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FM Observer Asks: How Fricking Cold Is It?

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Temperatures are ranging from cold as shit to fucking freezing.

Fargo, North Dakota – It’s time once again for the FM Observer to shiveringly ask the proverbial question: How cold is it?

So, how fricking cold is it?

It’s so cold that polar bears are building their own igloos.

It’s so cold that hell has officially frozen over.

It’s so cold that both Russia and the USA thought the Cold War was back on.

It’s so cold that when cab drivers yell at pedestrians, their middle finger freezes.

It’s so cold that someone saw a dog trying to jump start another dog.

It’s so cold that firefighters are starting fires.

It’s so cold that penguins are putting mink jackets on lay-a-way.

It’s so cold that heating bills are arriving with a warning to sit down before opening.

It’s so cold that weathermen have started using the Kelvin temperature scale.

It’s so cold that people are playing checkers with tea candles.

It’s so cold that Miley Cyrus had to pull her tongue in.

It’s so cold that some women are thankful for hot flashes.

It’s so cold that hitchhikers are holding up pictures of thumbs.

It’s so cold that muggers are phoning in sick.

It’s so cold that people are freezing their buns when leaving the bakery.

It’s so cold that the Four Seasons Hotel is changing its name to just “Winter”.

It’s so cold that Apple has introduced the iParka.

It’s so cold that after frozen pizzas are in the oven for 25 minutes, they’re still frozen.

It’s so cold that Starbucks is serving coffee on a stick.

It’s so cold that Bill Clinton thought he was standing next to Hillary.

It’s so cold that teenagers are having to pull their pants up.

It’s so cold that cats are looking out the window from across the room.

It’s so cold that in Maine, lobsters are throwing themselves into boiling pots.

It’s so cold that Playboy is publishing pictures of women with their clothes on.

It’s so cold that a comedian was rushed to the hospital after being pelted with frozen tomatoes.

It’s so cold that commerce was slowed when some shoppers discovered their bank accounts were frozen.

It’s so cold that Kate Upton has been downgraded from “Hot” to “Tepid”.

Dr. Fenster Helps Answer Some Baby Questions

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Maybe Baby thinks you’re stupid.

The FM Observer is proud to add another expert to our growing staff. Dr. Niles Fenster M.D. is a well-respected pediatrician with special training in teaching parents how to identify the causes of some of the problems they might be having with their baby.

We really hope these 20 tips will be helpful to some new parents with new babies. All 20 of the problems have been bolded for quick reference in case of emergency.

Dr. Niles Fenster M.D. says:

If your baby is yellow, maybe baby is jaundice because it has contracted Hepatitis A.

If your baby is turning blue, maybe baby is choking on that chicken bone you gave it to play with.

If your baby always tries to scratch your face, maybe baby doesn’t like how you look.

If your baby is fussy and you believe in reincarnation, maybe baby didn’t want to be born again.

If your baby is making repeated hand gestures, maybe baby wants you to learn sign language.

If your baby is pointing and laughing at you, maybe baby thinks you’re stupid.

If your baby seems hungry but will not eat, maybe baby thinks you’re a shitty cook.

If your baby hasn’t messed its diaper in days, maybe baby doesn’t give a crap.

If your baby has tummy trouble, maybe baby ingested some cleaning products you left out.

If your baby needs to burp a lot, maybe baby shouldn’t be drinking a bottle of sparkling champagne.

If your baby wants more stimulation, maybe baby doesn’t like living in a cardboard box.

If your baby wants less stimulation, maybe baby is freaking out from watching Nightmare On Elm Street.

If your baby won’t sleep, maybe baby has started using crystal meth.

If your baby sleeps all the time, maybe baby is clinically depressed because it hates your family.

If your baby is constantly teething, maybe baby has gingivitis and needs a root canal.

If your baby feels hot, maybe baby shouldn’t be wearing a down jacket while drinking hot cocoa.

If your baby feels cold, maybe baby has frostbite from being left outside.

If your baby wants to be held, maybe baby is afraid of the pair of pit bulls under its crib.

If your baby doesn’t want to be held, maybe baby doesn’t trust you after being dropped multiple times.

If your baby is crawling on the ceiling, maybe baby and you are trapped inside the movie Trainspotting.

Dr. Niles Fenster M.D. would be happy to hear if any of these tips have helped you and your baby. If you have other problems, please do not hesitate to contact our newest staff expert for more excellent free advice. The phone number for Dr. Fenster is: 1-800-MAYBE-BABY.

In response to that Fargo woman’s Halloween letter to obese kids

A Fargo woman called Y-94 the other day and said she was going to hand out letters to “moderately obese” children in lieu of edible goodies because no, that’s not tasteless or shameful at all. In response to that brazen announcement, the Observer would like to fire back. Follow along with her pictured letter, if you will…

Happy Halloween and Happy Holidays, Neighbor!

la-obesity-letter-for-halloween-20131030You are probably wondering why you’ve been given this note. Have you ever heard the saying “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all?” I am disappointed in this negative, demeaning thing you are planning to do.

Your ideals are, in my opinion, overly critical and unnecessary and should not be projected to any child you happen to recognize as “moderately obese”. This type of action is as bad as calling a kid “fat”. You’re nothing more than a bully.

My hope is that you will stand down as a respectable neighbor and keep this shameful letter taped to your bathroom mirror as a constant reminder of how utterly perfect and without flaws you are.

Thank You

Let that serve as a retort until this letter and everything leading up to it is revealed to be a huge prank.

Hashtag Pro

The Pro Hashtagger

What better way to spend your time than hashtagging the shit out of something.  Whenever I see a picture with hashtags the first thing I think of is, “How can I hashtag the ever living shit out of this thang.”

The commentator below decided the picture alone as well as the comments section didn’t have enough hashtags.  Through hell and high water were they going to leave this picture without the proper hashtags.  If a giant asteroid was going to hit the earth in five min, these pro hashtaggers would rather die making hashtags than seek shelter underground.  Hence their post below.

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Now was that really necessary?  They hashtagged the shit out of this photo via describing the entire damn picture in visual and mental hashtags.  If that is the case, let me add my own visual, mental, and physical hashtags that I think are missing in order to describe this picture in detail.

#poopisinmyrectumbutyoucantseeit #bangedtwoguysatsametimeonce #pastoutonshitter #bleedsfromvaginamonthly

#myselfieisbetterthanyourselfie #noduckfaceforyou #thisismymirror #thisismycamera #therearemanylikeitbutthisoneismine

#Mymirrorismybestfriend #itismylife #ImustmasteritasImustmastermylife #ifartintheshower #tanninglotionqueen

 

I think this picture is properly hashtagged now.  No more guessing as to what is actually going on in the photo as it is properly described in full detail.   Am I right or am I right?

Government Healthcare Bullies Americans Into Giant SNAFU

The new face of healthcare.

The new face of healthcare.

Warshington, DC – As the tentacles of Obamacare grow deeper into what’s left of the American Dream, citizens are being coerced into compliance with a most unpopular law.

President Obama initially blamed the Obamacare website glitches on exceptionally high interest in the newly overhauled health insurance marketplace.

Apparently all the problems being encountered at www.Healthcare.gov are because of an unanticipated surge of web traffic from a high demand by people seeking to buy coverage under the new law.

Some may have forgotten that the high level of interest in Obamacare might, instead, be due to the fact that Americans are being mandated to buy government health insurance under the threat of serious fines, tax penalties, and imprisonment.

Being forced into buying something while being threatened is quite different than deciding on your own to make a purchase of your own free will.

Not surprisingly, the day after all the website problems were blamed on high volumes of interest in Obamacare, the government admitted that the problems may have been due to faulty website design and software problems.

Instead of exceptionally high levels of interest being the culprit, it was determined that the www.Healthcare.gov website is troubled by sloppy software problems and flaws in the basic architectural design of the system.

In the name of transparency, the Obamadministration has declined to say the total number of enrollees in the new Obamacare system.

To help test the new website, please go to www.Healthcare.gov often and leave it up on all of your browsers for long periods of time, so they can see if their website server capacity is adequate to handle all the “interest” in getting signed up for government-run healthcare.

Time To Vote For the Worst In The FM Area

The worst of Fargo-Moorhead

The worst of Fargo-Moorhead

Fargo, ND – It is time once again to vote for the worst places in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Our annual compilation of all the places you hate the most is about to begin.

Of course, we need your help in the form of votes.

There are many different categories to be decided, but remember that this is for the places that you think are the worst in each category.

 

 

 

 

Here are the categories for this year’s worst:

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Winners will be announced sometime in the distant future.

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Stop Yelling At Me

covering earsWhat is it with all the commercials these days.  In everyone they seem to be yelling at me or acting in threatening manors  What did I do?  Why do I deserve to be yelled at?  Do they not know that the volume increases when these commercials come on so there is no need to yell?  You are already annoying enough.

For example.  Watch the video below.  He isn’t really yelling, but the manor in which he acts is kind of threatening.  Meaning, if I don’t choose this school to learn to become a motorcycle mechanic, he will probably personally show up on my house with a bat, ready to kick my ass.

 

 

Here is another example.  Anthony Sullivan likes to yell…….a lot.  Why is he yelling at me?  It’s just a fucking grater plater!  Stop yelling at me about it.

 

Now, I do have a hypothesis of how these came to be.  It is quite possible, Macho Man Randy Savage’s fault.  Ok Randy, I’ll buy a Slim Jim, but only because you’re yelling.

 

So, I’d like to use the FM Observer as a communications medium in order to communicate to you commercial people to stop yelling at me.  It’s pointless, aggravating, and stupid.  So stop it.

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What The Fuck Is Wrong With Craigslist

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For the past two months I have had the displeasure of using craigslist to find another car since I sold my other one.  Unfortunately it’s the only option I have because all the other sites are filled with dealers and I don’t want none of that.

What I have run into during my craigslist adventures is nothing short of amazing.  In fact, after all the wtf’s I have run into on craigslist, I almost donated my computer to my dog and called it quits on the internet for good.

What could make you do such a thing?  It couldn’t have been that bad?  Yes.  Yes it was and here’s why.

 

ALL CAPS

Nobody told this sad sack that nobody likes reading anything in ALL CAPS.  Even when you’re typing in all caps you should at some point realize that this isn’t the way to go about things.  Posting in all caps isn’t going to sell your piece of shit any faster.  I’m going to think you’re a big idiot and go onto the next ad.

 

Salvage Titles

This one really gets under my skin.  People who don’t disclose salvage titles in their ad or on the phone!  Seriously, how dumb can some of these people be?  Not only that, these dimwits are listing salvaged title vehicles at full price!  Is this the norm these days?  Are people buying this shit?  Here’s one example.  Called a guy about a car I was interested in and setup a time to go see it.  I go and look at the car and decide I’m going to buy it.  I was about to pay a guy with cash for the car until he gave me the title.  Boom!  Title states that it is salvaged!  At no point did this shit-for-brains tell me it was a salvaged car.  He even said, “Well every car has been fixed at some point.”  I so badly wanted to kick him in the nuts right then and there.  What a complete waste of my time.  If this is you, run into a brick wall head first please or run in front of a bus.

 

“In Excellent Condition”

So this is pretty basic stuff here.  I think the majority of us understand what “In Excellent Condition” means right?  Apparently I’m wrong.  One instance, this shithead who should have been born a worm and not a human, listed his vehicle as in excellent condition.  Well, when I went to look at it it was anything but.  This car was a big pile of shit.  I’m not even going to go into how it certainly wasn’t in excellent condition because I’d like my blood pressure to stay at a healthy level.  Another one I looked at had very bad hail damage but you couldn’t see it in the picture nor did the guy state that in his ad.  Another sad sack who should have been born a worm.

 

Dealers Posting In Owners Section

This is another one that really gets me.  I don’t know if they think they are being tricky or just assholes but I have run into so many dealers posting in the owners section.  I search by owners only so I don’t have to deal with these dealer assholes.  I looked at about three different cars listed in the Owners Only section who ended up being dealers!  If I wanted to go to a dealer and pay dealer prices I would.  I didn’t search OWNERS ONLY for DEALERS.  Get it?  If you come across these morons, please start flagging their posts.

 

Flippers

Anyone can be a dealer these days.   I ran into a couple people who simply buy cars at the auction, don’t do a damn thing to them, and then try and sell the piece of shit to you.  After buying the car, they can clear all engine codes (which they do) to make it look like a good running car.  Unbeknownst to the future buyer, they find themselves with a car that has engine problems.  This happens all the time.  That is why it’s imperative you look over the car good before buying.  All because of these assholes.

 

Clean?

This is one of the very basic principles of selling a car.  CLEAN IT!  I can’t even count on my hands the filthy vehicles I have run into.  These people somehow don’t know that it’s common decency to clean your filthy pile of shit before trying to sell it to someone.  It’s just a nice thing to do.  I don’t want to buy a car then have to spend two days cleaning your filthy dog hair out or your boogers from the seats.  CLEAN THE DAMN CAR YOU FILTHY ANIMAL.

 

Not Listing Miles

One of the two most important things you want to know about a car are it’s miles and if it has any rust.  These jackasses will post an ad and specifically not list the miles but they will sure let you know that it has high miles by stating ‘ALL HIGHWAY MILES’ ‘HIGH MILES’ or just nothing at all.  Post the miles there lamb chop.  Your sleezy way of not posting the miles is NOT going to make me call you.  I’m instead going to skip your stupid ad in the hopes that you get stuck with your pile of shit with high miles forever.

 

Posting Your Ad In A Different City

This his HIGHLY ANNOYING.  Keep your damn car ad in the same city that it’s located in.  When I search by city, I expect the car to be located in that city.  Not four fucking hours away.  Jack…….ass.  Oh, and if you do keep posting in other cities, you better drive the damn car to the city I live it or meet me halfway if I want to look at it.

 

In conclusion, if you are any of these people, either get your shit together or step away from the internet and don’t ever come back.

 

Touch of Gray

Just For Men Touch of Gray

 

For only $6.95, you can keep just SOME of that gray but not all of it.  If you’re feeling lazy and only want to dye half of your hair but keep the gray, then use Touch of Gray!

When you think having just a little, or maybe just some gray, is sexy, use Touch of Gray!

Women will love you for it.  Just a little gray is in.  It’s the new summer fashion.

If you don’t have gray hair, dye your hair gray then use Touch of Gray, which leaves your head only half gray.  Do it now before this hot new summer fashion passes you by!

 

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Are You A Loser?

Are You A Loser?

Are You A Loser?

Loser Creek, Missouri – Have you ever wondered if you’re a Loser?

Ever honestly wondered if your personality categorization might not quite make it into the normal range?

The U.S. Federal Census Bureau has come up with an easy self-test that you can do in private to see how you stack up with your neighbors.

Dr. Herman Nanna, Ph.D. has crunched decades of national census data down into one simple little quiz so you can determine if you are currently a Loser.

Warning! If your test results should indicate that you fall into the Loser range (1-49), this is not necessarily a permanent condition.

There is a wonderful 12-Step program available to Losers that can be explained to you at your local L.A. meetings (Losers Anonymous).

–How To Find Out If You’re A Loser–

Grade yourself in each of the following categories:

(1 is the least, and 10 is for the most)

On a scale of 1-10, how attractive would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how awesome would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how funny would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how happy would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how helpful would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how honest would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how low-maintenance would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how optimistic would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how polite would you say you are? ___
On a scale of 1-10, how smart would you say you are? ___

Using a calculator, add up all ten of your above scores.

How to interpret your test results:

1-49…Sorry to say, but you’re a loser.
50-74…You’re OK, but there’s much room for improvement.
75-89…You are exceptionally normal and have potential.
90-100+…You are totally awesome!

There’s no need to report your score to the government, because “they” already know who you are, what you are, and where you are – at all times.