That's right. You read that correctly. Finally you no longer need to be embarrassed by your dog's exposed anus. A new product called "Rear Gear" protects your dog from "feeling left in the dirt because of his/her unsightly rear." Not sure who is going to actually buy this product, nor the psychological profile of the individual who had this idea. But if there is one thing in can say is that, yes, this is one of those rare instances where words fail. (more...)

video Remember December 1999, when everyone started fearfully planning for the impending Y2K Armageddon by stuffing their basements with gallons of water and cans of barely-edible processed vegetables? To Glenn Beck listeners-- and, as of yesterday, viewers-- that’s about to start happening all over again. While having aired several times on his radio program before (and making appearances on other right-wing pundits' pages), viewers got a first taste of the Survival Seed Bank's "Crisis Garden" seeds last night during Beck's program, where the ad argued that “non-hybrid seeds could become more valuable than even silver or gold” in the impending economic collapse. (more...)

video It might just be the book to knock that pesky Fox News liberal's Arguing with Idiots off the best-seller list once and for all. The Tea Party enthusiasts over at World Net Daily are announcing the release of the literary milestone Don't Tread on Us! Signs of a 21st Century Political Awakening, a photo book chronicling the adventures of the Tea Party movement as it spread across the nation fighting socialism and creating some of the most unintentionally hilarious political posters in American history. The best part? The book comes with a foreword from Chuck Norris, the George Washington of American martial arts films. (more...)

video Sen. Roland Burris has had quite a 2009 - going from one time Illinois Attorney General to Rod Blagojevich-appointed U.S. Senator. How do you cap off the whirlwind year? A little health care-themed Christmas poetry on the Senate floor. (more...)

video Twoddler is a buzzy, award-winning gadget that lets toddlers use Twitter while they're just playin' with toys and being toddlers. Sign of the apocalypse, or adorable? Or both? (more...)

Two weeks after its creation, @FakeAPStylebook has netted more than 40,000 Twitter followers, 2,500 list mentions, and may soon have a book deal. What does it take for a Twitter account to blow up like that? Tweeting a lot helps. Oh, so does being funny, particularly to AP-embittered journalists. For instance: "All mentions of the band Dokken should be followed by the parenthetical aside '(rhymes with ROCKIN').'" (more...)

New in the quirky single topic blog department: a blog that runs away with the observation that a lot of the people in photographs from local newspapers are scowling. Welcome to Angry People In Local Newspapers. (more...)

video CNN's anchor Rick Sanchez wanted to show his audience about the dangers of being trapped in a car underwater - and the proper procedure to get out. But when you're Rick Sanchez, that entails being physically submerged in water and going through the process yourself. (more...)

Hunter S. Thompson is a hero to many modern-day journalists, even those with little interest in driving around the desert with a trunk filled with "two bags of Grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers.... also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls." Thompson was an out-of-control enfant terrible with an often-gimmicky writing style, but he was also a damned good reporter. Hell's Angels proved that he could do investigative journalism with the best of 'em, and most earnest Washington reporters can only dream of writing campaign coverage as honest and refreshing as Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. But yeah, the whole enfant terrible thing: definitely not an exaggeration. (more...)

video Sky News reported yesterday on a group of seven hospital employees from Wiltshire, England who were suspended recently. The reason given - their supposed participation in the "Lying Down Game." The follow-up question would be, 'What the hell is the Lying Down Game?' (more...)