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04 Jul 2009 18:53

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Offbeat: Joey Chestnut sure knows how to down lots of hot dogs

  • 68 wieners in one competitive sitting. That’s a record source
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26 Jun 2009 17:01

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Music, Politics: Speaking of charity lunches, Billy Corgan is regretting his

  • I was surprised to see a minor detail I was unaware of that said the winner must pay the bill at lunch turn into an attack on me and my supposed fortune. What an @$$hole I am to not want to buy lunch?
  • Billy Corgan • Regarding the hate he’s facing from some corners of the Interweb because the winner of a charity lunch with the Smashing Zwankin has to pay the check. (Which we kind of agree is bull.) He goes on to say that he thinks it’s kind of unfair that he’s seen as a bad guy for attempting to do a noble thing, just because he’s been perceived as being a jerk in the past. How come you have to write a long rant instead of coughing up $50 for a meal, dude? At least split the check. • source
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26 Jun 2009 16:35

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Biz, Offbeat: Someone paid way too much money for lunch with Warren Buffett

  • $456,789 for an Old Money Buffet source
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15 Jun 2009 02:58

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Politics, Tech: Dear TechCrunch: Your journalism sucks sometimes. OK?

  • One of the Techcrunch‘s bloggers, MG Siegler, has become known for somewhat transparent shoddy journalism of late, but the worst example yet may be his tearing apart of Microsoft’s gesture by claiming that it all looks like hooey to him. If you’re gonna post something, do your homework or don’t post at all. OK? source
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09 Jun 2009 15:23

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U.S.: Yikes: Here’s what happens when people snap into Slim Jims too hard

  • 21 people were injured after an explosion at the factory that makes Slim Jims. source
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29 May 2009 21:20

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Culture, Offbeat: Should Obama have the right to eat at greasy burger joints?

  • Why he should Because he’s American, and eating burgers and french fries with all the fixins chosen his way is the American way. And what better way to feed oneself than to do it at a greasy spoon? source
  • Why he should Because he’s American, and eating burgers and french fries with all the fixins chosen his way is the American way. And what better way to feed oneself than to do it at a greasy spoon?
  • Why he shouldn’t Because he makes a scene every time he shows up at one in D.C. (in this case, Five Guys), which is kind of annoying. Today, he showed up with NBC news anchor Brian Williams. source
  • Why he should Because he’s American, and eating burgers and french fries with all the fixins chosen his way is the American way. And what better way to feed oneself than to do it at a greasy spoon?
  • Why he shouldn’t Because he makes a scene every time he shows up at one in D.C. (in this case, Five Guys), which is kind of annoying. Today, he showed up with NBC news anchor Brian Williams.
  • Our take Personally, we think it’d be awesome if Obama was a fan of a more obscure food dish, like Ethiopian cuisine. There’s a lot of Ethiopian restaurants in D.C. to check out, dude. source
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30 Apr 2009 21:13

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Biz, U.S.: OK, so someone doesn’t like the name “swine flu.”

  • The real issue is that anything is bad now because producers for the past 19 months have already lost money. On average they’ve lost about $20 a pig. So even if they lose $2 more, it’s hard on them.
  • Dave Warner • Communications director for the National Pork Producers Council, on how the “inaccurate” name for the flu strain, swine flu, has already hurt their industry. Swine flu, they say, is a combination of swine and human flu strains that you can’t get through eating pork. WHO has heard their criticism and changed the name to H1N1, but it’s terrible. So whatever. • source
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02 Apr 2009 21:30

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U.S.: Notable numbers #5 & #6: Who gets food stamps & how much?

  • 32.2 million people use food stamps to fill up their cupboards. That’s like one in ten. Yikes. source
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24 Mar 2009 09:50

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U.S.: The red meat: Eat too many burgers, you die sooner.

A new study says too much red meat is bad for you. Duh. source
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22 Mar 2009 11:53

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U.S.: “Organic” isn’t as organic as you’d think

  • It doesn’t matter if it’s from the farm down the road or from Chile. As long as it meets the standards it’s organic.
  • Joan Shaffer • A spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department, on the nature of the “U.S.D.A. Organic” program, which she describes as a marketing program. It’s not local and the standards often leave small farmers off the table. Doesn’t that make you want to eat organic? • source
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