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More jobs heading to India, this time it’s debt collection!
Yet another scam…People claiming to be the IRS, asking for your information so you can get your “tax refund.”
Why the health care debate might be a steamy load of crap.
What’s this about a congressman claiming a $300 campaign tab for “lodging” at a bar with no lodging?
From John McCain’s fake blog: Taking economic advice from his even more senile mother.
Jenna Bush is confused and may accidentally vote democrat. My marker slipped…Doh!
Hillary Clinton will be ready on Day 1…to nuke Iran.
Florida thinking to bring Jesus to license plates.
Is Clinton’s Pennsylvania win …read more

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For years Craig’s List has been the place to find everything from jobs, event tickets, antiques to gay midgets wearing pink feathers ready to show up on your door step to give you a good spanking. Craig’s List ranks 7th in traffic amongst English language websites, receiving about 9 billion page views a month.
These days though, Craig’s List has become as well known for its scams as it is for legitimate content. Luckily many of the scams are pretty obvious, like anything that involves the country of Nigeria. It’s amazing how unoriginal many of the scam artists are, so many …read more

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An integration of snacks? Probably, but the announced merger of Delta and Northwest will certainly mean much more for consumers who fly either airline.
For starters, consumers will have less choice as to what carrier they choose to fly on many routes.
The proposed merger will also create the United States largest airline. In a mass email I received from Northwest today, sent to members of WorldPerks, their frequent flyer program, Northwest stated that “We will be the only U.S. airline to offer direct service from the United States to all of the world’s major business centers in Asia, Latin America, Europe, …read more

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We’ve all gotten them: Emails from various companies with the return address DoNotReply.com. Obviously that’s pretty obvious to those paying attention, but do you know what happens if you do reply?
It’s not what you might otherwise think from the picture, they don’t get transfered to 12 year old kids in India (although they should!). Especially considering what does happen if you reply.
According to this story from the Washington Post they go to Chet Faliszek’s email. Who the hell is that you ask? Good question! He’s the man that gets all the replies to do not reply!
Now the next question is …read more

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 What is the most unhealthy food in America? According to Men’s Health the award goes to the Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing. This delicious mess of fried crap medley has 2,900 calories and 182 grams of fat. Yum!! Funny thing is, these fries are less Australian than a Wal-Mart boomerang that was made in China. 
Like just about everything on Outback’s menu, this is not what Australians eat. Trust me, I’ve lived there and my wife is Australian. When I took her to Outback to eat she was baffled by menu items such as The Bloomin’ Onion. “They just make …read more

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Yes, and make sure not to bend over this holiday season if you actually use Expedia, Travelocity, etc. to book a flight and then need to make changes. This is an absolute nightmare story from The Consumerist about one person’s recent encounter with ‘the roaming gnome’. About 7 years ago I myself booked a Delta ticket to Sweden with Expedia, needed to make some changes and was passed back and forth between the two companies, costing me hours of my time.
These days I never book tickets with these companies but use them to search all the time. They are a great search tool for …read more

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Well, my best piece of advice would be to buy your children no toys this holiday season. Do like the olden days and tell your child to find a stick and go play down at the creek. Of course, this will not be acceptable to your child as there will surely be many items on their demands list. And if the demands list is not met, you are certain to encounter their wrath of fury and resentment.
So your hands are tied here and you will probably have to go down to the local Wal-Mart and pick up some Chinese made toys …read more

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Ok, so the Korean man may not have actually been killed by the exploding cell phone battery. But as we’re reading this story it’s great to know that Verizon is “the network that turns good gifts into great gifts!” I mean, my Razor has lots of features but when I’m ready to discard it, I don’t really know if it will self destruct as I’d like it to. Maybe I need to have a better look through my T-Mobile manual.  
Verizon advertising during potential cell phone explosion from consumerist.

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Facebook, the social networking site that is riding the ass of Tom and his Myspace has come under some criticism lately. Apparently many members are appalled with Facebook not respecting their privacy by openly sharing information with their friends, family and the random person they just added.
Facebook is trying a revolutionary advertising scheme, it involves you buying something and then Facebook sharing what you bought with everyone on your friends list. But shouldn’t that be kosher? I mean, if you like that product/service there’s an excellent chance that some of your friends will like it too (even if they don’t know it yet).
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 acaloriecounter.com came out with a list of the 10 most fattening fast food items. And if you’re looking for #1, pull a Harold & Kumar and head to Louisville, Kentucky because White Castle is king! Anyways, here’s the top 10:
10. Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (6 piece): 1270
9: Jack In The Box OREO Cookie Ice Cream Shake (24oz): 1290
8. Nathan’s Chicken Tender Platter: 1300
7. Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Malt: 1300
6. Hardee’s Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger: 1300
5. Dairy Queen Large Choc. Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard: 1320
4. Hardee’s Monster Thickburger: Calories: 1420
3. Carl’s Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger: 1520
2. Nathan’s Fish N Chips: 1537
1. White Castle …read more

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