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Entries from December 2008

Unrepentant Facebook Photos Land Boy in Jail

July 19th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I know I’ve said this in nearly every one of my posts, but I think it bears restating: I truly loathe stupid people. The following story is a perfect example of idiocy compounded exponentially.
Just two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunk driving accident that seriously injured a woman and left her hospitalized, the [...]

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Tags: stupidity

It’s the Economy, Stupid

July 17th, 2008 · 18 Comments

The American economy is in a bad way right now. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures prices in terms of consumer goods, rose 1.1% in the month of June alone, representing an annualized rate of 13%. Gas prices are up. Food prices are up. Banks are struggling and mortgage lenders are failing. Rightfully, Americans are worried. Businesses [...]

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Tags: stupidity

Japanese Hair Straightening

July 13th, 2008 · 10 Comments

To Jewish girls, straight hair is like the Holy Grail. From age 12 on, we fight our waves and curls with blow dryers and flat irons, trying in vain to get perfect, straight locks. (They don’t call it a Jew-fro for nothing.) I’m no different. I would estimate that I spent about an hour every [...]

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Tags: beauty