December 2008
“You know how bad the economy is?
This week, Exxon Mobil had to lay off 25...”
– Jay Leno
9 Year End Tax Tips that may pay for your Holiday... →
The Secret of Why Some People Have All the Luck. →
The Noose Tightens →
Rumsfeld, Ashcroft and other top Bush officials could soon face legal jeopardy.
Black Card - Welcome to Black Card →
This is some hilarious shit.
For those who demand only the best of what life has to offer, the exclusive Visa Black Card is for you. The Black Card is not just another piece of plastic. Made with carbon graphite, it is the ultimate buying tool.
But wait there’s more, you also enjoy these privileges:
Limited Membership
24-Hour Concierge Service
Exclusive Rewards Program
Luxury Gifts
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Dan Rather's $70M Lawsuit to Deal Bush a New Blow. →
Eight weeks before the 2004 presidential poll, Rather broadcast a story based on newly discovered documents which appeared to show that Bush, whose service in the Texas Air National Guard ensured that he did not have to fight in Vietnam, had barely turned up even for basic duty. After an outcry from the White House and conservative bloggers who claimed that the report had been based on falsified...
Zappos CEO: Everything I Know About Business I... →
I thought this might be thin but there’s some good stuff in there.
50 Things We Didn't Know This Time Last Year →
Interesting trivia.
HS Coach Never Punts on 4th Down. Wins State... →
Uses statistical probablity to decide that punting just isn’t worth it. I don’t think this would work in the NFL, but I could see someone trying it and succeeding at the college level.
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Popular Christmas Gift a Few Decades Ago →
Investments in the Bargain Bin - Money Magazine →
Once-in-a-generation sales have sprung up in this crazed market.
Cheney Admits Plame Role →
Amtrak Strands Passengers Without Food, Water,... →
Here’s a train to Michigan that left 8 hours late from Chicago and was spotted sitting on a sidetrack waiting for a new crew. And here’s another one to Chicago that stopped mysteriously every hour and forty-five minutes.
5 Beloved Traditions Invented to Make You Buy... →
6 Musicians Who Predicted Their Own Death in Song →
Unfortunate Lyrics:
“Many things he would try, For he knew soon he’d die.” “Now Jimi’s gone, he’s not alone. His memory still lives on.” “Five years, this he said. He’s not gone, he’s just dead.”
What Happened Next:
Next, Jimi Hendrix suffocated in the most horrible way imaginable that doesn’t involve cock. He choked on...
Report: Cops use blood from mosquito to track... →
Will Cerberus Hand Chrysler To The UAW →
“Cerberus has advised the Treasury that it would contribute its equity in Chrysler automotive to labor and creditors as currency to facilitate the accommodations necessary to effect the restructuring,” Cerberus said.
In other words, Cerberus appears willing to give up its 80.1 percent stake in Chrysler to the United Automobile Workers and anyone else the troubled automaker owes money to.
Cheney articulates chilling truths →
We wanted to get rid of Saddam Hussein, and we did. Whether he actually possessed stockpiles of WMD, as the administration claimed at the time, was pretty much beside the point, Cheney explained.
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