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Comment on Lies, Damned Lies and Black Friday sales figures by Jason

Jason — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:48:59 +0000

Nice Post. Just like a graph the numbers can be adjusted to show just about anything. I thought the Toys R Us post was funny since I worked there years ago. I used to ask them why they had piles of crappy toys nobody wanted and why the ones people wanted they rarely got. I was told “They just send us stuff from the warehouse and we get what we get.” Way to run a business. If it wasn’t for all the subsidies given to corporations they would all be epic fail and mom and pop can make a living again.

Comment on Lies, Damned Lies and Black Friday sales figures by Marlowe

Marlowe — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:46:58 +0000

I do believe that we have reached the stage in the history of humankind where the “spin” of the news ALWAYS exceeds the “facts” of the events. It makes me wonder if it was a PR agency that declared the winner of the Battle at Agincourt. And was Napoleon really defeated at Waterloo?

Comment on A moment of silence for one of the greats … CBGB founder Hilly Kristal by Tim

Tim — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:40:35 +0000

I wonder if my grandchildren could imagine grandpa running around CBGB’s in fishnets, thigh-high boots and a leather leotard ? Upstairs at Max’s, Gildesleeves, TRAX, the Paladium, did it get any better ? God did we have fun !

Comment on The end of the end of the Great Recession by misterimpatient

misterimpatient — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:33:10 +0000

Pedants reign!

Comment on The end of the end of the Great Recession by collateraldamage

collateraldamage — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:58:02 +0000

nice to know all that writing boils down to a typo.

Comment on The end of the end of the Great Recession by Josh

Josh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:29 +0000

Maybe a king could reign in his spending, but I think the rest of us will just have to settle for reins.

Comment on Journalists still too lazy to report truth about Black Friday by The end of the end of the Great Recession « Collateral Damage

The end of the end of the Great Recession « Collateral Damage — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:29 +0000

[...] false bright numbers about the coming weekend is an annual and longstanding tradition. See: Journalists still too lazy to report truth about Black Friday Journalists deeply irritated at working over the long weekend writes stories that begin: “Great [...]

Comment on Pumpkin pies follow Eggos on to endangered foods list by collateraldamage

collateraldamage — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:01:17 +0000

J’ACCUSE!!!

Comment on Pumpkin pies follow Eggos on to endangered foods list by Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:02 +0000

Ummm… While Eggos are a brand name, pumpkin, is not. I can confirm that my local market has more canned pumpkin than you can shake a waffle at.

Comment on Pumpkin pies follow Eggos on to endangered foods list by Linnnn

Linnnn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:09:46 +0000

Normally, I wouldn’t even fire one synapse in this direction, but aren’t “shortages” blamed on certain “natural disasters” a great way to jack up prices and create demand without inflaming the masses? I mean, I even considered hoarding a few cans just in case I could pimp some of it out to my soccer mom posse at a profit. Pumpkin profiteering. Has a ring to it. Actually, sweet potato pie is my holiday staple. Crap! Shouldn’t have mentioned it. Now sweet potatoes are going to go missing or get the rot or something…