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Library book is returned -- 45 years late (Reuters)
19 Mar 2010 at 3:50pm
Reuters - Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own.

Cat-calling men give all men a bad name? (Reuters)
19 Mar 2010 at 3:49pm

A woman casts a shadow as she walks on a street in Tokyo August 3, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.



Citizens told to brush up on etiquette (Reuters)
19 Mar 2010 at 3:49pm
Reuters - India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citizens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms.

For sale: Nice little runabout fit for a queen (Reuters)
18 Mar 2010 at 6:10pm

Britain's Queen Elizabeth exits her Daimler V8 in Ascot, Berkshire, in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/Courtesy of Peter Ratcliffe/HandoutReuters - At first sight it seems just another second-hand luxury car for sale but this Jaguar included some special extras in its day such as emergency convoy lights and a direct radio link to the British Prime Minister.



Sex shop must pay full tax rate (Reuters)
18 Mar 2010 at 6:11pm
Reuters - European judges have ruled that a sex shop with movie cubicles does not qualify for a reduced rate of sales tax because it is not a cinema.

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News blog of strange, funny, weird and odd gadgets and stuff now hitting market.

Climate Change Chocolate Bar
by noreply@blogger.com (Steve)
12 Jan 2008 at 7:58am
Bloomsberry, LLC, a Salem, MA-based chocolate maker that sells its bars in whimsical wrappers, have now teamed up with TerraPass, a green energy broker, to offer these "Climate Change Chocolate" bars.

Climate Change Chocolate
The wrappers have printed on them 15 tips to reduce your carbon footprint on the world, and in addition have included in their sale price, enough carbon energy credits from TerraPass to offset your carbon footprint for one day.

You can read more about the global warming confection at TerraPass' website...

http://www.terrapass.com/lp/index.chocolate.html
The Fizz - Screw-on Ice Cream Float Cup
by noreply@blogger.com (Steve)
5 Jan 2008 at 12:40am
The Fizz is a plastic cup that screws on to a plastic PET bottle allowing you to create a mobile ice cream float.

Once you screw the cup to a bottle, fill it up with ice cream, then insert a straw, and finally, squeeze the bottle. This fills the cup with soda, allowing you to sip out a mixture of ice cream and soda.

The cup is reusable, but not dishwasher safe.

the fizz cup
Fruit Stickles - Flavored Fruit Skewers
by noreply@blogger.com (Steve)
25 Dec 2007 at 6:48am
Fruit SticklesFruit Stickles are wooden skewers used for sticking together chunks of fruit. Except the skewers are seasoned with cinnamon and tropical fruit flavors that leach into the fruit chunks.

The idea is that gives fruit an extra boost of flavor to tempt children into eating more fruit.

The seasoning contains no sugar, just pure seasoning. It's similar to the cinnamon toothpicks that restaurants used to give out in the 70s, except for making fresh-fruit shiskabobs.

I'm sure this can be extended into meat seasoning skewers, for real shiskabobs.

Visit Fruit Stickles online...
http://www.callisonsfinefoods.com/index.php?q=stickles
Subtle Butt - Fart Pads
by noreply@blogger.com (Steve)
14 Dec 2007 at 6:00am
Subtle Butt Fart PadsA company called The Pond Inc. is now selling a product called "Subtle Butt", billed as a fart neutralizer, to eliminate smelly flatulence.

It's an activated carbon fabric pad, measuring 3.25" x 3.25" square, and adheres to the inside of your underwear with two self-adhesive strips.

As the wind breaks, Subtle Butt filters the flatulence, absorbing and neutralizing its odor. Now you can eat as many burritos you want and still have a social life.

Available in a five pack, they retail for $9.95 per pack...
http://www.garmentguard.com

Check out the demonstration video...



NOTE: if you think this sounds familiar, check out the Doggie Thong Fart Neutralizer that we wrote about earlier.
Hillary Clinton Toilet Bowl Brush
by noreply@blogger.com (Steve)
12 Dec 2007 at 1:21am
Hillary Clinton Toilet Bowl BrushIf Hillary Clinton should succeed in her bid to move back into the Whitehouse, Republicans can at least find some comfort while cleaning toilets with their "First Cleaning Lady" toilet brush.

I tried to come up some smart-ass comment tying together the effectiveness of the cleaning bristles and the whole "whitewater probe", but I can't think right now.

There's also one for George W. Brush Bush that looks more like his father. And then they're working on an Osama Bin Laden brush.

Visit the official website...
http://www.theoriginalbowlbuddy.com


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