Constant Readers,
I've been busily typing away for tomorrow's Examiner, so forgive me for today's rather short post.
So, this morning I was doing what I usually do: find an excuse not to go to the gym, then check headlines. Some days are more interesting than others, but some of this morning's stories were especially kooky. Here are a few:
1. Rich People Act Like Douchebags. Someone actually studied this. According to these brilliant urban anthropologists, you can actually tell who is rich by how shittily they treat you. Wow! Apparently, I know lots of people who are secretly wealthy.
2. Barbie Makers Want Us To Feel Ugly AND Stupid. The Impossible Standards Department of Mattel Inc., unveiled a new Barbie at a toy fair in Nuremburg: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Barbie. Now Dubya can rub her shoulders all he wants.
3. The Mayor of Vegas Is Easily Offended. So, now that Obama criticized Wells Fargo's plans to send a bunch of employees to Vegas to the tune of $25 million that it does not have, the Mayor of Vegas is all hurt. He wrote to Obama saying so. I imagine it'll go right into the People-Who-Think-Companies-Should-Piss-Away-Taxpayer-Money-In-Vegas file. Which I'm pretty sure is thin.
-Melissa
It's not "Piss-Away-Taxpayer-Money-In-Vegas" so much as "Launder-Money-in-Vegas." I've worked at major corporate banking events in Las Vegas over the years and it always felt like I was working for organized crime. It was genuinely creepy. So the organized crime mayor of Vegas actually has a point.
Posted by: sfmike | February 11, 2009 at 22:24
I met with Angela Merkel: I know Angela Merkel; Angela Merkel is a friend of mine. Barbie Doll, you're no Angela Merkel. Much to my chagrin...
Posted by: Vansmack | February 12, 2009 at 10:57