Decius wrote:
] ] Nine out of 10 eligible Afghans have signed up for
] ] landmark October elections, the United Nations (news -
] ] web sites) said Sunday, a resounding endorsement of a
] ] democratic experiment supposed to help Afghanistan (news
] ] - web sites) turn its back on years of debilitating war.

I hope it is true but I remember something like 100% voter participation and everyone unanimously voting for Saddam in Iraq (back in the day).

RE: Yahoo! News - 90 Percent of Afghans Registered to Vote

I hate when that happens. At least there is a happy ending here...

LONDON: Hollywood beauty Kiera Knightley may have gained a finely honed physique for her role as a warrior queen Guinevere, but apparently "lost" her breasts in the process.
. . .
Knightley has now stopped all workouts and has reportedly got her assets back.
"I've stopped working out since then and now they're back," she said.

Kiera Knightley - Tragedy Averted

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The head of a food company jumped to his death after a government investigation found that his company sold dumplings made with rotten ingredients, police said Monday.

A witness said he saw the man jump from a bridge in Seoul's Han River on Sunday, a police official said.

Police have yet to find the body but found his identification card and a recently written will.

He was identified in media reports only by his family name, Shin -- the head of Vision Food, a dumpling company.

Death plunge over rotten dumplings:

Woo Hoo!

As of this Sunday, June 13, wonder twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are legal adults. The girls will be able to vote and buy cigarettes. Their 18th birthdays also mark the end of an era for the Olsen Twins Countdown Clocks, the Internet sites devoted to tracking the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds until the former Full House-rs come of age.

Mary-Kate & Ashley: Jailbait No More

How do you explain a rebound marraige? Can you say "co-dependent" ? I can think of many words to describe Ms Lopez er I mean Anthony.

J. Lo married salsa superstar Marc Anthony on Saturday in a small ceremony at her home after the two dated for less than six months. They started seeing each other shortly after her breakup with Ben Affleck. When J. Lo and Ben were together, they became synonymous with celebrity excess, so much so that the tandem was identified by the media as “Bennifer.” Anthony and Lopez kept a much lower profile, presumably because the prospect of being known as “Jarc” or “Mennifer” might have gotten the couple off to a rocky start.

And being together is what it’s all about, right? Millions of young ladies dream the storybook dream of donning the wedding train, although it seems to me that J. Lo’s wedding train sure makes a lot of stops. In 1997, she married a waiter named Ojani Noa. She divorced him and then in 2001 wedded dancer Cris Judd. She divorced him. Then she became engaged to Affleck, but broke that off.

J-Lo ties the (slip) knot again

What a marketing concept! Funny thing is I remember bong water more as a disgusting (often accidental) purgative (make u puke) rather than something refreshing and tasty...

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Along with the vitamins and other nutriceuticals, we put in about as much caffeine as a regular cup of coffee. Bong Water® will give you a quick energy boost and increase your alertness, but it won't give you the "jitters" or set your teeth on edge, and it lets you down smooth and easy. (No hypoglycemic blood sugar drop that leaves you feeling brain dead or exhausted.) All in all, we think our energized soft drinks™ are some of the best tasting and functional sodas available. The "stoner" theme is for added fun and "in your face" mischief. We are not promoting any form of illegal drug or alcohol usage or abuse. We are just promoting having fun, enjoying life, and staying in control and lucid while spoofing the "high" of the 60's & 70's with our legal, healthier high of the new millenium! - PEACE and LOVE, Doogie the Bong Water® Man™)"

Bong Water Energized Soft Drinks

k wrote:

]
] He can be a dick, but you gotta admire Moore's tenacity. -k]

Moore pretty much *is* a dick and if your viewpoint counters his, stay the hell out of his way. Of course, generating outrage is his biggest appeal IMO. It's looking like this whole thing was nothing more than a publicity stunt.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=518901

RE: CBS News | Disney Blocks Anti-Bush Film | May 5, 2004 10:07:58

Florence, Italy - Historians have found convincing evidence that Leonardo da Vinci developed the first search engine. Recently uncovered Da Vinci diaries describe how he collaborated with his neighbor, Googlio, to enable a renaissance in searching.
...
After Domini's overcharged him for a pizza one Friday night, da Vinci wondered if Googlio could find the best prices in town. By this time Googlio was too busy with other searches, but suggested his brother, Frooglio, might be able to help. Frooglio determined that Piccolo Caesar's had the cheapest pizza in town.

Da Vinci Credited with Developing First Search Engine

Dear Annie:
A while back I read that the average starting salary of MBAs in my home state was $77,000, which sounded pretty good. So I enrolled in an MBA program that isn't Ivy League caliber, but accredited and very demanding. Now, having spent $37,000 and 2 1/2 years of hard work, I have received zero job offers. Was going to business school a costly mistake?
Disillusioned

If you have to ask...

Was Getting My MBA a Waste of Time?

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- A federal drug agent shot himself in the leg during a gun safety presentation to children in what police describe as an accident. His bosses, however, are still investigating the incident.

Irony I ro ny
1. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).

2. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity.

Gun safety presenter shoots self