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		<title>The Top News Stories of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I could have done a 2009 Year In Review post, but that would have required me to actually do research and this is, in fact, a holiday. Besides, I was out until 3am ringing in the New Year with a screening of Inglorious Basterds (&#8220;Frankly, watchin&#8217; Donny beat Nazis to death is is the closest we ever get to goin&#8217; to the movies.&#8221;~Lt. Aldo Raine). It was an odd way of finishing off 2009, but it was an odd year.
Anyway, as I did in 2008, I wanted to be the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I could have done a 2009 Year In Review post, but that would have required me to actually do research and this is, in fact, a holiday. Besides, I was out until 3am ringing in the New Year with a screening of Inglorious Basterds <em>(&#8220;Frankly, watchin&#8217; Donny beat Nazis to death is is the closest we ever get to goin&#8217; to the movies.&#8221;~Lt. Aldo Raine). </em>It was an odd way of finishing off 2009, but it was an odd year.</p>
<p>Anyway, as I did in 2008, I wanted to be the first to write a 2010 year in review. So, 364 days early, here&#8217;s what happened in 2010.</p>
<p>January:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Association of University Scientists Who SWEAR Global Warming is Real announce their annual meeting in Kansas City is canceled due to a blizzard.</li>
<li>During the State of the Union Address, President Obama announces that GM will reintroduce the <a title="A Chevy You Can Believe In" href="http://www.ehuggydesigns.com/1971_chevy_vega.JPG" target="_blank">Chevy Vega</a>. He also announces his desire to &#8220;address the single American problem, now that Health Care has been solved.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>February:</p>
<ul>
<li>On Groundhog Day, PETA protests using animals to predict the weather in Punxsutawney, PA. The Groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter, then gnaws the leg off of one of the protesters. Video of the attack gets 7.5 million hits on YouTube.</li>
<li>Fearing a drop in romance due to the Great Recession, Congress announces a Cash For Cupid Program. Tax credits are given for the purchase of red roses, heart shaped candy boxes, and those chalk tasting little candies with stupid little phrases like &#8220;Be Mine&#8221; on them.</li>
<li>Singles Against Discrimination (S.A.D.) files a lawsuit against the government for not being able to take advantage of Cash for Cupid. Congress amends the program adding a Cash for Internet Dating Program. The President hails the legislation as the first step towards getting all 101 million single Americans a date by Memorial Day.</li>
</ul>
<p>March:</p>
<ul>
<li>In a stunning display of political correctness gone wrong, members of the House and Senate announce that St. Patrick&#8217;s Day should be spectrum neutral and refuse to wear green. Tea Party activists refer to themselves as the Green Tea Party for one day in protest. 98% of Americans ignore both of them.</li>
<li>3 days into Spring Training, the Padres announce that they are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.</li>
<li>Upon realizing that Cash For Cupid and Cash for Internet Dating aren&#8217;t budget neutral, President Obama sells North Dakota to Canada.</li>
</ul>
<p>April</p>
<ul>
<li>Kentucky wins the National Championship in basketball. Investigators announce that recruiting violations will force them to vacate the championship only hours later. John Calipari celebrates the third Final Four he &#8220;didn&#8217;t go to&#8221; by going to Disney World.</li>
<li>Led Jeffelin announces they will reform and go on tour.</li>
</ul>
<p>May</p>
<ul>
<li>President Obama announces his Get All the Single People a Date program is successful. Republicans claim that 23 million people still have not been on a date. The administration later admits to counting all of Paris Hilton&#8217;s dates twice.</li>
</ul>
<p>June:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hank Blevins of Utica, NY successfully friends everyone on Facebook.</li>
<li>In-fighting and a tour bus with a faulty toilet force the Led Jeffelin tour to cancel several shows.</li>
</ul>
<p>July</p>
<ul>
<li>Apple announces a new rotary iPhone for retro hipsters. It sells out in less than a day, but users are furious when they find that a woman in Mayberry, NC named Sarah must connect them to all their calls.</li>
<li>Led Jeffelin plays to a crowd of 100,000 in Central Park.</li>
</ul>
<p>August:</p>
<ul>
<li>A 96 degree day in St. Louis prompts Al Gore to hold a press conference to announce Global Warming is real. And he REALLY means it this time.</li>
<li>Congress passes the first piece of legislation that every man, woman, and child in North America agrees with: The banning of the Geico Caveman commercials from television.</li>
</ul>
<p>September:</p>
<ul>
<li>The government announces that now that they have fixed everyone up in America on a date, it&#8217;s time to start working on that second date.</li>
<li>Led Jeffelin announces that the tour has prompted them to go back into the studio and record their first album in 23 years.</li>
</ul>
<p>October:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Yankees win another World Series in front of a crowd of 17 people.</li>
<li>Approximately 93 percent of American teenagers dress up as a Twilight character for Halloween. The cool 7 percent toilet paper their houses.</li>
</ul>
<p>November:</p>
<ul>
<li>In a shocking political development, the Libertarian Party captures the majority of seats in the House and Senate.</li>
<li>President Obama pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving, but Vice President Biden accidentally backs over it with his car.</li>
<li>The Detroit Lions lose on Thanksgiving Day again.</li>
</ul>
<p>December</p>
<ul>
<li>Congress announces a Cash for Christmas campaign and gives tax credits for people buying Christmas presents. This prompts Jews, Muslims, Pagans, and the guy who invented Festivus to demand their own tax credits. The Administration announces, they will give tax credits to anyone who buys anything for any reason in December.</li>
<li>The Great Recession officially ends, but the U.S. Debt is so high that we have give California to China for collateral.</li>
<li>Hank Blevins successfully follows everyone on Twitter.</li>
</ul>
<p>Carry on, Citizens! And Happy New Year.</p>
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		<title>McCurry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like McCurry has won its legal battle with McDonald&#8217;s. I wonder what the toy is in a Fish Head Curry Happy Meal?
Carry on, Citizens!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like McCurry has won its <a title="McCurry" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090908/od_nm/us_malaysia_mccurry;_ylt=AurvMM8ctpqUoyDnsNwni0ztiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwM2ZvMDBhBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwOTA4L3VzX21hbGF5c2lhX21jY3VycnkEcG9zAzEyBHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDZmFzdGZvb2RnaWFu" target="_blank">legal battle</a> with McDonald&#8217;s. I wonder what the toy is in a Fish Head Curry Happy Meal?</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>A New Home Based Business Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://carryoncitizens.com/2009/07/a-new-home-based-business-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tough economy brings out the ingenuity in Americans. Resourceful unemployed people are starting their own businesses and I reccomend you do too. Look at me, I&#8217;ve started my own home based selling driftwood carvings of dead U.S. Presidents. (Howard Taft is our best seller.)  
Of course, you could try a traditional home based business like Mary Kay or Amway. But if that&#8217;s not for you, maybe you should try the newest fad in home business: Basement Strip Club. That&#8217;s right, I said strip club. The home strip club craze ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A tough economy brings out the ingenuity in Americans. Resourceful unemployed people are starting their own businesses and I reccomend you do too. Look at me, I&#8217;ve started my own home based selling driftwood carvings of dead U.S. Presidents. (Howard Taft is our best seller.)  <span id="more-775"></span></p>
<p>Of course, you could try a traditional home based business like Mary Kay or Amway. But if that&#8217;s not for you, maybe you should try the newest fad in home business: Basement Strip Club. That&#8217;s right, I said strip club. The <a title="Capitalism Rules! " href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_home_strip_club;_ylt=AnsTDPFgGfPfKprULIC0asPtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJqaDZqNXF1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzI5L3VzX29kZF9ob21lX3N0cmlwX2NsdWIEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDd29tYW5hY2N1c2Vk" target="_blank">home strip club craze</a> can be traced to a woman in Lawrenceville, GA. Keep in mind she has yet to franchise the concept, inasmuch as she was arrested for &#8220;maintaining a disorderly house&#8221; according to the police.</p>
<p>Once she has the bugs worked out, you may want to consider this high profit business opportunity. I would consider it, but I&#8217;m pursuing an opportunity in Hong Kong. If the driftwood thing doesn&#8217;t work out, some guy in Hong Kong named Richard Tang (I&#8217;m not making this up) has assured me that I can be a 50% partner in his 45 million dollar opportunity. Can you believe he just emailed me out of the blue today with this amazing offer? I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s a legitimate business.</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>Naked Vegans and Camel Chocolate</title>
		<link>http://carryoncitizens.com/2009/07/naked-vegans-and-camel-chocolate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 20+ straight days of Health Care Reform and Michael Jackson, I&#8217;ve stopped reading the news. Okay, I still read the odd news. It&#8217;s one of the few places an American&#8217;s can still laugh on a regular basis. And that&#8217;s where I found today&#8217;s gems. 
Odd Gem #1: Reuters is reporting that a Dutch animal rights activist known as the &#8220;vegan streaker&#8221; has been arrested for plotting an attack on the Queen for wearing fur. Ironically, she was planning on attacking him for showing his&#8230;
Now, there are several disturbing things ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After 20+ straight days of Health Care Reform and Michael Jackson, I&#8217;ve stopped reading the news. Okay, I still read the odd news. It&#8217;s one of the few places an American&#8217;s can still laugh on a regular basis. And that&#8217;s where I found today&#8217;s gems. <span id="more-748"></span></p>
<p>Odd Gem #1: <a title="Naked Vegans" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/od_nm/us_dutch_queen_odd" target="_blank">Reuters</a> is reporting that a Dutch animal rights activist known as the &#8220;vegan streaker&#8221; has been arrested for plotting an attack on the Queen for wearing fur. Ironically, she was planning on attacking him for showing his&#8230;</p>
<p>Now, there are several disturbing things in this story, not the least of which is Queen&#8217;s name: Beatrix. I would think that when one rises to the elevated stature of say, Queen, one would be able to discard silly names given by parents with an unwavering desire to have their daughter&#8217;s name end in &#8220;x.&#8221; (I need a nap after that sentence.)</p>
<p>Secondly, he was accused of planning to bring a gun to the attack. This begs the question, &#8220;where would he have hidden the gun while riding the subway en route to the Queen?&#8221; That led to my next question -&#8221;Does Amsterdam have subways and if so, can you ride naked?&#8221;</p>
<p>Peter Janssen is the &#8220;vegan streaker&#8221; accused of the plot. He was arrested once before for breaking onto the set of a talk show with &#8220;stop animal suffering&#8221; painted on his chest. I agree with him to a point: I&#8217;m against humans suffering after seeing naked vegans bust in on the news or attack our Queens, no matter how silly their names are.</p>
<p>Odd Gem #2: Would you eat <a title="Camels as cows?" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/od_nm/us_chocolate_camel_odd;_ylt=App6L3YXIz07H_Jv6NbqDJDtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJyNmRzczRsBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNzIxL3VzX2Nob2NvbGF0ZV9jYW1lbF9vZGQEcG9zAzUEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN3b3JsZDM5c2ZpcnM-" target="_blank">camel&#8217;s milk chocolate</a>? If you answered yes, that&#8217;s great because it means I don&#8217;t have to. Al Nassma (literally: &#8220;This has what in it??) is a Dubai company that started making chocolate from camel&#8217;s milk a few years ago. It&#8217;s so popular, they are expanding to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United States. The company has 3,000 camels working day and night to provide 100 tons of chocolate per year.</p>
<p>Now, I hope you read the two stories above and came to the same obvious conclusion that I did: Why isn&#8217;t Peter Janssen attacking Al Nassma? Let&#8217;s face it, that mink is already dead and Beatrix needs it to comfort her from all the playground teasing she endured as a kid. The camels, on the other hand, are still alive and are being treated like cows! How humiliating it must be to be a camel that is being exploited for milk rather than being exploited as an extra in <em>The Mummy 4: We Promise This One Won&#8217;t Suck?</em></p>
<p>So, I&#8217;m hoping when Mr. Janssen gets out of jail, we see him naked and protesting in Dubai. Let&#8217;s hope he remembers to wear sunscreen.</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>Escape From Detroit</title>
		<link>http://carryoncitizens.com/2009/06/escape-from-detroit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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Fans of the Escape From&#8230; movie franchise will be glad to know that Kurt Russell has signed on to play Snake Plissken again in Escape From Detroit.  This time around he will be helping to escort employees of the 4 remaining Starbuck&#8217;s out of the city.  They will have to navigate through abandoned grocery stores, a gauntlet of bitter Kwame Kilpatrick supporters, and former Chrysler dealers who have resorted to cannibalism.
Russell was quoted as saying, &#8220;I had no plans for doing another Escape From, but I was struck by the ...]]></description>
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<p>Fans of the Escape From&#8230; movie franchise will be glad to know that Kurt Russell has signed on to play Snake Plissken again in Escape From Detroit.  This time around he will be helping to escort employees of the 4 remaining Starbuck&#8217;s out of the city.  They will have to navigate through <a title="Wall Street Journal Article" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/107206/retailers-head-for-exits-in-detroit.html;_ylt=Ai4psfN35u0V7VoIuYvixld0fNdF?mod=family-autos" target="_blank">abandoned grocery stores</a>, a gauntlet of bitter Kwame Kilpatrick supporters, and former Chrysler dealers who have resorted to cannibalism.</p>
<p>Russell was quoted as saying, &#8220;I had no plans for doing another Escape From, but I was struck by the realism of the script and thought this had more of a &#8216;science fact&#8217; ring to it than science fiction.&#8221;</p>
<p>Shooting will begin in a few weeks, just as soon as the Detroit police can clear <a title="Detroit Police Under Report Homicides" href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/18/Detroit-police-understate-homicides/UPI-43911245355713/" target="_blank">away the bodies</a> from the Stanley Cup aftermath.</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>Vitamins and Pudding</title>
		<link>http://carryoncitizens.com/2008/12/vitamins-and-pudding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard about the recent findings that vitamins C and E don&#8217;t prevent prostate or other types of cancer. The vitamin peddling world is reeling from the potential financial fallout and many people who trusted vitamins are left wondering just what can protect them from disease. Well citizens, take heart. For we here at CarryOnCitizens.com have been conducting some of our own research. And, we&#8217;re pleased to announce our findings which can be summed up in one word: pudding.
That&#8217;s right folks, the Citizens Research Institute (Motto: Manipulating the Data ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard about <a title="Vitamins are overrated. " href="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1865464,00.html?xid=rss-topstories" target="_blank">the recent findings</a> that vitamins C and E don&#8217;t prevent prostate or other types of cancer. The vitamin peddling world is reeling from the potential financial fallout and many people who trusted vitamins are left wondering just what can protect them from disease. Well citizens, take heart. For we here at CarryOnCitizens.com have been conducting some of our own research. And, we&#8217;re pleased to announce our findings which can be summed up in one word: <a title="mmm... pudding. " href="http://www.helpendhungernowfoundation.org/_images/pudding_bowl_caa4.jpg" target="_blank">pudding</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right folks, the Citizens Research Institute<em> (Motto: Manipulating the Data Since 1968.)</em> have discovered that the key ingredient to a long and healthy life is pudding. Lot&#8217;s of pudding. Our studies have shown that 10 out of every 10 people who don&#8217;t eat pudding every day eventually succumb to death -which our research has concluded to be fatal.</p>
<p>We have also concluded that people that eat pudding every day never die. Ever. Bill Cosby is actually 327 years old. His secret: pudding. It wasn&#8217;t until he landed the <a title="Bill and Pudding" href="http://www.ciadvertising.org/studies/student/97_fall/practitioner/belding/jello1.gif" target="_blank">commercial gig</a> with Jell-O that he began to spread the pudding secret to the masses.</p>
<p>There are a variety of pudding options to choose from, which makes it great for the health conscious person who wants variety. I tend to stick to the chocolate varieties, but can venture into the butterscotch and swirls. Tapioca is right out. It has the consistency of chilled snot and as such, has no health value whatsoever. Figgy pudding is still under investigation as the Citizens Research Institute has filed suit to have it removed from the pudding family and deemed torture by the standards set forth in the Geneva Convention.  Rice pudding does have some health value, we suppose. But, we don&#8217;t typically hang out with the kind of people that &#8220;love&#8221; rice pudding, so keep that in mind.</p>
<p>So, don&#8217;t despair over the news about vitamins. Just start eating pudding every day. You will be happier and live longer. Now if we can just get chicken wings recognized as the 5th food group&#8230;</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>Nebraska&#8217;s Butt Bandit</title>
		<link>http://carryoncitizens.com/2008/11/nebraskas-butt-bandit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How did I miss this when I was doing research for Kansaska?  It appears that Nebraska has an arch villain named the &#8220;Butt Bandit.&#8221; Tom Larvie of Valentine has been leaving butt prints (among other things) on the windows of stores, churches, and schools since 2007.  He was successful in eluding the police, FBI, and Homeland Security as they have yet to implement a butt print protocol that would protect Americans from such 1st rate hooliganry.
The AP story states that he left the prints with lotion or petroleum jelly. This ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How did I miss this when I was doing research for <a title="A Literary Delight. " href="http://jeffstangerbooks.com/store/" target="_blank">Kansaska</a>?  It appears that Nebraska has an arch villain named the &#8220;<a title="#2 on the Most Wanted List" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_crude_dude;_ylt=Aj2DZJGGaTXhasqWMPc4DPDtiBIF" target="_blank">Butt Bandit</a>.&#8221; Tom Larvie of Valentine has been leaving butt prints (among other things) on the windows of stores, churches, and schools since 2007.  He was successful in eluding the police, FBI, and Homeland Security as they have yet to implement a butt print protocol that would protect Americans from such 1st rate hooliganry.</p>
<p>The AP story states that he left the prints with lotion or petroleum jelly. This of course begs the question: How does one select the best butt print delivery system? Does the lady at the Clinique counter know which lotion would leave the best print during the winter months? Would she call security if you ask?</p>
<p>Once again, the AP has left us with too little info. So, please Citizens, help me do the research on this. When you go to the mall on Friday, ask as many sales people you can which lotion will leave the best print. Just don&#8217;t call me to bail you out of jail.</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>Mr. Blackwell&#8217;s Last Laugh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell died on Sunday. Family members say he was buried in leather sandals with black dress socks, Bermuda shorts, a white polyester sweater and a dickey. He was 86.
Carry on, Citizens!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell died on Sunday. Family members say he was buried in leather sandals with black dress socks, Bermuda shorts, a white polyester sweater and a dickey. He was 86.</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>PETA Might Be On to Something</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the blind squirrel finds an acorn once and a while. And today, PETA found their acorn. They may have come up with the most brilliant product marketing idea EVER!  This is beyond big. This is Seth Godin meets Robert H. Brooks meets the Bloomington Vegans!
The idea: PETA wants Ben &#38; Jerry&#8217;s to use breast milk instead of cow&#8217;s milk in their ice cream!  Why, oh why didn&#8217;t they think of this sooner?  They could even cross promote this with Victoria&#8217;s Secret.  Just think of the flavor names: Heidi Klum&#8217;s ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even the blind squirrel finds an acorn once and a while. And today, PETA found their acorn. They may have come up with the <a title="Milk, it does a body good. " href="http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104673&amp;article=4294460" target="_blank">most brilliant product marketing idea EVER</a>!  This is beyond big. This is Seth Godin meets Robert H. Brooks meets the <a title="Made famous in this book." href="http://trolleydodgers.com" target="_blank">Bloomington Vegans</a>!</p>
<p>The idea: PETA wants Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s to use breast milk instead of cow&#8217;s milk in their ice cream!  Why, oh why didn&#8217;t they think of this sooner?  They could even cross promote this with Victoria&#8217;s Secret.  Just think of the flavor names: Heidi Klum&#8217;s Heath Bar Crunch. They could dabble in novelty treats by bringing back Paulina Porizkova for Paulina&#8217;s Purple Push Up&#8217;s. And who wouldn&#8217;t want to try Rebecca Romijn&#8217;s Raspberry Cheesecake! The possibilities (much like the lawsuits) are endless.</p>
<p>After the last 2 weeks of gloom and doom about the economy and the subprime lending crisis, I think America needs breast milk ice cream. I think it would start a wave of enthusiasm that will make this country great again.  In fact, let&#8217;s skip the $700,000,000 mortgage loan bailout and invest the money in the expanding breast milk industry in order to give it the lift and support it needs to compete in the global economy.</p>
<p>Carry on, Citizens!</p>
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		<title>Stonehenge: Druid Center of Worship or Alien Batting Cage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stonehenge is back in the news today as UK Archeologists are claiming that it was a center for healing. They came to this earth shattering because, &#8220;Bodies recovered near the area An unusual number of skeletons recovered from the area showed signs of serious disease or injury.&#8221;  Well, duh!  They&#8217;re dead! How much did the British taxpayer chip in for that little nugget?
Of course, I subscribe to theory that Stonehenge is not the mystical site of Druid worship, but rather a discarded alien batting cage that subsequent cultures have been ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stonehenge is back in the news today as <a title="Digging holes so you don't have to... " href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080922/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_stonehenge" target="_blank">UK Archeologists</a> are claiming that it was a center for healing. They came to this earth shattering because, &#8220;Bodies recovered near the area An unusual number of skeletons recovered from the area showed signs of serious disease or injury.&#8221;  Well, duh!  They&#8217;re dead! How much did the British taxpayer chip in for that little nugget?</p>
<p>Of course, I subscribe to theory that Stonehenge is not the mystical site of Druid worship, but rather a discarded alien batting cage that subsequent cultures have been trying to reinterpret for years. I base this on the infinitely more reliable scholarly work <a title="More fun than a trip to the dentist." href="kansaska.com" target="_blank"><strong><em>Kansaska</em></strong></a>. This groundbreaking work blows the lid off true significance of Stonehenge, while reading more like a <a title="Actually, it is a novel. " href="http://jeffstangerbooks.com/store/" target="_blank">novel</a> than a scholarly work.  Plus, it has the added benefit of making me money.</p>
<p>Finally, I think my one of my favorite movie scenes of all time is the Stonehenge number from Spinal Tap. God Bless YouTube for allowing me to share it with you.</p>
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