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Steal a 99X Campaign Sign from around Shreveport-Bossier, Take a Picture & Win a Great Prize

99xstaff — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:03:57 +0000

It’s election time again, and 99X wants to bribe you for your vote! All over the Shreveport-Bossier area, you’ll be seeing 99X ‘campaign signs’. Find one — or come by the 99X studios and pick one up — and plant it in a crazy, funny or ill…uh, I mean interesting place.Shoot a photo of you [...]

Could the Combination of High Gas Prices and High Food Prices Lead to Another Recession?

Bob and Tom — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:24:14 +0000

Nobody panic . . . but we could be headed for a recession. And before you say, “Um, aren’t we still in a recession?” . . . yeah, but this COULD mean things are going to get worse. Craig Johnson is the president of Consumer Growth Partners. And he says the combination of high gas [...]

A Hockey Fan In Russia Joined In On the Fight

Bob and Tom — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:58:18 +0000

Over in Russia, hockey is king. It’s so damn cold there all the time that it was the natural pick since it involves ice and drinking. Well this video contains a hockey game and as usual a fight breaks out amongst players but the twist is a fan flips over the gate and joins them. [...]

Department Stores Have Finally Realized That People Hate Getting Assaulted By Perfume Sprayers

Bob and Tom — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:51:09 +0000

For decades now, we’ve walked through department stores knowing that if we head through the fragrance area, it’s a GAUNTLET of over-aggressive salespeople trying to spray you with perfume. Well . . . it appears that the department stores have finally figured out that people HATE THAT. And HATRED doesn’t sell perfume. Everyone from Nordstrom [...]

A Guy Filmed a Tornado Coming Straight for Him and Stayed Completely Calm

Bob and Tom — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:16:06 +0000

Hundreds of tornadoes touched down all across the southeast this past weekend, and there are a ton of videos of them on YouTube. Most of the people in the videos freak out.

A Woman Loses Her Disability Settlement When It's Clear She Can Work . . . Thanks To Photos of Her Belly Dancing Online

Bob and Tom — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:10:51 +0000

Three years ago, Brian and Dorothy McGurk of Staten Island, New York, got divorced. Dorothy said Brian needed to pay alimony because she was injured in a car accident in 1997 that left her too injured to work. The courts agreed, and Brian was ordered to pay Dorothy $850 per month, every month, for LIFE. [...]

Here are Three Amazing Tax Write-Offs For Phone Sex Operators . . . And the Rule For Strippers Who Want To Write Off Their Implants

Bob and Tom — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:16:47 +0000

Lori St. Kitts of Seattle, Washington is a dominatrix. She’s also an accountant. And no, we’re not sure what college offers that as a double major. (–I’d go with Florida State.) Because of her background, she advises a lot of people in the adult industries on their taxes. And here, on Tax Day, we’ve got [...]

There are Only Two Things People are Reluctant To Share On Facebook . . . Their Sex Lives and Their Salary

Bob and Tom — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:04:24 +0000

Facebook has made us into a world of OVERSHARERS. In a new survey, an employment website called Glassdoor.com wanted to see if there’s ANYTHING that most people are reluctant to share online. And they found there are only TWO things that we all agree are not for sharing online. Those are . . . details [...]

Two Babies Talking Grow Up [VIDEO]

Bob and Tom — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:29:47 +0000

This is funny but there are a few words that you may want to keep out of the ears of children Peep here:

Do You Need Help Understanding "The Douchebag". Here's A Video To Help

Bob and Tom — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:16:28 +0000

This is a small mockumentary about the douchebag

Technology is Taking Away Your Ability To Steal Towels and Sheets From Hotels

Bob and Tom — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:46:48 +0000

Yeah, this is poetic justice . . . but I still don’t like it. Modern technology is quickly stealing your ability to steal hotel towels . . . which is supposed to be a God-given right. The days of being able to walk into a hotel room and treat it as your personal buffet of [...]

More Than Half of Single Men are Secretly Using Viagra?

Bob and Tom — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:38:30 +0000

When the hell did American men lose faith in the reliability of their genitalia? According to a new survey, more than HALF of single men in the U.S. say they’ve taken Viagra without having a prescription. That’s right: More than half are taking black market Viagra. And 80% said that when they do take Viagra, [...]

13% of Office Workers Think the Fastest Way To Get Their Computer Replaced Is . . . To Smash It

Bob and Tom — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:00:28 +0000

Good to see that even in today's awful work climate, there are plenty of office workers who are still firmly devoted to beating the system. Literally. According to a new survey, 13% of office workers say that if they really wanted their company to replace their old computer with a new one, they think the quickest way to make it happen would be . . . SMASHING their computer.

Women Are Getting Closer and Closer To Admitting That a Guy's Money Is His Most Important Quality

Bob and Tom — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:57:07 +0000

For years and years there have been surveys asking women to name the most important quality they look for in a guy. And every time, “sense of humor” wins. Which, of course, is just a blatant lie. Under that logic, you know who has the best sense of humor in the world? Super rich guys. [...]

A Man Hides at a Walgreens After Hours . . . So He Can Drink Their Beer

Bob and Tom — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:40:59 +0000

You know, of all the reasons to hide in a Walgreens so you can be locked inside alone after hours . . . this MIGHT be the best one. In Wichita, Kansas, a 25-year-old man whose name wasn’t released hid inside a Walgreens until it closed, so he could DRINK THEIR BEER. He ended up [...]

A Couple in Wisconsin Find a Live Korean War Missile In Their Bathroom Wall

Bob and Tom — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:35:47 +0000

See, THIS is why I never do home repairs. Last week, 70-year-old William Wittman of St. Francis, Wisconsin was remodeling his bathroom and went into the wall to pull out some old insulation. While he was in there, he found . . . A MISSILE. And not just any missile. A LIVE, 20-inch missile from [...]

Brace Yourself Louisiana….It's Bout To Get Crazy

Bob and Tom — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:26:38 +0000

In a new study, a think tank called the Institute for Economics and Peace ranked all 50 U.S. states based on how peaceful they are. Which is a good thing or a bad thing, I guess . . . depending on your feelings toward hippies. The study was based on factors like homicide rates, the [...]

What are We Getting Drunk On? A New Harris Poll Ranks America's Favorite Types of Alcohol

Bob and Tom — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:13:09 +0000

If I know Americans . . . and I think I know Americans . . . everyone’s going to be getting drunk this weekend. There must be something to celebrate right? The Masters? KRISTEN STEWART’S 21st birthday? We’ll all find some reason. A new Harris poll surveyed the country to rank America’s most popular drinks. [...]

Here Are Six Facts About the Stripping Industry, Courtesy of a Major Academic Study

Bob and Tom — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:48:01 +0000

The University of Leeds in England has been running a major survey on the stripping industry, and they just released a report with their initial findings. We pulled out the six best ones strictly for your intellectual fulfillment. #1.) While 40.2% of strippers do it as their only job, the rest have a day job, [...]

The Last Time the Government Shut Down, It Led Directly To the Clinton-Lewinsky Affair

Bob and Tom — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:40:44 +0000

If the government shutdown happens on Friday, we’ll feel plenty of serious effects. The National Parks will close, our tax refunds could be delayed, and more. But there’s another side effect of the last government shutdown, in 1995, that NO ONE expected: The president cheating on his wife. That’s right. The 1995 government shutdown had [...]