Obamafried Chicken

A German frozen food company hopes to raise sales with a new product: Obama fingers. The tender, fried chicken bits come with a tasty curry sauce. The company says it was unaware of the possible racist overtones of the product.

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Burping Worms May Contribute to Climate Change

Burping worms?! You’ve got to be kidding. If you just ate, you may want to wait 30 minutes or so before reading on…

Aquatic animals that feed on lake and stream bottom sediments burp out small amounts of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, a new study finds.

While the biological emissions from these critters pales in comparison to the nitrous oxide emitted by fossil fuel burning, their contribution could increase as more and more nitrogen-rich fertilizer runs off into lakes, streams and seas, the authors of the study said.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is more commonly known to anyone who has sat in the dentist’s chair as laughing gas.

In the atmosphere it is a powerful greenhouse gas, packing about 310 times the punch as the same weight of carbon dioxide (though carbon dioxide is still the bigger driver because there is much more of it).

Studies of soil-dwelling earthworms had showed that the creepy crawlies emitted nitrous oxide because of the nitrogen-converting microbes they gobbled up into their guts with every mouthful of soil.

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Reminder: 911 Is For Emergencies ONLY

Leave it to the Floridians. Another one has called 911 for a food emergency (see SUBWAY LEAVES SAUCE OFF SANDWICH). Don’t get me wrong; I love my McNuggets as much as anyone else, but this is ridiculous. 

MARCH 3–Angered that her local McDonald’s was out of Chicken McNuggets, a Florida woman called 911 three times to report the fast food “emergency.” Latreasa Goodman, 27, last Saturday called police to complain that a cashier–citing a McDonald’s all sales are final policy–would not give her a refund. When cops responded to the restaurant, Goodman told them, “This is an emergency. If I would have known they didn’t have McNuggets, I wouldn’t have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don’t want one.” Goodman noted, “I called 911 because I couldn’t get a refund, and I wanted my McNuggets,” according to the below Fort Pierce Police Department report. 

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Gimme a Break!

State employee: I get $93,803 for no work

You might actually feel sorry for the guy after reading the entire article, but I certainly don’t. I’m guessing that he will have some work to do come Monday now that everyone knows how much he gets paid to do nothing all day. Should have kept his mouth shut, I guess.

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From the ‘B’ to the ‘S’

Autoworkers Union Keeps $6 Million Golf Course for Members at $33 Million Lakeside Retreat. But hey, who’s paying attention anyway? It’s only money.

Even as the industry struggles with massive losses, the UAW brass continue to own and operate a $33 million lakeside retreat in Michigan, complete with a $6.4 million designer golf course. And it’s costing them millions each year.

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Congress Did What!?

You can file this one under WTF or OMG or Hell Has Frozen Over because the end must be near.

A crumbling economy, more than 2 million constituents who have lost their jobs this year, and congressional demands of CEOs to work for free did not convince lawmakers to freeze their own pay. Instead, they will get a $4,700 pay increase, amounting to an additional $2.5 million that taxpayers will spend on congressional salaries. Full Story

Time to Contact FEMA

Since the State of Wisconsin won’t answer my call, who will? I’m thinking FEMA, because to me this IS an emergency that the State government cannot manage. Call it selfish, but hey–I’m without my unemployment “benefit” for reasons unknown as of yet. I contacted my previous employer to ask if there were any issues on their end re: my unemployment and they said there were none. If I am without unemployment “benefits” due to some screw-up at DWD I will be very upset.

And another thing: why don’t we nix the extension of benefits and replace it with an increase for those who need the money to pay for their obligations (eg. daycare, mortgage, insurance) instead of those who just blow it on cigarrettes and beer? The benefit rate is just not enough.

I feel for the workers at Chrysler who have off for the next month, but if they start whining about getting only 80% of their pay during the next month I’m gonna flip out.

Still looking for new opportunities and to win the lotto, too.

Wisconsin Unemployment

Okay, so apparently there is a problem. Nevermind the fact that I can hardly pay my mortgage. I finally got through to unemployment today and then… AND THEN… I get disconnected! What the crap!? There is no reason that the phone number should be busy–I don’t care if unemployment is up 40%–I am one of the unemployed people who actually wants to get back to work. It’s not like I’m sitting on my butt doing nothing, believe me. Apparently the State if Wisconsin does not have the funds for unemployment and will need to seek federal assistance…. Who should be fired now? Way to manage the funds there, elected officials.

Sorry, just a little angry today.

“Doorbusters”

Even after the stampede at the Wal-Mart in Long Island almost 2 weeks ago, retailers continue to use the phrase “doorbuster” when referring to their great deals during the “holiday” season. Not to be overly PC but if one of my loved ones was killed in a stampede on Black Friday, I would have a very hard time hearing the phrase “doorbuster” over and over and over again, especially in a positive light. There is nothing positive about busting down a door to get a great deal–nothing is worth THAT much.

While I’m at it, I’m sick and tired of hearing “Happy Holidays” and “Seasons Greetings” blah blah blah. There are 3 mainstream holidays during the month of December–Christmas, Hannakuh, and Kawanza. And if you really mean to say “Merry Christmas” then SAY IT! If you offend someone, then you have 2 other choices–or maybe 3 I suppose but if they don’t celebrate anything then they might want to reconsider with all the choices they have here in America.

Final Note: I always wonder if those “Freedom from Religion” wackos exchange gifts on Christmas… I bet they do! 

Sleep Tight.

Buy Your Loved One a Lexus?

Okay, it has to be said. Every year around this time we see the car commercials where a husband or wife buys their spouse a $40k+ Lexus for Christmas. Seriously, who buys a car for their spouse for a Christmas present?! A better question is who buys their spouse a LEXUS? Give me a break!