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ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust

Joel — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:13:20 +0000

Vince Shlomi, the ShamWow guy got in to a fight in South Beach with his $1000 hooker. Shlomi and the hooker were both arrested for felony aggravated battery.

How is this guy affording a $750/night hotel room, and a $1000 hooker? How many ShamWows has he sold?

ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust – March 27, 2009.

Florida Woman Calls 911 After McDonald’s Runs Out of McNuggets – FOXNews.com

Joel — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:13:24 +0000

A Florida woman called 911 three times after she paid for a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald’s but the fast-food restaurant ran out of them and refused to give her a refund. I can not understand when this makes sense. I enjoy my food, and I certainly can get irritated if it isn’t exactly how I wanted my meal, but I have not called 911 for a food-related incident in a long time. Hit the link below for all three 911 calls she made.

FOXNews.com – Florida Woman Calls 911 After McDonald’s Runs Out of McNuggets – Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

Disney characters as Star Wars characters

Joel — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:03:12 +0000

Minnie Leia? Ewww.

Ok, what is up with George Lucas? The man has been merchandising everything under the sun related to the Star Wars franchise. As the owner, it’s his right, but shouldn’t he draw the line at the most ridiculous ones? Case in point: Star Wars Disney character statues. Mickey Luke, Minnie Leia, Goofy Chewie, and Donald in Carbonite? Why, George? Why?

Minnie Leia does not do it for me. It’s like seeing Ross’ mother dressed up as Leia all over again.

Woman reports jewelry stolen; police say she stole it in the first place

Joel — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:43:47 +0000

To keep more than $50,000 in jewelry safe, a woman named Robin Griffin hid it inside a teddy bear at her house in Renton, Washington. When she discovered her jewelry missing, she called the police.

In a strange-but-yet-I’m-not-surprised case of irony, Griffin was a thief herself. Prosecutors allege that Griffin, who works as a courier for FedEx, had stolen the jewelry from shipments to high-end jewelers Cartier and Ben Bridge.

Woman reports jewelry stolen; police say she stole it in the first place | Seattle Times Newspaper.

Boy Killed Anally When Office Chair Explodes

Joel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:17:50 +0000

Now this is just peculiar. A 14-year-old boy in China was supposedly killed when his chair exploded, sending chunks of metal into his rectum. The bleeding this caused killed him. The alleged explosion came from the gas cylinder that was in the base of the chair.

How the hell does that happen? See the link from Gizmodo here.

Study states obvious…. Women are hard to read

Joel — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:21:44 +0000

A recent study by researchers at Indiana University reported that women are hard to read. No shit. How much did they spend on this one?

Researchers at Indiana University showed video clips from 24 different speed dates and asked male and female participants two simple questions: “Do you think the man was interested in this woman?” and “Do you think the woman was interested in this man?” Their answers were then compared with the responses of the speed daters themselves.

The results, published in the January issue of the journal Psychological Science, show that both men and women are able to gauge a man’s interest in a woman, but are equally baffled when it comes to figuring out if a woman is interested in a man.

Any guy who has tried to impress a woman in a bar, a billiards hall, partying at Webster Hall, hanging out with one, window shopping at the NYC Virgin Megastore, or even chatting over email or IM, will tell you that. Maybe it makes life more fun dealing with them, I don’t know. Then again, if you compliment them, then they want to know why you are complimenting them.

Whatever works to distract them while the flat-screen tv you secretly ordered is being delivered to the house, and hidden in the basement.

Wife seeking job for husband

Joel — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:35:12 +0000

Uh, listen, I know marriage is a contact sport. Wait, besides that. Let me start again.

I know marriage is all about being a team. My wife has got my back all the time, and I generally try not to annoy my wife so much. However, sometimes, it’s better to let a person be their man (or woman) and do their own thing. For example, helping your spouse find a new job is great. Helping your spouse to find a new job by pleading online for him? Not so good. This woman posted a video job request for her husband on CNN’s iReport user-generated site.

I was amused, empathetic, and embarrassed, all at the same time. What employer is going to be impressed how fast he can complete a “Honey do” list? And that his wife is applying for him? Is she going to interview for him too?

Lost In Translation: 20 Baffling Foreign Movie Posters – Cracked.com

Joel — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:03:41 +0000

I used to read the gag magazine Cracked when I was growing up. My parents would drop me off at the local New City library on weekend afternoons, and I would spend a few hours there reading Starlog, Cracked, and other books.

Anyway, Cracked is still around, and they recently had a great article, Lost In Translation: 20 Baffling Foreign Movie Posters. It is unbelievable, and hilarious.

Lost In Translation: 20 Baffling Foreign Movie Posters | Cracked.com.

It’s the Economy, Girlfriend – NYTimes.com

Joel — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:32:36 +0000

I’ve heard of a lot of support groups, and yes, I probably should join a few. Now there is one called Dating a Banker Anonymous, a support group founded in November to help women cope with, well, the travails of dating a banker in this economy. They even have a blog.

From left, Dawn Spinner Davis, Christine Cameron, Laney Crowell, Alexandra Pennington and Megan Petrus, members of Dating a Banker Anonymous.

It’s the Economy, Girlfriend – NYTimes.com.

Now if you will pardon me, I am going to stick my head in the doorway, and slam the door a couple of times for good measure.

‘Jealous wife’ charged in fatal genitals fire

Joel — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:15:43 +0000

Ouch. It’s nice that she cared, but seriously?

‘Jealous wife’ charged in fatal genitals fire – Criminal weirdness- msnbc.com.

BTW, looking back at the title of the posting, I’ve finally accomplished my long-unfulfilled dream to write about a “fatal genitals fire.”