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Families Sitting Together On An Airplane Just Got More Expensive

Jon Prell — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:04:15 +0000

As if flying isn't difficult enough already, now if you want to sit with those in your party on a flight, you will have to pay more, if you can do it at all. Nowadays, we are paying for checked baggage, watching TV, snacks, boarding early and skipping security lines. Now you are paying for advanced seat assignments and the airlines say they have no choice.....I say that's bull!

Simpsons Mystery Finally Solved – They Live In Springfield ______?

Jon Prell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:07:00 +0000

There have been a lot of questions over the years concerning elements in ‘The Simpsons’ over the 22-year-old animated Fox classic starring Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The one burning question hs always been, in which Springfield do the Simpsons actually live in? Springfield is one of the most common names for U.S. cities. Is [...]

Mercedes Uses Invisibility Cloak Ala James Bond For A Promotion [Video]

Jon Prell — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:00:58 +0000

The reason for this post is certainly not to promote Mercedes Benz, but because the concept is just totally cool. In order to promote it’s first production fuel-cell vehicle in Germany, Mercedes took a page out of the James Bond movie “Die Another Day” by making the car invisible. If you remember that movie, Q’s [...]

Sixth Grader Is No Match For Top High School Talent In North Carolina [Video]

Jon Prell — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:00:03 +0000

When it comes to basketball, how good is good? Damon Harge is good and only a sixth grader. Most people have no idea how talented most athletes are that get to the next level, let alone be any good at that level. The ones who make it to the highest level are the elite of the elite [...]

Classy Drew Brees Breaks 27-Year-Old Record In An Unclassy Way?

Jon Prell — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:59:17 +0000

Last night in New Orleans, Saints Quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s 27-year-old record to become the NFL’s all time single season passing leader. Marino finished the 1984 season with 5,084 passing yards and Brees finished last night with 5,087 yards to break the record. What is being called into question is not the fact [...]

Manners Every Kid Should Know By Age Nine

Jon Prell — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:52:18 +0000

Does it drive you crazy that your kids never say thank you or please when in a restaurant? Do they interrupt you in the middle of a conversation with someone? Have they ever loudly asked why the person in line in front of them at Wal-Mart has a big butt? The answer to all of these [...]

Searching For Aliens – Too Expensive

Jon Prell — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:13:51 +0000

Since 2007, astronomers at the SETI Institute in Northern California have been scanning the great beyond for signs of alien life.

However, due to a decrease in the funding the institute receives from NASA and other government sources, the institute will have to shut down the powerful bank of 42 radio dishes that it uses to target unexplored planets.

Driving Myths That Cost You Money

Jon Prell — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:28:45 +0000

It wasn’t that long ago that we were not overly concerned about the price at the pump and our driving habits. Fuel prices are at an all time high and with the economy itself suffering, we are looking for any way we can to save money especially with our cars. You have heard for years [...]

Milky Way In Time Lapse – Awesome

Jon Prell — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:41:44 +0000

This was filmed in Spain and is absolutely incredible when done in time lapse photography.

What The Ladies Think Of Your Bluetooth Guys

Jon Prell — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:46:56 +0000

Guys, do you have a certain style that you are happy with and works for you….are you sure it works? Match.com on Yahoo recently found out what women really think of your fashion. You may be a baseball cap kind of guy and according to the survey, as long as it is worn in very casual settings, [...]

Don,t Buy These At CVS

Jon Prell — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:00:02 +0000

When you go shopping, chances are you walk through the aisles of the entire store looking for what you need, want or just the best deals. When you go into a drugstore, more often than not you are going there to get a perscription or some type of over the counter medication, right? Then why is the pharmacy always in the back of the drugstore?

Ugliest Cell Phones Of The Mobile Era

Jon Prell — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:43:32 +0000

How a cell phone looks will play a major role in determining if you actually buy that phone. If the phone is ugly, chances you will move right past it. What are we looking for…. Functionality or attractiveness? Some phones have all the features we want, but they are just terrible to look at and sometimes [...]

What's Best For My Computer – Hibernate Or Sleep

Jon Prell — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:00:16 +0000

In this world of technology and gadgets and more and more apps, how can we get the maximum battery life out of our laptops? Is it better for your laptop to be on hibernate, sleep or in shut down to save battery life? According to an article on yahoo.com, ‘sleep’ requires more power, but your laptop [...]