"Weird get weirder as year near end" joke

Copied from Houston Chronicle Columnist, Jim Barlow:
Enough of the serious stuff. It's a new month and time for Weird Business News - a look at the antics of Homo Businessperson in search of a buck.
Cheers to toy maker Mattel for its new doll, Barbie Loves Frankie Sinatra. We needed Barbie in a metallic dress drinking martinis and smoking.
And thanks to reader Stan Daley who reports the sprinkler he just bought had a sticker on the bottom stating that it's for outdoor use only. "Dang, I wanted to use it in the living room on my wife's potted plants," he said.
Our At Least the Boss Doesn't Need a Costume Award to the National Retail Federation survey that found 39.1 percent of American workers say they have considered dressing up for Halloween at work.
The Why Remind the Investors What Might Happen Award to Poore Brothers of Goodyear, Ariz., which announced it is dropping its NASDAQ stock symbol "POOR" in favor of "SNAK."
Best Internet Site Name: IveBeenGood.com, an online merchant. Proposed Internet site: I'veBeenBad.com for those looking for a good spanking.
The Readability Award to Burlington Resources for the notice of its stockholder meeting set for Nov. 18. On pages B-21 and B-22 there's one sentence that is so long that it can't be repeated here, since it would fill the entire column. Or maybe that should be the Mama, Don't Let Your Lawyers Grow Up To Be Writers Award.

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