, they got married in the 5 years or less lane. (&lt;em&gt;guitar riff&lt;/em&gt;)  Five years or less lane! (&lt;em&gt;Kevin &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Eubanks&lt;/span&gt; murmuring&lt;/em&gt;)  You know where they honeymooned, Kev? (&lt;em&gt;"No man."&lt;/em&gt;)  The meat counter!  (&lt;em&gt;guitar riff&lt;/em&gt;)  The meat counter!  (&lt;em&gt;Standing ovation from stupid tourists&lt;/em&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Canada was a Little Rough on &lt;/u&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Beaver&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Canadian publisher has announced plans to change the name of the country's oldest magazine, &lt;em&gt;The Beaver&lt;/em&gt;, because their emails to readers are being censored as pornographic spam.  They will change their name to, &lt;em&gt;Canadian Life, Ideas, and Times&lt;/em&gt; or simply, &lt;em&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;CLIT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5936761756551343051?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5936761756551343051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5936761756551343051' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5936761756551343051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5936761756551343051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_13.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3753088273301599496</id><published>2010-01-12T07:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T09:24:00.300-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Get Out of Town!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former Major League Baseball great Mark McGwire admitted yesterday to using steroids during his historic 1998 season when he broke the league home run record.  In other shocking revelations yesterday, Freddie Mercury was gay, OJ Simpson is a murderer, and David Hasselhoff is an alcoholic.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;I Can't Feel My Face&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man is suing a New York City strip club after he allegedly blacked out for 90 minutes, then came to and found that he had been charged $21,000.  The man is expected to rescind his lawsuit in about a week when the crabs, syphilis, and herpes show up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fantastic Mrs. Fox&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin accepted a job as a journalist for the Fox News Channel yesterday.  Palin is already planning a monumental interview with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin which she will conduct via a can on a string from her house.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Simon Says&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Simon Cowell has announced that he will be leaving &lt;em&gt;American Idol&lt;/em&gt; following this season.  Randy said the announcement was "a little pitchy."  Paula said Simon, "looked beautiful as always."  Kara said "he is sure to be a star."  America has spoken, and Simon is a douche bag.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3753088273301599496?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3753088273301599496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3753088273301599496' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3753088273301599496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3753088273301599496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_12.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6243361490052038764</id><published>2010-01-11T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T09:40:00.964-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Oh, Poppycock!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The National Hockey Legal has issued a statement to players telling them to clean up their language in post game interviews to make the league more "family friendly."  "No problem," replied one player as he paralyzed a co-worker.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Blind Ambition&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;New York Governor David Paterson is going to suggest the legalization of ultimate fighting this week in an attempt to boost the state's waning economy.  Preliminary numbers show the decision could really have a positive impact on the Busch Light, Skoal, and male tramp stamp sectors of said economy.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;That's Not a Handrail, Ma'am&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;On Saturday, hundreds of New Yorkers rode subway cars in their underwear as part of an annual event hosted by the comedy troupe, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Improv&lt;/span&gt; Everywhere.  "They stole my bit!" proclaimed Teddy, the crazy, Vietnam veteran who lives on the F train.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Viva La Sanchez!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;On Saturday the New York Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the NFL playoffs, led by an incredible performance by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez.  The event marks the fourth time a rookie quarterback has won a playoff game, and the first time a Mexican worked on a Saturday.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6243361490052038764?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6243361490052038764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6243361490052038764' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6243361490052038764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6243361490052038764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_11.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4330684873587012151</id><published>2010-01-08T07:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T13:56:10.867-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Getaway&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a man who stole $50 from a woman in a Walmart then attempted to flee on a motorized cart which was owned by the store. No word yet on how the authorities cracked the case.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;YES WE CAN(S)!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A couple in Washington is planning to pay for their wedding by collecting and turning in cans for their refund value. They're just hoping their friends and families are cool with a BYOB reception at Arby's. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Born to Shun&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The New Jersey state legislature failed to pass a bill which would legalize gay marriage yesterday. It looks like you're going to have to wait at least one more year DJ Pauly D and The Situation. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;This Sounds Familiar&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In last nights BCS Championship game, Garrett Gilbert, a highly thought of yet completely untested and unproven, fresh faced young man needed to take over for a Texas hero and face unbelievable odds which ultimately led to failure - earning him the nickname "Barack Obama."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4330684873587012151?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4330684873587012151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4330684873587012151' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4330684873587012151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4330684873587012151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_08.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2877106027761668244</id><published>2010-01-07T07:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-07T09:25:52.167-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Barack O-Billboard&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The White House is up in arms about a new billboard in Times Square using &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Barack&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Obama's&lt;/span&gt; likeness to advertise Weatherproof Jackets.  They'll be even more upset next week when Joe &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Biden's&lt;/span&gt; banjo playing "Viva Viagra" ad hits the airwaves.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2D is so 2009&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Sports fans are in a frenzy over &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ESPN's&lt;/span&gt; announcement that they will launch a 3D sports channel within the decade.  "What dorks," replied a 40 year old, dressed as an &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ewok&lt;/span&gt;, in his mother's basement.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Taco Belle of the Ball&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Dietitians are upset about Taco Bell's new advertising campaign which promotes their food as a dietary alternative.  Explained one Taco Bell executive, "When you spend 7 hours a day on the toilet, it really limits your eating time."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Adorable Migration&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Due to an unsafe overpopulation in California, animal rights activists are shipping c&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;hihuahuas&lt;/span&gt; to New York City.  In related news, there is now an overpopulation of General &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tso's&lt;/span&gt; chicken in Chinatown.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2877106027761668244?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2877106027761668244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2877106027761668244' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2877106027761668244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2877106027761668244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_07.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-6971040584504593663</id><published>2010-01-06T07:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-06T08:27:41.803-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Rumbly&lt;/span&gt; in My &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tumbly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A California airport was shut down yesterday after the detection of a potentially hazardous substance in a passenger's luggage, which turned out to be honey.  Unfortunately they did not identify the substance quick enough, as Winnie the Pooh was anally searched then water boarded.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fat People Got - No Reason&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;5,000 users were kicked off of the popular dating website &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;BeautifulPeople&lt;/span&gt;.com this week for being "too fat."  The people in question yelled and screamed until they ran out of breath, passed out, then woke up, ate a salami and went back to playing &lt;em&gt;World of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Warcraft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rosie the Riveting Whore&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Rosie O'Donnell went into detail yesterday morning on her Sirius radio show about her new relationship and described it as "delicious."  Rosie made headlines by causing 10,000 people to dry gag and by forever tainting the adjective "delicious."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Now for Some Good &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ol&lt;/span&gt;' Fashion Racism!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;African Americans in New York are outraged by the use of the word "Negro" on the 2010 state census.  White policy makers were quick to calm everyone down and explain that this is just so they know which censuses to count as 3/5 of the others.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-6971040584504593663?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/6971040584504593663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=6971040584504593663' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6971040584504593663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/6971040584504593663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_06.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3536215040212132909</id><published>2010-01-05T07:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-05T09:41:33.302-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pez Be With You&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Curtis Allina, the inventor of the Pez dispenser died this week at the age of 87.  Allina's family wanted to have an open casket ceremony, but every time they opened the coffin's lid a small, sugary candy popped out.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;All Are Welcome&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The White House revealed yesterday that there was a third party crasher at the White House state dinner last month who entered without an invitation, making it official - the White House is easier to get into than Devry Institute.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What's Eating Gilbert Arenas&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;NBA All-star Gilbert Arenas has admitted to pulling a gun on a teammate in the locker room over a gambling debt, but has said it was simply a joke.  Arenas could be onto something, as preliminary numbers show that shooting someone is this decades "Yo' Mamma'" joke.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Best and the Brightest... and the Testicularly Mutilated&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This week President Obama has appointed the first ever transgender person, Amanda Simpson, to a presidential cabinet.  "Right... the &lt;em&gt;first&lt;/em&gt;..." replied Hilary Clinton's penis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3536215040212132909?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3536215040212132909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3536215040212132909' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3536215040212132909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3536215040212132909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines_05.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7970801367504839019</id><published>2010-01-04T07:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T11:01:34.513-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Are You &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Freakin&lt;/span&gt;' &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McKiddin&lt;/span&gt;' Me?!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An Ohio woman punched through a McDonald's drive-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;thru&lt;/span&gt; window this weekend after she was informed that they had run out of chicken &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McNuggets&lt;/span&gt;.  The woman was arrested and charged with being ridiculously American.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Heroin &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Shei&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;quita&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in Madrid uncovered nearly 25 kilos of heroine being shipped in boxes of bananas last week.  They became suspicious when the bananas lost 15 pounds, locked themselves in their rooms, and began listening to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pantera&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Future Bongo Player Born&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Matthew &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McConaughey&lt;/span&gt; became a father yesterday to a baby girl.  The baby, Vida, weighed in at 7 lbs and 7 oz, or as Matthew might better understand it, 72 dime bags. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dubai, Dubai, Du&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The tallest man made structure ever built, a 2,700 foot, 160 story building, opened this morning in Dubai.  The architect of the building is assumed to have a very small penis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7970801367504839019?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7970801367504839019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7970801367504839019' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7970801367504839019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7970801367504839019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8931442963581324051</id><published>2009-12-30T09:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T10:21:06.889-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Kennedy Cent-ah Hon-ahs&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Last night CBS aired the annual Kennedy Center Honors from Washington, DC.  Honorees this year included Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Robert DeNiro, Bruce Springsteen, and Grace Bumbry who unfortunately had to come straight from the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://cdn.necn.com/files/2009/12/06/vlcsnap-2009-12-06-20h26m56s200.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;veterinarian's office&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;From Russia, With Elbow Grease&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Russian government has announced plans to destroy an asteroid which may or may not be hurdling towards Earth.  Training is already under way to find the brave Russian man or woman who can heave a Vodka bottle the highest.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Double Trouble&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In a story seemingly from a bad movie, two identical twin brothers were arrested this week for running a $2 million dollar investment scam.  "YES!!!" replied Jeremy and Jason London.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Meet the Mets&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;All-star left fielder Jason Bay was picked up by the New York Mets yesterday and already seems eager and excited to contribute to the team's spirit and traditions.  In other words, he'll get injured, under achieve, and undoubtedly fade into oblivion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8931442963581324051?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8931442963581324051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8931442963581324051' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8931442963581324051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8931442963581324051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_30.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-9052541317226107874</id><published>2009-12-29T07:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-29T08:36:18.647-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Neither a Road Nor an Island&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The state government of Rhode Island has decided to earn some extra revenue by auctioning off unclaimed properties on &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ebay&lt;/span&gt;.  The government of Delaware took notice, and has decided to boost state morale by joining Adult Friend Finder.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Jackassery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A live Nativity scene in Colorado went awry last week when two donkeys broke away from their handlers and began running the streets.  Staying true to the the original Bible story, the three wise men chased down and sedated said donkeys, as the Virgin Mary had a cigarette and the Baby Jesus shit himself.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Time to Chill&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Authorities in Southern California seized a teddy bear from a toy store last week which was stuffed with a substantial amount of marijuana.  There is still no word on what Levi &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McConaughey&lt;/span&gt; received in its place.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Do the Doggy Bounce&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The American Kennel Club has voted Snoopy from &lt;em&gt;The Peanuts&lt;/em&gt; as the most famous dog in popular culture.  It's widely assumed that Goofy ruined his chances after the release of his controversial coke fueled sex tape earlier this year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-9052541317226107874?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/9052541317226107874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=9052541317226107874' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9052541317226107874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/9052541317226107874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_29.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3579558320500506768</id><published>2009-12-28T06:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T10:32:50.449-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Sphincter Says, "What"&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A British man was given an artificial sphincter last week and his bowel movements are now controlled with a remote control.  The device is a huge technological breakthrough for medicine, it does however result in quite a mess when his dog gets a hold of that remote.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;White Collar, Red Stool&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Bernie &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Madoff&lt;/span&gt; required medical attention this weekend for what the press has described as "dizziness and shortness of breath" - or as inmates described it, "an ass raping."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Case for the Ed Hardy Boys&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Controversial reality television dad, Jon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Gosselin's&lt;/span&gt; posh Manhattan apartment was trashed and robbed this weekend while he was in Pennsylvania for the holidays.  Police are seeking anyone who might have negative feelings toward Jon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Gosselin&lt;/span&gt;, and they've already narrowed their list to everyone.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;New Year's Green Eve&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The annual New Year's celebration in New York's Time Square was given an &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;eco&lt;/span&gt;-friendly makeover this year.  The crystal ball will be lit by LED lights, confetti will be reused, and Dick Clark will be outfitted with a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;recyclable&lt;/span&gt; diaper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3579558320500506768?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3579558320500506768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3579558320500506768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3579558320500506768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3579558320500506768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_28.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8686582996285062036</id><published>2009-12-23T06:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T10:11:16.892-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Little League Baller&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 5th grader in Indiana got in trouble this week for bringing $10,000 in cash to school which he had taken from his grandfather's safe.  Unfortunately he couldn't go through with his after school plans of making it rain on Chuck E. Cheese waitresses.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Eeeeeevil Womaaaaan&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 54 year old woman in Minnesota has been arrested for pulling a man so hard by the genitals that he required medical attention and several stitches.  The woman is expected to get probation, unless of course she gets a male judge in which case she's looking at death by lethal injection.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;First Time Long Time&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;President Barack Obama surprised listeners yesterday by calling into a Washington DC talk radio station as "Barry from DC."  Listeners were even more surprised when he begged for OzzFest tickets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Vagi-gills&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man was arrested at JFK Airport yesterday for attempting to smuggle endangered fish into the United States.  Authorities were quick to react when they noticed an odd odor, and have already issued an apology to an innocent female bystander for questioning her feminine hygiene.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;(Yup... That's what I'm leading into my MERRY CHRISTMAS with) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8686582996285062036?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8686582996285062036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8686582996285062036' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8686582996285062036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8686582996285062036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_23.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4873704378112369709</id><published>2009-12-22T06:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-22T08:59:48.665-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Winter Wonderland&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In the early hours of Sunday morning a spontaneous snowball fight broke out in Time Square involving hundreds of people.  It was all fun and games until a snowball hit the MTV building, and old man Kurt &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Loder&lt;/span&gt; called the police.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Stork is Coming... and has Syphilis&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Media outlets are reporting that troubled reality star &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Tila&lt;/span&gt; Tequila will act as a surrogate mother  for her brother.  This couldn't come at a better time, as &lt;em&gt;US Magazine&lt;/em&gt; is reporting that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the new Autism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Spending Time with Tiger&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Amidst current controversy, Tiger Woods has lost his endorsement deal with watch company Tag &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Hauer&lt;/span&gt;.  It's not all bad news, however, as he did acquire a new deal with their raunchy affiliate "Tag A &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Whauer&lt;/span&gt;."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lethal Weapon V&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Hollywood actor Danny Glover has scrutinized President Barack Obama for not doing enough to help black people.  Barack Obama fired back with three words, "Operation - Dumbo - Drop."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4873704378112369709?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4873704378112369709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4873704378112369709' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4873704378112369709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4873704378112369709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_22.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-397917513490339766</id><published>2009-12-21T07:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T11:20:55.097-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Keep the Change You Filthy Animal&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Ohio left a $72 tip at a Taco Bell this weekend for a .99 cent taco, simply saying "Merry Christmas." The man left an even bigger tip an hour later when buying $30 worth of toilet paper. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Biker &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Wangs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Protesters who had planned on riding their bikes naked through Manhattan on Saturday to protest the closing of bike lanes, cancelled their plans due to over a foot of snow and temperatures in the 10s. It was initially reported that three female &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;die-hards&lt;/span&gt; still made it out, but upon closer inspection, they were just very cold males. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;For a Better Day's Trip&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Vick's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Dayquil&lt;/span&gt; has recalled 700,000 bottles which accidentally were shipped to stores without child proof caps. "What Vick's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Dayquil&lt;/span&gt;?" asked 700,000 11 year &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;olds&lt;/span&gt;, tripping balls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Blue Me&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The big winner at the box office this weekend was James Cameron's highly &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;anticipated&lt;/span&gt; Sci-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fi&lt;/span&gt; adventure, &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt;. The big loser at the box office, was Michael, the 37 year old, obese, virgin who showed up in a costume.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-397917513490339766?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/397917513490339766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=397917513490339766' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/397917513490339766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/397917513490339766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_21.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3880269727569305454</id><published>2009-12-17T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T20:45:11.450-08:00</updated><title type='text'>CENTENNIAL HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;That's right guys. This is my 100th blog entry. This blog has changed a lot since I started it in early 2008, but my mission has always been the same; make you guys laugh. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback, offended a few (who I didn't like anyway), but most importantly I've had a really fun time doing it. I spend 30 minutes to an hour everyday trying to be funny, and the fact that you guys take the time to read it is really cool. Thanks, and here's to 100 more!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Nice Headlights&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A female teenager in New Zealand was hit by a car this week while flashing oncoming traffic. Luckily the young woman was not hurt, as her airbags were deployed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Beer Flows Like Wine&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;To fill the stands this past weekend, the NBA's Sacramento Kings offered a special $1 beer promotion - or as fans came to call it, a 6 month suspended license promotion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Night Putting&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The neighbors of Tiger Woods have told the press that the troubled golfer has been seen and heard out hitting golf balls at odd times during the night. This scenario sees highly unlikely, however, as Tiger's wife has his balls in a noose.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;You ARE the Father&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This week the former mistress of Senator John Edwards is expected to reveal that her child is actually his and sue him for as much as $17,000 a month in child support - or as Edwards calls that, "haircut money."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;I Now Pronounce You Man and Machine&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;A Japanese man legally married a female video game avatar this week. The honeymoon was going great till the man accidentally inserted his memory stick into her floppy disk drive. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Earth.0&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;NASA scientists have discovered a new planet 40 light years away that is nearly identical to Earth in size, chemical makeup, and general appearance, yet there is no sign of life. The planet has aptly been named "Frank Stallone."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Christmas Links - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6yUCbqAGrg"&gt;24 on 34th Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQXMT_QhguI"&gt;Hall and Oates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fyS5CLBgyM"&gt;"Shitter was Full!"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3880269727569305454?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3880269727569305454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3880269727569305454' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3880269727569305454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3880269727569305454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/centennial-headlines.html' title='CENTENNIAL HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5202359266222587357</id><published>2009-12-16T07:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T10:15:57.526-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;We &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Snortin&lt;/span&gt;'&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Jamaican reggae star &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Buju&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Banton&lt;/span&gt;, was arrested this week and charged with possession of 11 pounds of cocaine.  Authorities became suspicious when they noticed that &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Banton&lt;/span&gt; didn't have a steel drum band, it was just his teeth grinding.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;McWiFi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Fast food giant McDonald's, has announced plans to offer wireless Internet to it's customers starting sometime in 2010.  Good luck explaining that special sauce stain on your keyboard to your friends.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;To Wong &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fu&lt;/span&gt;, Thanks for Everything, Barack Obama&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The press is reporting that Barack Obama has sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Jong&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Il&lt;/span&gt; in an attempt to alleviate the tension between their two nations.  Not to be outdone, Joe &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Biden&lt;/span&gt; sent a singing telegram to Hugo Chavez.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Tiger King&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Today the Associated Press named Tiger Woods "Athlete of the Decade", narrowly beating out Lance Armstrong.  The two men had similar careers this decade - Armstrong overcame cancer and Woods came over cocktail waitresses.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;(I apologize for two seamen jokes ... won't happen again)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5202359266222587357?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5202359266222587357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5202359266222587357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5202359266222587357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5202359266222587357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_16.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7329623269965636461</id><published>2009-12-15T07:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T08:16:17.107-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A town in Italy is outraged about a public nativity scene which portrays Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as black.  The town spokesman has apologized for the controversy and is set to display new figurines with olive skin, tank tops, and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;scally&lt;/span&gt; caps.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Titanic 2.0&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;James Cameron's much anticipated film &lt;em&gt;Avatar&lt;/em&gt; will be released this weekend after nearly 10 years of planning by the director.  The Sci-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fi&lt;/span&gt; community expects the film to be a definitive piece of cinema mixing the best of live action with groundbreaking &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;CGI&lt;/span&gt; effects.  The non Sci-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fi&lt;/span&gt; community expects it to be a three hour cartoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mother of the Year&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Colorado woman and her son are receiving recognition as business moguls for the success of their out of home business which grows and distributes medical marijuana.  Like all business moguls, they drafted a mission statement, wowed investors, then sat around eating Pop Tarts and watching Nick Jr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Year of the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Poon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Almost 3,500 Chinese people were arrested this week as part of a government sting to shut down illegal pornography sites.  No word yet on where the people of China will turn now for their &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Caucasian&lt;/span&gt; fetish porn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7329623269965636461?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7329623269965636461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7329623269965636461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7329623269965636461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7329623269965636461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_15.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8605221696329314837</id><published>2009-12-14T07:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-14T09:14:15.144-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Granny Get Your Gun&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In Massachusetts a 100 year old woman has been arrested for killing her 98 year old nursing home roommate.  The woman is likely to spend the rest of her life in prison - that's right, the entire week.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;SAT 2 1/2&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A test prep business in New York City is now offering tutoring to 3 year olds in preparation for the entrance exam to upscale kindergartens.  The first lesson they teach is, don't shit your pants during the exam.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Panda Bear-y White&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Zookeepers in Australia are attempting with limited success to have two pandas in captivity mate.  Every time they appear to be getting close the female panda gets a headache.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Heroine Sheiky Friday&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan has begun auctioning off her old, used clothing on her website - so if you ever wanted high end clothing covered in cigarette ash, ejaculate, and cocaine residue, your prayers have been answered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8605221696329314837?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8605221696329314837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8605221696329314837' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8605221696329314837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8605221696329314837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_14.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5477579884612956570</id><published>2009-12-11T07:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T11:09:32.941-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Amster-Damn You!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Amsterdam is in hot water for calling the authorities to report that someone had stolen his stash of ecstasy pills. The man will likely be put on probation which will limit him to two hash brownies and one prostitute a day. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Number One with a Manischewitz&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A chef has released a recipe for the Jewish favorite latkes, using ingredients entirely from the fast food chain Wendy's for the Hanukkah season - or as they will undoubtedly be called in the deep south, Deep Fried Jew Burgers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Band on the Hop&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In an interview this week Paul McCartney admitted that his marriage to Heather Mills was a big mistake. Many thought it was obvious from the get go, that the marriage didn't have legs. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Contact Your Caddy for Erections Lasting Longer Than 4 Hours&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;While women continue to come forward and claim sexual encounters with Tiger Woods, Tiger continues to lose his countless endorsement deals. Luckily the troubled golfer is in talks with Pfizer to create an erectile dysfunction pill tentatively called, "Tiger Wood."*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;*Submitted by my father.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5477579884612956570?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5477579884612956570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5477579884612956570' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5477579884612956570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5477579884612956570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_11.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2677238525742991232</id><published>2009-12-10T06:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T08:09:03.071-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pee-U-I&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Wisconsin man was sentenced to a year in prison this week for urinating on a police officer when he was pulled over for a DUI last year. The man has a whole year of confinement to think about what he did, and laugh hysterically.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Shore Thing&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Many sponsors have pulled their ads from &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;MTV's&lt;/span&gt; "Jersey Shore" due to coming attractions which show female &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;cast mate&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Snookie&lt;/span&gt; getting punched in the face by a man. One sponsor which is standing strong - "No Fat Chicks" t-shirts. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Oral Exams&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;As reported yesterday, a female Spanish teacher, and female French teacher, were immediately fired from a New York school when they were caught having sexual intercourse in a vacant classroom. The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;school board&lt;/span&gt; has now turned its &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;investigation&lt;/span&gt; to a suspicious pizza delivery boy and cable repair man. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Washington v. Redskins&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The United States government is set to pay Native Americans over $3 billion to settle a lawsuit filed in 1996. Due to the dire economic times, payment will be made in alcohol, Mohegan Sun chips, and tainted blankets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2677238525742991232?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2677238525742991232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2677238525742991232' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2677238525742991232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2677238525742991232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_10.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8221071811780773639</id><published>2009-12-09T06:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-09T08:48:00.006-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Truth Was Out There&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Due to economic hardship, the the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense opted to shut down it's UFO unit last week. This could mean bad news for the UK's Sasquatch and Loch Ness Monster departments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Walk Toe to Tar Heel&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A North Carolina woman was arrested this week for selling moonshine out of her day care center. Authorities became suspicious of the woman when they noticed her pupils inability to hopscotch in a straight line. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Country For Old Perverts&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 100 year old sex offender is set to be released from federal custody later this month in New York. So lock up those innocent, impressionable, 65 year olds. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hot For Teacher&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Two female high school teachers in New York are in serious trouble for engaging in sexual intercourse with one another in an empty classroom. The women were reported to the school by a suspicious janitor as soon as he washed his hands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8221071811780773639?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8221071811780773639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8221071811780773639' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8221071811780773639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8221071811780773639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_09.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7725518483267533580</id><published>2009-12-08T07:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T08:52:15.089-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;I Love You, 911&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Tennessee man was arrested this weekend for drunk dialing 9-1-1 just to talk.  The man will be given a free pass, as he and 9-1-1 recently ended a pretty long and serious relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;North Korean Tuxedo&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A company in North Korea has just started distributing a posh designer jean; the first of its kind from the country's limited fashion industry.  Unfortunately the jeans are designed for North Koreans, however, and need to be advertised to Westerners as designer &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;jorts&lt;/span&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Daly&lt;/span&gt; News&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Troubled &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;PGA&lt;/span&gt; golfer John &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Daly&lt;/span&gt;, told ESPN this week that he really wants to produce a biopic about his rough and tumble life, and he says he wants Kevin James to star.  The working title of the project is "King of Whores."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Zhu&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Zhu&lt;/span&gt; Horror&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It was first reported yesterday, that this years hottest holiday toy the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Zhu&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Zhu&lt;/span&gt; pet, a motorized gerbil, may contain a hazardous metal which can pose serious health risks.  In related news, Richard &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Gere's&lt;/span&gt; colon is in critical condition.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;"John the Greek" - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Last night I had a vivid dream that the New Orleans Saints beat the San Diego Chargers in this years Super Bowl.  If this comes to fruition I will direct you back to this entry.  If it does not... well, you'll never see this again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7725518483267533580?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7725518483267533580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7725518483267533580' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7725518483267533580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7725518483267533580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_08.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5455208171410205902</id><published>2009-12-07T07:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T10:03:58.676-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Governing Hot Bodies&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Governor Charlie &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Crist&lt;/span&gt; of Florida has apologized for accidentally forwarding calls from uninsured parents to a phone sex line instead of a state sponsored toll-free number.  The glitch has been corrected, but the parents are still going to be screwed.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cock Flight&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man from Guatemala was arrested at Dulles Airport this weekend for attempting to bring $4,000 worth of cocaine into the US, hidden in a cooked chicken.  Authorities became suspicious when the cooked chicken escaped from a bag and ran in circles for 14 hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Monkey See, Monkey Upload&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nonja&lt;/span&gt;, an orangutan in an Austrian zoo, has become a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; sensation due to her ability to take pictures, which are then uploaded onto her &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; page.  One person who's not amused is Be-Bop, the tweeting rhino.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Wonderful Thing About Tigers&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The newest woman to come forward and claim that she had an affair with Tiger Woods is an adult film actress.  Needless to say, Tiger had no trouble on that hole.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5455208171410205902?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5455208171410205902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5455208171410205902' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5455208171410205902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5455208171410205902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_07.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-7492886782938270484</id><published>2009-12-04T07:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T09:40:43.036-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Kitty Life&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A company is marketing a new "Cat Cam" which will allow cat owners to watch their cats when they are not home.  This will be the first time you can look at a pussy on your work computer without getting fired.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Totes Tying the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Knizot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Maryland man has &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;under come&lt;/span&gt; scrutiny for updating his &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt; status from the altar during his own wedding last week.  The man is expected to make similar headlines when he tweets from his annulment this week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Alabama &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Slamma&lt;/span&gt; 2.0&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An Alabama man was arrested yesterday for hiding in a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Walmart&lt;/span&gt; after it had closed and attempting to rob the store's cash registers.  The man has been arrested and charged with stealing ideas from &lt;em&gt;Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Tommy J&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A graduate student who was cleaning out the library at the University of Delaware this week was astonished to find an original letter composed by the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.  The title of the letter was, "52 year old white man seeking some brown sugar."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-7492886782938270484?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/7492886782938270484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=7492886782938270484' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7492886782938270484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/7492886782938270484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_04.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4752347193679692089</id><published>2009-12-03T06:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T09:24:40.455-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Tiger in the Rough&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;More women are continuing to come out and allege sexual affairs with Tiger Woods following his car accident earlier this week.  It's now clear why there are so many dimples in his balls.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pea-Cock of the Walk&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The media giant Comcast has purchased a controlling stock in NBC for an alleged 30 billion dollars despite the networks rating struggles.  Comcast decided to purchase NBC after being turned down by ABC, CBS, Fox, BET, QVC, The Game Show Network, and the Catholic Channel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Blame it on the Henny&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Troubled NBA star Ron Artest admitted yesterday to frequently drinking Hennessey during halftime of games earlier in his career.  This makes sense, as an audio investigation of his famous melee in Detroit reveals him saying, "Ima let you finish, but Pacers fans are the best fans of all time!!!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Nipped in the Butt&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;As reported earlier this week, the former Ms. Argentina tragically passed away while undergoing elective surgery for a butt lift.  Luckily for the doctors involved, the victim's family has decided to turn the other cheek.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;*RIP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4752347193679692089?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4752347193679692089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4752347193679692089' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4752347193679692089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4752347193679692089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines_03.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-2808182106023520351</id><published>2009-12-01T07:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T09:36:09.511-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Throw the Facebook at 'Em&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;This week 3,500 sex offenders from the state of New York were stripped of their Facebook and Myspace accounts in accordance with a new state law.  It looks like it's back to the park bench!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Open a Tab&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A researcher has announced that a shockingly high number of children ages 1 to 18 swallowed the tabs from soda cans this year.  This means your grandfather's assertions were right; children &lt;em&gt;are &lt;/em&gt;stupider these days.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Yahoo Yahoos&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Internet search engine Yahoo! announced today that the three most widely searched topics for 2009 were "Michael Jackson," "Twilight," and "WWE."  That's right, it took a decade, but Yahoo! finally cornered the &lt;em&gt;racially ambiguous, pedophile, pre-teens, who live in a trailer park&lt;/em&gt;, market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Baby's Got Back&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;In sad news, former Ms. Argentina died this week during elective surgery to get a butt lift.  Medical examiners are hopeful and say they found a big crack in the case.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;*Bravo, John.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-2808182106023520351?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/2808182106023520351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=2808182106023520351' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2808182106023520351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/2808182106023520351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/12/headlines.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-8318441839778879311</id><published>2009-11-30T07:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T09:37:42.453-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Evolution of Paper&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An original Charles Darwin text has been discovered in a London home and is expected to make millions in an auction later this month.  The text, written approximately 150 years ago, is currently walking homo-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;erectis&lt;/span&gt; and making tools.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Mutants of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Wal&lt;/span&gt;-Mart&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Long Island woman has been arrested after leaving her two year old child in a running car outside of a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Wal&lt;/span&gt;-Mart as she ran inside to shop.  The woman will likely lose custody of her child, but on the bright side she does have a 50 pack of Scotch Tape.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Water/Tree Penalty&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a single car accident over the weekend when he drove into a fire hydrant and a tree while leaving his driveway.  While the cause of the accident is still uncertain, all signs point to his being half Asian.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Pale Revolution&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;For the second weekend in a row, &lt;em&gt;Twilight: New Moon&lt;/em&gt; dominated at the box office, making over $40 million.  In related news, for the second week in a row a disproportionate amount of middle &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;schoolers&lt;/span&gt; got to second base.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-8318441839778879311?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/8318441839778879311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=8318441839778879311' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8318441839778879311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/8318441839778879311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/11/headlines_30.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-3630062518685696311</id><published>2009-11-25T06:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-25T08:00:02.021-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Sons in the Champagne Room&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An Indianapolis man was arrested this week after leaving his five year old son in his car while he went into a strip club.  In the man's defense, he probably didn't want his son distracting his mother at work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Fuggebaboutit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A large group of Italian Americans in New Jersey are protesting the premiere of the new MTV series "Jersey Shore" because they feel it promotes negative Italian stereotypes.  The protesters said if MTV doesn't block the airing of the show, someones going to get whacked.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Driving While Elderly, Mate&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;An 81 year old Australian man got lost this week when he went out to buy a newspaper and drove 400 miles and 9 hours in the wrong direction.  The man is home and well with his family, and telling his &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;grand kids&lt;/span&gt; that he remembers when he had to travel 400 miles just for a newspaper.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Thank You, Come Again&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Last night President Barack Obama hosted the annual state dinner, attended by American politicians, entertainers, and world leaders.  In a sign of the dire economic times, the "Guest of Honor" distinction was outsourced to the Prime Minister of India.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-3630062518685696311?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/3630062518685696311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=3630062518685696311' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3630062518685696311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/3630062518685696311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/11/headlines_25.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4300828213402527659</id><published>2009-11-23T06:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T09:32:14.813-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Kiss-mas Ban&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Associated Press is reporting that people are urged not to kiss at Christmas parties this year to avoid large scale breakouts of swine flu.  "Damnit!" responded the creep who finally worked up the courage to purchase the novelty mistletoe belt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2009: A Space Paternity&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A NASA astronaut circling the Earth was surprised to hear this weekend that his wife had given birth to a baby girl.  He was especially surprised because he's been in space for 14 months.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Red Peril&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;CNN is reporting that school bullying of red heads, or "gingers," is on the rise seemingly due to the growth of anti-ginger facebook groups which target them.   Gingers across America were planning an epic march on Washington to show solidarity, but could not acquire enough SPF 70.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Last night America's Major League Soccer played their annual championship game between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.  There is no word on who won the game yet, as nobody watched.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4300828213402527659?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4300828213402527659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4300828213402527659' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4300828213402527659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4300828213402527659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/11/headlines_23.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-5346810835161003322</id><published>2009-11-20T07:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T08:26:08.213-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Toddler, M.D.&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 2 year old Mississippi boy is being hailed as a hero after helping his mother give birth last Friday in their family home.  Additionally, in accordance with Mississippi state law, the toddler is now officially a practicing doctor.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Where's the Beef ?&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Three homeless men in Russian have been arrested for attempting to sell the the meat from a dead human being to a kebab house.  The owner of the kebab house was outraged and disgusted, then threw another cat on the grill.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Say it Ain't So, O&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Oprah Winfrey has announced that she will be leaving her famed television talk show in 2011.  She will now have more time to focus on what she loves; rolling in millions of dollars and cunilinging Gayle King.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Subway - Grope Fresh&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A recent study has found that reports of woman being groped on the New York City subway have reached an all time high.  Speculation is that it may have something to do with the MTA's controversial new slogan, "What Happens on the 6 Train.  Stays on the 6 Train."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-5346810835161003322?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/5346810835161003322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=5346810835161003322' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5346810835161003322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/5346810835161003322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/11/headlines_20.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-4084974210426419226</id><published>2009-11-18T08:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-18T09:43:37.216-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Old School&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Police in San Diego are in search of an elderly man who has robbed five banks this week.  Police suspect that the man is armed and incontinent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;It's 4:20 Somewhere&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A man in Colorado contacted the police after returning to his home to find a 24 year old man had parked in his garage and was watching his television in his underwear.  In related news, the polls are officially closed for the "Stoner of the Week" Award.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Miss-ter Universe&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A sex tape has been leaked this week depicting two Miss Universe contestants having sex with a man.  The two women both said they're terribly embarrassed and ashamed; the man said, "Fuck Yea!!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;He's Making a List, and Blowing His Nose in It&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Mall Santa Claus's nationwide are fighting Congress to get priority when it comes to swine flu shots, prior to the Christmas season.  In related news, Native American Thanksgiving reenacters are still waiting on that small pox vaccine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-4084974210426419226?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/4084974210426419226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=4084974210426419226' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4084974210426419226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/4084974210426419226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/11/headlines_18.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602036996333249801.post-186892808869844330</id><published>2009-11-17T06:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-17T16:46:42.849-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HEADLINES</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hamsters Not Included&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A French hotelier has opened up a new hamster themed concept hotel in the small town of Nantes, France. Tenants of the hotel sleep in hay, can run on a giant hamster wheel, and have easy access to Richard Gere's anus. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Counting the Turkeys on the New Jersey Turnpike&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Major traffic jams and many near accidents were caused this weekend when a wild turkey ran down the NJ Turnpike. Authorities have been unable to conclude why the turkey would enter the Turnpike, but have theorized that other highways were jammed with broken turkeys on a last chance power drive. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rumble in the Bronx&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A 12 year old boy from the Bronx is suing his school board for $20,000 after having his teeth knocked out during a game of Phys. Ed. dodgeball. Since the boy is a minor his name was not released, though speculation is that he will answer to, "Pussy Who Ruined Dodgeball."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Oxford American Dictionary Has Confirmed Your "Unfriending"&lt;/u&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The Oxford American Dictionary has announced that amongst the new words they will print this year is the Facebook inspired term, "Unfriend." If you look up "Unfriend" it says: &lt;em&gt;See "One Night Stand" and "Gonorrhea."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6602036996333249801-186892808869844330?l=lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/feeds/186892808869844330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6602036996333249801&amp;postID=186892808869844330' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/186892808869844330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6602036996333249801/posts/default/186892808869844330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeofjohnobrien.blogspot.com/2009/11/headlines_17.html' title='HEADLINES'/><author><name>John O'Brien</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15668028795004582618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDBfZf8VrL8/SunVg2YrpEI/AAAAAAAAADM/nkpvG54Ja-w/S220/tuxedo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
