January 2009
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Untouched DDR Flat Found
A flat apparently untouched since before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has been discovered in the German city of Leipzig, German media report. An architect who renovates buildings in eastern Germany unlocked the door last week and was shocked to find himself in a veritable East German time warp. It appears the inhabitant of the humble flat fled in a hurry and shrivelled bread rolls...
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this woman really tells it
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The Botch
Roberts: “Are you prepared to take the oath, senator?”
Obama: “I am”
Roberts: “I Barack Hussein Obama”
Obama: “I Barack”
Roberts: “do Solemnly swear”
Obama: “I Barack Hussein Obama do solemnly swear”
Roberts: “that I will execute the office of President to the United States faithfully [sic]”
Obama:...
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The Obama Cocktail, via BBC
“I would not call the Obama cocktail “The Dream” - how about “The Wake-Up Call”?: two shots of vodka to numb the pain, a generous squeeze of lime and lemon to give a kick, and a dash of carrot juice to line the stomach.”
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"What's a half-smoke?"
During an unlikely appearance on Meet the Press yesterday, Bill Cosby was not pleased to learn that the Obamas would join him on the formerly exclusive free-food list at Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C. (The list used to begin and end with Bill Cosby.) Cosby was appalled when he heard that Obama had the gall to ask what a half-smoke was. (It’s a specialty sausage in D.C.) Host David Gregory,...
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