Martin World News- Dumb Story Edition

So this was another "Rainy Days and Mondays" day, only on a Tuesday.  To lighten the mood,  I thought I might do a quick tour of the news sites and see what is the Dumbest thing I can find on each front page.

CNN-  Write your own punch line to...

So I googled Joe Biden in hopes of seeing why his day went so well.  What I found:

Alyssa Milano, someone you ALWAYS want to have your back, taking heat on Twitter for defending Joe...

Joe "slurring and stammering" his way through a campaign speech- obviously he needs to go after that Poly-grip vote...

MSNBC, that bastion of reliable news, with a story titled, "You can tell Trump is scared of Biden"...


The story, "Lucy Flores isn't the only woman Biden has touched..." which is a cornucopia of one-liners on its own...

On the other hand, his poll went up... oops, his poll NUMBERS went up, so I guess there is something in the "Scratch and sniff" campaign method...



BBC- But seriously, folks...

The Indian army has claimed to have found footprints of the yeti, sparking jokes and disbelief on social media.


The army tweeted to its nearly six million followers on Monday that it had discovered "mysterious footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' at the Makalu Base Camp [in the Himalayas]".

As one could soon see, almost everyone found the evidence credible...

Moscow Times- Not in my back province

Here we see Russian National Guardsmen arriving in riot gear in a seemingly deserted train depot in Arkhangelsk region.  Why?  Because, for the last few years, Russia has been trying to build a landfill in the area to take trash from more populated areas (Read: Moscow).  And for the last few months, residents and activists have been standing guard over the heavy equipment needed to DIG the landfill, preventing its use.  The governor of the region is solidly on both sides of the issue...

Arkhangelsk region Governor Igor Orlov said the landfill project's fate will remain unresolved until late 2019, when he said all the needed paperwork will become available.

“Only when we all see the project documents will we be able to officially and reasonably say if the planned landfill threatens the environment or not,” he wrote on social media on Tuesday.

In other words- be strong and defiant long enough to get votes for the next election, not long enough to OFFICIALLY piss Putin off.


Xinhua:  Not exactly stupid, but sure explains our fabric at work...


I'll just leave this here...

(NOTE:  Our fabric is supposed to be quality checked, with the Chinese vendor putting tags where flaws have occurred.  They are 100% on places where they cut the fabric off completely.  Flaws like stains, burrs, runs, etc.?  About 50/50 today.)


Deutsche Welle:  You don't have better things to do?

Pope Francis urges hairdressers to stop gossiping


The pope has told hairdressers to "avoid succumbing to the temptation of chatter." He said they should take inspiration from a 16th century saint who was known for cutting hair, bloodletting and amputations.


Which is what I'd be focusing on instead of the pedophile scandals and the loss of Europe to Muslim migrants.  BTW, remind me not to go to St Martino de Porres's barber shop.  Apparently he charges an arm and a leg.