'Out Of Gas'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
They do have concrete yard art. I kind of like concrete yard art, but they are living the cliche.
Ah, to truly complete the cliche, the house would have to be a double wide.
You have just described about half the county where I am help captive. (Bonus points if the yard art are animals. Double bonus points if the animals are wearing clothing.)
Bonus points if the yard art are animals.
It's a horse with a cart and a chicken, so two points.
Double bonus points if the animals are wearing clothing
Because nothing says "art" like geese in bonnets marching across a yard.
No clothes, but in the picture the cart is obscured by the tank top draped over the fence. I guess that doesn't really count.
Wow. You can tell AIG wasn't a PR firm.
Less than a week after the federal government committed $85 billion to bail out AIG, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury resort and spa, the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, California, Congressional investigators revealed today. [..] AIG documents obtained by Waxman's investigators show the company paid more than $440,000 for the retreat, including nearly $200,000 for rooms, $150,000 for meals and $23,000 in spa charges.
Failing in such an epic manner isn't easy work. These guys need a little relaxation.
Attempts to scare away voters starting up: [link]
Not for nothing but all that AIG stuff would have been booked months and months ago, so while the timing is awful and the cost is ridiculous by most standards - that type of retreat was probably normal for them and it's not like they planned it while the bailout money came through.
Not for nothing but all that AIG stuff would have been booked months and months ago, so while the timing is awful and the cost is ridiculous by most standards - that type of retreat was probably normal for them and it's not like they planned it while the bailout money came through.
Yeah, this. Plus, they wouldn't have gotten any money back.
On the other hand (puts on my PR hat), I would have strongly advised them not to go on such a trip.
I bet they would have gotten some money back. With a week's cancellation notice and the promise of a future retreat, I bet they could have negotiated 10-25% back and yes, it would be a PR win then.
A guy from Spain who was in Japan took off his clothes and jumped into the Imperial Palace moat. Boing Boing described it:
Tokyo Times reports that a man took off his clothes and jumped into the Imperial Palace moat to retrieve a bag, and ended up getting into a tragicomic tussle with the police.
Tokyo Imperial Palace pandemonium
More or less worksafe, although one photo you can see his naked butt from the side. I haven't watched the videos so I don't know if they're worksafe....