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27 Mar 2009 11:53

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Offbeat: Odd book titles are worthy of awards too, apparently

  • What does the future hold for these items? Well, given that fromage frais normally comes in 60-gram containers, one would assume that the world outlook for 0.06-gram containers of fromage frais is pretty bleak. But I’m not willing to pay £795 to find out.
  • Philip Stone • Charts editor of The Bookseller magazine, on the winner of the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, “The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-Milligram Containers of Fromage Frais.” That book sounds loaded with suspense. • source

27 Mar 2009 11:40

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Music: T.I. can’t give you whatever you like; he’s going to jail

  • 366 days in jail for the rap superstar, due to weapons charges source

27 Mar 2009 11:33

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Tech: Classy: A Facebook group changes from pro-Jews to pro-Hitler

  • It baited and switched hundreds of people. Almost 2,000 people were shocked to find out that the group had changed its name from “I Heart Jews” to “Hitler: Great Modern Man of History.” (It appears to have been switched back now.) The video links to a local Fox news TV report that’s just a tad overwraught, even considering the sensitive nature of the material. source

27 Mar 2009 11:14

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Biz, Offbeat: Behind the curtain is an Ikea car. Maybe.

It could be an April Fool’s joke, but if it’s real: 1) We hope it’s pre-assembled and 2) In-dash Swedish meatball dispenser! source

27 Mar 2009 11:04

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Sports: These two NCAA tourney games ruined our bracket last night

  • No. 2 Memphis, who we had going to the championship game, lost to No. 3 Mizzou. This really sucks. :(

27 Mar 2009 10:54

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World: Pakistan’s on edge this morning after a suicide bombing attack

  • 51+ dead in an attack on a mosque in Pakistan source