CBC News - New Brunswick - N.B. MLA suspended 3 days for rude gesture

Abel Leblanc, Member of the Legislative Assembly (equivalent of a congressman for you Americans, and I think the House of Commons for the British and Australians) flips off his fellow MLAs, a couple of times it looks like, asks them if they "want to go outside", and finishes off ( Read more... )

Please Fill Out This Form If Planning to Overthrow the Government. Thank You. - Lowering the Bar

Yes. A form of idiocy greater than Pants Guy.

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I could have lived my life without seeing anthropomorphized cereal (mini-wheats) in a jacuzzi. How does that even work? (There are televisions at work tuned in to a 24-hour news channel.)

Also got this this morning:

Dear Seryan,

Your car needs a new alternator. Happy New Year, sucker.

The Universe.

Booooo!

Soooo...I went away for three days, and the disaster fudge still has not set. In fact, when I picked it up, it sort of oozed around in a vastly amusing manner underneath the set top layer. This officially makes it worse than the last batch of disaster fudge (from a different recipe), which did eventually set ( Read more... )

Soo...apparently I still cannot make fudge. Either that or the idea that honey can be substituted 1-1 for corn syrup is a crock. I must try it with something non-fudge.

Oh, it looked like a beautiful pan of fudge, all right. I'd even given a little decorative swirl to the top of it that stayed. It was fudge-like to the touch when I poked it. It ( Read more... )

So Long, Guy Who Refused to Marry Interracial Couple - Lowering the Bar

Yup, he's resigned. Good riddance.


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Preying on the Desperate: The Religious Right's Adoption Racket | Reproductive Justice and Gender | AlterNet

This is just disturbing on all levels. People need to be presented with all their options, and then ALLOWED to choose, not coerced, pressured, and (I thought this went out of style fifty years ago!) completely removed from any form of support ( Read more... )

I know that looking at resumes and want ads on Kijiji is virtually guaranteed to result in fail, but sometimes...Wow.

Im a 23 yr old female in [redacted] with experience in retail, costumer service, the food  industry, and call centers. Im currently in a call center environment and looking for something more hands on and active. If you have anything ( Read more... )

( Not that it should be surprising to find fail on Yahoo!Answers. )

Lowering the Bar: Reasonable Consumer Would Know "Crunchberries" Are Not Real, Judge Rules

Yes. Yes, someone actually sued because Crunchberries are:
"in fact simply brightly-colored cereal balls, and that although the product did contain some strawberry fruit concentrate, it was not otherwise redeemed by fruit.  She sued, on behalf of herself and ( Read more... )