Archive for April, 2009
bank on america
he willingly worked with the u.s. treasury back in the fall because it was his ‘patriotic duty’. today, kenneth lewis, chief of bank of america was removed as chairman. until recently lewis ”was celebrated for his vision. his daring takeover of merrill lynch was the latest in a series of high-profile acquisitions that helped transform bank of america into a [...]
they couldn’t come up with a catchier name?
the next sport to sweep the national just be a game called budgetball that’s being played on college campuses. created by the national academy of public administration and a new york based company called area/code, the game is supposed to increase awareness of the federal debt. the game is played with a volleyball on a [...]
9021-uh-oh
after 7 long years, an animal shelter group called “zoo to you” finally settled a lawsuit with a donor they claimed owed a lot of dough. tom and marguerite nunn, the donors in question, sued the organization when the organization refused to an accidental donation of $93,447. the story goes like this:
the nunns love the mission [...]
take a hike
just with your clothes on, please.
that’s what the voters in switzerland decided when asked whether people could go on hikes in the nude. if you get caught hiking in the buff, the fine will be rough–76 euro per commando jaunt. even though a german vacation website touted the area in northern switzerland as a place [...]
remember when
ferris beuller got in trouble for being absent from school “nine times”? i guess that’s way worse than torturing one guy 183 times. some people call it torture, others call it “enhanced interrogation“. jon stewart calls it b.s. decide for yourself:
don’t put lipstick on that pig!
’cause you might catch something. the pig has had quite a year. first, the now president of the united states took one for the team when there was a claim that he called sarah palin, then candidate for the vp job a “pig” (he didn’t). now, the latest flu epidemic is the swine flu. what [...]
news you can use: weekend edition
getting ready to galavant in the park this weekend with your friends? it’s going to be the first official warm weekend (hot they say) so you need to be armed with news you can use to impress your friends. here’s a few stories from the past week (april 20-24, 2009) to show them you know [...]
