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Naked Sushi!

Confessions of a Naked Sushi Model reveals the Japanese practice of nyotaimori, naked sushi, where chopstick wielding diners eati sushi or sashimi from the body of a naked woman (nantaimori employs a naked man). In fairness, you might wonder how one becomes a naked body sushi model. More specifically, you might wonder how one with zero [...]

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Business Idea: Document Shredding

A business I wish someone would start:  Drive-Up Document Shredding On-site shredding while I watch so I know it gets shredded and I get the satisfaction of the paperwork getting obliterated.  Real, high security shredding into tiny little bits of paper.  In this age of identity theft and the need to keep your personal data private along [...]

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VC Fund Whiner Jerkins Tells It Like It Is

Hilarious. Whiner Jerkins All Hands Meeting Powerpoint deck tells it like it is. Well sort of.

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Woe Goes Seattle

Seattle’s Recent Lame Track Record: Washington Mutual:  hometown bank the largest banking failure in US history (for now at least) Boeing machinists union: on strike since September Seattle Mariners: lost 101 games, finished 39 games out of first place Washington Huskies: 0-5 Washington State Cougars: 1-6 Seattle Seahawks:  1-4 Seattle SuperSonics: RIP (left town after a lame assurance they would not leave [...]

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Spirit of the SuperSonics Seeks Justice

Harnessing the power of voodoo and other mystical powers, Seattle area basketball fans have begun to extract justice on those who lied, cheated and stole the Sonics: Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp., was the most obnoxious of the den of thieves that stole the SuperSonics from Seattle. McClendon’s wealth came from 30 million shares of [...]

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PR Consultant Helped Palin Grab Spotlight

I always wonder how someone can “come out of nowhere.”  A $31,000 PR contract served as an effective catapult according to this article in the Washington Post: During her first months in office, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin kept a relatively light schedule on her workdays in Juneau, making ceremonial appearances at sports events and funerals, meeting with state [...]

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Country First: Bank? Mortgage Company?

McCain rally with bank ad no, mortgage company, no, campaign slogan as backdrop. Not the best of times to look like, or look like you are sponsored by, a bankor mortgage company. 

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Sad Guys on Trading Floors

Sad Guys on Trading Floors collects some of the endless photos of, well, sad guys on trading floors, and adds humorous captions.  Sometimes hilarous captions. 

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Feelin’ the WaMu Whoo Hoo

        I finally get this ad campaign. The “Whoo hoo!” is the sound of WaMu executives setting up and anticipating their massive pay days. Couple of now ironic lines in the press release announcing this goofy ad campaign last February: “More Integrated Marketing Campaign a Shift from Focusing on ‘Who We’re Not’ to ‘Who We Are‘” — yeah, [...]

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