January 2011
32 posts
“My sister once lost several dozen pounds after writing a large check to the...”
– A Political Diet - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Wow. I might have to do something like this.
(via clapifyoulikeme)
The Lockerbie Deal →
In 2009 the convicted Lockerbie bomber was sent home to Libya from a Scottish prison on grounds of “compassionate release”—he had only three months to live, authorities said. A year and a half later the man is still alive—and a Vanity Fair investigation reveals new details about the business interests and private dealings that lay behind the prisoner’s release. At the heart of the matter: the...
clapifyoulikeme: Dilemma →
clapifyoulikeme :
steelopus:
Verizon. iPhone. Finally. Great. Hooray.
But, here’s my issue…
Todays reports are that Verizon will be offering an unlimited data plan for $30/month, but that this offer will only exist for “a limited time” - the duration of which will surely be kept secret from customers. Obviously I’d want to jump in on an unlimited data plan and potentially grandfather...
“If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re gonna get selfish, ignorant...”
– George Carlin, our era’s most perceptive political commentator, disguised as a comedian. (via marco)
“Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, was rushing to the hospital when asked if his...”
– -NY Post
Watchkateoplis:
MSNBC talks to Rep. Gabrielle Gifford about the death threats, vandalism and harassments. Aired 3/25/10.
“Sarah Palin has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district and when people do that, they’ve gotta realize there are consequences to that action.”
SeoulBrother: "Nigger" →
seoulbrother:
This one time, I was called nigger by a Chinese dude in South Korea.
Very much NOT to diminish your experience, but more to ask a question that has intrigued me for a number of years:
Did you know that, in Mandarin, the word for “that” (or “that thing”) sounds very much like “nigga?” I dated a Chinese girl awhile back, and ended up spending...
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I’m afraid I can’t afford the monthly figure at the moment.”
Me: “Oh no - that’s hourly.”
Client: ”I could get a stripper for that!”
Me: ”If she’s as good with Photoshop as I am, then she is the better deal.”
via Merlin