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Hostess: Twinkies to return to shelves July 15
by
zzyzzx
on 24 Jun 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/hostess- NEW YORK (AP) - Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month. The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious ...
Family: Teen Fatally Stabbed Over Piece of Chicken
by
zzyzzx
on 21 Jun 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://www.nbcwashington.com/n Family members identified the victim as Ernest Hart Jr. They told NBC4's Pat Collins a 24-year-old man stabbed Hart in the neck after getting into an argument with ...
Alligator 'crashes' Florida picnic, chows down on burgers
by
zzyzzx
on 20 Jun 2013
3 comments, latest
13 years ago
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new Reptile 'crashes' Florida picnic, chows down on burgers This is the extraordinary moment a group of diners got more than they bargained for when a greedy ...
Wells Fargo CEO: Interest Rates Need to Normalize
by
zzyzzx
on 20 Jun 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://www.cnbc.com/id/1008306 Wells Fargo CEO: Interest Rates Need to Normalize Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf told CNBC on Thursday that interest rates need to return to the historically ...
Cat runs for mayor of city in Mexico
by
zzyzzx
on 19 Jun 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl Cat stands for election in Mexican city It started as a joke between friends, but Morris the cat's bid to become mayor of the Mexican city of Xalapa, ...
Bush More Popular than Obama
by
zzyzzx
on 12 Jun 2013
117 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-G In a Gallup tracking poll released Tuesday, former-President George W. Bush currently stands with a favorability rating of 49%, compared to 46% who see the 43rd president unfavorably. ...
A sure fire way to get rid of bed bugs...
by
zzyzzx
on 17 Jun 2013
2 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/st Woodbury home catches fire during bed bug battle WOODBURY, N.J. - June 12, 2013 (WPVI) -- A home in Woodbury, New Jersey was heavily damaged by fire, investigators ...
Bank Of America Rewarded Employees For Lying To Homeowners, Losing Paperwork
by
zzyzzx
on 17 Jun 2013
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
http://consumerist.com/2013/06 Former Staffers: Bank Of America Rewarded Us For Lying To Homeowners, Losing Paperwork, Denying Modifications “Employees were rewarded by meeting a quota of placing a specific number of ...
Sweden To Adopt Bestiality Ban
by
zzyzzx
on 13 Jun 2013
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Sweden will next year introduce a total ban on bestiality, which until now has only been illegal if cruelty to the animal could be proven, the government said ...
Drunk Driver Was Having Sex Before Crash
by
zzyzzx
on 29 May 2013
5 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/d MAY 29--A drunken driver was having sex when he lost control of his car Monday night and crashed the vehicle, ejecting his naked female companion onto a New ...
Simpsons Theme Park to Open in Orlando
by
zzyzzx
on 12 Jun 2013
7 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/ Forget Springfield. The Simpsons are making a new home in Orlando, Florida. That's right. Homer, Marge and the kids are getting their own mini-theme park inside Universal Orlando ...
City Recruits Minority Lifeguards Even if They Cant Swim
by
zzyzzx
on 12 Jun 2013
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
http://www.judicialwatch.org/b In a staggering case of affirmative action gone wild, officials in a major U.S. city are actually recruiting minorities to be lifeguards at public pools even if they're ...
Hitler tea kettle sells for $200 on eBay
by
zzyzzx
on 11 Jun 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://consumerist.com/2013/05 All it takes for an item to sell out online is one tiny comparison to Hitler to go viral and boom - JCPenney's now infamous tea kettle is ...
Every Major Asset Class Is Overpriced
by
zzyzzx
on 10 Jun 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Federal Reserve policy has been credited often with pushing up stock prices, but one research firm believes the central bank has pushed all asset prices to extreme levels. ...
Literature lovers form first topless book club in New York so they can sunbathe
by
zzyzzx
on 6 Jun 2013
5 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new These literature-loving ladies are taking a leaf out of the men's book - by sunbathing topless in parks and public spaces. A group of friends decided to form ...
Licked Taco Bell Shells Not Served to Customers, Company Says
by
zzyzzx
on 5 Jun 2013
6 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://gma.yahoo.com/licked-ta Taco Bell said the taco shells licked by an employee in a viral photo were not served to customers as part of training for a new product and ...
Poetic Justice for the thieves!!!
by
zzyzzx
on 4 Jun 2013
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy Landlord Ordered to Pay Tenant $800K Over Bedbug Infestation Faika Shaaban started itching the same day she moved into her new apartment in Annapolis, Maryland, in September 2011. ...
Doctor stops accepting insurance, posts prices online
by
zzyzzx
on 29 May 2013
52 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://bangordailynews.com/201 SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. Michael Ciampi took a step this spring that many of his fellow physicians would describe as radical. The family physician stopped accepting all ...
Union thug hard at work!!!
by
zzyzzx
on 28 May 2013
6 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/l Union fat cat Mark Rosenthal spends more time sleeping at his desk than organizing labor, a series of damning photos reveals. The 400-pound president of Local 983 of ...
Cat Lives Off McDonald's for a Year
by
zzyzzx
on 15 Apr 2013
10 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/pe A cat addicted to fast food has been rescued by the SPCA and put on a health plan to help him kick his McDonald's addiction, according to New ...
Welfare Case Manager Accused Of Offering Benefits For Sex
by
zzyzzx
on 29 May 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A state welfare worker is facing charges after allegedly offering benefits in exchange for sex. The District Attorney's office says the Department of Public Welfare ...
3-D bullets for 3-D guns coming soon!
by
zzyzzx
on 28 May 2013
4 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.inquisitr.com/67655 New 3D printed bullets have made it even more challenging for gun control supporters to corral the rise of homemade arsenals as a recent YouTube video uploaded to ...
Eyelid lifts for Medicare patients cost taxpayers millions
by
zzyzzx
on 28 May 2013
Posted 13 years ago
Eyelid lifts for Medicare patients cost taxpayers millions Aging Americans worried about their droopy upper eyelids often rely on the plastic surgeon's scalpel to turn back the hands of ...
Papa John's Pizza To Raise Prices Because Of Obamacare
by
zzyzzx
on 7 Aug 2012
24 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ After President Obama's health care law takes full effect, the slogan for national pizza chain Papa John's may need an update. Instead of, “Better ingredients. Better Pizza,” may ...
Most Popular Country in the World, Revealed
by
zzyzzx
on 23 May 2013
3 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Europe's largest economy Germany, which has been criticized for not doing enough to help struggling euro zone countries, has topped a poll as the world's most popular country. ...
Man Butt Dials 911, Recording His Murder Plan
by
zzyzzx
on 23 May 2013
2 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013 OAKLAND PARK (CBSMiami) - A man, before fatally shooting another man on I-95, accidentally called 911 which recorded his plan for murder. Scott Simon was arrested Tuesday night ...
$423,500 Stimulus Program on 'Correct Condom Use' Yields Zero Jobs
by
zzyzzx
on 4 Apr 2013
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
http://www.weeklystandard.com/ $423,500 Stimulus Program on 'Correct Condom Use' Yields Zero Jobs The details of a stimulus grant awarded to Indiana University to study condom use have now been released ...
The 9 Most Obese Countries in the World
by
zzyzzx
on 21 May 2013
15 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.fool.com/investing/ The rate of worldwide obesity has been marching higher at an extraordinary rate for more than three decades now. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ...
Senate panel OKs tax-welfare benefits for newly legal immigrants
by
zzyzzx
on 21 May 2013
9 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.washingtontimes.com The SenateJudiciary Committee voted Monday to allow illegal immigrants who get legal status to begin collecting tax-welfare payments, as the panel spent a fourth day working through amendments ...
Bloomberg Refused Second Slice of Pizza at Local Restaurant
by
zzyzzx
on 6 May 2013
13 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://dailycurrant.com/2013/0 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was denied a second slice of pizza today at an Italian eatery in Brooklyn. The owners of Collegno's Pizzeria say they refused to ...
Makers And Stars Of Porn Being Turned Away By Some Banks
by
zzyzzx
on 20 May 2013
7 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://consumerist.com/2013/05 With so many people choosing to watch porn for free online rather than pay for it, the adult industry claims to be nowhere near as lucrative as it ...
Taxes on some wealthy French top 100% of income
by
zzyzzx
on 19 May 2013
2 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry ...
Venezuela is running out of toilet paper
by
zzyzzx
on 16 May 2013
8 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/now-vene Now Venezuela is running out of toilet paper Already short of some foods, Venezuela is facing a toilet paper crisis, government says CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- First milk, ...
Chinese counterfeit condom repackaging operation shut down!
by
zzyzzx
on 16 May 2013
6 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/c Fake-condom factory busted in Fujian Updated: 2013-05-15 07:27 An underground workshop producing fake brand-name condoms was busted after police found clues on an online marketplace. Two owners of ...
Drive-thru worker spots customer in her stolen car
by
zzyzzx
on 16 May 2013
2 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.keprtv.com/news/loc Virginia Maiden reported that she parked her tan 1995 Toyota 4 Runner in the complex parking lot. When she came out in the morning the vehicle was missing. ...
Why are straight men using lesbian dating sites?
by
zzyzzx
on 14 May 2013
7 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wom Lesbian online dating apps are increasingly on 'penis duty', according to website developers, who claim more straight men than ever are posing as gay women - in some ...
Florida Man Wearing "Jail Sucks!" T-Shirt Is Booked Into Jail For Welfare Frau
by
zzyzzx
on 14 May 2013
2 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/b The 39-year-old was one of dozens of Florida residents arrested today on welfare fraud charges. Castner and his codefendants were swept up in "Operation Meal Ticket,†an undercover ...
Ariel Castro, Cleveland Kidnapper, Is a Registered Democrat
by
zzyzzx
on 9 May 2013
17 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.americanthinker.com Ariel Castro, Cleveland Kidnapper, Is a Registered Democrat According to voter registration records, Ariel Castro, the Cleveland kidnapper, is a registered Democrat. He was also the alleged leader ...
UN says: why not eat more insects?
by
zzyzzx
on 13 May 2013
13 comments, latest
13 years ago
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2 ROME (AP) — The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible ...
Mothers Day: Hooters Offering Moms Free Drink, Free Dinner
by
zzyzzx
on 10 May 2013
Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs Americans are expected to spend nearly $21 billion on their moms this Sunday, or an average of $168.94 per mom, according to the National Retail Federation's Mother's Day ...
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