http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew Wackie and funny news, pictures, and more... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kafka and the global financial systemLivemint, India - 9 hours agoIn a weird and wacky world, we often take the most bizarre things for granted. Consider, for a moment, the global financial system. ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/kafka-and-the-global-financial-system-livemint.html The 2008 GOOF AwardsChicago Sun-Times, United States - 10 hours agoHe's a good family man and an admirable public servant, but the VP-to-be is also a bit wacky, whether he's introducing "Barack America" to a crowd, ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/the-2008-goof-awards-chicago-sun-times.html Seattle Post IntelligencerFrom fake-o to Wino: The year in wacky and tacky celebrity anticsSeattle Post Intelligencer - Dec 29, 2008DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION: If "Hogan Knows Best," then the world is in serious, serious trouble. The formerly tight-knit reality clan further imploded this year, ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/from-fake-o-to-wino-the-year-in-wacky-and-tacky-celebrity-antics-seattle-post-intelligencer.html Men in Tights: Meet the Real Life SuperheroesRolling Stone - 1 hour agoIn the current issue, Joshuah Bearman dives into the wacky world of Real Life Superheroes — actual folks named Master Legend (his sidekick is Ace), ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/men-in-tights-meet-the-real-life-superheroes-rolling-stone.html Strip Scribbles: Pure at Caesars Palace garners 7 Club World Award ...Las Vegas Weekly, NV - 3 hours agoBelieve magician Criss Angel and blonde gal pal Holly Madison lunched at the wild and wacky Dick’s Last Resort in the Excalibur and were entertained by the ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/strip-scribbles-pure-at-caesars-palace-garners-7-club-world-award-las-vegas-weekly.html Bayou BuzzWacky Louisiana Politics World in '08Bayou Buzz, LA - 5 hours agoJindal's "new day for Louisiana " quickly turned into a new world for him when conservative commentators began touting him for vice president, which, ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/wacky-louisiana-politics-world-in-08-bayou-buzz.html Wackiness in the world of travel and tourism tempered 2008's chaosDallas Morning News, TX - 5 hours agoThis is a lot to overcome, but we'll try in the traditional way: by dredging up weird and wacky tales from the world of travel — and being thankful that ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/wackiness-in-the-world-of-travel-and-tourism-tempered-2008s-chaos-dallas-morning-news.html Weird, wacky, wonderful: A peek at sports in 2009Seattle Times, United States - Dec 28, 2008Besides, the sports world stretches well beyond Seattle. And the world is here for us to enjoy. Jan. 1: After upsetting USC in the Rose Bowl, ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/weird-wacky-wonderful-a-peek-at-sports-in-2009-seattle-times.html Wacky things get dropped to celebrate New Year’s EveAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Dec 27, 2008In Port Clinton, Ohio, the self-proclaimed “Walleye Capital of the World” drops a 20-foot, 600-pound fiberglass walleye fish at midnight. ...Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky New Year's Eve drops ReutersTravel news in brief: A variety ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/wacky-things-get-dropped-to-celebrate-new-year%e2%80%99s-eve-atlanta-journal-constitution.html Feast of fun in wacky world of sports predictionsDaily Telegraph, Australia - Dec 25, 2008THE All Blacks, assured by international authorities that it's not a World Cup year, dominate the Test scene - undefeated. ARU boss John O'Neill, ... http://www.wackieworld.com/WhatsNew/feast-of-fun-in-wacky-world-of-sports-predictions-daily-telegraph.html