Compiled here are the best of Yahoo News' top stories, gathered to better the education of the public and let us all ascend to a higher state of being via the brilliance that is Yahoo's journalistic splendor.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Dog puts head through wall, gets stuck





And now for a little installment I like to call:

NEWS ITEMS THAT YAHOO COULD HAVE REPORTED ON INSTEAD OF THIS!

-The Impact of Wikileaks
-Police Arrest 5 in Danish Terror Plot
-Stray Beam in Radiation Tool Causes Harm
-China Cracks Down on Illegal Mining of Rare Minerals
(all headlines from NYTimes.com)

Yet somehow, whoever is in charge of perusing the AP articles for purchase decided that it was absolutely imperative that the American people know this story. Thanks again, Yahoo.

Monday, December 27, 2010

It's National Fruitcake Day!

1. Happy National Fruitcake Day! (who made that a holiday?)
2. Oh the joy of tossing fruitcake...

If you really feel the need for more information on this (WHY?), here's the video.

Obama Calls Eagles About Michael Vick

I didn't even read this. You don't need to either. Just please note:

Article about Michael Vick and Obama. Photo: Obama playing with a dog. Good choice, Yahoo, always tactful.

MAKE HIM LOVE YOU.

Jackpot. 
No better start to a healthy relationship than forcing your significant other to love you. Ladies, read up.



I. What the hell is jawing? Guys, you apparently love it, so hopefully you know.

II. Duck terrine with glazed shallots? How unnecessarily specific... Now every single lady reading Yahoo News is going to go shopping for duck meat with the notion that duck carcass = love. Because of your article, Miss Jerusha Stewart, the duck population will take a dangerous dive, possibly ending in the duck landing feverishly on the endangered species list. Thus, the now meagre flock of surviving ducks will have to go into hiding, with no idea that you prompted this massacre with your rash irresponsibility and desire for overly detailed writing flourishes. You are a menace, Jerusha.

III. As a female, naturally my first idea for a fun thing to do is a mani/pedi, how did you know?! And of course his would be a an entire day of basketball. Sexism: check!

IV. Your first point of advice is essentially do something fun. Really? Thank you so much, Yahoo, for this concept that never would have occurred to me otherwise!


V. Oh Yahoo, it's so easy to forget that men are not "impenetrable-ego'd" robots. I barely remember they're human sometimes!  It's such a pesky minor detail, thanks for the reminder.

VI. "Rather than sulk all evening about his lack of class, she'll focus on the funny conversation they're having." Poor people say such funny things! Classism: check!

VII. Tips #2 & #3 summarized: don't be a dick.


VIII. Common knowledge that two heads are better than one, eh? Are you prepared to back up that statement scientifically, Jerusha? Might I see your sources? Because according to Scientific American, it depends, and I'm willing to bet you didn't read that article before making such a flippant statement.

IX. #5 confuses me. You seem to be implying that I shouldn't stalk my boyfriend. Wait, that can't be right...

X. Jerusha Stewart, a.k.a. The Last Single Girl in the World? That's what they call you? I think this explains a lot.

XI. Every tip in this article basically says one thing: Hey girls, don't be a douchebag! Dudes will like you more if you aren't a total raging asshole! Again, an issue that would have been difficult to grasp without the wonder that is Yahoo News. Thanks Yahoo!


Want to further explore how to force a man to love you through obvious means? Read the Original Article here!

John Lennon's family and friends today


A few possible explanations: 

1. For years, I thought that Michael J. Fox was actually Christopher Lloyd, having only heard him described as "that guy from back to the future." Thus, the name Michael J. Fox always conjured an image of Mr. Lloyd until, well, college... Point being, perhaps I suffered the same mental mix up with John Lennon and... this guy. And in fact John always looked like this and I just never knew.

2. This is an image of one of John Lennon's aforementioned "friends and family."

3. Some guild of WOW players set all their user names to be John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Paul McCartney, and this article is really about identity-confused nerds.

4. YAHOO NEWS HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT IS DOING.

World Cup group ripped over U.S. snub

What an interesting medley of people and ideas...

The US is clearly pulling out the big guns for this one. These two will head a simply undefeatable World Cup team.

...no, but really. What do they have to do with this? I'm lost. Yahoo News: 1, Genna: 0