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Have No Fear: Captain Obvious Is on the Case

GiggleSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0700

When a giant hole in the wall appeared out of nowhere, the town had a good idea who their suspect was. For more pics of the crime scene in question, click here.

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Thanks, eBaum's World!

Dude Gives Parenting Advice

GiggleSugar — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:00:00 -0700

Mark here considers himself some sort of advice guru. His website offers tips and tutorials on just about everything. Here's one of Mark's "quick fix" parenting tips on how to get a reluctant child into a bathtub. It's an innovative solution, but I thought the point of a bath was to get a kid clean, not sugar-coated and covered in dye. To each his own.

Nature's Juice

GiggleSugar — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:00:00 -0700

"Fresh squeezed"...right out of the packet?

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Today Marks 30-Year Anniversary of Jonestown Mass Suicide

CitizenSugar — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:30:12 -0800

On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 people living in the intentional community (a polite way of saying commune) Jonestown committed suicide. Their weapon of choice? A grape-flavored drink mixed with cyanide. While it wasn't Kool-Aid (generic - they were socialists!), it is where the phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid" originated.

Before Jonestown became a full-blown commune in the jungle, it was a church called the Peoples Temple. Jim Jones was its founder and powerful leader, though he also went by "Dad." Not a sign at all! With a congregation heavily dominated by African-Americans from poor communities in San Francisco, his goal was to care for parishioners. And in many ways, he did. Social programs were created; sexism was preached against; and racial integration was supported.

Nobody saw it as a cult, though. Nobody wanted to. To find out why, read more.

Jim Jones, who was head of San Francisco's Housing Authority, was active in San Francisco politics and, unlike other cult leaders, in touch with the outside world. But when reports of sexual abuse, public beatings, and staged healings emerged, Jones moved the group to Guyana, a former British Colony in South America.

California congressman Leo Ryan visited the commune with reporters after concern from family members at home arose. It was a tense trip. Dozens of members pleaded to leave with him and several did. Jones's men followed them to the airport and shot at their plane. The congressman was killed along with several reporters and escapees.

Later that day Jones told the 900 remaining members that they had no choice but to commit "revolutionary suicide." And all but a few, who pretended to be dead, did. Until 9/11, it was the greatest single, non-natural disaster loss of American life.

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Week in Weird News: Man and Dummy Ride in Commuter Lane

CitizenSugar — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:00:15 -0700

Man Caught With Dummy in the Commuter Lane - A man was caught in the carpool lane trying to use a dummy to fill his passenger seat. Cops pulled him over because his fake companion wasn't buckled up.
Day Care Serves 10 Kids Wiper Fluid - A daycare worker in Little Rock, AK, accidentally served children car wiper fluid, instead of Kool-Aid. One child was hospitalized.
Vampire Skull Found in Venice - A skull of a woman was uncovered in Venice, Italy. It appears the woman was buried with a brick in her mouth, the ritual used for suspected vampires.
Man Fails to Rob Tae Kwon Do Studio - A robber unsuccessfully tried to steal from a Tae Kwon Do studio. Instead he was chased by the Tae Kwon Do master, who grabbed and held him by the neck until the police came.
Woman Buys Couch With Cat Inside - A woman bought a used couch for $27, only to find a cat trapped inside it days later.

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Flashback: Quisp Cereal Commercial

GiggleSugar — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:02:00 -0700

Everybody in the 60's seems to have been drinking the Kool-Aid--and eating the Quisp. And by "Kool-Aid" and "Quisp" I mean goofballs and acid. How else to explain this knitting alien wacko as the spokes-cartoon character for sugared cereal?

GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Maggie Mae

GiggleSugar — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:00:00 -0700

Don't let the skull and crossbones avatar fool you, Maggie Mae isn't that tough. This top-talker is a relatively recent GiggleSugar reader, but she's making up for lost time. Without further ado, Maggie Mae in her own words! (Don't forget to check out images in the gallery after the interview!)

GS: What's your motto?
MM: Don't drink the Kool-Aid. It's good because "Kool-Aid" can mean so many things. It's appropriate more times than you would think!

GS: Where are you from?
MM: Originally I am from a small town in Texas, but I moved to the DC area to go to college. I stayed for grad school, where I met my hubby. He's from DC, so we decided to stay.

GS: What do you do?
MM: I am an attorney at a pharmaceutical consulting firm. I manage, write and review all the contracts we do with big pharmaceutical companies. Gee...it sounds very serious when I write it down like that! I love my job, it can actually be a lot of fun. Have I mentioned I have an international paper clip collection?

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor?
MM: It can be dark and twisty, but I also see a lot of humor in the every day stuff that happens around me. I can really relate to Will Ferrell's comedy--especially after reading an article about his writing process. He says he writes most of his comedy based on the "unearned confidence man"--the guy who's really cool and cocky with no business being that way. I guess I see a lot of that in DC, so I really appreciate the humor in it.

GS: What's your favorite GiggleSugar post of all time?
MM: The Japanese clip with the swan suit guy at the party. (GS: Be sure to check out the pic of that swan toy attached to me!)I love the Japanese, they seem like they have such a sense of humor.

GS: Your least?
MM: When someone b*tches at Giggle. Come on people, lighten up! That's why you are reading a comedy page! It's a horse, and it dances. Seriously.

GS: Who's the cutest funny man and woman?
MM: Cutest funny man: it's a tie between Luke and Owen Wilson. They're brothers, don't make me choose. It could break one of their hearts. Cutest funny lady: Tina Fey. I love her. She brought back the sexy/funny geek in all of us.

GS: Favorite male and female comedian?
MM:Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.

GS: What's your favorite comedy of all time?
MM: Hands down the Blues Brothers. Dan Aykroyd and Jon Belushi? Awesome. Dancing and singing with Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles? Awesome. Carrie Fisher toting a missile launcher trying to get back at her ex who left her at the altar? Hilarious.

GS: If your life were a comedy, what would it be?
MM: Probably a "noir" or darker version Seinfeld, based in DC. No laugh track.

GS: Do you ever get told you look like someone?
When I was about 11 a boy told me I looked like Chelsea Clinton (!) But since then I mostly get Kate Winslet. Although, I did run the "who do you look like" program online where you upload your picture and I got Queen Rania. Innnteresting.

Maggie Mae's Free For All: If you need a laugh, catsthatlooklikehitler will do it every time. (GS: When you're done with GiggleSugar, of course!) And I don't want any hate messages now for posting that, OK? I'm not endorsing Hitler, just cats that look like Hitler. Or "Kitlers" as we call them.

GS: When are other GiggleSugar readers free to chat with you?
MM: Whenever! Hit me up.

GS: Thanks, Maggie Mae!

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(MM and makeup, camping, marriage, dancing, cat nap, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon.)

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Presidential Election Mailers Can Get Ugly

LibertySugar — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:15:00 -0700

Messages based on fear have been getting out via mailers lately. The Republican Party of Virginia has sent out an ad that says "American must look evil in the eye and never flinch." It features an almost unrecognizable picture of Osama bin Laden, in which the skin is darker, the beard lighter, and the nose covered by words. Obama supporters worry that the Virginia GOP, whose chair compared Obama to Osama bin Laden recently, manipulated the picture to resemble Barack.

Over in North Carolina, the Republican National Committee sent residents a controversial mailer. On a page next to a prominent white hand with its hand over its heart, are the words "It used to be easy to recognize patriotism."

And perhaps the most blatantly inappropriate, and most obscure, anti-Obama pamphlet comes from the Chaffey Community Republican Women Federated in Southern California. The group sent a newsletter to 200 members, which contained an image of Barack Obama surrounded by a bucket of KFC chicken, watermelon, ribs, and Kool Aid, with the words: "Obama talks about all those presidents that got their names on bills. If elected, what bill would he be on????? Food Stamps, what else!"

Are critics of these ads being overly sensitive, or is there reason for concern? Can these attitudes impact the election, or will there always be extreme, yet inconsequential, fringe groups.

So They Think They Can Dance

GiggleSugar — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 -0700

I love how kids don't just let their freak flags fly, they raise them high, whirl them around, wear them as neat-o scarfs, soak them in kool-aid to mop the floors, and in the following vid - throw them down to make a dance floor. And then trip on them. As long as these kiddies have their freak flags, they can party anytime, anywhere, with anyone. Or no one. Whatever works. (Thanks, eBaum's World!)

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LibertySugar — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:55 -0700

Alec Baldwin: McCain must prove he has not drank Bush kool-aid - The Huffington Post
What is the NSA really doing? - Talking Points Memo
Presidential candidates react to Gov. Spitzer's mess - The Caucus
Proposals to redefine British citizenship include pupils swearing allegiance to the Queen - newsblog
Student suspended for YouTube video - DCist
Honda's guide for women drivers includes "how to pump gas by yourself" - Jezebel

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