Headlines Du Jour ► Wednesday, November 20, 2013

While you were lazy and sleeping the Not Now Silly news team has been creeping and crawling through the vast recesses of cyberspace — much like Ashley Graham and the Flying Monkey Squad — to bring back nothing but the best in Headlines Du Jour. Here is today’s catch:

BEST IDEA DU JOUR:

FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS:


Fox Business host wonders if women have weird
brains that are keeping them down in the tech industry

There aren’t many women CEOs in Silicon Valley, perhaps
because their brains are broken, posits one pundit

TODAY IN THE WAR ON DRUGS:

Kansas Couple Sues Sheriff for $7 Million Over Unconstitutional Raid

SPHINCTER OF THE WEEK:

Hawaii lawmaker ‘solves’ homeless problem
by destroying their stuff with a sledgehammer

VAGINA OF THE WEEK:

Sarah Silverman to MSNBC: ‘I Think Vaginas Really, Really Scare People.’

FAUX OUTRAGE OF THE DAY:

Obama Omits ‘Under God’ From Gettysburg Address; Outrage Ensues

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS: 

Iowa man’s gun accidentally fires from pants
pocket at Wal-Mart but he finishes shopping

TODAY IN WTF? NEWS:

Don’t Miss Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day Today

► OOOOPS! CATCH AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DAY CANCELLED ◄

UT Young Conservatives call off ‘catch an illegal immigrant’ stunt

BULLY CORNER:

Gay Ontario jail guard Bob Ranger suffered poisoned workplace
Gay Ontario correctional officer Bob Ranger endured a “poisoned” workplace
and won the largest grievance board settlement to date. It’s not enough.

Mark Koldys, before he turned evil

► BULLYING FROM THE NOT NOW SILLY ARCHIVES ◄
The Mark Koldys-Johnny Dollar
Cyber-Bully Comments of the Day

CRACK CORNER:

Rob Ford says he’s quit drinking,
has had ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment

CBC interview comes after council
votes to restrict Toronto mayor’s budget

► Editorial from The Toronto Sun ◄
Rob Ford’s ‘crazy train’ runs amok

► From Bloomberg News ◄
Why Rob Ford Happened

► From Time Magazine ◄
Toronto Mayor Leaves ‘Today Show’ Hosts ‘Speechless’
Rob Ford on crack-smoking video: ‘I can’t remember it. I was very, very inebriated’

VIDEO DU JOUR:

► Who knew this was so difficult? ◄

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