Category: News

University of Tennessee professor Marvin Valazquez received federal funding last year to study the working habits of Mexican blue collar workers in the United States to see how they compare to U.S. citizens. The controversial study will be released next week, and published in the scholarly journal “Work It.” At his press conference yesterday, Valazquez…

While Catholics the world over are celebrating the spectacle of Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave in flames of a brush fire, farmer Bubba C. Gaines swears he saw the Great Pumpkin rising from his recent leaf fire. Experts say the photo he snapped with his iPhone is inconclusive, but pumpkin-o-philes are…

Sore at being outdone by current Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam, Victor Ashe is rumored to be using his ties with President Bush to lure a new attraction to downtown Knoxville. According to an anonymous contact familiar with the negotiations, Ashe is in talks with President Bush to locate the Bush Presidential Library in downtown Knoxville.…

This is Bjorn here, your trusty useless reporter in the field, covering the blog convention at Ray’s ESG sitting right next to Brehd and some other folks. I am using a Mac, which more or less goes against everything I believe in, so what does that tell us? That I have reached my limit on…

Well, the first Ray’s blog night is here. Due to late notice, the turnout isn’t huge but it’s high class. So far, things are great. The Knoxville News Sentinel is here to cover the festivities, so I wish we had more folks around the table. At this point, the food and service have been great….

What: “Blog Night @ Ray’s”; a kick off event for the conversion of Kingston Alley to Ray’s Entertainment Sports Grille (Ray’s ESG) with free appetizers and happy hour priced drinks for all bloggers. When: Tuesday, September 4, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: 7355 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee. Why: All bloggers are welcome, RSVP by…

A former male radio personality, Vietnam veteran, former car salesman, four-time divorcee gets breast augmentation, becomes a woman, and gets lengthy coverage in the press. Go figure.

It appears that The University of Tennessee and Phillip Fulmer have settled out of court in regards to the poor performance of the UT Football program over the past few years. Coach Fulmer is making a $1 million payment, which will hopefully be used as a bonus to keep Coach Bruce Pearl on-board for the…

The largest lead manufacturer in China rocked the Shanghai stock exchange today when it announced a full recall of all materials produced over the past three years. Reports indicate that an unacceptable number of toys have been found mixed within the lead, causing unacceptable danger to those responsible for smelting. It is possible that the…

NASA announced earlier today that the Space Shuttle Endeavour cannot be made safe for a return flight home, and will be left in orbit indefinitely. “An emergency mission has been scheduled for October to place a series of cinder blocks underneath the disable shuttled,” says Mission Control PR spokesperson Bubba Spacely. “I’ve had my ’87…

In a new development, U.S. border patrol agents are baffled by a rare wormhole they have found dug under the U.S.-Mexico border fence. The wormhole was discovered by agents patrolling the Arizona border early Thursday in the Coronado National Forest. Reports say it was covered by brush, but agents spotted flashes of light coming from…

On June 5th, by a slim margin, Oak Ridge voters have selected to move forward with the construction of two black holes within the city. The first is to be located atop Pine Ridge, and the second will be hidden near the bottom-line of the city’s budget. Had the selection not been made to proceed…

An anonymous member of the Tennessee legislature has leaked a memo that circulated after the budget surplus was discovered. The memo described in detail how the public relations firm, hired to cover the news, planned on helping the legislature come up with ways to make the public think they were getting money back but not…

Last month, Jack Eckelston brought a new franchise to Knoxville called “Carb Neutral.” The concept is loosely based on the “carbon neutral” fad and offers fat people the option to offset their carbohydrate intake by purchasing bran muffins for skinny people. “It is common knowledge that many overweight people do not like health food, and…

In an attempt to seem more human, Hillary Tracker has noticed that the junior senator from Arkansas New York is making an effort to bond with audiences around the country by trying to sound like them. Lately, the press has been reporting that Hillary has adopted a Southern accent in various public speaking engagements. In…