(Isn’t this ironic?–cd) The creators of a television show, first broadcast in Minneapolis, that pits would-be inventors against each other for prizes, filed suit yesterday against ABC television, as well as a producer of “American Idol” and Simon Cowell, the outspoken “Idol” judge, for preparing a similar show with the same title: “Million Dollar Idea.”…
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Don't Be Late!!!!
(Maybe next time he’ll call first and not let dinner get cold…cd) Woman allegedly threatens husband (Honolulu) Police arrested a 34-year-old Palolo woman who allegedly hit her husband with a flashlight and threatened to kill him with a knife after he came home late on Tuesday night. Police said the 40-year-old man reported that he…
Check out the Meteors Tonight
(Grab a blanket, head to the beach, and enjoy!!! –cd) Good show expected from meteor shower By Helen Altonn haltonn@starbulletin.com The annual Perseid meteor shower is worth staying up for tonight if it is not cloudy, says Carolyn Kaichi, Bishop Museum Planetarium manager. That is because the moon will only be in the first quarter…
Minority-Majority Map
There may be hope for the US after all….cd
Company to Sell Trips Around the Moon
NEW YORK – The company that pioneered commercial space travel by sending “tourists” up to the International Space Station is planning a new mission: rocketing people around the far side of the moon. The price of a round-trip ticket: $100 million. The first mission by Space Adventures could happen in 2008 or 2009 and is…
No link between sugar and obesity -sugar group – Yahoo! News
(It all sounds good…until you look at the source. I remember a tobacco executive in NC telling me that there was no scientific correllation between tobacco and cancer…cd) SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) – There is no link between sugar and obesity because health problems linked to weight gain are caused by increased consumption of calories…
Welcome to our Newest Contributor
I’d like to Welcome Bernest Ernstein to Fukn.us. Our newest associate contributor. Bernest has worked throughout the world in film, flesh peddling, finance, and fun. After a lengthy interview process…Bernest proved himself more than worthy to bring his unique view of things to fukn.us Bernest. Glad you are a part of fukn.us. –chris damitio
Japundit » Gaijin in Japan
(condi, condi getting some BIG luvin, now ease up on the hardline will ya. B.E.)
The Dutch Parkingsex Club
(Warning Graphic Images- The fetish sweeping europe, sex with strangers in the woods and in public garages….those crazy europeans! B.E.) The Dutch Parkingsex Club
Canadian Mayor to Work from Hawaii
(Hey if GW can work from Texas, why shouldn’t this guy do it…this is just wrong for some reason though….cd) The mayor of Whistler, British Columbia, a ski resort town and key site for the 2010 Winter Olympics, says he needs a mid-life change from mountains and snow and will do his mayoral work at…