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Economy (Jokes) - perfect for the State of the Union Tonight
The economy is so bad that . . . (with a nod to Henny Youngman)
- I got a Pre-declined Credit Card in the mail;
- I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?";
- CEO's are now playing Miniature Golf;
- If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds", you call them and ask if they meant ( Read more... )
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Brooklyn Tourists Dream Caribbean Vacations Turn Into A Nightmare
Help is being requested in bringing to the public's attention the plight of six Brooklyn friends who went on a Carnival Cruise to the Caribbean and have ended up beaten and jailed in Antigua over a dispute in the fair with a taxi-driver.
This X-Posted from transgriotfeed's post Free The Antigua 6
Rachel Henry, certified chef; fashion and runway model ( Read more... ) -
So What's the Murder Rate in YOUR Little Corner Of NYC?
Now you can check it out on another of those handy-dandy interactive maps (this time courtesy of the NY Times).
Murder: New York City
Each day, the New York Police Department announces major crimes, including most homicides, in the five boroughs. This data is compiled from those reports, in addition to news accounts, court records and additional ( Read more... ) -
oh woe is me! Singulair side-effects have been reported
FDA Calls for a Caution on Label of Merck Drug
The agency wants the asthma medication Singulair and similar medicines to come with a caution about reports of psychiatric problems in some patients.
[I've NEVER had anything close to the reported symptoms, and the insomnia is very odd for a drug we all are told to take at night before sleeping]
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was franticly looking for inspiration for some seamless background tiles
and found this lovely looking website quite by accident
Story Book Woods
haven't even had time to look thru everything (not even sure if this is the hompage) but it seems to have seasonal ephemera, quotes and poems. I just love stuff like this.
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this AM in BedStuy my Elementary-school Art & Music Teacher friend was accosted by Undercover Police
and the thing that makes this more of "man bites dog" item than a "ho-hum - welcome to NYC - so what else is new" story is . . .
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the next couple of hours
young lady w/older brother's help has retrieved her belongings from mother's house no one was home so it was without incident thank god/ess ( Read more... ) -
my last 48 hours also 'tweeted' to facebook
tired from helping neighbors battle ACS for their daughter who was snatched from them 4 days before her 2nd Bday over cultural differences ( Read more... )
