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  • "Look At This Covid Graph...." (humor)

    07/16/2020 6:29:43 PM PDT · by Lazamataz · 39 replies
    Original Content ^ | 7/16/2020 | By Laz A. Mataz
    This is my latest creation. I butchered the lyrics to Nickelback's "Photograph" to best capture today's environment.
  • San Francisco Restaurants Can’t Afford Waiters. So They’re Putting Diners to Work.

    06/27/2018 6:58:37 AM PDT · by Simon Green · 55 replies
    The New York Times ^ | 06/25/18 | Emily Badger
    Souvla, a Greek restaurant with a devoted following, serves spit-fired meat two ways: in a photogenic sandwich, or on a photogenic salad, either available with a glass of Greek wine. The garnishes are thoughtful: pea shoots, harissa-spiked yogurt, mizithra cheese. The small menu is so appealing and the place itself so charming that you almost forget, as a diner, that you have to do much of the work of dining out yourself. You scout your own table. You fetch and fill your own water glass. And if you’d like another glass of wine, you go back to the counter. Runners...
  • Santa Monica Votes: "Sub-Par Obama" - There’s a 12 Step Program for That Now

    02/19/2014 7:46:15 AM PST · by NOBO2012 · 2 replies
    Michelle Obama's Mirror ^ | 2-19-2014 | MOTUS
    Is it just me? I’ve noticed a distinct slump in Team Obama morale lately: It seems that Santa Monica California, which is hosting a PGA tournament this week at the Riviera Country Club, has been photo-bombed with what can only be described as anti-Obama street art. In a simple one word message – “sub-par” – some ironic artiste papered the town with a very judgmental analysis of Big Guy’s performance to date. Granted, “sub par” in golf may be considered a good thing (that’s the ironic part, in case you’re not paying attention) butt in this context I don’t think...
  • Tainted Chinese Imports Common

    05/23/2007 8:40:06 AM PDT · by mtnwmn · 61 replies · 1,743+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | May 20, 2007 | By Rick Weiss
    Tainted Chinese Imports Common In Four Months, FDA Refused 298 Shipments By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer May 20, 2007 Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics. Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides. These were among the 107 food imports from China that the Food and Drug Administration detained at U.S. ports just last month, agency documents reveal, along with more than 1,000 shipments of tainted Chinese dietary supplements, toxic Chinese cosmetics and counterfeit Chinese medicines. For years, U.S. inspection records show, China has flooded the United...