Money Clips: A collection of interesting news that may or may not be about money.
These ladies get candles. Diners in a new restaurant? Not so much.
Talk about flying blind. A new restaurant in New York plans to use blind waiters to serve meals to diners in total darkness. (And guess what? It’s not the first one to do so.)
1 in 5 Americans are ridiculous. A new poll from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 18 percent think Barack Obama is a Muslim. (Which is incorrect, folks. INCORRECT.) That’s up from 11 percent in March 2009. Sigh. From ABC News.
The 4-day school week is (wait for it) a bad idea. A Georgia school system went to a 4-day school week and nearly cost 1,000 kids their high school diploma. Way to go, U.S. educational system. From the AJC.
Stupid thief story of the day. A man accused of breaking into a Georgia elementary school left his cell phone behind. Police scrolled through his address book and called the listing titled “Ma.” His mother gave the police her son’s name.
Anderson Cooper staying silver. A company marketing a pill called “Go Away Gray” has offered him $1 million to get rid of his silver hair for five years. Anderson Cooper is politely declining. From NYMag’s Daily Intel.
“Stop giving money to my sister.” Do your parents keep bailing out a sibling even though she’s irresponsible and money unsavvy? You’ll like this latest Bundle.com Money Confession.
Have a great weekend, kids. If you decide to burgle someone, don’t leave your phone behind.
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