Perspective: Latest Reports from CNBC ‘Funny Business’

Here are the latest reports from CNBC ‘Funny Business’.

Don King on business, Putin and concussions
The promoter talks politics, how to succeed in business and why MMA is “sophisticated barbarism.”

Chocolate toothpaste? We put Crest to the test
Crest released chocolate toothpaste this month. CNBC asked “experiential consumers” for their thoughts on the products.

Peer-to-peer’s new meaning: Bathroom rentals
Airpnp, based on the very successful Airbnb, is a site that allows people to rent out their bathrooms. Is this for real?

Real ‘Wolf of Wall Street’: Buy this strategy
Jordan Belfort, the real “Wolf of Wall Street” is back selling something. This time, however, it’s all legal.

Here’s what happens when you ‘vape’ hashish for TV
To demonstrate his company’s product, we asked mCig COO Mark Linkhorst to heat up some mCigs and vape them on camera.

Cold, hard business lessons from a Girl Scout
Twelve-year-old Katie Francis of Oklahoma City reveals her strategy for selling the most cookies in Girl Scout history.

Sick from your job? My grandma would laugh at you
We love talking about how stressful work is, as if our ancestors weren’t wondering if they had enough food for winter.

I deserve a raise! Or at least some free tacos!
Many Americans think that they make enough money, but some think that they are unfairly paid—and want the problem fixed.

Eric Decker wants to help you with your ‘problems’
Ruffles has hired the wide receiver to be its frontman for a funny promotion called “Rough Life.”

UCLA students explain Snapchat and sexting
Snapchat may be “old,” but it’s quick, easy, and users like the fact that whatever you post disappears.

Edward Snowden: Comic book superhero?
A new comic book says it “takes a look at the man behind the headlines, searching for what might have motivated him.”

Real ‘Mary Janes’: Meet the women of pot
In the emerging marijuana industry in Colorado, there is a trend: women entrepreneurs.

Welcome to the pork-cooking center of the universe
Hog farmers showed off their best pork dishes right outside a barn housing live pigs at the World Pork Expo in Iowa.

Germany vs France: A World Cup drinking game
Since most of us are off Friday, let’s make the match more fun. Here’s a proposed France vs. Germany ESPN drinking game.

Germany wins another world title…in beach nudity
A survey of global beach habits finds that Germans are the people most likely to go in the buff.

Lady Gaga ‘Water Boards’ California
Enter Gaga, a New Yorker, who shot a public service announcement for California’s Save Our Water.

Living the dream in Malibu—for less!
CNBC’s Jane Wells spends a day in the life of a Malibuian.

The economy’s in the toilet, and that’s a good thing
Toilet sales have risen 28 percent since 2011, according to American Standard CEO Jay Gould.

Prancercise is back! This time with horses…
Joanna Rohrback, who became a viral video star with her odd exercise program Prancercise and an outfit that defies description, is back.

Up in smoke: California wildfire torches pot crops
Mendocino County is known for growing marijuana, most of it illegal, and a lot of it is on fire.

Frankenfruit—for real—draws big bucks for one guy
Food prices are high, but for the $100 watermelons and pumpkins Tony Dighera grows, demand is outstripping supply.

A new way to join the ‘Mile High Club’ (for a fee)
Love Cloud Vegas is an airline where people pay to go airborne so they can join the Mile High Club.

America runs on bacon, and so does this motorcycle
Hormel has created a custom motorcycle that runs on 100 percent refined bacon grease.

Dating website offers to mentor ‘ugly’ people
A website called Beautifulpeople.com has created a mentoring program cheekily called “Adopt an Ugly Person.”

What happens in MA stays in MA? Voters to decide
The Bay State approved legalized gambling 3 years ago. Come Tuesday, they may reverse that decision.

A new cooking app that works like your car’s GPS
SideChef, an app designed for amateur cooks, helps teach step-by-step recipe basics to would-be chefs.

Lawyers grant wishes for low-income seniors
A Long Island law firm has formed a charity, called Senior Dreams, to help grant the wishes of needy seniors.

It’s new, and it’s not bacon. It’s ‘Schmacon’
“Schmacon is the evolution and, frankly, it’s maybe the revolution in bacon,” says the creator of beef-based bacon.

Ex-banker wants you to try the ‘Kobe beef of pork’
Former Wall Street financier Chris Andersen has spent a lifetime raising money on Wall Street. Now he’s raising pigs.

Manservant: What women (and some men) really want
San Francisco’s “weirdest new startup” provides a service featuring “chivalrous gentlemen offering a non-sexual service.”