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Easter Egg Factory Works Around the Clock [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsWith Easter almost upon us, and traditional Easter egg hunts on the horizon, it's full steam ahead at the Lueck poultry farm in Sommerkahl, near Aschaffenburg, Germany, where the demand for brightly colored eggs keeps the farm working in 24-hour shifts to prepare and ship out the eagerly anticipated eggs. ...
'Professional Leprechauns' Rejoice, but St. Patrick's Day Inspires Mixed Emotions Among Little People
By David Moye - AOL NewsFor many people, St. Patrick's Day is a big day to go out and let off some steam, but it's a day of mixed emotions for people of short stature. Leprechauns are a part of Irish folklore, but their association with the holiday can cause undue misery for some little people, according to Gary Arnold, spokesman for Little People of America, a support group for Americans of short stature due to dwarfism. "Some little people still cringe when they go to a bar on St. Patrick's Day," Arnold confessed. "It reinforces the traditional stereotype that we're nonhuman." But this feeling is by no means ...
Now Is the Time to Ask, 'What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs?'
By Larry Knowles - AOL NewsMarch 3 is a day to take paws ... and add thumbs. And then think deeply about how humankind would be affected if cats and dogs had opposable thumbs. Thursday, you see, marks the 20th annual What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day. "It's a zen question," said holiday creator Thomas Roy of Lebanon, Pa. "I think anyone who owns a dog or a cat, or any other kind of pet, when it comes to getting a beer, would like to be able to say, 'Go get me a beer.'" According to Roy, a screen actor and former radio show host, people aren't supposed to actually do anything on March 3. It's all about ...
If You Work From Home, You Don't Need Pants! Happy 'Working Naked Day'!
By Larry Knowles - AOL NewsIf you thought those late-January days on the calendar were bare, then Feb. 1 is the full Monty. Today, in case you weren't aware, is now officially known as "Working Naked Day." With more Americans working from home, the need for a spiffy new business suit has fallen the way of job benefits and co-workers you can complain to each day about your spouse, your kids and your neighbors. There is one big benefit to working from your kitchen table or living room couch: You can wear whatever you want ... or nothing at all. Veer With so many Americans working from home, ...
Holiday Google Logo Decoded
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsGoogle knows you won't be googling on Christmas. So the search engine rolled out its seasonal Google Doodle a few days early this morning for searchers to appreciate before the holiday arrives. The illustrated doodle, which over eight years has become a Google tradition for special and some humorous occasions, features 17 interactive holiday portraits from across the globe. The single doodle took five artists roughly 250 hours over six months to complete. The astute observer will notice that while the doodle does not immediately resemble the standard Google logo, the color sequence ...
Bad Santa Update: Potty-Mouthed Female Santas Arrested in Ohio
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsWhat happens when Santacon -- or Santarchy -- gets out of control? Police in Ohio arrested two women dressed like Santa Claus after about 100 revelers wearing Santa outfits attempted to bring a holiday-themed flash mob to the Dayton Mall on Saturday night. After spending the day spreading the Christmas cheer at bars around the area, the Santas intended to gather near the mall's resident Kris Kringle and belt out Christmas carols -- purportedly with "off-color lyrics" -- according to DaytonDailyNews.com. Cops said the raunchy songs, paired with the fact that some of the Santas seemed to ...
Diamonds, Pearls Festoon Abu Dhabi's $11 Million Christmas Tree
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsMoney doesn't grow on trees, but that didn't stop a hotel in the United Arab Emirates from decking out a Christmas tree with $11 million in decorations. In an over-the-top display of holiday opulence already acknowledged as an "overload" by the hotel management, staff at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi covered a 43-foot-tall fake evergreen with jewelry, pearls, emeralds, sapphires and more than 180 diamonds. Called the "most expensive Christmas tree ever" by hotel general manager Hans Olbertz when it was put up last week, the arbor was supposed to make headlines by besting a $10.8 million ...
Internet Christmas Aunties Sing Carols (and Rap Songs) by Request
By Joe Peacock - AOL News(Dec. 17) -- Thanks to the wonders of live streaming video and the magic of the Christmas spirit, you can watch two British aunties sing Yuletide carols and, oddly, famous rap songs, live. Oh, Internet ... how you never cease to amaze us. It's strange, and they're not the best singers, but it's the most intriguing and addictive thing we've seen in years. Inferno Group Two British aunties sing "Santa Baby" as a request during a live streaming show. Auntiecarols.co.uk is broadcasting the two carolers live (but ending today), and viewers can request their favorite Christmas carol or ...
Raunchy, Drunken, Bank-Robbing Santas Are Naughty -- Not Nice
By Ben Muessig - AOL News
(Dec. 13) -- It's Santa Claus' job to find out if you've been naughty or nice -- but who's keeping tabs on Santa's behavior? Kris Kringle is a holiday icon around the world, but every year at Christmastime a few bad Santas make the jolly man in red seem like a jailbird. From Hollywood to your own family photo albums, there are bad Santas everywhere -- at least according to the hilarious holiday blog Sketchy Santas, which launched in October. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images John Toomey lost his job at Macy's in San Francisco after cracking a dirty joke to an older couple while they ...
Artist Tortures Santa in Gruesome Christmas Ornaments
By David Moye - AOL News
(Dec. 10) -- You know that old saying about how artists must suffer for their art. Well, Michael R. Oddo is taking things to a different extreme: He's making his art out of making Santa Claus suffer. Oddo, an internationally recognized oil painter based in Moorpark, Calif., has a side job making wooden Christmas ornaments that show the jolly fat man being tortured, executed, beaten, electrocuted and -- coming soon, kids -- hanged by an evil dwarf. Michael R. Oddo For the last four years, artist Michael R. Oddo has been spreading Christmas cheer by hand carving ornaments of Santa Claus being ...
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