As if the recession, bank stress tests and swine flu weren't enough to worry about on a Monday morning, an Air Force "photo op" gave New Yorkers another reason to panic.   Read More

What would Fox's "American Idol" be without all those cups of Coke in front of the judges and red bubbles splashed across various backgrounds? It was supposed to be Pepsi.    Read More

Congratulations to Heather Holloway for winning the Russian spam contest! Heather, soon you will receive your very own prize: spam. The edible kind.    Read More

More bizarre tales from the funny business of TV news. If you thought David Letterman's interview with Joaquin Phoenix was bizarre, watch Providence investigative reporter Jim Taricani, of WJAR, attempt to interview accused cyber stalker Ann Bruno. Her response in just about the wackiest thing I've ever seen from a suspected CRIMINAL.    Read More

In this week's list of lame-o's, one of last week's nominees moves up to winner. But first, the new crop of nominees. Vote for your own choice below.    Read More

Gross stuff grabs eyeballs.When the video of an employee violating all sorts of health-code standards all over various Domino's dishes reached over a million online viewers, it dealt the pizza company's reputation a serious blow. So the company got serious.    Read More

For some reason, the Funny Business email box has become a magnet for Russian spam. I have no idea why, except that, well, the Russians know a lot about funny business.    Read More

I've been a reporter for a very long time, and I've lived through my share of "technical difficulties". Nothing is as frustrating, however, as the wrong tape rolling when you're reporting a tragedy.    Read More

Short week, long list. Here are our nominees for the lowlights from the realms of the rich, followed by our choice for winner. Vote for your own choice below.   Read More

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Walgreens has pulled Obama Chia Pets from store shelves "after getting a few complaints".  The product was launched April Fools Day, but apparently this wasn't a joke. Chia is promoting the Presidential pets with the headline "Hail to the Ch-Ch-Ch-Chief", and the newspaper says that founder Joseph Pedott, who provides local jobs for the disabled, "was inspired to create the Obama head as a show of patriotism."    Read More