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When private equity came for trailer parks
1 hour ago
Monday, 11 May 2009
News.....
Now it's Tories on the rack over expenses: Cameron says sorry after HIS top team claim thousands in taxpayers' cash. Is there anyone in Parliament who isn't a crook?
MPs' EXPENSES: 'I didn't come into politics not to take what's owed to me' - What the Speaker allegedly told an MP. Throw him in the Thames and let's see if s**t floats.
Say goodbye to the sunny weather... rain and wind are set to batter Britain for most of the week. More of that global warming.
Hundreds of illegal immigrants armed with knives and crowbars swarm round Calais trucks heading for Britain. Time the bloody French did something about this.
General Petraeus lays groundwork for success in Afghanistan. It will become a side show if Pakistan goes tits up.
Father-of-four beaten to death after confronting teenagers outside home. Find them, hang them.
Military training exercises cut by half due to cost-cutting by MoD. Get rid of the MoD and save billions.
Man complains his pizza has no topping - until he realises it is upside down.
Pakistan army ready for house-house combat with Taliban. A bit bloody late.
US denies using white phosphorus in Afghan strikes. Use MOAB instead.
King Abdullah II of Jordan warns world faces war if Middle East peace talks break down. Until Syria and Iran have regime change the threat of war will always exist.
Labour plots to keep MPs’ allowances under wraps in the future. Expect a lot of independent candidates at the next election.
Spanish discontent as soup kitchens spring up. Spain is in real trouble.
A duck hunter was out enjoying a nice morning on the marsh when he decided to take a leak.
He walked over to a tree and propped up his gun.
Just then a gust of wind blew, the gun fell over, and discharged … shooting him in the genitals.
Several hours later, lying in a hospital bed, he was approached by his doctor.
‘Well sir, I have some good news and some bad news.. The good news is that you are going to be OK. The damage was local to your groin, there was very little internal damage and we were able to remove all of the buckshot.’
‘What’s the bad news?’ asked the hunter.
‘The bad news is that there was some pretty extensive buckshot damage done to your penis. I’m going to have to refer you to my sister.’
‘Well I guess that isn’t too bad,’ the hunter replied. ‘Is your sister a plastic surgeon?’
‘Not exactly.’ answered the doctor. ‘She’s a flute player in the Chicago Symphony. She’s going to teach you where to put your fingers so you don’t piss in your eye.’
H/T DML
How to Drive in Los Angeles.......
1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is L A, with accent on the second syllable: (el AY)
2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 7:00 pm. EXCEPTION: Friday's rush hour starts late morning on Thursday.
3. The minimum acceptable speed on most freeways is 85 mph. On the 105 or 110, match your speed to the highway number. Anything less is considered "wussy."
4. Forget traffic rules you learned elsewhere. LA has its own version. For example, at a four-way stop the car or truck with the loudest muffler goes first; those with the biggest tires go second. EXCEPTION: in Malibu, all SUV-driving, cell phone-talking moms ALWAYS have right-of-way.
5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out, and possibly shot.
6. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. Or you'll be looking down the muzzle of someone's handy highway helper.
7. Road construction is permanent and continuous throughout LA and Orange counties. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment leisure during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.
8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats, barrels, cones, celebs, rubberneckers, shredded tires, cell phoners, deer and other road kill, and the coyotes feeding on any of these items.
9. MapQuest does not work here. None of the roads are where they say they are or go where they say they do, and all the freeway off- and on-ramps are relocated each night.
10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave the m to the shoulder
immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally activated."
11. If you are in the left lane and only driving 70 in a 55-65 mph zone, you
are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off" accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.
12. Do not try to estimate travel time. Just leave Monday afternoon for Tuesday appointments; by noon Thursday for Friday appointments; and right after church on Sunday for anything on Monday morning.
H/T Shelly
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Movie Review: 'Cadillac Records'......
This film covers the rise of Chess Records in the South side of Chicago. It opens with the wheeling and dealing Leonard Chess (Adrian Brody) establishing his business and finding his talent. The talent he finds continue reading
Tacoma news of protest failure.....
Anti-war groups protesting the deployment of our Stryker brigades to Afghanistan gathered tonight ...continue reading
Wow: Flying under Stockholm
Don't show this to Predator pilots, they will get ideas.
The challange was to do the impossible, fly a huge aerobatic RC-plane under Stockholm through a 3.9km long tunnel called Södra länken.
The plane is 80" wide and weighs 13lb. The mighty electric motor provides 35lb of thrust and a topspeed closer to 120mph.
H/T DML
White Wash at the White House?
Possibly not but you'll find Jonathan Gabay's "White Wash" Ning group quite interesting. It's the group for his new book "Soul Traders" which will be available in the UK and elsewhere later this month. Timing for his book launch couldn't have been better, right slap bang middle of the MP's expenses scandal which has rocked the British government. Jonathan writes about it here on his main blog.
Who is the odd man out in this list - and more importantly why ?
Lord Stevenson: Former chairman, HBOS.
Andy Hornby: Former chief executive, HBOS.
Sir Fred Goodwin: Former chief executive, RBS.
Sir Tom McKillop: Former chairman, RBS.
John McFall MP: Chairman of Treasury select committee.
Alistair Darling: Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Gordon Brown: Prime Minister and former Chancellor.
Sir Terry Wogan: Presenter of Radio 2's 'Breakfast Show'.
You're probably thinking .. "Terry Wogan"
You're right, However, though the actual reason might surprise you ...................
Terry Wogan is the only one out of this motley crew who actually holds any formal banking qualification !!
H/T DML
Clueless in Washington.....from Rico
The Audacity of Unawareness
April 15th, 2009 5:03pm Barack Obama, through his spokesman, claimed today that he was unaware of the tax day tea parties. Granted, the MSM has done a good job in suppressing any sort of coverage ahead of time (and the little coverage they did provide was derisive at best)… but how out of touch is the Community Organizer in Chief, really?
This much.
- He was unaware that he was attending a church (for 20 years) with a racist pastor who hates America.
- He was unaware that he was family friends with, and started his political career in the living room of, a domestic terrorist.
- He was unaware that he had invested in two speculative companies backed by some of his top donors right after taking office in 2005.
- He was unaware that his own aunt was living in the US illegally.
- He was unaware that his own brother lives on pennies a day in a hut in Kenya.
- He was unaware of the AIG bonuses that he and his administration approved and signed into a bill.
- He was unaware that the man he nominated to be his Secretary of Commerce was under investigation in a bribery scandal.
- He was unaware that the man he nominated to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services was a tax cheat.
- He was unaware that the man he nominated to be his Secretary of the Treasury was a tax cheat.
- He was unaware that the man he nominated to be the U.S. Trade Representative was a tax cheat.
- He was unaware that the woman he nominated to be his Chief Performance Officer was a tax cheat.
- He was unaware that the man he nominated to be #2 at the Environmental Protection Agency was under investigation for mismanaging $25 million in EPA grants.
For the love of God, there are people in comas that are more aware of world affairs than this guy.
Kitchen Wisdom..............
One of these women has good advice - you choose!
#1 Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips.
#2 Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway!
#1 To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
#2 Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix. Keeps in the pantry for up to a year.
#1 When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
#2 Go to the bakery! Hell, they'll even decorate it for you!
#1 If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant 'fix-me-up.'
#2 If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the real woman's motto: 'I made it, you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!'
#1 Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.
#2 Celery? Never heard of it!
#1 Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.
#2 The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust, so I don't.
#1 Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
#2 Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink! All your pains go away!
#1 Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
#2 Leftover wine??????????? HELLO!!!!!!!
H/T Shelly
HOW TO GET PERMISSION TO PLAY GOLF............
Four married guys go golfing. During the 4th hole the following conversation took place:
First Guy:
'You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out golfing this weekend.. I had to promise my wife that I will paint every room in the house next weekend.'
Second Guy:
'That's nothing; I had to promise my wife that I will build her a new deck for the pool.'
Third Guy:
'Man, you both have it easy! I had to promise my wife that I will remodel the kitchen for her.'
They continue to play the hole when they realized that the fourth guy has Not said a word.
So they ask him, 'You haven't said anything about what you had to do to be able to come golfing this weekend. What's the deal?'
Fourth guy:
'I just set my alarm for 5:30 a.m. When it went off, I gave the wife a slap on the ass and said: 'Golf course or intercourse?' She said: 'Wear sun-block'
H/T Shelly
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