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TPN’s Trifling Liar of the Week
Linda Brown Sometimes, of course, we feature people in this section who are evil. Linda isn’t evil—in fact, she’s mentally ill. So while I won’t post her picture (largely because I can’t find a clear one), I can’t let her trifling behavior slide. Linda showed up at a Burlington Coat Factory in Columbus, Ohio, and announced she’d won the Lottery, and would pay for everyone’s merchandise up to $500. People f

Nobel Prize Jokes Near All-Time High
By Bill Matthews Something about Nobel winner Niels Jerne just said comedy (OSLO, NORWAY) Punchlines involving the Nobel Prize have soared in the days since President Obama won the Peace designation, but officials say it hasn’t come close to the furor of 1984. “When Niels Jerne won the award for Physiology or Medicine, that was comedy gold,” said Nobel chairman Thorbjoern Jagland. “I mean, Johnny Carson led off the Tonight Show with Jerne

TPN’s Trifling People of the Week
Those who say Roman Polanski should go free Whoopi, are you serious? Woody Allen…well, you I’d expect this from. But what part of raping a 13-year-old would imply that Polanski should be set free? Was it the part about him drugging the little girl he lusted after, Samantha Geimer? Plying her with alcohol? Forcing himself on her even after she begged him to stop? His cowardly flight from justice? The 32 years he’s lived in Europe?

Cleveland Indians To Adopt Even More Offensive Mascot
By Bill Matthews Sloshy (left) will replace lovable Chief Wahoo (CLEVELAND) There will be a big change for the Cleveland Indians next year. No, the team isn’t planning on actually winning the World Series (something it hasn’t done since 1948). The squad will have a new mascot.  Instead of Chief Wahoo, a cartoon depiction of a Native American, the team plans to adopt a mascot that’s even more offensive. Meet Sloshy the Drun

TPN’s Trifling Sadists of the Week
Ruby’s Killers Some things are just awful, and this is one of them. It was bad enough that burglars broke into Kimberly Ross’ home in Roseville, Mich. But they couldn’t be content merely robbing her. In an unthinkable act, these heartless sadists put Ross’ 7-month-old kitten, Ruby, into the washing machine, turned it on, and left he