July 2010
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Blago judge shares hate mail →
LETTER ON COUNTERFEIT WHITE HOUSE LETTERHEAD (postmarked in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Dear friend Judge Zagel: This is a notice of my president executive powers. I’m giving notice that the Rod Blagojevich trial will be dismissed without further proceedings. Case is permanently closed. That is my executive order, and a non-changeable order at that. Sincerely, Barack Obama
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WatchWhat a tornado looks like in the Bronx.
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“A statement from the band’s management company, Vector Management, says...”
– A Kings of Leon concert in St. Louis was halted due to pigeon poo, excuse me, an “onslaught of feces.”
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“Betty White is my nemesis and one day I will fight her in a ball of fire.”
– Tina Fey at Comic-Con 2010 (via tinafeydaily) (via blergmymind)
Can we see video? I’m sure the hand gestures/facial expressions would be delightful.
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“The experience made for a sort of rite of passage: drinking and dancing (at...”
– Slate offers a look inside the glamorous divorce ranches of Mad Men-era Nevada.
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“If Google tested this software, it should have known all along that Street View...”
– Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in news release on Wednesday.
Connecticut is of 37 states, including New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Texas, to ask the Internet search company what’s been done with the information.
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106-Year-Old Woman Becomes U.S. Citizen →
“She loves the country so much, that she wants to make sure that even at 106 years of age, she becomes a citizen of the United States of America,” said Rep. Luis Gutiérrez.
Ingacia Moya is already a legal resident of the United States, having moved here almost 40 years ago from Mexico when she was in her 70s. In 1986, she studied for the citizenship exam but didn’t understand...
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“I don’t smoke and I don’t wear that watch… I also don’t...”
– George Clooney testified in Italian court on Friday while studying a photograph used to sell clothing and knockoff watches.
The actor was locked in a courtroom confrontation with the executives of a clothing line called “GC Exclusive,” who claim Clooney was in on the project from the...
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WatchThe “Winnebago Man” trailer
From our review: “”Winnebago Man” is definitely worth the trip, it’s funny, poignant, thoughtful, has as much profanity as “Scarface,” and is sure to be as big an underground hit as the video that spawned it. Checking your local listings to see if Rebney is making an appearance, as he is in New York this weekend, he loves...
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“After the patty goes on the grill, smear just the raw side with a healthy dose...”
– One of the The secrets of the In-N-Out burger as told to The Feast by Lure Burger chef Josh Capon.
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“I think he’s a genius acting crazy… He knows what he’s doing....”
– Kevin Smith’s thoughts on Tracy Morgan.
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“Tina Fey is the most caring woman I’ve worked with in this business… When...”
– Dean Winters, who you may know as Dennis Duffy, told Niteside last night at Lucky Strike Lanes during nightlife kingpin Matt DeMatt’s birthday bash.
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Baldwin Tells CNN He's Leaving “30 Rock” In 2012 →
”As much as I like acting, I know that I would love to have a different life… A private life… I’d rather go do other things.”
I guess that means that there’s no point in working here.
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“I do know that the ratings board was giving us an X rating for one too many...”
– Mark Ruffalo discussing “The Kids Are All Right“‘s near X rating.
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Florida Man Nearly Killed During Otter Attack
From the 911 call:
Operator: 911 - What’s your emergency? Caller: Help! There’s a man down on the ground and an otter is trying to kill him. Operator: There’s a man on the ground and someone is doing what? Caller: An otter. Operator: A who? Caller: An O-T-T-E-R. Otter.
The caller and another man were able to use garden tools to “beat down the otter until it backed...
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“The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became...”
– Prince, on why the Internet is so over. (via hman)
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Watch“I’ve got this thing, and it’s ****ing golden”
Something to get you going on this scorching hot Tuesday morning - the Blago audio files’ greatest hits.
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“Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate...”
– Apple in a letter posted to their site earlier today.
Our take on it.
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WatchFor Your Fourth of July Grilling: How to Make The Perfect Burger
The key? “Don’t Potchky With It!” according to Josh Oversky.
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“Jeffrey and David Shiffman have turned their bathroom into a pseudo chemistry...”
– South Florida Brothers Selling Oil Spill Souvenirs | NBC Miami (via glennp) 