April 2011
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Spotted this morning in the msnbc.com newsroom:
-tiaras
-biscuits
-scones heart-shaped scones
-apple cider in plastic champagne flutes
-and for some reason, a lot of bananas (that one may be unrelated to the Royal Wedding)
…And now there’s a 9-tiered wedding cake. #royalweddingsugarhigh
‘Will, it’s not too late!’ said one sign held aloft by an...
– from AP’s royal wedding coverage
In case you missed it we saw Prince William say ‘you look beautiful.’
– Diane Sawyer describing the moment Catherine Middleton joined him at the altar. (via abcworldnews)
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Man Dressed as Cow Steals 26 Gallons of Milk →
Headline of the Day Award goes to nbcwashington.com.
We do not have time for this kind of silliness. We’ve got better stuff to...
– Obama, responding to the birth certificate matter
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Bible edits leave some feeling cross →
The new version adopted language intended to “more clearly express the meaning of the original,” The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said — like changing “booty” to “plunder” or “spoils of war,” because “booty” has a different, decidedly unbiblical meaning nowadays.
#@*! Swearing really is a powerful painkiller,... →
F*ck yeah.
Trump: 'I have a great relationship with the... →
Library figures out how to solve the porn usage... →
Who looks at porn at a library? Who does that?
Boy escapes as mom drives into river, killing self... →
The details of this story keep getting worse: A 25-year-old mom drowned herself and her three young children in the Hudson River following a domestic dispute. Her ten-year-old son reportedly escaped through the window of the minivan and was taken to a local fire department, sopping wet.
HOAX: General Electric's tax refund so sketchy,...
shortformblog:
$11B the amount in profits General Electric earned last year, on $150 billion in revenue
$3.2B the size of GE’s tax refund this year … earned through a series of tax havens
100% the amount of that $3.2 billion heading directly to the Treasury … as a way to blunt criticism source
This is actually not true. CNBC.com has the details:
General Electric called an earlier media...