First World Pains: “There is never enough bacon”
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Pat Robertson gaffe of the month: “Is mac & cheese a black thing?”
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful that every couple of months, Pat Robertson drops another whopper on the world. This time? Robertson asks, in response to the fact that Condoleezza Rice plans to have macaroni and cheese at her Thanksgiving table, ”Is mac & cheese a black thing?” It’s like he thinks he’s talking in a vacuum, except he’s not. For what it’s worth: We’ve been at Thanksgiving celebrations where the main dish is baked ziti. Your move, Robertson. source
(Source: shortformblog)
Twenty-six year old Mohamed Bouazizi had been the sole income earner in his extended family of eight. He operated a purportedly unlicensed vegetable cart for seven years in Sidi Bouzid 190 miles (300 km) south of Tunis. On 17 December 2010 a policewoman confiscated his cart and produce. Bouazizi, who had such an event happen to him before, tried to pay the 10-dinar fine (a day’s wages, equivalent to 7USD). In response the policewoman slapped him, spat in his face, and insulted his deceased father. A humiliated Bouazizi then went to the provincial headquarters in an attempt to complain to local municipality officials. He was refused an audience.
Where in the world is Rob Loblaw bla bla la la la…
Paul Jay visits Loblaws around the 4:20 mark.
One politician who wants to be Alberta’s next premier is reaching out to potential voters through their stomachs with a sizzling backyard barbecue contest… She says it’s difficult for people to focus on politics over the summer, so a backyard barbecue might be more appealing to sun-seekers than a stuffy town hall meeting.
— The Canadian Press, “Alberta Tory leadership contenders grill steaks, tweet to win notice,” for CBC
This is one of the greatest things to happen in the history of Pastafarianism. The Cumberland County Courthouse lawn in Crossville, Tennessee now features an enormous statue of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Source.
BBC World News: Spain denies cucumbers caused fatal e.coli in Germany cucumbers
Cake and protest make interesting bedfellows as world leaders meet in Paris for G8 meetings.
Greek debt, Middle East unrest discussed at G8
The Group of Eight leaders, meeting in France on Thursday, piled pressure on Greece to sort out its debt crisis soon, saying the debts of European governments were weighing down a labouring world economy.
One European diplomatic source said the U.S. delegation, led by President Barack Obama, had voiced concerns about a weaker euro, hit by the debt crisis, hurting U.S. export efforts.
Photo: Oxfam activists wear paper mache heads representing, from left: Prime minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, President of the United States Barack Obama, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, president of France Nicolas Sarkozy, President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, Prime minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, Prime minister of Canada Stephen Harper and Prime minister of Japan Naoto Kan.
It’s a bad coffee karma at Toronto’s 2010 G20 summit. Photo by my friend Jason Mortlock.
