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Media Piranha - March 2008

Las Vegas Has Moral Issues?

March 30th 2008 16:46
Once upon a time, Las Vegas was nothing but an adult playground in America. Gambling and prostitution were once only legal in Nevada. One time, not too long ago, what went on in Vegas, stayed in Vegas. Then in the late 80s and early 90s something began happening.

Las Vegas became more 'family' friendly and tried to erase the 'bad' image publicity. That and the opening of Atlantic City and Indian casinos were Las Vegas' downfall.

Apparently there are dance clubs for the under 18 crowds. Now this community becomes like a page right out of Footloose the movie. There are people for these clubs, then there are the elders who oppose these clubs.


The elders declare that the clubs would "seriously effect the social and moral well being of the city." Social and MORAL??? This in a place where gambling goes on 24/7 as does legal prostitution!

Plenty plan to show up and protest the decision.
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The Solution

March 30th 2008 13:09
You know the old dilemma about pizza and beer? OK so maybe it isn't such a dilemma. Having beer with pizza is a no-brainer for most adults(wink) and the two go together. Here's an idea whose time has come.

I once wrote about chips that have a beer flavor. Now here comes something much, much better, and it is being made available to a broader market. Not to stray away from where I am getting at, but most of us are familiar with the Reeses commercial about getting chocolate in the peanut butter or peanut butter in the chocolate. Well it seems that someone got pizza in the beer. Thus is born Pizza Beer!


Yes it has expanded but only in the state of Illinois. Hopefully they'll expand to other states or are willing to ship to individuals. This sounds like a good beer and I'm just curious to try it!
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Beware The Undercover Fishermen

March 27th 2008 23:40
Bragging about your illegal catch might be the biggest fish story ever, but not if you brag to the wrong people. Undercover fishermen stand ready to fine and arrest you for bragging about illegally obtained fish. They are actually agents that pose as fisherman, btw!
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Crime To Rise Saturday 8-9PM

March 27th 2008 22:45
The greeners want Columbia residents to turn-off lights from 8-9 pm this Saturday. They believe that this is an effort to cut pollution and increase awareness of greenhouse gas emissions. Of course they use a flourescent mercury laden bulb to get their message across! Criminals love darkness because it makes it easier to hide as you rob and mug people.

Here's an entry that would have gone into the Natural Order but the message it sends is a conflicting double-standard. It wants you to save the earth, and they assume that a one hour gesture will reverse all the evils of wasting energy worldwide. The incompetence of these people shines in the fact that they promote the high cost energy-efficient bulb. The one filled with mercury


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How To 'Pass' A Failing Student

March 27th 2008 17:33
We see them in every community around the globe. Schools that have failing students that are disruptive and don't care if they are suspended or failing. These are 'street' kids that eventually either become thugs or successful businesspeople!

Then you have the schools that do well. Their pupils excell in science and math and they are basically nerds. A B-grade is unacceptable and these students tend to get scholorships to universities


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Formaggio-gate

March 26th 2008 22:37
Remember this? Well the saga continues. Cheese farms in Italy are being shut down. Their reputation is tarnished and more than likely this will be bad for business.
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Mock Disasters Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

March 26th 2008 22:17
I once paricipated in a mock disaster. Lucky for me I was labeled a 'casualty' and was removed in a body bag. Imagine participating in a mock disaster and being poisoned. That's what happened in Canada last year. Imagine being better off left at sea than rescued!!!
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The True Atheist

March 25th 2008 19:36
An atheist doesn't only not believe in God but also does not believe in devils, magic, voodoo. In India, a politician said that her opponents put a black magic spell on her. This sparked a type of debate on Hindu TV stations where a rationalist would debate science and religion with a shaman.

Blow-for-blow the ratiomalist took on the magic man! After he was defeated on national telivision, the shaman claimed that the rationalist had a powerful god in his favor. The rationalist then claimed that he is an atheist


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The Drunk Should Be Sober

March 24th 2008 16:29
A police officer has about 18 beers then decides to give breath tests! A brawl erupts and he is knocked unconscious. So what happens in this situation? The cop in question gets promoted!

Yes, as much as I'd like to believe it, there is justice in this world!!!
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Other Uses For Vodka? Why?

March 23rd 2008 19:54
Seems that someone found 20 other uses for vodka. Before you correct me and say 21 alternative uses for vodka, I have to argue that #21 is not an alternative. It is the purpose most people buy vodka in the first place!

They really are useful alternatives and some make it possible to drink the vodka, too! Example #20.
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The Prediction

March 23rd 2008 17:29
Back in 1995, a sort of prediction was made about the information highway. You could almost see how people are not too keen on change. Clifford Stoll of Newsweek commented that the Internet would not survive. Uncanny how almost everything he commented about is going strong today!
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The Interior Designer Killed By His Interior Design

March 22nd 2008 17:21
An interior designer accidently gets crushed by a statue in his home. At first the authorities thought it was a homicide, but later deemed it an accident.
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Between A Teacup And A Saucer!

March 22nd 2008 16:33
Road rage is an increasing problem that at times has ended in tragedy. People seem to get ticked-off at the slightest incident that hinders them in any perceived way. Now you might have other rages to worry about as they begin to plague society as a whole.

A woman has been charged with 'line rage' at the happiest place on earth! At Disney World a woman who accused another woman of cutting in line at the Mad Tea Cup ride, went postal on her and her children. Screaming at and beating her, even after knocking her down and pinning her between the tea cup and saucer!
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Good Or Bad It Makes Money!

March 22nd 2008 16:13
Years ago in Anytown, USA there was a Drive-In at a busy intersection. Sometimes the picture would show bigger than life naked women. Since there was nothing really blocking the view, everybody of all ages got to watch. Traffic jams and accidents happened often during these films. No one ever really stopped it, but like most others, this Drive-In eventually went out of style. That Drive-In did a heck of a business and the complainers helped it out!

I wrote about offensive billboards. Sometimes it seems that no matter what a sign is meant for, in some cases, somebody gets offended by it. Sometimes there is a legitimate gripe, sometimes it's overblown, sometimes it makes no sense, and other times one should consider the source


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Toxic Cheese Garbage

March 22nd 2008 01:03
In one of my blogs I wrote about Naples, Italy and the garbage problem they had. I also pointed out that it wasn't the first time. Now Italy faces a toxic cheese scare. They found high levels of dioxin in buffalo milk used to make a prized cheese. The cheese makers assured the population that only a few daries had this tainted problem. They were located in the Naples area, where there have been other cases of contaminated food.
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Humpty-Dumpty

March 22nd 2008 00:53
A five foot chocolate Easter egg from Italy would have been an impressive sight for the festivities. The egg was to be raffled off for charity in a 'guess the weight' contest. It weighed 20kg., approximately 44 lbs. Nobody entered and nobody won.

The egg arrived in pieces. It didn't make the long journey from Italy to Northern Ireland


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The Sexy Billboard

March 20th 2008 16:32
We probably all seen them. There were even stories about them in TV and movies. I'm talking about sexy billboards with provactive women that advertise health clubs or strip joints. If you've never seen any of these billboards they might shock you if they suddenly appeared.

That's what happened when people suddenly saw a billboard for Bottoms Up! They went and complained to code enforcement. Code Enforcement cited the club. The citation was for flashing lights not the billboard


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The Young Very Remorseful Vixen!

March 18th 2008 15:27
Jerry Springer in real life. Two young girls ready to get into a catfight over a boy. The crowd had gathered to watch and cheer. That's when one girl decided to use her daddy's SUV as a weapon! Unfortunately the wrong cat got run over.

The last comment: The young vixen appeared “very” remorseful, he said. Very professional!
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Too Much Money On Your Hands

March 17th 2008 17:32
There is no doubt that most of society today loves pets, animals and nature. It is also plain to see that veterinarians are treating animals and pets with state-of-the-art medical treatments that were once reserved only for humans. It is obvious that these treatments are expensive both for humans and animals.

Sometimes it is probably best to consider the animal and how easily replaceable they are. I don't mean to sound cruel but it is ridiculous how much pet owners are spending on their pets that are easily replceable. There is always an overpopulation of dogs and cats, but oh if only it were about them


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The Pedophile And The Carjacker

March 14th 2008 23:52
There are many sick and abnormal people in the world today. There are also tough criminals that begin their profession at a young age. If these worlds collide there is sometimes a humorous side to it. Imagine if a pedophile meets a carjacker on the street. The pedophile propositions the carjacker, which shows how bold these sickos have become. The guy hands the boy a note soliciting sex.

That's when the boy punched out the man and carjacked his car. Needless to say, they are both in a jail cell


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The Blunder

March 14th 2008 00:07
To look at it, the sandwich looked as good as a sub commercial. Lettuce, cheese, tomato and ham...mmmmmmm! These delicious sandwiches were offered to 200 prisoners in Britain. HMP Leeds, to be exact.

Although the sandwiches seemed a good idea, the sad part is they were offered to Muslim inmates during Ramadan
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The RateMyCop Project

March 13th 2008 00:10
It sounded like a good idea. Have ordinary citizens rate the cops that serve them. Apparently somebody forgot to factor in the criminal factors! Undercover cops' names and info that appears is just one headache. You may have the right to be informed but it can endanger cops.

The site is still working.
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Burkha Fashion Show

March 10th 2008 22:55
New fashions for Muslim women. Camouflage, balloons, and Christmas-themed Burkahs will sure be a big hit!
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Fat Man At A Picnic

March 10th 2008 21:16
In a place where tragedy meets comedy there is sometimes a fat man and a low bridge. A man who lost over 400 pounds and still weighs 800 shouldn't be going at a picnic to celebrate. He also was going to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday, and it shocks me that an 800 lbs. man has a girlfriend. Has she no fear of being steam rolled?

His fatmobile would not fit under an overpass! He needs a forklift and a tow truck to get around. Yeah, good thing he got rid of over 400 lbs. because the extra weight might kill him. Speaking of which, his doctors cancelled his picnic plans.
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The Gambling Lawyer

March 10th 2008 03:09
Next time you need a lawyer, you may want to think twice before hiring Arelia Margarita Taveras. Even more of a concern would be to pay her up front. That's because she is a compulsive gambler. She is also a loser...literally! This does not make for a good lawyer, or one that I would want to repesent me.

So now this crackpot lawyer is going to sue casinos because of her losing addiction. If she wins it will probably mean that one can sue casinos, lotteries, and even fund raisers if they lose. As if lawyers needed more bad publicity, this is another laughable black-eye!
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OOOPS!

March 9th 2008 02:07
The US housing market is taking a turn for the worst as many homeowners are losing their homes through forclosure and bankruptcy. This is happening at an alarming pace. So alarming that sometimes banks make mistakes!

While the homeowner was in England, the bank started forclosure proceedings on his house. This may have been an honest mistake seeing that there are a load of forclosures in the area. The biggest boo-boo was that the bank wasn't the one holding the mortgage!
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