Dr. Doom has words for Ms. Marvel
For comic book fans, one of the biggest bads of them all is the dreaded Dr. Doom. He’s a villainous star of Marvel Comics and, […]
Weird News
Use your illusion
The key purpose of computers, it seems, is to waste time finding weird stuff posted on the Internet and then forward it to all of […]
I kissed a boy … and I liked it
Old wisdom goes that parody is the lowest form of comedy. But for “Weird Al” Yankovic, it sure has paid well. Although Yankovic isn’t as […]
7 Weird Stories (that may or may not be true) to Tell Your Kids
Kids love scary stories of the monsters, ghosts and mysteries, and these modern tales of strange sightings are sure to keep them enthralled! These 7 […]
Proof that Chick-Fil-A advertising works
After years of campaigning by those Chick-Fil-A spokescows, another beefy bovine has taken the “Eat Mor Chikin” campaign to heart … by eating chicken. A […]
Always wear your helmet
Way back in 2007, a newspaper in Madison, Wis., carried an interesting report of a bicyclist whose head was run over by a delivery truck. […]
Max Headroom’s future finally arrives
Here in America, we completed the switchover to DTV, the effort to end the public use of analog TV signals a few years ago. Over […]
Chiming in on the Ringing Rocks
It was a whim, really. CoTB was planning a quick day-trip to Philadelphia, and hopped on to a tourism site for other things to do […]
We’ve discovered the beavers’ secret plan
Originally published May 7, 2010 Pardon our ignorance, but CotB isn’t really all that well versed in why beavers make dams or how they do […]
“It’s only a glitch..”
A news conference didn’t go according to plan yesterday at BAE Systems in West Manchester Township, Pennsylvania. The facility’s big wigs, workers and media were […]
Afternoon creeps from ‘A Haunting’
With COTB’s bizarro work schedule, we’re often at home in the early afternoon. If you work a similar shift, or have called off sick recently, […]
Humans vs. animals
(Originally posted Oct. 24, 2007) It’s been a busy time in the animal kingdom. It seems that their long-awaited assault on their human slavers has finally […]
DHMO … A dire threat to us all
At the start of Comics on the Brain, we decided that this blog would focus on the fun things in life. We wouldn’t be sullying […]
The Great Poodle Caper Part II
Originally published in Pop Quiz, Hotshot on 4/30/2007. According to Snopes.com, the urban legend debunking site, and a few other sources, the sheep-sold-as-poodles story that Pop […]
We must stop the drunken bats!
According to an article at LiveScience.Com, fruit bats have their special way to sober up. The studies, made at a university in Israel, said some […]
Pridnestrovie — What a country!
Originally published on 4/3/2007 at Pop Quiz, Hotshot. Snuggled between the Ukraine and Moldova –two countries that even the eggheads at Pop Quiz, Hotshot! have trouble […]
Something that’s just Damn Interesting
It’s not any old Web site where you can read about the CIA’s efforts to blow up Russian pipelines, the U.S. government’s efforts to build “flying saucers,” […]
This is truly Damn Interesting
Originally published on 3/30/2007 at Pop Quiz, Hotshot! It’s not any old Web site where you can read about the CIA’s efforts to blow up Russian pipelines, […]
The hamster version of a Christmas Story
Originally published on 3/1/2007 at Pop Quiz, Hotshot! Pop Quiz Hotshot! just got wind of the horrifying tale of a poor hamster named Christmas. After […]
Protect the city, Sin City that is
Originally posted at Pop Quiz, Hotshot! for The York Dispatch. It seems that the Las Vegas Police Department has taken a liking to a Sin […]