Archive for December, 2007

Do the Master Cleanse Diet? This Author Says “Don’t”

I spent all day yesterday writing a review of the Internet’s top 10 diets for one of my other sites. The Master Cleanse Diet, (aka the Lemonade diet), was number four on the list, which I found rather shocking. Then I woke up this morning and found that the term “master cleanse diet” was [...]

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Watch Don Rickles - Merchant of Venom, Making Nasty with His Friends

I was watching Don Rickles insulting people back when I was a kid, and believe me, that was a long time ago. I probably caught this TV show when it first came out -  Mr. Rickles, the Merchant of Venom, making nasty with his friends in Vegas at a Dean Martin celebrity roast. Take [...]

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One Laptop Per Child? Patent Infringement Lawsuit Might Slow Things Down

It looks like the One Laptop Per Child scheme has hit another roadblock - a patent infringement lawsuit.
Founder Nicholas Negroponte first came up with the idea of creating a cheap, easy-to-operate laptop computer, with the hugely exciting intention of making them cheap enough that even third world countries could afford to buy one for all [...]

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Giant Truffle Found by Dog, Brings $330,000

My dog finds sticks and dead squirrels - but Luciano Savini’s dog found his owner a giant truffle that brought $330,000 (£165,000) at an auction held simultaneously in Macau, London and Florence.
The giant truffle weighed 1.5kg (3.3lb), and was found near Pisa in northern Italy. The winning bidder was Mr. Stanley Ho, a casino owner [...]

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Citadel Broadcasting Brings Don Imus Back

The big question of the moment is “how will Don Imus act on Monday?” He’s coming back to radio on the Citadel Broadcasting radio, after his eight-month time out for bad behavior.

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Boost Mobile Commercial - Old Folks Having Fun…

I don’t watch TV myself, but I did enjoy watching this one on YouTube - goes
to show you that even old folks are willing to make fools of themselves if there’s
enough money in it:

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Jessica Sierra, Former American Idol Finalist, Arrested Again

Jessica Sierra, the former American Idol finalist, was arrested early Saturday, two weeks after pleading no contest to her recent charges of battery
and possession of cocaine.

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