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Showing posts with label Misc. Fun items. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Misc. Fun items. Show all posts

Monday, May 21, 2012

Canonsburg Plans Pop Music Hall of Fame from the Pittsburgh Business Times 
"Canonsburg, the hometown of famed singers Perry Como and Bobby Vinton, will be the future home of the American Pop Music Hall of Fame. Canon-MacMillan Patch reported on the announcement, which was made Saturday night with the conclusion of the two-day Hot Diggity Dog Days that honored the 100th anniversary of Como’s birth. About $50,000 has already been raised to build the hall of fame, although more is being sought."

Thursday, January 12, 2012

OPINION!!

Fake Holiday Donation Mailer Lampoons UPMC from the Pittsburgh City Paper
"I think they sent it out because they hate UPMC, like all good Pittsburghers."

Saturday, July 16, 2011

FUN News Item:

Gas drilling company nixes coloring book featuring 'friendly Fracosaurus' after criticism from the Associated Press via the Patriot News [of Harrisburg]
"A natural gas drilling company says it’s no longer distributing a children’s coloring book featuring a hard hat-wearing dinosaur that’s been criticized by a Massachusetts congressman and lampooned by Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert."