Welcome to 1983! With 651,000 jobs lost in February, unemployment is the worst its been in 25 years!
Obama <3 Cops! (and DVD box sets?): Obama travels to Illinois to tout the money for police in his stimulus, then gives British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a weird “special gift” — a bunch of DVDs you could “easily find on Netflix or at Blockbuster.”
SWMs of the world cry a single tear: A Chicago Sheriff sues Craigslist for being “the world’s biggest bordello.”
Dairy Farmers, NPR Lovers Disenfranchised: Minnesota, the passive-aggressive home state of the World’s Largest Ball of Twine, still has no senator.
Blame it on the Mexican Drug Cartels: It seems like everything bad in the world is blamed on Mexican drug cartels these days. Including increased violence in Vancouver, BC.
Paying them Peanuts: Big salmonella outbreaks happen because private food inspectors miss problems — and their paychecks are written by the food companies.
Hey! A bridge bigger than the CRC! Italy considers building a $22,546,816,185 2-mile bridge to Sicily. The project is stalled by fears that “money would be siphoned off by the mafia.” City Council, start taking notes!
“Welcome to 1983! With 651,000 jobs lost in February, unemployment is the worst its been in 25 years!”
In terms of percentage. The economy has(d?) many more actual jobs to lose this time around.
Pitchforks, anyone?
What’s a DVD? Is that like SendSpace or is it a torrent site?
Seeing as it’s Cat Friday, some posts about cats would be nice. Bonus points for pictures of cats. Thank you for your time.