Entries for February, 2010
Primate Goes To Rehab
MOSCOW – A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday. An ex-performer, Zhora became aggressive at his circus and was transferred to a zoo in the southern Russian city of Rostov, where he fathered several baby [...]
Chase Bank – Greed, Immorality and the American Way
I think I may have found a company worse than Sears. I give you Chase Bank and their forced-fixed-policy insurance.
“Homeowners insurance serves two purposes — it protects both the homeowner and the mortgage bank against a disaster. In this tough economy, more Americans have let their homeowners insurance lapse, but that decision has consequences. [...]
‘Family Guy’ Actress Responds To Sarah Palin’s Criticism
Andrea Fay Friedman, the voice actress who played the role of “Ellen” –the character depicted as having Down syndrome on the Valentine’s Day episode of Family Guy, has responded to the criticism of sometime-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Of special significance, Friedman herself has Down syndrome. Palingates has Friedman’s complete response:
My name is Andrea Fay Friedman. [...]