Category Archives: Practically Serious News

Trivago Announces New “Trivago Guy”: Brian Williams

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Earl Hatsby

Trivago corporation announced earlier today the impending replacement of its current spokesman, Tim “Trivago Guy” Williams, with embattled NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams (not related). According to insiders within the corporation, the latter Williams will take over Trivago duties as soon as … Continue reading →

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Wet Hot American Summer Sequel Series. Just Start Laughing Now.

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Earl Hatsby

Yesterday it was announced that comedy classic Wet Hot American Summer is going to return as a limited series for Netflix. With most of the original cast members reprising their roles, too. I’m here to tell you this is a good thing. … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons the New Sony Walkman Costs So Much

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Earl Hatsby

It’s back in the news, people. The Walkman! Perhaps hoping to cash in on the trend of 80’s nostalgia, Sony Corp. recently announced a new version of its famed Walkman device, set for release in 2015. This new device is sort of … Continue reading →

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In Response to Outcry, Netflix Swaps New Logo for Simple MSWord Font

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Earl Hatsby

In response to customer outcry regarding it’s recent logo change, Netflix has changed direction again and released yet another logo, this one set in black “papyrus” font. This marks the second logo change in less than a week, causing some doubt … Continue reading →

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Amazon Announces Second Drone Delivery Service

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Earl Hatsby

On the heels of Amazon’s recent announcement that the popular company wants to begin delivering products to customers via unmanned drones, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demonstrated yet another controversial drone-based delivery service at Saturday’s IndiByte tech conference: Amazon AirBowl. Where … Continue reading →

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Blog Rover Discovers Evidence of Past Humor

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Earl Hatsby

The Creativity rover discovered practicallyserious.com was once a much sillier environment capable of supporting humorous blog posts, according to PSSA (practicallyserious Space Agency) officials. The discovery was made earlier today when Creativity identified and analyzed a strangely marked rock on … Continue reading →

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Inner-Blog Violence Erupts Over “Normal” Blog-Post

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Earl Hatsby

Recent practicallyserious.com blog-post “Religious Similarities Between Ancient Assyria and Ancient Greece” has been moved to the practicallyserious.com sheriff’s department as a precautionary measure following a random act of property damage earlier today. Reports indicate that a large brick was thrown … Continue reading →

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Mars One Reveals Key to Success, Silences Doubters

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Earl Hatsby

Earlier today, a representative from Mars One, the company behind the proposed plan to land human settlers on Mars in 2023, silenced some of the most outspoken critics of the project by revealing a key aspect to the proposed, much-criticized … Continue reading →

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Blog-Citizens Protest Publication of Recent Blog-Post

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Earl Hatsby

A throng of practicallyserious.com blog-posts gathered earlier today outside Mayor Clarence Bobblestock’s offices in protest of the blog’s recent publication of a “normal” post. “Religious Similarities Between Ancient Assyria and Ancient Greece”, published last Monday, marks a dramatic departure from practicallyserious.com’s … Continue reading →

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Religious Similarities between Ancient Assyria and Ancient Greece

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Earl Hatsby

Much like ancient Greece, ancient Assyria didn’t skimp on the gods. This violent, polytheistic culture pretty much had the deities on tap; Assyria recognized thousands of them. Though only about twenty of these gods were important in religious practice, Assyria … Continue reading →

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