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you’ve got to be *&^% kidding me
here’s one from jolly old england that most likely would have celebrity chef gordon ramsay of kitchen nightmares cursing up a storm and saying ‘you’ve got to be *&^% kidding me.’ a pub chain in england is adding menu items to their repertoire–for dogs. butcher’s pet care is teaming up with brakspear to offer delectable [...]
last chance for beer with a smoke
this year will be the last year to grab a beer with a smoke at the world famous oktoberfest because bavaria is going smoke-free in 2011. 61% of the people of bavaria have voted to ban smoking in all bars, cafes, and restaurants starting in 2011. this is bavaria’s second go-round at the effort according to the [...]
tehran makes ‘the fonz’ cool
the iranians are in the news again. this time, they’ve released a set of approved haircuts for men, an alternative to the soon to be illegal decadent western haircuts like the mullet. according to time magazine “You’re in the clear if you have a short, conservative haircut – and you can use hair gel, just [...]
in under the radar…out under the wire
remember when we mentioned the spy ring last week? seems the f.bi. busted the ring when they figured out that one of the members of the spy ring was making a break for it–he was leaving the country. i think i know why he was checking out: next week, u.s. passport fees will increase. that’s [...]
they have more restrictions on lindsay lohan
by now you’ve heard of the mr. and mrs. smith like existence of the russian spy ring caught by the f.b.i. this week. the f.b.i. had been following them for years and they’d been living happy suburban lives in virginia, new jersey, new york, and massachusetts. some of them had facebook accounts, many have kids, [...]
what is it about the french and their mothers?
the french world cup team is knee deep in le merde after the group of whining babies decided to strike–that’s right, the french went on strike. seems the monsieurs of french football don’t like their coach raymond domenech. their star striker star nicolas anelka was so mad at him that he called him a “dirty son [...]
so the trip to mogadishu was…r&r?
richard engel, our beloved desert iguana is now embedded with the 82nd airborne division in afghanistan and is once again delivering some amazing reporting (see video below). just a couple weeks before engel took a trip to mogadishu,somalia one of, if not the most dangerous place(s) on earth to see what life is like there [...]
