B-Rants

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You're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? We want to hear about it. This is your chance to mouth off -- about your neighbor, PTA, property taxes, personal trainer (you should be so lucky) -- without losing your cover as a good suburbanite.

contributed by bteam on 11/06/2009

  

One Way To Keep The Rowdy Neighbors In Check

Nothing better to quiet rambunctious, annoying neighbors than threatening them with falling objects from above. (And we don't mean meteors.) This sign was spotted on the door of a cafe & apartment building in Rome...apparently meant to be a gentle reminder to those on the street to respect the quiet (and sensitive ears) of...read more

contributed by . on 11/05/2009

  

The Stupidest Bicycle You'll Ever See?

A while back we featured a "revolutionary" piece of exercise equipment that raised the question,  why do so many nitwit entrepreneur-inventors have so much time on their hands when the rest of us have to work for a living? The invention -- the Mobile Treadmill -- was staggeringly idiotic but, on the plus side, equally highly entertaining. Today we're pleased to feature the master-work of another entrepreneur-inventor....read more

contributed by s.levenstein on 11/04/2009

  

Welcome To the Ninny 'Nanny' State

By Steve Levenstein

You've got to hand it to our British buddies across the pond. When they get an idea, silly though it may be, they make like bulldogs and just won't let go. Admirable, wot? Take the most recent display of blind do-goodedness initiated by the Watford local council: parents are no longer allowed to accompany their children to public playgrounds because said parents haven't been cleared by a thorough police check. Even ...read more