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'Naked Cowboy' can sue makers of M&Ms 2008-06-25 11:25:00 'Naked Cowboy
' can sue makers of M&Ms - CNN.com: "An underpants-clad New York guitarist known as the 'Naked Cowboy' can proceed with his trademark infringement lawsuit against the maker of M&Ms and its ad agency, a New York judge has ruled."This is just too funny! A naked cowboy sues M&M. This is a man that makes his living, in New York, of course, hanging out on a street corner in h
Teen girls reportedly make pregnancy pact 2008-06-21 21:25:00 Teen girls reportedly make pregnancy pact - CNN.com: "A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school officials said."Now this is really horrifying. The school started to notice an increase in teen pregnancies. After investigating the situation and speaking to the girls this
Should You Drink with Your Kids? 2008-06-21 20:35:00 Should You Drink
with Your Kids? - TIME: "The spread of social-host laws makes it harder to teach a European model here. True, it's unlikely that police are going to raid private homes when only parents and their kids are together. But social-host prosecutions can be quite aggressive; in 2002 a Virginia mom and stepfather were sentenced to eight years behind bars for serving their son and his frie
NBA to Donaghy: Pay for your shoes 2008-06-21 19:09:00 NBA to Donaghy: Pay for your shoes
- NBA - Yahoo! Sports: "The NBA said in a court filing it spent $750 over three seasons to buy sneakers for Donaghy, who pleaded guilty last year to taking payoffs from gamblers."Can we say outrageous? Not only did the guy plead guilty, got his face plastered all over the news and was disgraced all around the world but now the NBA wants more. When is it enough. Read more:NBA
Naomi gets 200 hours community service 2008-06-20 20:48:00 Naomi gets 200 hours community
service | Metro.co.uk: "Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been sentenced to 200 hours' community service.She will also have to pay £2,250 in fines and compensation.The 38-year-old had pleaded guilty to kicking and spitting at police officers on board a LA-bound plane at Heathrow Airport."Are we surprised? Hell, no. But, I am sure she was! Naomi, supermodel, super spe Read more:Naomi
Toilet paper wedding dress wins national contest 2008-06-20 13:22:00 Toilet paperweddingdress
wins national contest - Yahoo! News: "Tourists gaped at six stunning wedding dresses displayed at Ripley's Believe It or Not! in New York's Times Square.The fashionable white frocks were fashioned entirely of toilet paper."OK. I think I have heard it all. This is amazing and yet disturbing. Women have spent weeks, or possibly months, making wedding dresses out of toil Read more:Toilet
Obama, Clinton to campaign together 2008-06-20 12:27:00 Obama, Hillary Clinton
to campaign together
- Yahoo! News: "Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign announced Friday that he will campaign with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton next week, a step toward unifying a fractured Democratic Party after a bruising primary fight."So after months of debating and slinging dirt, these two Democrats decide to join forces. Is this a good thi Read more:Obama
Fuel Crisis Changes Airlines' Flight Plans 2008-06-28 01:41:00 Fuel Crisis
Changes Airlines
' Flight
Plans - Yahoo! News: "With fuel costs hovering stubbornly at record highs, airlines are abruptly changing course by suspending flights, slapping new luggage fees on travelers, raising fuel surcharges on tickets, switching to smaller planes, grounding older, inefficient aircraft and raising fares.Industry-watchers say the current, fuel-driven crisis may be wors
Single mom selling Fla. home and heart on Internet 2008-06-28 01:18:00 Single mom selling
Fla. home and heart on Internet
- Yahoo! News: "PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - She's tried night clubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love where everyone else's heart is breaking — the real estate market."We are all looking for love and all that but selling love now that is either creative or stupid. Not sure which yet. This woman is
What's your take on the latest Don Imus imbroglio? 2008-06-26 14:17:00 What's your take on the latest Don Imus imbroglio? | PopWatch Blog | EW.com: "Don Imus is in hot water again because of an on-air comment about race. On the jock's Monday morning radio show, sports announcer Warner Wolf was telling Imus about the long rap sheet on Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam 'Pacman' Jones. After hearing about his six arrests since being drafted out of Tennessee in 2005, Imus'
Mobile brothel bus gets busted 2008-06-26 13:12:00 Mobile brothel bus gets busted | Metro.co.uk: "Mobile brothel bus gets bustedThursday, June 26, 2008A 'brothel bus' that detectives said cruised Miami Beach offering lap dances and drinks has taken its last ride, police said on Wednesday."Now that's having some business sense. Young entrepreneur in action. Not saying that prostitution is condoned or should be, but this woman was making some mone Read more:Mobile