They call this “research”, part 2

Pregnant women who don’t eat well risk the long term health of  their unborn children. Who would’ve thought that this could be true?!?!? I wonder how much money this study cost.

Somebody needs to cut the baseball union down to size

Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon got into a fight with general manager (boss) Ed Wade, and was released (basically fired) on Monday. The players’ union is claiming that the Astros had no right to release him and that they are required to pay him the remaining $983,607 on his current contract.
In what non-sports profession can [...]

Obscenity get student 2 marks out of 27

A British student received 2 marks out of 27 for writing “F*ck off” (he used the entire F-word) on an exam. The examiner justified this by stating that it was better than leaving the question blank and demonstrated spelling ability.
As an aside,  I co-invented the “Wigwam2 Theorem” (my username on this blog and various social [...]

Question for people who use tea bags to make tea

Do you ever reuse tea bags? I realize that you will not get all the benefits as you do from a new bag, but is it worth it to reuse it immediately after finishing the first cup?