Burbia Blogs

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submitted on 10/28/2009

  

Confessions Of A Recovering Leaf Blower Addict

I have a problem. I think about leaf blowers too much. I used to use them too much, when they weren't needed. At all hours of the day. The noise bothered my family and my neighbors. I carried a leaf blower to places that many people ...read more.

submitted on 10/28/2009

  

Invasion Of The (Really Irritating) Ladybugs

Is it just me, or is anyone else's house covered in ladybugs? Now, when I say covered, I'm not talking some cute ladybug sightings near a window or something equally benign. I'm talking a blanket of ladybugs coating my house, like frosting on a cupcake. Which actually sounds lovely and appealing, but this is just ...read more.

submitted on 10/26/2009

  

Doctors, Targeting Prostate, Mistakenly Remove Man's Prostrate

Minneapolis, 10/26
[Burbia Satire Wire] - Doctors, performing prostate surgery on a man in Minneapolis, mistakenly removed his prostrate, leaving the man with his diseased prostate and, now, without a perfectly healthy prostrate. The patient, Leonard Gold, 67, was outraged and expressed as much when, from his hospital bed, told of the medical error, he shouted ...read more.

submitted on 10/23/2009

  

I'd Prefer the Toad Intestines Off My Leg, Thank You

Everyone was a kid once. Hard to believe, isn't it? Kids can't imagine being grown-ups and adults, well, we remember some of the things we did and wonder what the hell we were thinking about. It's the weird, bizarre or dangerous episodes that tend to stick ...read more.

submitted on 10/21/2009

  

It's Toilet Paper. It Fits In A Holder. It's Not Particle Physics.

On more than one occasion I have been advised that all I need to do to make my life easier is to get my husband and children to do more around the house. I find this suggestion irritating in the ...read more.