Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sniffing sheet rock, crafty computers, and "WTF?!" in today's Plunder

Archaeologists have found 1,082 ancient stone tombs using Google Earth, and unfortunately, Waldo.


Two New York drug crews participated in a completely counterfeit drug deal, trading crushed up sheet rock - thought to be cocaine - for $16,000 in fake bills. Officials plan to start making arrests, as soon as they stop laughing.


This month Jeopardy will air the competition between its champions and an IMB computer named Watson. Experts have been called in to help determine which is which.


Sarah and Bristol Palin have filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark their names. Unfortunately, New Line Cinema already owns that patent for the movie "Dumb and Dumber."


According to a survey by the United Kingdom's Business Travel and Meetings Show, children on flights are the biggest pet peeve of business class passengers. Second on the list: crashing.


The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to find out why more hasn't been done about table saw injuries, which cause about 10 finger amputations a day. However, they're taking their time, as they don't want to point fingers.


The TSA is testing new software that will transmit more blurred images of travelers' bodies. They call the device, Beer Goggles 2.0.


Sarah Palin referred to President Obama's State of the Union catch phrase "Winning the Future" as "WTF" several times on Fox News last night. Palin is familiar with the term, often uttering statements like, "WTF is a newspaper?" and "WTF is Russia doing in my backyard?"


New photos of Jesse James show him driving a car with a friend who's wearing a Nazi hat and doing a Hitler salute. James claims to just really love history, because that's where his career is.


Jesse James said the media was all wrong about 2010 being a bad year for him, as it freed him up to finally marry someone who shares his love for himself.


A new study says letting your pet sleep with you can lead to the bubonic plague, heart disorders, and in some states, true love.


Taco Bell has pulled its advertising from the controversial MTV series Skins, saying the show is done in poor taste, adding, "Oh, wait. That's our food."


Former Vice President Dick Cheney is going hunting soon and is ready for the onslaught of jokes about his past hunting mishap. He intends to leave for his next trip just as soon as someone returns his calls.


Dick Cheney is telling the media that Barack Obama will be a one-term president and the healthcare system will fail, mostly because Cheney will use it all up before Obama's second term.