I said that the 49ers should have been 10 point favorites in that game and were a “lock”, and what happened? They thumped the Lions 31-13. In sports betting (the best financial advice currently out there), it’s important to take notice of obvious bookie mistakes. This was clearly one of them. Stay tuned to see if the bookies screw up again this week, if they do, Sirened will let you know how to nearly double your fortune…again!

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4)Move to Venezuela. Gas is subsidized by the government and costs about 5 cents a gallon.

3)Save empty milk containers. When gas dips below $4 a gallon, fill the trunk with milk containers and fill them up at the gas station. This could literally save you dollars in the long run. Aside from being hazardous, the only other downside is that you will spend gas to haul gas.

2)Prostitute yourself for fuel. Truck stops are a wonderful place for this because you can make money and buy gas at the same place.

1)Become an oil executive. I imagine it’s an incredible feeling to fill up at the pump knowing that you’re helping to make yourself millions.

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So why is this magical drink that “gives you wings” banned in several countries? Apparently it’s all because a few people have died from it and these governments are concerned with the high levels of taurine and caffeine in the beverages. In fact, a new Danish friend that initially brought this to my attention said “it’s dangerous because it has a lot of caffeine,” saying this as she smoked a cigarette and had a vodka and fizzy drink in hand.

And the Danish government is clearly weary of high caffeine doses because they’ve also banned caffeine pills. But what’s the big deal anyways? Coffee contains a lot of caffeine and is far from banned in any of these countries. In fact, last time I checked, the French were known to enjoy a latte or two.

Red Bull also contains glucuronolactone which improves concentration and memory. Additionally, it contains inositol which can lift your mood by pumping extra serotonin to your brain. So a Red Bull is kinda like a coffee mixed with Ritalin and Prozac. No wonder it gives you wings!

Luckily here in the Netherlands there is no ban on Red Bull or equivalent substitutes. In fact, I am currently enjoying a beverage that is simply called “Energy Drink” and carries all the same ingredients as a Red Bull. “Energy Drink” also tastes practically identical to Red Bull but is a fraction of the price as it is produced here in the Netherlands.

You can pick up “Energy Drink” at a Dutch grocery store for as little as 29 euro cents! I was initially blown away by this seeing as how no energy drink in the United States is that cheap. So if you enjoy Red Bull and are traveling around Europe, make sure to stock up before a visit to France, Denmark or Norway. Otherwise you are sure to lose your wings!

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This is something you probably won’t see at your local 7-Eleven in say, Valdosta, Georgia. But have no fear, if you’re in Sweden and you’re craving a Big Bite, you can still get one! Despite all this fruit crap posted on the front window, they still have big bites rolling around all day, just like in the US and A.

Another thing you can nab at Swedish 7-Eleven’s is stale loose candy. Swedes love candy and their 7-Eleven’s have many germ filled bins with candy that was delicious days ago.

In Denmark, you can actually buy liquor at 7-Eleven, which is extremely convenient for drinking on the street which is perfectly legal there. Unfortunately here in the Netherlands we have no 7-Elevens and must settle for eating food out of vending machines. The upside is that we can still drink on the streets, which is illegal in Sweden, haha Magnus ver Magnusson!

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4)Move to Venezuela. Gas is subsidized by the government and costs about 5 cents a gallon.

3)Save empty milk containers. When gas dips below $4 a gallon, fill the trunk with milk containers and fill them up at the gas station. This could literally save you dollars in the long run. Aside from being hazardous, the only other downside is that you will spend gas to haul gas.

2)Prostitute yourself for fuel. Truck stops are a wonderful place for this because you can make money and buy gas at the same place.

1)Become an oil executive. I imagine it’s an incredible feeling to fill up at the pump knowing that you’re helping to make yourself millions.

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McCain condoms are “old but not expired” and the site advertises that you should “give your ‘troops’ the protection they need.”

The condoms aren’t cheap, they are $9.95 for a pair plus $3 for shipping and handling. But hey, if you want to last longer I’m sure seeing John McCain on your johnson will be right for you!

So head over today and pick up John McCain’s stimulus package.

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When you put Burger King and world’s most expensive burger in the same sentence you’d probably think massive heart explosion. Not in this case, here is a video of some pompous British chef who discusses all the expensive ingredients that are going into making the world’s richest burger. The real kicker here is that under the Burger King logo of his chef’s outfit reads “Research & Development.”

Burger King “R&D” normally consists of a fine balancing act between grade D beef and the minimal amount of rat feces allotted by the FDA. But with this burger, introduced on the streets of London with a price tag of 95 pounds (about $185 US), you get japanese wagyu beef and white truffles marinated in Kristol champagne. Now that is an elite burger! Rumor has it that Al Gore is having 500 of these burgers flown from London to New York via a high speed concord jet for an environmental fund raiser where he’ll be unveiling an eco-friendly Hummer.

After eating what Burger King has creatively named “The Burger,” you can wash it down with a $100 shot of espresso brewed from beans that are harvested from the droppings of an Indonesian jungle cat.

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There’s a few reasons why Koreans have beef with American beef. One is that Koreans view American beef to have a higher risk of mad cow disease. Even though there hasn’t been that many cases of the disease in the United States, some of the beef that the United States exports are from cattle over 30 months old, an age deemed to have a higher risk of having mad cow disease.

The other reason is Big Korean Beef who wants to minimize the competition for the sake of their bottom line-and hey it’s in their interests. But if both Korean suppliers and Korean consumers are pissed, why is their government forcing the issue and hell, willing to resign over it? Because the US government has told Korean officials that the free trade agreement they worked out will not pass through Congress unless we could sell them our beef. And since the Koreans have lots of cars to sell us, it’s really in their interests to buy our beef.

But it isn’t just Koreans who have beef with our beef. American beef has been banned in Europe for more than a decade. The reason is the use of unsafe hormones in American beef and a correlation between those hormones and higher risks of cancer.

Of course, if we didn’t pump unnatural hormones into our cattle, how on Earth could we get a $9.99 T-Bone steak special at the Sizzler? And if we couldn’t get that special at the Sizzler, well, that would just be un-American damnit!

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Yesterday politicians on Capitol Hill held another dog and pony show with oil executives and of course, they are not to blame. OPEC? Not to blame. Excessive Consumption? Well, at one time President Bush said that was a fundamental right of Americans.

With gas prices at over $4 a gallon, many Americans fear gas could at some point hit, hell who knows? Imagine $9 a gallon?!? That would be outrageous and unbelievable! Of course, not to any American who has recently visited Europe and rented a car. If you ask them, they know exactly how $9 a gallon feels.

In Europe, the cost of a gallon is almost 6 Euros, combine that with the dreadful value of the US dollar and you have $9 a gallon gas right now. The reason gas is more expensive in Europe is because the taxes are higher, and since they have been higher for years, Europeans have never flocked to load up on gas guzzling SUV’s.

And for those who have gas guzzling SUV’s and are complaining about the price, realize that others are paying for your gas too. Those who consume less have to pay more than they should because of those who consume more. Of course, you can help offset some of your oil costs by investing in oil futures. That way, when you pay more you get more in return! It’s kinda like betting on black and red on the roulette table, with the green 00 being an X factor, like rogue regimes hording up all the oil and pissing on your investment.

And you know what else drives up the cost of oil? Shipping oil. It takes oil to deliver oil ya know! Hmm, perhaps that should be ExxonMobil’s new slogan…

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Congressional democrats will fund the Iraq war so they can end it. It’s that Catch-22 logic.
NY Times readership is down, NBC’s Brian Williams mocks them on his blog.

Eliot Spitzer prostitute Ashley Dupre suing Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis for being a douche bag. But hey, who isn’t?

Last year 7% of Americans got married so they could get health insurance. Wow, so Mitt Romney’s secret health plan is working!

Those pesky Tibetan monks are trying to insight some riots again. This time pissing off Chinese students at USC.

Creepy story about a Dad who gets his 18 year old daughter involved in legalized Nevada prostitution, even giving her bikini waxes.

Bill O’Reilly weighs in on Miley Cyrus. Why the hell not?

OPEC representative warns that oil may hit $200 a barrel!

Supreme Court rules that it is not unconstitutional for states to require a photo ID to vote.

44 US deaths so far makes April the deadliest month in Iraq since September.

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