Dog and Cat Diary

Excerpts from a Dog's Diary......


8:00 am - Dog food! My favourite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favourite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favourite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favourite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch! My favourite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favourite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favourite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk bones! My favourite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favourite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favourite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favourite thing!

Excerpts from a Cat's Daily Diary. ..


Day 983 of my captivity.
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects.

They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.

The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a 'good little hunter' I am. Bastards.

There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of 'allergies.' I must learn what this means and how to use it to my advantage.

Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.

The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicating with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now................

2008 Presidential Candidates on Marijuana

This video is made by MPP (Marijuana Policy Project). Just wanted ya'll to know that, it does have a "Green Lean" haha

Hugh Hefner and #1 Girlfriend Holly Madison Break-Up

Ok, I used to be a tabloid fiend and I've since kicked the addiction, but now CNN is 50% tabloids so every now and then I'm sucked back in. I'm not being sarcastic when I say I'm bummed about this split. I really liked Holly...She isn't all that bad, she has a college education from Portland State U and Loyola Marymount. She grew up on a small island in Alaska and spent most of her time in nature and reading books. Blonde and Beautiful dosen't always equal dumb right? Hell even fellow Playmate Bridgette has a Master's Degree. Whatever. Word is they broke up because Hef holds strongly to his decision to never have children or marry. My kind of guy, BUT, that lifestyle isn't for everyone. There are bunnies lined up at his gate to live in the Play Boy Mansion so I'm sure he won't be "down in the dumps" (as he said he was) for a long time. Cheers to Viagra ay Hef??

On This Day In History: Che Guevara is Executed

Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, politician, author, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader. After his death, his stylized image became a ubiquitous countercultural symbol worldwide.
As a young medical student, Guevara traveled throughout Latin America and was transformed by the endemic poverty he witnessed. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to conclude that the region's ingrained economic inequalities were an intrinsic result of monopoly capitalism, neo-colonialism, and imperialism, with the only remedy being world revolution. This belief prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Arbenz, whose eventual CIA-assisted overthrow solidified Guevara's radical ideology.
Later, in Mexico, he met Fidel Castro and joined his 26th of July Movement. In December 1956, he was among the revolutionaries who invaded Cuba under Castro's leadership with the intention of overthrowing U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara soon rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to Comandante, and played a pivotal role in the successful guerrilla campaign that deposed Batista. Following the Cuban revolution, Guevara reviewed the appeals of those convicted as war criminals during the revolutionary tribunals.Later he served as minister of industry and president of the national bank, before traversing the globe as a diplomat to meet an array of world leaders on behalf of Cuban socialism. He was also a prolific writer and diarist, composing a seminal manual on the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare, along with an acclaimed memoir about his motorcycle journey across South America. Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to incite revolutions first in an unsuccessful attempt in Congo-Kinshasa and then in Bolivia, where he was captured with the help of the CIA and executed.
Both notorious for his harsh discipline and revered for his unwavering dedication to his revolutionary doctrines, Guevara remains an admired, controversial, and significant historical figure. As a result of his death and romantic visage, along with his invocation to armed class struggle and desire to create the consciousness of a "new man" driven by "moral" rather than "material" incentives, Guevara evolved into a quintessential icon of leftist-inspired movements as well as a global merchandising sensation. He has been mostly venerated and occasionally reviled in a multitude of biographies, memoirs, books, essays, documentaries, songs, and films. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, while an Alberto Korda photograph of him entitled Guerrillero Heroico was declared "the most famous photograph in the world."Guevara has ironically been subsumed by the capitalist consumer culture he despised. The primary variable of this phenomenon has been a monochrome graphic of his face, which has become one of the World's most universally merchandised images, found on an endless array of items including: t-shirts, hats, posters, tattoos, and even bikinis. Yet, Guevara also remains an iconic figure both in specifically political contexts and as a wide-ranging popular icon of youthful rebellion.
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4:13 PM Corny Joke Time

TV Reporter: How many church's do you think were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans Lady: How the hell would I know? I eat at Popeye's!!

Mail Goggles

I am a huge fan of drunk dialing. I just like to drunk babble all my love to you and luckily people will let me know if I need to pump my brakes...also, there is no evidence left. I have a friend who is a drunk texter, makes for interesting hungover morning reading and while there IS evidence left, you cant text your heart out as if you were e-mailing. I don't drunk e-mail, god no, but if you do, there is hope!



"Called "Mail Goggles," the Gmail add-on makes sending e-mail from Gmail more difficult during certain times that you can set manually (while sober, that is). How does it do this? If you have Mail Goggles installed—which you can do by going to the "Labs" tab under your Gmail settings and turning them on—it will force you to answer a series of math questions before sending out any new messages. Not only can you adjust the days and hours yourself under your General Gmail settings, you can also adjust the math difficulty.you get any of the questions wrong, Mail Goggles will say, "Water and bed for you. Or try again." Of course, if you set the math settings too high, you may have a tough time solving some of those problems in under 60 seconds, even when sober (the ones pictured above are from a math level of 3). Then again, if you're sober, you could just turn Mail Goggles off and send that embarrssingly sappy and needy letter to your ex..."

Jamie Lynn Spears Rumored to Be Pregnant Again

The National Enquirer is reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant again. Although the last story I read in the National Enquirer was that Jesus Christ was working in at Taco Bell in Chicago...

Lest we forget some people in Hollywood are classic USA hicks....

Pick Your Poison

United States Annual Causes of Deaths
Tobacco 435,000
Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity 365,000
Alcohol 85,000
Microbial Agents 75,000
Toxic Agents 55,000
Motor Vehicle Crashes 26,347
Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs 32,000
Suicide 30,622
Incidents Involving Firearms 29,000
Homicide 20,308
Sexual Behaviors 20,000
All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect 17,000
Non-Steroidal/Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Such as asiprin) 7,600
Marijuana 0

Observations:
-Suicide is below prescription drugs. I bet lots of those prescription drugs were used to treat the suicidal tendencies in the first place....
- Sex is fucking risky!!
-Take ibuprofen for your hangovers, not asprin. Oh, and get way less hangovers.
-Eat better and go out dancing or something your lazy ass! California burrito's are not health food!
-Why does the US Government spend millions of our tax money on add against the only thing on this list that won't kill you? Marijuana.

Did You Know Ambercrombie and Fitch Dosen't Sell Clothes in the Color Black?

Did you care? Yea, me neither. But they dont. God, think of all the business they could make by opening up their business to Goths ya know??

Get Into Disneyland FREE on Your Birthday

The last time I went to Disneyland I was about 8 and I hated it because my parents made me wear my huge headgear the whole day. There is this family portrait we took with a Bambi backdrop where I'm standing a good two feet away from them all. Never been back again. But I'm willing to give the Magic Kingdom another try, especially if that shit's free!! During 2009 you get to hug Mickey and his friends gratis on your birthday. Register Here and start planning your trip now!!

Most Interesting Show in The World-FREE!!

On October 8th TOMORROW The Belly Up Tavern Presents:

The Most Inter​estin​g Show In The World​ Tour
(hoste​d by Jim Rose spons​ored by Dos Equis, The Drowning Men play and Gabe Vega is DJing​)

The MISW tour will featu​re a menag​erie of perfo​rmers​ from aroun​d the world​,​ inclu​ding aeria​l perfo​rmers​,​ Japan​ese robot​ic dance​rs,​ acrob​ats,​ fire juggl​ers,​ Russi​an dance​rs and Frenc​h burle​sque singe​rs,​ to creat​e a show exper​ience​ worth​y of its name.​

Jim Rose,​ famed​ emcee​ of the “The Jim Rose Circu​s” sides​how and a man well-​known​ for his own eccen​trici​ties,​ will serve​ as the world​’s most inter​estin​g varie​ty show host.​ The Jim Rose Circu​s Sides​how toure​d with Nine Inch Nails​ for five and a half years​,​ and in 1992 they toure​d with Eddie​ Vedde​r on the Lolla​paloo​za Tour.​ They visit​ed sever​al festi​vals,​ perfo​rming​ toget​her with David​ Bowie​,​ Skunk​ Anans​ie and Nick Cave etc.

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Obama/McCain Town Hall Style Debate TONITE

Senator McCain meets Senator Barack Obama at Belmont University in Nashville in the second of three presidential debates.

The event starts at 9 p.m. Eastern and runs for 90 minutes. You can see it on the networks, most of the cable shows and all over the Internet.

The debate comes just a month before Election Day, a time when undecided voters — are there really any left? — traditionally start making up their minds. It affords Mr. Obama a chance to “seal the deal,” since most opinion polls show him leading Mr. McCain.

This should make for a riveting encounter. Mr. McCain needs to do something dramatic to halt his slide. He and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, have taken a sharply negative turn on the campaign trail, and he may well continue that tone tonight.

The format is a town-hall style meeting, with about 80 uncommitted voters on stage with the two candidates, and that may play to Mr. McCain’s strength. He has a way of warming up with a live audience and feeding off their energy.

But here’s the thing about voters: they are concerned with their pocketbooks (or wallets, as the case may be). So while Mr. McCain and Ms. Palin have been trying to get some mileage out of Mr. Obama’s past — and fleeting — association with a former 1960s radical, it seems likely that the voters will pull tonight’s conversation back to issues that matter most to them, like the economy, health care and education.

Laura Bush Killed A Man

I saw this clip of a Family Guy episode that said Laura Bush killed a guy so I googled it and it's totally true. Happened in car accident when she was 17 years old. Crazy....


Article on Laura Bushs Tragic Accident

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Human Hybrids Vehicle

In a recent study:

AA walks about 900 mi./year + AA drinks 22 gal. of alcohol/year= AA get about 41 miles to the gallon


AA= Average American

Givin' Props

Know Your Props And Make Sure and Vote on Them, Some are HUGE!!

PROP 1A: SAFE, RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN BOND ACT
-Yes, the train can get you from LA to San Francisco in TWO HOURS but how much will it cost us and who will benefit?
PROP 2: STANDARDS FOR CONFINING FARM ANIMALS
-Requires that calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs be confined only in ways that allow these animals to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs and turn around freely.
PROP 3:CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT
-Authorizes $980,000,000 in bonds, to be repaid from state’s General Fund, to fund the construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of children’s hospitals.
PROP 4: WAITING PERIOD AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE TERMINATION OF MINOR’S PREGNANCY
-Changes California Constitution to prohibit abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor’s parent or legal guardian.
PROP 5:NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES. SENTENCING, PAROLE AND REHABILITATION
-Allocates $460,000,000 annually to improve and expand treatment programs for persons convicted of drug and other offenses, limits court authority to incarcerate offenders who commit certain drug crimes, break drug treatment rules or violate parole, substantially shortens parole for certain drug offenses; increases parole for serious and violent felonies.
PROP 6: POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND LAWS
-Requires minimum of $965,000,000 each year to be allocated from state General Fund for police, sheriffs, district attorneys, adult probation, jails and juvenile probation facilities. Some of this funding will increase in following years according to California Consumer Price Index, makes approximately 30 revisions to California criminal law, many of which cover gang-related offenses. Revisions create multiple new crimes and additional penalties, some with the potential for new life sentences.
PROP 7: RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
-Requires utilities, including government-owned utilities, to generate 20% of their power from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable only to private electrical corporations, raises requirement for utilities to 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025.
PROP 8: ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY
-Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California, provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
PROP 9:CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. PAROLE
-Requires notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole.
PROP 10: ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
-Provides $3.425 billion to help consumers and others purchase certain high fuel economy or alternative fuel vehicles, including natural gas vehicles, and to fund research into alternative fuel technology.
Provides $1.25 billion for research, development and production of renewable energy technology, primarily solar energy with additional funding for other forms of renewable energy; incentives for purchasing solar and renewable energy technology
PROP 11: REDISTRICTING
-Changes authority for establishing Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries from elected representatives to 14 member commission.
PROP 12:VETERANS’ BOND ACT OF 2008
-This act provides for a bond issue of nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000) to provide loans to California veterans to purchase farms and homes.

Hilarious Skittles Commercial

I am deathly afraid of geckos and stuff

Have you seen that Maury episode on phobias where that lady runs screaming from a plate of peaches?? Yea, well I am deathly afraid of snails, slugs, caterpillars, all bugs, reptiles, amphibians, hell, I can BARELY stand lady bugs. But get this, I don't really mind spiders and roaches?? WTF?! You can tell me a million times that a snail can't do anything to me but if I even see a PICTURE of one my toes curl up so tight I can't unbend them with my hands and my heart beats faster than when I'm dancing to Micheal Jackson on a dancefloor in Hillcrest. Here are some phobias freakier than my own.

What are yours???

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth (Hope my childhood dog didn't have this)
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes (Flute players skeeve me out from time to time)
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting (This could get tiring)
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of school (Isn't this common?)
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom (Capatalize on this by working a retail job)
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge (Republican Party)
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white (A black thang)
Siderophobia- Fear of stars (Aw, total bummerr. Unless they meant movie stars)
Trichopathophobia- Fear of hair (In related news, Mr. Clean died st 92 last week. Seriously.)

Read CNN Article about phobias

Cool Ass Parking Garage

I heard the Horton Plaza Mall parking garage was designed by a a rehabilitated crack head who was given the project to encourage him to stay off the rocks. Makes sense to me. Who else could build a mind fuck of a parking garage like that? One where you can see your car but not get to it. Where elevators and staircases lead to every OTHER floor and where the floor levels begin and end in the middle of the damn ramp. What's worse is the mall itself seems to be built by by this dudes meth head room mate who needed a project to make him "believe in himself" too. The pictures below show how a parking garage SHOULD be built. It was created by an architect who developed a way-finding-system for the Eureka Tower Carpark while working for Emery Studio. The distored letters on the wall can be read perfectly when standing at the right position. This project won several international design awards. (And for trivia's sake: Horton Plaza was built by famous architect Jon Jerde who also designed The Bellagio in Las Vegas and the Universal Walk of Fame. The revitalization of Horton Plaza was the catalyst for other renovations in the Downtown Area. Guess that's why our downtown looks like Disneyland in the 90's).

Mis-Directed Campaign Approaches

(CNN) – John McCain's campaign released a new ad Monday that targets year-old comments from Barack Obama about the conflict in Afghanistan, calling them flat out "dishonorable."

"We've got to get the job done there and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous pressure over there," Obama said of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

An AP Fact Check later reported Western forces had been killing civilians at a higher rate than insurgents.

How is that comment dishonorable AT ALL!?!?!?!

Besides sex -- Other reasons men cheat

In a new study conducted by marriage counselor M. Gary Neuman, it's estimated that one in 2.7 men will cheat -- and most of their wives will never know about it.

"What's the number one reason men cheat? Ninety-two percent of men said it wasn't primarily about the sex.

"The majority said it was an emotional disconnection, specifically a sense of feeling underappreciated. A lack of thoughtful gestures," Gary says. "Men are very emotional beings. They just don't look like that. Or they don't seem like that. Or they don't tell you that."

Josh says he cheated on his wife, Jennifer, because he felt underappreciated at home and started feeling insecure. "That insecurity was really the catalyst," he says. "I didn't feel comfortable going to the one person in the world I should be going to, which is my wife." Oprah.com: The signs you could be missing

With daily worries like bills, children and chores, Gary says it's easy for couples to drift away from appreciating one another like they should. Gary says the other woman often makes the man feel better about himself.

"[She] makes them feel different. Makes them feel appreciated, admired," he says. "Men look strong, look powerful and capable. But on the inside, they're insecure like everybody else. They're searching and looking for somebody to build them up to make them feel valued."

Men have a winning mentality, Gary says. Just think about how the men in your life act while watching their favorite sports teams.
"They love to win," Gary says. "Does he have ownership in the team? It looks like that. But as long as they're in the game, even to the very end, they'll watch. Once it's a blowout and they know their team can't win, television goes off. And what a lot of men will say to me through this research is, 'I just felt like I couldn't win.' Now they might not have been great guys to live with, I'm not saying it's her fault, again. But if you want to secure your relationship and understand and have the knowledge of men, make them feel like they're winning with the things that they do for you."

Don't be afraid to praise your partner or tell him that you appreciate what he does, Gary says. "We get married because we want one person in the world to really think we're wonderful for doing all the things that we do. We all want the same thing," he says. "And the more we give it, the more we get it in return."

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Please Vote, Please Vote, IT IS OUR FUTURE

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Don't Stand By And Watch Our World Crumble, THERE IS HOPE!!!!!!
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On This Day In History: O.J. Simpson Was Aquitted

(Although now, 13 Years later, he is on trial again for another crime.....)
At the end of a sensational trial, former football star O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the brutal 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. In the epic 252-day trial, Simpson's "dream team" of lawyers employed creative and controversial methods to convince jurors that Simpson's guilt had not been proved "beyond a reasonable doubt," thus surmounting what the prosecution called a "mountain of evidence" implicating him as the murderer.

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94/9's 6th Anniversary Bash to celebrate 6 years on air

In celebration of being on the air for 6 years the venerable radio station 94/9 FM is throwing a bash at 4th and B. Line up is very very nice: TV ON THE RADIO, DELTA SPIRIT, THE DIRTBOMBS. I haven't checked out The Dirtbombs yet, gotta get over to their myspace. Tickets go on sale October 4th at 10 AM. Sign Up to be a 94/9 Insider and get tickets TODAY with the secret password. They don't spam at all and you get mad hookups and pre-announcments on shows, secret shows and contests to win free tickets. See You There:)

Four Years After Disbanding, Phish To Reunite

MONTPELIER, VT (AP) -- Those reunion rumors weren't just cut bait: Four years after disbanding, the time seems right to Phish.
The Vermont-bred foursome on Wednesday announced three concert dates next March in Hampton, Va., a longtime favorite venue for the band and its fiercely loyal fans. Other 2009 dates will be announced later, according to a notice posted on the band's Web site.

Ambrosia Healy, a spokeswoman for the band, confirmed in a news release the dates of March 6, March 7 and March 8, 2009, at the Hampton Coliseum. She said band members weren't available for interviews Wednesday.

After a more than 20-year run that saw its audience build from a few people in Burlington, Vt., bars to a Grateful Dead-like cult following, Phish called it quits in 2004. Though their fans continued to pack stadiums around the country that year, it was clear that fatigue and personal problems began to subtly erode the band's intricate and demanding live sound.

But in recent months, its members began to muse about a renewed appetite for the music, causing their well-connected fans to buzz that the reunion was all but a done deal.

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Things to Say During Sex

Vice Presidential Debate Tonight!!

The Vice Presidential debate is airing tonight at 9 P.M. Eastern Time on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and Telemundo.Should be a good one, I just loooove watching the aftermath of each Sarah Palin TV appearance. Her presence in the media has really generated a lot of comedic material and I hope even after McCain-Palin are defeated by Obama-Biden she will continue to publicy display what an idiot she truly is.


And I TOTALLY Wore The Wrong Shirt Today So I Had To Modify It.....

Yet ANOTHER Smiths Compliation Album

WooHoo, who cares!?!?! I love The Smiths and you do too. Morrissey and Johnny Marr worked on it so it's got that Smiths touch. It's due out November 11. It will be available as both a single disc and a double disc set. The 23-track single disc gathers all of the band's singles and lines them up chronologically, while the second disc mixes B-sides, alternate versions, and live takes.
Disc One:

01 Hand in Glove [single version]
02 This Charming Man [single version]
03 What Difference Does It Make [Peel session]
04 Still Ill
05 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now [single version]
06 William, It Was Really Nothing [single version]
07 How Soon Is Now?
08 Nowhere Fast
09 Shakespeare's Sister [single version]
10 Barbarism Begins at Home [7" version]
11 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore [single version]
12 The Headmaster Ritual
13 The Boy With the Thorn in His Side [single version]
14 Bigmouth Strikes Again [single version]
15 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
16 Panic [single version]
17 Ask [single version]
18 You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby [single version]
19 Shoplifters of the World Unite [single version]
20 Sheila Take a Bow [single version]
21 Girlfriend in a Coma [single version]
22 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish [single version]
23 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me [single version]

Disc Two:

01 Jeane [B-side]
02 Handsome Devil [B-side, live 1983]
03 This Charming Man [New York vocal]
04 Wonderful Woman
05 Back to the Old House [B-side]
06 These Things Take Time [B-side]
07 Girl Afraid [B-side]
08 Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want [B-side]
09 Stretch Out and Wait [B-side]
10 Oscillate Wildly [B-side]
11 Meat Is Murder [B-side, live in Oxford]
12 Asleep [B-side]
13 Money Changes Everything [B-side]
14 The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty [medley]
15 Vicar in a Tutu [B-side]
16 Cemetry Gates [B-side]
17 Half a Person [B-side]
18 Sweet and Tender Hooligan [B-side]
19 Pretty Girls Make Graves [B-side, Trot Tate version]
20 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
21 What's the World [live in Glasgow]
22 London [live in London]

$1 is worth 1 Trillon dollars in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is in the grip of one of the great hyperinflations in world history. The people of this once proud capital have been plunged into a Darwinian struggle to get by. Many have been reduced to peddlers and paupers, hawkers and black-market hustlers, eating just a meal or two a day, their hollowed cheeks a testament to their hunger.

Like countless Zimbabweans, Mrs. Moyo has calculated the price of goods by the number of days she had to spend in line at the bank to withdraw cash to buy them: a day for a bar of soap; another for a bag of salt; and four for a sack of cornmeal.

The withdrawal limit rose on Monday, but with inflation surpassing what independent economists say is an almost unimaginable 40 million percent, she said the value of the new amount would quickly be a pittance, too.

“It’s survival of the fittest,” said Mrs. Moyo, 29, a hair braider who sells the greens she grows in her yard for a dime a bunch. “If you’re not fit, you will starve.”

Economists here and abroad say Zimbabwe’s economic collapse is gaining velocity, radiating instability into the heart of southern Africa. As the bankrupt government prints ever more money, inflation has gone wild, rising from 1,000 percent in 2006 to 12,000 percent in 2007 to a figure so high the government had to lop 10 zeros off the currency in August to keep the nation’s calculators from being overwhelmed. (Had it left the currency alone, $1 would now be worth about 10 trillion Zimbabwean dollars.)

Read More About This Crisis Here

Youngest Confirmed Mother in Medical History Was 5

Lina Medina (born September 27, 1933) is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history, giving birth at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days.
Born in Peru, Lina was brought to a hospital by her parents at the age of 5 years because of increasing abdominal size. She was originally thought to have had a tumor, but her doctors determined she was in her seventh month of pregnancy. Dr. Gerardo Lozada took her to Lima, Peru, prior to the surgery to have other specialists confirm that Lina was in fact pregnant. A month and a half later, on May 14, 1939, she gave birth to a boy by a caesarean section necessitated by her small pelvis.

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