Crazy Landlord Fights Heat Wave With Air Conditioning Ban and more...

Mon Aug 03 2009

oregon
Crazy Landlord Fights Heat Wave With Air Conditioning Ban

An Oregon landlord refuses to let his tenants install air conditioners because he thinks they "look tacky." Tenants of the Arbor Creek complex in Aloha who choose to sacrifice aesthetics for comfort have ten days to correct their mistake before facing eviction. One tenant's kid already landed in the hospital thanks to heat stroke. MORE >>

POSTED: Sun Aug 02 2009 16:00

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utensils
Consumers No Longer Forking Out For Knives

Culturally bankrupt shoppers are now buying twice as many forks as knives, according to a British department store. The Brits blame the erosion of their cherished culture on "the American habit of using a single fork." And that's not all. Apparently we're also ruining their understanding and respect for the elegant tradition of proper place settings. MORE >>

POSTED: Sun Aug 02 2009 08:00

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