How long until you be crashing it against the wall?
The Mensa Puzzle Alarm Clock, one of the weirdest of its kind

There are quite a lot of wacky alarm clocks available, but the Mensa Puzzle is definitely one of the most innovative and annoying similar gadgets.

My Buddhist Chinese friend, Bubba, tells me the most annoying thing about ancestor worship is that long after your Uncle Ping has died, he’s still following you around the house criticizing your every action. Bubba would rather avoid the spirits that trail around after him. The Seacoast Paranormal Research Group (SPRG) is hunting them down.

�Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. That you must believe if anything good is to come of this story.� Charles Dickens-A Christmas Carol. What we don�t know is how he died. What we do know is that he died Christmas Eve. What else do we know? We know he lived in London. Europe. We also know that the tradition here is to put up Christmas trees on Christmas Eve. We also know that it is not uncommon to have 13 foot ceilings in European homes.

I think Marley died of a heart attack.

I can relate.

Skaar makes three-day ‘Jeopardy’ champion

Last month, Bob and Marcia Skaar’s phone at their home in Alamogordo was ringing off the hook.

“We heard from people we hadn’t heard from in 30 years,” she said.

That’s because their son David was a three-day champion on “Jeopardy.” He won $104,000 in three days, and then was defeated on the fourth day and won $2,000 as runner-up.

Fair-Wage Housecleaning
Finding value in women’s work

An acquaintance of mine, Rebecca (not her real name), agreed to take me with her on a day of cleaning. I was curious how housecleaners were faring in this economy, and I wanted to get some perspective on how it feels to get paid for something most people don’t consider “real work.” Her gig was at a recently vacated apartment in Oakland. While Rebecca perched on a ladder and scrubbed six years of grease off the kitchen ceiling, we chatted about money.

Brainbox Beauty Says Emotional Farewell To Cult Show The Big Interview

Carol Vorderman was determined to bring the kind of professionalism to her final Countdown show that she had brought to the previous 4754 Countdowns she had filmed.

She knew it was going to be an emotional experience after 26 years as co-host of Channel 4’s cosy words and letters game but – gutsy woman that she is – she was going to see it through.

On their first day at school, gifted children are usually able to read, write and count. They have a good sense of logic, understand abstract terms and can explain easily, for instance, the principle of a simple electrical circuit. But Czech schools are at their wits’ end when it comes to these little geniuses who account some 2-3% of the population.

So, not to get all sappy, but it would be really great if any of you Philly-based Deadspinners (or those from other parts of the country with kind souls) would take the time to read this piece about freelance journalist Brian Hickey. He’s one of the smartest people on the planet, friend to many, a diehard � and surprisingly rational � Philly sports fan and just a quality human being.

Orson Bean’s career spans five decades. In addition to being a successful actor and award-winning director, he is an acclaimed storyteller. He starred on Broadway for twenty years and appeared regularly as a panelist on To Tell the Truth and other game shows as well as a guest and guest host on the Tonight Show.

Body Talk with Eva Reyes
BEVERLY HILLS, California � When our friend Tim Evans (of the US Immigration, assigned at the Los Angeles airport) invited Raoul Tidalgo and I to his cozy pad in West Hollywood, he said he had a big �surprise� for us.

True enough, when the big �surprise� walked through the door, Raoul and I couldn�t believe our eyes. We had to blink a few times at the widely-smiling beautiful (nay, still ravishing!) lady as if gliding on the ramp. Eva Reyes, would you believe! Still looking like the Miss Republic of the Philippines of 1972. She came with designer-friend Marden Iglesias who was visiting from the Philippines.