September 2011
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Woman's breast implant explodes during paintball →
UK Paintball has now adjusted its policies accordingly. “We respectfully ask that any ladies with surgical breast implants notify our team at the time of booking,” according to a statement on its website. “You will be given special information on the dangers of paintballing with enhanced boobs and asked to sign a disclaimer.”
July 2011
21 posts
Welcome to Arizona
americanmccarver:
Remember, All-Stars — when visiting the Phoenix area for Tuesday’s game, make sure to pack all your equipment, a video camera to record the memories from this special occasion, warm-weather, clothes, and…
PAPERS VHICH YOU VILL CARRY VITH YOU AT ALL TIMES!
Also sunblock. Don’t skimp on the sunblock.
[Photo of the head of Arizona’s Welcoming Committee courtesy of this...
California pays more than 1,400 workers in excess... →
latimes:
Many are prison doctors, dentists or nurses. Total compensation can be pushed higher by payouts for unused vacation and sick time. Last year, a prison doctor collected $777,423 and a dentist got $599,403.
Why am I not surprised by this?
Video: Netherlands' worst driver proves it in... →
We’ve seen some pretty bad ideas for reality TV shows come to fruition, but they all pale in comparison toDe Allerslechtste chauffeur van Nederland? (Who Is The Worst Driver In The Netherlands?) – a concept that takes bad drivers and puts them behind the wheel in a series of contests. Show organizers apparently got their answer when a contestant identified as Pim mistook the accelerator...
tinfoilandtea:
GOP SENATOR: SAYING MILLIONAIRES SHOULD SHARE PAIN IS ‘PATHETIC’ - http://pulse.me/s/xeq9
What about the middle class family, who can barely afford to keep afloat? The family who is not too poor for financial aid but not rich enough to afford their kid’s tuition? I think it’s pathetic how the middle class in America is shrinking because of these Republican bastards.
Analyst: Brett Favre might be interested in... →
According to NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt, QBBrett Favre might be considering a(nother) comeback for a 21st NFL season.
“I do think Favre would be interested in talking to a team about returning,” Brandt wrote in an NFL.com chat Tuesday. “But I don’t see a team out there right now that would bring him back as a starter.”
Brandt was vice president of player personnel...
Microsoft Pays University of Nebraska To Use... →
parislemon:
When you can’t beat em (Google Apps in the Cloud), don’t even try. Pay people to use your service instead.
No, it’s not straight-up cash. But it’s still hundreds of thousands of dollars in incentives such as other Microsoft software. Money that would otherwise be revenue from the University of Nebraska to Microsoft. So yes, they are paying them.
Microsoft… stop doing it...
Michael Hiltzik: BMW layoffs exemplify the... →
Every working American should be dismayed by — and afraid of — what BMW is doing.
These employees exemplified the best qualities of the American worker. They devoted their working lives to BMW, at a time when it was building and solidifying its U.S. beachhead. Their wages, with benefits, paid for a reasonable middle-class lifestyle if they managed it carefully. Throw in the job security they...
Salt & Fat: Burgers →
Memorial Day kicked off the unofficial start of grilling season here in the US of A, which no doubt means many of you are going to be pattying up some hamburgers over the next few months. A good burger is a thing to take pride in and a little extra attention will help get it just right.
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Tips on how to make some mothefucking good burgers.
Okay Let's Fix Your PC. →
marcham93:
Over the past few years I have worked as a computer technician fixing and repairing people’s PCs in the local area. That being said I have quit that job and now donate all of my time to my startup software company(which can be found here for those interested: Narauk). You may ask why I quit my…
I’d just buy a Mac. *hides*
Nike re-signs Vick
americanmccarver:
The brand dropped him in August 2007, halting the release of his fifth signature shoe, the Air Zoom Vick V, and releasing a statement saying that cruelty to animals was “inhumane, abhorrent and unacceptable.”
I’m all for rehabilitation, believing people can change, second chances and the like. But… too soon?
I’m not sure about this. Players change, and Michael Vick...
Google+ app is awaiting Apple’s approval in the... →
Yes!!!
Why Google+ could find a home in the workplace →
Interesting bit on Google+.
While Facebook and Twitter have been massively successful in the consumer space, they’re not really suited for use in the workplace, as they make it difficult to keep personal and work-related information separate, and few companies would be happy about the possibility of potentially confidential information being broadcast to the world. Google, however, has produced...
Connecticut Laws
The state of Connecticut doesn’t cease to surprise me.
apparently they can’t sell alcohol in CT stores on July 4th. yup, our laws totally make sense. But, of course, you are totally welcome to buy guns on the 4th of July, as it’s nowhere near as dangerous.
Google And The Twitter Firehose Are Splitsville →
parislemon:
Reading the wording in the quotes Danny Sullivan got from both Twitter and Google, it certainly doesn’t seem like either side is in any hurry to get a new deal done (the fact that it expired at all should tell you that too). In fact, it sounds like there might never be a new deal. Or, at least, if they do a new deal, it will be significantly different than the old one.
Given that...
Fox News twitter hacked. Now they have to decide... →
For all we know, someone at FOX was probably trolling and decided to go ahead and post some late-night tweets for real.
Independence Day
Take a moment (or two) to read the Declaration of Independence - many Americans haven’t read the document, some don’t even know what it is. It’s up there with the US constitution and the Magna Carta as one of the greatest documents ever written.
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with...
American McCarver: Catching: Bugs Bunny, Third... →
americanmccarver:
Major League Baseball announced the lineups for this year’s All-Star Game, and there’s a rather glaring omission in the list of Yankee infielders on the squad:
Alex Rodriguez (starting third base)
Derek Jeter (starting shortstop)
Robinson Cano (starting second base)
Russell Martin (backup…
Totally agreed. The wrong All-Stars were picked from the Yankees - Teixera...