My brother Tim and my friend GB — math geeks both — will love this story: people who can’t do math are in charge of Verizon’s billing department (and managing their call centre, it seems).

Verizon: What do you mean .002 dollars?
Client: [big sigh] Okay, I think I have to do this again. Do you recognize that there’s a difference between one dollar and one cent?
Verizon: Definitely.
Client: Do you recognize there’s a difference between half a dollar and half a cent?
Verizon: Definitely
Client: Then, do you therefore recognize there’s a difference between .002 dollars and .002 cents
Verizon: No.
Client: No?

Awesome.

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I can’t wait to see Rona Ambrose debate pollution with these 700 scientists.

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Nicole Richie has been arrested for driving drunk. I think this is unfair; people who only weigh 85 pounds can’t be blamed for their intoxication as they would obviously get drunk smelling a single lite beer from across the room. Not to mention the weed & vicodin she took before driving, the poor dear.

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Speaking of vapid dormice, this Salon article about Paris Hilton is about 12 kinds of funny. When the article starts off,

“For years we’ve been paralyzed in the tractor beam of her brainless celebrity. Now it’s time to kiss the creepy dollie goodbye.”

…you just know it’s gonna be good.

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