Category: News

Shortly after David Keith announced that he is suing people because he no longer has a career, he was spotted at the Cedar Bluff exit offering to act for spare change. Although this will likely pay better than his current career, it could prove to be a very humbling experience as few people have actually…

I tried to come up with something to make fun of UT Football, but Fulmer beat me to it with the Homecoming game.

The Knoxville News Sentinel has announced that they are no longer in the business of providing content, and have let go of 13 members of the news staff. As more readers move from the printed paper to the online edition, this is described as a natural transition. According to the Sentinel, original content from reporters…

America overwhelmingly voted for change today, electing one Barack Obama as President of the United States. Obama ran on a campaign pledge of “change,” although it was never clear exactly what change was promised. Tonight, Obama’s campaign revealed that each and every American will receive three quarters, a dime, two nickels, and six pennies. The…

Starbucks and Krispy Kreme recently made announcements to lure in voters, each are giving away free product to all those that step up and vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. Making a similar announcement, Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries today announced that they will provide a second bowl of soup to any homeless individual that votes…

Coming down to the wire for election day, Barack Obama has found a way to lure undecided Tennessee voters. “I’ve promised to fix everything else in the world, so I promise to also fix the University of Tennessee football program. We’ll create a system the equally redistributes the talented players and coaches throughout the SEC,…

After successfully kicking skeptical reporters off the Obama campaign plane, the Obama campaign has decided to remove skeptical voters from the equation throughout the heavily contested battleground states. Reports first came from Ohio as a series of vans circled shopping centers and abducted anyone not wearing an Obama pin or sporting an Obama decal on…

On the heels of voting to increase the CEO’s base salary by nearly half a million dollars, the TVA board quickly noticed that recent rate increases will not completely cover the increased salary. As a stopgap to prevent the bleeding of cash, they voted in an emergency plan that calls for burning the elderly to…

Knox County poll workers usually are patient, friendly people. However, due to the large amount of fingerprints on the not-touchscreen voting machines, lately some poll workers are starting to get agitated with all the cleaning they have to do. “I mean, really, can’t they tell by the dial that the big, friendly screen is not…

As the daily polls are coming in showing an ever-growing Obama landslide, the campaign of John McCain has gone beyond desperation to make up the difference. Selecting a hot female running mate proved ineffective and bringing up Obama’s Marxist and socialist background has failed to make a dent. After the two Tennessee boys they hired…

A bit disillusioned, Scott Gordy recently cancelled his Twitter account after only two months of use. “It sounded so cool when other people talked about it, but then almost nobody followed me. Then I realized just how little folks cared about what I was up to. Posting messages about when I ate lunch and what…

Pilot today announced that quarterly gougings earnings exceeded expectations, allowing them to buy out Marathon and acquire a 47.5 percent interest in Pilot Travel Centers. Although it is unknown what impact this will have on gas prices, ICEE prices are expected to double overnight.

After intense debate, a bipartisan effort has moved forward in the House to utilize bailout monies where they can have the most impact. Rather than waste energies on bad loans, an untold some has been directed to bailing UT Athletics out of its current coaching situation. By paying off Phil Fulmer, it’s expected that UT…

Tennessee-based Check Into Cash has stepped in to save ailing GreenBank by offering bank owners a buyout package. According to representatives from Check Into Cash, the customers will have a few new policies to adjust to, but the transition should be relatively smooth. Each time clients cash a check, they will have one week to…

After the University of Tennessee Volunteers and Coach Fulmer received a well-earned beating today, it was noticed that a sole Volunteer supporter stayed in the stands until the end of the game. Although this isn’t news, it is clearly more exciting than anything that took place on the field.