http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Book en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:29 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/army-veteran-sparks-outrage-by-tattooing-his-dog-and-publishing-picture-on-facebook/ An army veteran has sparked outrage after tattooing his dog and publishing the results on his Facebook page. Ernesto Rodriguez tattooed his 5-month-old purebred American Pit Bull at his tattoo parlour last week. Mr Rodriguez inked the dog’s name, Duchess, and an emblem representing her bloodline on his pet’s stomach. He then posted an image of the tattoo on Facebook, prompting a mass outcry from animal lovers resulting in the local health de... ]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:18:14 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/army-veteran-sparks-outrage-by-tattooing-his-dog-and-publishing-picture-on-facebook/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/dad-pays-daughter-to-stay-off-facebook/ HOW much would you need to be paid to delete your Facebook account? Maybe $500? More? Well one teenager agreed to delete her account after her father paid her off. A measley $200. Fourteen-year-old Rachel Baier's father Paul - who is, by the way, vice president of Boston energy company Groom Energy Solutions - drew up a legal agreement promising to pay her $200 if she could stay off the site for six months. She didn't even get ... ]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:10:17 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/dad-pays-daughter-to-stay-off-facebook/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/lance-armstrong-books-rebranded-as-fiction/ A library sign promising to reclassify books by Lance Armstrong as fiction has gone viral on social media. The sign was put up in Manly library, in Sydney, Australia - but officials later said it was a joke, reports Metro. It said that all non-fiction books by the disgraced cyclist would soon be moved to the fiction section. It comes after Armstrong finally admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins. A ... ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:22:20 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/lance-armstrong-books-rebranded-as-fiction/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/racist-anti-obama-facebook-post-gets-woman-fired/ "I didn't think it would be that big of a deal." These are words so many of us have used, just before someone slapped us across the chops. So it has proved for Denise Helms, a 22-year-old woman from Turlock, Calif., who used Facebook to express her own miffedness with the re-election of the president. As Fox 40 in Sacramento records it, she wrote: "Another 4 years of this n*****. Maybe he will get assassinated this term." %... ]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:10:31 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/racist-anti-obama-facebook-post-gets-woman-fired/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-kicked-off-plane-for-carrying-book/ WE'VE all faced the dilemma when preparing for a flight. How much hand luggage can we get away with taking on board. If your airline is Ryanair, it seems, you’d better be extra careful. A female passenger who fell foul of their regulations was marched off a jet by police officers moments before take-off, it has been claimed. Video posted online showing a Spanish Guardia Civil officer ejecting the woman from the aircraft at Valencia airport has caused ou... ]]> Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:37:19 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-kicked-off-plane-for-carrying-book/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/hacker-group-anonymous-sends-warning-to-zynga-and-facebook/ The hacker group that calls itself Anonymous posted a warning message to Zynga and Facebook today. The message says it will take Facebook down on November 5 and release Zynga games to the public on that day for free if Zynga doesn't stop its alleged plans for massive layoffs and offshoring of jobs. Anonymous says that it has obtained secret documents about Zynga's strategy which includes a "massive layoff of a thousand people." ]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:34:33 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/hacker-group-anonymous-sends-warning-to-zynga-and-facebook/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/facebooker-hires-woman-to-slap-him/ A US computer programmer is paying a woman £5 an hour to slap him if he uses Facebook at work. Maneesh Sethi reckons employing Kara has helped quadruple his daily output, reports The Sun. Mr Sethi, from San Francisco, placed an advert on classifieds website Craigslist to recruit someone willing to monitor him at work. He said he felt embarrassed after calculating he wasted around 19 hours every week looking at social media websites. He wrote... ]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:34:34 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/facebooker-hires-woman-to-slap-him/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/new-vest-enables-hugs-on-facebook/ Scientists have invented a social media vest that enables people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook. The Like-A-Hug inflates when friends 'Like' a photo, video, or status update on the social networking site. The inventors say the sensation allows the wearer to "feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs". Melissa Kit Chow, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ... ]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:00:50 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/new-vest-enables-hugs-on-facebook/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/badly-stuffed-animals-an-unlikely-hit/ A Facebook group called 'Badly Stuffed Animals' has become an unlikely online hit. The collection of bizarre taxidermy pictures has attracted more than 12,500 followers. It includes stuffed animals in bizarre poses such as camel in a suitcase, a dog leap-frogging a globe and a squirrel in a flasher mac. The page also features lots of animals stuffed by taxidermists who do not appear to have completely mastered the art. ]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:54:53 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/badly-stuffed-animals-an-unlikely-hit/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/outcry-after-military-veteran-detained-for-anti-government-facebook-posts/ A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights. Brandon J. Raub, 26, has been in custody since FBI, Secret Service agents and police in Virginia's Chesterfield County questioned him Thursday evening about what they said were ominous posts talking about a coming revolution. In one message e... ]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:41:41 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/outcry-after-military-veteran-detained-for-anti-government-facebook-posts/