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Am I missing something here or is my ass just that small?

This is an epic fail. I went to IKEA this morning to purchase various hanging devices for my clothing. I bought 25 pants hangers, got them home and then discovered that they can't clip my trousers because they are too wide. Turns out that they are skirt hangers. WTF? Who knew. I also managed to lose the receipt, so it looks like I am stuck with an overabundance of skirt hangers for all those skirts that I never wear.

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Posted March 13, 2010

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Maneki Neko - My kitty cat friend of good fortune

I was given this Maneki Neko (or as the white folk call it, Lucky Cat) as a gift for the new company as a wish of good fortune.

For those of you who are not familiar with what the lucky cat symbolizes in Asian cultures, here is a little background.

It appears that the origins of Maneki Neko are not really known, but it did begin to appear in Japan during the later part of the Edo period (1603-1867). There are several legends of the lucky cat, but my favourite is The Temple Cat: This story goes that a wealthy feudal lord was taking shelter under a tree near Gotoku-ji temple (in Western Tokyo) during a thunderstorm. The lord saw the temple priest's cat beckoning to him and followed; a moment later the tree was struck by lightning. The wealthy man became friends with the poor priest and the temple became prosperous. When the cat died, supposedly the first Maneki Neko was made in his honor.

The Maneki Neko that I received has his left paw raised. I was told by the giver that the left paw symbolizes good fortune, as opposed to money. I hope that my lucky cat will bring both.

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Posted March 12, 2010

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California here I come, right back where I started from...

Sitting in a park in Paris, France
Reading the news and it sure looks bad
They won't give peace a chance
That was just a dream some of us had
Still a lot of lands to see
But I wouldn't want to stay here
It's too old and cold and settled in it's ways here
Oh, but California
California I'm coming home
I'm going to see the folks I dig
I'll even kiss a Sunset pig
California I'm coming home

I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
Who did the goat dance very well
He gave me back my smile
But he kept my camera to sell
Oh the rogue, the red red rogue
He cooked good omelettes and stews
And I might have stayed on with him there
But my heart cried out for you, California
Oh California I'm coming home
Oh make me feel good rock'n roll band
I'm your biggest fan
California, I'm coming home

Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walking
And the streets are full of strangers
All the news of home you read
Just gives you the blues
Just gives you the blues

So I bought me a ticket
I caught a plane to Spain
Went to a party down a red dirt road
There were lots of pretty people there
Reading Rolling Stone, reading Vogue
They said, "How long can you hang around?"
I said "a week, maybe two,
Just until my skin turns brown
Then I'm going home to California"
California I'm coming home
Oh will you take me as I am
Strung out on another man
California I'm coming home

Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walking
And the streets are full of strangers
All the news of home you read
More about the war
And the bloody changes
Oh will you take me as l am?
Will you take me as l am?
Will you?

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Posted March 10, 2010

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Wait, shouldn't there be a Montel show about ... Montel?

via nydailynews.com

Sounds like the plot of one of his shows. Fathers who abandon their children.

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Posted March 7, 2010

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In Arizona, it's illegal to own more than 2 dildos...and other ridiculous laws.

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I wonder what the punishment for owning more than 2 would be? Not that I'm worried or anything...

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Posted March 5, 2010

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It is great to see that Obama is spending his time wisely...

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By meeting with Jay Z and Beyonce? Right. Good job, Mr President. Now how about fixing some shit, yo?

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Posted March 5, 2010

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Every overweight American should be given one of these.

via theportionplate.com

People can blame a variety of things on being overweight, but it is pretty apparent when visiting the US that the portions are completely ridiculously huge and people's idea of what is normal is distorted. It would be good practise for people to carry one of these plates around for a month or so to see how their meals really size up.

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Posted March 4, 2010

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Of all the stupid, useless things to do in the world. Now you can bedazzle your pubic region. Holla!

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Seriously? This has to be one of the dumbest things I've seen in a while.

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Posted March 4, 2010

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Most Facebook users (and the world) are getting dumber. Case in point here.

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The most shocking thing that I found from this article regarding the Facebook oopsy security leak that sent out private messages was not really the fact that they were leaked, but the fact that most of the people writing the messages are complete morons. I fear from reading these and also MySpaz pages and YouTube comments that the world is getting dumber by the minute. The good news is that this probably means that I will be employed for the foreseeable future.

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Posted March 3, 2010

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