FUN: You can take my cereal when you pry it from my cold dead hands

Friday, July 15, 2011

http://www.impactlab.net/2011/07/08/top-10-brands-that-will-disappear-in-2012/

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7. Kellogg’s Corn Pops

The cereal business is not what is used to be, at least for products that are not considered “healthy.” Among those is Kellogg’s Corn Pops ready-to-eat cereal. Sales of the brand dropped 18% over the year that ended in April, down to $74 million. That puts it well behind brands like Cheerios and Frosted Flakes each which have sales of over $200 million a year. Private label sales have also hurt sales of branded cereals. Revenues in this category were $637 million over the same April-end period. There is also profit margin pressure on Corn Pops because of the sharp increase in corn prices. Kellogg’s describes the product as being “Crispy, glazed, crunchy, sweet.” Corn Pops also contain mono- and diglycerides, used to bind saturated fat, and BHT for freshness, which is also used in embalming fluid. None of these are likely to be what mothers want to serve their children in an age in which a healthy breakfast is more likely to be egg whites and a bowl of fresh fruit.

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Ow! Say it ain’t so. My Mom used to give me a bowl of dry cereal in place of my much desired potatoe chips as a form of “weight control”. Little did she know, (I’m guessing), that Corn Pops were worse. Or at least, equally bad. Argh!

If I buy a bedroom full of them, will they last until I die?

Or should I just transfer to Golden Honey Smacks?

Yeah, I love sugary stuff. But, KCP and GHS is like crack for fat old white guy injineers!

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FUN: IF AIR TRAVEL WORKED LIKE HEALTH CARE

Thursday, July 14, 2011

http://youtu.be/5J67xJKpB6c

IF AIR TRAVEL WORKED LIKE HEALTH CARE

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FUN: Surfin’ geese

Saturday, June 25, 2011

http://youtu.be/xQfSx6zEey0

ROFL!!!

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FUN: The Pinocchio Test

Saturday, June 25, 2011

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2007/09/about_the_fact_checker.html#pinocchio

The Pinocchio Test

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Where possible, we will adopt the following standard in fact-checking the claims of a politician, political candidate, diplomat or interest group.

One Pinocchio

Some shading of the facts. Selective telling of the truth. Some omissions and exaggerations, but no outright falsehoods.

Two Pinocchios

Significant omissions and/or exaggerations. Some factual error may be involved but not necessarily. A politician can create a false, misleading impression by playing with words and using legalistic language that means little to ordinary people.

Three Pinocchios

Significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions.

Four Pinocchios

Whoppers.

The Geppetto Checkmark

Statements and claims that contain “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” will be recognized with our prized Geppetto checkmark.

Withholding Judgment

There will be many occasions when it is impossible to render a snap judgment because the issue is very complex or there are good arguments on both sides. In this case, we will withhold our judgment until we can gather more facts. We will use this website to shed as much light as possible on factual controversies that are not easily resolved.

All judgments are subject to debate and criticism from our readers and interested parties, and can be revised if fresh evidence emerges. We invite you to join the discussion on these pages and contact the Fact Checker directly with tips, suggestions, and complaints. If you feel that we are being too harsh on one candidate and too soft on another, there is a simple remedy: let us know about misstatements and factual errors we may have overlooked.

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What a great idea!

Wish all the news broadcasts and print media would adopt this methodology.

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FUN: No, it’s not an adventure, it’s a mistake!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0801608/quotes

Memorable quotes for “How I Met Your Mother” Milk (2006)

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Ted: No, it’s not an adventure, it’s a mistake!

Lily: OK, yes it’s a mistake. I know it’s a mistake, but there are certain things in life where you know it’s a mistake but you don’t really know it’s a mistake because the only way to really know it’s a mistake is to make the mistake and look back and say ‘yep, that was a mistake.’ So really, the bigger mistake would be to not make the mistake, because then you’d go your whole life not knowing if something is a mistake or not. And dammit, I’ve made no mistakes! I’ve done all of this; my life, my relationship, my career, mistake-free. Does any of this make sense to you?

Ted: I dunno, you said mistake a lot.

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When you wake up from a four decade dream, you ask: “Was it a mistake?”.

Did I steal a life time of joy and stuff all 8 decades of joy into 4?

No mistake.

A mistake is putting ketchup on your hot dog or mustard on your hamburger. (There are some acts that are just unnatural!)

Unfortunately, life has no VCR. Can’t rewind it and do it over. Like the movie Groundhog Day, with Bull Murray figuring out how to win the girl’s heart.

Sometimes the Universe sets it up for you. Sometimes you have to make it rain?

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FUN: The platform

Sunday, June 19, 2011

http://youtu.be/QK3Eo9cScEQ

Ahh, you have to laff! We know there’s very little diff between politicians. But the ability to laff sets us apart. Most politicians are full of <synonym for excrement>, but every once in a while, one of them is funny.

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FUN: Built a website for a great friend

Friday, June 17, 2011

http://www.mdandola.com

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$10 for the domain name, some text, some pics, iWeb on a mac, and throw in some minimal effort.

And, poof, it’s online!

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FUN: Who knew Grand Rapids had rhythm?

Thursday, June 16, 2011

http://www.flixxy.com/greatest-music-video-grand-rapids.htm

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The Grand Rapids LipDub Video was filmed May 22nd, with 5,000 people, and involved a major shutdown of downtown Grand Rapids, which was filled with marching bands, parades, weddings, motorcades, bridges on fire, and helicopter take offs. It is the largest and longest LipDub video, to date.

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Wow! Worth 10 minutes.

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FUN: Blood drive 01 July 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Dear Reader,

Blood Drive in Memory of Evlynn Reinke, July 1 , 2011 (her Birthday), Midco Waste – 5 Industrial Drive- New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Hours – 12:00 to 6:00 Please call to sign up- 732-565-5880. Prize drawing for attendees.

In her last year, Ev was given more than 125 pints of blood an 75 bags of platelets. There was never even a hint that they wouldn’t be made available. Although they often came from strange places. Let’s pay those donations forward so some one else has a change. It’s truly the gift of life.

If you can’t get to New Brunswick, then give in her name locally.

Thanks,
fjohn68

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FUN: beach report

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Cool, not cold. Overcast. Sea breeze. Just a perfect day for an ITSJ. Now if the few folks here would just go home, it would be perfect! Walk boards to bfast; wonder if I stayed here more, w
Ould I walk more? Lazy, lazy, lazy. High energy air. Jealous yet? Stay home. :-)

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