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Woman leaves devastating Yelp! review, based entirely on music played on jukebox
Gwyneth Poltroon of St. Petersburg recently left an absolutely scathing review of a local restaurant on Yelp, the web site and app that publishes crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. Poltroon recently visited Shucksters, a popular seafood restaurant in Gulfport and was extremely displeased with the music being played on the TouchTunes jukebox. “If I could give…
Read MoreUber Eats order receiver expects to be tipped
Henry Gzzrnrsh of St. Petersburg frequently receives Uber Eats deliveries on behalf of his co-workers and is miffed that he is rarely offered a gratuity for the service he provides. “Granted, I didn’t make the food or even pick it up from where it came from. But if not for me, it would sit there…
Read MoreSt. Pete men cashing in on baby formula shortage
With the nation facing a critical shortage of baby formula, two men in St. Petersburg are offering what they claim is an adequate, temporary substitute. “Yeah, we can hook you up, young moms and dads but especially moms, said Sonny Jennings. “We are the milk pimps.” Jennings said that he and his partner have developed…
Read MoreSt. Pete entrepreneur has innovative idea for shipping containers
Steve Addor, a business man in St. Petersburg has a radical new idea on how to repurpose shipping containers. “I was thinking I’d put shit in them and ship them,” he said. “I’m not sure why nobody thought of this before. But I like to think outside the box. Or in this case, inside the…
Read MoreSociety still reeling from unprecedented display of bad behavior that isn’t even that unusual
Two weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on live television at the Academy Awards, many people are still having difficulty processing what happened and the sudden monumental impact the incident will have on society, in spite of the fact that people have been behaving like ill-tempered savages for centuries. “Yeah, I still can’t believe…
Read MoreLittle boy has adorable encounter with St. Pete police’s new robot dog
5-year-old Gyler McPhadden recently got to meet SPOT, the St. Petersburg Police Department’s new robotic dog. “That doggy isn’t very nice,” he said through tears. Gyler was minding his own business as his meth-addled father Gregor was holding he, his mother and his infant sister hostage in their home on St. Pete’s south side when…
Read MoreDumb-ass idea dies deservedly
The Tampa Bay Rays proposal to share the financially beleaguered Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise with the city of Montreal, a concept the organization has been committed to for years, has been officially squashed by Major League Baseball’s executive council. “We didn’t step in sooner because we had no idea that this was something being…
Read MoreSt. Pete woman shames carolers
Linda Ech of St. Petersburg met a group of her neighbors out caroling with scorn and derision, sending them home feeling terrible about themselves. “People are going to call me a Karen or a Grinch, and that’s fine, if you’re not above petty name calling,” said the professor of music history at St. Pete Junior…
Read MoreMayor Kriseman announces statue initiative in St. Pete
At a press conference in the ballroom of the the St. Petersburg Hyatt, mayor Rick Kriseman announced a bold and comprehensive new plan to address the recent trend of statues of historical figures being toppled, associated with demonstrations of civil unrest taking place across the country. “Legos”, he said. “Thanks for coming.” As he started…
Read MorePeople can’t wait to resume abusing service industry workers
“No question. What these hard working people are doing is literally keeping society afloat,.. I hate it.”
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