Posted on November 21, 2008 by quitebaffled
Levity abounded during an interview given by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin November 20th as she gave the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey near Wasilla, AK.
Palin also used the opportunity to reach into her personal pouch of Scrabble tiles to try to string a few words together, and ended up bemoaning how heavy-handed and [...]
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Posted on November 21, 2008 by quitebaffled
The Chinese government, struggling to contain the fallout from a scandal over contaminated milk and eggs, announced a plan for food safety measures on Thursday aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry.
The State Council, China’s cabinet, issued a statement indicating the time has come to govern all aspects of the industry, from cow [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2008 by quitebaffled
At a restaurant the other day and somebody orders mashed potatoes. The waitress says they are out of mashed potatoes but you could have a baked potato instead…. I guess the cook can’t figure out how to make mashed potatoes…..
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Posted on October 8, 2008 by quitebaffled
I got “fired” this morning by my five year old because I ran out of his favorite vitamins…but at least I got the last of the Cap’n Crunch.
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Posted on October 8, 2008 by quitebaffled
There is a restaurant near where I live, a diner. I swear that every time I walk by there the first powerful odor to hit you is the smell of backed up toilets. This is quickly followed by the strong smell of greasy hamburgers cooking… It doesn’t make me want to rush in there for [...]
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