Frat boy’s ass branded by his “brothers” while he’s passed out.

Here’s a tragic story of a fraternity initiation gone awry.

Who am I kidding? I find this funny as hell:

“Most college students returned for the spring semester rested and relaxed. Amon Carter IV headed back to class with the mark of his fraternity burned into his backside.The family of Texas Christian University student, who . . . → Read More: Frat boy’s ass branded by his “brothers” while he’s passed out.

“Bioshock 2″ following in “Modern Warfare 2′s” footsteps for multiplayer.

It looks like the folks at Infinity Ward may have started a trend among developers of first person shooters on the PC. Word now comes from a Q&A about Bioshock 2‘s multiplayer mode over at The Cult of Rapture that it will not have dedicated server support, LAN play, or the ability to kick troublemakers . . . → Read More: “Bioshock 2″ following in “Modern Warfare 2′s” footsteps for multiplayer.

SEB Safety Tip: Don’t glue your headset to your ear.

You would think this would be self-evident, but apparently at least one fellow out there needed to be told:

“I hit my ear on the boom of my truck and broke the headset of my phone,” Mr Gardner told the Northern Territory News.

“So I got some superglue and glued it back together – and . . . → Read More: SEB Safety Tip: Don’t glue your headset to your ear.

The Washington Post wants to know your favorite webcomic of the past decade.

Webcomics are a topic near and dear to my heart. While they don’t show up in my sidebar blogroll that’s only because I have a whole separate list of webcomic links I keep in my Google Reader and it would make an already long sidebar list even longer.

The folks at the Washington Post are . . . → Read More: The Washington Post wants to know your favorite webcomic of the past decade.

Overly credulous Russian Orthodox believers hospitalized by drinking “Holy” water.

It seems they’ve having some trouble with the Holy water over in the Russian city of Irkutsk. Some 117 people, including 48 children, have been hospitalized with intestinal pain after consuming water they believed to have been made Holy by mere virtue of the date they drank it on:

Salovarov said 204 people required some . . . → Read More: Overly credulous Russian Orthodox believers hospitalized by drinking “Holy” water.

This Just In: Teachers not allowed to have a life outside of school.

How’s this for being totally unfair:

A Brownsville high school teacher has been suspended for 30 days without pay after she appeared in a picture someone else posted on Facebook that included a male stripper at a bridal shower.

[...] Board member Stella Broadwater says the suspension is appropriate because the photo became public, but . . . → Read More: This Just In: Teachers not allowed to have a life outside of school.

How not to handle your son getting a bad grade in school.

It’s a problem all parents have faced, with the possible exception of my in-laws as their daughter (my wife) was preternaturally good at doing her schoolwork, sooner or later your kid comes home with a bad grade.

Now if you’re a good parent you try to find some way to motivate your kid to do . . . → Read More: How not to handle your son getting a bad grade in school.

Ways real life isn’t anything like TV #1.

I once went to the real Cheers bar in Boston. Nobody knew my name nor was anyone glad that I was there.

Satan’s Reply to Pat Robertson

Here’s a letter to the editor in the Minneapolis Star Tribune from “Satan” in response to Pat Robertson’s comments about Haiti making a deal with the devil:

Dear Pat Robertson,

I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean . . . → Read More: Satan’s Reply to Pat Robertson

This is a new take on an old scam…

Got the following email earlier today:

From: “Mrs. Mellisa Lewis” <info@rcweb.net> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:00:52 -0200 To: undisclosed-recipients: ;

Hello,

My name is Mrs. Mellisa Lewis . I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago. I will be going in for an operation later today.I . . . → Read More: This is a new take on an old scam…