Most people that know me, know that I am not a very materialistic fella, but there is something about this three ton piece of fine British automotive engineering that has piqued my interest. The Bentley Brooklands is a car that the everyday man or woman can enjoy, especially the wealthy readers of MorningPaper, but unfortunately not the writers. Oh gas shmas! A sultry but powerful V-8, pushing 530 pedigreed horses, at the affordable price of $340k, $400k loaded, who is gonna be the first one to send us pics? According to President Bush, there is no recession, so come on people, what's the hold up? Check out the following slideshow, read.
The Ridiculous
March 31, 2008
A fine British Luxury Tank...only a few schillings or pounds needed!!
March 28, 2008
Big Top slavery...Some people are truly sick!!
In Rome, Italy, two teenage Bulgarian sisters 19 and 16, that were employed by a circus in southern Italy were recently rescued by the police as they were forced to swim in a clear tank with piranhas and the other was forced into a container and was injured by snakes being thrown at her by co-workers. According to Yahoo, three Italians who managed the circus were arrested for having the sisters subjected to slavery conditions. This definitely not your father's Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus, the three that were arrested should be forced to swim naked with the piranhas, I bet they won't find it so damn funny.
March 27, 2008
Rattlesnake Vodka...going, going, gone!!
The reason why other countries and cultures absolutely despise us Americans is because of that indomitable entrepeneurial spirit that says "Freedom". Bob Popplewell is the largest exporter of live turtles to Asia, and with the success of that business, he next logical move would be to sell his baby rattlesnake vodka to them as well. To some Asian countries, rattlesnakes are considered an aphrodisiac, so to that ol' crazy Bob, 1+1 does equal 2. The unknown snag was that he doesn't have a liquor license, so the 411 ten inch bottles that were going to be sold for an affordable $23 were all confiscated by The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Is there a genuine market for baby rattlesnake bootleg shine? Because I gots a whole mess of baby snakes and vodka and no where ta goes. Bob, I can't knock your hustle, just keep it legal. Read
March 26, 2008
Simon Cowell sports a Bugatti Veyron
I'm not proud to admit it, but I actually enjoy watching American Idol. Truthfully, I despise most Pop music. I'm a ROCKER...HEY HEY HEY! Anyway...sorry...lost it for a second. ;)
Simon Cowell, who is the British judge on the show who everyone loves to hate, but has a great eye and ear for talent, is the owner of a Bugatti Veyron. Is that not a sweet ride?! According to the article, the German-built car is the fastest production car in the world with a top speed of 253 MPH.
He reportedly paid $1.5 million dollars for the beauty. Um....the car, not the other beauty to his right in the photo.
March 24, 2008
So What He Likes 15 Year-Old Girls, He Wants To Be Your Mayor
If the good folks of Texas could fall for Hilary Clinton's 3 a.m. commercial, me thinks a registered sex offender has a pretty good shot at being a Mayor. No offense Texans, but I defy anyone to tell me how Hilary has the chops for a 3 a.m. phone call. She didn't even know where her husband was.
Anyhoo, Brian Sliter of Wilmer, Texas is looking to be the next Mayor of that small town outside of Dallas. Sliter has been a model citizen and an accountant in the city that he loves for years. Problem is, he was arrested in a sting that caught him trying to meet and have sex with a 15 year-old girl he met online.
Sliter was not convicted, but was given a 10 year probation and will not have a conviction on his record if he continues his counseling, which is where he's been that model citizen I was talking about.
"I don't expect anybody in the public to condone what I did and I don't expect anybody to forgive what I did," said Sliter, 42. "What I do hope is people look at my current character ... . People can rehabilitate and make themselves a better person."
This is where the sex offender laws make so many of us angry as hell. If this had been a drug bust which consisted of a joint, or maybe a rock, this guy would be in jail that's it. But all he did was try and have sex with a little girl. What's the harm in that?
The fact that this guy gets to run for Mayor is a shame, sham and an embarrassment. I hope the counseling has helped him, I hope he has become a better person, but there is no way in hell he should have the privilege to run for states office. And the courts need to wake-up and stop giving these freakin predators slaps on the wrist.
Chrysler Wants You Dead! In-Car Internet Coming To Your 300
(Disclaimer): Chrysler doesn't actually want you dead, leave me alone Chrysler legal.
Have you ever been on the freeway and thought to yourself, oh man, some internet porn would be perfect right now. Or sitting in stand still traffic and wished to the stars above that you could log on and check new postings on Morning Paper?
Well low and behold, in a year where most states are trying to fill their coffers with violation funding from driving while using a cell phone, Chrysler is hard at work putting the internet in their dashboards.
This WiFi service will of course come with a monthly charge and use cell towers to bring you "Big Butt Girls" while you cross that aging bridge.
Beginning this year (they're wasting no time) Chrysler will begin putting the internet in existing cars, and will be added to the assembly line for all future models.
Of course you know this is a vicious cycle designed to get as much money as possible out of your wallet. First the service will cost you extra to install. But it's cool, you'll do it. Then it will cost you a monthly fee. But it's so handy when trying to find the perfect piece of pie close to you, so you'll pay. Then the government will call for a study on how many accidents are caused by this, which we the taxpayer will pay for. Finally ending with a traffic violation from new laws banning surfing while driving.
March 21, 2008
Four of the five people should get the guillotine...Evil, certainly exists in this world!!
Stories, like the following, I get no pleasure out of reporting, but I realize that although it pains me and brings me to tears, our readers deserve to know it. I firmly believe that the greater amount of us on this planet, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation/or not, geographical location, or political beliefs, are working for/towards the greater good of society. However, when we are faced with such abject evil, my tolerance is zero, and my usual high level of compassion goes M.I.A. A pregnant, 29 year-old mentally challenged mother of a one year-old boy, Dorothy Dixon lived the last few months of her life in hell. The horror story centers around five people who physically and mentally abuse Ms. Dixon, but the ringleader, Michelle Riley, worked with the developmentally disabled, befriended and took in Ms. Dixon. Riley, who had suffered from years of drug abuse while raising her children, overcame tremendous odds only to become a manipulative monster with a sense of entitlement. Dixon was made to sleep on a thin mat in the basement of their home, having her Soc. Security checks taken from her by Riley while being beaten by the four accomplices. Although she was allowed out of the house, the neighbors didn't suspect any wrongdoing. Fast Forward, during the autopsy, x-rays showed 30 bb's lodged in her, deep tissue burns over 1/3 of her body, and she was severly dehydrated. It was not reported what abuse her son received, but when he was taken into State Custody, the one year-old was only fifteen pounds. My heart aches for the pain this infant/toddler must have endured to witness his mother being abused and the pain Dorothy endured to provide for her son. May each one of these souless beings face a punishment 100x worse than imaginable. Our condolences to the family and those who knew Dorothy Dixon. Read
March 20, 2008
Stripper hired for funeral
In an apparent attempt to fulfill a promise, Cai Ruigong, a Taiwanese employed an erotic dancer...um stripper to perform at his father’s funeral.
"Son, Cai Ruigong, paid her more than £80 to dance in memory of his late father, reports United Daily News.
Cai Ruigong says he promised his father a stripper for his funeral if he lived beyond the age of 100. […]
His son said his father was famous locally for his interest in strip clubs: "He would travel around the island with his friends to see these shows," he added"
"The Customer Is Always Right" is...um...wrong?
We've all hear this phrase our entire working lives..."The Customer Is Always Right." Well it seems this may not be entirely true. Below is the top 5 reasons it is untrue.
- It makes employees unhappy
- It gives abrasive customers an unfair advantage
- Some customers are bad for business
- It results in worse customer service
- Some customers are just plain wrong
These are arguably good reasons to disagree with the old phrase. Of course, however if anyone who deals with the public wants to be successful you must maintain, at least to some extent this rule of business.
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