In Novel Coincidence, Hemingway Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
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Woman Wins $43 Million Slot Machine Jackpot -- But All She Got Was Meat
An unemployed mother of four says she is suing Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York City, after a slot machine indicated she won $43 million ― but all she got was a steak dinner. “I feel like they did me real dirty,” Katrina Bookman told.....»»
Miss Bumbum contest, for best behind, pits mother against daughter
There are few titles more coveted in Brazil than the annual Miss Bumbum prize that goes to the woman whose rump trumps the rest. There are few titles more coveted in Brazil than the annual Miss Bumbum prize that goes to the woman whose rump trumps the .....»»
Eating her words: Woman who called lottery tickets a waste of time wins prize
A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of money has won $1 million. A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of mon.....»»
Woman Tries To Show Her Husband Lotteries Are Dumb, Wins $1 Million
She sure showed him. A North Carolina woman who said she wanted to prove to her husband that playing the lottery is a waste of money bought a $10 scratch-off and won $1,000,000. “I had to eat my words,” Glenda Blackwell said in a release&.....»»
How The Turnip Prize Grew From A Joke Into A Global Contest
A new book chronicles the history of the spoof Turnip Prize, which is awarded annually for the world’s intentionally worst work of modern art. The parody of the better-known Turner Prize encourages entrants to “take the least amount of effort .....»»
Denzel Washington (Not The Actor) Accused Of Choking Aretha Franklin (Not The Singer)
What a coincidence ― but not a happy one for two entertainment icons. A man called Denzel Washington (not the Denzel Washington) accepted a plea deal Wednesday after allegedly choking his mother, Aretha Franklin (not the Aretha Franklin), the New Y.....»»
HuffPost Editors Craft New Editor"s Notes In The Event That Trump Wins
Well, here we are. About a month from Election Day and no clear indication that we’re all in some collective coma, sleeping the sleep of 1,000 corpses, experiencing one doozy of a forever nightmare. Donald Trump could become our next president. Here.....»»
Blondie"s Debbie Harry Brings Harmony To The Presidential Election
Blondie’s Debbie Harry has given Monday night’s debate an auto-tuned twist. With help from The Gregory Brothers and bandmate Chris Stein, she transformed the contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump into a.....»»
Man Wins $1 Million In Lottery After Someone Cut Him In Ticket Line
A man in New Zealand claims he won a big pile of money by minding his manners. The man, who did not give his name, says he won $1 million ($727,975 US) in the lottery after another customer skipped him in line to buy a ticket. “I wasn’t in any.....»»
Food fight: British sausage thrower wins Black Pudding championship
(Reuters) - This year's World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, a more than 100-year-old tournament centered around hurling blood sausage, was won by the first thrower......»»
Grandparents Have Dressed Alike For 52 Years -- And Twitter Loves It
You know what they say: The couple that dresses together, stays together. OK, maybe not. But every day for the 52 years of their marriage, Anthony Gargiula (@AnthonyGargiula) says his grandparents have dressed alike. His twinning grandparents tweet blew u.....»»
Competitors slip and slide for gravy wrestling championships
(Reuters) - Men and women wrestlers wearing fancy dress tackled a slippery surface for a somewhat unusual contest on Monday - the "World Gravy Wrestling Championships"......»»
Burkina Faso bans big buttocks beauty contest
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The government of Burkina Faso has banned an annual beauty contest for women with the biggest buttocks, saying such events are sexist......»»
Brazil Finally Wins Olympic Soccer Gold And Everybody Is In Tears
Brazil Finally Wins Olympic Soccer Gold And Everybody Is In Tears.....»»
This Usain Bolt Fan Totally Wins The Cheering Olympics
Kendra Hansey’s Jamaican mother sure knows how to root for a national hero. Watch her bang pot lids while urging on Usain Bolt as he captured his third straight 200-meter Olympic title Thursday night. We figure the eight-time Olympic gold medal.....»»
Dødsing, Norway"s Belly Flop Contest, Is The Olympic Sport For The Rest Of Us
They take belly flops very seriously in Norway. An entire sport has developed around dødsing, which is essentially the belly flop with a frightening twist. Participants jump from the 10-meter board and keep their bodies as straight and flat a.....»»
Puerto Rico Loses It As Monica Puig Wins Island"s First-Ever Olympic Gold
Puerto Rico Loses It As Monica Puig Wins Island"s First-Ever Olympic Gold.....»»
Fiji Wins Its First Olympic Gold And Immediately Declares Public Holiday
Fiji Wins Its First Olympic Gold And Immediately Declares Public Holiday.....»»
Michael Phelps Wins Gold For His Furious Olympic Game Face
Swimming champ Michael Phelps deserves another gold medal, not for his prowess in the pool but for the best Olympic game face. The Team USA star was seriously in the zone when cameras panned to him in the holding room prior to his 200m butterfly semi.....»»
Olympic Champion"s Grandma Wins Gold For Her Twitter Game
Tweeting isn’t an Olympic sport. Yet. But if it was, the gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio would undoubtedly go to the 74-year-old grandmother of British swimmer Adam Peaty. Mavis Williams has become something of an internet sensation in recent da.....»»