They may skim it, but Harry Reid refuses to allow a week to pass so that all the public can review the bill - much as they did with the stimulus bill. All this despite the promise Obama of a 5-day wait before any bill was signed into law. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A guy stops off at his local Taco Bell after work and decides to pay with a $2 bill instead of a $50 to make things easier for the cashier.

Hilarity and Asshatery ensue. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

"Gates stepped away from a day-to-day role at Microsoft this summer, but the company's much-discussed new $300 million marketing campaign follows his critique of the Apple ads. Its core message: Hey, Apple, who are you calling square? " picked by gammerus 1 year ago

It seems Obama is getting quite the momentum. Perhaps we will see Bill on his cabinet after all. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

A key state legislative committee gave a favorable recommendation Tuesday to a bill that would require drivers 75 and older who are renewing their license to pass tests to prove they can safely operate a vehicle. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The new version of the bill would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's necessary to respond to the threat. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Here's a collection of rare early Bill "Calvin and Hobbes" Watterson's toons from The Kenyon Collegian, his college paper from Kenyon, Ohio. They're a little edgier than the Calvin and Hobbes strips (but not as funny) picked by titojuante 2 years ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement that she was "absolutely" committed to doing so. picked by shuallyo 3 weeks ago

Truly this is the age of Greenfinger: Billionaire Bill Gates has patented the idea to halt hurricanes by decreasing the surface temperature of the ocean. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft magnate, has given more than £1 million to British scientists to help tackle childhood pneumonia.
Gates has pledged the money to fund research by experts at the University of Edinburgh into the condition, which causes two million deaths in under-fives each year. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Ten Thousand Cents" is a digital artwork that creates a representation of a $100 bill. Thousands of individuals working in isolation from one another painted a tiny part of the bill without knowledge of the overall task. Workers were paid one cent each via Amazon's Mechanical Turk distributed labor tool. Site also has a video with all 10,000 parts being drawn simultaneously. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The cops got a call that the man was rampaging around his house and breaking windows. When they arrived, the man had fled, taking bottles of pills with him. The sheriff contacted Verizon to ask them to turn the man's cellphone service on so they could track his signal, but the operator said the missing man's bill had to be paid first... picked by bingo 6 months ago

Coming soon to a cash register near you: a new $5 bill sporting some touches of color for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

84-year-old Norman Beckman was hit with a $3,000 water bill after his pipes burst and allowed a free flow of water to pass through the meter for a 3 month period, when Beckman was away due to health problems.

Neighbor's have raised more than $4,000 to pay off the bill, and Beckman plans to donate the excess. picked by Marli 12 months ago

Jessica Brovitch was relieved when her 7-year-old son was only scraped and bruised after a van collided with his bicycle on Nov. 9. But she was shocked when the child later received a bill for $650. picked by muppet 2 years ago

[sarcasm]I know this will make many of you cry[/sarcasm] but Bill O'Reilly has announced that he will step down from his very successful syndicated radio show. picked by bernardblack 12 months ago

A Canadian man has been shocked to receive a mobile phone bill for nearly $85,000 picked by maxriter 2 years ago

The bill is still laden down with billions of pork and very little of it will actually create jobs or even help the economy (likely the opposite) but at least they cut out some tiny amount of waste. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

In a recent interview Russell Crowe let slip that he is involved in a Bill Hicks biopic. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Politician presents a bill for approval of the congress.
Very clear bill and totally worth the tax payer's money ;oP picked by marinuse 2 years ago