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Goths, stoners, and doomsday preppers donate gas masks to fight Coronavirus
Three disparate groups banded together to donate their unused gas masks and time in an attempt to save lives.
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Breaking News
Governor’s Office Urges Citizens to Remain Calm as Gas Overage Persists
How are you dealing with all this excess gas lying around? ⛽️
DeSantis to Personally Investigate Latest Assassination Attempt on Trump
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be conducting his own investigation regarding the attempted assassination of former President Trump at the Republican presidential nominee’s golf club…
Sports
Yankees Fan Invited to Spring Training
When the defending American League But Not World Champion New York Yankees report to Tampa for spring training in February, they’ll be joined by self-appointed…
NFL Officially Designates New Position
After years of contributions from lovable big guys, the National Football League (NFL) has designated Lovable Big Guy (LGB) an official position effective immediately. A template perfected by William “Refrigerator” Perry of the Chicago Bears in 1985 of oversized defensive linemen being used in certain offensive situations has been adapted by various teams over the…
Arts and Entertainment
Modern Day DaVinci Spends 16 Seconds On Portrait’s Smile
You have to admire the attention to detail! 🎨🖼️
Government
Florida Outlaws Ranting in Your Car Without Recording It and Putting It on the Internet
It’s about time the government got involved in this.
Local and Community
Tampa Couple Makes Mashed Potatoes for Trunksgiving
Bob and Carol Tednalice of Tampa, inspired by how much fun they had this year with their first time participating in Trunk-or-Treat, the Halloween tradition where participants decorate their cars’ trunks with Halloween themes and pass out candy to children, are hoping to continue the fun with Trunksgiving. “We had heard of Trunk-or-Treat but didn’t…
A Largo man who admitted he might have thrown a wood plank and sprayed and hurled a fire extinguisher at police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he had been there is now glad that he realized the wrongfulness of those actions before they could even take place, according to…
The man in the stick figure family depicted on the rear window of a Temple Terrace woman’s minivan is the only identification the woman’s children have with their estranged father or any positive adult male role models. “Yeah, Kenny left me in April and I keep forgetting to go out with a razor blade and…
The City of Tampa has announced that the traffic signals at all intersections downtown will now be timed to last for 15 minutes, effective immediately. “It’s being done to reduce stress,” said Andy Blibfwitch, the city’s Director of Vehicular Traffic Patterns. “People get so worked up waiting for lights to change when they’re in a…
Due to being included in a group email by mistake, Mike Clunbgh, a shipping clerk for United Business System Analysis Coordinators, Inc. in Tampa, attended the wrong employee holiday party Saturday night. “Right company, but definitely the wrong party actually,” said Clunbgh. “Jennifer is the one who sent out the email. I guess she should…
A digital information sign posted just south of Exit 46B (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) on I-275 North in Tampa is making fun of drivers. The sign reads, “FOWLER AVE. 5 MILES 7-9 MINUTES”, indicating that it should take less than 10 minutes to traverse that stretch, which is a practical impossibility except when traveling…
“They’re just beer steins for wine!” Said Harvey Klitchman, owner of Harvey’s Wine-Steins of US 19 in Palm Harbor. “It’s no different than the way people use giant glasses to fill with beer, These are just giant steins, specially made for holding your wine. You can fit a whole bottle of wine into my wine-steins.”…
A Tampa man who said his name is Tommy Wanxworth claims to be the previously unidentified fan that Brass Against lead singer Sophia Urista urinated on during the band’s performance at the Rockville Festival in Daytona Beach last month and has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2022 Gasparilla celebration in Tampa, starting in…
In a move which has surprised the state of Florida, its current acting Senator, Rick Scott, has suddenly decided he cares for the well-being of others and wants the best for all people under his governance. “I know it seems like most things I’ve done in my life have been motivated by monetary purposes, and…
An email from the IRS was sent to TNF writer Chris Coon, and we’ve published the message in it’s entirety here: From The Internal Revenue Service: To Christopher Coon, CEO of “Chris Coon’s Flimsy Alligator Tax Shelter,” I am hereby denying the tax exempt status of your organization. Your mission statement: “Alligators should be more…
Brent Sppoonholder, the CEO of Integrated Associated Business Systems Inc., a Tampa-based company that makes profits, had an interesting reaction to the news that Better.com recently fired 900 employees during a Zoom call. “This is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” he said. “And technically, it isn’t porn so I can’t even…