Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Cyber romance, Romney hearts Bieber, and the shirtless congressmen in today's Plunder

In a recent survey of 1,000 Americans, half of respondents knew someone who started a relationship online, and half of those couples got to meet without Chris Hansen showing up.


Rep. Chris Lee, a married congressman, has resigned after being caught e-mailing a shirtless picture of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. Lee apologized, saying, "That's not an accurate representation of who I am. I wasn't even flexing."


Congressman Chris Murphy said he's no longer a fan of Justin Bieber, after Bieber told Rolling Stone magazine that he's pro-life. However, this rationale might explain Mitt Romney's "I Heart Bieber" lunchbox.


Lady Gaga arrived at the Grammys inside a cocoon, carried by shirtless gogo dancers, and wearing pointy prosthetics on her shoulders and forehead. While some called the display outrageous, Gaga called it, "Sunday."


New research shows that the total computing power of every general-purpose computer on earth equals that of one human brain, which defies any explanation for why Jersey Shore is in its second season.


A South Carolina lawmaker wants to put prisoners caught using Facebook in solitary confinement. Critics argue that having no contact with real people for long periods of time is no reason to punish someone.


Today in court Lindsay Lohan defended herself against charges of grand theft for stealing a $2,500 necklace, arguing, "but it really brings out the color in my ankle monitor."


A collection of 35,000 vintage toys is going on sale at Sotheby's auction house in New York. They include WWI-era wooden soldiers, decade-old toy trains, and Dick Cheney's first BB AK-47.


Mark Zuckerberg has taken out a restraining order against an alleged stalker who's been sending him threatening messages through Facebook. Apparently Zuckerberg's even having trouble with Facebook's new Privacy settings.


Florida has banned some scented bath salts containing synthetic drugs, after people who used them experienced temporary delirium. That might explain why Charlie Sheen smelled like "Vanilla Breeze" during his arrest.

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