Dumb business news.......

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:31 pm

gkaytaz wrote:The "funnel" part of the funnel cake comes from the fact that these are made by pouring batter through a funnel into hot oil in a circular pattern.

Oh?

Ed · Post by Ed » Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:16 am

A few posts were moved to the F1 Idiots Bar thread. They belong more over there

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:45 am

Ed wrote:A few posts were moved to the F1 Idiots Bar thread. They belong more over there

Clippity clip

So, the Idiots bar is not dumb business. I am glad that Ed thinks that way. After all we rent the place from him.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:06 pm

Not sure if this is actually dumb but certainly not going to do much for self esteem...

'Put obesity number on clothes'
LARGE-sized clothing should carry tags with an obesity helpline number, a British Medical Journal report has said.

The report, compiled by a group of public health professionals, has recommended the phone numbers be placed on tags on women's garments sized 16 and above, and on those with a waist measurement of more than 100 centimetres for men.

Source of this http://www.news.com.au/

I doubt that will do anything to combat the problem. Probably just send the person straight to the nearest donut stand to comfort eat.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:10 pm

Your taxdollars at work................

In Ringwood, New Jersey, officials with the state Dept. of Health and Senior Services issued a health warning to residents that they should limit their intake of squirrel to no more than twice a week(for children, once per month).......the reason; there's a toxic waste dump just down the road from the town.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:26 pm

"Glow In The Dark" Squirrel...............MMMMMmmmmmm.
(Takes the challenge out of spotlighting them tho

)

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:38 pm

More taxdollars at work...........

Local government officials at a tourist center in Swindon, England declined to sell a World War I-themed book, "Tell Them of Us", written by author Mark Sutton unless Sutton showed that he carried liability insurance.....not to protect the tourist center from any "libelious" remarks in Sutton's book, but......to protect them from lawsuits should any person who buys the book at their center....suffers a papercut while reading the book. Said Swindon Borough Council president Richard Freeman, "We have to cover every eventuality."

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:57 pm

Bur those paper cuts hurt like ........

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:37 am

Good to see that my tax dollars are put to good use...

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:53 pm

How not to attract new customers..........

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think this is how you bring customers into your restaurant...............Toddler served margarita in sippy cup

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:51 pm

mlittle wrote:How not to attract new customers..........

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think this is how you bring customers into your restaurant...............Toddler served margarita in sippy cup

Depends on what sort of clientele you're shooting for

Some Japanese firm had their chocolate bits (similar to Hersheys Xmas bits) named "Crappies".

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:18 pm

gkaytaz wrote:
mlittle wrote:How not to attract new customers..........

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think this is how you bring customers into your restaurant...............Toddler served margarita in sippy cup
Depends on what sort of clientele you're shooting for

Some Japanese firm had their chocolate bits (similar to Hersheys Xmas bits) named "Crappies".

Uhh.....never mind.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:25 pm

Another example of your taxdollars at work........

A friend of mine who lives in Anchorage, AK recently told me about a little screw-up the state's Department of Revenue had earlier this year. Unique among the 50 states, Alaskan residents receive a yearly dividend check from the Alaska Permanent Fund courtesy of the state's vast oil revenues.....what happened was that officials' from the state DOR erased all the computer records(backups' included) of the Permanent Fund from their systems.........meaning that the state's 600,000+ residents had to wait over two months for their checks(average yearly checks have run in the $1000-$1200 dollar range.

Alaska's slogan ought to be......."Working to aggravate the average person in every way possible."

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:27 am

mlittle wrote:Another example of your taxdollars at work........

A friend of mine who lives in Anchorage, AK recently told me about a little screw-up the state's Department of Revenue had earlier this year. Unique among the 50 states, Alaskan residents receive a yearly dividend check from the Alaska Permanent Fund courtesy of the state's vast oil revenues.....what happened was that officials' from the state DOR erased all the computer records(backups' included) of the Permanent Fund from their systems.........meaning that the state's 600,000+ residents had to wait over two months for their checks(average yearly checks have run in the $1000-$1200 dollar range.

Alaska's slogan ought to be......."Working to aggravate the average person in every way possible."

600+ millions

That's how they get their name I guess, by generating revenue

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:20 am

Didn't You Ever Want to Ride This Trolley............?

Apparently, Seattle city officials need refresher training in acronyms......recently, they began running the South Lake Union Streetcar for residents of that community; unfortunately, residents in the area petitioned the city to change the name from the South Lake Union Streetcar to the........wait for it, wait for it.............the South Lake Union Trolley, which city officials accepted. (Insert punchline into your reaction on this one........

) In fact, residents of the South Lake area have taken this a step further, printing hundreds of shirts emblazoned with the phrase, "Ride the S.L.U.T."