Morning Cup o’ Sexism: Libyan rebels give Gaddafi an extra week to surrender before attacking. Gaddafi’s response: “We won’t surrender again; we are not women.”
Turkey vs. Israel: Turkey expels its Israeli ambassador over Israel’s refusal to apologize for last year’s raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla, claiming they acted in self-defense.
Taxing Tricks: German prostitutes are now required to pay a meter a flat rate of $8.65 a night to walk the streets. If caught without a ticket, they face a fine of $145.
A Jobless August: The US economy failed to add any jobs in August, marking it the first in 11 months without any increase. At least the unemployment rate remained constant, at 9.1 percent.
Something in the Air: In light of the economic downturn, President Obama postponed national smog standardspostponed national smog standards, allowing smoggy buisnesses to keep on keepin’ on until 2013.
Trash-o-sphere: A National Research Council report says that “space junk” orbiting Earth has reached a tipping point. Its solution: Giant magnet nets.
In Pyro News: West Virginia has now made couch burning a felony. There goes the summer.
Canadians Love Our Loo: Portland sells one of their locally-designed loos to Victoria, B.C. for just under $100,000.
D’awwww: The Oregon Zoo’s 3-month-old carcal kittens are welcomed into their new outside home.
Creepy Town: A 4-year-old dresses in a Dolly Parton costume — fit with fake boobs and a rump — for a pageant show on TLC’s “Toddlers and Tiaras” (yes, this exists).
To summarize this post: blah blah world events blah environment blah KITTTIIIIIEESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD MORNING, ALEX! GOOD MORNING, JONESER! HOW IS EVEERYYYYYYYOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEE!!?!?!”?!?
I’ve totally forgotten that West Virginia exists. It’s true that everyone born there has blue skin. Vancouver BC has a much friendlier homeless population and better access to public toilets and heroin than Portland.
If Portland is marketing that loo design worldwide the least the city leaders could do is add some color to the exterior, an abstract design, or possibly an image of a winged animal of some kind.
Ummm … Victoria, BC is buying the Loo. Not Vanvouver! Funny, cause Victoria dumps their raw sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Dammit Kirk, don’t you know that Gaddafi is ethically compelled to resist you?
Saul — Oops, thanks for the heads up. Change made!
We got those Hooker meters all over Portland except on 82nd Street where they are needed. I guess Trimet needs to add another button on the fare machines.